BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4160, H4201 [23JN], H4298 [24JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 1057), H1112 [18MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1259 [20MR]

Budget: reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2590 [13MY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847), H243 [21JA], H3798 [12JN]

———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 2181), H5485 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H2785 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H3201 [22MY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9502 [23OC]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655), H8832 [9OC]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H1187 [19MR]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5664 [23JY]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H3213 [30MY]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain government positions (see H.R. 240), H589 [13FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see H.R. 1058), H1112 [18MR]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H9502 [23OC]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Medicare: improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1392 [9AP]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2590 [13MY]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 81), H5132 [10JY]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H1289 [21MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H3274 [3JN]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H4132 [20JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

Veterans: expand workstudy opportunities (see H.R. 1877), H3796 [12JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bunker Hill, IN: use of data from an application for Impact Aid payments for the Maconaquah School Corp. to determine certain Dept. of Defense assistance program payments (see H.R. 2636), H8727 [8OC]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H2783 [15MY]

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1358), H1703 [17AP]

Letters

Highway construction and surface transportation funding: Beth O'Laughlin, Association of Indiana Counties, Inc., H2650 [14MY]

———Dave Heath, Mayor of Lafayette, IN, H2650 [14MY]

———Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization, H2650 [14MY]

———Rose M. Zigenfus, Evansville, IN, Urban Transportation Study, H2650 [14MY]

———Stephen Goldsmith, Mayor of Indianapolis, IN, H2649 [14MY]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4057, H4061, H4062 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1209 [20MR]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 1057), H3812 [17JN]

Armed Forces: investigation into sexual harassment and assault allegations, H9597 [28OC]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members, H4159 [23JN], H9606 [28OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4293, H4298, H4303, H4304 [24JN]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (H.R. 1753), H10796 [13NO]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4689 [26JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5282, H5283 [15JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2385, H2392 [8MY]

DeMotte, IN: anniversary of Demotte Christian School, E1589 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H4066, H4067 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3954, H4057, H4061, H4062, H4066, H4067 [19JN], H4159, H4161, H4163, H4166 [23JN], H4293, H4298, H4303, H4304 [24JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9606 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3941 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9596, H9597 [28OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10381 [8NO]

———GAO study on chemical warfare policies and adverse health effects, H4161 [23JN]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (H.R. 2796), H10894 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), E2011 [9OC]

———medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5282, H5283 [15JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5282, H5283 [15JY]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H9065 [23OC]

———notification of enrollment of juvenile sex offenders in elementary or secondary schools, H2385 [8MY]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1366 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3754 [12JN]

Indiana Optometric Association: anniversary, E813 [1MY]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (H.R. 1058), H3816 [17JN]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res 197), H10905 [13NO]

Parliamentary inquiry, H4162 [23JN], H4304 [24JN]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H1292 [8AP]

Taxation: rates, H4689 [26JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9065 [23OC]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (H.R. 674), H2649 [14MY]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4161, H4163, H4166 [23JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2440 [8MY], H8631 [7OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to Indiana Optometric Association: Indiana General Assembly, E813 [1MY]

Tributes

Smith, Ronald A., E1580 [1AU]