SMITH, NICK (a Representative from Michigan)

Addresses

Personalizing Social Security—Unplugging the Third Rail: James L. Martin, 60 Plus Association, E2128-E2130 [30OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5405 [16JY], H5722 [24JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6919 [4SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2094 [30AP], H2122, H2158 [1MY], H2188 [6MY], H2488 [12MY], H2559, H2560 [13MY]

Articles and editorials

Michigan Is Getting Shortchanged, Lisa Zagaroli, Detroit (MI) News, E1425 [15JY]

Raise Taxes Wait Four Years, and....Boom, Paul A. Gigot, Wall Street Journal, H3831 [17JN]

Then There's Plan B, James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, H5128 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H8833 [9OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9039 [22OC]

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

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H1456 [14AP]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H9614 [28OC]

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H8300 [1OC]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H7831 [24SE]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4913 [8JY]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H5488 [17JY]

———establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H2882 [19MY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H8300 [1OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H6919 [4SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H629 [25FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H5022 [9JY], H5297 [15JY]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H7911 [25SE]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H2446 [8MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1612 [16AP]

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000), H1340 [8AP]

Foreign trade: extend Generalized System of Preferences (see H.R. 1660), H3924 [18JN]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9801 [30OC]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H8929 [21OC]

FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure stable currency and repeal the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act (see H.R. 1396), H1706 [17AP]

Government: promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1112 [18MR]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H888 [11MR]

Grand Haven, MI: designate as ``Coast Guard City, USA'' (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5296 [15JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H6798 [3SE]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H524 [12FE]

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

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23), H156 [9JA]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H7281 [15SE]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8834 [9OC]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H10956 [13NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1186 [19MR]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1707 [17AP]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 33), H154 [9JA], H287 [4FE]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 27), H408 [10FE]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H8633 [7OC]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 767), H804 [6MR]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 2929), H10769 [12NO]

Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H8438 [6OC]

———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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1193), H2091 [30AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3924 [18JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9039 [22OC]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H245 [21JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068), H3924 [18JN]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 340), H453 [11FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7730 [23SE], H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of capital gains and estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1379), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 803), H588 [13FE]

Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2680 [14MY]

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), H1440 [10AP]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H6706 [31JY]

———transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470), H1987 [29AP]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (see H.R. 2037), H4645 [25JN]

Government: use of new price index to determine cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2099), H4835 [26JN]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H156 [9JA]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 41), H285 [4FE]

———contribution limitations for multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 1081), H1018 [13MR]

Public debt: prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798), H587 [13FE]

Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991), H4086 [19JN]

Social Security: allow personal retirement savings plans (see H.R. 3082), H10955 [13NO]

Taxation: exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see H.R. 442), H153 [9JA]

———exempt small unincorporated farm businesses from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 3036), H10768 [12NO]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit and increase the amount of estate tax deferral available to small businesses (see H.R. 1674), H3069 [20MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1393 [10AP]

Notices

Request for Tax Payment: IRS, H8979 [22OC]

Outlines

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act, H4576 [25JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5555, H5557, H5558 [22JY], H5703, H5722, H5723 [24JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3668 [11JN]

Branch County, MI: tribute to Order of the Eastern Star (fraternal organization) Coldwater Chapter, E737 [24AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2497 [13MY]

———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H566 [13FE]

———deficit, E401 [6MR]

———ensure that the budget proposal concurs with the provisions of the bipartisan budget agreement (H.R. 2037), H4576 [25JN], H5602 [23JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5409 [17JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6309 [30JY], H6631 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4576 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6309 [30JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5602 [23JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5593 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3000 [20MY], H3247 [3JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 152), H2957 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3241, H3244 [3JN]

Capitol Pages: tribute, H3548 [5JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service funding, H5722, H5723 [24JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5703 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7332 [16SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6986 [8SE], H7332 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5367 [16JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6804 [4SE]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8194 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2022 [30AP]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9663 [29OC]

House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H895 [12MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 201), H6309 [30JY]

Housing: assistance for low-income families desiring homeownership, H2124 [1MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2122, H2123, H2124 [1MY], H2559, H2560, H2561 [13MY]

IRS: restructure, H8979 [22OC]

Medicare: reform, H1856 [24AP]

Michigan: amounts of Federal benefits received, E1425 [15JY]

Public housing: limit pet ownership to the elderly and disabled, H2560, H2561 [13MY]

———multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform, H2559 [13MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1584 [16AP]

Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (H.R. 1991), H4070 [19JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H300 [5FE], H514 [12FE], H566 [13FE], H1856 [24AP], H7022 [9SE], H7254 [11SE], E2128 [30OC]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (H.R. 857), H850 [11MR], H4123 [20JN], H8447 [7OC]

———payroll taxes, H7254 [11SE]

———trust funds' solvency, H773 [6MR]

———use of Federal revenues under existing cap to pay back trust funds, H9479 [23OC]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding formula for States, H6986 [8SE]

Taxation: rates, H1384-H1386 [9AP], H1432-H1434 [10AP], H3830 [17JN], H3931 [19JN], H4230 [24JN], H5128 [10JY], H5409 [17JY], H6631 [31JY]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H1432-H1434 [10AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8979 [22OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2645 [14MY], H2761 [15MY], H3517 [5JN], H3756 [12JN], H3889 [18JN], H5892, H5893 [28JY], H7222 [11SE], H7746 [24SE]

WIC: funding, H5555, H5557, H5558 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H336 [5FE], H521 [12FE], H764 [5MR], H886 [11MR], H1109 [18MR], H1241 [20MR], H1434 [10AP], H2585 [13MY], H3269 [3JN], H3718 [11JN], H3922 [18JN], H4219 [23JN], H4909 [8JY], H5295 [15JY], H5566 [22JY], H7526 [17SE], H7597 [18SE], H8435 [6OC], H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC], H9728 [29OC]

Tables

Federal debt as percentage of gross domestic product, H2957 [20MY]

Tributes

Burnett, James A., H895 [12MR]

Burnett, Selina A., H895 [12MR]

Burnette, James A., E401 [6MR]

Burnette, Selina A., E401 [6MR]