ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H7201 [11SE]

Articles and editorials

Kodak's Difficulties Reveal Japan's Trade Barriers, Clifford L. Jones, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot News, E2127 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9730 [29OC]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H4836 [26JN]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H8727 [8OC]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 72), H2351 [7MY]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H1611 [16AP]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H1611 [16AP]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1289 [21MR]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H4132 [20JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2157 [1MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2003), H5665 [23JY]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H3204 [22MY]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

China, People's Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits extended to the U.S. (see H.R. 1712), H7365 [16SE]

———impose certain sanctions (see H.R. 2011), H4914 [8JY]

———political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics: establish (see H. Res. 41), H348 [5FE]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H1392 [9AP]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H7911 [25SE]

Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs and software (see H.R. 2657), H8832 [9OC]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7365 [16SE]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1542 [15AP]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H3660 [10JN]

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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]

———treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1765), H3569 [5JN]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H3720 [11JN]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93), H949 [12MR]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H702 [27FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4836 [26JN]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H3797 [12JN]

———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H5401 [16JY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3720 [11JN]

———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H2351 [7MY]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H6918 [4SE]

Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5297 [15JY]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H5297 [15JY]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2388), H7119 [9SE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

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

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Energy: consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H525 [12FE]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1262 [20MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2445 [8MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H6963 [5SE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9730 [29OC]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 990), H1019 [13MR]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H7730 [23SE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 529), H2680 [14MY]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2445 [8MY]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H2156 [1MY]

Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for Federal office (see H.R. 99), H393 [6FE]

———provide candidates for Federal office free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 653), H393 [6FE]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H286 [4FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H285 [4FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H5297 [15JY], H5401 [16JY]

Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (see H.R. 1962), H4085 [19JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1440 [10AP]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H143 [9JA]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H768 [5MR]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1989 [29AP]

———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240), H1261 [20MR]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H1262 [20MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H6798 [3SE]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H7730 [23SE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H7365 [16SE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H7911 [25SE]

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

———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2883 [19MY]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H7600 [18SE]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2590 [13MY]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5487 [17JY]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 2840), H10170 [6NO]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H1262 [20MR]

———reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H768 [5MR]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7365 [16SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

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

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H245 [21JA]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

———increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 739), H1340 [8AP]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5131 [10JY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H3720 [11JN]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 866), H1707 [17AP]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23), H2352 [7MY]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 328), H245 [21JA]

———require the provision of information sufficient for homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062), H10954 [13NO]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H245 [21JA]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H890 [11MR]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4836 [26JN]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H3568 [5JN], H7365 [16SE]

Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5177 [11JY]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H3204 [22MY]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H6798 [3SE]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H245 [21JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H10956 [13NO]

———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H286 [4FE], H1261 [20MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H3660 [10JN]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H408 [10FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H1339 [8AP]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H2254 [6MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H408 [10FE]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1542 [15AP]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343), H453 [11FE]

———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]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy (see H.R. 1697), H8834 [9OC]

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

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H8727 [8OC]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service during World War I and World War II (see H.J. Res. 99), H10171 [6NO]

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H2446 [8MY]

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H5778 [24JY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H4913 [8JY]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1707 [17AP]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]

———exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Con. Res. 128), H5916 [28JY]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H155 [9JA]

———impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423), H153 [9JA]

———prohibit foreign contributions (see H.R. 34), H285 [4FE]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248), H157 [9JA]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H282 [4FE]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H1392 [9AP]

Public Health Service Act: provide inclusive information service relative to certain diseases (see H.R. 482), H702 [27FE]

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

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H2091 [30AP]

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

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3070 [20MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1018 [13MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H245 [21JA], H699 [27FE]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H3070 [20MY]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H725 [4MR]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H590 [13FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5177 [11JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H2254 [6MY]

Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H5487 [17JY]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H2168 [5MY]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H2446 [8MY]

———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]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9865 [31OC]

———application of tax laws to U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1783), H3476 [4JN]

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

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA], H1187 [19MR]

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

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H702 [27FE]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H1258 [20MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1040 [17MR]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H590 [13FE]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155), H589 [13FE]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 2714), H9501 [23OC]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H589 [13FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 1706), H3660 [10JN]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H5177 [11JY]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492), H7911 [25SE]

———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H3566 [5JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H1705 [17AP]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H725 [4MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H803 [6MR]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 1684), H3069 [20MY]

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H725 [4MR]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H2254 [6MY]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H153 [9JA]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H590 [13FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 615), H702 [27FE]

———provide a checkoff on Federal income tax returns for a breast and prostate cancer research fund (see H.R. 209), H5021 [9JY]

———provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H3720 [11JN]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H2679 [14MY]

———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H2254 [6MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 525), H590 [13FE]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H948 [12MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H169 [20JA]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H3274 [3JN]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H670 [26FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

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

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026, 1204), H1260 [20MR], H1392 [9AP]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H5401 [16JY]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1968), H4085 [19JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H949 [12MR]

———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1205), H1340 [8AP]

———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10171 [6NO]

———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H2157 [1MY]

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H1340 [8AP]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H7200 [10SE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553, 1627), H1440 [10AP], H2783 [15MY]

———treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 984), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 228, 446), H153 [9JA], H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 995), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2258), H5777 [24JY]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H521 [12FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1369), H1989 [29AP]

———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752), H3213 [30MY]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H5021 [9JY]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H7601 [18SE]

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

Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H950 [12MR]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H8055 [26SE]

———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H8265 [30SE]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H285 [4FE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

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

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H2882 [19MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1110 [18MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H1890 [24AP]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

Employment: extend time period for filing of trade adjustment assistance petitions (see H.R. 938), H766 [5MR]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H152 [9JA]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H1111 [18MR]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H766 [5MR]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156), H144 [9JA]

———modification of certain State agreements relative to certain students (see H.R. 1035), H948 [12MR]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 464), H243 [21JA]

Tariff: modified secondary and modified secondary-tertiary amine phenol/formaldehyde copolymers (see H.R. 2521), H7729 [23SE]

Tarrif: halofenozide (see H.R. 2520), H7729 [23SE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a certain percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated (see H.R. 1914), H3864 [17JN]

———application of retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160), H144 [9JA]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H668 [26FE]

———exempt small issues from restrictions on the deduction of interest by financial institutions (see H.R. 842), H668 [26FE]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 162), H144 [9JA]

———repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of Congress (see H.R. 1099), H1111 [18MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H144 [9JA]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H243 [21JA]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H144 [9JA]

———treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small businesses (see H.R. 1565), H2444 [8MY]

———treatment of draft cider (see H.R. 159), H144 [9JA]

———treatment of ethanol production (see H.R. 161), H144 [9JA]

———treatment of loans under the Rural Electrification Act (see H.R. 1441), H1890 [24AP]

———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 937), H766 [5MR]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 841), H668 [26FE]

U.S. Masters Swimming, Inc.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 155), H7729 [23SE]

Unemployment: reform benefit system (see H.R. 940), H766 [5MR]

Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 157), H144 [9JA]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4671, H4672 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6634 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4392 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4567 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4392 [25JN]

Butler, PA: tribute to Butler High School marching band, E2216 [7NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4245 [24JN]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1995 [9OC]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H5888 [28JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2184 [6MY]

Employment: treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H4567 [25JN]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, E2127 [30OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5888 [28JY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H974 [13MR]

Pennsylvania Sheriff's Association: anniversary, E1270 [19JN]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (H.R. 2456), H8582 [7OC]

———alternative minimum tax, H4671, H4672 [26JN]

———rates, H6634 [31JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code, H8582 [7OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2373), H7288 [16SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9059 [23OC]

Votes: position on missed, H2035 [30AP], H2398 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8726 [8OC], H9557 [24OC], H9728 [29OC], H9798 [30OC]

Tributes

Dumbaugh, Peg, E2233 [8NO]

Hu, Jason C., E1995 [9OC]

Lee Teng-hui, E1995 [9OC]