SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H7653 [23SE]

———H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6760 [3SE]

———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]

U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, H528 [13FE]

Articles and editorials

Sheep Come to the Rescue in the West—Grazing Helps Restore Weed-Infested Lands, Tom Kenworthy, Washington (DC) Post, E1574 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H6963 [5SE]

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

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H3569 [5JN]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

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

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2680 [14MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 980), H1340 [8AP]

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H2680 [14MY]

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

Crime: Federal penalties for the killing or attempted killing of a law enforcement officer of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 727), H5401 [16JY]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H6705 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

———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. 2624), H8834 [9OC]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H1339 [8AP]

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

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow goose (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9801 [30OC]

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

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

———Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a legitimate language (see H. Res. 28), H590 [13FE]

———Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1312), H1439 [10AP]

———increase student options for the consolidation of their student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518), H8265 [30SE]

Employment: application of the maximum hour exemption to agricultural water delivery organizations (see H.R. 526), H1795 [23AP]

———exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer their time for occupational opportunity (see H.R. 71), H1339 [8AP]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H5826 [25JY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H453 [11FE]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H1262 [20MR]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7008 [8SE]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H286 [4FE]

Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H8161 [29SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]

———improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H5401 [16JY]

Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H887 [11MR]

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

Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 2103), H6798 [3SE]

Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H8834 [9OC]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H6918 [4SE]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H2157 [1MY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H453 [11FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

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

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

Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H8161 [29SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1340 [8AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H10769 [12NO]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H1186 [19MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H2680 [14MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H3203 [22MY]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H2254 [6MY]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5132 [10JY]

NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1261 [20MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8300 [1OC]

National Park System: private ownership and use of lands (see H.R. 104), H142 [9JA]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H2680 [14MY]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H245 [21JA]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H8300 [1OC]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H7911 [25SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H1258 [20MR]

Petroglyph National Monument: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1424), H1794 [23AP]

Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626), H8929 [21OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]

———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458), H2680 [14MY]

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

Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see H.R. 1567), H2444 [8MY]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H2446 [8MY]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H1542 [15AP]

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

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

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), H3274 [3JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H6918 [4SE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7911 [25SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H348 [5FE]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H1019 [13MR]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H1439 [10AP]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H2590 [13MY]

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

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

———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. 1743), H3202 [22MY]

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

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1340 [8AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H2445 [8MY]

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

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

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H889 [11MR]

———treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 995), H1440 [10AP]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1112 [18MR]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H3274 [3JN]

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: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H1262 [20MR]

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128), H143 [9JA]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2160), H5183 [14JY]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8633 [7OC]

Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and respond to serious drought emergencies (see H.R. 3035), H10767 [12NO]

National Cave and Karst Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2098), H4835 [26JN]

New Mexico: land conveyance to Carlsbad Irrigation District (see H.R. 1943), H3865 [17JN]

———provide investment flexibility of trust funds and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (see H.R. 1051), H949 [12MR]

Conference reports

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2160), H7509-H7526 [17SE]

Letters

Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance funding: by, H5378 [16JY]

Motions

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5441 [17JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5672, H5676 [24JY]

———reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10368 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5371, H5372, H5374, H5375, H5377, H5378, H5379, H5382 [16JY], H5445 [17JY], H5551, H5553, H5562 [22JY], H5672, H5676, H5678, H5684, H5689, H5717, H5718, H5722, H5723, H5724 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, H8385 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), motion to instruct conferees, H6758, H6759 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), unanimous-consent agreement, H5688 [24JY]

Agriculture Research Service: conveyance of Pecan Genetics and Improvement Research Laboratory to Texas A&M University, H5445 [17JY]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation, H5377 [16JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2716 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: civil rights division funding, H5689 [24JY]

———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 1342), H1937 [29AP]

———Farm Services Agency funding, H5379 [16JY]

———improve collection of outstanding loans, H5723 [24JY]

———Market Access Program funding, H5718 [24JY]

———Meals on Wheels Program funding, H5684 [24JY]

———Natural Resources Conservation Service funding, H5722 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation, H8454 [7OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10377 [8NO]

FDA: funding for implementation of regulations concerning tobacco sales to minors, H5378 [16JY]

———personnel funding, H5684 [24JY]

———Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, H5678 [24JY], H6758, H6759 [3SE]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Melaleuca Research and Quarantine Facility funding, H5374 [16JY]

Galt, CA: low-income housing funding, H5724 [24JY]

Griffin, GA: relocation of Dept. of Agriculture experiment station, H5374 [16JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H5371 [16JY]

New Mexico: provide investment flexibility of trust funds and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds (S. 430), H5835 [28JY]

WIC: funding, H2716 [15MY], H5553 [22JY], H5672, H5676 [24JY]

Reports filed

Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 105-252), H7527 [17SE]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2160) (H. Rept. 105-178), H5183 [14JY]

Tributes

Redmond, Bill, H2600 [14MY]

Redmond, Representative, H2933 [20MY]