HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1614, H1615 [16AP], H1737 [23AP]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 40), H285 [4FE]

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

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]

———reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 130), H143 [9JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H3568 [5JN]

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

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9801 [30OC]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10172 [6NO]

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

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

Business and industry: 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), H3865 [17JN]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3865 [17JN]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570), H8160 [29SE]

———congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2580, 2647), H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]

———improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358), H6705 [31JY]

———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H6798 [3SE]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H5778 [24JY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H6407 [30JY]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H5664 [23JY]

China, Republic of: membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H5665 [23JY]

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

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), H6407 [30JY]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805, 2922), H588 [13FE], H10957 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8265 [30SE]

———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H5664 [23JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

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

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [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]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H4647 [25JN]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H346 [5FE]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1340 [8AP]

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

———prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 93), H348 [5FE]

Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]

———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), H6703 [31JY]

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

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H7365 [16SE]

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

Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162), H5296 [15JY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 328), H2590 [13MY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2446 [8MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see H. Res. 188), H5826 [25JY]

Iraq: resolution of the crisis relative to the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction (see H. Res. 322), H10768 [12NO]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H6707 [31JY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]

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

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

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

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 1127), H1440 [10AP]

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

Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission standards (see H.R. 8), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

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

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H889 [11MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H889 [11MR]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H524 [12FE]

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

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. 965), H802 [6MR]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1262 [20MR]

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

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

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H6707 [31JY]

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), H1794 [23AP]

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

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), H1456 [14AP]

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

———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]

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

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9865 [31OC]

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H285 [4FE]

Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

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]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H669 [26FE]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H6706 [31JY]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H5132 [10JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H285, H286 [4FE]

Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (see H. Res. 231), H7527 [17SE]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

———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]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (see H.R. 2386), H6797 [3SE]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow goose (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9558 [24OC]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138, 2715), H1257 [20MR], H9501 [23OC]

Panama, Republic of: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign government-owned entity (see H.R. 2950), H10419 [8NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: improve the integrity of patent system and ensure the validity of U.S. patents (see H.R. 812), H627 [25FE]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H145 [9JA]

Tolley, Heraclio: relief (see H.R. 378), H156 [9JA]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4060 [19JN]

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H4116 [20JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1769 [23AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H8416 [6OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H3898 [18JN], H4250 [24JN]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10151, H10154 [6NO]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (H.R. 641), E185 [6FE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5876 [28JY], H6684 [31JY]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 276), H9472 [23OC]

Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4055 [19JN], H9598 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3898, H3899, H3900, H3901, H3902 [18JN], H3949, H4032, H4049, H4055, H4060 [19JN], H4104, H4105, H4107, H4108 [20JN], H4174, H4175, H4181, H4182, H4183, H4185, H4186, H4200 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9602 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9598 [28OC]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H3933 [19JN], H4174, H4175, H4181, H4182, H4183, H4185, H4186 [23JN], H5948, H5950 [29JY]

———funding, H678 [27FE], H8422 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5948, H5950 [29JY]

———reform, H4049 [19JN]

———Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile funding, H4104, H4105, H4107, H4108 [20JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3490 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5070 [10JY], H5143 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Loan Guarantee Program funding, H5648 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5648 [23JY]

Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 233), H7593 [18SE]

Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 18), H965 [13MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3490 [5JN]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, H7359 [16SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5070 [10JY]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8251 [30SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H4120 [20JN]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5876 [28JY]

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), H10907 [13NO]

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country, H3898 [18JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5143 [11JY]

Nicaragua: U.S. policy, H7362-H7364 [16SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7 [7JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1638, H1641, H1642, H1665 [17AP], H1723, H1728, H1734, H1735, H1737 [23AP]

———convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1632 [17AP]

———exempt independent inventors, small businesses and universities from publication of patent application information until patent is granted, H1734, H1735 [23AP]

———limit publication of all patent applications until two substantive actions have been filed, H1728 [23AP]

———limit the defense to patent infringement based on prior domestic use, to the actual quantity, volume, and scope of the prior use, H1723 [23AP]

———patent examiner employment and training requirements, H1737 [23AP]

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (H.R. 198), E121 [4FE]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China, H4200 [23JN]

Sanchez, Representative: seating relative to election contest, H7 [7JA]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H7828 [24SE]

Special order: granted, H1702 [17AP], H1786 [23AP], H3922 [18JN], H6701 [31JY], H6914 [4SE], H7597 [18SE], H8435 [6OC]

Resignations

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H395 [10FE]

Tributes

Bisgaard, Wes, E1144 [5JN]

Blakemore, Bill, H1773 [23AP]

Bledsoe, Dan, E2285 [9NO]

Brantingham, Henry J., E609 [9AP]

Dornan, Robert K., H1773 [23AP]

Krulak, Chuck, H8422 [6OC]

Kuiper, Henry, E2217 [7NO]

Snesko, Tony, E681 [16AP]

Tejeda, Frank, H308 [5FE]