MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2909, H2914 [19MY], H2951 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H902 [12MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H5177 [11JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 898), H1019 [13MR]

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4132 [20JN]

———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), H169 [20JA]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5297 [15JY]

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), H9865 [31OC]

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), H6707 [31JY]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H7263 [11SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H3070 [20MY]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H5778 [24JY]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H. Res. 64), H629 [25FE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H7830 [24SE]

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

Crime: permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service projects BR deg.h926 (see H.R. 925), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7528 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H5297 [15JY]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H8299 [1OC]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1794 [23AP]

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

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8727 [8OC]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2156 [1MY]

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

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H153 [9JA]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H590 [13FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H702 [27FE]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H1891 [24AP]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5778 [24JY]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1392 [9AP]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10421 [8NO]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H2680 [14MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 341, 2198), H150 [9JA], H5778 [24JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H702 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H3070 [20MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H6963 [5SE]

———official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H244 [21JA]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

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), H5569 [22JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1262 [20MR]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H9730 [29OC]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H5569 [22JY]

Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction and assistance (see H.R. 1688), H3169 [21MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H628 [25FE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H5297 [15JY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H2445 [8MY]

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]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632), H4647 [25JN]

National Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: establish (see H.R. 1318), H1456 [14AP]

National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish (see H.R. 1295), H1438 [10AP]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H153 [9JA]

Nursing homes: nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 968), H802 [6MR]

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

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 1039, 1366, 1776, 1777, 2183, 2777), H286 [4FE], H346 [5FE], H1704 [17AP], H3475 [4JN], H7263 [11SE], H7730 [23SE], H9800 [30OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H8438 [6OC]

———prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610), H7600 [18SE]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H7830 [24SE]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H1018 [13MR]

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H7364 [16SE]

———require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H8300 [1OC]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H1707 [17AP]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H3660 [10JN]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8633 [7OC]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336), H286 [4FE]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H8633 [7OC]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8161 [29SE]

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

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H1706 [17AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876), H348 [5FE], H589 [13FE], H700 [27FE]

———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 791), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 620), H347 [5FE]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1261), H1391 [9AP]

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

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H157 [9JA]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H7365 [16SE]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H4222 [23JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1765), H3273 [3JN]

Minnesota: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land Conservation Program relative to expiration of contract (see H.R. 1185), H1259 [20MR]

New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 177), H9558 [24OC]

Social Security: extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to trust funds (see H.R. 2586), H8265 [30SE]

Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H1611 [16AP]

———treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local governments to lure or retain businesses (see H.R. 3044), H10953 [13NO]

Letters

Require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities: by, H4972 [9JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5675 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5675 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2711 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, H3647 [10JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3786 [12JN]

Budget: balance, H2982 [20MY]

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

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

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6309, H6333 [30JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5610, H5620 [23JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5591 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2961, H2982, H2990, H2991 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3508 [5JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 152), H2949 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3242 [3JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H914 [12MR]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H898 [12MR]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5998, H5999 [29JY]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2187 [6MY]

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10380 [8NO]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3289 [4JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7863 [25SE]

Floods: community development block grant funding to flood States, H2711 [15MY]

———disaster assistance to Minnesota, H1318 [8AP]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, H5891 [28JY]

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5211 [15JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5891 [28JY]

LSC: funding, H7863 [25SE]

Lyon County, MN: construction of juvenile detention center, H5211 [15JY]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3289 [4JN]

New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (H. Con. Res. 177), E2164 [31OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2961 [20MY]

Taxation: treatment of economic subsidies provided by State and local governments to lure or retain businesses (H.R. 3044), E2358 [13NO]

———treatment of ethanol fuel, H4124 [20JN]

Votes: position on missed, H5138 [11JY]

WIC: funding, H5675 [24JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8316 [2OC]

Special order: granted, H4337 [24JN]