MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5022 [9JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5577 [22JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: 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]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2091 [30AP]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H3720 [11JN]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 980), H803 [6MR]

Colombia: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, but grant national interest waiver (see H.R. 1034), H948 [12MR]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H8727 [8OC]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8929 [21OC]

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

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H6407 [30JY]

Corps of Engineers: conduct study of mitigation banks (see H.R. 227), H146 [9JA]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7365 [16SE]

———jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist States (see H.R. 1225), H1338 [8AP]

———modify death penalty sentencing guidelines for drug kingpins (see H.R. 314), H589 [13FE]

Crime: funding for States relative to legislation requiring death penalty in certain cases (see H.R. 91), H589 [13FE]

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

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300), H1338 [8AP], H1438 [10AP]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1989 [29AP]

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

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1340 [8AP]

———provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H629 [25FE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

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: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8633 [7OC]

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

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

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

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

———treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930), H766 [5MR]

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), H3658 [10JN]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H2882 [19MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1392 [9AP]

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4339 [24JN]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H1339 [8AP]

Foreign trade: 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), H8300 [1OC]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1795 [23AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H10956 [13NO]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7008 [8SE]

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

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6707 [31JY]

Insurance: protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H2874 [16MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H5132 [10JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10957 [13NO]

Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2938), H10419 [8NO]

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

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]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H8265 [30SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1392 [9AP]

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

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

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H9800 [30OC]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: reauthorize (see H.R. 2295), H6405 [30JY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1892 [24AP]

Political campaigns: 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), H1392 [9AP]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H10956 [13NO]

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

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), H6407 [30JY]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H7830 [24SE]

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]

———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), H1186 [19MR]

———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), H4339 [24JN]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3274 [3JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1892 [24AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1392 [9AP]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H4913 [8JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7911 [25SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see H.R. 656), H407 [10FE]

———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H3274 [3JN]

Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H1339 [8AP]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

———restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H7600 [18SE]

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

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

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

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]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H2254 [6MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65), H2254 [6MY], H8438 [6OC]

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

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H3568 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of members (see H. Res. 108), H1391 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1631), H2783 [15MY]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain government positions (see H.R. 240), H147 [9JA]

OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be available (see H.R. 2675), H8927 [21OC]

Factsheets

Drug Usage in U.S. Schools: National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse, H7479 [17SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1218 [20MR]

AID: funding, H6376 [30JY]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H8974 [22OC], H9526 [24OC]

———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), consideration (H. Res. 270), H8967 [22OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9526 [24OC]

———wage continuation and severance benefits for employees affected by a discontinuance, reduction, or relocation of service, H8974 [22OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3725 [12JN]

Canaveral National Seashore: renovation of Seminole Rest, H5082, H5083 [10JY]

Children and youth: summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2849 [16MY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): election of members (H. Res. 108), H1366 [9AP]

———investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4096 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4096 [20JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 276), H9470 [23OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1235 [20MR]

———authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1267 [21MR]

Czech Republic: democracy efforts, E1191 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1631), E956 [19MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5082, H5083 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7479 [17SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1875, H1877, H1878 [24AP]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2849 [16MY]

Eximbank: prohibit assistance to companies that are at least 50 percent owned by a foreign country or military, H8376 [6OC]

———prohibit assistance to countries with nondemocratic governments, H8380 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8192, H8206 [30SE], H8376, H8380 [6OC]

———rename to U.S. Export Bank, H8206 [30SE]

FAA: airport safety requirements, H3581 [10JN]

Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (H.R. 240), H1359, H1362, H1364, H1365 [9AP], E692 [17AP]

Florida: designation of central Florida as High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, H7479 [17SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6376 [30JY]

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), H8258 [30SE]

House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 112), H1552, H1555 [16AP]

Hungary: democracy efforts, E1191 [11JN]

Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232, H4234 [24JN]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3113 [21MY]

Lithuania: democracy efforts, E1192 [11JN]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H852 [11MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H933 [12MR], H969 [13MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H961 [13MR]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3713 [11JN]

Poland: democracy efforts, E1192 [11JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H3113 [21MY]

Romania: democracy efforts, E1191 [11JN]

Slovak Republic: democracy efforts, E1191 [11JN]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 109), H7291, H7293 [16SE]

Taxation: rates, H4230 [24JN]

Votes: position on missed, H2722 [15MY], H3828, H3829, H3830 [17JN], H4878 [8JY], H9769 [30OC], H10139 [6NO]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (H. Con. Res. 95), H7289, H7290 [16SE]

Zaire: U.S. policy, E873 [8MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H801 [6MR], H886 [11MR], H946 [12MR], H2252 [6MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 108, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) election of members, H1366 [9AP]

Tributes

Almand, James W., E1792 [18SE]

Bobo, A. Russell, E1792 [18SE]

Chaperon, John S., E1792 [18SE]

Crampton, William, E1792 [18SE]

DeGraff, Rick, E1792 [18SE]

Fobes, Robert C., E1792 [18SE]

Frankewicz, Regina, H8842 [21OC]

Leonhardt, Frederick W., E1792 [18SE]

Pinto, William, E1792 [18SE]

Schechter, Jerome, E1792 [18SE]

Turk, James D., E1792 [18SE]