SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4033, H4049 [19JN], H4201 [23JN]

Analyses

Dept. of Defense Reform, H4040-H4045 [19JN]

Appointments

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

———S. 858, intelligence services appropriations, H5413 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Is a Bigger NATO Also Better? by, Washington (DC) Times, H4154 [23JN]

Lexington High Named Best in State, Neil White, Columbia (SC) State, E665 [15AP]

Top Army Woman—Marine ``Extremist'', Rowan Scarborough, Washington (DC) Times, H10908 [13NO]

USC Rankings Showcase S.C., Fred Monk, Columbia (SC) State, E666 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]

Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103), H1261 [20MR]

———restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407), H1793 [23AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1259 [20MR]

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

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5570 [22JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H3170 [21MY]

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

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]

———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2188, 2580, 2647), H5486 [17JY], H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]

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

———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H7601 [18SE]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H5486 [17JY]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H5486 [17JY]

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

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

———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190), H5486 [17JY]

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

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H5487 [17JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

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]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H2255 [6MY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1795 [23AP]

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

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H4836 [26JN]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H7365 [16SE]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H7365 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: 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. 2631), H9502 [23OC]

Dept. of Education: suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6963 [5SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 1703), H8320 [2OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H3274 [3JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1456 [14AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H6918 [4SE]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H6407 [30JY]

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

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8929 [21OC]

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

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H6919 [4SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H804 [6MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H3476 [4JN], H3568 [5JN]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7730 [23SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H9614 [28OC]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1340 [8AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H2156 [1MY]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H2157 [1MY]

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

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H9502 [23OC]

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

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H5297 [15JY]

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), H8929 [21OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2156 [1MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

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

History: tribute to individuals who served the U.S. during the period known as the cold war (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1706 [17AP]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H7528 [17SE]

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

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H1794 [23AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H4836 [26JN]

International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2141), H5131 [10JY]

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

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H7528 [17SE]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H9502 [23OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H2590 [13MY]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5491 [21JY]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H2156 [1MY]

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

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H3203 [22MY]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H6406 [30JY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1892 [24AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1440 [10AP]

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

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H9502 [23OC]

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

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1795 [23AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1340 [8AP]

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

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

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

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8929 [21OC]

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

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]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H3568 [5JN]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H2445 [8MY]

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84), H4338 [24JN]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5778 [24JY]

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]

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

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9730 [29OC]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1262 [20MR]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10956 [13NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]

Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

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), H1018 [13MR]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H8833 [9OC]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

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

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

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), H4087 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 57), H588 [13FE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (see H.R. 1119), H1185 [19MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1778), H3475 [4JN]

Tariff: earthmoving tires manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1945), H3865 [17JN]

———viscose rayon yarn (see H.R. 2148), H5132 [10JY]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 1119), H9076-H9464 [23OC]

Histories

U.S. Marine Corps Heritage, E2193 [7NO]

Letters

NATO expansion: by, Committee on National Security (House), H4152-H4154 [23JN]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H5804 [25JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H6892 [4SE]

———use of high resolution flat panel display technology in combat, H4209 [23JN]

Army: M-113 armored personnel carrier funding, H9605 [28OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4291, H4295, H4297 [24JN]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10152 [6NO]

Computers: export control policy for supercomputers, H4050 [19JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4189 [23JN]

Defense Contract Audit Agency: interpretation of regulations for employee stock ownership plans of defense contractors, H9605 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H4064 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3946, H3957, H3960, H4029, H4040, H4049, H4050, H4064 [19JN], H4103 [20JN], H4152, H4166, H4172, H4189, H4209 [23JN], H4291, H4295, H4297 [24JN], H9600 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9605, H9606 [28OC]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), corrections in engrossment, H4384 [25JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H5798, H5802 [25JY], H6892 [4SE]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), technical corrections (S. 1507), H10642 [12NO]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4172 [23JN]

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

———reform, H4040, H4049 [19JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H4033 [19JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4987 [9JY]

Irmo, SC: tribute to Irmo Elementary School, E1159 [10JN]

Lexington, SC: tribute to Lexington High School for reciept of Carolina First Palmetto's Finest award, E665 [15AP]

Lister, Sara: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res. 197), H10908 [13NO]

Marine Corps: anniversary, E2193 [7NO]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3882 [18JN]

NATO: ensure that existing European members pay the bulk of costs incurred by expansion, H4152 [23JN]

———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H5798, H5802 [25JY]

Orangeburg County, SC: tribute to efforts relative to welfare reform, E2302 [10NO]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1644 [17AP]

University of South Carolina: tribute, E666 [15AP]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4166 [23JN]

Reports filed

Activities During the 104th Congress: Committee on National Security (House) (H. Rept. 104-884), H66 [7JA], H89 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 105-340), H9500 [23OC]

———Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1119) (H. Rept. 105-132), H3804 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense Reform: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1778) (H. Rept. 105-133), H3863 [17JN]

Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 695) (H. Rept. 105-108), H7281 [15SE]

Rules

Committee on National Security (House), H570-H573 [13FE]

Tributes

DuPont, Martin E., E1267 [19JN]

Scott, Lewis F.M., E79 [9JA]

Tejeda, Frank, E223 [12FE]

Thurmond, Senator, E1142 [5JN]