TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

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

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8395 [6OC]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H527 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system (see H.R. 2500), H10956 [13NO]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2785 [15MY]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2590 [13MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10172 [6NO]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6406 [30JY]

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]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1988 [29AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8438 [6OC]

———independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 139), H143 [9JA]

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

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

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10957 [13NO]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5297 [15JY]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H5401 [16JY]

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

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

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: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H285 [4FE], H887 [11MR]

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), H5401 [16JY]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8320 [2OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1112 [18MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4836 [26JN]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

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]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H4086 [19JN]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H2590 [13MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

———allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H3865 [17JN]

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8054 [26SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 341, 2198), H150 [9JA], H5486 [17JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H629 [25FE]

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), H5021 [9JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7830 [24SE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H349 [5FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3924 [18JN]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H8438 [6OC]

———payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912), H10768 [12NO]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2445 [8MY]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H286 [4FE]

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 Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H2155 [1MY]

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

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

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H4339 [24JN]

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], H9801 [30OC]

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]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H286 [4FE]

———provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H4836 [26JN]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]

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), H4647 [25JN]

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

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

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), H4836 [26JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1112 [18MR]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 146), H589 [13FE]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336), H150 [9JA]

Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses (see H.R. 1004), H1892 [24AP]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1988 [29AP]

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), H286 [4FE]

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

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

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H3203 [22MY]

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

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in cases involving treatment of income relative to cash method of accounting (see H.R. 163), H453 [11FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H4132 [20JN]

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

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1543 [15AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H669 [26FE]

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

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

Transportation: 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), H9730 [29OC]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4087 [19JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4836 [26JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: eliminate attorney fee awards and limit relief in suits against certain public entities (see H.R. 2293), H6405 [30JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2607), H8437 [6OC]

Investments: permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 834), H628 [25FE]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1113 [19MR], H3171 [22MY]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Watson, Erin, E418 [10MR]

Remarks

Dept. of State: limit appropriations, H3679 [11JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3679 [11JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8752, H8755, H8759, H8790, H8801 [9OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6361 [30JY]

Russia: establish assistance program for affordable housing, H6361 [30JY]

Votes: correction, H4290 [24JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1786 [23AP], H4909 [8JY]

Reports filed

District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2607) (H. Rept. 105-298), H8437 [6OC]

Statements

Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: by, E1100 [3JN]

Tributes

Briggs, Eula, E2033 [21OC]

Ward, Donald G., Jr., E1304 [24JN]

Watson, Erin, E417 [10MR]