ENSIGN, JOHN E. (a Representative from Nevada)

Amendments

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9693, H9698 [29OC], H9765, H9766 [30OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2092 [30AP], H2189 [6MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H496 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3797 [12JN]

Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H9614 [28OC]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H2255 [6MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1795 [23AP]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2157 [1MY]

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

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

———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: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7119 [9SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H9558 [24OC]

Computers: examination and disclosure of certain source codes, programs and software (see H.R. 2657), H9502 [23OC]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H4913 [8JY]

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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H348 [5FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5570 [22JY]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H5916 [28JY]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H1262 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1112 [18MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———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), H1795 [23AP]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H8833 [9OC]

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

Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992), H10769 [12NO]

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

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H8300 [1OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H7911 [25SE]

———transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223), H7008 [8SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1892 [24AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2091 [30AP]

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

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240), H1261 [20MR]

———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H347 [5FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H3203 [22MY]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1339 [8AP]

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

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H9559 [24OC]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8438 [6OC]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H10956 [13NO]

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

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

House of Representatives: prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8054 [26SE]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 1768), H3273 [3JN]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]

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]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H2156 [1MY], H3203 [22MY]

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Libya: jurisdictional immunities relative to jurisdiction of U.S. courts for claims arising out of the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 (see H.R. 3026), H10767 [12NO]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H8438 [6OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H152 [9JA]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H669 [26FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H286 [4FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]

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, 1100, 2517), H1111 [18MR], H3660 [10JN], H10956 [13NO]

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

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 Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

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

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H8633 [7OC]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H3568 [5JN]

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

Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety provisions (see H.R. 2354), H6704 [31JY]

Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see H.R. 1567), H7601 [18SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H4836 [26JN]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H6918 [4SE]

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

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), H148 [9JA]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H408 [10FE]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H283 [4FE]

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 retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160), H2445 [8MY]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1033), H948 [12MR]

———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]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H3568 [5JN]

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H2590 [13MY]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H2254 [6MY]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1743), H2446 [8MY], H3202 [22MY]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H2446 [8MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H8438 [6OC]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H725 [4MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H153 [9JA]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H521 [12FE]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1795 [23AP]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 841), H668 [26FE]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

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

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7365 [16SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H285, H286 [4FE], H7911 [25SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

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), H3660 [10JN]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Clark County, NV: land conveyance (see H.R. 2136), H5131 [10JY]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692), H3169 [21MY]

Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV: designate (see H.R. 2225), H5664 [23JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 1762), H3273 [3JN]

National Academy of Sciences: authorize study on migration of underground plutonium at the Nevada Test Site (see H.R. 2479), H7364 [16SE]

Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (see H.R. 449), H168 [20JA]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 451, 598), H169 [20JA], H346 [5FE]

Taxation: provide equivalent rates on natural gas and gasoline (see H.R. 1623), H2783 [15MY]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H1438 [10AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H169 [20JA]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H9579 [28OC], H9631 [29OC]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4688 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4562 [25JN]

Dept. of Energy: assess fees on certain reactors relative to operating costs, H9704 [29OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5073 [10JY]

EPA: radiation protection standards, H9702 [29OC]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H9655, H9656 [29OC]

Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H9662, H9664, H9668 [29OC]

———emergency response personnel requirements relative to transportation of nuclear fuel and waste, H9697, H9698, H9700 [29OC]

———liability of contractors transporting nuclear waste material, H9769 [30OC]

———nuclear waste disposal, H8168 [30SE]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H7021 [9SE], H7838 [25SE], H9549, H9550, H9551 [24OC], H9629, H9655, H9656, H9662, H9664, H9668, H9693, H9694, H9697, H9698, H9700, H9702, H9704 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9633, H9637 [29OC]

———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), motion to recommit, H9769 [30OC]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to E.W. Clark High School, E1018 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1375), E696 [17AP]

———reform, H4562 [25JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H496 [12FE]

Mormon Church: anniversary of settlement in the Salt Lake Valley, E1514 [24JY]

Nevada: disposal and acquisition of certain lands (H.R. 449), H1748 [23AP]

Nuclear Waste Policy Act: require risk assessment study and cost benefit analysis, H9693, H9694 [29OC]

Point of order, H9655 [29OC]

Public lands: Payment In Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H5073 [10JY]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4688 [26JN]

———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9069 [23OC]

———rates, H3932 [19JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9069 [23OC]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8515 [7OC]

Votes: position on missed, H3065 [20MY], H6758 [3SE], E1896 [2OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3922 [18JN]

Statements

Designation of Yucca Mountain, NV, as Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Executive Office of the President, H9664 [29OC]

Tributes

Dondero, Thalia, E431 [11MR]

Morrell, Nathaniel, E1018 [22MY]