NEUMANN, MARK W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5301 [15JY], H5488 [17JY], H5708 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2592 [13MY], H2729, H2762 [15MY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: eliminate National Sheep Industry Improvement Center and apply savings to deficit reduction (see H.R. 1475), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]

Budget: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]

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

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

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

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3204 [22MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5021 [9JY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1340 [8AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H3797 [12JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H1340 [8AP]

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

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H1611 [16AP]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10172 [6NO]

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

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3070 [20MY]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5778 [24JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H2446 [8MY]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H1542 [15AP]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H7364 [16SE]

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

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

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

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H2446 [8MY]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H2254 [6MY]

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

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3274 [3JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]

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), H7118 [9SE]

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

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H9730 [29OC]

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

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), H7528 [17SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1019 [13MR]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H3476 [4JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H3476 [4JN]

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

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

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H6707 [31JY]

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

Public debt: prohibit issuance of new obligations (see H.R. 798), H587 [13FE]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1542 [15AP]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H890 [11MR]

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), H9615 [28OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

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

Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H8834 [9OC]

———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 the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H4647 [25JN]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H2590 [13MY]

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

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H7263 [11SE]

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

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7730 [23SE], H8300 [1OC]

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

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H4339 [24JN]

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

———treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620), H4136 [21JN]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H3274 [3JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H1262 [20MR]

Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H8833 [9OC]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2446 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Refuse disposal: continuation of national permit for discharges of dredged or fill materials into headwaters and isolated waters (see H.R. 2155), H5177 [11JY]

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

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1199 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8701 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H9853 [31OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5708, H5711 [24JY]

Appropriations: eliminate forward funding for FEMA, restore Dept. of HUD rental assisted housing funding, and make other nondefense rescissions, H2729, H2731 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2729, H2731, H2762, H2763, H2764 [15MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2618 [14MY]

———balance, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1601 [16AP], H3667 [11JN], H3867 [18JN], H4921 [9JY], H5478 [17JY], H6006, H6010, H6011 [29JY], H8123, H8124, H8125, H8129 [29SE], H8704, H8705, H8706, H8708 [8OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H314, H315, H317, H318, H319, H320 [5FE]

———deficit, H1319, H1322, H1324, H1325 [8AP], H1858, H1865 [24AP], H3853, H3855, H3856, H3857, H3858 [17JN], H4125, H4126, H4128, H4129 [20JN], H4895, H4897, H4898, H4900, H4901, H4902-H4903 [8JY], H5290, H5293, H5294, H5295 [15JY], H5478 [17JY], H5582 [23JY], H6972 [8SE], H8418, H8419 [6OC], H9794-H9798 [30OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4613 [25JN], H5028 [10JY], H5483 [17JY], H5582 [23JY], H6003 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6301 [30JY], H6777-H6783 [3SE], H7612 [23SE], H8414, H8416, H8419, H8420 [6OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H5028 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6003 [29JY], H6301, H6320, H6333 [30JY]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5611, H5620 [23JY], H5811-H5812 [25JY]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (H.R. 2191), H5479-H5485 [17JY], H6805 [4SE], H6975 [8SE], H7717, H7719, H7720, H7721, H7722 [23SE], H8123, H8124, H8125, H8126, H8127, H8129 [29SE], H8418 [6OC], H8707, H8708 [8OC], H9792-H9798 [30OC], H9854-H9856 [31OC]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2964 [20MY], H3154, H3156, H3157, H3158 [21MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3506 [5JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5281 [15JY]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8953 [22OC]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (H.R. 1283), E2037 [21OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5708, H5711 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H8129 [29SE], H8420, H8421 [6OC], H9853 [31OC]

Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7049, H7050 [9SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7763, H7764 [24SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Medical Collections Fund, H5311, H5312, H5313 [16JY]

———medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5281 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6932, H6933 [5SE], H6991 [8SE], H7025, H7026, H7049, H7050 [9SE], H7244 [11SE], H7735 [24SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5281 [15JY], H5311, H5312, H5313 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, E2037 [21OC]

Disasters: assistance to North Dakota, H1863 [24AP]

———assistance to South Dakota, H1863 [24AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1858, H1861, H1862, H1863, H1865 [24AP], H4125, H4126, H4128, H4129 [20JN], H4320, H4324, H4325, H4327, H4328 [24JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H8420, H8421 [6OC]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6991 [8SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1147 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: tribute to fathers-in-law, H3853 [17JN]

Father's Day: observance, H3723 [12JN]

FEMA: funding, H2762, H2763, H2764 [15MY]

Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, H1863 [24AP]

FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1319 [8AP]

Green Bay Packers (football team): tribute, H313, H316 [5FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6932, H6933 [5SE]

Medicare: reform, H1598, H1599, H1601 [16AP], H2011 [30AP], H8122 [29SE]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7763, H7764 [24SE]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7244 [11SE]

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H7025, H7026 [9SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H6805 [4SE], H8121, H8122 [29SE]

Promise Keepers (organization): tribute, H8443 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: reform, H1322 [8AP], H4898 [8JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1917 [29AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1319, H1321, H1322, H1323, H1324, H1325 [8AP], H1599, H1600, H1601 [16AP], H5611, H5620 [23JY], H6008 [29JY], H7720, H7721, H7722 [23SE]

———ensure integrity of trust funds, H1858 [24AP]

———ensure integrity of trust funds (H.R. 857), H8122 [29SE], H8702 [8OC], H9792-H9794 [30OC], H9854-H9856 [31OC]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H314, H315, H317, H318, H319, H320 [5FE], H660 [26FE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H8128 [29SE]

———child tax credit, H4898 [8JY]

———rates, H3723 [12JN], H3857, H3858 [17JN], H3867 [18JN], H3932 [19JN], H4320, H4324, H4325, H4327, H4328 [24JN], H4613 [25JN], H4898 [8JY], H5582 [23JY], H6003, H6010, H6011 [29JY], H6972-H6977 [8SE], H7719, H7721, H7722 [23SE], H8421, H8422 [6OC], H8703 [8OC], H9732, H9794-H9798 [30OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H6004 [29JY], H7612 [23SE], H7735 [24SE], H8127 [29SE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, H8704 [8OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1696 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1455 [14AP], H2088 [30AP], H2487 [12MY], H2676 [14MY], H3168 [21MY], H3922 [18JN], H4644 [25JN], H7829 [24SE]

Tributes

Capps, Walter H., H9792 [30OC]

Eyster, John, H1319 [8AP]