DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)

Articles and editorials

Chargerettes Won Through Hard Work, Athens (TN) Post-Athenian, E718 [23AP]

Commission Honors Reporter, Historian for Service to Public, Tammy Stanford, Maryville (TN) Daily Times, E1949 [7OC]

Dishonest Labor, Jonathan Chait, New Republic (publication), H1508-H1510 [15AP]

Knoxville Girl Captures a National Title, Miss Teen USA Contest, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1685 [8SE]

Murphy's Contribution Should Be Recognized, Cleveland (TN) Banner, E2243 [8NO]

New Miss Teen USA Wants To Use Title To Be Strong Role Model, Nicole Pascoe, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1685 [8SE]

Tribute to East Tennessee, John M. Hancock, Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, E2195 [7NO]

WGAP Proud of Its Sports Heritage, Walker Johnson, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1643 [3SE]

Worthy of Recognition, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E2300 [10NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 72), H2351 [7MY]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H10956 [13NO]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5487 [17JY]

Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H7281 [15SE]

———restrict operation of certain foreign air carriers (see H.R. 2282), H6025 [29JY]

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

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3274 [3JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 95), H9039 [22OC]

Children and youth: prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6963 [5SE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H7200 [10SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5177 [11JY]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H286 [4FE]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7730 [23SE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]

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), H6918 [4SE]

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

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 702), H522 [12FE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]

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

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (see H.R. 2036), H4645 [25JN]

Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity (see H.R. 1622), H2783 [15MY]

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

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H8727 [8OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H3797 [12JN]

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), H6918 [4SE]

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

Education: 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), H5916 [28JY]

Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

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

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H2680 [14MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H142 [9JA], H1392 [9AP]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6407 [30JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H7528 [17SE]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

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

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1989 [29AP]

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

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

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

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1542 [15AP]

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

Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]

———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), H6703 [31JY]

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), H948 [12MR]

Guam: clarify local judicial structure and the office of Attorney General (see H.R. 2370), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1112 [18MR]

———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]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2680 [14MY]

Immigration: reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H408 [10FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7119 [9SE]

———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), H10956 [13NO]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10769 [12NO]

IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H8265 [30SE]

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

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H10956 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H1259 [20MR]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H349 [5FE]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H286 [4FE]

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

Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1340 [8AP]

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

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H4913 [8JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3170 [21MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1706 [17AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1261 [20MR]

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H10956 [13NO]

Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs (see H.R. 813), H1340 [8AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 1127), H3924 [18JN]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H6707 [31JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H2874 [16MY]

National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (see H.R. 132), H286 [4FE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6026 [29JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H2157 [1MY]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777, 2183), H244 [21JA], H3475 [4JN], H8265 [30SE]

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

Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H1261 [20MR]

Privacy: regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287), H3660 [10JN]

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

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), H3274 [3JN]

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

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

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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]

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

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1333), H2157 [1MY]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H5569 [22JY]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H3274 [3JN]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H2351 [7MY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1392 [9AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3070 [20MY]

———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 all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H151 [9JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8055 [26SE]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H349 [5FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1988 [29AP]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

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]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

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), H2874 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]

Cherokee National Forest: conveyance of a parcel of real property to the church occupying such property (see H.R. 2501), H7599 [18SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]

———waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42), H889 [11MR]

Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (see H.R. 2945), H10419 [8NO]

FAA: reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (see H.R. 2843), H10170 [6NO]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H522 [12FE]

Health: establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69), H2091 [30AP]

Kuwait: provide funding to veterans for research, diagnosis, treatment, and compensation for illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Res. 310), H10171 [6NO]

National parks and recreation areas: allow units that cannot charge entrance fees to retain other fees and charges (see H.R. 2502), H7599 [18SE]

Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626), H8633 [7OC]

Sports: prohibit solicitation for representation and establish requirements for contracts between agents and college athletes (see H.R. 2171), H5400 [16JY]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]

———require IRS to provide postage paid envelopes in income tax booklets (see H.R. 1412), H1793 [23AP]

Letters

Executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations: Bob Affel, Sun Electric Co., E879 [8MY]

FAA awarding of large information technology contract to Dept. of Agriculture: by, S5392 [9JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H9731 [30OC]

Remarks

ACLU: efforts against single-sex public schools, H9784 [30OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H4614 [25JN]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 2005), H5843, H5844 [28JY]

———provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (H.R. 2748), H9733 [30OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. military forces, H8697 [8OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2598 [14MY]

———balance, H8123 [29SE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 1), E341 [27FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4700 [26JN], H5384 [16JY]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (H.R. 2191), H8123 [29SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3064 [20MY]

Burton, Representative: serving of Dept. of Justice subpoena relative to political campaign records, H5671 [24JY], H5831 [28JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4614 [25JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), H10131 [6NO]

Clinton, President: executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, E878 [8MY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H5671 [24JY], H5831 [28JY]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H.R. 715), E230 [12FE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3296 [4JN]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, H8698 [8OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (H.R. 2036), H8094 [29SE]

Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic immunity, H3296 [4JN]

Ecology and environment: establish a Community Recreation and Conservation Endowment with certain oil and gas revenues (H.R. 2945), E2283 [9NO]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (H.R. 716), H925 [12MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: designate certain lands, H1958 [29AP]

Health: establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative to health care for indigent individuals (H. Con. Res. 69), E1006 [21MY]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1508 [15AP]

Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H3064 [20MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: provide for reasonable attorneys fees to parents involved in due process or court proceedings, H2539 [13MY]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2539 [13MY]

IRS: funding, H8698 [8OC]

———restructure, H8120 [29SE]

Knoxville, TN: YWCA Tribute to Women Program honorees, E2300 [10NO]

McMinn County, TN: tribute to McMinn Central High School girls' basketball team, E718 [23AP]

Medicare: reimbursement for use of certain medical products by diabetics with traumatic foot ulcerations, H5895 [28JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H420 [11FE]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), H8405 [6OC]

Moore, Shelly: Miss Teen USA pageant winner, E1685 [8SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1839 [24AP]

National parks and recreation areas: allow units that cannot charge entrance fees to retain other fees and charges (H.R. 2502), E1799 [18SE]

NATO: proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H5306 [16JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8123 [29SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8545, H8547 [7OC]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens, H5450 [17JY]

Space policy: space station program funding, H1839 [24AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (H.R. 755), E280 [13FE]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1482 [15AP]

———deductions for airline costs to implement FAA mandated safety regulations, H4700 [26JN]

———rates, H2598 [14MY], H5384 [16JY], H8698 [8OC]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), H602 [25FE]

Tennessee: tribute to eastern region, E2195 [7NO]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (H.R. 674), H2650 [14MY]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8545, H8547 [7OC]

Walt Disney Co.: boycott by Southern Baptists, H4614 [25JN]

WGAP-Radio (Maryville, TN): tribute, E1643 [3SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H278 [4FE], H946 [12MR], H1538 [15AP], H1986 [29AP], H2440 [8MY], H4644 [25JN], H4909 [8JY], H5019 [9JY], H5400 [16JY], H5485 [17JY], H5566 [22JY], H5913 [28JY], H8158 [29SE], H8631 [7OC], H9798 [30OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Knoxville, TN, City Council, E341 [27FE]

Texts of

H.R. 2005, allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H5843 [28JY]

Tributes

Griffitts, Bob, E598 [8AP]

Hudson, Jacob G., E1796 [18SE]

Jones, Michael D., E966 [19MY]

McKenzie, Adele, E1949 [7OC]

Murphy, Earle, E2242 [8NO]

Smith, Loy, H267 [4FE]