NETHERCUTT, GEORGE R., JR. (a Representative from Washington)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5688 [24JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3427 [4JN], H3495 [5JN], H3601 [10JN], H3701 [11JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5298 [15JY]

Appointments

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

———H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6760 [3SE]

———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H523 [12FE]

———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9730 [29OC]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H4836 [26JN]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H6798 [3SE]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2785 [15MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H525 [12FE]

———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: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H6406 [30JY]

———ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H3204 [22MY]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H4087 [19JN]

Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see H.R. 2081), H9614 [28OC]

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

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H7601 [18SE]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 1811), H3567 [5JN]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H7830 [24SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H7199 [10SE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H670 [26FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4836 [26JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H1340 [8AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1893 [24AP]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H9039 [22OC]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H6798 [3SE]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H4836 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 1342), H1989 [29AP]

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), H8834 [9OC]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H2254 [6MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region (see H.R. 1856), H8929 [21OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H2785 [15MY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

———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), H6918 [4SE]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1340 [8AP]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]

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

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H889 [11MR]

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

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. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H6798 [3SE]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Con. Res. 117; H. Res. 191), H5487 [17JY], H5491 [21JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1262 [20MR]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1795 [23AP]

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

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

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10172 [6NO]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H1440 [10AP]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H7008 [8SE]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H1612 [16AP]

Harold Hughes-Bill Emerson Commission on Alcoholism: establish (see H.R. 1549), H2350 [7MY]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1795 [23AP]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3170 [21MY]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H8929 [21OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]

———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]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H3924 [18JN]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H670 [26FE]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1112 [18MR]

House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 275), H9559 [24OC]

———repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H890 [11MR]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8633 [7OC]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8834 [9OC]

———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6798 [3SE]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H9039 [22OC]

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

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H6706 [31JY]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H890 [11MR]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H4836 [26JN]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7601 [18SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

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

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

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), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

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

———payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2671), H9730 [29OC]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1892 [24AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 33), H154 [9JA], H287 [4FE]

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

Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H3798 [12JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

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

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

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

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H6798 [3SE]

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H8834 [9OC]

Oregon: prohibit taxation of compensation of Washington residents for services as Federal employees at a Columbia River hydroelectric facility (see H.R. 874), H700 [27FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1707 [17AP]

———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), H157 [9JA]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H6918 [4SE]

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

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H3865 [17JN]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

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), H5132 [10JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1018 [13MR]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H6798 [3SE]

Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1702), H3924 [18JN]

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]

———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, 1033), H948 [12MR], H1391 [9AP]

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

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H2351 [7MY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H522 [12FE]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H2157 [1MY]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H2254 [6MY]

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H8054 [26SE]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3924 [18JN]

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

———treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see H.R. 3029), H10767 [12NO]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1258 [20MR]

Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2680 [14MY]

Terrorism: abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India (see H. Con. Res. 15), H348 [5FE]

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]

Truth in Lending Act: simplify credit card payments to governments relative to transaction fees paid to credit card companies (see H.R. 883), H3568 [5JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H805 [6MR]

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), H1440 [10AP]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H7008 [8SE]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2446 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H1456 [14AP]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 1333), H1541 [15AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2159 [5MY], H3215 [3JN], H8057 [29SE]

Letters

Medicare coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips: Ronald L. Ziegler and Calvin N. Anthony, Community Retail Pharmacy Coalition, E65 [7JA]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5375, H5377 [16JY], H5688 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2710, H2716, H2744 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6325 [30JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: settlement with Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation District (H.R. 412), H1061 [18MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), E1351 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduction of land included in the Conservation Reserve Program, H2710, H2744 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H4885 [8JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5937 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7226 [11SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3427 [4JN], H3495 [5JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5070, H5103 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9531 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6862 [4SE], H7226 [11SE]

Diseases: diabetes research funding, H6862 [4SE]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (H. Res. 191), H5519 [22JY]

Farm Service Agency: Office of Deputy and Assistant Deputy Administrator of Farm Programs funding, H5688 [24JY]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5103 [10JY]

Health: inclusion of organ donor information with tax refund checks, E407 [6MR]

Hutchings, Donald: abduction and detainment in India, H3427 [4JN], H3495 [5JN]

Indian Health Service: diabetes research funding, H9531 [24OC]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips, H6325 [30JY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (H.R. 58), E63 [7JA]

Members of Congress: diabetes screening tests, H1077 [18MR], H1118 [19MR]

Republic, WA: tribute to Republic High School boys' basketball team, E502 [18MR]

Ritzville, WA: tribute to Ritzville High School girls' basketball team, E502 [18MR]

Spokane, WA: tribute to West Valley High School girls' basketball team, E565 [21MR]

Spokane County, WA: tribute to Sheriff's Community Oriented Policing Effort, E2139 [30OC]

Taxation: deductibility of the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 1333), H1459 [15AP], H5305 [16JY]

Votes: position on missed, E500 [18MR], E1342 [27JN]

WIC: funding, H2716 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR]

Statements

Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training Services and Blood-Testing Strips: American Association of Diabetes Educators, E64 [7JA]

———American Diabetes Association, E63 [7JA]

———American Dietetic Association, E64 [7JA]

———Eli Lilly and Co., E65 [7JA]

———Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, E64 [7JA]

———P. Michael Conn, Endocrine Society, E64 [7JA]