SMITH, LINDA (a Representative from Washington)

Articles and editorials

Viability and the Law, David Brown, Washington (DC) Post, H1207 [20MR]

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: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H7119 [9SE]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1559), H3661 [10JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

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

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1611 [16AP]

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), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6707 [31JY]

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H3204 [22MY]

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

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1261 [20MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1543 [15AP]

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

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5297 [15JY]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H5177 [11JY]

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

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H7119 [9SE]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H8834 [9OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H7119 [9SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1018 [13MR]

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

Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H6917 [4SE]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H1262 [20MR]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1542 [15AP]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H3568 [5JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H4913 [8JY]

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

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

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H524 [12FE]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H804 [6MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H3170 [21MY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H669 [26FE]

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

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8055 [26SE]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8929 [21OC]

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), H1392 [9AP]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]

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

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H8300 [1OC]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H4913 [8JY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9730 [29OC]

Medicare: reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1261 [20MR]

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), H6798 [3SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H4913 [8JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H4913 [8JY]

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]

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

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

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. 493), H244 [21JA]

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

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

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H9865 [31OC]

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), H5401 [16JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1715 [21AP]

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

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H590 [13FE]

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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H629 [25FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2156 [1MY]

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

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H1258 [20MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1040 [17MR]

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

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H7365 [16SE]

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

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

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]

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

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2157 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]

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

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (see H.R. 1659), H2874 [16MY]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money and require written authorization for use of salary withholdings for political activities (see H.R. 2147), H5131 [10JY]

Press releases

Partial-Birth Abortions: National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H1207 [20MR]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1207 [20MR]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5564 [22JY], H5692 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5564 [22JY], H5692, H5711 [24JY]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5233 [15JY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3001 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (H. Con. Res. 180), H9846 [31OC]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4255 [24JN]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10156 [6NO]

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

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber funding, H5949 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5949 [29JY]

Dept. of Justice: launching of formal inquiries and prosecutions relative to illegal trafficking of human organs, H9479 [23OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5233 [15JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7760, H7761, H7763, H7765, H7768 [24SE]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H9572 [28OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1149 [19MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1122 [19MR]

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

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H549 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H8510 [7OC]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H549 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8510 [7OC]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), H1410 [10AP], H1510 [15AP]

———restructure, H9043 [23OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms, E243 [12FE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7761, H7763, H7765 [24SE]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious completion of acquisition of private mineral interests (H.R. 1659), E966 [19MY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: funding, H7760, H7761 [24SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3878 [18JN]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7760 [24SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7739 [24SE]

Political ethics: campaign contributions by tobacco interests, H5564 [22JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8551 [7OC]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1510 [15AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), E558 [21MR]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), E341 [27FE]

———require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes, H1410 [10AP]

———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), H5856 [28JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9061 [23OC]

U.S. Man and Biosphere Program: congressional oversight, H8551 [7OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1434 [10AP], H1538 [15AP], H1609 [16AP], H3859 [17JN], H5566 [22JY], H5824 [25JY], H8316 [2OC], H8726 [8OC], H9035 [22OC], H9728 [29OC], H9863 [31OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to National Grange (organization): by, E1294 [23JN]