SANDLIN, MAX (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H7008 [8SE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H7830 [24SE]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H5401 [16JY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H10768 [12NO]

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

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H10768 [12NO]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7730 [23SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6919 [4SE]

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

Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H9502 [23OC]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H9730 [29OC]

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

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5664 [23JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H5297 [15JY]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H8633 [7OC]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H9615 [28OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5401 [16JY]

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

Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H10172 [6NO]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]

ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10957 [13NO]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1892 [24AP]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H9502 [23OC]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3476 [4JN]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H629 [25FE]

———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]

Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H7601 [18SE]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]

Government: require periodic review and reauthorization of all Government programs (see H.R. 1913), H6963 [5SE]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7263 [11SE]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H10172 [6NO]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H949 [12MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H4086 [19JN]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7008 [8SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H7528 [17SE]

House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H10421 [8NO]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H8727 [8OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5569 [22JY]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8633 [7OC]

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: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9039 [22OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H629 [25FE]

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

Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5297 [15JY]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H3204 [22MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3070 [20MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

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

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H1186 [19MR]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H9730 [29OC]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H7008 [8SE]

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

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1186 [19MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H8438 [6OC]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H2351 [7MY]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H2446 [8MY]

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H3204 [22MY]

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), H8929 [21OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H8161 [29SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H890 [11MR]

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H889 [11MR]

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

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H10956 [13NO]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H890 [11MR]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1542 [15AP]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1543 [15AP]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H8633 [7OC]

———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]

———eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059), H10954 [13NO]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H5021 [9JY]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H524 [12FE]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H9559 [24OC]

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

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H670 [26FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H10172 [6NO]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H890 [11MR]

———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see H.R. 1648), H4647 [25JN]

———treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see H.R. 1554), H2444 [8MY]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H9502 [23OC]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5401 [16JY]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H1611 [16AP]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1988 [29AP]

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]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7119 [9SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3274 [3JN]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1040 [17MR]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H6918 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair (see H.R. 2193), H5486 [17JY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219), H5569 [22JY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2510), H7600 [18SE]

NATO: reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see H.R. 2965), H10420 [8NO]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077), H10955 [13NO]

Taxation: deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966), H10420 [8NO]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 3076), H10955 [13NO]

Remarks

Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair (H.R. 2193), E1446 [17JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1393 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), E1392 [10JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2330 [7MY], H2366 [8MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: funding for additional rounds, E1409 [11JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), E1593 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), E1409 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), E1472 [22JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7476 [17SE], E1865 [25SE]

District of Columbia: limits on punitive damages in medical malpractice suits, E2087 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), E2087 [24OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, E2087 [24OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, E2087 [24OC]

Education: voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), E2279 [9NO]

IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), E2319 [10NO]

———restructure (H.R. 2292), E2319 [10NO]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography, E854 [6MY]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1865 [25SE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 2219), H7476 [17SE], E1465 [22JY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 2510), E1802 [18SE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1872 [26SE]

NATO: proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, E1593 [1AU]

———reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (H.R. 2965), E2273 [9NO]

Redwater, TX: tribute to Redwater High School Dads Against Drugs in School Program, E971 [19MY]

Rudman, M.B. (Duke): State of Israel 50th Anniversary Award recipient, E2192 [7NO]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (H.R. 3077), E2370 [13NO]

Taxation: deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 2966), E2276 [9NO]

———rates, E1393 [10JY]

———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 3076), E2373 [13NO]

Veterans Day: observance, E2308 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, H4119 [20JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H9557 [24OC]

Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY]

Tributes

Tejeda, Frank, H312 [5FE]