GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)

Announcements

House of Representatives official objectors for the Private Calendar, H3800 [16JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

How Patent Lawsuits Make a Quiet Engineer Rich and Controversial, Bernard Wysocki, Jr., Wall Street Journal, H1586 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H3568 [5JN]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H670 [26FE]

Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2091 [30AP]

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

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

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

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

Charities: clarify antitrust immunity for charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 1902), H3864 [17JN]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H2351 [7MY]

———restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H725 [4MR]

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

Collective bargaining: clarify use of violence to achieve objectives (see H.R. 2163), H6918 [4SE]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1392 [9AP]

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: duration of protection (see H.R. 604, 2589), H347 [5FE], H8299 [1OC]

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), H5570 [22JY]

———amend U.S. Code relative to arbitration in district courts (see H.R. 2603), H8320 [2OC]

———establish alternative dispute resolutions systems (see H.R. 903), H709 [3MR]

———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H4913 [8JY]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

———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]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2351 [7MY]

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

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H4836 [26JN]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H286 [4FE]

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), H452 [11FE]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8439 [6OC]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal office free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 653), H393 [6FE]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H2785 [15MY]

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

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5664 [23JY]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1252), H1391 [9AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5177 [11JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H6026 [29JY]

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

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2022), H5132 [10JY]

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H3720 [11JN]

———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 2840), H10170 [6NO]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H4339 [24JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1040 [17MR]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H4836 [26JN]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H3169 [21MY]

———application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H152 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8633 [7OC]

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

Immigration: reform naturalization process and clarify procedures for investigating criminal background of applicants relative to certain benefits (see H.R. 2837), H10170 [6NO]

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

INS: pilot program to notify States of employment opportunities for welfare recipients created by the removal of unauthorized aliens (see H.R. 1258), H3170 [21MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]

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]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1340 [8AP]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H6026 [29JY], H6706 [31JY]

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

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H709 [3MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8320 [2OC]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H2680 [14MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H524 [12FE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]

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

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 6), H590 [13FE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H805 [6MR]

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H9614 [28OC]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1187 [19MR]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7601 [18SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2785 [15MY]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H3568 [5JN]

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

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334), H150 [9JA]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

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

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H5132 [10JY]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H7528 [17SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H152 [9JA]

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

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7831 [24SE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]

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), H10768 [12NO]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H4836 [26JN]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H4836 [26JN]

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

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

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421), H3797 [12JN]

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), H4836 [26JN]

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

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H889 [11MR]

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

———constitutional amendment to prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 18), H287 [4FE]

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

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H950 [12MR]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H1340 [8AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H9559 [24OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H4086 [19JN]

———treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 995), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335), H6704 [31JY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H157 [9JA]

Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H2785 [15MY]

Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H286 [4FE]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H768 [5MR]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H2882 [19MY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

———establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H3213 [30MY]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bankruptcy: provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and trustee removal (see H.R. 2592), H8299 [1OC]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H6797 [3SE]

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

Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (see H.R. 2265), H5825 [25JY]

Courts: reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 1536), H2253 [6MY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474, 1847), H243 [21JA], H3659 [10JN]

FEC: expedite availability of reports (see H.R. 2074), H4834 [26JN]

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000), H812 [10MR]

House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (see H. Res. 177), H4835 [26JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (see H. Con. Res. 171), H8928 [21OC]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 2073), H4834 [26JN]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 2075), H4834 [26JN]

Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian region (see H.R. 606), H347 [5FE]

Voting: require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter registration (see H.R. 2076), H4834 [26JN]

Letters

21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Richard W. Velde, Unique Specialty Products (business), H1585 [16AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1225 [20MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H352 [6FE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 2380), E1633 [3SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (H.R. 695), E245 [12FE]

Copyrights: strengthen criminal copyright infringement laws (H.R. 2265), E1529 [25JY]

Courts: reduce size of grand juries (H.R. 1536), E847 [6MY]

Crime: consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4870 [8JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (H.R. 2366), H8869 [21OC]

FEC: expedite availability of reports (H.R. 2074), E1342 [27JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3742 [12JN]

Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (H.R. 1000), H1302 [8AP]

House Rules: prohibit any personal staff member from holding a paid position in the campaign of the employing Member (H. Res. 177), E1342 [27JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2541 [13MY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59), E52 [7JA]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H480 [12FE]

National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (H. Con. Res. 171), E2025 [21OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1585 [16AP], H1638, H1658, H1659, H1661, H1662, H1664, H1678, H1679 [17AP], H1724, H1725, H1726, H1727, H1728, H1730, H1734, H1735 [23AP]

———convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1634 [17AP]

———exempt independent inventors, small businesses and universities from publication of patent application information until patent is granted, H1734, H1735 [23AP]

———limit publication of all patent applications until two substantive actions have been filed, H1724, H1725, H1726, H1727, H1728, H1730 [23AP]

Patriotism: anniversary of Freedom Train, H7369 [17SE]

Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (H.R. 946), E384 [5MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit fundraising at the White House (H.R. 2073), E1342 [27JN]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (H.R. 2075), E1342 [27JN]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (H.R. 674), H2656 [14MY]

Voting: require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter registration (H.R. 2076), E1342 [27JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1609 [16AP], H2440 [8MY], H2676 [14MY]

Texts of

H.R. 695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption Act, E246 [12FE]