ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5219, H5220 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7036, H7052 [9SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

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

———H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7769 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H392 [6FE]

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

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H8439 [6OC]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H9730 [29OC]

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

———create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]

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

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

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

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]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2785 [15MY]

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]

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), H6798 [3SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7830 [24SE]

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

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

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1262 [20MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10957 [13NO]

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H2156 [1MY]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H2590 [13MY]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H1440 [10AP], H7008 [8SE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6798 [3SE]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H8929 [21OC]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5297 [15JY]

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

Federal employees: limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H803 [6MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4913 [8JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

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

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

IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8439 [6OC]

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

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), H7599 [18SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H2156 [1MY]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H2254 [6MY]

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

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1392 [9AP]

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

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H9800 [30OC]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7528 [17SE]

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

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H4913 [8JY]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1112 [18MR]

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

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [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), H7261 [11SE]

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

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8929 [21OC], H9039 [22OC]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H1040 [17MR]

———transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470), H1987 [29AP]

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]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908), H4087 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Farnia, Farbod: reflief (see H.R. 2435), H7008 [8SE]

Farnia, Sepandan: relief (see H.R. 2435), H7008 [8SE]

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

Sirmanshahi, Farah: relief (see H.R. 2435), H7008 [8SE]

Taxation: encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H1259 [20MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2736 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2736, H2765 [15MY]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5220, H5223, H5225, H5230, H5231, H5232 [15JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7053, H7057, H7059, H7061, H7064, H7066, H7068, H7074, H7075 [9SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3038 [20MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4195 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4195 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7388 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5220, H5223, H5225, H5230, H5231, H5232 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6861 [4SE], H7053, H7057, H7059, H7061, H7064, H7066, H7068, H7074, H7075 [9SE], H7242 [11SE], H7388 [17SE]

Father's Day: observance, H3722 [12JN]

FEMA: funding, H2765 [15MY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H7056 [9SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H475 [12FE]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7242 [11SE]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (S. 871), H7645 [23SE]

Taxation: rates, H3038 [20MY]

Votes: position on missed, H2761 [15MY], H9542 [24OC]