SMITH, ROBERT F. (BOB) (a Representative from Oregon)

Amendments

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9748 [30OC]

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534), H7830 [24SE]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H3659 [10JN]

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

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H5916 [28JY]

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

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

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H3213 [30MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858), H699 [27FE]

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

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H8300 [1OC]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5297 [15JY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5826 [25JY]

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

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5297 [15JY]

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]

———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. 622), H890 [11MR]

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

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

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

Flathead Irrigation Project: transfer maintenance and operation to local control (see H.R. 3056), H10954 [13NO]

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

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9559 [24OC]

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft (see H.R. 838), H668 [26FE]

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), H9502 [23OC]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H9039 [22OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8320 [2OC]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H10956 [13NO]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10768 [12NO]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H5487 [17JY]

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

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H4836 [26JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (see H.R. 1127), H3924 [18JN]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument in Idaho without public participation and an express act of Congress (see H.R. 597), H346 [5FE]

———prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 596), H346 [5FE]

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

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H7119 [9SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H629 [25FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1262 [20MR]

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

Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see H.R. 1567), H2444 [8MY]

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H3201 [22MY]

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), H10172 [6NO]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1289 [21MR]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8727 [8OC]

———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), H156 [9JA]

———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H725 [4MR]

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

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

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

———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752), H3213 [30MY]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5020 [9JY]

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H3203 [22MY]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H10957 [13NO]

Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 128), H143 [9JA]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Bureau of Reclamation: participate in a water conservation project with the Tumalo Irrigation District in Oregon (see H.R. 1400), H1706 [17AP]

Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 72), H589 [13FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal employees (see H.R. 2692), H9038 [22OC]

———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 1342), H1610 [16AP]

Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H7728 [23SE]

Grants Pass, OR: convey certain land (see H.R. 1198), H1260 [20MR]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 799), H588 [13FE]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

Lake County, OR: land exchange (see H.R. 1944), H3865 [17JN]

Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant parts (see H.R. 1197), H1260 [20MR]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Letters

Domestic Sugar Program: Jack Cassidy, CoBank, H5702 [24JY]

Memorandums

Forage Improvement Act: William G. Myers, E2257 [8NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), H10384, H10385 [8NO]

———Federal crop insurance program reform, H5673 [24JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5692 [24JY]

———reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10366, H10370, H10371 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5554 [22JY], H5673, H5679, H5692, H5702, H5708, H5720, H5722 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2743 [15MY]

BLM: clarification of definitions relative to use of previously collected data and the leasing or subleasing of grazing permits, H9748, H9749, H9750 [30OC]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1348 [27JN]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4932 [9JY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4289 [24JN]

China, Republic of: anniversary of Presidential elections, E986 [20MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 1342), H1935, H1936, H1937 [29AP]

———Market Access Program funding, H5720 [24JY]

———Natural Resources Conservation Service funding, H5722 [24JY]

———reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5708 [24JY]

———reduction of land included in the Conservation Reserve Program, H2743 [15MY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5702 [24JY]

Dept. of the Interior: Purchaser Road Credit Program funding, H9539 [24OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5102 [10JY]

Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 111), H1580 [16AP]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), E2304 [10NO]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2285 [7MY]

FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, H5679 [24JY]

Food stamps: eligibility requirements, E1348 [27JN]

———State prevention of receipt by prisoners (H.R. 1000), H1302, H1303 [8AP]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5102 [10JY]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), H821, H827 [11MR]

Grants Pass, OR: convey certain land (H.R. 1198), H4857 [8JY]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (H.R. 799), E283 [13FE]

Insurance: expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (H.R. 2532), E1824 [23SE]

Iosco County, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 394), H1303, H1304 [8AP]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 785), H1304 [8AP]

Lake County, OR: land exchange (H.R. 1944), H5504 [22JY]

National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (H. Con. Res. 151), H8860 [21OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H9749 [30OC]

Point of order, H2743 [15MY], H5098 [10JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H9739, H9751, H9754, H9762 [30OC]

———establish grazing fees for foreign-owned or controlled corporations, H9758 [30OC]

———uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9736, H9737, H9738, H9739, H9740, H9741, H9743, H9748, H9749, H9750, H9751, H9754, H9758, H9762 [30OC], E2256 [8NO]

SBA: availability of purchaser road credits to certain companies, H5098 [10JY]

States: extend eligibility period for certain States to apply for Federal charter school grants, E2304 [10NO]

Votes: position on missed, H1742 [23AP]

WIC: funding, H5554 [22JY], H5673 [24JY]

Reports filed

Census of Agriculture Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 105-296), H8320 [2OC]

Conveyance of Certain Dos Palos, CA, Lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 111) (H. Rept. 105-34), H1257 [20MR]

Dept. of Agriculture Contracts Under the Conservation Reserve Program: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1342) (H. Rept. 105-105), H1987 [29AP]

Dept. of Agriculture Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1789) (H. Rept. 105-294), H8320 [2OC]

Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2493) (H. Rept. 105-346), H9557 [24OC]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 785) (H. Rept. 105-36), H1257 [20MR]

Mark Twain National Forest Boundary Adjustment: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1779) (H. Rept. 105-295), H8320 [2OC]

Release of Reversionary Interest in Certain Iosco, MI, Lands Held by the Federal Government: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 105-35), H1257 [20MR]

State Prevention of Receipt of Food Stamps by Prisoners: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 105-43), H1337 [8AP]

Rules

Committee on Agriculture (House), H360-H365 [6FE]

Tributes

Hu, Jason C., E1830 [23SE]