SCARBOROUGH, JOE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2592 [13MY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3424 [4JN], H3598, H3599 [10JN], H3701 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H2785 [15MY]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H9614 [28OC]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H5401 [16JY]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H8054 [26SE]

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

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H5177 [11JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]

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

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

———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]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

———political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H768 [5MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H6963 [5SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5021 [9JY]

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]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H7119 [9SE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H10421 [8NO]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H1187 [19MR]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624, 2631), H8834 [9OC]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H6963 [5SE]

Dept. of Education: suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H349 [5FE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]

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

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H6705 [31JY]

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

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655), H8832 [9OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3070 [20MY]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H453 [11FE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8929 [21OC]

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

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H7730 [23SE]

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

Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H4836 [26JN]

Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H245 [21JA]

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

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

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H5177 [11JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1795 [23AP]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H8161 [29SE]

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

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23, 30), H453 [11FE], H525 [12FE]

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]

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

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1988 [29AP]

———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8300 [1OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H4836 [26JN]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H10768 [12NO]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H349 [5FE]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3797 [12JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3797 [12JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H8929 [21OC]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1988 [29AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1988 [29AP]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H245 [21JA]

National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1339 [8AP]

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

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H890 [11MR]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign (see H. Con. Res. 183), H9865 [31OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H9559 [24OC]

———prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636), H670 [26FE]

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

Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission assets (see H.R. 718), H522 [12FE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H3568 [5JN]

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

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), H2351 [7MY]

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), H9801 [30OC]

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

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 451, 598), H169 [20JA], H346 [5FE]

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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H169 [20JA]

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

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3274 [3JN]

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

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]

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

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3202 [22MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7730 [23SE], H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see H.R. 823), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H3865 [17JN]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of Internet and online services fees (see H.R. 995), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of religious schools relative to Federal unemployment tax (see H.R. 124), H4086 [19JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H1892 [24AP]

Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H5297 [15JY]

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]

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567), H8054 [26SE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3476 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Defense: reject the need for an additional round or rounds of military base closures (see H. Con. Res. 78), H2589 [13MY]

Elmo (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2395), H6797 [3SE]

FCC: revision of cable television leased commercial access rules (see H.J. Res. 81), H3660 [10JN]

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4086 [19JN]

Iran: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Seagull (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1899), H3804 [16JN]

Strother, Harold D., Jr.: relief (see H.R. 2260), H5778 [24JY]

Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H8262 [30SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H703 [3MR], H3799 [16JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: eliminate forward funding for FEMA, restore Dept. of HUD rental assisted housing funding, and make other nondefense rescissions, H2730 [15MY]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3793 [12JN], H3801-H3803 [16JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2730 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, H3647 [10JN], H3800-H3803 [16JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3793 [12JN]

Budget: balance, H694, H695 [27FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H678 [27FE]

———deficit, H694, H695 [27FE], H794 [6MR], H1862 [24AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4655 [26JN], H5927 [29JY]

California: repair of levee relative to environmental protection, H2862 [16MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9619 [29OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4258 [24JN]

———religious persecution of Christian minorities, H4258 [24JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H704 [3MR], H712, H719 [4MR], H743 [5MR], H790 [6MR]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H8817, H8818, H8819, H8820, H8821, H8822, H8825 [9OC]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H8302 [2OC]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4655 [26JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), H7311, H7312 [16SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3424, H3425 [4JN], H3498, H3499 [5JN], H3598 [10JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1862, H1863, H1864 [24AP]

Education: national policy to improve system, H693 [27FE]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration, H1412 [10AP], H1589, H1590 [16AP]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements, H8816, H8817 [9OC]

Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1699, H1700, H1701 [17AP]

Government: separation of church and state relative to morality in society, H790, H791, H792, H793, H794 [6MR]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H994 [13MR]

House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H695, H697 [27FE]

———delay in adjourning for Jewish holiday, H8304 [2OC]

———printing of proceedings during recess, H676 [27FE]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res 197), H10907 [13NO]

Medicare: reform, H1394 [10AP], H5927 [29JY]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H8816, H8817 [9OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H696 [27FE], H7127 [10SE], H7715 [23SE]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H7534 [18SE], H8040-H8043 [26SE], H8302, H8304, H8305, H8306, H8307, H8308, H8309 [2OC], H9046 [23OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H994 [13MR], H7311, H7312 [16SE], H7370 [17SE]

———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H8817, H8818, H8819, H8820, H8821, H8822, H8825 [9OC]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds, H1861 [24AP]

———trust funds' solvency, H794 [6MR]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, H1004 [13MR]

Sudan: sanctions relative to religious freedom and terrorism, H3424, H3425 [4JN], H3498, H3499 [5JN], H3598 [10JN]

———U.S. policy, H2865 [16MY]

Taxation: rates, H593 [25FE], H1296, H1308 [8AP], H3811 [17JN], H4655 [26JN]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), H593 [25FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 2483), H8040 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H521 [12FE]

Special order: granted, H708 [3MR], H764 [5MR], H946 [12MR], H1332 [8AP], H1434 [10AP], H2872 [16MY], H3718 [11JN], H3794 [12JN], H4830 [26JN]

Tributes

Beall, Frank, E1217 [16JN]

Hobson, James L., Jr., E1383 [9JY]

Peaden, John W., E470 [13MR]

Scott, Hunter, E2371 [13NO]

Wei Jingsheng, H2177 [6MY]

Wuerffel, Danny, E304 [25FE]