McINTYRE, MIKE (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H1187 [19MR]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H3924 [18JN]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H3798 [12JN]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H4222 [23JN]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H4132 [20JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H2091 [30AP]

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

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3720 [11JN]

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

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

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

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]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10421 [8NO]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H9615 [28OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1989 [29AP]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H1611 [16AP]

Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H2785 [15MY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5297 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8633 [7OC]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H9614 [28OC]

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), H8834 [9OC]

———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), H5177 [11JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1611 [16AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H2351 [7MY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H4914 [8JY]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H2446 [8MY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3660 [10JN]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1542 [15AP]

———allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H10172 [6NO]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8633 [7OC]

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8054 [26SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1707 [17AP]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9039 [22OC]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3170 [21MY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2785 [15MY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3274 [3JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9615 [28OC]

IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H1611 [16AP], H1707 [17AP]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9039 [22OC]

Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 1761), H10956 [13NO]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H1261 [20MR]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H1340 [8AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H669 [26FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see H.R. 251), H9558 [24OC]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]

Native Americans: administrative procedures for extension of Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 1154), H2157 [1MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H6707 [31JY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H2254 [6MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1366, 2183), H1704 [17AP], H9502 [23OC]

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

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H9558 [24OC]

Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform programs (see H.R. 1430), H2446 [8MY]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3924 [18JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H9039 [22OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1707 [17AP]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H1340 [8AP]

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), H9615 [28OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2681), H10768 [12NO]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1339 [8AP]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1988 [29AP]

Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H10421 [8NO]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H3169 [21MY]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H4647 [25JN]

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), H2091 [30AP]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8300 [1OC]

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

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 1149), H2874 [16MY]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1612 [16AP]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H1611 [16AP]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4087 [19JN]

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

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1795 [23AP]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H8728 [8OC], H9559 [24OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 631), H8054 [26SE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H3924 [18JN]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (see H.R. 1845), H3659 [10JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H629 [25FE]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H4913 [8JY]

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), H1289 [21MR]

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), H452 [11FE]

Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H10172 [6NO]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H5177 [11JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H669 [26FE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H1715 [21AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project at the eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1905), H3864 [17JN]

Davis, John: relief of estate (see H.R. 2106), H4835 [26JN]

Holden, William R.: relief of estate (see H.R. 2106), H4835 [26JN]

Lowry, Rabon: relief (see H.R. 2445), H7119 [9SE]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904), H3864 [17JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5407 [17JY]

Remarks

Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms located in designated Federal disaster areas, H5408 [17JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5693 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5378 [16JY], H5408 [17JY], H5693 [24JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2712 [15MY]

Black History Month: observance, E285 [13FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2991 [20MY]

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act: provide beneficiary countries benefits equivalent to those provided under NAFTA (H.R. 2644), E2183 [7NO]

Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (H.R. 1373), H8712, H8715 [8OC]

Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Program: funding, H7082 [9SE]

Congessional Fatherhood Promotion Task Force: establish, H3723 [12JN]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2184 [6MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7082 [9SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H412 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: Communities in Schools Program funding, H8712 [8OC]

———improve child care and family support services (H.R. 1373), H8712, H8715 [8OC]

Father's Day: observance, H3723 [12JN]

FDA: funding for implementation of regulations concerning tobacco sales to minors, H5378 [16JY]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8812 [9OC]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8812 [9OC]

North Carolina: Emergency Watershed Program funding, H2712 [15MY]

Votes: position on missed, H6823 [4SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1015 [13MR]

Tributes

Waters, Ronald B., E2141 [30OC]