SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7795 [24SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6027 [29JY], H6920 [4SE], H6998 [8SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2794 [15MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6027 [29JY], H6396 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Burned Again, Washington (DC) Post, E1880 [26SE]

Capitol Police Consfiscate NEA `Art' as Obscene, Human Events (publication), H4699 [26JN]

Probe Not Taken—Congress Should Take a Look at OPIC's Taxpayer-Backed Sweetheart Deals, We Did, Rachel Burstein and Janice C. Shields, Mother Jones (publication), H8823-H8825 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H5132 [10JY]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9730 [29OC]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (see H.R. 1057), H1112 [18MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

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: 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]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7365 [16SE]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10172 [6NO]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9039 [22OC]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H9801 [30OC]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H812 [10MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

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), H889 [11MR]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H5297 [15JY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1340 [8AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4338 [24JN]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7365 [16SE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H1611 [16AP]

———require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected child abuse (see H.R. 2173), H7365 [16SE]

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

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H1440 [10AP]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]

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

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H5826 [25JY]

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

Drugs: provide a mandatory life penalty for certain offenses involving methamphetamine (see H.R. 2363), H7263 [11SE]

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), H6706 [31JY]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8300 [1OC]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]

———use of salary base to exempt employees from certain wage requirements (see H.R. 647), H1611 [16AP]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H7528 [17SE]

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. 1863, 1984), H5022 [9JY], H5664 [23JY]

Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H7365 [16SE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H7528 [17SE]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]

———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]

———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H3804 [16JN]

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

———improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H5916 [28JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1892 [24AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H9800 [30OC]

———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H9614 [28OC]

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

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3477 [4JN]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1340 [8AP]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H804 [6MR]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 2439), H8727 [8OC]

House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 275), H9559 [24OC]

Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H6406 [30JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

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]

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

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

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (see H.R. 1058), H1112 [18MR]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H4836 [26JN]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1707 [17AP]

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

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1892 [24AP]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H7528 [17SE]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]

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

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632, 1100, 2517), H1111 [18MR], H4647 [25JN], H7728 [23SE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H725 [4MR]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H700 [27FE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

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

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

NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (see H.R. 2610), H8834 [9OC]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2295), H6405 [30JY]

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

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1707 [17AP]

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

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H3865 [17JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H5297 [15JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1542 [15AP]

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]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

———protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]

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

Solid waste: State control over disposal of out-of-State solid waste (see H.R. 1358), H1703 [17AP]

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

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), H7830 [24SE]

———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]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9801 [30OC]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H3720 [11JN]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1706 [17AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H2351 [7MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3924 [18JN]

———increase exclusion amount of gain on the sale of a principal residence and allow each spouse a separate one-time exclusion (see H.R. 1680), H5664 [23JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H4221 [23JN]

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

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H669 [26FE]

———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H10172 [6NO]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H3170 [21MY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H1795 [23AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H3804 [16JN]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 2892), H10957 [13NO]

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

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

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]

———prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H9039 [22OC]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6918 [4SE]

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]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H4221 [23JN]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H5022 [9JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H7911 [25SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1795 [23AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H2090 [30AP]

Hazardous substances: protect residents and localities from irresponsibly sited waste facilities (see H.R. 1199), H1260 [20MR]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (see H.R. 2970), H10420 [8NO]

Mexico: make foreign aid conditional to drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 958), H767 [5MR]

States: use of community development block grants for nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits (see H.R. 2969), H10420 [8NO]

Taxation: impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals and on business taxable income (see H.R. 2971), H10420 [8NO]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes (see H.R. 1684), H3069 [20MY]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]

Lists

Fort Wayne, IN, students participating in Habitat for Humanity (organization) home building projects, E903 [13MY]

Remarks

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H316, H317, H318, H319, H320 [5FE]

———deficit, H8418, H8419 [6OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4699 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H8418, H8419, H8420 [6OC]

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

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H8716, H8717, H8720, H8721 [8OC]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2183, H2184, H2187 [6MY]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7387 [17SE]

———national testing standards, H8136 [29SE], H8421, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435 [6OC]

———prohibit State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, H7378 [17SE]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7223 [11SE]

Dept. of Labor: vocational training funding for Amish children, H6887 [4SE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), conference report, H8214 [30SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7795 [24SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6868, H6885, H6887 [4SE], H6977, H6978, H6979, H6980, H6982, H6989, H6990 [8SE], H7023, H7024, H7027, H7028 [9SE], H7131, H7133, H7134, H7139 [10SE], H7223, H7244 [11SE], H7378, H7387 [17SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1874, H1876, H1877, H1878 [24AP], H2599 [14MY]

Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, H2575 [13MY]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7139 [10SE]

———high-risk youth programs funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7131, H7133, H7134 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system, H8128, H8129 [29SE], H8421, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435 [6OC], H8716 [8OC]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6989, H6990 [8SE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6977, H6978, H6979, H6980, H6982 [8SE]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2854 [16MY]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H4078 [19JN]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H4076 [19JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H542 [13FE]

Fort Wayne, IN: tribute to Habitat for Humanity (organization) chapter, E903 [13MY]

Government: eligibility to serve as U.S. Trade Representative relative to representation of foreign entities (S.J. Res. 5), E455 [12MR]

Green Bay Packers (football team): tribute, H316 [5FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H6885 [4SE]

INS: transfer funding to Dept. of Justice Inspector General's office relative to investigation of Citizenship USA Program, H7795 [24SE], E1879 [26SE]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, H8134, H8135, H8136 [29SE]

Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation program (H.R. 2970), E2278 [9NO]

Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H8214 [30SE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H953, H977 [13MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4699 [26JN]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7244 [11SE]

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H6998, H6999 [8SE], H7024, H7027, H7028 [9SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H6989 [8SE], H7080 [9SE], H7243 [11SE]

Poinsatte Motors (business): tribute for efforts against breast cancer, E1613 [1AU]

Point of order, H7043 [9SE], H7134 [10SE]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H8307, H8308 [2OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H7839 [25SE], H8130, H8133, H8134, H8135, H8136 [29SE], H8571 [7OC]

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

———investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H8130 [29SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4075 [19JN]

Social Security: treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H316, H317, H318, H319, H320 [5FE]

South Whitley, IN: tribute to Whitko High School for participation in the World Student Children's Art exhibition, E2387 [13NO]

Taxation: deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), H4077 [19JN]

———rates, H4075 [19JN], H8422 [6OC]

Veterans: homeless veterans' reintegration projects funding, H6868 [4SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H886 [11MR], H4083 [19JN], H8435 [6OC], H8631 [7OC]

Reports

Dept. of Justice, INS, Naturalization Quality Procedures Implementation Review: KPMG Peat Marwick (business), E1879 [26SE]

Testimonies

White House Communications Agency Mismanagement: Representative Zeliff, H8822 [9OC]