BASS, CHARLES F. (a Representative from New Hampshire)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H6708 [31JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H396 [10FE]

Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations, H5413 [17JY]

Articles and editorials

Charles L. Drake, 72, Dinosaur-Theory Combatant, Lawrence Van Gelder, New York (NY) Times, E1409 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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]

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]

Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H7601 [18SE]

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

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

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), H7730 [23SE]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8929 [21OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H5401 [16JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5177 [11JY]

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

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

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2091 [30AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8054 [26SE]

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

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H9865 [31OC]

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), H3569 [5JN]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H766 [5MR]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H7118 [9SE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H524 [12FE]

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]

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7601 [18SE]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7528 [17SE]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H4132 [20JN]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

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

Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers: designate certain segments as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 1110), H1111 [18MR]

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]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold to government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101), H5401 [16JY]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1392 [9AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10172 [6NO]

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

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

TVA: phase out Federal funding (see H.R. 677), H452 [11FE]

World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 95), H6963 [5SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Berlin, NH: examine historical significance (see H.R. 105), H142 [9JA]

National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843), H3659 [10JN]

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

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H802 [6MR]

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge: require acquisition of lands be only by donation, exchange, or by owner consent (see H.R. 13), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Ceremonies

Girl Scout American Flag Ceremony, E1106 [4JN]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5720 [24JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4296 [24JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2975 [20MY]

Concord, NH: tribute to Concord High School Crimson Tide Marching Band, E108 [21JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5720 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4048 [19JN], H4296 [24JN]

———reform, H4048 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5079 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7888 [25SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6365 [30JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4956, H4964 [9JY]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1609), E1610 [1AU]

Jutras, Claire and Roland (Beaver): National Parents Day Foundation Parents of the Year award recipients, E1479 [23JY]

Lebanon, NH; tribute to Girl Scout Junior Cadette Troop 659, E1106 [4JN]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, E176 [5FE]

National Mammography Day: support goals (H. Res. 235), H7532 [18SE]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7888 [25SE]

OPIC: funding, H6365 [30JY]

Public lands: Payment In Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H5079 [10JY]

Tributes

Drake, Charles L., E1409 [11JY]

Pearson, William R., E2240 [8NO]