SHADEGG, JOHN B. (a Representative from Arizona)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7029 [9SE], H7390 [17SE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3887 [18JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H7911 [25SE]

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

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

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10768 [12NO]

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: create a tax cut reserve fund to protect revenues generated by economic growth (see H.R. 2496), H7599 [18SE]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H286 [4FE]

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

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (see H.R. 2570), H8160 [29SE]

———ensure that commercial activities of any Chinese military company are not extended normal tariff treatment (see H.R. 2188, 2580, 2647), H5486 [17JY], H8264 [30SE], H8832 [9OC]

———improve monitoring of human rights situation (see H.R. 2358), H6705 [31JY]

———increase international broadcasting activities (see H.R. 2232), H7601 [18SE]

———increase monitoring of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 2195), H5486 [17JY]

———oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 87, 2196), H1018 [13MR], H5486 [17JY]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H5664 [23JY]

———require a report on intelligence activities directed against or affecting the interests of the U.S. (see H.R. 2190), H5486 [17JY]

China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (see H.R. 2386), H6797 [3SE]

———membership in World Trade Organization relative to the admission of the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 190), H5487 [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]

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

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1542 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 169), H453 [11FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1989 [29AP]

———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H6707 [31JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H4339 [24JN]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H4339 [24JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]

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

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

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]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H3274 [3JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1340 [8AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H9614 [28OC]

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]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3798 [12JN]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H669 [26FE]

Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H950 [12MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H3476 [4JN], H3568 [5JN]

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H393 [6FE]

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]

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

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H524 [12FE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H7365 [16SE]

Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H6918 [4SE]

———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), H5777 [24JY]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 750), H890 [11MR]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H245 [21JA]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1440 [10AP]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6798 [3SE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3660 [10JN]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

———sanctions relative to acquisition of certain missiles (see H. Res. 188), H5826 [25JY]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H1440 [10AP]

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

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8320 [2OC]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H393 [6FE]

———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]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H1111 [18MR]

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), H1440 [10AP]

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]

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

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H5021 [9JY]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H151 [9JA]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1340 [8AP]

———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), H3924 [18JN]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H725 [4MR]

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

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9615 [28OC]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H3201 [22MY]

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

States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84), H8161 [29SE]

Taiwan Relations Act: amend (see H.R. 311), H349 [5FE]

Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H8438 [6OC]

———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]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H890 [11MR]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]

———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), H3070 [20MY]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H3476 [4JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H768 [5MR]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1391 [9AP]

———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]

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

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H5401 [16JY]

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

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H1040 [17MR]

———transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470), H1987 [29AP]

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

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H590 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H148 [9JA]

Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 296), H148 [9JA]

Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments (see H.R. 295), H148 [9JA]

———provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment (see H.R. 293), H148 [9JA]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 294), H148 [9JA]

Descriptions

Modern Red Schoolhouse on the World Wide Web: Sally B. Kilgore, Hudson Institute, H6871 [4SE]

Yale Child Study Center School Development Program, H6870 [4SE]

Press releases

Hudson Institute's Modern Red Schoolhouse To Move to Nashville: Hudson Institute, H6871 [4SE]

Remarks

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3887 [18JN]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3038 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H910 [12MR]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8232 [30SE]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H8719, H8721 [8OC]

Contracts: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts relative to fraud investigations, H7390, H7391 [17SE]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7388 [17SE]

———national testing standards, H8136 [29SE], H8420, H8421, H8430, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435 [6OC], H8722 [8OC], H8909, H8912, H8913, H8914, H8915, H8916 [21OC], H9492, H9493, H9494, H9495, H9497, H9498 [23OC]

———whole-school reform, H7021 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5107 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8232 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6869, H6880, H6881, H6882 [4SE], H6929 [5SE], H6990, H6991 [8SE], H7021, H7026, H7027, H7029, H7030 [9SE], H7153, H7154 [10SE], H7388, H7390, H7391 [17SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6869, H6880, H6881, H6882 [4SE], H7153, H7154 [10SE], H8420, H8421, H8430, H8432, H8433, H8434, H8435 [6OC], H9492, H9493, H9494, H9495, H9496, H9497, H9498 [23OC]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6990, H6991 [8SE]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1122 [19MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2301 [7MY]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5107 [10JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6929 [5SE]

Job Corps: compensation of employees, H7029, H7030 [9SE]

McKenzie, Rhonda: Arizona Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1093 [3JN]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), H8407, H8409 [6OC]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3887 [18JN]

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H7026, H7027 [9SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8133, H8134, H8136 [29SE]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1578 [16AP]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1503 [15AP]

———rates, H3038 [20MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3718 [11JN], H9499 [23OC]

Reports

Success for All and Roots & Wings Programs: Johns Hopkins University, H6872 [4SE]

———Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden, and Barbara A. Wasik, H6873-H6880 [4SE]