BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4155 [23JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3325 [4JN], H3690 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H3070 [20MY]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]

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

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

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5401 [16JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

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

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H725 [4MR]

———outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H4647 [25JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

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), H245 [21JA]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H7528 [17SE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

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

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H3204 [22MY]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H2254 [6MY]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of HUD: reform the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 1798), H3566 [5JN]

———terminate the property disposition program providing single-family properties for use by the homeless (see H.R. 32), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H2882 [19MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering and other financial crimes (see H.R. 1756), H3273 [3JN]

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), H725 [4MR]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H2874 [16MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3274 [3JN]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260, 1398), H3204 [22MY], H5297 [15JY]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1040 [17MR]

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]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H9730 [29OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3204 [22MY]

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

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6026 [29JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3476 [4JN]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

———audit requirements and oversight of credit unions (see H.R. 2552), H7910 [25SE]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1440 [10AP]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1542 [15AP]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H8265 [30SE]

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

Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H1262 [20MR]

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H725 [4MR]

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

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80, 866), H244 [21JA], H3203 [22MY]

———terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House (see H.R. 1768), H3273 [3JN]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H7281 [15SE]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H245 [21JA]

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), H804 [6MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2488 [12MY]

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H2874 [16MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H349 [5FE]

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

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H4836 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1440 [10AP]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H709 [3MR]

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

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H2784 [15MY]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2590 [13MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H804 [6MR]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3204 [22MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1339 [8AP]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H2156 [1MY]

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

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1795 [23AP]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5570 [22JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H4086 [19JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H4086 [19JN]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H1440 [10AP]

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

Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 334), H245 [21JA]

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

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]

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

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 3046), H10953 [13NO]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H589 [13FE]

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1438 [10AP]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H3568 [5JN]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H890 [11MR]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H3924 [18JN]

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

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1018 [13MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H245 [21JA], H3070 [20MY]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H1892 [24AP]

States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2942), H10957 [13NO]

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), H1440 [10AP]

———allow individuals to designate that a certain percent of their income tax liability be used to reduce the national debt and require spending reductions equal to the amounts so designated (see H.R. 1914), H3864 [17JN]

———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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1033), H169 [20JA], H2680 [14MY]

———child tax credit (see H.R. 1327), H3476 [4JN]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H1262 [20MR]

———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), H1542 [15AP]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H286 [4FE]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H3274 [3JN]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H670 [26FE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 876), H700 [27FE], H1339 [8AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H2157 [1MY]

———increase the maximum amount of contributions to individual retirement accounts and the amounts of adjusted gross income at which the IRA deduction phases out for active participants in pension plans (see H.R. 891), H1456 [14AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H286 [4FE]

———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]

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

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H1339 [8AP]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H2254 [6MY]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9865 [31OC]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H1542 [15AP]

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

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 200), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H7281 [15SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H8055 [26SE], H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

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

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H3660 [10JN]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H244 [21JA]

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]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]

———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2385), H7200 [10SE]

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]

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), H9866 [31OC]

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H. Res. 21), H1392 [9AP]

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H2157 [1MY]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H4645 [25JN]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H1542 [15AP]

———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2090 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see H.R. 2648), H8832 [9OC]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied compressed gas service (see H.R. 2936), H10419 [8NO]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see H.R. 837), H668 [26FE]

———reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H1017 [13MR]

Foreign trade: substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of ``most-favored-nation treatment'' (see H.R. 2002), H4132 [20JN]

Medicaid: eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 912), H724 [4MR]

Medicare: coverage of certain prostate cancer detection procedures and drug treatment services (see H.R. 448), H154 [9JA]

Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs (see H.R. 813), H627 [25FE]

Taxation: treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see H.R. 656), H407 [10FE]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908), H3864 [17JN]

Factsheets

Impact of Amtrak Strike, H8699 [8OC]

Proposals

Investigate circumstances surrounding Representative Hilliard's travel to Libya, H7818 [24SE]

Remarks

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: rescission of contract authority, H2759 [15MY]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H8698 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H8975 [22OC]

———labor disputes, H8698 [8OC]

———wage continuation and severance benefits for employees affected by a discontinuance, reduction, or relocation of service, H8975 [22OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2759, H2760 [15MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10142 [6NO]

Courts: reform punitive damages award laws, E1775 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4155 [23JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3325 [4JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5348, H5349, H5352, H5353, H5354, H5359, H5360, H5361, H5362 [16JY]

———Community Development Financial Institutions Fund contracting practices, H8681, H8682 [8OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Loan Guarantee Program funding, H5647 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5647 [23JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5348, H5349, H5352, H5353, H5354, H5359, H5360, H5361, H5362 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8681, H8682 [8OC]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), H3095 [21MY]

Highway Trust Fund: rescission of contract authority, H2760 [15MY]

Hilliard, Representative: investigate circumstances surrounding travel to Libya, H8037 [26SE]

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]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2760 [15MY], H3341 [4JN], H7819 [24SE]

Point of order, H2759, H2760 [15MY]

Surplus Government property: list overseas sales and use amounts received for deficit reduction, H3325 [4JN]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (S. 923), H9839 [31OC]

———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits, H4155 [23JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3269 [3JN]

Special order: granted, H8726 [8OC]