BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7365 [16SE], H7604 [22SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5183 [14JY], H5343 [16JY]
Appointments
Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
Congress Ignoring Serious Population Problem, Werner Fornos, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H541 [13FE]
Congress Should Release World Family Planning Funds, Houston (TX) Chronicle, H541 [13FE]
Her Joy Is in the Journey—Rosalie Kuntz Revered by Pasadena Community, Pat Swanson, Houston (TX) Chronicle, E106
Restaurateur Janie Tijernia Dies at Age 88, Houston (TX) Chronicle, E427
Salute to Roy Cutbirth, Highlands (TX) Star Courier, E307
UST—From an Acorn on Montrose to a Splendid University, Houston (TX) Chronicle, E168
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]
———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H524 [12FE]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H725 [4MR]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H4836 [26JN]
Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H7527 [17SE]
———funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H6707 [31JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5487 [17JY]
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), H286 [4FE]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6918 [4SE]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8929 [21OC]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]
Drugs: penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]
Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H8265 [30SE]
Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H768 [5MR]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3274 [3JN]
———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H4913 [8JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H10768 [12NO]
Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H9730 [29OC]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H5132 [10JY]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H286 [4FE]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H9865 [31OC]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H6798 [3SE]
Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2488 [12MY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1706 [17AP]
Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1456 [14AP]
———State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1111 [18MR]
Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5569 [22JY]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10421 [8NO]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8929 [21OC]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H9801 [30OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709, 2930), H9730 [29OC], H10418 [8NO]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9039 [22OC]
———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9559 [24OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1391 [9AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H589 [13FE]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H3660 [10JN]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H3169 [21MY]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H804 [6MR]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H6407 [30JY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]
———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H349 [5FE]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3477 [4JN]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H525 [12FE]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H590 [13FE]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]
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), H1989 [29AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H3924 [18JN]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1795 [23AP]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3568 [5JN]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H890 [11MR]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1392 [9AP]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H1340 [8AP]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1542 [15AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H950 [12MR]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H283 [4FE]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H889 [11MR]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H1611 [16AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H628 [25FE]
Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H768 [5MR]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H7528 [17SE]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]
United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter (see H. Con. Res. 110), H4913 [8JY]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7600 [18SE]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3568 [5JN]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H3204 [22MY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 2591), H9615 [28OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: balance (see H.R. 397), H152 [9JA]
Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (see H.R. 106), H142 [9JA]
Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566), H284 [4FE]
Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 862), H699 [27FE]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H346 [5FE]
Letters
Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Franklin D. Raines, OMB, H4571 [25JN]
Obituaries
Knight, Ellis M.: Houston (TX) Chronicle, E555
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8658
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1198 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8658
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5727
———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, H8393
Baylor College of Medicine: anniversary of Women's Health Initiative, E1991
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7066
Black History Month: observance, H438 [11FE]
Budget: balance (H.R. 397), E86
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4804 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6651 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4390 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4570 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6323 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4390 [25JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2971 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3505 [5JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3243 [3JN]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H911 [12MR]
Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H941 [12MR]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H6323 [30JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4263 [24JN]
Davis, Darrell: Baytown, TX, Fire Fighter of the Year honoree, E2387
Dept. of Agriculture: Children's National Research Center funding, H5727
Dept. of HUD: upgrade programs in Houston, TX, H5335 [16JY]
Dept. of State: waive nonimmigrant visa fees for children arriving for pre-arranged medical care, H8241 [30SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5054 [10JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8241 [30SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6946
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5335, H5343, H5344 [16JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 261), H8667 [8OC]
Dougherty, Keith: Baytown, TX, Police Officer of the Year honoree, E2387
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8180 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5742 [24JY]
EPA: prohibit importation of polychlorinated biphenyls, H5343, H5344 [16JY]
———prohibit the importation for disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) at certain concentrations, H8667 [8OC]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8194 [30SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H541 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6838 [4SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6357, H6367 [30JY], H6838 [4SE], E1675
Harris County, TX: tribute to Lynchburg Ferry, E2295
Health: establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund (H.R. 106), E50
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8989 [22OC]
Hear O' Israel International, Inc.: tribute, E1659
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (H.R. 1108), E508
Houston, TX: anniversary of True Vine Baptist Church, E1040
———tribute to Center for AIDS, E274
———tribute to Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corp. and Bank United (business) for receipt of Social Compact (organization) Outstanding Community Investment Award, E870
———tribute to Keep Houston Beautiful neighborhood cleanup campaign, E887
———tribute to Universoul Circus, E2178
Houston Astros (baseball team): tribute, H8059 [29SE]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8989 [22OC]
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, H6357 [30JY], E1675
Jones, Mike: Baytown, TX, Paramedic of the Year honoree, E2387
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1217
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5212
Kika de la Garza U.S. Border Station, Pharr, TX: designate (H.R. 994), H7640
Lacy, Phillip W.: AIDS Action Foundation honoree, E1643
LaPorte Education Foundation: tribute to Education Celebration Event, E443
Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments, H4570 [25JN], H6323 [30JY]
Medicare: establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 566), E140
———reform, H6323 [30JY]
Meili, Davide: relief (S. 768), H5289
Meili, Giuseppina: relief (S. 768), H5289
Meili, Michel Christopher: relief (S. 768), H5289
Meili, Mirjam N.: relief (S. 768), H5289
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H507, H508 [12FE]
Methodist Hospital of Houston: AIDS Action Foundation honoree, E1643
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H969 [13MR]
Miller, Bertha Gordon: Seven Acres Jewish Geriatric Center Spirit of Life Award recipient, E1994
Morgan's Point, TX: tribute for designation as national historic district, E679
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1839 [24AP]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8989 [22OC]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5054 [10JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Robert F. Curl and Richard E. Smalley for chemistry, E382
Occidental Chemical Corp.: tribute to Houston chemical complex for receipt of Deer Park, TX, Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award, E2020
OPIC: funding, H6367 [30JY]
Pasadena (CA) Citizen: anniversary, E2056
RADX Technology (business): donation of mammography screening system, E2298
Round Top, TX: anniversary of Royers' Round Top Cafe, E795
Small Business Act: amend (H.R. 2261), H8079, H8080 [29SE]
Small Business Investment Act: amend (H.R. 2261), H8079, H8080 [29SE]
Space policy: space station program funding, H1839 [24AP]
Taxation: capital gains rates, H4804 [26JN]
———capital gains rates (H.R. 862), H693 [27FE], E360
———child tax credit, H4804 [26JN]
———rates, H4804 [26JN], H6651 [31JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9050, H9053, H9055 [23OC]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (H.R. 587), E174
Texas: tribute to Pasadena-Bay Area Junior Forum, E2384
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8520 [7OC]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7375
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1565 [16AP]
University of St. Thomas: anniversary, E168
University of Texas: anniversary of Health Science Center, E1976
Wagoner, Margie, E1776
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H697 [27FE], H5295 [15JY], H9035 [22OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Tribute to Hear O' Israel International, Inc.: Houston, TX, City Council, E1659
Tables
Sliding scale capital gains proposal, H694 [27FE]
Tributes
Black, Norman W., E1537
Cooksey, M. Keith, E2196
Cutbirth, Roy, E307
Dye, Jeffery J., E1430
Gonzalez, Representative, H8580
Knight, Ellis M., E555
Kuntz, Rosalie, E106
McWhorter, Betty, H7532 [18SE]
Tejeda, Frank, H306 [5FE]
Tijernia, Janie, E427
Yongue, C.M., E1768