BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H923 [12MR]

Committee To Escort Chilean President Eduardo Frei Into the House Chamber, H671 [27FE]

Committee To Escort the President, H273 [4FE]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [7JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2875 [16MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H10768 [12NO]

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

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H10172 [6NO]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

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]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5177 [11JY]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H2680 [14MY]

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

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), H10957 [13NO]

———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]

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

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H7281 [15SE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1340 [8AP]

———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), H7528 [17SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H7830 [24SE]

———ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655), H8832 [9OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3274 [3JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 2746), H9501 [23OC], H9613 [28OC]

Elections: provide candidates for Federal office free access to interactive computer services for dissemination of campaign information (see H.R. 653), H393 [6FE]

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

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

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H285 [4FE]

EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8929 [21OC]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5297 [15JY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H8161 [29SE]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4836 [26JN]

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

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9801 [30OC]

———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]

———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2332), H6799 [3SE]

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

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

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H5177 [11JY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2351 [7MY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H9039 [22OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9501 [23OC]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

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), H7599 [18SE]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1340 [8AP]

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

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1892 [24AP]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

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

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

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

Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H3201 [22MY]

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]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H4133 [20JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

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

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H3070 [20MY]

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

———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), H1288 [21MR]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H725 [4MR]

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

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H8438 [6OC]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1611 [16AP]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10957 [13NO]

Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H349 [5FE]

———grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1262 [20MR]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H5401 [16JY]

Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H8834 [9OC]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 12, 32), H70 [7JA], H156 [9JA], H244 [21JA]

Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. Con. Res. 9), H244 [21JA]

Corrections Calendar Office: establish (see H. Res. 7), H70 [7JA], H155 [9JA]

Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 207), H6705 [31JY]

Education: increase student options for the consolidation of their student loan obligations (see H.R. 2518), H7729 [23SE]

House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1), H70 [7JA], H155 [9JA]

Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses (see H.R. 1004), H887 [11MR]

Motions

Gingrich, Representative: nomination to be Speaker of the House, H3 [7JA]

Remarks

Armey, Representative: acknowledgement as majority leader, H7 [7JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2662, H2664 [14MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4656, H4680 [26JN], H5928 [29JY], E1332 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6633 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4578 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3175 [22MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), consideration (H. Res. 152), H2949 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4246 [24JN]

CIA: release of information to Democratic National Committee relative to Latvian citizen, H1293 [8AP]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 12), H29 [7JA], H82 [9JA]

———majority party appointments (H. Res. 32), H235 [21JA]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4656 [26JN]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 9), H236 [21JA]

DeLay, Representative: acknowledgement as majority whip, H7 [7JA]

Dept. of Justice: investigation of interception of cellular phone conversations between Members of Congress, H1396 [10AP]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3181 [22MY]

Eagen, James M., III: election as Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (H. Res. 207), H6669, H6671 [31JY]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8848 [21OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1117 [19MR]

Gingrich, Representative: nomination to be Speaker of the House, H2 [7JA]

———resolution of ethics charges, H80 [9JA]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H893 [12MR]

House of Representatives: election of officers (H. Res. 1), H7 [7JA]

———legislative program, H236 [21JA]

Medicare: reform, H2662 [14MY], H5928 [29JY]

National Teacher Appreciation Day: observance, H2180 [6MY]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (H.R. 680), H1942 [29AP]

Ohio: observance of Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week, E1834 [24SE]

Republican Conference: announcement of new members, H5306 [16JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1498 [15AP]

———rates, H2662, H2664 [14MY], H3725 [12JN], H3915 [18JN], H6633 [31JY], E1332 [26JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9062 [23OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3099 [21MY]

Votes: correction, E2200 [7NO]

———position on missed, H4120 [20JN]

WIC: funding, H2261 [7MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [9JA]

Testimonies

Taxpayer Relief Act Small Business Provisions: Bobby Todd, Eagle Printing Co., E1333 [26JN]

———Giovanni Coratola, Port of Italy (restaurant), E1333 [26JN]

———Jim J. Elmer, Jim J. Elmer Construction Co., E1333 [26JN]

———Paul Jost, Chandler Development Corp., E1333 [26JN]

———Susan Thomas, Best of Service and Sales International, Inc., E1332 [26JN]

Tributes

Faust, Gerry, H2180 [6MY]

Fitton, Richard J., E980 [20MY]