BONO, SONNY (a Representative from California)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H5132 [10JY]
———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9866 [31OC]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H1187 [19MR]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H9730 [29OC]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H7528 [17SE]
Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H5177 [11JY]
———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H3865 [17JN]
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: reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6026 [29JY]
Cabazon Indian Reservation: authorize leases (see H.R. 2089), H4834 [26JN]
California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133), H143 [9JA]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H156 [9JA]
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), H2254 [6MY]
———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]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H629 [25FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 2589), H8299 [1OC]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]
———appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1596), H3569 [5JN]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H8054 [26SE]
———provide for reassignment of certain Federal cases (see H.R. 520), H1187 [19MR]
———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 702), H522 [12FE]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2883 [19MY]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H1542 [15AP]
———consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]
———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H1541 [15AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8055 [26SE]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3203 [22MY]
———authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs (see H.R. 2588), H8265 [30SE]
———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H3204 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]
———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H4221 [23JN]
Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5297 [15JY]
Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1259 [20MR]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Elections: reform voter registration procedures (see H.R. 224), H7730 [23SE]
Endangered Species Act: grounds for civil actions relative to suffering or injury resulting from violations or noncompliance with the act (see H.R. 752), H585 [13FE]
———improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H1262 [20MR]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 622, 1005), H670 [26FE], H887 [11MR]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1252), H1391 [9AP]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H3660 [10JN]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H5183 [14JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]
Foreign trade: 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]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3798 [12JN]
Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H152 [9JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]
Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]
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), H8299 [1OC]
———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H3203 [22MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5), H1186 [19MR]
Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 401), H152 [9JA]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H8929 [21OC]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H7911 [25SE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H5183 [14JY]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1257 [20MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H5177 [11JY]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H5021 [9JY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H669 [26FE], H3578 [7JN]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H725 [4MR]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission standards (see H.R. 8), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]
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]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H8833 [9OC]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H157 [9JA]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H3213 [30MY]
———uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]
Refuse disposal: provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood control projects (see H.R. 2741), H10768 [12NO]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8300 [1OC]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]
Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H589 [13FE]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H157 [9JA]
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]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1261 [20MR]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H2680 [14MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H1795 [23AP]
———reduce rates for certain wines (see H.R. 1612), H2679 [14MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001), H1541 [15AP], H4086 [19JN]
———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. Res. 111), H2446 [8MY]
———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3477 [4JN]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10768 [12NO]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2680 [14MY]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2446 [8MY]
Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H1339 [8AP]
Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2034), H4645 [25JN]
Transportation: increase use of natural gas as a fuel (see H.R. 970), H802 [6MR]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H768 [5MR]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7365 [16SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H2874 [16MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281), H8054 [26SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms Treaty: implementation (see H.R. 2281), H8054 [26SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 700), H522 [12FE]
Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion (see H.R. 2448), H7199 [10SE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 1621), H2783 [15MY]
Courts: provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H2349 [7MY]
———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (H.R. 1232), H1368 [9AP]
American Airlines: tribute, E2384
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), H6969
Civil liberties: protection from personal intrusion (H.R. 2448), E1709
Courts: provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (H.R. 1542), E866
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5150 [11JY], H5244
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (H.J. Res. 75), H3222
National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5150 [11JY]
Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H5244
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 279), E836
U.N.: World Heritage Program funding, H5244
Votes: correction, E1614
———position on missed, H498 [12FE], H1405
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8923 [21OC]
Special order: granted, H1332 [8AP], H1389 [9AP]
Tributes
Haugen, Michael P., E81
Lehmann, James W., Jr., E81