BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)

Amendments

House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7564 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

China's Persecution of Underground Christian Churches Continues To Intensify as Authorities Seek Their Eradication Finds Human Rights Mission, H4242 [24JN]

U.S. Is Financing China's War Plan, Timothy W. Maier, H4237-H4239 [24JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H523 [12FE]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H8300 [1OC]

———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8929 [21OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H8320 [2OC]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679), H1262 [20MR]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H3865 [17JN]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

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]

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, 7), H154 [9JA]

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

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H5132 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1542 [15AP]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H1262 [20MR]

Civil liberties: 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]

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), H5021 [9JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 695), H6407 [30JY]

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), H1989 [29AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H7730 [23SE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5826 [25JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H2785 [15MY]

———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]

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

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

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H8928 [21OC]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H1706 [17AP]

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

Education: allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary education programs that meet their needs (see H.R. 2992), H10769 [12NO]

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

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]

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]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H142 [9JA], H348 [5FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5401 [16JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H2446 [8MY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1892 [24AP]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1340 [8AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1187 [19MR]

———applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H804 [6MR]

———clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H9558 [24OC]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H1707 [17AP]

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

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1542 [15AP]

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), H1187 [19MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1187 [19MR]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H3568 [5JN]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8833 [9OC]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H6798 [3SE]

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

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1392 [9AP]

———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8727 [8OC]

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

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H8833 [9OC]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H10768 [12NO]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1187 [19MR]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H2681 [14MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H2680 [14MY]

Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21), H628 [25FE]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H812 [10MR]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H2590 [13MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H2254 [6MY]

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

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H768 [5MR]

———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. 2), H154 [9JA]

Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs (see H.R. 813), H4913 [8JY]

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H6407 [30JY]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H6798 [3SE]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H8054 [26SE]

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

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H2155 [1MY]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6026 [29JY]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H524 [12FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661), H8832 [9OC]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H8727 [8OC]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61), H1542 [15AP]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9039 [22OC]

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7730 [23SE]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H5826 [25JY]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H4339 [24JN]

Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H283 [4FE]

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 retail tax relative to certain heavy duty trucks and trailers (see H.R. 160), H669 [26FE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H590 [13FE]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2157 [1MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H6026 [29JY]

———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), H3204 [22MY]

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

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 525, 902), H590 [13FE], 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), H8299 [1OC]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H9039 [22OC]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H7119 [9SE]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of diesel fuel used in trains (see H.R. 2474), H8727 [8OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H949 [12MR]

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

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8834 [9OC]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H2446 [8MY]

———treatment of liquor and beer retailers (see H.R. 1620), H2783 [15MY]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H3924 [18JN]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

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]

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

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]

Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H9865 [31OC]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 1326), H1541 [15AP]

FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of operations (see H.R. 703), H522 [12FE]

Hydroelectric power: extend time required for construction of projects (see H.R. 2841), H10170 [6NO]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 704), H522 [12FE]

Tariff: p-toluenesulfonamide (see H.R. 1214), H1288 [21MR]

Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 705), H522 [12FE]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1465), H1908 [28AP]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1369), H1704 [17AP]

Factsheets

China's Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, H4240 [24JN]

Chinese Government's Violations of Human Rights, H4240 [24JN]

Letters

Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China: Lodi G. Gyari, International Campaign for Tibet (organization), H4241 [24JN]

———Xing Zheng, Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars, H4241 [24JN]

People's Republic of China persecution of Christians: several Christian and family organizations and leaders, H4240 [24JN]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1197 [20MR]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5694 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5694 [24JY]

Appalachian Regional Commission: funding, H5765 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4672 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6643 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4559 [25JN]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5606 [23JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2966 [20MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4237, H4247 [24JN]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): require majority vote of Committee to broaden scope of investigation and issue subpoenas, H7564, H7565, H7567 [18SE]

———time limit for dismissal of deadlocked complaints, H7562 [18SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5765 [24JY]

Erlanger, KY: tribute to Lloyd High School on draft of crime legislation, E785 [29AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H532, H548 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H532, H548 [13FE]

House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7562, H7564, H7565, H7567 [18SE]

Medicare: reform, H4559 [25JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H482 [12FE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H970 [13MR]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1577 [16AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H5606 [23JY]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4672 [26JN]

———rates, H6643 [31JY]

Resignations

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H75 [9JA]

Statements

Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: John Carr, U.S. Catholic Conference, H4241 [24JN]

Statistics

U.S.-China Trade—The Status Quo, H4239 [24JN]

Surveys

Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: Wall Street Journal, H4239 [24JN]

Tributes

Grover, John W., E1099 [3JN]

Herzog, Chaim, E927 [14MY]