CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5447 [17JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7321 [16SE]

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations, H6726 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9039 [22OC]

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

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

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H6797 [3SE]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]

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), H6799 [3SE]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H2680 [14MY]

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

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), H8833 [9OC]

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), H1989 [29AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6407 [30JY]

———health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091), H1111 [18MR]

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

Dept. of Transportation: study existing ferry operations in the U.S. and provide financial assistance for the development of ferry operations (see H.R. 1630), H6918 [4SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H4836 [26JN]

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

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1794 [23AP]

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

Drugs: 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), 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]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H3476 [4JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H244 [21JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H3720 [11JN], H5778 [24JY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H9559 [24OC]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4913 [8JY]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

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

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]

Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H7728 [23SE]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H2254 [6MY]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3924 [18JN]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7008 [8SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H4647 [25JN]

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), H1706 [17AP]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H5778 [24JY]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H150 [9JA]

IRS: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H9039 [22OC]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

Medicaid: eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 912), H1187 [19MR]

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1187 [19MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1261 [20MR]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5297 [15JY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

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

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

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1795 [23AP]

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

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H3204 [22MY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8728 [8OC]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H3070 [20MY]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H10956 [13NO]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (see H. Con. Res. 48), H2351 [7MY]

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), H2157 [1MY]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H524 [12FE]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H949 [12MR]

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), H156 [9JA]

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

———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]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]

———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), H4913 [8JY]

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

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H1392 [9AP]

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

Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

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]

Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H3203 [22MY]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1908, 1955), H3924 [18JN], H4133 [20JN]

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

Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H804 [6MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2159), H5183 [14JY]

Conference reports

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2159), H10602-H10629 [12NO]

Letters

Allocation of foreign aid to India: Naresh Chandra, Ambassador of India, H6808 [4SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies appropriations and consolidation of certain agencies: Michael C. McGowan, H3684 [11JN]

OPIC funding: Vice President Gore, H6369 [30JY]

U.N. reform relative to UNICEF: Carol Bellamy, UNICEF, H6347 [30JY]

Lists

U.S. firms with investment and business interests in India, H6809 [4SE]

Motions

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H8538 [7OC], H8686 [8OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5447 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5655 [23JY]

AID: international agricultural assistance, H6402 [30JY]

———Sustainable Desert Development Program funding, H6359 [30JY]

Alabama: tribute to McGill-Toolen Pro-Life Club for participation in March for Life demonstration, E413 [6MR]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H5635 [23JY]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6746, H6747 [3SE]

Cambodia: allocation of foreign aid, H6391 [30JY]

Centers for Disease Control: pfiesteria research funding, H7235 [11SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4269 [24JN]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (H.R. 967), H10132 [6NO]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), E387 [5MR]

Committee on Appropriations (House): permission to file report, H6679 [31JY]

———tribute to staff of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, H6848 [4SE]

Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service: agricultural research project funding at Auburn University dealing with forestry and water quality, H5447 [17JY]

Dept. of State: limit appropriations, H3677 [11JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3677, H3683, H3684 [11JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8538 [7OC], H8686, H8687, H8689 [8OC]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5635 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8749 [9OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7235 [11SE]

Drugs: international narcotics control funding, E1653 [4SE]

Ehiopia: human rights violations, H6401 [30JY]

Eximbank: funding, H6371 [30JY]

Foreign aid: African Development Fund funding, H6728, H6729 [3SE]

———international family planning programs, H6732, H6733 [3SE]

———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H544 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H8505, H8538 [7OC], H8686, H8687, H8689 [8OC]

———prevent allocation to security forces of certain countries relative to human rights violations, H6395 [30JY]

———procurement of certain U.S. goods by countries receiving assistance, H6730 [3SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6346, H6353, H6359, H6361, H6362, H6369, H6371, H6374, H6375, H6381, H6383, H6391, H6395, H6400, H6401, H6402 [30JY], H6678 [31JY], H6726, H6728, H6729, H6730, H6731, H6732, H6733, H6735, H6746, H6747, H6750, H6755 [3SE], H6808, H6817, H6827, H6828, H6829, H6830, H6847 [4SE], H7320, H7321 [16SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10668, H10676 [12NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), corrections in engrossment, H6848 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8505 [7OC]

Foreign trade: requirements relative to termination of sanctions against Serbia, H6731 [3SE]

Haiti: economic reform, H6375 [30JY]

Health: Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund funding, H7320, H7321 [16SE]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H6822 [4SE]

Hunting and trapping: efforts to prevent poaching of elephants and rhinoceros, H6735 [3SE]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6808, H6817 [4SE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: third-party inspection of nuclear program, H6401 [30JY]

Mobile, AL: anniversary of Christ Episcopal Church, E1573 [31JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3875 [18JN]

NATO: prohibit funding for expansion not authorized by law, H6750 [3SE]

———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H6400 [30JY], H6750 [3SE]

OPIC: funding, H6362, H6369, H6371 [30JY]

———reimbursement by Palestinian Authority for improper use of monetary authority, H6830 [4SE]

Palestinian Authority: allocation of foreign aid relative to efforts against terrorism, H6847 [4SE]

Peru: prisoner rights, H6381 [30JY]

Point of order, H6729 [3SE]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, H6381 [30JY]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H6827, H6829 [4SE]

Turkey: allocation of foreign aid, H6361 [30JY]

Weapons: demining programs funding, H6353 [30JY]

Reports filed

Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 105-401), H10767 [12NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2159) (H. Rept. 105-176), H5183 [14JY]

Tables

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6348-H6350 [30JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10670-H10672 [12NO]