COBURN, TOM A. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5968 [29JY]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3353 [4JN], H3693 [11JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5022 [9JY], H5235 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7528 [17SE], H7811 [24SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6919 [4SE], H7031, H7044 [9SE], H7376 [17SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5404 [16JY]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1796 [23AP], H1814 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3797 [12JN]

Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H7008 [8SE]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1707 [17AP]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H9039 [22OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2157 [1MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5022 [9JY]

———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), H8728 [8OC]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10172 [6NO]

China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 87), H702 [27FE]

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

———outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H6963 [5SE]

———prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H7830 [24SE]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4221 [23JN]

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]

———require the posting of the Ten Commandments in the House and Senate Chambers (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2351 [7MY]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H8265 [30SE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H1340 [8AP]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H9039 [22OC]

Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections personnel (see H.R. 2070), H6707 [31JY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

———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]

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

———consolidate Office of Fossil Energy and Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (see H.R. 1806), H3567 [5JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407, 1585), H629 [25FE], H5570 [22JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H8633 [7OC]

———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), H5569 [22JY]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Employment: 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), H142 [9JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6407 [30JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H6797 [3SE]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]

———approval and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 1411), H1793 [23AP]

———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H5826 [25JY]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1017 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]

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

Federal employees: limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H7008 [8SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]

Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H887 [11MR]

———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: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

———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), H6963 [5SE]

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

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

———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

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

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1040 [17MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H6407 [30JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23), H453 [11FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 737), H950 [12MR]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2351 [7MY]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8834 [9OC]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H766 [5MR]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3203 [22MY]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]

Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343), H150 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 8), H154 [9JA], H453 [11FE]

———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H5570 [22JY]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1392 [9AP]

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

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

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

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H669 [26FE]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

Oklahoma City National Memorial: establish as a unit of the National Park System and create the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust (see H.R. 1849), H6798 [3SE]

Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H1392 [9AP]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458), H2157 [1MY]

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]

Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H1262 [20MR]

———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H1262 [20MR]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H150 [9JA], H699 [27FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H6962 [5SE]

———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), H629 [25FE]

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

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H1259 [20MR]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1743), H1892 [24AP], H3202 [22MY]

———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 340), H453 [11FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10956 [13NO]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H524 [12FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H157 [9JA]

Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H. Res. 166), H3797 [12JN]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1706 [17AP]

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H.R. 1588), H2589 [13MY]

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H2157 [1MY]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H702 [27FE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H7601 [18SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H669 [26FE]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

Health: improve regulation of radiopharmaceuticals (see H.R. 2298), H6405 [30JY], H6797 [3SE]

Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

Osage County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Candy Lake project (see H.R. 2299), H6405 [30JY]

Sequoyah County, OK: convey certain lands acquired for Sallisaw Creek project (see H.R. 2300), H6405 [30JY]

Letters

Centers for Disease Control notification of parents of newborns testing positive for HIV: Richard J. Tarplin, Dept. of HHS, H7376 [17SE]

Northwoods International Biosphere Reserve: Bob Lessard, H8542 [7OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H1230 [20MR], H8654 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1208 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 262), H8643, H8644, H8648 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to recommit, H1230 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8654 [8OC]

BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5232 [15JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7059 [9SE]

Budget: balance, H1374 [9AP], H1597, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1601, H1602 [16AP]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H316, H317 [5FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4921 [9JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4394 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3038 [20MY]

Centers for Disease Control: notification of parents of newborns testing positive for HIV, H7376 [17SE]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10141 [6NO]

Crime: juvenile justice block grants programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7811, H7813, H7814 [24SE]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2326 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5968 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7022 [9SE], H7220 [11SE]

———State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7031, H7044, H7046, H7047, H7048, H7049 [9SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3353 [4JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5232, H5235, H5236, H5237, H5239, H5240, H5242, H5244 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7811, H7813, H7814 [24SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6888 [4SE], H6927, H6928, H6930, H6939 [5SE], H6978, H6979, H6993, H6994, H6995 [8SE], H7022, H7031, H7044, H7046, H7047, H7048, H7049, H7059 [9SE], H7220, H7241 [11SE], H7376 [17SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5328 [16JY]

Education: special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6993, H6994, H6995 [8SE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6978, H6979 [8SE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5328 [16JY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention programs funding, H6888 [4SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6835 [4SE], H8508 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6827, H6828, H6835 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8508 [7OC]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6927, H6928, H6930, H6939 [5SE]

Medicare: reform, H1597, H1598, H1599 [16AP]

Motion pictures: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', H650 [26FE]

NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7241 [11SE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1814, H1816, H1817 [24AP]

———U.S. Man and Biosphere Program funding, H1814, H1816, H1817 [24AP]

Parliamentary inquiry, H7039 [9SE], H7241 [11SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), H8541, H8542 [7OC]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program, H3353 [4JN], H5235, H5236, H5237, H5239, H5240, H5242, H5244 [15JY], H5968 [29JY], H6827, H6828 [4SE]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1599, H1600, H1602 [16AP]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H316, H317 [5FE]

Taxation: rates, H3038 [20MY], H4921 [9JY]

U.N.: designation of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites, H8541, H8542 [7OC]

———World Heritage Program funding, H3353 [4JN], H5235, H5236, H5237, H5239, H5240, H5242, H5244 [15JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Motion pictures: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', H633, H642, H644, H651 [26FE], H677 [27FE], E322 [26FE], E380 [5MR]

Special order: granted, H667 [26FE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Motion pictures: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', S1547 [25FE]