CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)
Analyses
21st Century Classrooms Act for Private Technology Investment (H.R. 1153), E556
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6758 [3SE]
———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]
Articles and editorials
Call to Arms Against Youth Drug Abuse, by, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, H982 [13MR]
``Coach'' Disney, 62, Dies After Collapsing, L. Erik Bratt, Escondido (CA) North County Times, E112
Potomac—An Endangered River? Charles C. Verharen, E890
U.S. Failed To Get Mexico To Reshape War on Drugs, Marcus Stern, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, H981 [13MR]
Woman Gets $12,000 in Housing Aid Despite Undocumented Status, Lola Sherman, San Diego (CA) Union-Tribune, H4850
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H1187 [19MR]
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39), H67 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8834 [9OC]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1612 [16AP]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H2785 [15MY]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H8161 [29SE]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H3476 [4JN]
Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]
Armed Forces: maintenance of military personnel in Asian and Pacific regions (see H. Res. 103), H2590 [13MY]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H8265 [30SE]
———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H2445 [8MY]
Armenia: agricultural assistance program funding (see H.R. 500), H408 [10FE]
———anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1341 [8AP]
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), H10172 [6NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3797 [12JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1988 [29AP]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H8054 [26SE]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H2091 [30AP]
Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H5491 [21JY]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H1542 [15AP]
———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]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4836 [26JN]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3865 [17JN]
———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]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H8727 [8OC]
Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H524 [12FE]
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]
———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H3661 [10JN]
———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10957 [13NO]
Dept. of Education: suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6919 [4SE]
Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2089 [30AP]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H286 [4FE]
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]
Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H3274 [3JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2445 [8MY]
———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]
Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]
Ecology and environment: comprehensive management strategy to save the tundra from depredation by the mid-continent lesser snow goose (see H. Con. Res. 175), H9558 [24OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: distribution of Impact Aid Program funds to local educational agencies (see H. Con. Res. 150), H7199 [10SE]
———ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H6799 [3SE]
Employment: determination of tip credits relative to State and local government laws (see H.R. 2357), H6705 [31JY]
———determination of tip credits relative to State and local laws (see H.R. 1485), H1988 [29AP]
———improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]
———prevent service performed by a person committed to a penal institution from being treated as employment for unemployment compensation purposes (see H.R. 562), H284 [4FE]
———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]
———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]
European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Res. 191), H5570 [22JY]
Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H346 [5FE]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H4836 [26JN]
FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H9559 [24OC]
Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]
———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H6406 [30JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]
———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9502 [23OC]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H6798 [3SE]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]
Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H9558 [24OC]
———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]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]
Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H1795 [23AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Forest Service: remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975), H803 [6MR]
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), H590 [13FE]
———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]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H5177 [11JY]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H804 [6MR]
Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1892 [24AP]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8054 [26SE]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1289 [21MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H10421 [8NO]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7600 [18SE]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]
Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311), H6406 [30JY]
Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H5401 [16JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1440 [10AP]
Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]
India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations (see H.R. 1802), H9801 [30OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]
Insurance: 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]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H152 [9JA]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2446 [8MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]
Iraq: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H2254 [6MY]
———restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8320 [2OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H1262 [20MR]
Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1988 [29AP]
———inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H6707 [31JY]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Libya: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138, 2715), H1257 [20MR], H9501 [23OC]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
Medicaid: expand county-operated health insurance organizations authorized to enroll beneficiaries (see H.R. 3014), H10769 [12NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]
———bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1795 [23AP]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1018 [13MR]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H889 [11MR]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3797 [12JN]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]
———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H9730 [29OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H5022 [9JY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227), H7262, H7263 [11SE]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H8265 [30SE]
———treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission standards (see H.R. 8), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2590 [13MY]
National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H4086 [19JN]
National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8300 [1OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 1420), H282 [4FE], H1794 [23AP]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H8300 [1OC]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7911 [25SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579), H10421 [8NO]
———establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661), H8832 [9OC]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1707 [17AP]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1892 [24AP]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 447), H154 [9JA]
———limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H145 [9JA]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]
Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H4913 [8JY]
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), H9558 [24OC]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]
———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Russia: protection of religious rights (see H. Con. Res. 176), H9558 [24OC]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6798 [3SE]
———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1440 [10AP]
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), H1794 [23AP]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3169 [21MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H6962 [5SE]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H1289 [21MR]
States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see H.R. 1683), H3069 [20MY]
Syria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1550), H2350 [7MY]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H68 [7JA], H140 [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), H1339 [8AP]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H169 [20JA]
———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]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H1338 [8AP]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H522 [12FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H8633 [7OC]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]
———inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 64), H725 [4MR]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1262 [20MR]
———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3202 [22MY]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H3274 [3JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8055 [26SE], H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H1795 [23AP]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]
———treatment of dependency exemptions for adoptions (see H.R. 1741), H3274 [3JN]
———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10768 [12NO]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H3477 [4JN]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]
Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H7119 [9SE]
———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H245 [21JA]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H669 [26FE]
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: ensure the equitable treatment of graduates (see H.R. 2567), H8054 [26SE]
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]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1289 [21MR]
———expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4836 [26JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H1339 [8AP]
Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H812 [10MR]
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]
———establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H1890 [24AP]
Weapons: mandatory prison term for use of firearms or destructive devices during a violent or drug-related Federal crime (see H.R. 2340), H6704 [31JY]
Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 130), H143 [9JA]
California: moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 133), H143 [9JA]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H143 [9JA]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (see H.R. 132), H143 [9JA]
San Diego County, CA: provide loan guarantee to Olivenhain Water Storage Project (see H.R. 134), H143 [9JA]
Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 2583), H8264 [30SE]
Taxation: treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]
Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]
Essays
Juneteenth Independence Day: National Christian Juneteenth Leadership Council, H3826 [17JN]
Histories
St. Clare's Home, Escondido, CA, E152
Lists
Countries with advanced air-to-air missiles in 2005, H5947 [29JY]
Countries with advanced surface-to-air missiles in 2005, H5947 [29JY]
Memorandums
Awarding of Federal Contracts Relative to Union Status of Contractors: John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, E661
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1224
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1194 [20MR]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3826
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 39), H1745
Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (H.R. 130), E27
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (H.R. 1787), H8865 [21OC]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H8100 [29SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), consideration (H. Res. 269), H8936 [22OC]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2720 [15MY]
Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, H4117 [20JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4307 [24JN]
Budget: balance, H1547 [16AP]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H750, H751 [5MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4694
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6660
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3010
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3245 [3JN]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H902 [12MR]
California: alleged intimidation of Hispanic Americans at voter polls, H10115 [6NO]
———moratorium on gas and oil development of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 133), E25
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 66), H2548
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8232 [30SE], H10913, H10914 [13NO]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4279
China, Republic of: cooperation with the U.S. relative to the development and acquisition of defensive military articles (H.R. 2386), H10154 [6NO]
Clinton, President: executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, E661
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5874 [28JY]
———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 276), H9491 [23OC]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1271 [21MR]
Crime: funding for building, expanding, and operating juvenile correction and detention facilities, H2377 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2377, H2384 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2319 [7MY]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4194 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H3957 [19JN], H4117 [20JN], H4181, H4194, H4199 [23JN], H4307 [24JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9598 [28OC]
———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4181 [23JN], H5947, H5948, H5949 [29JY]
———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H5954 [29JY]
———foreign sales of F-22 fighter aircraft, H5967 [29JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H4885 [8JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5947, H5948, H5949, H5954, H5967, H5973, H5974 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H7847 [25SE]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H9496 [23OC]
Dept. of HHS: State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7047 [9SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3606 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5162 [11JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5057 [10JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7763 [24SE]
Dept. of Transportation: Railroad Loan Guarantee Program funding, H5647, H5648 [23JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5647, H5648 [23JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8232 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10913, H10914 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6936, H6941 [5SE], H7047 [9SE], H7165 [10SE]
District of Columbia: charter schools funding, H10678 [12NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8755, H8782 [9OC], H10762 [12NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8731, H8732, H8735, H8736 [9OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10678 [12NO]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H10678 [12NO]
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8782 [9OC], H10678 [12NO]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H1696 [17AP]
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8849
———literacy programs funding, H1547 [16AP], H9491 [23OC]
———national policy to improve system, H750, H751 [5MR], H7165 [10SE], H9491, H9492, H9493, H9494, H9496, H9497, H9498 [23OC], E22
———notification of enrollment of juvenile sex offenders in elementary or secondary schools, H2384 [8MY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H9573 [28OC]
———student loan programs, H9493 [23OC]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2808
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1136
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), E36
Escondido, CA: tribute to St. Clare's Home, E152
Federal aid programs: termination dates (H.R. 131), E29
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3747
Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor, H1696 [17AP]
Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1700, H1701 [17AP]
House of Representatives: donation of used computer equipment to District of Columbia public schools, H5885 [28JY]
House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10115 [6NO]
Immigration: extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H8100 [29SE]
———obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H8936 [22OC]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6936 [5SE]
———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2538, H2540
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3128, H3130 [21MY], H6676 [31JY]
———implement (H.R. 408), consideration (H. Res. 153), H3114 [21MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H10658 [12NO]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (H.R. 218), E31
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5874, H5885 [28JY]
Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res 197), H10906 [13NO]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country, H9598 [28OC]
———prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (H.R. 1138), H1534-H1538 [15AP], H1696-H1699 [17AP]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7763 [24SE]
Merchant marine industry: revise maritime strategy, E1803
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H981
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3606 [10JN]
Miramar Naval Air Station: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopters, H5973, H5974 [29JY]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (H.R. 132), E26
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5057 [10JY]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5162 [11JY]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3882
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), H3232
Older Americans Act: funding, H6941 [5SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8026 [26SE]
———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H1534-H1538 [15AP], H1696-H1699 [17AP]
———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, H8026 [26SE]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (H.R. 447), E19
Potomac River: pollution cleanup, E890
Public welfare programs: reform, E1684
Russia: allocation of foreign aid relative to sale of arms to People's Republic of China, H4199 [23JN]
San Diego, CA: tribute to Postal Service employees, E1320
Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), H6669, H6677 [31JY]
States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (H.R. 1683), H7631
Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (H.R. 2583), E1904
Taxation: incentives for businesses providing technological assistance to schools, E22
———rates, H752 [5MR], H1547 [16AP], H3892 [18JN], H6660
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools, H4694
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 1153), E556
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9063 [23OC]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9052, H9055 [23OC]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H4850
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (H.R. 2760), E2115
Vietnam: support democracy and religious and economic freedom (H. Res. 231), H10877 [13NO]
Votes: correction, H2313 [7MY]
WIC: funding, H2720 [15MY]
Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 1719), E1020
Wilson, David F. (Bud): election as president of Independent Insurance Agents of America (organization), E1616
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY], H8052 [26SE], H9499 [23OC]
Tributes
Disney, Richard, E112
Frawley, Clare, E152
Tejeda, Frank, H305 [5FE]