FAWELL, HARRIS W. (a Representative from Illinois)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

———H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740), H1988 [29AP]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H5021 [9JY]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H3070 [20MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3924 [18JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H702 [27FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H157 [9JA]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9039 [22OC]

Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1989 [29AP]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H9800 [30OC]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H6716 [1AU]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H1440 [10AP]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

Ecology and environment: provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]

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

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (see H.R. 2535), H8300 [1OC]

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), H9558 [24OC]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H7528 [17SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H1909 [28AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H7604 [22SE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H8161 [29SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H3274 [3JN]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H6707 [31JY]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H6918 [4SE]

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

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H3204 [22MY]

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1112 [18MR]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H5826 [25JY]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H10421 [8NO]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H2156 [1MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1795 [23AP]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1892 [24AP]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H2156 [1MY]

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H6026 [29JY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3660 [10JN]

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

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

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1707 [17AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H10172 [6NO]

———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]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656), H2874 [16MY]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10172 [6NO]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]

Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H1339 [8AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H805 [6MR]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H9615 [28OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]

ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (see H.R. 2226), H5664 [23JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H392 [6FE]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H2679 [14MY]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]

Histories

Tribute to CNA in Celebration of Its Centennial—CNA Stands for Commitment, 1897-1997, E1118 [4JN]

Letters

ERISA treatment of investment managers: Arthur Levitt, SEC, E1481 [23JY]

Lists

Illinois arts programs funded by National Endowment for the Arts, H5153 [11JY]

Remarks

Budget: balance, E1088 [3JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4576 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), E1088 [3JN]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (H.R. 1515), E830 [5MY]

Clinton, President: executive authority relative to Federal procurement regulations, H1799 [24AP]

CNA Insurance Co.: anniversary, E1118 [4JN]

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 145), H2546 [13MY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7345 [16SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (H.R. 1377), H3082, H3083, H3087 [21MY], E702 [17AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5153 [11JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7345, H7349 [16SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H2546 [13MY]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (H.R. 2888), E2273 [9NO]

———protect employer rights (H.R. 758), E252 [13FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1149 [19MR]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5766 [24JY]

ERISA: clarify treatment of investment managers (H.R. 2226), E1481 [23JY]

———clarify treatment of investment managers (S. 1227), H9575, H9576 [28OC]

International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, H7349 [16SE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 634), E187 [6FE]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5153 [11JY]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (H.R. 1595), E922 [14MY]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (H.R. 2449), E1720 [10SE]

Nuclear energy: pyroprocessing technology research funding, H5766 [24JY]

Small business: improve and expand employee health care programs, H4576 [25JN]

States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for private security officer employment (H.R. 103), H5859 [28JY]