HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H6798 [3SE]
———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9615 [28OC]
Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H9502 [23OC]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H5132 [10JY]
———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), H10956 [13NO]
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), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4339 [24JN]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H6707 [31JY]
———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H169 [20JA]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 132), H6963 [5SE]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H1794 [23AP]
Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H3476 [4JN]
Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H1339 [8AP]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]
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]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5570 [22JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H9502 [23OC]
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), H5177 [11JY]
Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security agents' retirement annuities (see H.R. 633), H5401 [16JY]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H2874 [16MY]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H6798 [3SE]
District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H8833 [9OC]
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]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2424), H7119 [9SE]
———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H8834 [9OC]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H8438 [6OC]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H4836 [26JN]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10957 [13NO]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H3720 [11JN]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H3169 [21MY]
———classification and performance standards for devices (see H.R. 1527), H2156 [1MY]
———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: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H702 [27FE]
———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H6026 [29JY]
———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H7119 [9SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]
Foreign trade: require reciprocal responses to foreign acts, policies, and practices that deny national treatment to U.S. investment (see H.R. 1654), H2874 [16MY]
Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]
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), H4647 [25JN]
———promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1440 [10AP]
———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 2840), H10170 [6NO]
———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H2874 [16MY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H6918 [4SE]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7600 [18SE]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H9730 [29OC]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2254 [6MY]
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: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]
———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H392 [6FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H7911 [25SE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H146 [9JA], H702 [27FE]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country (see H.R. 1138), H1340 [8AP]
Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. Con. Res. 158), H7911 [25SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8320 [2OC]
———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H3476 [4JN]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H669 [26FE]
———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H3204 [22MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H6026 [29JY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Park System: private ownership and use of lands (see H.R. 104), H142 [9JA]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H6706 [31JY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H8727 [8OC]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1892 [24AP]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H8438 [6OC]
Power resources: amend certain sections of the Dept. of Energy Organization Act and Federal Energy Administration Act (see H.R. 649), H393 [6FE]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H588 [13FE]
Public buildings: monitor and analyze energy use and conduct continuous commissioning to optimize building energy systems (see H.R. 3040), H10953 [13NO]
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), H3201 [22MY]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3798 [12JN]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1542 [15AP]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H3476 [4JN]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1441 [10AP]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H4133 [20JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H5826 [25JY]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45, 146), H10956 [13NO]
———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H5664 [23JY]
———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1262 [20MR]
Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (see H.R. 1702), H3924 [18JN]
Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H348 [5FE]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8727 [8OC]
———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), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H1439 [10AP]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H1392 [9AP]
———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001), H1541 [15AP], H4086 [19JN]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10421 [8NO]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H8055 [26SE]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H10172 [6NO]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H2351 [7MY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H5021 [9JY]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]
———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]
Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H1340 [8AP]
———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H245 [21JA]
———U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H2590 [13MY]
Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4339 [24JN]
———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H1186 [19MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 44, 65, 303), H1186, H1187 [19MR]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H628 [25FE]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H2785 [15MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border patrol and control activities, E1672
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4305 [24JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), E1059
Buy American Act: compliance, H9705 [29OC]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8945 [22OC]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1400, H1403 [10AP], E431
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4305 [24JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, E1672
Dept. of Energy: assess fees on certain reactors relative to operating costs, H9703, H9705 [29OC]
———extension of Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program (H.R. 363), H1944 [29AP]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7800 [24SE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R. 2472), H8086 [29SE]
EPA: radiation protection standards, H9702 [29OC]
FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Iowa (H.R. 2165), H8087 [29SE]
———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in New York (H.R. 848), H3586 [10JN]
———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1184), H3586 [10JN]
———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 1217), H3587 [10JN]
———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 651), H829 [11MR]
———extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Washington (H.R. 652), H830 [11MR]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H9658 [29OC]
———emergency response personnel requirements relative to transportation of nuclear fuel and waste, H9697, H9699 [29OC]
———liability of contractors transporting nuclear waste material, H9770 [30OC]
———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9658, H9668, H9691, H9692, H9694, H9697, H9699, H9702, H9703, H9705 [29OC]
———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), motion to recommit, H9770 [30OC]
Kaufman County, TX: tribute to Red Ribbon Drug Abuse Awareness campaign essay contest winners, E2275
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1838 [24AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: Federal Victims' Assistance Program funding, H7800 [24SE], E1877
———investigation of child labor law violations relative to allegations in Reader's Digest (publication), E2383
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: require risk assessment study and cost benefit analysis, H9694 [29OC]
———require that only U.S. produced nuclear waste can be stored in certain repositories, H9692 [29OC]
Putman, Misty: Arp High School Horatio Alger Scholarship Award recipient, E833
Rockwall, TX: tribute to Rockwall Academic Booster Club, E1669
Rudman, M.B. (Duke): State of Israel 50th Anniversary Award recipient, E2192
Safety: prohibit transportation of radioactive waste through certain incorporated areas, H8534, H8535, H8536 [7OC]
Smith County, TX: Law Day honorees, E1584
Space policy: space station program funding, H1838 [24AP]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1486 [15AP]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8523, H8532, H8534, H8535, H8536 [7OC]
———consent (H.R. 629), consideration (H. Res. 258), H8516 [7OC]
———ensure radioactive waste is brought only from Maine or Vermont, H8532 [7OC]
Tributes
Avery, John E., E1580
Bledsoe, Ray, E2278
Gonzalez, Representative, E2010
Krieble, Robert, E1279
Legg, Don, E1277
Liston, Ralph M., E1992
Nowlin, Keith H., E1983
Olivares, Roberto, E1740
Peeler, Ray, Jr., E1986
Pickens, R.W. (Dick), E1668
Tedford, Robert A., E1988
Young, Bobby, E1588