HEFNER, W.G. (BILL) (a Representative from North Carolina)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]

———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]

U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors, H596 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H523 [12FE]

———provide for the accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations (see H.R. 2738), H9558 [24OC]

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

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

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5826 [25JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H2157 [1MY]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3720 [11JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7911 [25SE]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H525 [12FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H4836 [26JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H9502 [23OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H725 [4MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H805 [6MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H3477 [4JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1340 [8AP]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3170 [21MY]

Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H5570 [22JY]

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8054 [26SE]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H524 [12FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H453 [11FE]

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

Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem, NC: designate (see H.R. 2379), H8265 [30SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H453 [11FE]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

Medicare: 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. 417), H589 [13FE]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H1017 [13MR]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1340 [8AP]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3070 [20MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4132 [20JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H9800 [30OC]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H6918 [4SE]

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

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), H1261 [20MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]

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

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904), H3864 [17JN]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1707 [17AP]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H3568 [5JN]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H9559 [24OC]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H1892 [24AP]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9865 [31OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H157 [9JA]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1893 [24AP]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (see H.R. 1845), H3659 [10JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H629 [25FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1893 [24AP]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 2931), H10418 [8NO]

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]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H6962 [5SE]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7601 [18SE]

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H1542 [15AP]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

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), H8320 [2OC]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H6724 [3SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5697 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5697 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5658, H5659, H5660 [23JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7065, H7069 [9SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4683 [26JN]

China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10163 [6NO]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H10116, H10119 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber funding, H5945 [29JY]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10375, H10381 [8NO]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H4883, H4885 [8JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), conference report, H7319 [16SE]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), motion to instruct conferees, H6724 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5945 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5146 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5057 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 277), H9512 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6995, H6996 [8SE], H7065, H7069 [9SE], H7170, H7171 [10SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding for school construction through rescissions in NLRB funding, H7170, H7171 [10SE]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6995, H6996 [8SE]

Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), H8259 [30SE]

———filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8251 [30SE]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10116, H10119 [6NO]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5057 [10JY]

———replace funding with block grants to States, H5146 [11JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5658, H5659, H5660 [23JY], H8261 [30SE]

Point of order, H994 [13MR], H10913 [13NO]

Votes: position on missed, H9512 [24OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2440 [8MY], H2584 [13MY], H8158 [29SE]

Special order: granted, H3656 [10JN]