HILLEARY, VAN (a Representative from Tennessee)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2446, H2447 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4301 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H702 [27FE]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H3659 [10JN]
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), 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), H1259 [20MR]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 95), H9039 [22OC]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H725 [4MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]
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]
———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H1707 [17AP]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]
Copyrights: treatment of distribution of certain phonorecords (see H.R. 1967), H7281 [15SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4338 [24JN]
Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 792), H1440 [10AP]
———prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H1112 [18MR]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8320 [2OC]
———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H156 [9JA]
———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H9502 [23OC]
Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]
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 Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]
———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10768 [12NO]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]
———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
———repeal certain Federal programs (see H.R. 2655), H8832 [9OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H9559 [24OC]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H2590 [13MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H407 [10FE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H6026 [29JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622, 1005), H244 [21JA], H348 [5FE], H887 [11MR]
EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]
———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H8265 [30SE]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5297 [15JY]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H9800 [30OC]
———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), H7830 [24SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1187 [19MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1261 [20MR]
———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H7911 [25SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
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), H1112 [18MR]
———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1795 [23AP]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H2590 [13MY]
Health: establish waivers in State medical licensing laws relative to health care for indigent individuals (see H. Con. Res. 69), H2091 [30AP]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H524 [12FE]
———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]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]
———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8834 [9OC]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2351 [7MY]
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), H2783 [15MY]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H244 [21JA]
Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7601 [18SE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H1187 [19MR], H8438 [6OC]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H3069 [20MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H4645 [25JN]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7528 [17SE]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H2156 [1MY]
National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H2156 [1MY]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]
NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes (see H.R. 1315), H3476 [4JN]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H2590 [13MY]
Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H629 [25FE]
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]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9502 [23OC]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]
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]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H2446 [8MY]
———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H3476 [4JN]
———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1743), H3202 [22MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H7601 [18SE]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H524 [12FE]
———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10171 [6NO]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H709 [3MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H10957 [13NO]
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), H766 [5MR]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H9800 [30OC]
Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Taxation: treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (see H.R. 823), H628 [25FE]
Poems
``Air Force Fiftieth Anniversary,'' Maggie Vaughn, E1804
Remarks
Air Force: anniversary, E1804
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, H4294, H4303, H4305 [24JN]
———U.S. military intervention, H7848
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3013
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4294, H4303, H4305 [24JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3940 [19JN]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10382
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H7848
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5419 [17JY]
———voluntary participation of home schoolers in literacy programs, emphasize the use of phonics in literacy, and prohibit local workforce boards authority to control curriculum, H2843
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2843
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H501
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1825
———improve wind tunnel facilities, H1825
Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corp.: tribute, E930
Parliamentary inquiry, H600 [25FE], H4304 [24JN]
Taxation: rates, H594 [25FE]
———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), H594, H600, H603 [25FE]
———treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes (H.R. 823), H594 [25FE]
Votes: position on missed, H1490
Tributes
Farri, Vincent, E709
Martin, Benny, E1993
Swafford, Phil, E2355