LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4103 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1989 [29AP]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H5177 [11JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1289 [21MR]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 898), H3797 [12JN]

———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), H4132 [20JN]

———terminate certain Dept. of Defense programs and reduce funding and scope of Dept. of Energy Stockpile Stewardship Program (see H.R. 1832), H6798 [3SE]

Business and industry: use of community development block grant funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 671), H452 [11FE]

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

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H10768 [12NO]

———facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H7527 [17SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H6799 [3SE]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4339 [24JN]

Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H. Res. 64), H588 [13FE]

Consumers: notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 264), H1288 [21MR]

———protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H7263 [11SE]

Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H157 [9JA]

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H1988 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H8633 [7OC]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H6963 [5SE]

Education: role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H9730 [29OC]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H6963 [5SE]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H5826 [25JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H4221 [23JN]

FEC: require electronically filed reports and to make such reports available to the public within 24 hours of receipt (see H.R. 2109), H8929 [21OC]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H4087 [19JN]

———prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying for certain Government positions (see H.R. 240), H949 [12MR]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H890 [11MR]

Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H2488 [12MY]

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10956 [13NO]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5570 [22JY]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H6799 [3SE]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]

———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H9730 [29OC]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H6797 [3SE]

———use of independent panel and factfinders to assist in investigations of ethics violations (see H. Res. 61), H2446 [8MY]

House Rules: permit committees to vote to allow live media coverage of the testimony of a subpoenaed witness (see H. Res. 275), H9801 [30OC]

———postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 123), H3070 [20MY]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1392 [9AP]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H804 [6MR]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10768 [12NO]

———require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10171 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H5569 [22JY]

Line Item Veto Act: eliminate the requirement that a budget deficit must exist in order for the President to use the line-item veto authority (see H.R. 2424), H8438 [6OC]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Medicare: extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H7263 [11SE]

———prohibit Federal funding of official travel after elections for Members who fail to be reelected (see H.R. 2276), H8834 [9OC]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3274 [3JN]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish (see H.R. 1295), H2254 [6MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8439 [6OC]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1909 [28AP]

Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1446), H6963 [5SE]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H629 [25FE]

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H6798 [3SE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H3070 [20MY]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H2874 [16MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 1776, 1777, 2183), H393 [6FE], H7528 [17SE], H7601 [18SE], H10172 [6NO]

———impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423), H1542 [15AP]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 28), H1019 [13MR]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H5778 [24JY]

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), H5401 [16JY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H4836 [26JN]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H8300 [1OC]

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), H8929 [21OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1715 [21AP]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H10956 [13NO]

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Taxation: designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H1611 [16AP]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H5570 [22JY]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 620), H347 [5FE]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385, 2387), H6797 [3SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H524 [12FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H8054 [26SE]

Veterans: revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1340 [8AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2874 [16MY]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Women: increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H6798 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2956), H10420 [8NO]

Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H347 [5FE]

Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by motion picture industry (see H. Con. Res. 184), H10171 [6NO]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H948 [12MR]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H3567 [5JN]

Letters

Require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities: by, H4972 [9JY]

Remarks

Beaver, Joan: tribute for participation in Center for Civic Education CIVITAS@Bosnia and Herzegovina Program, E2116 [29OC]

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 145), H2545 [13MY]

Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to scheduled elections and constitutional government (H. Res. 175), H5515 [22JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4103, H4106 [20JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), E1613 [1AU]

———Trident D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile funding, H4103, H4106 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7331 [16SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3624 [10JN]

———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8275 [1OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8011 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7331 [16SE]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), E2114 [29OC]

El Salvador: elections (H. Con. Res. 88), H5512 [22JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1136 [19MR]

Foreign aid: requirements for countries relative to military assistance and arms transfers, H3624 [10JN]

Imation Corp.: EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award recipient, E1664 [4SE]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish, H2545 [13MY]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8275 [1OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H9504 [24OC], H9804 [31OC]

Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat (H. Con. Res. 99), H5516 [22JY]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of Federal funds to promote sale or export to foreign countries, H8011 [26SE]

Resignations

Committee on Small Business (House), H1280 [21MR]

Tributes

Capps, Walter H., E2249 [8NO]