McINNIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H488 [12FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]
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), H10768 [12NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of John L. (Jack) Swigert for placement in National Statuary Hall (see H. Con. Res. 25), H628 [25FE]
———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H7119 [9SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H4647 [25JN]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H2785 [15MY]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H245 [21JA]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H3204 [22MY]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4836 [26JN]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3170 [21MY]
———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H9039 [22OC]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H10957 [13NO]
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), H768 [5MR]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H7911 [25SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H9558 [24OC]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7199 [10SE]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H3274 [3JN]
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]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H804 [6MR]
Higher Education Act: allow certain small, nonprofit banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311), H6406 [30JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
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]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2351 [7MY]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H10421 [8NO]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10768 [12NO]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8320 [2OC]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2254 [6MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1795 [23AP]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]
National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]
Native Americans: repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 2934), H10419 [8NO]
Petroleum: lease lands within Naval Oil Shale Reserves to private entities for the development of oil and natural gas (see H.R. 1163), H1258 [20MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H802 [6MR]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1262 [20MR]
Rocky Mountain National Park: prohibit commercial air tours (see H.R. 2859), H10171 [6NO]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865), H3720 [11JN]
———extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 1196), H1260 [20MR]
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), H2680 [14MY]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H150 [9JA], H7119 [9SE]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5132 [10JY]
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]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H3169 [21MY]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1261 [20MR]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H245 [21JA]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H2446 [8MY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]
Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 762), H586 [13FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colorado: convey the Collbran Reclamation Project to certain water conservancy districts (see H.R. 2506), H7599 [18SE]
———expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National Forests (see H.R. 985), H803 [6MR]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (see H. Res. 271), H8927 [21OC]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (see H. Res. 187), H5400 [16JY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), consideration (see H. Res. 150), H2783 [15MY]
FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Colorado (see H.R. 2217), H5569 [22JY]
Hinsdale, CO: land exchange (see H.R. 951), H767 [5MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 238), H7729 [23SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor and State legislature (H.R. 1127), consideration (see H. Res. 256), H8160 [29SE]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), consideration (see H. Res. 128), H1793 [23AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661), H8832 [9OC]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 116), H1610 [16AP]
Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), consideration (see H. Res. 284), H9613 [28OC]
Routt National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 1021), H888 [11MR]
Tobacco products: disclosure of plaintiff attorney fees relative to tobacco industry liability settlement (see H. Con. Res. 140), H6705 [31JY]
———limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2740), H9558 [24OC]
Veterans: cost-of-living adjustments in the rate of special pension paid to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1988), H4086 [19JN]
———special pension cost-of-living adjustments relative to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 2286), H6026 [29JY]
White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to National Forest System lands within Summit County, CO (see H.R. 1020), H888 [11MR]
———boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (see H.R. 1019), H888 [11MR]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Linton, Tara, E1896
Letters
Colorado congressional term limits amendment: Richard A. Westfall, Colorado Office of the Attorney General, H488 [12FE]
Motions
House of Representatives: adjournment, H7740 [24SE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions, H1075 [18MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1198 [20MR]
Adams State College: anniversary of National Youth Sports Program, E1756
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5660 [23JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2607 [14MY]
Bone, Joel: National Downs Syndrome Congress Outstanding Cititzen Award recipient, E1759
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H290 [5FE]
Colorado: expand Eagles Nest Wilderness within Arapaho and White River National Forests (H.R. 985), H3820 [17JN]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), consideration (H. Res. 271), H8938, H8939, H8940 [22OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4110 [20JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project construction funding, H5772, H5773 [24JY], H5794 [25JY]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), consideration (H. Res. 187), H5413 [17JY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), consideration (H. Res. 150), H2797 [16MY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5772, H5773 [24JY], H5794 [25JY]
House of Representatives: authority of officials during adjournment, H3196 [22MY]
House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1355, H1356 [9AP]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10118 [6NO]
IRS: restructure, H8940 [22OC]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 238), H7741, H7742, H7743, H7744, H7745 [24SE]
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.: tribute to Olathe, CO, facility for efforts relative to environmental compliance requirements, E2252
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H488, H489 [12FE]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), consideration (H. Res. 128), H1802 [24AP]
Naval Petroleum Oil Shale Reserve: exploration, development, and production, H4110 [20JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2605 [14MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), consideration (H. Res. 116), H1629, H1635 [17AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1355, H1356 [9AP], H7739, H7743, H7744 [24SE]
Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), consideration (H. Res. 284), H9706 [29OC]
Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), H2336 [7MY]
Travis, Tim and Charlotte: Ducks Unlimited (organization) Colorado Sports Couple of the Year award recipients, E1794
White River National Forest: boundary adjustment relative to Raggeds Wilderness (H.R. 1019), H3233 [3JN]
WIC: funding, H2607 [14MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H2348 [7MY]
Reports
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Environmental Compliance Inspection (excerpt): EPA, E2252
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2209, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 105-263), H7728 [23SE]
Consideration of H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent System Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 105-56), H1610 [16AP]
Consideration of H.R. 1127, National Monument Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 105-283), H8160 [29SE]
Consideration of H.R. 1275, NASA Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 105-73), H1793 [23AP]
Consideration of H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 150) (H. Rept. 105-98), H2783 [15MY]
Consideration of H.R. 1534, Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 105-335), H8927 [21OC]
Consideration of H.R. 1853, Vocational Education Funding: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 105-187), H5400 [16JY]
Consideration of H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 105-355), H9613 [28OC]
Tributes
Bain, Don, E466
Dunbar, Yalta, E1527
Guadnola, Patsy, E2047
McTurk, Barb, E462
Vanderjagt, Bruce, E2378
Wright, Helen B., E828