MYRICK, SUE (a Representative from North Carolina)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H6798 [3SE]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1795 [23AP]
———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2351 [7MY]
Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H3274 [3JN]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]
———require President's budget submission to Congress include a balanced budget plan (see H.R. 113), H285 [4FE]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3274 [3JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H10172 [6NO]
Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1018 [13MR]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H286 [4FE]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H8438 [6OC]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]
———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H285 [4FE]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H3476 [4JN]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H4836 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment to prevent early release of violent criminals (see H.J. Res. 64), H3569 [5JN]
———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H4836 [26JN]
———increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is a child (see H.R. 2122), H5297 [15JY]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]
———waiver of diplomatic immunity in cases involving serious criminal offenses (see H. Con. Res. 42), H889 [11MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812), H4913 [8JY]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]
Dept. of HHS: prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H8299 [1OC]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H1112 [18MR]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: Federal funding relative to treatment of Ebonics as a legitimate language (see H. Res. 28), H349 [5FE]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H3569 [5JN]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H285 [4FE], H670 [26FE]
EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]
———limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers (see H.R. 2627), H8633 [7OC]
———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]
FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H6707 [31JY]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H6707 [31JY]
———review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H245 [21JA]
Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H670 [26FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5487 [17JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 2940), H10419 [8NO]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H7730 [23SE]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H7911 [25SE]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H3274 [3JN]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H244 [21JA]
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), H950 [12MR]
———promote economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1440 [10AP]
———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H948 [12MR]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H2445 [8MY]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H2254 [6MY]
Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1392 [9AP]
———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8439 [6OC]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7600 [18SE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
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), H2157 [1MY]
House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 23), H453 [11FE]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H1795 [23AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6406 [30JY]
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: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H4087 [19JN]
———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8320 [2OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H3274 [3JN]
Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H890 [11MR]
———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), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H146 [9JA], H3274 [3JN]
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), H8161 [29SE]
Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10955 [13NO]
Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H709 [3MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H1261 [20MR]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1542 [15AP]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H1112 [18MR]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 6, 16, 27), H349 [5FE], H590 [13FE]
———deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 1613), H2679 [14MY]
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100, 2517), H1111 [18MR], H10956 [13NO]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226, 227), H7262, H7263 [11SE]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: reestablish (see H.R. 132), H245 [21JA]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H2445 [8MY]
National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H2445 [8MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H4222 [23JN]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1261 [20MR]
Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H1440 [10AP]
Political campaigns: prohibit foreign contributions (see H.R. 34), H524 [12FE]
———prohibit fundraising at the White House (see H.R. 636), H670 [26FE]
———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248), H524 [12FE]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Public welfare programs: clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program (see H.R. 1950), H3923 [18JN]
———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H286 [4FE]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1112 [18MR]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8929 [21OC]
Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H709 [3MR]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3865 [17JN]
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), H7263 [11SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 336, 857), H286 [4FE], H699 [27FE]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H3476 [4JN]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5297 [15JY]
Surplus Government property: transfer of surplus real and personal property to nonprofit organizations for housing and other uses (see H.R. 1004), H1892 [24AP]
Taxation: allow married couples to be taxed using rates applicable to either single or joint filers (see H.R. 2462), H8438 [6OC]
———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]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H348 [5FE]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1112 [18MR]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H5177 [11JY]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H3274 [3JN]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H768 [5MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 876), H700 [27FE]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H349 [5FE]
———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H286 [4FE]
———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 802), H9559 [24OC]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001), H1541 [15AP], H4086 [19JN]
———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 340), H453 [11FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367, 631), H3865 [17JN], H8161 [29SE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7911 [25SE], H8834 [9OC]
———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H8055 [26SE]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 249), H524 [12FE]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 1810), H3567 [5JN]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
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]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [4FE]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H1019 [13MR]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H8265 [30SE]
———priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H286 [4FE]
Women: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (see H. Res. 100), H1185 [19MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 262), H8632 [7OC]
Congress: punish false statements made during debate on the floor of either House of Congress (see H.R. 425), H153 [9JA]
Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 424), H153 [9JA]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration (see H. Res. 178), H4833 [26JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1339 [8AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H5485 [17JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 324), H10767 [12NO]
Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H9728 [29OC]
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (see H. Res. 288), H9728 [29OC]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (see H. Res. 88), H887 [11MR]
House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (see H. Res. 161), H3475 [4JN]
IRS: conduct independent audit (see H.R. 2587), H8265 [30SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to liability associated with the making of false statements (see H.J. Res. 29), H155 [9JA]
Political campaigns: impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423), H153 [9JA]
Tariff: polymer of alkanediols, monocyclic dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, monocyclic monosulfonated dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester monosodium salt, and hydroxy alkoxyalkanesulfonic acid sodium salt (see H.R. 1852), H3659 [10JN]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H9038 [22OC]
Volunteer workers: allow State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer without requiring overtime pay (see H.R. 484), H243 [21JA]
Explanations
Previous question vote—what it means, H995 [13MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1192, H1194, H1200 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 262), H8640, H8648 [8OC]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2371 [8MY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration (H. Res. 178), H4874, H4875 [8JY]
Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7224 [11SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration (H. Res. 189), H5622 [23JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7224 [11SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10676, H10677, H10681 [12NO]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3185 [22MY]
Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9814, H9815, H9831 [31OC]
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9814, H9815, H9831 [31OC]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1117 [19MR]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6834 [4SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6834 [4SE]
Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges, E168
Government: separation of church and state relative to morality in society, H793 [6MR]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), consideration (H. Res. 88), H989, H990, H995 [13MR]
IRS: restructure, H8640 [8OC]
Taxation: treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9047, H9048, H9052 [23OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2872 [16MY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 105-15), H887 [11MR]
Consideration of H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 105-32), H1185 [19MR]
Consideration of H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 178) (H. Rept. 105-156), H4833 [26JN]
Consideration of H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 105-189), H5485 [17JY]
Consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 105-336), H9038 [22OC]
Consideration of H.R. 2746, Voucher Program To Provide School Choice and H.R. 2616, Improve and Expand Charter Schools: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 288) (H. Rept. 105-357), H9728 [29OC]
Consideration of Motions To Suspend the House Rules and Pass Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 105-118), H3475 [4JN]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1122, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 105-312), H8632 [7OC]
Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 2607, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 324) (H. Rept. 105-403), H10767 [12NO]
Tributes
Eichenbrenner, Brian M., H3929 [19JN]
Sechler, Hazel, H2865 [16MY]