OBEY, DAVID R. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
Amendment
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2715 [15MY]
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5553, H5578 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5942, H5966 [29JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6887 [4SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5273 [15JY], H5339 [16JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5665 [23JY], H5778 [24JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]
———H.R. 2107, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H7653 [23SE]
———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]
———H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7321 [16SE]
———H.R. 2160, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H6760 [3SE]
———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]
———H.R. 2203, energy and water development appropriations, H6726 [3SE]
———H.R. 2209, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H6758 [3SE]
———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]
———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]
———H.R. 2267, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8395 [6OC]
———H.R. 2378, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H7769 [24SE]
Articles and editorials
Bye-Bye NATO, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, E654
Harvest of Rage—How the Rural Crisis Fuels Anti-Government Movement, Joel Dyer, Wausau (WI) City Pages, H5714-H5717 [24JY], E1496
John Duffey—A Mandolin for All Seasons, Richard Harrington, Washington (DC) Post, E93
Musician John Duffey Dies—Led the Group Seldom Scene, Bart Barnes, Washington (DC) Post, E93
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5297 [15JY]
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), H1257 [20MR]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H4836 [26JN]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1439 [10AP]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: increase milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2388), H7119 [9SE]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H4221 [23JN]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5665 [23JY]
Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H5570 [22JY]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H245 [21JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H453 [11FE]
Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8728 [8OC]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
Navy: eliminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System (see H.R. 1446), H1891 [24AP]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H153 [9JA]
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), H1794 [23AP]
Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]
Taxation: exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H9039 [22OC]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]
Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470, 3045), H1987 [29AP], H10953 [13NO]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1755, 1796), H3273 [3JN], H3566 [5JN]
———making interim emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 1707), H3201 [22MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 44), H348 [5FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]
———require estimates of production costs relative to milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 2482), H7364 [16SE]
———study effects of basing milk marketing orders' basic formula price on costs of production (see H.R. 1190), H1260 [20MR]
House of Representatives: expenditure limitations and public financing for general elections (see H.R. 243), H147 [9JA]
Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]
National Cheese Exchange: CFTC regulation of cash markets relative to use as a reference price for commodities (see H.R. 645), H393 [6FE]
———reduce effect on the milk marketing orders' basic formula price (see H.R. 646), H393 [6FE]
Case Studies
Whole School Reform Initiative, H6857-H6859 [4SE]
Descriptions
Accomplishments of New American Schools (organization), H7149 [10SE]
Letters
Educational reform initiatives: Carnie C. Hayes and Edward R. Kealy, Committee for Education Funding, H6857 [4SE]
———Darlene Maloney, Indiana PTA, H7148, H7149 [10SE]
———David T. Kearns and John L. Anderson, New American Schools (organization), H6855 [4SE]
———Gerald D. Morris, American Federation of Teachers, H6854, H6856 [4SE]
———Gerald E. Sroufe, Howard Silver, David Johnson, Karen Anderson, and Richard Hershman, American Educational Research Association, H6855 [4SE]
———Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, H6855 [4SE]
———Jeffrey A. Simering, Council of the Great City Schools, H6854 [4SE]
———Liz Parker, Oklahoma PTA, H7148 [10SE]
———Mary Elizabeth Teasley, National Education Association, H6854, H6856 [4SE]
———Michael Casserly, Council of the Great City Schools, H6856 [4SE]
———Richard Long, National Association of State Title I Directors, H6854, H6856 [4SE]
———Rosaline Turnbull, Ann Desmond, and Betty DeFen, California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc., H7148 [10SE]
———Sharon Solomon, Kentucky PTA, H7149 [10SE]
———Shirley Igo, National PTA, H6854, H6856 [4SE]
———Timothy J. Dyer, National Association of Secondary School Principals, H6856 [4SE]
———William B. Ingram and Anne L. Bryant, National School Boards Association, H6854, H6855 [4SE]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5714, H5730, H5731 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H6760 [3SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H10939 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7653 [23SE]
House of Representatives: adjournment, H1191 [20MR], H5671 [24JY]
Obituaries
Duffey, John H.: Bluegrass Unlimited (publication), E94
———Sing Out (publication), E95
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1199 [20MR]
Agriculture: effect of national farm policy on farmers, H5714 [24JY], E1496
———ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), H10385, H10386 [8NO]
———Federal crop insurance program reform, H5672, H5675 [24JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5371, H5372, H5374 [16JY], H5553, H5555, H5557, H5558, H5560 [22JY], H5672, H5675, H5714 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5653 [23JY]
Appropriations: eliminate forward funding for FEMA, restore Dept. of HUD rental assisted housing funding, and make other nondefense rescissions, H2730 [15MY]
———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2690, H2691, H2692, H2733, H2737 [15MY]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 94), H7916 [26SE], H8100 [29SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 97), H8937, H8938 [22OC]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2706, H2709, H2710, H2715, H2717, H2720, H2724, H2726, H2727, H2728, H2730, H2733, H2737, H2741, H2764, H2771, H2774 [15MY], H2861, H2862 [16MY], H3194 [22MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3533, H3539 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2602, H2603, H2607, H2608 [14MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2690, H2691, H2692, H2693 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), corrections in engrossment, H2775 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), permission to file conference report, H3291 [4JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), refer bill and veto message to Committee on Appropriations (House), H3635, H3636 [10JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1755), H3246 [3JN], H3284 [4JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3785, H3786, H3788 [12JN]
———making technical corrections to omnibus consolidated legislation (H.J. Res. 25), H75, H76 [9JA]
Army: School of the Americas funding, H6744 [3SE]
BIA: prohibit recognition of new Indian trust lands until binding agreements are reached by tribes on State and local sales taxes, H5231, H5232 [15JY]
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7054 [9SE]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4803 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6633 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6327 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 202), H6318 [30JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3054 [20MY]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2728 [15MY]
Coast Guard: Great Lakes icebreaker funding, H5633 [23JY]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1191 [20MR]
Committee on Rules (House): consideration of minority amendments to appropriations legislation, H5560, H5563 [22JY]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H6756 [3SE]
Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Program: funding, H7082 [9SE]
Contracts: prohibit awarding of Federal contracts relative to fraud investigations, H7390, H7391 [17SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5284 [15JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: reduction of land included in the Conservation Reserve Program, H2710 [15MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4183 [23JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), motion to instruct conferees, H5800 [25JY]
———breast cancer research funding, H5949 [29JY]
———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4183 [23JN], H5943, H5946, H5949, H5951 [29JY]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10376 [8NO]
———F-22 fighter aircraft funding, H5954, H5955 [29JY]
———foreign sales of F-22 fighter aircraft, H5966, H5968 [29JY], H6760 [3SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5936, H5943, H5946, H5949, H5951, H5954, H5955, H5966, H5968 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), motion to instruct conferees, H6760 [3SE]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7329, H7343, H7344 [16SE], H9732 [30OC]
———prohibit State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, H7377 [17SE]
———website expansion funding, H7180 [10SE]
Dept. of Energy: Clean Coal Technology Program funding, H5121 [10JY]
Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7218 [11SE]
———increase Senior Citizen Meal Program funding through rescissions in certain family planning programs, H7034 [9SE]
———State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7031, H7032, H7044, H7045, H7047, H7048 [9SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3284 [4JN]
———authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8687 [8OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5085, H5102, H5103, H5121 [10JY], H5145, H5161, H5165 [11JY], H5231, H5232 [15JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), conference report, H9534 [24OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5051 [10JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 277), H9511 [24OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), motion to instruct conferees, H7653 [23SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5361 [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5633 [23JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8750 [9OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5284 [15JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7876 [25SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10935 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report—motion to recommit, H10939 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (H. Res. 239), H7756 [24SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6850, H6860, H6880, H6881, H6882, H6885, H6888, H6889 [4SE], H6926, H6930, H6931, H6933, H6934, H6938, H6940, H6941, H6942, H6943, H6946 [5SE], H6980, H6982, H6986, H6987, H6988, H6990, H6992, H6993 [8SE], H7024, H7025, H7026, H7027, H7028, H7030, H7031, H7032, H7034, H7041, H7044, H7045, H7047, H7048, H7054, H7082 [9SE], H7129, H7130, H7135, H7147, H7154, H7165, H7167, H7170, H7171, H7172, H7180, H7182 [10SE], H7215, H7218, H7230, H7239, H7240, H7241, H7243, H7245 [11SE], H7329, H7343, H7344, H7349 [16SE], H7373, H7377, H7390, H7391 [17SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), motion to instruct conferees, H7653 [23SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2264), unanimous-consent agreement, H6668 [31JY]
———making appropriations (S. 1061), H7144 [10SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5273, H5274, H5275, H5277, H5284 [15JY], H5361 [16JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8682 [8OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8755, H8791 [9OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8732 [9OC]
Drugs: prohibit study for legalization of medicinal use of marijuana, H2774 [15MY]
Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7135 [10SE]
———funding to local educational agencies relative to per pupil expenditures, H7239 [11SE]
———high-risk youth programs funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7130 [10SE]
———Impact Aid Program funding for school construction through rescissions in NLRB funding, H7170, H7171, H7172 [10SE]
———national policy to improve system, H6850, H6880, H6881, H6882 [4SE], H7147, H7154, H7165, H7167 [10SE]
———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6987, H6988, H6990, H6992, H6993 [8SE]
———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6942, H6943, H6946 [5SE], H6980, H6982 [8SE]
———vocational education funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7129 [10SE]
———We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution Program funding, H7041 [9SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), consideration (H. Res. 194), H5734 [24JY]
FAA: testing and evaluation of infrared heating technology for deicing commercial aircraft, H5633 [23JY]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention programs funding, H6888, H6889 [4SE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortions, H10935 [13NO]
Federal employees: leave transfer program to assist Federal employees adversely affected by disasters, H2771 [15MY]
FEMA: funding, H2764 [15MY]
Floods: community development block grant funding to flood States, H2693, H2706, H2727 [15MY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6839 [4SE], H8504 [7OC], H8687 [8OC]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6744 [3SE], H6839 [4SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10674 [12NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8504 [7OC]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H5102 [10JY]
Headwaters Forest: Federal acquisition of lands, H9534 [24OC]
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), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8250 [30SE]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H3188 [22MY], H5442 [17JY], H7890 [25SE], H9529 [24OC]
House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1355, H1356 [9AP]
Immigration: extend program allowing immigrants to renew status based on family relationship or employment opportunity while remaining in the country, H7916 [26SE], H8100 [29SE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H6885 [4SE]
———funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7144 [10SE]
———funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6926, H6930, H6931, H6933, H6934, H6938 [5SE]
International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, H7349 [16SE]
Job Corps: compensation of employees, H7030 [9SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund: land acquisition funding, H5085 [10JY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5785, H5786 [25JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to instruct conferees, H6756 [3SE]
Lumber industry: export of timber from Federal lands, H9511 [24OC]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H7230 [11SE]
Medicare: claim status for permanently disabled, H6940 [5SE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H979 [13MR]
Monroe County, MI: funding for costs associated with Comair plane crash, H2726 [15MY]
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish, H2724 [15MY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5051, H5103 [10JY], H7653 [23SE]
———replace funding with block grants to States, H5145 [11JY]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5161 [11JY]
NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), consideration (H. Res. 159), H3284 [4JN]
———expansion, E654
———proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, H5800 [25JY]
NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7240, H7241, H7243, H7245 [11SE]
Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7876 [25SE]
Older Americans Act: funding, H6941 [5SE]
OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H6998, H6999 [8SE], H7024, H7025, H7026, H7027, H7028 [9SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2738 [15MY], H5660 [23JY], H5677 [24JY], H7231, H7243 [11SE]
Point of order, H2745, H2752, H2773 [15MY], H7043 [9SE], H7241 [11SE], H7390 [17SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H36
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7186, H7187 [10SE]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, H7215 [11SE]
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2709, H2741 [15MY]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: funding formula for States, H6986 [8SE]
Taxation: child tax credit, H4803 [26JN]
———rates, H4803 [26JN], H6633 [31JY]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7373 [17SE]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H10935 [13NO]
Ukraine: allocation of foreign aid, H3785 [12JN]
Veterans: health care programs funding, H5273, H5274, H5275, H5277 [15JY]
WIC: funding, H2607 [14MY], H2715, H2717, H2720 [15MY], H5553, H5555, H5557, H5558 [22JY], H5672, H5675 [24JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H336 [5FE], H521 [12FE]
Special order: granted, H38 [7JA], H5566 [22JY]
Reports
Educational Reform: by, H6851-H6854 [4SE]
Evidence of the Results of Whole School Reform, H6859 [4SE]
Statements
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H5734 [24JY]
Studies
Demonstrating Progress—Profiles of Exemplary Schools Using the New American Schools Whole School Designs, H7149-H7153 [10SE]
Tributes
Duffey, John H., E93