PACKARD, RON (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]
———H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7321 [16SE]
———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9866 [31OC]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]
———reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 130), H169 [20JA]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 1521), H6707 [31JY]
Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (see H.R. 1210), H1260 [20MR]
Arches National Park: expand boundaries (see H.R. 2283), H6025 [29JY]
Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9615 [28OC]
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), H8634 [7OC]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]
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]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H590 [13FE]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1456 [14AP]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H590 [13FE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H3660 [10JN]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
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]
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), H5826 [25JY]
———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1707 [17AP]
———provide uniform standards for the award of punitive damages for volunteer services (see H.R. 1503), H2090 [30AP]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1492), H2089 [30AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H8320 [2OC]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H10421 [8NO]
———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H10421 [8NO]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H7911 [25SE]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H3865 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]
Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 692), H3804 [16JN]
———identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (see H.R. 1493), H2089 [30AP]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H524 [12FE]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H1261 [20MR]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9730 [29OC]
Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1893 [24AP]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H7730 [23SE]
Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H1440 [10AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H1187 [19MR], H7008 [8SE]
Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H346 [5FE]
Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H169 [20JA]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1262 [20MR]
———establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H2254 [6MY]
———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]
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), H2446 [8MY]
———reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]
———require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H5297 [15JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H5826 [25JY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]
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), H9502 [23OC]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H524 [12FE]
———reform the temporary agricultural workers program (see H.R. 471), H408 [10FE]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H669 [26FE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10769 [12NO]
Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H6707 [31JY]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H767 [5MR]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H146 [9JA]
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]
Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5826 [25JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2156 [1MY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance (see H.R. 2186), H10421 [8NO]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 345), H245 [21JA]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H2351 [7MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162), H1456 [14AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]
———prohibit foreign contributions (see H.R. 34), H524 [12FE]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H145 [9JA]
———privatization (see H.R. 1717), H3201 [22MY]
Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see H.R. 1567), H3924 [18JN]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H2590 [13MY]
Refuse disposal: provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood control projects (see H.R. 2741), H9730 [29OC]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H6707 [31JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H9865 [31OC]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]
Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H1289 [21MR]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 173), H889 [11MR]
———transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3568 [5JN]
Tariff: golf clubs and golf club components (see H.R. 2583), H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]
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]
———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9865 [31OC]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1193), H1261 [20MR], H2091 [30AP]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H2351 [7MY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H453 [11FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1325, 2001), H1541 [15AP], H4086 [19JN]
———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (see H. Res. 111), H2446 [8MY]
———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H948 [12MR]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H408 [10FE]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9865 [31OC]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H7601 [18SE], H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 200), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1289 [21MR]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H6703 [31JY]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H2680 [14MY]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H524 [12FE]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]
———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H1542 [15AP]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1542 [15AP]
Voting: eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 2356), H6704 [31JY]
———establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H1890 [24AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see H.R. 2016), H4338 [24JN]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Taxation: reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (see H.R. 1389), H1705 [17AP]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1026), H888 [11MR]
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H669 [26FE]
Conference reports
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2016), H7084-H7106 [9SE]
Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 2209), H7580-H7589 [18SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H8441 [7OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 929), E455
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1226
Aliso Viejo, CA: tribute to Aliso Viejo Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1391
Bayonne, NJ: relocation of Military Sealift Command relative to closure of Military Ocean Terminal, H4884 [8JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, E174
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4700
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6659
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4589
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1572
California: Barcelona Hills Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1227
———George L. White Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1227
———Philip J. Reilly School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1227
Camp Pendleton, CA: Dept. of Defense Environmental Security Award recipient, E744
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (H.R. 1178), E923
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4285
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA: tribute, E2372
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1269
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, E2137
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1404
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10374, H10375, H10382 [8NO]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H4879, H4884, H4885 [8JY]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), conference report, H7316, H7319
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 228), H7313 [16SE]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), motion to instruct conferees, H6724 [3SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5974 [29JY]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7347
Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (H.R. 1493), E819
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), E1831
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8748 [9OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7347
District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), E1886
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, E1886
Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, E311
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1136
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2292
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8181
Escondido, CA: tribute to Saint Claire's Home, E610
European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (H. Res. 191), H5521
Faith and Love Ministries: tribute, E1106
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2023
Federal employees: prohibit funding for training sessions relative to condom use, sexual activities, and drug use, E1831
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3754
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H563
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6353, H6369 [30JY]
Gates, Brad: Boy Scouts William H. Spurgeon III Award recipient, E2001
Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H233
Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 1480), E765
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9670
Immigration: deportation of illegal immigrants, E1439
INS: evaluation of naturalization process, E723
IRS: abolish, E1863
Lister, Sara E.: request resignation as Assistant Sec. of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs relative to remarks about Marine Corps (H. Con. Res 197), H10907 [13NO]
Medicare: reform, E1541
Members of Congress: tribute to the Renewal Alliance, E478
Miramar Naval Air Station: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopters, H5974 [29JY]
Mission Viejo, CA: tribute to Little League baseball team, E1632
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to youth summit, E910
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 1532), E1314
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1244
Oceanside, CA: tribute to Palmquist Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1391
OPIC: funding, H6369 [30JY]
Orange County, CA: IRS investigation of Fountain Valley Girls' Softball League, E979
———tribute to food bank programs, E610
Point of order, H4890 [8JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7313 [16SE]
Public welfare programs: reform, E1685
Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., E1269
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (H.R. 2604), E2037
San Juan Capistrano, CA: tribute to Fran Joswick Therapeutic Riding Center, E610
Taxation: child tax credit, H4700
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1505
———rates, H6659
———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 1389), E691
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), E672
———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (H. Res. 111), E1179
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 2483), E1843
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 1026), E429
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9066
———treatment of higher education expenses, H4700
———treatment of small businesses, E1741
Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming, E957
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H676 [27FE], H4848, H4849, H4850
Votes: position on missed, E970
Reports filed
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-247), H7118 [9SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2016) (H. Rept. 105-150), H4338 [24JN]
Tables
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), H7317 [16SE]
Military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure appropriations (H.R. 2016), H4881 [8JY]
Tributes
Choate, Ashley, E1955
Flo, Frederick T., E1446
Hinman, Josephine, E1804
Mother Teresa, E1705
Paige, Mitchell, E1446
Reinke, Claude, E744
Vice, Bob L., H8978 [22OC]