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 [12MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1226 [20MR]

Aliso Viejo, CA: tribute to Aliso Viejo Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1391 [10JY]

Bayonne, NJ: relocation of Military Sealift Command relative to closure of Military Ocean Terminal, H4884 [8JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, E174 [5FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4700 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6659 [31JY], E1572 [31JY], E1676 [5SE], E1741 [11SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4589 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1572 [31JY]

California: Barcelona Hills Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1227 [17JN]

———George L. White Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1227 [17JN]

———Philip J. Reilly School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1227 [17JN]

Camp Pendleton, CA: Dept. of Defense Environmental Security Award recipient, E744 [24AP]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (H.R. 1178), E923 [14MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4285 [24JN]

City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA: tribute, E2372 [13NO]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E1269 [19JN], E1726 [10SE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, E2137 [30OC]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1404 [10AP]

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 [16SE]

———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 [16SE]

Dept. of Justice: identification of criminal and illegal aliens in local prisons (H.R. 1493), E819 [1MY], E825 [5MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), E1831 [24SE]

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 [16SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (S. 1156), E1886 [29SE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, E1886 [29SE]

Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, E311 [25FE]

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

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2292 [7MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8181 [30SE]

Escondido, CA: tribute to Saint Claire's Home, E610 [9AP]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (H. Res. 191), H5521 [22JY]

Faith and Love Ministries: tribute, E1106 [4JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2023 [30AP]

Federal employees: prohibit funding for training sessions relative to condom use, sexual activities, and drug use, E1831 [24SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3754 [12JN]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H563 [13FE]

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 [9OC]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H233 [21JA]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs to streamline Government operations (H.R. 1480), E765 [29AP]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9670 [29OC]

Immigration: deportation of illegal immigrants, E1439 [16JY], E1524 [25JY]

INS: evaluation of naturalization process, E723 [23AP]

IRS: abolish, E1863 [25SE]

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 [28JY]

Members of Congress: tribute to the Renewal Alliance, E478 [13MR], E538 [20MR]

Miramar Naval Air Station: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopters, H5974 [29JY]

Mission Viejo, CA: tribute to Little League baseball team, E1632 [3SE]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (organization): tribute to youth summit, E910 [13MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (H.R. 1532), E1314 [24JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1244 [18JN], E1472 [22JY]

Oceanside, CA: tribute to Palmquist Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1391 [10JY]

OPIC: funding, H6369 [30JY]

Orange County, CA: IRS investigation of Fountain Valley Girls' Softball League, E979 [20MY]

———tribute to food bank programs, E610 [9AP]

Point of order, H4890 [8JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7313 [16SE]

Public welfare programs: reform, E1685 [8SE]

Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., E1269 [19JN]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (H.R. 2604), E2037 [21OC]

San Juan Capistrano, CA: tribute to Fran Joswick Therapeutic Riding Center, E610 [9AP]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4700 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1505 [15AP]

———rates, H6659 [31JY], E1281 [20JN], E1572 [31JY], E2215 [7NO]

———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 1389), E691 [17AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), E672 [16AP]

———repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (H. Res. 111), E1179 [11JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 2483), E1843 [24SE]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (H.R. 1026), E429 [11MR]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9066 [23OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4700 [26JN], E1676 [5SE]

———treatment of small businesses, E1741 [11SE]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming, E957 [19MY]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (H.R. 849), H676 [27FE], H4848, H4849, H4850 [8JY], E385 [5MR], E1404 [11JY]

Votes: position on missed, E970 [19MY]

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 [7OC]

Flo, Frederick T., E1446 [17JY]

Hinman, Josephine, E1804 [18SE]

Mother Teresa, E1705 [9SE]

Paige, Mitchell, E1446 [17JY]

Reinke, Claude, E744 [24AP]

Vice, Bob L., H8978 [22OC]