PAUL, RON (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3335 [4JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5404 [16JY], H5488 [17JY], H6370 [30JY], H6731 [3SE], H6824 [4SE]
Appointments
Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
Abolish the IMF, William E. Simon, Wall Street Journal, E2075
Celebrating Independence—From Austin to Waco, Texas Is Well Covered as Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off, Ann Hornaday, Austin (TX) American-Statesman, E452
China and the Trade Warriors, Robert A. Sirico, Wall Street Journal, E1212
Freedom & Safety, Glenn Heath, Freeport (TX) Brazosport Facts, E987
Mises Rediscovered in Unlikely Setting, Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., Washington (DC) Times, H740 [5MR]
When Politicians Say Entitlements—Think Robbery, Bill Sturdevant, Freeport (TX) Brazosport Facts, E987
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H3804 [16JN]
Animals: disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from Canada (see H.J. Res. 59), H1340 [8AP]
Armed Forces: 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), H2091 [30AP]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
China, People's Republic of: oppose assistance by international financial institutions (see H.R. 2196), H8300 [1OC]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H890 [11MR]
Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H812 [10MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H5177 [11JY]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H629 [25FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1989 [29AP]
Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes, cosponsorship withdrawn BR deg.h2029, H7481 [17SE]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H3923 [18JN]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H1392 [9AP]
Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]
———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]
Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H629 [25FE]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H804 [6MR]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H5664 [23JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 1005), H1262 [20MR]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]
FDA: allow low-dose irradiation of red meat (see H.R. 2480), H7364 [16SE]
———proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H5826 [25JY]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]
———review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal employees: establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7528 [17SE]
———limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H3476 [4JN]
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), H3476 [4JN]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H4086 [19JN]
———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H887 [11MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H889 [11MR]
Foreign countries: phase-out private sector development enterprise funds (see H.R. 564), H1340 [8AP]
Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]
FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 690), H1392 [9AP]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 716), H1440 [10AP]
———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), H2254 [6MY]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H4836 [26JN]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Insurance: restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term care coverage (see H.R. 1764), H3661 [10JN]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1340 [8AP]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]
Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1707 [17AP]
———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H524 [12FE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H4086 [19JN]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: amend (see H.R. 233), H10768 [12NO]
Macedonia: condemn deployment of U.S. military personnel (see H. Con. Res. 158), H9866 [31OC]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1261 [20MR]
———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]
Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H9615 [28OC]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1019 [13MR]
National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H889 [11MR]
National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H889 [11MR]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H1440 [10AP]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H9800 [30OC]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H7199 [10SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1162, 2579), H1258 [20MR], H10421 [8NO]
OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H3169 [21MY]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H1707 [17AP]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H2157 [1MY]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H5021 [9JY]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H4221 [23JN]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]
———increase earnings limit (see H.R. 349), H9614 [28OC]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6707 [31JY]
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]
———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H9502 [23OC]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H3720 [11JN]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14, 1124), H1391 [9AP], H3204 [22MY]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H1262 [20MR]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 70), H1439 [10AP]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3865 [17JN]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H2351 [7MY]
———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 321), H1909 [28AP]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H2590 [13MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H3568 [5JN]
———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1391 [9AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]
———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1743), H1892 [24AP], H3202 [22MY]
———repeal the withholding of income taxes and require individuals to pay estimated taxes on a monthly basis (see H.R. 340), H812 [10MR]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H670 [26FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8300 [1OC], H8834 [9OC]
———treatment of charitable contributions (see H.R. 1338), H1541 [15AP]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H2680 [14MY]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H3568 [5JN]
———treatment of education (see H.R. 2847), H10171 [6NO]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373), H6715 [1AU]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H6406 [30JY]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553, 1810), H1440 [10AP], H3567 [5JN]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1112 [18MR]
———treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (see H.R. 3029), H10767 [12NO]
———treatment of property used to control environmental pollution and soil and water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 1164), H1893 [24AP]
Television: treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]
Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1289 [21MR]
Transportation: transfer taxing and spending authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see H.R. 1470), H1987 [29AP]
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]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H1262 [20MR]
Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H1392 [9AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720), H9501 [23OC]
Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4338 [24JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community lenders (see H.R. 1121), H1186 [19MR]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 2720), H9501 [23OC]
Dept. of the Interior: transfer Palmetto Bend Project (see H.R. 2161), H5296 [15JY]
Elections: requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums (see H.R. 2478), H7364 [16SE]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 2722), H9501 [23OC]
———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H1258 [20MR]
———restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 2721), H9501 [23OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit destruction of federally-owned flags (see H.J. Res. 80, 82), H3660 [10JN], H3797 [12JN]
States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for certain parties (see H.R. 2477), H7364 [16SE]
Taxation: treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education (see H.R. 1816), H3567 [5JN]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2723), H9501 [23OC]
U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 1146), H1258 [20MR]
Commentaries
Qualified Applicants Only: Joseph Sobran, E1209
Letters
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act reauthorization relative to State set-aside funding formula: Brenda L. Welburn, National Association of State Boards of Education, H2540
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1164 [19MR]
Appropriations: constitutionality of line-item veto, H1507 [15AP]
———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H2712
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2712
Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H5188 [15JY], H6803 [4SE], H6955 [5SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H8024 [26SE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H528 [13FE]
———deficit, H1800 [24AP], H8694 [8OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4589
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status, E1212
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4278
———oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10164 [6NO]
Civil liberties: role of Federal Government in police activities and private property rights, H795-H801 [6MR]
Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, E222
Colleges and universities: medical school admission practices, E1209
Constitution: original intent, H6710-H6713 [1AU]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments, H2259 [7MY]
Copeland Act: repeal (H.R. 2720), E2078
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2392
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (H.R. 2720), E2078
Dept. of Defense: drug interdiction and counterdrug activities, H4609 [25JN]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7331 [16SE]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (H.R. 1377), H3088
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3336, H3337, H3338, H3339, H3340 [4JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7331 [16SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H612-H616 [25FE]
Education: improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10396 [8NO]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5540
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2805, H2853 [16MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1152, H1166 [19MR]
Eximbank: funding, H6370, H6371, H6372 [30JY]
———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8191 [30SE], H8395
———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), consideration (H. Res. 255), H8186 [30SE]
Families and domestic relations: impact on national agenda, H1166 [19MR]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2024
FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8480
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit destruction of federally-owned flags, H3729, H3733 [12JN]
———constitutional amendment to allow States to prohibit destruction of privately-owned flags and Congress to prohibit destruction of federally-owned flags (H.J. Res. 80), H3638 [10JN]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3580 [10JN], H3733, H3744, H3750
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), consideration (H. Res. 163), H3729 [12JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs, H6731, H6732, H6733 [3SE]
———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H540 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H540 [13FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6365, H6370, H6371, H6372 [30JY], H6731, H6732, H6733 [3SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, E2348
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), E2345
———U.S. deficit, H1369 [9AP]
Freeport (TX) Brazosport Facts: tribute, E987
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1901-H1906 [28AP]
Government: law enforcement limitations on Federal agencies, H7482 [17SE]
———separation of church and state relative to morality in society, H793 [6MR]
Government regulations: impact on business and industry, H2864 [16MY]
Hong Kong: decline of stock market, E2354
House of Representatives: reference to voting history, H2862 [16MY]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H21 [7JA]
———require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff, H21 [7JA]
Housing: allow public housing agencies to establish residency limits, H2273 [7MY]
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2047 [30AP], H2127, H2128, H2145 [1MY], H2273 [7MY], H2402 [8MY], H2642
———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 133), H2037 [30AP]
———limit family income for choice based housing assistance, H2402 [8MY]
IMF: abolish, E2075
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2540
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4965 [9JY]
International law: support international criminal tribunal to prosecute members of the Iraqi regime for certain crimes (H. Con. Res. 137), H10873 [13NO]
Israel: terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (H. Con. Res. 133), H6345
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5210
Marshall Plan: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 63), H3107, H3108 [21MY]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H8024 [26SE]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H958
———economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency, E222
Mises, Ludwig von: discovery of manuscripts of Austrian economist, H740 [5MR]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1650), H2940
Motion pictures: review of ``Waco—The Rules of Engagement'', E452
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), H3232
OPIC: funding, H6365, H6370, H6371, H6372 [30JY]
Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorize, H8480
Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2145 [1MY]
———prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2127, H2128 [1MY]
Public welfare programs: reform, H4589
Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7308
Supreme Court: decision on Religious Freedom Restoration Act, H4824 [26JN]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1499 [15AP]
———reinstate aviation excise taxes relative to Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures (H.R. 668), H602 [25FE]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9065
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9050 [23OC]
———treatment of expenses for public and nonpublic elementary and secondary education (H.R. 1816), H9065
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H8835-H8837 [21OC]
Trade and Development Agency: funding, H6370, H6371, H6372 [30JY]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1563 [16AP]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H8024 [26SE]
———withdraw U.S. membership, H3336, H3337, H3338, H3339, H3340 [4JN]
Walt Disney Co.: boycott by Southern Baptists, H4310 [24JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Government: remarks relative to treatment of Branch Davidians in Waco, TX, H677, H680, H681, H682 [27FE]
Special order: granted, H708 [3MR], H1184 [19MR], H1389 [9AP], H1538 [15AP], H2782 [15MY], H3656 [10JN], H4219 [23JN], H4830 [26JN], H6959 [5SE], H7364 [16SE], H8052 [26SE], H8631 [7OC]
Tables
Effect of Eximbank reauthorization on GNP and unemployment, H8396
Transcripts
BATF's in the Belfry: Hugh Downs, H2864 [16MY]