PAXON, BILL (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3602 [10JN], H3705 [11JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Albania: promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432), H8929 [21OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 79), H3274 [3JN]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H5021 [9JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H1707 [17AP]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H9865 [31OC]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5177 [11JY]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H7263 [11SE]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H9801 [30OC]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H6918 [4SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: treatment of partnership distributions to limited partners (see H.R. 1247), H1339 [8AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

———funding for medical care programs (see H.R. 1156), H1258 [20MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H5177 [11JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1262 [20MR]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

Electric power: provide for retail competition among suppliers (see H.R. 338), H1261 [20MR]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H586 [13FE]

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H949 [12MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 1005), H1261 [20MR], H1440 [10AP]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H1456 [14AP]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H3201 [22MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Foreign aid: deny assistance to terrorist organizations affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or the Palestine Broadcasting Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 163), H8300 [1OC]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1795 [23AP]

———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1989 [29AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8161 [29SE]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8929 [21OC]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

———arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8834 [9OC]

———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H8834 [9OC]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

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]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H3274 [3JN]

Labor unions: inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations (see H.R. 1625), H2783 [15MY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 414), H1339 [8AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H812 [10MR]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H9730 [29OC]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H7830 [24SE]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H3865 [17JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H1707 [17AP]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H8929 [21OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1262 [20MR]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H3169 [21MY]

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), H3274 [3JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

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]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1391 [9AP]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H1262 [20MR]

———encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax base of State and local governments (see H.R. 1168), H2351 [7MY]

———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), H8727 [8OC]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H2785 [15MY]

———rates (see H. Res. 109), H1543 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1262 [20MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H1707 [17AP]

Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in satellite communications (see H.R. 1872), H6963 [5SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H6917 [4SE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1262 [20MR]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2459), H9801 [30OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 12 years (see H.J. Res. 63), H889 [11MR]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1027), H889 [11MR]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration projects (see H.R. 1192), H1260 [20MR]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018), H4338 [24JN]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H2679 [14MY]

Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7364 [16SE]

Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H8833 [9OC]

Remarks

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4682 [26JN], H4923 [9JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6653 [31JY]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (H.R. 2191), H7721 [23SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4249 [24JN]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1401 [10AP]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3602 [10JN]

Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1622 [17AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2048 [30AP]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), E693 [17AP]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4873 [8JY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H976 [13MR]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3602 [10JN]

Taxation: estate tax treatment of family-owned business interests, H1800 [24AP]

———rates, H3912, H3913, H3914 [18JN], H4923 [9JY], H6653 [31JY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 2483), H7353 [16SE], H7369 [17SE], H7594-H7596 [18SE], H7721, H7722 [23SE], H8038-H8040 [26SE]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, H3912, H3913, H3914 [18JN]

Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (H. Res. 268), H8697 [8OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3718 [11JN], H7364 [16SE], H8316 [2OC], H8631 [7OC]

Tributes

Adelson, Sheldon and Miriam, E373 [4MR]

Molinari, Representative, H6665 [31JY]