RILEY, BOB (a Representative from Alabama)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H1019 [13MR]

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H1892 [24AP]

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

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), H2157 [1MY]

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

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H5826 [25JY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5022 [9JY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9559 [24OC]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (see H. Con. Res. 31), H709 [3MR]

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), H5132 [10JY]

Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H1892 [24AP]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H4913 [8JY]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1893 [24AP]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H1440 [10AP]

———prohibit all private possession of child pornography (see H.R. 2648), H8832 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H2169 [5MY]

Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9614 [28OC]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H1795 [23AP]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H8833 [9OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

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: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H767 [5MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H285 [4FE]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H7263 [11SE]

FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 1539), H2253 [6MY]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H8054 [26SE]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H2091 [30AP]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1392 [9AP]

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

Foreign trade: require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2332), H6703 [31JY]

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

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H4836 [26JN]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7199 [10SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1340 [8AP]

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

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H285 [4FE]

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

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]

IRS: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 2598), H8834 [9OC]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H8055 [26SE]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1392 [9AP]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H2156 [1MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H2351 [7MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2874 [16MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H669 [26FE]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H4087 [19JN]

Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs (see H.R. 813), H627 [25FE]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1795 [23AP]

National Council on the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1988 [29AP]

National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 122), H1988 [29AP]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H5022 [9JY], H9801 [30OC]

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

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H5021 [9JY]

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), H5826 [25JY]

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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1706 [17AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1988 [29AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H3070 [20MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7911 [25SE]

———treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition programs used to pay higher education expenses for the designated beneficiary (see H.R. 656), H407 [10FE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1892 [24AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1892 [24AP]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3804 [16JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1225 [20MR]

African Americans: Presidential apology for Tuskegee syphilis study participants, E961 [19MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), E191 [10FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4682 [26JN], H5014, H5015, H5016, H5018 [9JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, E1598 [1AU]

Chilton County, AL: anniversary of Chilton County Peach Festival, E1321 [25JN]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, E2306 [10NO]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H718 [4MR]

Clanton, AL: anniversary of First Baptist Church, E2185, E2191 [7NO]

Clay County, AL: tribute to Clay County High School football team, E2033 [21OC]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4194 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4194 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), conference report, H9604 [28OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7765 [24SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9654 [29OC]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1166 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: impact on national agenda, H1166 [19MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3743 [12JN]

Hill, Nathan L.: Dept. of Defense Civilian Service Award recipient, E2133 [30OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2051 [30AP]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9654 [29OC]

IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), E2306 [10NO]

Maplesville, AL: tribute to Maplesville High School boys' baseball team, E1323 [25JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), E287 [13FE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7765 [24SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2015 [21OC]

National Mammography Day: support goals (H. Res. 235), E2015 [21OC]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 901), E2010 [9OC]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1486 [15AP]

———rates, H5014, H5015, H5016, H5018 [9JY], E1598 [1AU]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 902), H1166 [19MR]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses, H3724 [12JN]

Tuskegee University: tribute, E1896 [2OC]

Votes: position on missed, E2306 [10NO], E2361 [13NO]

Tributes

Bragg, Margaret M. Bundrum, E1861 [25SE]

Bragg, Rick, E1861 [25SE]

Chandler, Cleo, E851 [6MY]

Smith, Albert Lee, H7532 [18SE]

Tully, Woodie G., E608 [9AP]