SANDLIN, MAX (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H7008 [8SE]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H7830 [24SE]
Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H5401 [16JY]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H10768 [12NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H10768 [12NO]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7730 [23SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6919 [4SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H9502 [23OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H9730 [29OC]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5664 [23JY]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H5297 [15JY]
———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7118 [9SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]
Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H8633 [7OC]
———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H9615 [28OC]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5401 [16JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H10172 [6NO]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10957 [13NO]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1892 [24AP]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H9502 [23OC]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]
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), H629 [25FE]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H1339 [8AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the program (see H.R. 2139), H7601 [18SE]
Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]
Government: require periodic review and reauthorization of all Government programs (see H.R. 1913), H6963 [5SE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7263 [11SE]
———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H10172 [6NO]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H949 [12MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H4086 [19JN]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7008 [8SE]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H7528 [17SE]
House Rules: permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H890 [11MR]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H10421 [8NO]
———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H8727 [8OC]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H5569 [22JY]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H8633 [7OC]
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]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H9039 [22OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H629 [25FE]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Little League Baseball, Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5297 [15JY]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]
Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H3204 [22MY]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H3070 [20MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]
———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]
National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H1186 [19MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H9730 [29OC]
National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H7008 [8SE]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1186 [19MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H8438 [6OC]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H2351 [7MY]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H2446 [8MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H3204 [22MY]
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), H8929 [21OC]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H8161 [29SE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H890 [11MR]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H889 [11MR]
———extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to trust funds (see H.R. 2586), H8265 [30SE]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), 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), H10956 [13NO]
———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H890 [11MR]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1542 [15AP]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1543 [15AP]
———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H8633 [7OC]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]
———eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059), H10954 [13NO]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H5021 [9JY]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H524 [12FE]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H9559 [24OC]
———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H7263 [11SE]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H670 [26FE]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10956 [13NO]
———treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (see H.R. 2231), H10172 [6NO]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3070 [20MY]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H890 [11MR]
———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H6798 [3SE]
———treatment of oil and gas production within the U.S. (see H.R. 1648), H4647 [25JN]
———treatment of the commercial activities of Indian tribal organizations relative to unrelated business income tax (see H.R. 1554), H2444 [8MY]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H9502 [23OC]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5401 [16JY]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H1611 [16AP]
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), H1988 [29AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]
———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7119 [9SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H3274 [3JN]
Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1040 [17MR]
Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H6918 [4SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair (see H.R. 2193), H5486 [17JY]
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2219), H5569 [22JY]
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2510), H7600 [18SE]
NATO: reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (see H.R. 2965), H10420 [8NO]
Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077), H10955 [13NO]
Taxation: deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2966), H10420 [8NO]
———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 3076), H10955 [13NO]
Remarks
Army: clarify the definition of depot-level maintenance and repair (H.R. 2193), E1446
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1393
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), E1392
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2330 [7MY], H2366 [8MY]
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: funding for additional rounds, E1409
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), E1593
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2016), E1409
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), E1472
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7476
District of Columbia: limits on punitive damages in medical malpractice suits, E2087
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), E2087
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, E2087
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, E2087
Education: voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), E2279
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), E2319
———restructure (H.R. 2292), E2319
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography, E854
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, E1865
———deny cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 2219), H7476
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (H.R. 2510), E1802
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1872
NATO: proportional cost-sharing arrangement relative to expansion, E1593
———reduce U.S. contribution to security investment program (H.R. 2965), E2273
Redwater, TX: tribute to Redwater High School Dads Against Drugs in School Program, E971
Rudman, M.B. (Duke): State of Israel 50th Anniversary Award recipient, E2192
Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (H.R. 3077), E2370
Taxation: deductibility of employment taxes paid by employees and self-employed individuals (H.R. 2966), E2276
———rates, E1393
———treatment of estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (H.R. 3076), E2373
Veterans Day: observance, E2308
Votes: position on missed, H4119
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H9557 [24OC]
Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY]
Tributes
Tejeda, Frank, H312