STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5301 [15JY], H5445 [17JY]
Budget: submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H902 [12MR]
Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9749 [30OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]
Articles and editorials
Loophole in Immigration Law, Steven A. Camarota and Jessica Vaughan, H9652
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), H8929 [21OC]
———reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (see H.R. 2534), H7830 [24SE]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H5916 [28JY]
———issue medal to persons exposed to nuclear radiation (see H.R. 432), H590 [13FE]
Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions (see H.R. 1321), H1541 [15AP]
———balance (see H.R. 898), H701 [27FE]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 457), H1440 [10AP]
———establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H143 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H4132 [20JN]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]
CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086), H4834 [26JN]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 7), H6918 [4SE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]
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), H6707 [31JY]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]
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), H7118 [9SE]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8633 [7OC]
———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H5916 [28JY]
Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1812), H3567 [5JN]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H768 [5MR]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H7008 [8SE]
Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]
———protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H7911 [25SE]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 859), H6798 [3SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H9558 [24OC]
EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H1340 [8AP]
———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5297 [15JY]
Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 913), H724 [4MR]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H8320 [2OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10957 [13NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution of State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 2103), H4835 [26JN]
Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (see H.R. 1000), H812 [10MR]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H7728 [23SE]
Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 2840), H10170 [6NO]
———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H9559 [24OC]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1340 [8AP]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H6798 [3SE]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H1707 [17AP]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8929 [21OC]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H6918 [4SE]
International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2875 [16MY]
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: restrict the authority to examine books and witnesses for purposes of tax administration (see H.R. 2563), H8054 [26SE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 634), H392 [6FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H10956 [13NO]
Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H9502 [23OC]
Medicare: hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H243 [21JA]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H6407 [30JY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H6706 [31JY]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H4836 [26JN]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579), H8264 [30SE]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H3569 [5JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1366, 2183, 2777), H1704 [17AP], H8438 [6OC], H9800 [30OC]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259, 272), H8438 [6OC], H8928 [21OC]
Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]
Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H3201 [22MY]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2785 [15MY]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H3204 [22MY]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]
———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5916 [28JY]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]
Shipping industry: reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade shipping laws (see H.R. 1991), H4086 [19JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6707 [31JY]
Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H6798 [3SE]
———treatment of livestock sold due to weather-related conditions (see H.R. 791), H587 [13FE]
———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 2072), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752), H3213 [30MY]
———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H5021 [9JY]
———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]
Texas: use of Canandian River reclamation project distribution system to transport water from sources other than the project (see H.R. 2007), H5132 [10JY]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]
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), H1187 [19MR]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]
Treaties and agreements: limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]
Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H6706 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H6705 [31JY]
———Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (see H.R. 1789), H3476 [4JN]
Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (see H.R. 2444), H7118 [9SE]
Letters
Suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency: Laura Foote Reiff, H9653
Memorandums
Suspension of Deportation of Aliens Under Rules in Place at the Time of Application for Residency: Julie Turner, H9652
Papers
Why a Legislated Change in the Use of the CPI Is Necessary, H2185 [6MY]
Remarks
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3825
Agriculture: Federal crop insurance program reform, H5674 [24JY]
———reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10367, H10370 [8NO]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5379 [16JY], H5445 [17JY], H5674, H5705, H5712, H5720 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, H8393 [6OC]
Agriculture Research Service: conveyance of Pecan Genetics and Improvement Research Laboratory to Texas A&M University, H5445 [17JY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2772 [15MY]
BLM: clarification of definitions relative to use of previously collected data and the leasing or subleasing of grazing permits, H9749, H9750 [30OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4689 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6645 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4391 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4580 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6329 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4391 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5039
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to recommit, H4601 [25JN]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), H5608 [23JY]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (H.R. 2003), consideration (H. Res. 192), H5592 [23JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2984 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3506 [5JN]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H917 [12MR]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), consideration (H. Res. 90), H899 [12MR]
California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4932 [9JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8228 [30SE]
China, People's Republic of: importation of U.S. agricultural products, H4268 [24JN]
———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4268 [24JN]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2184 [6MY]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8959 [22OC]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2371 [8MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (H.R. 2366), H8869 [21OC]
———Dairy Indemnity Program reauthorization (H.R. 1789), H8868 [21OC]
———extend contracts under the Conservation Reserve Program (H.R. 1342), H1937 [29AP]
———Market Access Program funding, H5720 [24JY]
———reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5712 [24JY]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5705 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation, H8454 [7OC]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10377 [8NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7865 [25SE], H8228 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9652
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7237 [11SE]
Dos Palos, CA: conveyance of certain lands to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters (H.R. 111), H1581 [16AP]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1133, H1140 [19MR]
———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5039
Food stamps: State prevention of receipt by prisoners (H.R. 1000), H1303
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9652
LSC: funding, H7865 [25SE]
Mark Twain National Forest: boundary adjustment (H.R. 1779), H8868 [21OC]
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5039
———ensure that incentives for teaching hospitals to voluntarily reduce the number of medical residents do not adversely affect rural areas, H7237 [11SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4601 [25JN], H9736 [30OC]
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1934
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H9737, H9752, H9753 [30OC]
———uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9737, H9739, H9742, H9749, H9750, H9752, H9753 [30OC]
Public welfare programs: approval of State plans reforming federally funded health and human services programs, H2772 [15MY]
Taxation: rates, H6645 [31JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9064 [23OC]
Taxpayer Relief Act: disapproval of line-item veto of provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2444), E1704
———restore and modify provisions relative to tax relief for agricultural production facilities sold to farmer cooperatives (H.R. 2513), H10404 [8NO]
Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H257 [4FE]
WIC: funding, H5674 [24JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1184 [19MR]
Testimonies
Dairy Indemnity Program Reauthorization: Calvin Buchanan, Associated Milk Producers, H8868 [21OC]