TIAHRT, TODD (a Representative from Kansas)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5277, H5298 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2007 [29AP], H2027 [30AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2016, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6724 [3SE]

———H.R. 2169, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1371), H5132 [10JY]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H8265 [30SE]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H1289 [21MR]

———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), H1893 [24AP]

Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 126), H393 [6FE]

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

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

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

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

China, People's Republic of: cease practice of harvesting and transplanting organs for profit from executed prisoners (see H. Con. Res. 180), H9729 [29OC]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H6798 [3SE]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 980), H803 [6MR]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5401 [16JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

———specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 292), H348 [5FE]

Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2019), H10956 [13NO]

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), H587 [13FE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit use of Selective Service System information for recruitment purposes (see H.R. 2029), H4338 [24JN]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]

———death penalty sentencing for certain importations of significant quantities of controlled substances (see H.R. 41), H453 [11FE]

———treatment of penalties relative to powdered cocaine and crack cocaine (see H.R. 332), H5778 [24JY]

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

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2667), H8833 [9OC]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H700 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

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

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]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H9559 [24OC]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H4836 [26JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H589 [13FE]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H1611 [16AP]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1863, 1984), H4133 [20JN], H6716 [1AU]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5297 [15JY]

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

Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 131), H393 [6FE]

Federal employees: limitations relative to use of official time (see H.R. 986), H2254 [6MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H7199 [10SE]

Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H8633 [7OC]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H9502 [23OC]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H3274 [3JN]

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

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1392 [9AP]

Government: 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), H948 [12MR]

Haskell Indian Nations University: enhance administrative authority of college president (see H.R. 1337), H1541 [15AP]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H4836 [26JN]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H949 [12MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H10956 [13NO]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2680 [14MY]

House Rules: repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 30), H525 [12FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2254 [6MY]

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: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 2598), H9039 [22OC]

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

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues or fees (see H.R. 928), H1019 [13MR]

———protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H2590 [13MY]

Land use: require local approval of railroad rights-of-way designations for interim use as trails (see H.R. 2438), H7118 [9SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H2168 [5MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H9558 [24OC]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H4837 [26JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H4836 [26JN]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H5487 [17JY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H393 [6FE]

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

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 2517), H7728 [23SE]

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

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1187 [19MR]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

National Energy Laboratories Reorganization Commission: establish (see H.R. 1295), H1438 [10AP]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H6707 [31JY]

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), H2680 [14MY]

———require certain disclosures and reports relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see H.R. 248), H1892 [24AP]

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

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

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

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H10768 [12NO]

———protect sanctity of religious communications (see H.R. 208), H1440 [10AP]

Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (see H.R. 2177), H5401 [16JY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H8834 [9OC]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H5487 [17JY]

Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: enhance administrative authority of college president (see H.R. 1337), H1541 [15AP]

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), H2784 [15MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H2446 [8MY]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H1340 [8AP]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H8728 [8OC]

———provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of certain capital assets, provide familiy credits, and phase-out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584), H2589 [13MY]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10956 [13NO]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H709 [3MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483, 2490), H8055 [26SE], H8300 [1OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H348 [5FE]

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), H9730 [29OC]

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H.R. 1588), H2589 [13MY]

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

———prohibit U.S. contributions relative to U.N. proposals to impose taxes or fees on U.S. citizens (see H.R. 312), H349 [5FE]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served in Israel or Turkey during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 250), H1261 [20MR]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H1187 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1577), H2445 [8MY]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1312), H1439 [10AP]

Indian Child Welfare Act: exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage (see H.R. 1957), H3923 [18JN]

International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 737), H523 [12FE]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

Political campaigns: prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 1458), H1891 [24AP]

Social Security: prevent children from languishing in foster care (see H.R. 1459), H1891 [24AP]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Chacey, Michael, E1723 [10SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1545 [16AP], H3665 [11JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: eliminate forward funding for FEMA, restore Dept. of HUD rental assisted housing funding, and make other nondefense rescissions, H2730 [15MY]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H3725 [12JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2730 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, H3665 [11JN], H3725 [12JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3786 [12JN]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7068, H7069 [9SE]

Budget: balance, H3173 [22MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced, H457 [12FE]

———deficit, H4126, H4127, H4129, H4130 [20JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4844 [8JY], H4920 [9JY], H5026 [10JY], H5136 [11JY], H5304 [16JY], H5584 [23JY], H5669 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6299 [30JY], H6620 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3080 [21MY]

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 145), H2545 [13MY]

Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H5500 [22JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H4894 [8JY], H5277, H5278, H5284, H5290 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4184 [23JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber funding, H4184 [23JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7613 [23SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3486 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5630, H5631 [23JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8750 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2169), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 263), H8739 [9OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5277, H5278, H5284, H5290 [15JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6984, H6994 [8SE], H7068, H7069 [9SE], H7202 [11SE], H7738 [24SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5277, H5278, H5284, H5290 [15JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8781, H8793 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8734 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8793 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H4126, H4127, H4129, H4130 [20JN]

Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections, H2545 [13MY]

———national policy to improve system, H7019 [9SE], H7202 [11SE], H7738 [24SE], H9628 [29OC], H9734 [30OC]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6994 [8SE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6984 [8SE]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H8932 [22OC], H9503 [24OC], H9628 [29OC], H10109 [6NO]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H7837 [25SE]

Families and domestic relations: change the time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2028, H2029 [30AP]

———change time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2027 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2020, H2027, H2028, H2029 [30AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H538 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3486 [5JN], H8510 [7OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8510 [7OC]

Fort Collins, CO: construction of horno ovens by Americorps participants, H2863 [16MY]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H3665 [11JN]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H893 [12MR]

Hoover, Beverly, H714 [4MR]

IRS: reform, H10352 [8NO]

———restructure, H8635 [8OC], H8808 [9OC], H8932 [22OC], H9042 [23OC], H9503 [24OC]

Labor unions: ensure employees have adequate access and information relative to use of union dues and fees, H7370 [17SE]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish, H2545 [13MY]

National Service Trust Program: repeal, H4894 [8JY]

———repeal (H.R. 993), H770 [6MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3699 [11JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1662 [17AP]

Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election campaign, H8308 [2OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits, H1345 [9AP], H7286 [16SE], H7613 [23SE], H8166 [30SE], H8268 [1OC]

———prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, H8268 [1OC], H8453 [7OC]

Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse, Kansas City, KS: designate (S. 1000), H7637 [23SE]

Taxation: child tax credit, H2011 [30AP]

———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H5304 [16JY]

———provide credits for families, H1545 [16AP]

———rates, H1395 [10AP], H3278 [4JN], H3869 [18JN], H3928 [19JN], H4090 [20JN], H4229 [24JN], H4378 [25JN], H4844, H4894 [8JY], H4920 [9JY], H5026 [10JY], H5136 [11JY], H5195 [15JY], H5584 [23JY], H5669 [24JY], H6299 [30JY], H6620 [31JY]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4894 [8JY]

Votes: position on missed, H4119 [20JN]

WIC: funding, H2011 [30AP]

Wichita, KS: increase in train traffic due to proposed merger of Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, H5630, H5631 [23JY], H8750 [9OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3718 [11JN], H3794 [12JN], H3922 [18JN], H4909 [8JY], H5295 [15JY], H7597 [18SE], H9557 [24OC]

Reports

Impact of the President's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request for a $28 Million Cut in VA Research, H5281 [15JY]

Time To End the Troubled AmeriCorps: Kenneth R. Weinstein and August Stofferahn, H5278-H5280 [15JY]

Tributes

Chacey, Michael, E1723 [10SE]

Holland, Tara D., H7122 [10SE]