[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
RYUN, JIM (a Representative from Kansas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide supplemental payments
to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate, (see H.R.
4774), H10352 [9OC]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H4056
[3JN]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
Education: role in character development and teaching of moral
values, (see H. Con. Res. 127), H101 [28JA]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of legal
staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
[11FE]
FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H4712 [17JN]
Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving
domestic violence, (see H.R. 1009), H4325 [9JN]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H5064
[23JN]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
H8932 [25SE]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H6070 [21JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
Housing: expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H100 [28JA]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H4055
[3JN]
------ enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU], (see H.R. 4327), H7290 [5AU]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend, (see H.R. 2579), H497
[12FE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4056 [3JN]
Railroads: permit State and local governments to adopt or enforce
certain speed limits for trains, (see H.R. 3812), H4056 [3JN]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7178 [4AU]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H2318 [23AP]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H9345 [2OC]
Sports: encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic
Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal drug
use, (see H. Res. 481), H4879 [19JN]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H4165 [4JN]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7290
[5AU]
------ prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable
contracts, (see H. Con. Res. 211), H1021 [10MR]
------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3176), H445
[11FE]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and prepaid
tuition plans of private colleges, (see H.R. 3103), H63 [27JA]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H2318 [23AP]
Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H7802
[15SE]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H904
[5MR]
------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H2120 [21AP]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile
equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H3312 [14MY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
NSF: make grants for applied engineering and technology education
equipment and capital improvements, (see H.R. 3733), H2331
[27AP]
Taxation: allocation of farm income among taxable years, (see H.R.
4564), H7690 [14SE]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to members of the Armed Forces who
were injured or lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive'',
(see H. Con. Res. 204), H63 [27JA]
Letters
Tribute to Garner E. Shriver: several Members of Congress, H697
[3MR]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
of veto, H6200 [23JY]
------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6191
[23JY]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3692 [21MY]
------ prohibit funding for assignment of duty at the U.N. Rapidly
Deployable Missions Headquarters, H3581 [20MY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6101 [22JY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H3564
[20MY], H6074 [22JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11890 [18DE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5526 [15JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3564 [20MY], H3581 [20MY], H3692 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Health Administration medical
care funding through offsets in FHA funding, H6548 [29JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5756 [17JY], H6548 [29JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8787 [25SE]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9638 [6OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59),
E1558<bullet> [5AU]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9638 [6OC]
Topeka, KS: replacement of underground water pipes damaged during
floods, H5756 [17JY]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to members of the Armed Forces who
were injured or lost their lives during the ``Tet Offensive''
(H. Con. Res. 204), H68 [28JA]
Votes: position on missed, E696<bullet> [29AP], E927<bullet>
[20MY], E1721<bullet> [15SE]
White, Joe: Freedom Works Award recipient, H9726 [7OC]