[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. ``MAC'' (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3684 [21MY]
Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water
reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project
(H.R. 3687), H7401 [6AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
(see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265), H5858 [17JY]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H329 [4FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H6820 [30JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
guaranteed farm operating loans, (see H.R. 2145), H386 [5FE]
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 HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H4962 [22JN]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see H.R. 758), H755 [3MR]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
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), H5405 [25JN]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H5494 [14JY]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H6999 [3AU]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
(see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, (see H.R. 3736),
H4962 [22JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1112 [11MR]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Medicare: adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of
the prospective payment system for home health services, (see H.
Res. 585), H10076 [8OC]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3162), H3105 [12MY]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
[16SE]
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in
permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing
public utility holding companies, (see H.R. 3976), H6820 [30JY]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and urge
prompt investigation into death, (see H. Res. 571), H9345 [2OC]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
2942), H3105 [12MY]
Taxation: 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]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
4399), H7178 [4AU]
------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production, (see H.R. 3688), H7415 [6AU]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see H.R. 3127), H579 [24FE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
1891), H2055 [1AP]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H5738 [16JY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H10077 [8OC]
Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be
supplied for background checks, (see H.R. 3398), H903 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: establish a unified command for joint forces
responsible for providing ready joint forces to regional
combatant commands, (see H.R. 3845), H3105 [12MY]
Dept. of State: establish an independent nonpartisan review panel
to assess efforts to fulfill its mission in the future, (see
H.R. 4605), H8083 [18SE]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, (see H. Res. 493), H5297
[24JN]
Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, (see H.R. 3334), H850
[4MR]
Taxation: increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
lowest rate, (see H.R. 3175), H445 [11FE]
Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water
reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project,
(see H.R. 3687), H2054 [1AP]
Remarks
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options (S.
2344), H6930<bullet> [3AU]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11655<bullet> [20OC]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3686 [21MY], H3688 [21MY],
H3689 [21MY], H3693 [21MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
Res. 227), H1278<bullet> [18MR]
Children and youth: provide that children's sleepwear be
manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
H6545 [29JY]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10100<bullet>
[8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11957<bullet> [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H2785 [5MY], H3686 [21MY], H3688 [21MY], H3689 [21MY], H3693
[21MY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
H8568 [24SE]
------ establish a unified command for joint forces responsible for
providing ready joint forces to regional combatant commands
(H.R. 3845), E847<bullet> [13MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11655<bullet> [20OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6545 [29JY]
Drought: disaster assistance to Texas, H6930 [3AU]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2785 [5MY]
Nuclear weapons: stockpile stewardship relative to age,
maintenance, and testing, H2785 [5MY]
Texas: authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water
reclamation project contract for the Canadian River Project
(H.R. 3687), H7401 [6AU]