[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
THUNE, JOHN R. (a Representative from South Dakota)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3668 [21MY]
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products
containing imported meat, (see H.R. 1371), H1550 [25MR]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265), H5858 [17JY]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2931 [6MY]
------ provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon
enlistment, (see H.R. 51), H1168 [16MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4195),
H5491 [14JY]
Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
2748), H5493 [14JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4479 [10JN]
------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
2727), H2056 [1AP]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural
credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
H5736 [16JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H904 [5MR]
------ qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union, (see
H.R. 3276), H630 [25FE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H5064 [23JN]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
[11FE]
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]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H5298 [24JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
Foreign trade: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian
agricultural products, (see H. Res. 583), H10076 [8OC]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654), H4056
[3JN]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
[28SE]
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), H755 [3MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H4629
[16JN]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
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), H7178
[4AU]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
452), H4165 [4JN]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
H.R. 2669), H3972 [22MY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1299 [18MR]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4629 [16JN]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
4399), H9179 [28SE]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
[17JY]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H11042 [16OC]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H101 [28JA]
------ treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational
assistance, (see H.R. 127), H1337 [19MR]
------ treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to
eligibility for earned income tax credit, (see H.R. 4596), H8035
[17SE]
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), H1159 [12MR]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H1643
[26MR]
Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel,
merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal,
State, and local elections, (see H.R. 699), H1643 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agricultural Market Transition Act: retroactive lifting of caps on
loan rates for marketing assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615),
H8528 [23SE]
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4272), H5859 [17JY]
Taxation: increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
lowest rate, (see H.R. 3151), H240 [3FE]
------ increase personal income tax exemption, (see H.R. 3149), H240
[3FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H10835 [14OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4131 [4JN]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, H6419 [24JY]
------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
farms, H7558 [10SE]
------ production flexibility contract payment options (H.R. 4272),
H5850 [17JY]
Amtrak: expand eligible uses of funding to non-Amtrak States, H1894
[1AP], H1895 [1AP]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2497 [29AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H223 [3FE], H225 [3FE], H652 [26FE],
H702 [3MR], H847 [4MR], H897 [5MR]
------ balance, H946 [10MR], H948 [10MR], H2083 [21AP], H2085 [21AP]
------ deficit, H2083 [21AP]
------ reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the
public debt (H.R. 2191), H844 [4MR], E82<bullet> [3FE]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, H652 [26FE], H841
[4MR], H844 [4MR], H897 [5MR]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11894 [18DE]
------ State of the Union Message, H223 [3FE], H225 [3FE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10677 [13OC],
H10809 [13OC], H10837 [14OC]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5528 [15JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H5249 [24JN],
H5250 [24JN]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H946 [10MR], H2087
[21AP], H2777 [5MY]
------ needle exchange programs, H2126 [22AP], H2225 [22AP]
Education: national policy to improve system, H846 [4MR]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H948 [10MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4069 [4JN]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H9729 [7OC]
IRS: restructure and reform, H761 [4MR]
National Guard: Starbase Program funding, H5249 [24JN], H5250
[24JN]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
transportation trust funds, H1894 [1AP], E605<bullet> [21AP]
Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor
organization dues and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608),
H3612 [20MY], H3614 [20MY], H3615 [20MY]
Public welfare programs: reform, H2085 [21AP]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3305 [14MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H841 [4MR], H844
[4MR], H9265 [1OC]
------ ensure integrity of trust funds (H.R. 857), H652 [26FE], H666
[26FE], H667 [26FE], H948 [10MR]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), H8080 [18SE], H8539 [24SE], H8617 [24SE], H9165
[28SE], H9265 [1OC]
------ use budget surplus to establish personal retirement savings
accounts, H2086 [21AP]
South Dakota: transportation projects funding, E605<bullet> [21AP]
Spencer, SD: tribute to tornado victims and relief efforts, H4540
[11JN]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2224 [22AP]
------ increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
lowest rate (H.R. 3151), H224 [3FE], H614 [25FE], H2224 [22AP],
E82<bullet> [3FE]
------ increase personal income tax exemption (H.R. 3149), H224
[3FE], H614 [25FE], H652 [26FE], H2224 [22AP], E82<bullet> [3FE]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education, H8080 [18SE]
provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
H8080 [18SE], H8539 [24SE], H8617-H8617 [21AP] funding for
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit
programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, H3961<bullet> [22MY]
Votes: position on missed, E1160<bullet> [18JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H626 [25FE], H674 [26FE], H753 [3MR], H2806
[5MY], H4477 [10JN], H7582 [10SE], H8081 [18SE], H9176 [28SE]