ADERHOLT, ROBERT B. (a Representative from Alabama)
Amendments
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4457 [16JN], H4486 [17JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H8432 [21SE]
———H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6082 [21JY]
———H.R. 2587, District of Columbia appropriations, H6901 [3AU]
———H.R. 3064, District of Columbia appropriations, H10621 [21OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), H1014 [4MR]
———protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H6199 [21JY]
———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H12795 [18NO]
Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H. Con. Res. 14), H816 [25FE]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Psychological Association: condemn published study relative to sexual relationships between adults and children (see H. Con. Res. 107), H3606 [25MY]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1260 [11MR]
Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11557 [4NO]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H9242 [1OC]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H5687 [15JY]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H958 [3MR]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2471 [28AP]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (see H.R. 2162), H11196 [1NO]
———require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance (see H.R. 896), H1336 [16MR]
Courts: simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H9022 [29SE]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H1474 [18MR]
———implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H2053 [14AP]
———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H3606 [25MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2999 [11MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H825 [1MR]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2055 [14AP]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4823 [23JN]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 50), H1597 [23MR] (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 221), H239 [7JA]
Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H5570 [14JY]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H1697 [24MR]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H1597 [23MR]
Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H4024 [9JN]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1597 [23MR]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H1973 [13AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H1070 [9MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5687 [15JY]
Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H4472 [16JN]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H2271 [21AP]
———eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H795 [24FE]
———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2995), H9241 [1OC]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]
Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), H825 [1MR]
Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), H4734 [22JN]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H1336 [16MR]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H379 [2FE]
Health: regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H2374 [27AP]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H3461 [20MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), H1163 [10MR]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (see H.R. 1822), H3211 [14MY]
———limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H586 [10FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1011 [4MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H271 [19JA]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3605 [25MY]
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H825 [1MR]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H11481 [3NO]
———eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), H1259 [11MR]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H5751 [16JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H4993 [25JN]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10725 [21OC]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H5571 [14JY]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3215 [17MY]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]
Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. Res. 199), H11372 [2NO]
NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see H.R. 2572), H6353 [22JY]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 1700), H2809 [5MY]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H1014 [4MR]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H5336 [1JY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H3606 [25MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6964 [3AU]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H2300 [22AP]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1163 [10MR]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H6599 [29JY]
Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on society (see H. Res. 239), H5334 [1JY]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H11196 [1NO]
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2635 [4MY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1164 [10MR]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2057), H3858 [8JN]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H4472 [16JN]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H5335 [1JY]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H1597 [23MR]
———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 1771), H11481 [3NO]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H3606 [25MY]
Space policy: declaration of space leadership (see H. Con. Res. 66), H1473 [18MR]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H4823 [23JN]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H1697 [24MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———eliminate the temporary increase in unemployment tax (see H.R. 1975), H3861 [8JN]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H3212 [14MY]
———increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 756), H892 [2MR]
———increase maximum annual contribution allowable to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 922), H5093 [29JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1260 [11MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1259 [11MR]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H892 [2MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———relief for families (see H. Res. 95), H956 [3MR]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H1408 [17MR]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H4823 [23JN]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H2132 [15AP]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1804 [25MR]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 48), H1407 [17MR] (see H.R. 688), H1474 [18MR]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H233 [7JA]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H12226 [17NO]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H891 [2MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H5179 [30JN]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5839 [19JY]
U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development while maintaining sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (see H. Res. 118), H1335 [16MR]
———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1804 [25MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), H1868 [12AP]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H2055 [14AP]
Water pollution: exclude certain areas and activities from stormwater regulations, and limit liability of local governments relative to co-permittees and implementation of control measures (see H.R. 3294), H11953 [10NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Iron and steel industry: assessment of additional antidumping duties on steel products (see H.R. 327), H267 [19JA]
Eulogies
Irons, George V., Sr.: by James D. Moebes, E1498
Letters
Emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies and oil and gas producers: by, H7229 [4AU]
Remarks
Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (H. Res. 350), E2376
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (H. Res. 298), H10184 [19OC]
Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, H9298 [4OC]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5118
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4458 [16JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H5657 [15JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2587), conference report, H8079 [9SE]
———prohibit funding to assist any petition or lawsuit seeking full voting representation in Congress, H8079 [9SE]
———release of result of ballot initiative on legalization of marijuana, H8079 [9SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: exempt certain participating health plans from coverage of abortifacients, H5657 [15JY]
Haleyville, AL: tribute to 911/Heritage Festival, E1131
Iron and steel industry: assessment of additional antidumping duties on steel products (H.R. 327), H961 [4MR]
———establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7227 [4AU]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1361 [17MR]
Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events (H. Con. Res. 199), H11328 [2NO]
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1437 [18MR]
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7227 [4AU]
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (H. Con. Res. 94), H5044
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11627
States: reserve power to allow display of the Ten Commandments on public property, H4458 [16JN]
Votes: position on missed, H749 [24FE], E650
Tributes
Irons, George V., Sr., E1497
Johnson, Frank M., Jr., E1797
Owen, Randy Y., E2491
Ramey, James, E979