ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10174, H10176 [18OC], H10351 [19OC], H10612 [20OC], H10621 [21OC]

Appointments

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, H11069 [28OC]

Committee To Escort the President, H258 [19JA]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H6 [6JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act, H11122 [28OC]

———H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, H6811 [2AU]

House Office Building Commission, H221 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Medical Coverage for All—The Ultimate Congressional Odd Couple Weighs In, by and Representative Stark, Washington (DC) Post, E1405 [25JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H7886 [5AU]

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), H3461 [20MY]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H794 [24FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H2637 [4MY] (see H.J. Res. 53), H3086 [12MY]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]

Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H10120 [14OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: rename the Document Door of the Capitol as the Memorial Door (see H. Con. Res. 158), H5750 [16JY]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H8290 [14SE]

Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (see H. Con. Res. 223), H11853 [9NO]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]

Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), H3392 [19MY]

———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H1803 [25MR]

———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H1799 [25MR]

———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), H8556 [22SE]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 1989), H3710 [27MY]

———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]

Dallas, TX: conveyance of Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (see H.R. 1353), H1802 [25MR]

Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), H5688 [15JY]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4823 [23JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 2452), H5751 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H7997 [8SE]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), H2811 [5MY]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H1011 [4MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: Exchange Stabilization Fund reform (see H.R. 1540), H5093 [29JN]

———include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H957 [3MR]

Diseases: increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer (see H. Res. 211), H4471 [16JN]

Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see H.R. 982), H1011 [4MR]

Drugs: impose economic sanctions on certain foreign persons involved in international narcotics trafficking (see H.R. 3164), H11143 [28OC]

Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H10340 [19OC]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]

———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), H3710 [27MY]

———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H9304 [4OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H2999 [11MY]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3461 [20MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), H1799 [25MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H3171 [13MY]

Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H4736 [22JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]

FRS: mandate price stability as the primary goal of monetary policy (see H.R. 653), H5093 [29JN]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 1827), H3215 [17MY]

Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 1074), H1257 [11MR]

———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H268 [19JA]

Health: improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H2202 [20AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1136), H1334 [16MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 448), H375 [2FE] (see H.R. 2926), H8628 [23SE]

House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 9), H227 [6JA]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H2373 [27AP]

IMF: requirements before sale of gold (see H.R. 2453), H5333 [1JY]

Immigration: give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment of visas (see H.R. 1520), H3860 [8JN]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H5572 [14JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1272), H8375 [15SE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H4616 [17JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]

Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (see H.R. 1368), H2300 [22AP]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H2998 [11MY]

Medicare: facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H11703 [8NO]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H892 [2MR]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]

New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H3087 [12MY]

Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1597 [23MR]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H3503 [24MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]

Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on society (see H. Res. 239), H7887 [5AU]

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]

Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]

Schools: provide grants to reduce drug-related transactions and drug use in one-mile areas surrounding elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2410), H5178 [30JN]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H3296 [18MY] (see H.R. 2441), H5333 [1JY]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H3296 [18MY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]

———provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons (see H.R. 1915), H3604 [25MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H3606 [25MY]

———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), H9646 [7OC]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H3461 [20MY]

———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1710), H3461 [20MY]

———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), H793 [24FE]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (see H.R. 1264), H3861 [8JN]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H1011 [4MR]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 464), H375 [2FE]

———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas (see H.R. 1116), H1597 [23MR]

———increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 756), H816 [25FE]

———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10174 [18OC]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H. Con. Res. 190), H10174 [18OC]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H4665 [18JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H416 [3FE]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), H3296 [18MY]

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H2922 [6MY]

———relief for families (see H. Res. 95), H1598 [23MR]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 564), H2810 [5MY]

———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), H5367 [12JY]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2374 [27AP]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]

———treatment of education expenses (see H.R. 600), H460 [4FE]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H10032 [13OC]

———treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans (see H.R. 1687), H2809 [5MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans (see H.R. 876), H815 [25FE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H480 [8FE]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H11196 [1NO]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 2087), H11557 [4NO]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), H378 [2FE]

U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 22), H272 [19JA]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 21), H272 [19JA]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 235), H12793 [18NO]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. Con. Res. 1), H226 [6JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 3), H227 [6JA]

———set date for convening of 106th Congress, 2d session (see H.J. Res. 85), H12793 [18NO]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), table (see H. Con. Res. 234), H12793 [18NO]

Education: provide parents whose children attend an academic emergency school with education alternatives (see H.R. 2971), H9021 [29SE]

Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1069 [9MR]

House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 2), H227 [6JA] (see H. Con. Res. 11), H272 [19JA]

———appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (see H. Res. 395), H12793 [18NO]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H227 [6JA]

House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), H227 [6JA]

Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1475), H2201 [20AP]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H227 [6JA]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H4992 [25JN]

Conference reports

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), H12174-H12222 [17NO]

Excerpts

``Holy Bible'' (Psalm 91), H432 [4FE]

Letters

Social Security trust funds: by, H11684 [8NO]

Poems

``We Will Miss You,'' Malry Family, H432 [4FE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3648 [26MY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), H3148 [13MY]

———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2889 [6MY]

———making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12766, H12774, H12775 [18NO]

Bankruptcy: adopt means-test to determine permissible living expenses for persons seeking bankruptcy protection, H2718 [5MY]

———amend laws (H.R. 833), H2718 [5MY]

Birds: Migratory Duck Conservation Program funding, H11377 [3NO]

Brookings Institute: study of job titles relative to reinventing Government initiative, H1027 [9MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, H11377 [3NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1753, H1775 [25MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H5374 [13JY]

Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H2009 [14AP]

Chafee, John H.: tribute (H. Res. 341), H10746 [25OC]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 22), H257 [19JA]

Committee on the Budget (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 21), H257 [19JA]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 235), H12835 [18NO]

———joint session for the State of the Union Message (H. Con. Res. 1), H218 [6JA]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 3), H6, H218 [6JA]

———reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3091 [13MY]

———set date for convening of 106th Congress, 2d session (H.J. Res. 85), H12835 [18NO]

Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3048 [12MY]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5108 [30JN]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9049 [30SE]

Dallas Cowboys (football team): tribute, H10716 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H10189 [19OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7008 [4AU], H7329 [5AU]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11108 [28OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11108 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, H12766, H12774, H12775 [18NO]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10691 [21OC]

———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5847 [20JY]

———establish a scholarship program for children who are victims of violent crime or attend unsafe schools, H10623, H10624, H10627 [21OC]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10623, H10624, H10627 [21OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), veto, H10146 [18OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H9245 [4OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9562 [7OC]

House of Representatives: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 2), H220 [6JA]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 11), H248 [19JA]

———appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (H. Res. 395), H12835 [18NO]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H218 [6JA], H620 [11FE]

———legislative program, H247, H248 [19JA], H432 [4FE], H619, H620 [11FE], H977 [4MR], H1250 [11MR], H2516 [29AP], H3148 [13MY], H3438 [20MY], H4657, H4658 [18JN], H4988 [25JN], H5215 [1JY], H5748 [16JY], H6738, H6739 [30JY], H7383 [5AU], H8083 [9SE], H8351 [15SE], H8660 [24SE], H10099, H10112, H10113 [14OC], H10715, H10716 [21OC], H11628 [5NO], H11827 [9NO], H11867, H11868, H11869, H11870, H11898, H11899 [10NO], H12148, H12149 [17NO], H12835 [18NO]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H6 [6JA]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H6, H35 [6JA]

Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9562 [7OC]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (H.R. 1475), H2179 [20AP]

John H. Harland Co.: anniversary of Dallas, TX, facility, E2487 [19NO]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1203 [11MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law, H2889 [6MY]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2405 [28AP]

LSC: funding, H6968, H7008 [4AU]

———GAO report on caseloads, H5462 [14JY], H6430 [27JY], H6968, H7008 [4AU]

National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1430, H1431 [18MR]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), Senate amendment, H3433 [20MY]

Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2159 [20AP]

Religion: support religious tolerance, H9000 [29SE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H5847 [20JY]

Ryan, Nolan: election to Baseball Hall of Fame, E44 [7JA]

Senate: legislative program, H4572 [17JN]

———notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H6 [6JA]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8876 [28SE], H9309 [5OC], H9413 [6OC], H9827 [12OC], H10146 [18OC], H11108 [28OC]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3658, H3659 [26MY]

———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H1753, H1775 [25MR]

Taxation: allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (H.R. 2362), H4957 [25JN], E1405 [25JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H2081 [15AP]

———rates, H894 [3MR], H1140, H1141, H1142 [10MR], H1753 [25MR], H2061 [15AP], H5374 [13JY], H9309 [5OC]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6244 [22JY]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H1140, H1141, H1142 [10MR]

———relief for families, H1140, H1141, H1142 [10MR]

Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television, H12774, H12775 [18NO]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), H2312, H2316 [27AP]

———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11811 [9NO]

U.N.: eliminate authorization requirements on payment of U.S. arrearages, H7329 [5AU]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: acknowledgement as majority leader, H6 [6JA]

Special order: granted, H1068 [9MR]

Tributes

Armey, Christopher I., H4658 [18JN]

Brown, George E., Jr., H5748 [16JY]

Kennedy, Walter P., H10746 [25OC]

Malry, Charles (Billy), H432 [4FE]

Masengill, Duane, H3110 [13MY]

Stewart, Payne, H10746 [25OC]