CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, H2282 [22AP]
———H.R. 2084, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations, H8432 [21SE]
———H.R. 2605, energy and water development appropriations, H8127 [13SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H226 [6JA]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2985), H9076 [30SE] (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H2546 [29AP]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H2470 [28AP]
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]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
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), H7997 [8SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H6600 [29JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: 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]
Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H2470 [28AP]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2133 [15AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]
Education: improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H11372 [2NO]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H481 [8FE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
Eximbank: clarify quorum requirement for Board of Directors (see H.R. 2565), H6018 [20JY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H9022 [29SE]
Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H586 [10FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H10611 [20OC]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H3861 [8JN]
———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]
Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1164 [10MR]
Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8290 [14SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H8629 [23SE]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H7026 [4AU]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H2304 [26AP]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H4616 [17JN]
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), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H379 [2FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4616 [17JN]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H239 [7JA]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H5751 [16JY]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1473 [18MR]
Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), H378 [2FE]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H9303 [4OC]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H891 [2MR]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
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), H3860 [8JN]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H272 [19JA]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1803 [25MR]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H3695 [26MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12795 [18NO]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H10340 [19OC]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1597 [23MR]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H8375 [15SE]
Serbia: undertake efforts to secure the release of CARE (relief organization) workers being held prisoner (see H. Con. Res. 144), H5091 [29JN]
Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]
Social Security: expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1091), H6759 [30JY] (see H.R. 1180), H6583 [27JY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Tariff: establish import drawbacks for N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide based on exports of N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide (see H.R. 810), H8149 [13SE]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 121), H3860 [8JN]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H5335 [1JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the military reserves and a comparable credit to self-employed military reserve participants (see H.R. 803), H3861 [8JN]
———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H1474 [18MR]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H12109 [16NO]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H957 [3MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H1697 [24MR]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), H2132 [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), H3710 [27MY]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2636 [4MY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1804 [25MR] (see H.R. 2136), H4736 [22JN]
———treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), H6353 [22JY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H3606 [25MY]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H6353 [22JY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2470 [28AP]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1336 [16MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (see H. Res. 123), H1473 [18MR]
Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Federalist Papers (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1696 [24MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (see H.R. 2606), H6423 [26JY] (see H.R. 3196), H11371 [2NO]
Conference reports
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations (H.R. 2606), H8831-H8860 [27SE]
Remarks
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (H. Res. 279), H10202 [19OC]
Africa: encourage cease-fire and peace settlement between Eritrea and Ethiopia, H6834 [2AU]
———HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H6681 [29JY], H9375 [5OC]
AID: child survival and disease programs funding through offsets in the International Military Education Program, H6679 [29JY]
Alabama (U.S.S.): tribute to crew (H. Res. 123), H2102 [15AP], E643
Appropriations: eliminate certain rescissions used to offset emergency supplemental appropriations, H1633 [24MR]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), H11079 [28OC]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), H1615, H1620, H1621, H1629, H1630, H1633, H1653 [24MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3258 [18MY]
———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), H2829, H2872, H2873, H2875 [6MY]
———offset emergency supplemental appropriations through rescissions in the Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks, H1616, H1653 [24MR]
Army: School of the Americas funding, H6701, H6702, H6708 [29JY]
Berlin Airlift Gratitude Foundation: tribute, E773
Budget: reconciliation process, H4710 [22JN]
Business and industry: economic contributions of the cruise industry, E1100
China, People's Republic of: Economic Support Fund funding for human rights and democracy activities in Tibet and Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund funding for Tibetan Refugee Program, H6837 [2AU]
Clinton, President: travel expenses, H9373 [5OC]
Colombia: anti-narcotics equipment funding for National Police, H6686 [29JY]
Dale, Hugh C.: Erskine College honorary Doctorate of Humanities recipient, E1718
Dept. of Agriculture: designation of Farm Service Agency salaries and expenses as emergency requirement, H1629, H1630 [24MR]
Dept. of State: require report on atrocities committed against ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, H6832 [2AU]
———use of mycoherbicides to control certain narcotic crops, H6661 [29JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5424, H5425 [13JY]
Drug abuse: international narcotics control funding, H6686 [29JY]
Ecuador: Dept. of State report on corruption in judicial system relative to allocation of foreign assistance, H6663 [29JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6525 [27JY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6669 [29JY]
———prohibit funding for population control or population planning programs, family planning activities, and abortion procedures, H6835 [2AU]
———reduce aid to Israel and Egypt, H6683 [29JY]
———refugee protection programs funding, H6677 [29JY]
Foreign countries: prohibit funding for processing of visas relative to readmittance of deported criminal aliens, H6816, H6817 [2AU]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6652, H6658, H6660, H6661, H6663, H6664, H6665, H6669, H6672, H6677, H6679, H6680, H6681, H6683, H6686, H6689, H6691, H6701, H6702, H6708, H6709, H6713, H6718
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), conference report, H9364, H9370, H9372, H9373, H9374, H9375, H9376 [5OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307), H9344 [5OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), motion to instruct conferees, H8160, H8163 [14SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), unanimous-consent agreement, H6716, H6718, H6719 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), veto, H10143, H10144, H10150 [18OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3196), H11589, H11594 [5NO]
Foreign policy: prohibit new obligations, guarantees, or agreements by the Eximbank, OPIC, or the Trade and Development Agency, H6838 [2AU]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries, H1615, H1653 [24MR]
IMF: cancellation of certain foreign debt owed to the U.S., H9372 [5OC]
India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H6817, H6818, H6819, H6826 [2AU]
Indonesia: restrict military assistance relative to human rights violations in East Timor, H8160, H8163 [14SE]
International Development Association: funding, H6689 [29JY]
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7230 [4AU]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1228 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2403 [28AP]
———provide humanitarian assistance for Kosovar Albanian refugees, H2829, H2872, H2873, H2875 [6MY]
Medicare: reform, H6664 [29JY]
Middle East: Wye River Accords funding, H11594 [5NO]
Nicaragua: make foreign aid contingent upon resolution of property claims, H6680 [29JY]
NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 89), H5157
OPIC: ensure that legitimate claims be promptly addressed regarding insured or guaranteed projects, H9931 [13OC]
———funding, H6718
———prohibit funding Category A Investment Fund projects, H6830 [2AU]
———prohibit investment funding for foreign manufacturing enterprises that would cause a reduction in U.S. manufacturing, H9926, H9939 [13OC]
———reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9926, H9927, H9931, H9935, H9936, H9939 [13OC]
———require public notification and meetings prior to approval of projects that may have an adverse environmental impact, H9935, H9936 [13OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H6816 [2AU]
Peace Corps: funding, H6661 [29JY]
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7230 [4AU]
———reform power marketing administrations, H6525 [27JY]
Rochester Institute of Technology: American College of Management and Technology expansion funding, H6661 [29JY]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2444 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2434 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2420 [28AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H9373 [5OC], H10144 [18OC], H11079 [28OC]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3667 [26MY]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (H.R. 1993), H9926, H9927, H9931, H9935, H9936, H9939 [13OC]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: funding, H5424, H5425 [13JY]
Votes: position on missed, H1301
Reports filed
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 106-339), H8872 [27SE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2606) (H. Rept. 106-254), H6423 [26JY]
Tables
Foreign assistance for sub-Saharan Africa contained in H.R. 2606, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H6657 [29JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6654-H6656 [29JY], H9365-H9368 [5OC]
Texts of
H. Res. 123, tribute to crew of U.S.S. Alabama, E644
Tributes
Gearan, Mark, H6661 [29JY]
Guthans, Robert A., E1719
Livingston, Representative, H693 [23FE]
Lyons, G. Sage, E1715
Roberts, Ben Tom, E1021
Tippy, Tom, Sr., E1716