CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3607 [25MY], H3812 [8JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H7997 [8SE]

Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in connection with the conflict (see H. Con. Res. 46), H1069 [9MR]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H1164 [10MR]

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), H226 [6JA]

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

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11703 [8NO]

China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]

———human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 28), H586 [10FE]

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

———express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), H8666 [24SE]

———participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), H3169 [13MY]

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]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H8468 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H2305 [26AP]

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), H796 [24FE]

———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: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]

———ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 186), H238 [7JA]

———penalties for harming Federal law enforcement animals (see H.R. 1791), H3169 [13MY]

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

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1501), H2271 [21AP]

———punish the depiction of animal cruelty (see H.R. 1887), H7997 [8SE]

Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), H1336 [16MR]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H12795 [18NO]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2636 [4MY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7882 [5AU]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H9646 [7OC]

———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H9077 [30SE]

———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), H5573 [14JY]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H5570 [14JY]

Federal Prison Industries: reform (see H.R. 2558), H8557 [22SE]

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), H714 [23FE]

Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H1070 [9MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]

Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H5573 [14JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE]

———treatment of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China as separate nations (see H. Con. Res. 166), H6598 [29JY]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]

Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), H4734 [22JN]

———require Federal agencies to comply with a former Executive Order limiting Federal authority to impose regulations on State and local governments not provided under the Constitution (see H.R. 2960), H8966 [28SE]

———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H4342 [15JN]

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

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2990), H9410 [5OC]

Health care professionals: establish demonstration projects to provide specialized assistance to victims of sexual assault and interpersonal violence in hospital emergency rooms (see H.R. 3287), H11853 [9NO]

Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4472 [16JN]

House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), H11068 [27OC]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H7026 [4AU]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H1803 [25MR]

Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), H7995 [8SE]

Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 2357), H6965 [3AU]

Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8469 [21SE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), H891 [2MR]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1014 [4MR]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), H12109 [16NO]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H8556 [22SE]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H4993 [25JN]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]

Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H11854 [9NO]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), H3086 [12MY]

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), H3695 [26MY]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see H.R. 46), H226 [6JA]

Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H12226 [17NO]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1260 [11MR]

Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), H3857 [8JN]

———condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations (see H. Res. 62), H644 [11FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H3859 [8JN]

Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1259 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1407 [17MR]

Taxation: 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]

———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]

———increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the lowest rate (see H.R. 767), H657 [12FE]

———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 969), H956 [3MR]

———increase personal income tax exemption (see H.R. 766), H657 [12FE]

———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10770 [25OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H4129 [10JN]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H5335 [1JY]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H416 [3FE]

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

———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H4911 [24JN]

———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), H12109 [16NO]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H4129 [10JN]

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

Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see H.R. 1746), H4616 [17JN]

Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. Res. 244), H5456 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 2005), H3856 [8JN]

Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), H1799 [25MR]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H7025 [4AU]

Diseases: research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 2527), H5686 [15JY]

Government: require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), H11953 [10NO]

Tariff: 2 chloro amino toluene (see H.R. 2290), H4733 [22JN]

Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 1177), H1471 [18MR]

———extend deadline for contributions to education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 570), H459 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 10), H227 [6JA]

Messages

House of Representatives' Appointment and Authorization of Managers for Impeachment Trial of President Clinton, S15 [6JA]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6764 [2AU], H10187 [19OC]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3812 [8JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (H. Res. 158), H2646 [5MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H11484 [4NO]

———Republican proposal to adjust fiscal year to meet spending caps, H8354 [15SE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H2642 [5MY], H5465 [14JY]

Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, H4478 [17JN]

China, People's Republic of: investigation of theft of nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H3511 [25MY]

China, Republic of: participation in WHO (H.R. 1794), H9257 [4OC]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Elder High School baseball team, H4347 [16JN]

Cincinnati Reds (baseball team): tribute, H9311 [5OC]

Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): release of report on Chinese nuclear espionage, H3612 [26MY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H4419 [16JN]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4392, H4419 [16JN], H4478 [17JN]

———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9046 [30SE]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10884 [27OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H3812 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H3870 [9JN]

Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (H.R. 2130), H9865 [12OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H9521 [7OC], H12113 [17NO]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), conference report, H9416 [6OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), veto, H10150 [18OC], H10375 [20OC]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5721 [16JY]

Foreign trade: access of U.S. business to markets, H5183 [1JY]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, H10617 [21OC]

Haiti: national police force abuses, H8877 [28SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9457 [6OC]

Maryland: prohibit formation of high-occupancy toll lane, H3397 [20MY]

Medicare: creation of database collecting personal information from individuals receiving in-home benefits, H1175 [11MR]

———creation of database for collecting personal information from individuals receiving in-home benefits, H1977 [14AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 165), H2950, H2951 [11MY]

National security: national missile defense system, H896 [3MR], H8294 [15SE]

One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 141), H9957 [13OC]

Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, H8560 [23SE]

Privacy: creation of a computer monitoring system, H6586 [29JY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H5098 [30JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H961 [4MR]

Russia: allocation of foreign aid, H9416 [6OC]

Serbia: direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2418 [28AP]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8003 [9SE], H9027 [30SE], H9904 [13OC], H10150 [18OC], H10375 [20OC], H10775 [26OC], H10865 [27OC], H11484 [4NO]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, H2935 [11MY]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H727 [24FE]

———extend deadline for contributions to education individual retirement accounts (H.R. 570), H542 [10FE]

———rates, H961 [4MR], H3770 [8JN], H3870 [9JN], H4677 [22JN], H5373 [13JY], H8003 [9SE], H9904 [13OC], H10865 [27OC]

———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), H5577 [15JY], H6431 [27JY], H6728 [30JY], H6765 [2AU]

———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), conference report, H8003 [9SE]

U.N.: implement Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development while maintaining sovereign rights of countries relative to family planning (H. Res. 118), H1510, H1511, H1525 [23MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), H211-H217 [6JA]

Special order: granted, H8371 [15SE]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), S36 [6JA], S39-S41 [7JA]

Statements—Impeachment trial

Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S268-S271 [15JA], S1340 [8FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 10, House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial of President Clinton, S40 [7JA], H211 [6JA]

Tributes

Romano, John, H6022 [21JY]

Rose, Pete, H10730 [25OC]

Wong, Steven, H10187 [19OC]