CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)
Addresses
State of Egypt: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, E1460
Amendments
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6048 [21JY]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H647 [12FE]
Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, H8523 [22SE]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Articles and editorials
Human Rights—Amnesty Says Thousands are Detained Without Trial, India Abroad (publication), E1419
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H8966 [28SE]
———price supports for milk (see H.R. 1535), H2299 [22AP]
———protect agricultural producers who applied for Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS supplemental endorsement (see H.R. 1212), H1597 [23MR]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H224 [6JA]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H272 [19JA]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11854 [9NO]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H2133 [15AP]
Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H3862 [8JN]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H1335 [16MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1408 [17MR]
Budget: assist CBO with scoring of State and local mandates (see H.R. 3257), H11702 [8NO]
———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]
———improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), H4129 [10JN]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (see H. Res. 302), H8628 [23SE]
Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6760 [30JY]
Central Valley Project: facilitate water transfers (see H.R. 3077), H10119 [14OC]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H796 [24FE]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2471 [28AP]
———remove a provision limiting States to proportionately less assistance than their respective populations and Federal tax payments (see H.R. 2427), H5839 [19JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H9646 [7OC]
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. 2616), H6582 [27JY]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H3087 [12MY]
———prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H11955 [10NO]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H1014 [4MR]
———expand prohibition on stalking (see H.R. 1869), H3391 [19MY]
———increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H11480 [3NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H239 [7JA] (see H.R. 1644), H3711 [27MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (see H.R. 1504), H2271 [21AP]
———Farmland Protection Program funding (see H.R. 1950), H3693 [26MY]
———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), H2811 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 205), H538 [9FE]
Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H10339 [19OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]
Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10770 [25OC]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]
Endangered Species Act: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 494), H8290 [14SE]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H376 [2FE]
Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H9022 [29SE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H4223 [14JN]
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]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H7996 [8SE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H11372 [2NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H2468 [28AP]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H796 [24FE]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H10769 [25OC]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), H225 [6JA]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H237 [7JA]
Government: improve Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 409), H271 [19JA]
———promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), H4470 [16JN]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 1074), H1257 [11MR]
Health: improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H2202 [20AP]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H5687 [15JY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3860 [8JN]
Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H8100 [9SE]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 3081), H10119 [14OC]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H12795 [18NO]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H825 [1MR]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H226 [6JA]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4616 [17JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11854 [9NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H2055 [14AP]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6600 [29JY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2203 [20AP]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H2300 [22AP]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H3503 [24MY]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2053 [14AP]
———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H269 [19JA]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H5750 [16JY]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H271 [19JA]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3392 [19MY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H236 [7JA]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H1335 [16MR]
National Civility Week, Inc.: support efforts to restore civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the U.S. (see H. Res. 134), H9077 [30SE] (see H. Res. 324), H9645 [7OC]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H1014 [4MR]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H3171 [13MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2273 [21AP]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H5687 [15JY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12795 [18NO]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H1868 [12AP]
Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H12108 [16NO]
———propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 225), H4993 [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), H9899 [12OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H3606 [25MY]
———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H1803 [25MR]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H2055 [14AP]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H1258 [11MR]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow individuals to designate refunds to provide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), H5332 [1JY]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H6759 [30JY]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H1972 [13AP]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H2133 [15AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———exempt transfers of family-owned businesses from estate taxes (see H.R. 1105), H3461 [20MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H2054 [14AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H3212 [14MY]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H5750 [16JY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2133 [15AP]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H717 [23FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H5751 [16JY]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), H2132 [15AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2525), H11955 [10NO]
———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H1971 [13AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2921 [6MY]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H267 [19JA]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H2922 [6MY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H7996 [8SE]
———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 861), H815 [25FE]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H2203 [20AP]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1973 [13AP]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H378 [2FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H378 (see H.R. 303), H379 [2FE]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H1335 [16MR]
Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 584), H3171 [13MY]
Women: recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see H. Res. 384), H12226 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers (see H.R. 578), H459 [4FE]
Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H268 [19JA]
European Union: bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 39), H460 [4FE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H268 [19JA]
Health: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H3605 [25MY]
House Rules: improve deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H. Res. 377), H12108 [16NO]
Stanislaus County, CA: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 356), H268 [19JA]
Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 787), H715 [23FE]
Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (see H.R. 579), H459 [4FE]
Remarks
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (H.R. 2962), E1981
———convey certain real property to schools and nonprofit organizations involved in teaching young people to be farmers (H.R. 578), E149
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), H8985
Armed Forces: reduce troop levels in Europe, H4066 [10JN]
Cortez Growers Association: anniversary, E559
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4066 [10JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6049 [21JY]
European Union: bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit subsidy (H. Res. 39), E148
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers and prevent redlining in the insurance industry, H5195, H5321 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 235), H5195 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), motion to recommit, H5321 [1JY]
Foreign aid: reporting requirements for countries receiving funds, H6049 [21JY]
Gallo, Marie T. Damrell: Anti-Defamation League Torch of Liberty Award for the Central Pacific Region recipient, E486
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), H429 [4FE], H548 [10FE]
House Rules: allow additional debate on a sustained point of order raised against legislation imposing private sector mandates, H548 [10FE]
India: human rights violations, E1419
———self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, E623
———Sikh observance of Baisakhi Day, E623
Mubarak, Mohammed Hosni: George Washington University doctorate honoris causa recipient, E1460
Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures (H.R. 579), E148
Resignations
Committee on Government Reform (House), H1009 [4MR]
Statements
Statement of Friendship With Egypt: several Representatives, E1439
Tributes
Cardoza, Manuel, E2530
Jones, Robert, E195
Maddy, Kenneth, E2023
Maddy, Kenneth L., E885
Peterson, Gail W. (Pete), E381