CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9285 [4OC]
———H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H9284 [4OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2743), H7882 [5AU]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11372 [2NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1408 [17MR]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1868 [12AP]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H1799 [25MR]
Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
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), H2055 [14AP]
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]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H419 [3FE]
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), H714 [23FE]
———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), H12109 [16NO]
Crime: punish the depiction of animal cruelty (see H.R. 1887), H8290 [14SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H2811 [5MY]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), H2810 [5MY]
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]
———make supplemental income payments to producers of certain crops for years when the national gross revenue of the crop is below a certain percentage (see H.R. 2792), H8149 [13SE]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H2133 [15AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H4735 [22JN]
———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), H4913 [24JN]
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), H11481 [3NO]
Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10770 [25OC]
———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H2132 [15AP]
Education: provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1868), H3391 [19MY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H9645 [7OC]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H6583 [27JY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), H272 [19JA]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H2373 [27AP]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H11955 [10NO]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H2546 [29AP]
———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1868 [12AP]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H2636 [4MY]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H8469 [21SE]
———uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H12109 [16NO]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H3296 [18MY]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States and exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 492), H376 [2FE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1973 [13AP]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5687 [15JY]
Food Security Act: expand conservation reserve (see H.R. 408), H796 [24FE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1973 [13AP]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H2203 [20AP]
———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), H10770 [25OC]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H2203 [20AP]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H419 [3FE]
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: protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H3605 [25MY]
———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]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8100 [9SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2171), H4128 [10JN]
Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H5094 [29JN]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (see H.R. 3081), H10119 [14OC]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H1867 [12AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2373 [27AP]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see H.R. 1477), H5335 [1JY]
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]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 618), H480 [8FE]
Iron and steel industry: 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), H1011 [4MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H379 [2FE]
Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H4616 [17JN]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———ensure that States provide due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 3299), H11953 [10NO]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H239 [7JA]
———provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 789), H2054 [14AP]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8100 [9SE]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1867 [12AP]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1973 [13AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H11196 [1NO]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H5335 [1JY]
———provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 2546), H9022 [29SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1972 [13AP]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1477 [22MR]
Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H2134 [15AP]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H892 [2MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 1992), H5336 [1JY]
NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see H.R. 2572), H6353 [22JY]
National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see H.R. 834), H2373 [27AP]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
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]
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), H6583 [27JY]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H538 [9FE]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H1336 [16MR]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1163 [10MR]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12795 [18NO]
———make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), H6760 [30JY]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H11196 [1NO]
Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox (see H.R. 2796), H7884 [5AU]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4342 [15JN]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
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), H4472 [16JN]
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]
SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), H4129 [10JN]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H11953 [10NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H3606 [25MY]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H3087 [12MY]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), H1972 [13AP]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H378 [2FE]
———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 3175), H11144 [28OC]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H4342 [15JN]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
States: provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons (see H.R. 1915), H3604 [25MY]
Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1442), H4024 [9JN]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H3861 [8JN]
———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]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2811 [5MY]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H9077 [30SE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H5179 [30JN]
———expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), H7996 [8SE]
———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]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H1867 [12AP]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H642 [11FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H3392 [19MY]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H8469 [21SE]
———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), H3694 [26MY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1257 [11MR]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H796 [24FE]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H12226 [17NO]
———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H6759 [30JY]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see H.R. 179), H3860 [8JN]
———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H3858 [8JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H6424 [26JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans and their dependents to use Dept. of Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges (see H.R. 362), H4342 [15JN]
———authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 708), H4735 [22JN]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H6599 [29JY]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 1765), H3461 [20MY]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H6582 [27JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H12794 [18NO] (see H.R. 1764), H3215 [17MY]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H2138 [19AP]
Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), H1011 [4MR]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 5), H461 [4FE] (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H3695 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Alabama A & M University: authorize grants (see H.R. 2951), H8872 [27SE]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H6351 [22JY]
Space policy: promote international competitiveness of commercial space industry, ensure Federal and private access to space, and minimize opportunities for foreign transfer of critical satellite technologies (see H.R. 2542), H5750 [16JY]
———tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H3460 [20MY]
Remarks
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2668
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1761 [25MR]
Collins, Eileen: tribute to space shuttle mission with first female commander, E1703
Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8574 [23SE]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 775), H3022
Dept. of Energy: technology transfer at national laboratories, H4083
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H7918, H7919 [8SE], H8063
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), conference report, H10052 [14OC]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 350), H558
Graves, Benjamin B.: Arthritis Foundation James Record Humanitarian Award recipient, E1911
Huntsville, AL: anniversary of Temple B'nai Sholom, E1968
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1367
Littleton, CO: shooting of students at Columbine High School, E875
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3338, H3344 [19MY]
———funding, H8063
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 165), H2952
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1427 [18MR]
NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 1553), H3355 [19MY]
Railroads: improve safety at grade crossings, E1114
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H775, H776 [24FE]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H775, H776 [24FE]
Space policy: Russian participation in space station program, H3338 [19MY]
———space station program funding, H3344 [19MY], H7918, H7919 [8SE]
Surplus Government property: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (H.R. 1442), H6784
Reports
Spinoff or Ripoff? Committee on Science (House), H4083-H4088 [10JN]
Songs
``Listen for the Wings,'' Eddie Martin and Susan Welborn, E875
Tributes
Cunningham, Walter J., E1742
Elliot, Ernestine B., E1412
Fields, Lindsay G., E1512
Kilpatrick, Felton and Clara M., E1853
Morring, Marilyn Jones, E1732
Sparkman, Ivo, E2230