CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)
Appointments
Committee on Taxation (Joint), H249 [19JA]
Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [6JA]
Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H10112 [14OC]
———H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, H6811 [2AU]
Official Advisers to International Conferences, Meetings, and Negotiation Sessions Relating to Trade Agreements, H248 [19JA]
Articles and editorials
End the U.S.-China Roller Coaster, Representative Dreier, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H6440 [27JY]
Let's Keep Chinese Spying in Perspective, Jimmy Carter, USA Today, E1237
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 1451), H2131 [15AP]
Agriculture: repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H6018 [20JY]
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), H3860 [8JN]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H378 [2FE]
Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H7887 [5AU]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1164 [10MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H12109 [16NO]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
———require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), H815 [25FE]
Census: require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), H539 [9FE]
Chicago, IL: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 1191), H2470 [28AP]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H4736 [22JN]
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), H1597 [23MR]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 2986), H9076 [30SE]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8100 [9SE]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 2436), H8967 [28SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), H7886 [5AU]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5572 [14JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to improve public access to certain information (see H.R. 852), H5093 [29JN]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H4823 [23JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H957 [3MR]
Electric power: restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain activities of such utilities to income tax (see H.R. 1253), H1695 [24MR]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H5572 [14JY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H2203 [20AP]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H1019 [8MR]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H2273 [21AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Foreign trade: miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws (see H.R. 326), H267 [19JA] (see H.R. 435), H374 [2FE]
Government: 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]
———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H10861 [26OC]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H8557 [22SE]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H1259 [11MR]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4223 [14JN]
John J. Buchanan Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1377), H1971 [13AP]
Kyrgyzstan: normal trade relations status (see H.R. 1318), H1800 [25MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H1164 [10MR]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3605 [25MY]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Lincoln, Abraham: authorize funds for the establishment of an interpretive center on his life and contributions (see H.R. 3084), H10119 [14OC]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8872 [27SE]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1867 [12AP]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4823 [23JN]
———establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric hospital services (see H.R. 1006), H5179 [30JN]
———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), H4342 [15JN]
———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H6598 [29JY]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1972 [13AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H226 [6JA]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]
New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. Res. 14), H1336 [16MR]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H717 [23FE]
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), H8629 [23SE]
———U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H12796 [18NO]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H4735 [22JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H4472 [16JN]
———limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H1335 [16MR]
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]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H11703 [8NO]
———repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), H9303 [4OC]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H1695 [24MR]
———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), H1474 [18MR]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 1918), H3604 [25MY]
———provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), H10174 [18OC]
———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits (see H.R. 1919), H3604 [25MY]
Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events (see H.R. 1877), H3392 [19MY]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H2921 [6MY]
———allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), H2055 [14AP]
———allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of accounting for income tax purposes (see H.R. 1004), H1012 [4MR]
———allow tax-exempt private activity bonds to be issued for highway infrastructure construction (see H.R. 859), H3606 [25MY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———deduction for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2038), H3857 [8JN]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———exclude certain amounts received by power utilities from gross income as contributions to capital (see H.R. 2464), H5334 [1JY]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
———extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain collaborative research consortia (see H.R. 1328), H1801 [25MR]
———increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), H2133 [15AP]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3461 [20MY]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H10119 [14OC]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H3606 [25MY]
———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 (see H.R. 2488), H5573 [14JY]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H3296 [18MY]
———reform corporate alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2318), H4821 [23JN]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), H715 [23FE]
———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1633), H2544 [29AP]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H1012 [4MR]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2054 [14AP]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2203 [20AP]
———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 2735), H9899 [12OC]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), H3856 [8JN]
———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 3102), H10339 [19OC]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H825 [1MR]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H460 [4FE]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H2132 [15AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H3215 [17MY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H3296 [18MY]
———treatment of forestry activities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1083), H3503 [24MY]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H480 [8FE]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H2471 [28AP]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 52), H1697 [24MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H4471 [16JN]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100, 159), H6424 [26JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6200 [21JY]
U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H2373 [27AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1833), H3294 [18MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), H585 [10FE]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H. Con. Res. 176), H7885 [5AU]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE] (see H.R. 2489), H5455 [13JY]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]
Foreign trade: encourage establishment of free trade areas with certain Pacific Rim countries (see H.R. 1942), H3693 [26MY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H1011 [4MR]
Medicare: ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical education programs (see H.R. 1483), H2201 [20AP]
Panama: authorize transfer of certain U.S. properties (see H.R. 3231), H11556 [4NO]
Postal Service: privatization (see H.R. 2589), H6351 [22JY]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (see H.R. 2138), H4127 [10JN]
———tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), H4127 [10JN]
Tariff: change rate of duty for U.S. travelers bringing back goods purchased abroad (see H.R. 2714), H7880 [5AU]
———personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events (see H.R. 2715), H7880 [5AU]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1800 [25MR]
———extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico and the possessions of the U.S. (see H.R. 2137), H4127 [10JN]
———modify private activity bond rule to deter hostile takeovers of water utilities (see H.R. 3309), H11953 [10NO]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), H5332 [1JY]
———permit early distributions from employee stock ownership plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases (see H.R. 615), H480 [8FE]
———permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans (see H.R. 616), H480 [8FE]
———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1561), H2304 [26AP]
———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 580), H459 [4FE]
———treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated investment companies (see H.R. 2430), H5332 [1JY]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H1800 [25MR]
———treatment of petroleum storage facilities (see H.R. 2429), H5332 [1JY]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H1334 [16MR]
Letters
Make normal trade relations status for Vietnam contingent upon free emigration policies: several U.S. businesses and trade associations, H6888 [3AU]
Reduce the volume of steel imports: Dan Berg, Complex Tooling & Molding, Inc., H1358 [17MR]
———Don Brown, Tru-Die, Inc., H1358 [17MR]
———Edward C. Farrer, Olson International, LTD., H1358 [17MR]
———Glen Barton, Caterpillar, Inc., H1358 [17MR]
Press releases
Response to Joseph Lockhart's Statements on President Clinton's Budget Proposal: Speaker Hastert, E2192
Remarks
Aviation: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H4270
Budget: comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, E2192
Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H2014 [14AP]
———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, E303
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6437, H6440, H6450, H6472 [27JY]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), H1376 [17MR]
———establish an air facility to cover southern Lake Michigan in the Chicago, IL, area, H1376
———Muskegon, MI, helicopter station funding, H1376
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, E1237
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2486
Customs Service: pay scale and benefits of certain agents, H3524, H3525, H3527 [25MY]
Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1833), H3521, H3523, H3524, H3525, H3527 [25MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H8487
———require U.S. Trade Representative certification that milk marketing orders legislation poses no threat to trade negotiations or trade policy, H8510 [22SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid transactions (H.R. 672), E187
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7369 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), conference report, H10056
Des Plaines River: flood control project funding, H2486
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2605), H6520
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H4270
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5702, H5725 [16JY], E100
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), motion to recommit, H5746 [16JY]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (H.R. 1244), E541
Foreign trade: encourage establishment of free trade areas with certain Pacific Rim countries (H.R. 1942), E1095
———miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws (H.R. 435), H520, H521, H522 [9FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9464 [6OC]
House of Representatives: tribute to impeachment trial managers, E238
International Customs Day: observance, E98
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1352, H1358 [17MR]
Postal Service: privatization (H.R. 2589), E1635
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (H. Con. Res. 94), H5042 [29JN]
Puerto Rico: provide wage-based tax credits (H.R. 2138), E1223
———tax treatment of distilled spirits (H.R. 2139), E1223
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 (H.R. 1180), conference report, H12831
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (H.R. 1310), E561
———extend research and development tax credit, H12831
———extend research and development tax credit to Puerto Rico and the possessions of the U.S. (H.R. 2137), E1223
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), H10776, H10777, H10781 [26OC]
———Puerto Rico Conservation Trust funding through return of excise tax receipts from rum produced in Puerto Rico, H12831
———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), H6222
———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, H7272
———repeal alternative minimum tax (H.R. 1561), E783
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (H.R. 1311), E558
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (H.R. 1122), E442
Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, H5746 [16JY]
Treaties and agreements: preemption of State and local laws relative to GATT and NAFTA, H7369 [5AU]
Vietnam: make normal trade relations status contingent upon free emigration policies (H.J. Res. 58), H6888, H6899 [3AU]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H7868 [5AU]
Statements—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: Representative Hyde, E238
Tributes
Holliday, George D., E1314
Mizell, Wilmer D. (Vinegar Bend), H761
Payton, Walter, H11447