CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1405 [17MR]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), H239 [7JA]
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: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
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. 53), H3086 [12MY]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 2348), H4911 [24JN]
Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age (see H.R. 424), H1267 [15MR]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H2810 [5MY]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2055 [14AP]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H10611 [20OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 1018), H1013 [4MR]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H1803 [25MR]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H8099 [9SE]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5572 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H7997 [8SE]
———prohibit funding for deployment of Armed Forces in Kosovo unless authorized by law (see H.R. 647), H537 [9FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2999 [11MY]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H5573 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), H5367 [12JY]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see H.R. 982), H12795 [18NO]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H5367 [12JY]
———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), H5367 [12JY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), H1971 [13AP]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H11067 [27OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H10611 [20OC]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), H419 [3FE]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H2273 [21AP]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), H9077 [30SE]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H814 [25FE]
———establish time limits for review of mergers, acquisitions, and other license transfers (see H.R. 2783), H8629 [23SE]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H2636 [4MY]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H12226 [17NO]
———repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping requirements (see H.R. 1273), H3606 [25MY]
———terminate E-Rate Program (see H.R. 692), H2054 [14AP]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H5572 [14JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), H6424 [26JY]
Financial institutions: records and reports on monetary instruments transactions (see H.R. 518), H4735 [22JN]
———safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H7026 [4AU]
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), H2054 [14AP]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H2055 [14AP]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H586 [10FE]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H4024 [9JN] (see H.R. 1179), H5572 [14JY]
———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H12791 [18NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food: remove intrastate distribution restrictions on State-inspected meat and poultry (see H.R. 1617), H2469 [28AP]
Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see H.R. 693), H1014 [4MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5573 [14JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General Assembly (see H.R. 1054), H4024 [9JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H5839 [19JY]
Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H2298 [22AP]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]
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 assess privacy implications resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), H11953 [10NO]
———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), H5367 [12JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H10174 [18OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU] (see H.R. 2824), H8098 [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), H8968 [28SE]
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]
Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1356), H7997 [8SE]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
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), H1972 [13AP]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6965 [3AU]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H10120 [14OC]
———reinstate prior level of disproportionate share hospital payments to Minnesota, New Mexico, and Wyoming (see H.R. 2800), H10862 [26OC]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1867 [12AP]
Medicare: coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H12795 [18NO]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5572 [14JY]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2054 [14AP]
———revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H5367 [12JY]
Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), H586 [10FE]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]
Motor vehicles: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), H5572 [14JY]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H1804 [25MR]
National Commission on the Prevention of School Violence: establish (see H.R. 1556), H2304 [26AP]
National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), H816 [25FE]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), H11955 [10NO]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H2921 [6MY]
———experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H12109 [16NO]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), H6598 [29JY]
Panama Canal: U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H12227 [17NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1597 [23MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 16), H379 [2FE]
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), H3296 [18MY]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H378 [2FE]
———strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic eavesdropping (see H.R. 514), H416 [3FE]
Public Health Service: permit family planning projects to offer adoption services (see H.R. 2485), H5366 [12JY]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), H8375 [15SE]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1164 [10MR]
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), H1405 [17MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), H4342 [15JN]
Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H3171 [13MY]
———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. 1180), H3392 [19MY]
Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), H3391 [19MY]
———allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 1464), H2132 [15AP]
———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H4735 [22JN]
———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2055 [14AP]
———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]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H5335 [1JY]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H1799 [25MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]
———rates (see H.R. 104), H481 [8FE]
———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), H1867 [12AP]
———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), H1069 [9MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5367 [12JY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H5367 [12JY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H4665 [18JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H8468 [21SE]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications services to schools, libraries, and certain health care facilities (see H.R. 1746), H8665 [24SE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H1803 [25MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H5368 [12JY]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H11144 [28OC]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5688 [15JY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11952 [10NO]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H1695 [24MR]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H3695 [26MY]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1868 [12AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and Margaret Lowe (see H.R. 510), H378 [2FE]
———conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens (see H.R. 509), H378 [2FE]
Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (see H.R. 581), H459 [4FE]
Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see H.R. 2641), H6598 [29JY]
Fuller, Ashley Ross: relief (see H.R. 1972), H3694 [26MY]
Jackson, WY: develop and maintain a multi-agency campus project for tourism and natural resource facilities (see H.R. 2577), H6198 [21JY]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1473 [18MR]
Mining and mineral resources: increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (see H.R. 3063), H10032 [13OC]
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (see H.R. 1528), H2299 [22AP]
Power resources: improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal lands (see H.R. 1985), H3710 [27MY]
Wyoming: land exchange (see H.R. 3237), H11645 [5NO]
Proclamations
Earth Science Week: Wyoming State Legislature, E2109
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3792 [8JN]
Big Horn County, WY: conveyance of certain lands to John R. and Margaret Lowe (H.R. 510), H2560
———conveyance of certain lands to the estate of Fred Steffens (H.R. 509), H2560
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5117 [30JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: limit funding for livestock protection from predatory wildlife, H3792 [8JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5510 [14JY]
Devils Tower National Monument: retain name of mountain (H.R. 581), E144
Earth Science Week: observance, E2108
Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (H.R. 2641), E1681
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (H. Con. Res. 62), E501
Mining and mineral resources: increase maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that may be held by an entity in any one State (H.R. 3063), E2088
———regulation of public lands surrounding claims used for waste disposal, H5510 [14JY]
National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 1528), H10791, H10792 [26OC], E757
Natural gas: promote research and development of methane hydrate resources (H.R. 1753), H10795 [26OC]
Power resources: improve the administration of oil and gas leases on Federal lands (H.R. 1985), E1132
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), H3404 [20MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H3681 [26MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H725 [24FE]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), H2321 [27AP]
———reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11813 [9NO]
U.N.: designation of Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage Sites, and Ramsar Sites, H3404 [20MY]
Votes: position on missed, H4573
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3691 [26MY]
Tributes
Anthony, Susan B., E233
Kelley, James W., Jr., E257
Love, J. David, E2108