HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)
Addresses
Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus: James E. Davis, American Society of Civil Engineers, E2254
———Representative Moore, E2253
———Representative Walter Jones, E2254
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H10112 [14OC]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), H537 [9FE]
Agriculture: improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2743), H7882 [5AU]
———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1405 [17MR]
———provide supplemental market loss payments for farm owners and producers for certain crops (see H.R. 2716), H7997 [8SE]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), H272 [19JA]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1247), H2273 [21AP]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H461 [4FE]
Arlington National Cemetery: authorize memorialization at the columbarium for eligible veterans who have donated their remains to science (see H.R. 1069), H2373 [27AP]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11645 [5NO]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H3859 [8JN]
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] (see H.J. Res. 53), H3086 [12MY]
———establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 537), H417 [3FE]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
———improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), H3606 [25MY]
———provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority (see H.R. 3442), H12226 [17NO]
Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11703 [8NO]
CERCLA: authorize certain research, development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 3207), H11480 [3NO]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), H4616 [17JN]
Clean Air Act: moratorium on disclosure of certain submissions to provide for the reporting of certain site security information to Congress (see H.R. 2257), H4615 [17JN]
———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]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail and prohibit unauthorized use of Internet domain names (see H.R. 2162), H8665 [24SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Consumer Product Safety Act: coverage of low-speed electric bicycles (see H.R. 2592), H7997 [8SE]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H8967 [28SE]
———prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4823 [23JN]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H8375 [15SE]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H796 [24FE]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H1070 [9MR]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (see H.R. 894), H888 [2MR]
———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), H8665 [24SE]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), H3087 [12MY]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]
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]
———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (see H.R. 728), H4024 [9JN]
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 HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H825 [1MR]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H1011 [4MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H889 [2MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H2373 [27AP]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H4823 [23JN]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H12904 [22NO]
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3108), H10339 [19OC]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return contaminated sites to economically productive or other beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), H6198 [21JY]
———establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H9410 [5OC]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (see H.R. 1995), H5336 [1JY]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H3860 [8JN]
———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1868), H10033 [13OC]
———require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), H7886 [5AU]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
Eisenhower, Dwight D.: acknowledge and commemorate service as General of the Army and President (see H. Con. Res. 198), H10120 [14OC]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H5093 [29JN]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 21), H2637 [4MY]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H6965 [3AU]
FCC: eliminate regulatory requirements restricting the cross ownership of broadcasting stations and newspapers (see H.R. 598), H460 [4FE]
———repeal unconstitutional reporting and record keeping requirements (see H.R. 1273), H1696 [24MR]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H4127 [10JN]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H4126 [10JN]
Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H10033 [13OC]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H5367 [12JY]
———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 680), H585 [10FE]
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H4910 [24JN]
Financial institutions: promote openness, transparency, and efficiency in international government procurement through capacity building and third-party procurement monitoring (see H.R. 3116), H11854 [9NO]
———records and reports on monetary instruments transactions (see H.R. 518), H2636 [4MY]
———safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H416 [3FE]
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]
———permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H1867 [12AP]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1068 [9MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H586 [10FE]
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), H2999 [11MY]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1804 [25MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]
———protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), H2928 [10MY]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR] (see H.R. 237), H1803 [25MR]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H12109 [16NO]
Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1069 [9MR]
———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H11481 [3NO]
———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]
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]
———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), H1972 [13AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———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), H3860 [8JN]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H3461 [20MY]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2201 [20AP]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), H3461 [20MY]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H243 [7JA]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5094 [29JN]
Iraq: oppose expansion of Oil-for-Food Program and condemn Saddam Hussein for actions against Iraqi people and the U.N. (see H. Con. Res. 39), H5572 [14JY]
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]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H6200 [21JY]
Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), H8873 [27SE]
Kosovo: restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see H.R. 2243), H5179 [30JN]
———restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), H5179 [30JN]
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), H239 [7JA]
———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H9899 [12OC]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H7886 [5AU]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8100 [9SE]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H7885 [5AU]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), H957 [3MR]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H268 [19JA]
Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), H6582 [27JY]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H4912 [24JN]
———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H4616 [17JN]
———implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2419), H8469 [21SE]
———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H7997 [8SE]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H2372 [27AP]
———provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 2628), H10725 [21OC]
———provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 2546), H8872 [27SE]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H10612 [20OC]
———reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), H233 [7JA]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H537 [9FE]
Military Retirement Reform Act: restore certain military retirement benefits (see H.R. 648), H6019 [20JY]
Morality and ethics: importance and constitutionality of prayers and invocations at public school sporting events (see H. Con. Res. 199), H10339 [19OC]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 1992), H3710 [27MY]
NASA: develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 1754), H9646 [7OC]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H418 [3FE]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H9646 [7OC]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
NRC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2531), H5686 [15JY]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H10120 [14OC]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H10725 [21OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
OSHA: allow employees to participate in evaluating safety conditions, rules, and policies of the workplace (see H.R. 1434), H2130 [15AP]
———encourage safety and health audits and assure timely adjudication of whistleblower complaints by employees (see H.R. 1439), H2131 [15AP]
———exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used to identify safety and health violations by employers (see H.R. 1438), H2131 [15AP]
———identify and notify the specific industries to which regulations and compliance standards apply (see H.R. 1436), H2131 [15AP]
———waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if violations are corrected in a specified time (see H.R. 1437), H2131 [15AP]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1474 [18MR]
Pipelines: authorizing appropriations for pipeline safety activities (see H.R. 1378), H1971 [13AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
———increase penalties for making or accepting contributions in the name of another and prohibit foreign nationals from making any campaign-related disbursements (see H.R. 1747), H3695 [26MY]
———prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), H5094 [29JN]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H2203 [20AP]
Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 7), H3503 [24MY]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H7997 [8SE]
Radio: protect critical infrastructure radio systems from interference and promote efficient spectrum management of the private land mobile radio bands (see H.R. 866), H815 [25FE]
Railroads: enhance competition between rail carriers (see H.R. 2784), H9410 [5OC]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 72), H10725 [21OC]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 233), H645 [11FE]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H7997 [8SE]
Russia: 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. 226), H5092 [29JN]
SEC: improve collection and dissemination of information concerning bond prices and strengthen price competition in bond markets (see H.R. 1400), H2053 [14AP]
———limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H2636 [4MY] (see H.R. 2441), H5333 [1JY]
———require improved disclosure of after-tax returns relative to mutual fund performance (see H.R. 1089), H1257 [11MR]
Serbia: prohibit non-humanitarian reconstruction assistance until Slobodan Milosevic and certain other officials have been arrested and placed in custody (see H.R. 2187), H5572 [14JY]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 1259), H3606 [25MY]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H794 [24FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H1013 [4MR]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H2203 [20AP]
Solid Waste Disposal Act: management of remediation waste at brownfields and other remediation sites (see H.R. 2718), H12795 [18NO]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5751 [16JY]
Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see H.R. 1363), H9899 [12OC]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), H6965 [3AU]
States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: acceptance of royalty-in-kind oil from the Gulf of Mexico by the Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 498), H2203 [20AP]
———require additional purchases by the Dept. of Energy (see H.R. 490), H4912 [24JN]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2134 [15AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H4993 [25JN]
———capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 14), H224 [6JA]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H3212 [14MY]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 464), H2133 [15AP]
———incentives to encourage domestic production of oil and gas and respond to surging foreign oil imports (see H.R. 1116), H5687 [15JY]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H9303 [4OC]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3461 [20MY]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H11703 [8NO]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1803 [25MR]
———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 the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H3695 [26MY]
———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see H.R. 53), H1163 [10MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H816 [25FE]
———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]
———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), H2132 [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), H3710 [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), H8290 [14SE]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H480 [8FE]
———treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive wells (see H.R. 497), H2203 [20AP]
———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 385), H379 [2FE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H2921 [6MY]
U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]
———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 346), H717 [23FE]
———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1406 [17MR]
Veterans: add bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma to the list of service-connected diseases (see H.R. 690), H2203 [20AP]
———change effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan (see H.R. 601), H5571 [14JY]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H2203 [20AP]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H2273 [21AP]
———extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 708), H2272 [21AP]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H5572 [14JY]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H5367 [12JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H378 [2FE] (see H.R. 303), H2203 [20AP]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H2273 [21AP]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H419 [3FE]
———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H2203 [20AP]
VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), H2273 [21AP]
World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 65), H8469 [21SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bowman County (U.S.S.): authorize Presidential consent to the third party transfer to the USS LST Ship Memorial, Inc. (see H.R. 146), H236 [7JA]
Government: prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt financing to engage in unfair competition against private enterprise (see H.R. 2756), H7882 [5AU]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H237 [7JA]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 147), H236 [7JA]
Remarks
Canton, TX: tribute to Canton High School Band, E466
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5115 [30JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9047 [30SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10887
Dept. of Commerce: Office of Space Commercialization funding (H.R. 2607), H9248
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities (H.R. 1655), H8327
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H7918 [8SE], H8027 [9SE]
Doolan, Martin P.: National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Inc., Ellis Island Medal of Honor award recipient, E1451
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, DC: designate (S. 1652), H10819 [26OC]
Eastman Chemical Co.: anniversary of Texas Eastman Division, E1670
FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), H8320 [15SE]
———Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation funding (H.R. 2607), H9248
FERC: extension of deadline for Mt. Hope Waterpower Project (H.R. 459), H2587 [4MY]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4654
Government: prevent governmental entities from using tax-exempt financing to engage in unfair competition against private enterprise (H.R. 2756), E1888
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (H.R. 1883), H8176
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7227
J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX: designate (H.R. 118), H2596 [4MY]
NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3336 [19MY]
———funding, H8027 [9SE]
Point of order, H8027 [9SE]
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7227
Russell, Barbara: Texas Association of Realtors' Realtor of the Year award recipient, E2435
Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space industry (H.R. 2607), H9248
———space station program funding, H3336 [19MY], H7918 [8SE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H2082 [15AP]
Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus: tribute, E2253
Tributes
Bell, Henry M., Jr., E2313
Bozeman, Myrtie Hargrove, E2337
Brown, George E., Jr., H11840
Bullock, Bob, E1330
Easterly, Claud, E2335
Edwards, Davida Mount, E1448
Glass, Willie L., E1447
Hayes, James W. (Dub), E2444
Hicks, D.L. (Pappy), E1294
Hurst, George A., E525
Johnston, Gordon, E2341
Knipp, Barbara A., E2317
McWhirter, Charles O., E2315
Scoggins, Don W., E2436