HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, H1807 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H8149 [13SE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]

Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H268 [19JA]

———settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), H3392 [19MY]

Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H8628 [23SE]

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), H10340 [19OC]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11557 [4NO]

———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H9646 [7OC]

China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H4736 [22JN]

———assistance for earthquake victims (see H.J. Res. 70), H11372 [2NO]

Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), H4130 [10JN]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

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: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), H1799 [25MR]

———independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), H235 [7JA]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H6199 [21JY]

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]

Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H3695 [26MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H1803 [25MR]

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), H2138 [19AP]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H2131 [15AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H2300 [22AP]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H7887 [5AU]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H3606 [25MY]

———records and reports on monetary instruments transactions (see H.R. 518), H3694 [26MY]

———safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H539 [9FE]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1068 [9MR]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H1973 [13AP]

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), H6843 [2AU]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]

———protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), H2928 [10MY]

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]

Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H1972 [13AP]

———shutdown relative to budget process (see H.R. 142), H9410 [5OC]

———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H658 [12FE]

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]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 176), H272 [19JA]

Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 251), H6353 [22JY]

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]

Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see H. Con. Res. 29), H586 [10FE]

———U.S. policy on self-determination relative to human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police (see H. Con. Res. 32), H644 [11FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]

———require written authorization to use dues or fees for activities not necessary for labor representation in dealing with management (see H.R. 2434), H7026 [4AU]

Lane Victory (S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5688 [15JY]

Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted at Columbine High School (see H. Con. Res. 92), H2373 [27AP] (see H. Res. 148), H2304 [26AP]

Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H4912 [24JN]

Medicare: coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries permanently residing in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), H5572 [14JY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H3859 [8JN]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10340 [19OC]

———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5572 [14JY]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H236 [7JA]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]

Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (see H. Con. Res. 118), H3605 [25MY]

Monuments and memorials: require public participation in designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), H5179 [30JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H12109 [16NO]

National security: assessments and contingency planning relative to emerging missile threats (see H.R. 3053), H10862 [26OC]

———national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H458 [4FE]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), H1260 [11MR]

National Trails System Act: clarify Federal authority relative to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of trails (see H.R. 2267), H4615 [17JN]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 38), H538 [9FE]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), H11955 [10NO]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H3087 [12MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), H6598 [29JY]

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), H11145 [28OC]

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), H9410 [5OC]

———U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H12227 [17NO]

Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain balances (see H.R. 3452), H12791 [18NO]

Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H5572 [14JY]

Political campaigns: prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), H3086 [12MY]

Pollard, Jonathan J.: advocate serving of full sentence of life imprisonment and oppose pardon, reprieve, or any other executive clemency (see H. Con. Res. 18), H379 [2FE]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H3392 [19MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H8290 [14SE]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1258), H1695 [24MR] (see H.R. 1500), H2271 [21AP]

Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H11067 [27OC]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 898), H889 [2MR]

Schools: establish school violence prevention hotlines (see H.R. 1937), H3860 [8JN]

Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H824 [1MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2055 [14AP]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 1154), H1406 [17MR]

———change basis for determination of refinery limitation on oil depletion deduction (see H.R. 870), H815 [25FE]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]

———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]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H1472 [18MR]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 242), H2133 [15AP] (see H.R. 1994), H3710 [27MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H1011 [4MR]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H825 [1MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H4665 [18JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]

———prohibit treatment of certain games of chance as an unrelated trade or business expense (see H.R. 1707), H3606 [25MY]

———reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), H4471 [16JN]

———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]

———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H4911 [24JN]

———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 beer (see H.R. 1366), H1865 [12AP]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 2554), H9515 [6OC]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H891 [2MR]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 19), H1163 [10MR]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H4129 [10JN]

———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H1973 [13AP]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 688), H1014 [4MR]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 58), H11955 [10NO]

———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H8290 [14SE]

U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 346), H379 [2FE]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aviation: denial of airport access to certain air carriers conducting operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), H237 [7JA]

BLM: establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or disposal of public lands (see H.R. 153), H237 [7JA]

Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 11), H243 [7JA]

Education: improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H1801 [25MR]

Fish and fishing: establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain coastal areas (see H.R. 3059), H9899 [12OC]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H3604 [25MY]

Kosovo: restrict assistance for certain reconstruction efforts in the Balkans region to U.S.-produced articles and services (see H.R. 2243), H4470 [16JN]

———restrict U.S. share of any reconstruction measures undertaken in the Balkans region of Europe (see H. Res. 214), H4471 [16JN]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H2053 [14AP]

National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see H.R. 834), H794 [24FE]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7025 [4AU]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (see H.R. 154), H237 [7JA]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1192), H1472 [18MR]

Public lands: establish national heritage areas (see H.R. 2532), H5686 [15JY]

Taxation: reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 157), H237 [7JA]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 155), H237 [7JA]

Broadcasts

Assessment of causes of youth violence: Paul Harvey, H4670 [22JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H959 [4MR], H1975 [14AP], H8559 [23SE]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, E1403 [24JN]

Remarks

Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, H4670 [22JN]

China, People's Republic of: investigation of theft of nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H1339 [17MR]

———transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H1339 [17MR]

Clinton, President: travel expenses, H8473 [22SE]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 829), E1403 [24JN]

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, H3611 [26MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8315 [15SE]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3772 [8JN], H3886 [9JN], H4079 [10JN]

———funding, H3869 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), conference report, H9911 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 326), H9908 [13OC]

———transfer of property to local communities negotiating under base closure laws, H4079 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior: use of funds collected from excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment, H10616 [21OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (H.R. 2116), H8402 [21SE]

Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5882, H5883 [20JY]

———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (H.R. 1326), H1872 [13AP]

———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5882 [20JY]

———Troops-to-Teachers Program reauthorization, H5882, H5883 [20JY]

Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H12167 [17NO]

Greenspan, Alan: statements on Federal spending and tax rates, H6850 [3AU]

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (H.R. 1926), E1077 [25MY]

Journal: question of approval, H10615 [21OC]

Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1198, H1226 [11MR]

———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2404 [28AP]

Littleton, CO: mourn the loss of life, condemn the deadly violence, and commend law enforcement officials that assisted at Columbine High School (H. Con. Res. 92), H2329 [27AP]

———shooting of students at Columbine High School, H12167 [17NO]

Medicare: allocation of funding, H3397 [20MY]

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site: establish (S. 382), H12129 [17NO]

National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R. 834), H8408, H8409, H8410 [21SE]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (H.R. 154), H1813 [12AP]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 165), H2933 [11MY], E920 [11MY]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2277 [22AP], H3772 [8JN]

———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1424 [18MR]

SEC: assessment of fines against firms relative to year 2000 computer problem, H6432 [27JY]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE): anniversary, H3512 [25MY]

Tax Freedom Day: observance, H3002 [12MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H2082 [15AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H543 [10FE]

———rates, H3869 [9JN], H4348 [16JN], H4956 [25JN], H5463 [14JY]

———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), H6727 [30JY], H6850 [3AU]

———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, H8392 [21SE]

———reform Internal Revenue Code, H4745 [23JN]

———reform laws and filing procedures, H4231 [15JN]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes, H10373 [20OC]

Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing relative to publicly owned treatment works (H.R. 155), E54 [7JA]

Tables

Military construction projects authorized by H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9912 [13OC]

Texts of

H.R. 155, Municipal Biological Monitoring Use Act, E55 [7JA]

Tributes

Elway, John, H2640 [5MY]

Ventura, Jesse, H9518 [7OC]

Williams, Linda R., E1528 [13JY]