HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
Appointments
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H8966 [28SE]
———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]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H378 [2FE] (see H.R. 1395), H2055 [14AP]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 985), H1011 [4MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H586 [10FE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H11854 [9NO]
———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]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H4343 [15JN]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H5093 [29JN]
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 2-year cycle (see H.R. 2985), H9076 [30SE] (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]
California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H1333 [16MR]
CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 2247), H8290 [14SE]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H4665 [18JN]
———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H892 [2MR]
Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1398), H3860 [8JN]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1973 [13AP]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H8967 [28SE]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H10770 [25OC]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H6599 [29JY]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H8290 [14SE]
———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]
———representations and court sanctions relative to prisoners (see H.R. 461), H1407 [17MR]
———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H8556 [22SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]
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]
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), H2055 [14AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H2138 [19AP]
———prohibit issuance of regulations dealing with hybrid transactions (see H.R. 672), H1260 [11MR]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7882 [5AU]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs (see H.R. 982), H1011 [4MR]
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]
———increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs (see H. Con. Res. 88), H2202 [20AP]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (see H.R. 800), H892 [2MR]
Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 3089), H10173 [18OC]
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), H481 [8FE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
European Union: bilateral trade concern relative to canned fruit subsidy (see H. Res. 39), H460 [4FE]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H5750 [16JY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H12109 [16NO]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H4126 [10JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1290), H10340 [19OC]
Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see H.R. 2029), H3857 [8JN]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H7996 [8SE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]
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), H2637 [4MY]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 786), H957 [3MR]
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: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), H7997 [8SE]
———require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), H11953 [10NO]
———separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H11145 [28OC]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H586 [10FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2990), H9304 [4OC]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H12795 [18NO]
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]
———repeal relative to statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 20), H244 [7JA]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5335 [1JY]
Immigration: 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: funding (see H. Con. Res. 84), H1972 [13AP]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H1259 [11MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H239 [7JA]
Medicare: assure access to managed health care through the cost contract program (see H.R. 2268), H4615 [17JN]
———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H11703 [8NO]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H5093 [29JN]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H5093 [29JN]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), H3460 [20MY]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H6018 [20JY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), H11143 [28OC]
———periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H10120 [14OC]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H2273 [21AP]
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, 18), H379 [2FE]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H4823 [23JN]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H3171 [13MY]
Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see H.R. 1522), H2298 [22AP]
———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), H5688 [15JY]
———use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), H2298 [22AP]
Real property: compensate owners of private property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), H7887 [5AU]
———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]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H1801 [25MR]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 225), H4993 [25JN] (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 2159), H4127 [10JN]
Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H11953 [10NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 685), H957 [3MR]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H1013 [4MR]
———provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), H10032 [13OC]
Tariff: azoxystrobin (Heritage, Abound, and Quadris) (see H.R. 3371), H12796 [18NO]
———tralkoxydim (Achieve) (see H.R. 3367), H12796 [18NO]
Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H1258 [11MR]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1800 [25MR]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1408 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1595 [23MR]
———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]
———exclude from gross income discharges of indebtedness attributable to certain forgiven residential mortgage obligations (see H.R. 1690), H3503 [24MY]
———extend certain tax benefits to Armed Forces members performing services in Serbia and Montenegro (see H.R. 1376), H1970 [13AP]
———increase gift tax exclusion (see H.R. 927), H1014 [4MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2546 [29AP]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and interest received by individuals (see H.R. 1891), H3460 [20MY]
———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]
———provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well production (see H.R. 53), H1803 [25MR]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H1802 [25MR]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H2374 [27AP]
———religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on tax return (see H.R. 2494), H12795 [18NO]
———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]
———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]
———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H585 [10FE]
———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), H5179 [30JN]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), H3391 [19MY]
———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 2018), H3856 [8JN]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H1800 [25MR]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H5336 [1JY]
———treatment of distributions from publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 607), H3215 [17MY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H1257 [11MR]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H6353 [22JY]
———treatment of losses attributable to operating mineral interests of oil and gas producers (see H.R. 423), H1597 [23MR]
———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1122), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H11144 [28OC]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H3694 [26MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H10033 [13OC]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H11144 [28OC]
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]
Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 1578), H3861 [8JN]
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: ensure congressional involvement in State actions relative to designation of rivers as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers (see H.R. 2857), H8289 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Budget: require appropriate off-budget treatment for Social Security in official budget pronouncements (see H.R. 863), H815 [25FE] (see H.R. 1157), H1406 [17MR]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (see H. Res. 302), H8628 [23SE] (see H. Res. 306), H8967 [28SE]
Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services District (see H.R. 862), H815 [25FE]
Endangered Species Act: rescue and relocate members of any species that would be taken in the course of certain reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2017), H3856 [8JN]
Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see H.R. 465), H375 [2FE]
Klamath Fishery Management Council: provide for tribal representation to clarify allocation of annual tribal catch (see H.R. 2875), H8374 [15SE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H1695 [24MR]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 1918), H3604 [25MY]
———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits (see H.R. 1919), H3604 [25MY]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H2919 [6MY]
———cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 2349), H4911 [24JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: legislative process, H10844 [26OC]
———making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2847 [6MY]
———offset emergency funding relative to Kosovo conflict by requiring an across the board cut of all non-defense and non-exempt discretionary spending, H2847 [6MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H486 [9FE], H622 [11FE], H10844 [26OC], H12090, H12092, H12093, H12094, H12095, H12096 [16NO]
———deficit, H486 [9FE], H622 [11FE]
———provide discretionary spending offsets (H.R. 3085), H10228 [19OC]
———require that certain surplus amounts be used for paying down the national debt (H. Res. 306), H8889, H8890, H8891, H8892, H8894, H8895, H8896 [28SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1718 [25MR]
California: flood control projects funding, H2485
———pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness, H11709 [9NO]
Children and youth: State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), H4968 [25JN]
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2485
Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community Services District (H.R. 862), H11160 [1NO]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5723 [16JY]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11415, H11418 [3NO]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), E1076
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H588 [11FE], H1718 [25MR], H3003 [12MY], H4743 [23JN], H8895 [28SE], H10228 [19OC], H10618 [21OC], H10844 [26OC], H10867 [27OC], H12090, H12092, H12093, H12094, H12095, H12096 [16NO]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), H3657, H3663, H3665, H3666, H3667, H3668 [26MY], H9309 [5OC], H10038 [14OC], H10188 [19OC], H10376 [20OC], H11071 [28OC], H11150 [1NO]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), consideration (H. Res. 186), H3652 [26MY]
———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 1259), motion to recommit, H3676 [26MY]
———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), H10260 [19OC]
———preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds, H3676 [26MY]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (H.R. 1918), E1079
———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits, H4968 [25JN]
———provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits (H.R. 1919), E1079
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H1718 [25MR]
States: distribution and use of certain education funding for community based projects, H11415, H11418 [3NO]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (H.R. 1731), E911
———cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax credit (H.R. 2349), E1390
———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), H6192 [21JY]
———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, H7263 [5AU]
Votes: position on missed, H1549
Remarks in House relative to