HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3966 [9JN]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4635 [18JN]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 31), H716 [23FE]
———protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H6843 [2AU]
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] (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H224 [6JA]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), H1335 [16MR]
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), H6965 [3AU]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H1335 [16MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1014 [4MR]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), H824 [1MR]
———encourage formation and protection of the Chinese Democracy Party (see H. Con. Res. 6), H243 [7JA]
———normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), H4823 [23JN]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H3294 [18MY]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H1407 [17MR]
———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1972 [13AP]
Clean Air Act: prohibit the use of certain fuel additives including methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline (see H.R. 1398), H2471 [28AP]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8873 [27SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in California (see H.R. 2740), H7882 [5AU]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H7026 [4AU]
———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 2986), H9076 [30SE]
Crime: 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), H4913 [24JN]
Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Army Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H6352 [22JY]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2133 [15AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H5686 [15JY]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H5093 [29JN]
Dept. of the Interior: implement rules to reduce population of mid-continent light geese (see H.R. 2454), H5333 [1JY]
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), H2272 [21AP]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H5367 [12JY]
Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 191), H238 [7JA]
Endangered Species Act: keep cost of mitigation required for a public construction project from exceeding a certain percentage of total project costs (see H.R. 1763), H3296 [18MY]
———reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H11067 [27OC]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1803 [25MR]
Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H8100 [9SE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H12109 [16NO]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H10120 [14OC]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H12794 [18NO]
———prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1597 [23MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H3860 [8JN]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H8375 [15SE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H11372 [2NO]
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), H2468 [28AP]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination (see H.R. 786), H1867 [12AP]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 1074), H3503 [24MY]
Gwynn, Tony: tribute (see H. Res. 284), H7996 [8SE]
Health: assure that funds provided for State emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals and their related providers that treat undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), H4340 [15JN]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H12795 [18NO]
Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), H10119 [14OC]
———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H3604 [25MY]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4913 [24JN]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H5839 [19JY]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 3189), E2532 [22NO]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]
Laos: condemn human rights abuses and role in the abduction of Houa Ly and Michael Vang (see H. Res. 332), H10120 [14OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1474 [18MR]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H239 [7JA]
Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8469 [21SE]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H1335 [16MR]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 35), H1164 [10MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), H1696 [24MR]
NAFTA: parity among participating countries relative to the personal allowance for duty-free merchandise purchased abroad (see H. Con. Res. 70), H5179 [30JN]
National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), H11702 [8NO]
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]
Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 2992), H12795 [18NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H5572 [14JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: improve the safety and health of working environments (see H.R. 1427), H2130 [15AP]
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), H8385 [17SE]
———U.S. control relative to treaties (see H.J. Res. 77), H12796 [18NO]
Panama Canal Act: establish conditions on the payment of certain balances (see H.R. 3452), H12791 [18NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1803 [25MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H5336 [1JY]
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), H2635 [4MY]
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]
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), H5335 [1JY]
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]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Taiwan Relations Act: reaffirm U.S. commitment (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1259 [11MR] (see H. Con. Res. 56), H1407 [17MR]
Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H11955 [10NO]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———application of the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass facilities (see H.R. 1731), H4665 [18JN]
———clarify application of the excise tax imposed on arrow components (see H.R. 1979), H3709 [27MY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———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]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1411), H2053 [14AP]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2133 [15AP]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3171 [13MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H3212 [14MY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1867 [12AP]
———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), H6759 [30JY]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), H2132 [15AP]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H5335 [1JY]
———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 limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), H3296 [18MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
Veterans: pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H378 [2FE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H378 (see H.R. 303), H379 [2FE]
———provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), H5093 [29JN]
VFW: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 34), H816 [25FE]
Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (see H. Con. Res. 228), H12110 [16NO]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H10724 [21OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (see H.R. 639), H537 [9FE]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 1395), H1971 [13AP]
Armed Forces: recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), H538 [9FE]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of property by the Government (see H.R. 1002), H1012 [4MR]
Foreign trade: prohibit export of certain high-speed computers (see H.R. 1962), H3693 [26MY]
Kapitan Man (vessel): prohibit entry of Russian vessel to any U.S. port with naval presence (see H.R. 1508), H2272 [21AP]
Mexico: safety and well-being of U.S. citizens injured while traveling (see H. Con. Res. 232), H12226 [17NO]
Panama: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of any military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any foreign government-owned entity (see H.R. 2244), H4470 [16JN]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H238 [7JA]
Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (see H.R. 3392), H12107 [16NO]
Taxation: treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H1801 [25MR]
Terrorism: compensate certain former American hostages held in Lebanon and certain members of their families (see H.R. 2189), H4222 [14JN]
Letters
All American Cruise Act: Ande M. Abbott, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers, E2433
———Charles T. Crangle, American Maritime Officers, E2433
———Cynthia L. Brown, American Shipbuilding Association, E2432
———Gordon W. Spencer, American Maritime Officers, E2433
California Indian Land Transfer Act: by, S13681 [2NO]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4062 [10JN]
Remarks
Abortion: protect lives of born and unborn persons (H.R. 639), E164
Appropriations: 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), H2628, H2629, H2630, H2631, H2632 [4MY], H2859 [6MY]
Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (H. Res. 130), H1667 [24MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1776 [25MR]
Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4407 [16JN]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6460 [27JY]
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): implement recommendations in report on Chinese nuclear espionage, H3963 [9JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4407 [16JN], H4494 [17JN]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of property by the Government (H.R. 1002), E349
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8309 [15SE], H9379 [5OC], E1947
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 288), H8300 [15SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), motion to instruct conferees, H5212, H5213 [1JY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3885, H3963, H3966, H3967, H3971 [9JN], H4041, H4043, H4047, H4048, H4049, H4050, H4051, H4054, H4055, H4059, H4060, H4062, H4079, H4081, H4082 [10JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 200), H3880 [9JN]
———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H4081 [10JN]
———funding, H319 [2FE], H545 [10FE]
———local decision-making relative to destruction of certain non-stockpile materials at chemical stockpile facilities, H4082 [10JN]
———purchase of commercial communications satellite systems relative to interference with global positioning system receivers, H4079 [10JN]
———submarine multipurpose processor program funding, H4082 [10JN]
Dept. of Energy: establish National Nuclear Security Administration, H8309 [15SE], E1947
———expand counterintelligence polygraph program for employees who have access to high-risk programs or information, H3966, H3967 [9JN]
———impose moratorium on foreign visitors to national laboratories until counterintelligence program is implemented and grant waiver authority for those essential to national security, H3971 [9JN]
———provide for organization of counterintelligence, intelligence, and nuclear security programs and activities, H8309 [15SE]
District of Columbia: reform gun-ownership laws, H4634, H4635, H4636 [18JN]
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products, H4494 [17JN]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4634, H4635, H4636 [18JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H706, H707 [23FE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5719 [16JY]
Forest Service: tribute to Law Enforcement Division efforts against illegal immigration in the Cleveland National Forest, E1923
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H4047, H4059, H4060, H4062 [10JN]
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1226 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2392, H2400 [28AP]
———tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia, H5212, H5213 [1JY]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H4043, H4047, H4049, H4050, H4051, H4054, H4055, H4059, H4060, H4062 [10JN]
Lattimer, Dick: Archery Hall of Fame inductee, E835
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H319 [2FE], H1776 [25MR], H2628, H2629, H2630, H2631, H2632 [4MY], H2859 [6MY], H9379 [5OC]
———national missile defense system, H319 [2FE]
———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1425 [18MR]
———national missile defense system (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 120), H1414 [18MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4061 [10JN]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2392 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2392 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2392 [28AP]
Ships and vessels: promote the construction and operation of cruise ships in the U.S. and facilitate the development of a U.S.-built cruise industry (H.R. 3392), E2432
Taxation: treatment of tips (H.R. 1329), E590
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6016 [20JY], H11850 [9NO]
Texts of
H.R. 1569, Military Operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation Act, H2400 [28AP]
Tributes
Brown, George E., Jr., H11842 [9NO]
Burke, Quentin and Ellen, E419
Cardenas, Robert, E2098
Dillman, Frank, E2094
Fink, Chris, E2095
Finn, Ruby (Alice), E221
Pitcairn, David V., E2245
Richardson, Merrill P., Jr., E162
Watson, Muriel, E2093