HUTCHINSON, ASA (a Representative from Arkansas)
Addresses
Establishing Peaceful and Stable Relations Across the Taiwan Strait: Koo Chen-fu, Straits Exchange Foundation, E1301
Amendments
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H4736, H4737 [22JN], H4823, H4824 [23JN], H4864 [24JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4377, H4427 [16JN]
NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 1553), H3297 [18MY], H3357 [19MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8268 [14SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H258 [19JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H5688 [15JY]
Agriculture: improve financial situation of farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2743), H7997 [8SE]
———repeal peanut quotas, reduce peanut loan rates, and require the Dept. of Agriculture to purchase peanuts for nutrition programs (see H.R. 2571), H6018 [20JY]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 985), H1268 [15MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see H.R. 1855), H3295 [18MY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H644 [11FE]
Armed Forces: assignment of personnel to assist the INS and Customs Service with border control activities (see H.R. 628), H892 [2MR]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H268 [19JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11196 [1NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Business and industry: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H9410 [5OC]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H4912 [24JN]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H10340 [19OC]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H796 [24FE]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2636 [4MY]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: ensure the Internet remains open to fair competition, free from Government regulation, and easily accessible (see H.R. 1686), H9410 [5OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4471 [16JN]
———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), H4222 [14JN]
Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (see H.R. 1875), H3392 [19MY]
———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), H6965 [3AU]
Crime: ensure safety of witnesses and promote notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 186), H238 [7JA]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1501), H2271 [21AP]
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]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H3295 [18MY]
Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H11703 [8NO]
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), H3212 [14MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 2528), H6600 [29JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish voluntary protection programs (see H.R. 1459), H8556 [22SE]
———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 Interior: prohibit taking of land into trust for Indian tribes for gaming purposes under certain conditions (see H.R. 2638), H8629 [23SE]
Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), H9076 [30SE]
———sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the presence of a minor (see H.R. 484), H7885 [5AU]
Education: require parental notification and consent before enrollment of a child in a bilingual education or special alternative instructional language program (see H.R. 1933), H7026 [4AU]
———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]
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]
FCC: establish improved predictive models for determining the availability of television broadcast signals (see H.R. 851), H1014 [4MR]
———preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H3392 [19MY]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H5572 [14JY]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H4126 [10JN]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H4024 [9JN]
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), H3296 [18MY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 66), H8665 [24SE]
———protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), H2809 [5MY]
Government: status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H2637 [4MY]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H8468 [21SE]
Health: regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1272), H5093 [29JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H8149 [13SE]
Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 161), H3171 [13MY]
Law enforcement: facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 2810), H11955 [10NO]
Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H891 [2MR]
———provide crime-fighting scholarships (see H.R. 1792), H3169 [13MY]
———reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and create commission to study and report on policies and practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of police officers (see H.R. 1659), H3393 [19MY]
Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6424 [26JY]
———restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-term care services provided to certain individuals (see H.R. 161), H237 [7JA]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H717 [23FE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1973 [13AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H2373 [27AP]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H10120 [14OC]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H5750 [16JY]
———provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 2628), H10725 [21OC]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
———require certain additional information in statements of explanation of benefits provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1511), H5572 [14JY]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H892 [2MR]
National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see H.R. 3214), H11480 [3NO]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H5179 [30JN]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H226 [6JA]
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), H12109 [16NO]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H892 [2MR]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H5336 [1JY]
OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in Federal agencies (see H.R. 1697), H9242 [1OC]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ donations and address payment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs (see H.R. 1857), H8629 [23SE]
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), H8469 [21SE]
Political campaigns: 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), H2997 [11MY]
Pornography: impact of obscenity and sexual objectification on society (see H. Res. 239), H5334 [1JY]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover certain birds for use as human food (see H.R. 765), H10340 [19OC]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H3711 [27MY]
Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (see H.R. 46), H226 [6JA]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H11854 [9NO]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H8555 [22SE]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), H240 [7JA]
Shipping Act: restore the application of antitrust laws to certain applicable agreements and conduct (see H.R. 3138), H11557 [4NO]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H9022 [29SE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H2203 [20AP]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H5572 [14JY]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H2636 [4MY]
———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 160), H237 [7JA]
———provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies (see H.R. 557), H1474 [18MR]
States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H11953 [10NO]
Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express sympathy for his family and the families of those who died with him (see H. Res. 344), H11068 [27OC]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 121), H236 [7JA]
———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), H7026 [4AU]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H8290 [14SE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H5750 [16JY]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H8872 [27SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3171 [13MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H5750 [16JY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H268 [19JA]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal information reporting requirement imposed on educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits (see H.R. 1389), H5367 [12JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1069 [9MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H8468 [21SE]
———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H11068 [27OC]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), H237 [7JA]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H3171 [13MY]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H3392 [19MY]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 688), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 3034), H10770 [25OC]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals (see H.R. 89), H234 [7JA]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the provision of such revenues for employment security administration (see H.R. 3174), H12109 [16NO]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H5688 [15JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1163 [10MR]
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
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H8966 [28SE]
Dept. of Justice: report certain information relative to prisoners (see H.R. 1800), H3169 [13MY]
Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building, Harrison, AR: designate (see H.R. 1605), H2469 [28AP]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: funding (see H.R. 2564), H6018 [20JY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1867), H3391 [19MY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (see H. Res. 10), H227 [6JA]
Court documents—Impeachment trial
Monica S. Lewinsky's video deposition (excerpts), S1293, S1294, S1295, S1296, S1297, S1298, S1299, S1316 [6FE]
President Clinton's video deposition (excerpts), S1293, S1297, S1298 [6FE]
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.'s video deposition (excerpts), S1292, S1293, S1294, S1295, S1296, S1297, S1298 [6FE]
Messages
House of Representatives' Appointment and Authorization of Managers for Impeachment Trial of President Clinton, S15 [6JA]
Motions—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S944 [23JA], S1003 [26JA]
Remarks
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2765 [5MY]
Children and youth: juvenile justice programs funding, H4377 [16JN]
———protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4405 [16JN]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status, E1301
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (H. Con. Res. 180), consideration (H. Res. 281), H8009 [9SE]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H4863, H4867, H4872 [24JN]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), consideration (H. Res. 216), H4853 [24JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4370, H4377, H4405, H4428 [16JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9054 [30SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), consideration (H. Res. 339), H10874 [27OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H5053 [29JN], H8510 [22SE]
———require U.S. Trade Representative certification that milk marketing orders legislation poses no threat to trade negotiations or trade policy, H8510 [22SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4079 [10JN]
———transfer of property to local communities negotiating under base closure laws, H4079 [10JN]
Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (H.R. 3164), H11230 [2NO]
Fayetteville, AR: Washington Regional Medical Center recipient of American Hospital Association NOVA Award, E942
Financial institutions: prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies, H5288 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5288 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, E2492
Firearms: prohibit any transfer to minors when there is reason to believe it will be used in a school zone or in a serious violent felony, H4428 [16JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5589 [15JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9601
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9601
Law enforcement officers: allow railroad police officers to attend the FBI National Academy for law enforcement training (S. 1235), H12119 [17NO]
National Weather Service: evaluate impact of closing offices located near wind zone known as Tornado Alley, H3357, H3358 [19MY]
NOAA: authorize appropriations for the National Weather Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service activities (H.R. 1553), H3357, H3358, H3360 [19MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8139, H8140, H8141, H8142 [13SE], H8188, H8270, H8275 [14SE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), consideration (H. Res. 283), H8182 [14SE]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), H3407 [20MY]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), H2322
U.N.: designation of Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage Sites, and Ramsar Sites, H3407 [20MY]
Votes: position on missed, E923
Remarks in House relative to
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), H211-H217 [6JA]
Special order: granted, H2200 [20AP]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), S36 [6JA], S39-S41 [7JA]
Statements
Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers: Arkansas Bankers Association, E2492
Statements—Impeachment trial
Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S233-S241 [14JA], S871, S875, S882, S884, S890 [22JA], S935, S937, S939, S942, S944, S945, S950, S952, S953 [23JA], S964, S970 [25JA], S997-S999, S1007 [26JA], S1202, S1208 [4FE], S1292-S1299, S1315, S1316 [6FE], S1359 [8FE]
Motion for Appearance of Witnesses and Admission of New Evidence in Impeachment Trial of President Clinton: by, S997-S999, S1007 [26JA], S1202, S1208 [4FE]
Motion To Dismiss Articles of Impeachment Against President Clinton: by, S964, S970 [25JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 10, House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial of President Clinton, S40 [7JA], H211 [6JA]
Tributes
Burlsworth, Brandon, E922