KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2561), H6277
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8128 [13SE]
———H.R. 2466, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, H9285 [4OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (see H. Res. 279), H8968 [28SE]
Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H5839 [19JY]
Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 2239), H4470 [16JN]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11703 [8NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H3861 [8JN]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H1972 [13AP]
———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), H9022 [29SE]
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]
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]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H3295 [18MY]
Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), H12109 [16NO]
———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H11703 [8NO]
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), H3695 [26MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1249), H1695 [24MR]
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]
Diseases: promote research into, and the development of an ultimate cure for, the disease known as fragile X (see H.R. 1445), H9410 [5OC]
Drugs: treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act (see H.R. 2130), H7026 [4AU]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H5094 [29JN]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H6199 [21JY]
ERISA: reduce amount of premiums required to be paid by small businesses to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), H12109 [16NO]
Fair Labor Standards Act: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 2928), H10033 [13OC]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H5687 [15JY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide for enhanced implementation of Food Quality Protection Act amendments (see H.R. 1334), H5335 [1JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ensure compliance by Federal facilities (see H.R. 2449), H5333 [1JY]
Financial institutions: require congressional approval to implement ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies and conduct a study on economic and privacy issues of such regulations (see H.R. 530), H461 [4FE]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H2636 [4MY]
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), H3860 [8JN]
Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 2301), H4734 [22JN]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H3695 [26MY]
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]
Immigration: assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and persons smuggling aliens within the U.S. (see H.R. 3076), H11481 [3NO]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6600 [29JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 697), H2373 [27AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H4616 [17JN]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (see H. Con. Res. 29), H586 [10FE]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H3861 [8JN]
Medicare: limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H9410 [5OC]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H5335 [1JY]
Mexico: improve counterdrug activities (see H.J. Res. 61), H5334 [1JY]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H892 [2MR]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2131 [15AP]
New Year's Day: designate day of observance in year 2000 (see H.J. Res. 14), H2055 [14AP]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H5179 [30JN]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H717 [23FE]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H7996 [8SE]
Roads and highways: vehicle weight limits (see H.R. 1667), H11481 [3NO]
Schools: provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities (see H.R. 1842), H6199 [21JY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
States: congressional consent for boundary change between Georgia and South Carolina (see H.J. Res. 62), H6352 [22JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1597 [23MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4471 [16JN]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 464), H2133 [15AP]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H8967 [28SE]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10770 [25OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2133 [15AP]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1803 [25MR]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H6759 [30JY]
———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H5572 [14JY]
———require congressional review of Federal agency rules that establish or raise taxes (see H.R. 2636), H6598 [29JY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1267 [15MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H3859 [8JN]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H8100 [9SE]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H9077 [30SE]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 1106), H3861 [8JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H2920 [6MY]
St. Simons Island, GA: preserve St. Simons Lighthouse through GSA conveyance of lands to the Postal Service and terminating Postal Service lease to property adjacent to the lighthouse (see H.R. 3515), H12904 [22NO]
Letters
Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: Dan L. Crippen, CBO, H9074 [30SE]
Lists
Proposed aircraft related amendments to H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, E1665
Reasons for extending F-22 fighter funding, H6277 [22JY], E1665
Papers
Point Paper on HAC-D Mark to F-22 Procurement, H6277 [22JY], E1665
Remarks
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H9375 [5OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3543 [25MY], H3639 [26MY], H3822 [8JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 71), consideration (H. Res. 334), H10194 [19OC]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), H11077 [28OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1339 [17MR], H1604 [24MR], H6433 [27JY], H11185 [1NO], H11345, H11347, H11348, H11349, H11350, H11351, H11352 [2NO], H11460, H11461, H11462, H11463, H11464 [3NO], H11488 [4NO], H11684 [8NO], H12114, H12151, H12152, H12154, H12156 [17NO]
———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H10516 [20OC]
———enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H5001 [29JN]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H384, H403 [3FE], H665 [23FE], H962 [4MR], H6398 [26JY], H6853 [3AU], H10516 [20OC], H10761, H10762 [25OC]
Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, H3387, H3388, H3389 [19MY], H4014, H4015 [9JN], H4480, H4482 [17JN]
China, People's Republic of: investigation of theft of nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H2990, H2992 [11MY], H3512 [25MY]
———transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H2990, H2991, H2992 [11MY]
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, H3600, H3601, H3602 [25MY]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4232 [15JN], H4480, H4482 [17JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: peanut research and education activities funding, H3639 [26MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), motion to instruct conferees, H5207 [1JY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3973 [9JN], H4062 [10JN]
———F-15 Eagle aircraft funding, E1664
———F-22 fighter funding, H6276 [22JY], E1664
———funding, H3871 [9JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), H6276 [22JY], E1664
Dept. of Education: funding, H12156 [17NO]
Dept. of Energy: impose moratorium on foreign visitors to national laboratories until counterintelligence program is implemented and grant waiver authority for those essential to national security, H3973 [9JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11689, H11690, H11691, H11692 [8NO], H11715 [9NO]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2587), conference report, H8078 [9SE]
———prohibit funding to assist any petition or lawsuit seeking full voting representation in Congress, H8078 [9SE]
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H8078 [9SE]
———release of result of ballot initiative on legalization of marijuana, H8078 [9SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H3595, H3596, H3599 [25MY]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H1028 [9MR], H11689, H11690, H11691, H11692 [8NO]
———release States from compliance with certain Federal regulations relative to educational performance, H5172 [30JN]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities, H5172 [30JN]
FDA: salaries and expenses appropriations, H3822 [8JN]
Firearms: gun control, H4232 [15JN], H5173 [30JN]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4744 [23JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), conference report, H9375 [5OC], H9417 [6OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), veto, H10145, H10150 [18OC], H10517 [20OC]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5583 [15JY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H10517 [20OC]
Kosovo: peace agreement between NATO and Serbia, H4011, H4013 [9JN]
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H4062 [10JN]
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1246 [11MR]
———tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia, H5207 [1JY]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H2993 [11MY], H4011, H4012, H4013 [9JN], H4062 [10JN]
Littleton, CO: shooting of students at Columbine High School, H2207 [21AP]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2993 [11MY]
Offerman, GA: dedication of city hall, E1118
Ossabaw Island Foundation: tribute for preservation of Ossabaw Island, GA, E1063
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2156 [20AP]
Political campaigns: influence and legality of foreign contributions, H2990, H2991 [11MY]
Public welfare programs: reform, H5171, H5172 [30JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H402 [3FE], H571 [10FE], H872, H875, H876 [2MR], H962 [4MR], H5099
Savannah, GA: anniversary of Toastmasters International (organization), E2490
Schools: modernize public schools, H962 [4MR]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H665 [23FE], H875 [2MR], H898 [3MR], H962 [4MR], H8878 [28SE], H9074 [30SE], H9417 [6OC], H9828 [12OC], H10145, H10150 [18OC], H10335-H10337 [19OC], H10761, H10762 [25OC], H10774 [26OC], H10868 [27OC], H11077 [28OC], H11185 [1NO], H11206, H11345, H11347, H11348, H11349, H11350, H11351, H11352 [2NO], H11379, H11460, H11461, H11463 [3NO], H11488 [4NO], H11684 [8NO], H11715 [9NO], H12114, H12152, H12154, H12156 [17NO]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11620 [5NO]
———reform (H.R. 1), H9311 [5OC]
———use of budget surplus to ensure solvency, H403 [3FE], H728 [24FE]
Tax Freedom Day: observance, H3004 [12MY]
Taxation: child tax credit, H544 [10FE]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty, H8562 [23SE]
———rates, H403 [3FE], H872, H876 [2MR], H3004 [12MY], H5174, H5175 [30JN], H7964 [8SE]
———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), H5847 [20JY], H6025 [21JY], H6853 [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), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6095 [21JY]
Veterans Day: observance, E2347
Votes: position on missed, E1856
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8144 [13SE]
Special order: granted, H415 [3FE], H583 [10FE], H6016 [20JY], H6422 [26JY], H7990 [8SE], H11192 [1NO], H11700 [8NO]
Resolutions by organizations
Tribute to Southside Savannah Raiders baseball team: House of Representatives, E1122
Subpoena Notices
Superior Court of Bulloch County, GA, H2033 [14AP]
Tributes
Harvey, John R., E1230
Moore, Walter O., E2347