McINTOSH, DAVID M. (a Representative from Indiana)
Amendments
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4539 [17JN]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5888 [20JY]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10363 [19OC]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (H.R. 1074), H6200 [21JY], H6373 [26JY]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), H603 [11FE]
Articles and editorials
Moving Into the Next Century, Ernest Blazar, Sea Power (publication), E2333
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H7997 [8SE]
Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H. Con. Res. 14), H816 [25FE]
———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]
Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 2314), H4735 [22JN]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H272 [19JA]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 1052), H4912 [24JN]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 833), H1972 [13AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 53), H3086 [12MY]
———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), H6583 [27JY]
Charities: reform tax treatment of certain anti-poverty contributions and distributions from individual retirement accounts, and prohibit religious discrimination in the allocation of Government assistance funds (see H.R. 1607), H2469 [28AP]
China, People's Republic of: clarify U.S. commitment to security and democracy in the Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 22), H718 [23FE]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2273 [21AP]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Computers: authorize the purchase of information technology relative to year 2000 conversion by State and local governments through Federal supply schedules (see H.R. 1599), H5335 [1JY]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H10611 [20OC]
———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]
Correctional institutions: increase monitoring of inmate conversations to detect and deter crimes committed by inmates using Federal telephones (see H.R. 3014), H9409 [5OC]
Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 605), H5335 [1JY]
Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), H5572 [14JY]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H1803 [25MR]
———establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H1973 [13AP]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H8099 [9SE]
———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), H7997 [8SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1595 [23MR]
———require Internet service providers to report child pornography violations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (see H.R. 2708), H7025 [4AU]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H5336 [1JY]
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]
———relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting accident in Iraq (see H.R. 456), H5367 [12JY]
———require an annual report on the military capabilities of the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 1098), H3087 [12MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification proposals and withholding of funding to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific teacher testing or certification proposals (see H.R. 1706), H2810 [5MY]
Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1649), H2545 [29AP]
———establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2999 [11MY]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H3604 [25MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H642 [11FE]
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 Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H7997 [8SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H1697 [24MR] (see H.R. 1387), H2547 [29AP]
———improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), H5336 [1JY]
———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H11645 [5NO]
———increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer (see H. Res. 211), H4471 [16JN]
E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN: designate (see H.R. 2412), H11854 [9NO]
Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H8100 [9SE]
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), H3710 [27MY]
———establish national clearinghouse for youth entrepreneurship education (see H.R. 3025), H9410 [5OC]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H1019 [8MR]
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H8968 [28SE]
———provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary public and private parental choice programs (see H.R. 1538), H2299 [22AP]
———provide safer schools and a better educational environment (see H.R. 3465), H12792 [18NO]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 157), H2636 [4MY]
Electronic commerce: improve access to electronic databases including securities market information databases (see H.R. 1858), H5572 [14JY]
Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1441), H5572 [14JY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]
EPA: reinstate transportation conformity regulations (see H.R. 1876), H9077 [30SE]
———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H1019 [8MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (see H.R. 221), H239 [7JA]
Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H5570 [14JY]
———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H1868 [12AP]
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: streamline the regulation of depository institutions and safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory information (see H.R. 1585), H5687 [15JY]
Firearms: permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents (see H.R. 407), H1867 [12AP]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H4024 [9JN]
———repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 3444), H12791 [18NO]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see H.R. 693), H1014 [4MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5367 [12JY]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H7997 [8SE]
Foreign Assistance Act: authorize appropriations for certain infant and child health programs (see H.R. 2028), H3857 [8JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H1694 [24MR]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H5335 [1JY]
Government: require Federal agencies to assess privacy implications resulting from certain proposed rules (see H.R. 3307), H11953 [10NO]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 1074), H1257 [11MR]
———reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3311), H12796 [18NO]
———require reasonable notice of changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (see H.R. 881), H824 [1MR]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H8468 [21SE]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H6199 [21JY]
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H9023 [29SE]
———improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance expenses (see H.R. 1496), H3296 [18MY]
———recognize success of lay person CPR training in increasing the rate of survival of cardiac arrest and support efforts to enhance public awareness of the need for such training (see H. Con. Res. 139), H6019 [20JY]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H1973 [13AP]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H5688 [15JY]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H3461 [20MY]
———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens (see H.R. 202), H5335 [1JY]
Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1356), H5839 [19JY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H2921 [6MY]
Immigration: give priority to certain immigrants in the allotment of visas (see H.R. 1520), H9077 [30SE]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H10340 [19OC]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H7885 [5AU]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3605 [25MY]
———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1475), H2201 [20AP]
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]
John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (see H.R. 2938), H8628 [23SE]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1150), H1406 [17MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: impose conditions on assistance, nuclear cooperation, and other transactions (see H.R. 1835), H3294 [18MY]
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), 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), H5332 [1JY]
Lance Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate (see H.R. 2358), H4911 [24JN]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3860 [8JN]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H4616 [17JN]
———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H11703 [8NO]
———improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), H4025 [9JN]
———improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), H4911 [24JN]
———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H7997 [8SE]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1267 [15MR]
Middle East: establish U.S. policy on the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon and the restoration of Lebanon's independence (see H.R. 2056), H4472 [16JN]
———oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H460 [4FE]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 1700), H2809 [5MY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H10340 [19OC]
Native Americans: protect tribes from coerced labor agreements (see H.R. 2992), H12795 [18NO]
———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 151), H3605 [25MY]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (see H. Con. Res. 191), H9241 [1OC]
NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]
Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3411), H12108 [16NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), H8100 [9SE]
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), H11972 [15NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H892 [2MR]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H3861 [8JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
———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]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H4472 [16JN]
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 utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing public utility holding companies (see H.R. 2363), H8665 [24SE]
Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1788), H5335 [1JY]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H1804 [25MR]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees (see H.R. 2057), H3858 [8JN]
Schools: support of State and local initiatives to address the problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), H12794 [18NO]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H2553 [3MY]
Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-flag vessels to participate in such transportation (see H.R. 248), H4342 [15JN]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), H5367 [12JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H3606 [25MY]
———choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H378 [2FE]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H824 [1MR]
———ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 3012), H9409 [5OC]
———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. 1091), H5750 [16JY]
———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] (see H.R. 219), H1597 [23MR]
———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (see H.R. 420), H10173 [18OC]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H2055 [14AP]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H12109 [16NO]
———allow tax credits for certain elementary and secondary school expenses and contributions to charitable school-tuition organizations (see H.R. 1710), H2810 [5MY]
———collection and payment of State taxes imposed on goods sold on Indian lands (see H.R. 1814), H3170 [13MY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4471 [16JN]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H5687 [15JY]
———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), H1011 [4MR]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 464), H375 [2FE]
———increase charitable contribution deduction, and allow such deductions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 969), H956 [3MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3461 [20MY]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H3461 [20MY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1070 [9MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H796 [24FE]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H3171 [13MY]
———provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), H6583 [27JY]
———reduce individual income tax rates (see H.R. 330), H1335 [16MR]
———religious exemption from requirement to provide identifying numbers for dependents to claim certain credits and deductions on tax return (see H.R. 2494), H5456 [13JY]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———repeal taxes on American Values (see H.R. 2350), H4911 [24JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1336 [16MR]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code and abolish IRS (see H. Con. Res. 148), H5334 [1JY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2921 [6MY]
———treatment of capital gains and estate taxes relative to certain farm property (see H.R. 2497), H5456 [13JY]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of qualified retirement plans relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1446), H8099 [9SE]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H2998 [11MY]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H11557 [4NO]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H891 [2MR]
U.N.: oppose proposed tax on Internet use (see H. Con. Res. 172), H7025 [4AU]
Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3860 [8JN]
Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 1578), H2372 [27AP]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1868 [12AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools (see H. Con. Res. 214), H11144 [28OC]
Government: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), H4470 [16JN]
National security: provide a schedule for production of elements for a national missile defense system (see H.R. 2023), H3857 [8JN]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (see H.R. 391), H270 [19JA]
Tariff: benefluralin (see H.R. 2478), H5366 [12JY]
———dicholor aniline (DCA) (see H.R. 2473), H5366 [12JY]
———diethyl imidazolidinnone (DMI) (see H.R. 2476), H5366 [12JY]
———diethyl phosphorochoridothiate (DEPCT) (see H.R. 2480), H5366 [12JY]
———dimethoxy butanone (DMB) (see H.R. 2472), H5366 [12JY]
———diphenyl sulfide (see H.R. 2474), H5366 [12JY]
———ethalfluralin (see H.R. 2477), H5366 [12JY]
———refined quinoline (see H.R. 2481), H5366 [12JY]
———3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT) (see H.R. 2479), H5366 [12JY]
———trifluralin (see H.R. 2475), H5366 [12JY]
———2,2'-dithiobis(8-fluoro-5-methoxy)[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c] pyrimidine (DMDS) (see H.R. 2482), H5366 [12JY]
Taxation: treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H270 [19JA]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H4341 [15JN]
———prohibit executive branch compliance with the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 2022), H3857 [8JN]
Letters
Encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools: Karin Jacob, H11495 [4NO]
EPA implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions: Representative Dingell, Committee on Commerce (House), H10054 [14OC]
Facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements: Jere W. Glover, SBA, H610 [11FE]
Lists
Supporters of Kucinich amendment to H.R. 391, facilitate small business compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements, H610 [11FE]
Questions and answers
Reading instruction using direct systematic phonics: Patrick Groff, National Right To Read Foundation, H11493-H11495 [4NO]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3555, H3556 [25MY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), H1659 [24MR]
———offset emergency supplemental appropriations through rescissions in the Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks, H1659 [24MR]
Blain, Michael: Star of Peace and Hope Award recipient, E2024
Bloomington, IN: tribute to Rotary Club, E448
Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H3555, H3556 [25MY]
Coast Guard: modernization of equipment, E2333
Courts: limit civil liability for school professionals who take reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment, H4540, H4541, H4542, H4543 [17JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4540, H4541, H4542, H4543 [17JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Chief Information Officer funding, H3555, H3556 [25MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), conference report, H10054, H10055 [14OC]
Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3375, H3377, H3378 [19MY]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10711 [21OC]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5888, H5889 [20JY]
———encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools (H. Con. Res. 214), H11489, H11490, H11493, H11499 [4NO]
———ensure parental and teacher involvement in formulation of professional development programs for teachers, H5888, H5889 [20JY]
———give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities, E2253
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (H. Res. 303), E2090
———require equity in State education funding, H10711 [21OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), E2253
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1116 [10MR]
———ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement, H1116 [10MR]
EPA: implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, H10054, H10055 [14OC]
Gore, Vice President: assessment of environmental policies, H3375, H3377, H3378 [19MY]
Government: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (H.R. 2245), E1285
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (H.R. 1074), H6367, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376 [26JY]
———accounting of costs and benefits (H.R. 1074), consideration (H. Res. 258), H6298 [22JY]
———analyze extent to which costs imposed on incorporated entities by regulatory programs are offset by Federal subsidies, H6374, H6375, H6376 [26JY]
Microsoft Corp.: application of antitrust laws, H12065 [16NO]
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), H595, H598, H599, H602, H603, H604, H605, H607, H608, H609, H610 [11FE]
———facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), consideration (H. Res. 42), H593 [11FE]
———require agencies to implement policies to reduce or waive penalties against first time offenders of Federal paperwork requirements, H605, H607, H608, H609, H610 [11FE]
Taxation: rates, H1141 [10MR]
———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), H6207 [22JY]
———reform laws and filing procedures, H1141 [10MR]
———relief for families, H1141 [10MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (H.R. 2221), E1260
Votes: position on missed, H6809
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H415 [3FE], H583 [10FE], H2268 [21AP], H12106 [16NO]
Statements
Encourage Use of Direct Systematic Phonics Instruction in Schools: Diana, Bill, and Justin Walters, H11496 [4NO]
———Diane Badgley, H11495 [4NO]
———Kristi Trapp, H11497 [4NO]
———Linda W. Harmon, H11497 [4NO]
———Peggy Schafir, H11498 [4NO]
———Several Teachers, H11497 [4NO]
———Susan L. Warner, H11495 [4NO]
———Teresa Lubbers, H11498 [4NO]
Tables
First grade test results relative to use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools, H11497 [4NO]
Tributes
Ault, Jim, E619
Backmeyer, Violet, E849
Bankston, Pat, E445
Boehnlein, Kevin, E844
Converset, Alan, E438
Dwenger, Bill, E840
Guynon, Donna, E440
Haycraft, Rhonda, E442
Husk, Gordon, E446
Jones, Keith, E836
Miller, Craig, E624
Simmons, Gladys, E443
Taylor, Morgan J., E1749
Walter-Thomson, Genny, E847