MILLER, DAN (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H1598 [23MR], H1973 [13AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6082 [21JY]

———H.R. 2670, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H8128 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: 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]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H226 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 53), H9516 [6OC]

———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]

Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census (see H.R. 683), H585 [10FE]

Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (see H.R. 1666), H2635 [4MY]

Census: include U.S. citizens living abroad (see H. Con. Res. 129), H4023 [9JN]

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]

Copeland Act: repeal (see H.R. 736), H6599 [29JY]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H3392 [19MY]

Courts: appointment of additional Federal district judges in Florida (see H.R. 1394), H1971 [13AP]

Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers called ``helpers'' (see H.R. 1012), H1012 [4MR]

———repeal (see H.R. 736), H6599 [29JY]

———waive requirements relative to contracts for school and library construction and repair (see H.R. 2396), H5178 [30JN]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]

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), H3695 [26MY]

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), H1336 [16MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H11703 [8NO]

Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]

———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H8873 [27SE]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1380), H1971 [13AP]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1381), H5093 [29JN]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 623), H4471 [16JN]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H12796 [18NO]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2128), H4126 [10JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]

Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), H225 [6JA]

Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H10611 [20OC]

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), H3862 [8JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1800 [25MR]

House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 431), H6599 [29JY] (see H.R. 2171), H6759 [30JY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H2133 [15AP]

Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]

Insurance: 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), H5094 [29JN]

Israel: U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]

Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), H4822 [23JN]

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]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]

McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]

Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H268 [19JA]

Medicare: require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1267 [15MR]

Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11196 [1NO]

Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1019 [8MR]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 878), H6599 [29JY]

NATO: recommend integration of Slovakia (see H. Res. 92), H956 [3MR]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H1867 [12AP]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1620), H2544 [29AP]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2639), H6843 [2AU]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 332), H6599 [29JY]

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), H8629 [23SE]

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), H6599 [29JY]

Postal Service: make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), H6353 [22JY]

———reform postal laws (see H.R. 22), H6582 [27JY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1804 [25MR]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1803), H8967 [28SE]

———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]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 1918), H6599 [29JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 45), H2054 [14AP]

———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), H3606 [25MY]

———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), H6759 [30JY]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H240 [7JA]

———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H3695 [26MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2133 [15AP]

———provide tax credit for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 937), H12795 [18NO]

———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 264), H241 [7JA]

———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), H6599 [29JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans (see H.R. 876), H815 [25FE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H3212 [14MY]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), H4912 [24JN]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program (see H.R. 1252), H6759 [30JY]

TVA: authorize repurchase of certain bonds (see H.R. 140), H378 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: authorize the awarding of grants to local entities and organizations to improve public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H.R. 1009), H1012 [4MR]

———ensure a more effective return of census information through followup mailing of census questionnaires (see H.R. 928), H890 [2MR]

———expand Census in Schools Project (see H.R. 1058), H1162 [10MR]

———improve participation in the 2000 decennial census by increasing Bureau of the Census funds for marketing, promotion, and outreach (see H.R. 1010), H1012 [4MR]

———increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H9515 [6OC]

———require census questionnaires be made available in various languages (see H.R. 929), H890 [2MR]

———require use of postcensus local review (see H.R. 472), H376 [2FE]

Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), H3711 [27MY]

Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (see H.R. 3212), H11480 [3NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1850), H3295 [18MY]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H3713 [7JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, H9211 [1OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 317), H9211, H9215 [1OC]

Bureau of the Census: funding relative to emergency designation, H6998, H7212, H7214, H7218 [4AU]

Census: allow precensus local review, H2022, H2026 [14AP], H4226 [15JN]

———increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (H. Con. Res. 193), H9878 [12OC], H11250, H11253, H11255 [2NO]

———require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H2007, H2009, H2010, H2013, H2019, H2022, H2026 [14AP], H4226 [15JN]

———require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), consideration (H. Res. 138), H1997, H2005 [14AP]

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H400 [3FE], H811 [25FE], H1273 [16MR], H1462, H1464, H1466, H1467, H1468 [18MR]

Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by designating an annual Freedom Day (H. Con. Res. 223), H11767 [9NO]

Crime: increase cooperation on extradition efforts between the U.S. and foreign governments (H.R. 3212), H11448 [3NO]

Customs Service, U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1833), H3529 [25MY]

Del Toro, Jose L.: extradition from Mexico, H4712 [22JN], H11448 [3NO]

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), H8517 [22SE]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (H.R. 1850), H3529 [25MY], E991 [18MY]

———terminate all existing Federal milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001, H8517 [22SE]

Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), H6925 [3AU]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H6998, H7010, H7212, H7214, H7218 [4AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), conference report, H10401 [20OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11109 [28OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11109 [28OC]

Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (H.R. 170), H11247 [2NO]

Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (H.R. 1033), H5764 [19JY]

LSC: funding, H7010 [4AU]

———GAO report on caseloads, H5465 [14JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 782), H9245 [4OC]

Rosenthal, Robert H.: West Coast Florida American Jewish Committee 2000 Institute of Human Relations Award recipient, E2143 [20OC]

Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express sympathy for his family and the families of those who died with him (H. Res. 344), H11670, H11671, H11672 [8NO]

Votes: position on missed, H1177 [11MR], E1833 [9SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H415 [3FE], H813 [25FE], H951 [3MR], H1068 [9MR], H1404 [17MR], H1693 [24MR], H4614 [17JN], H9513 [6OC], H11192 [1NO]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H257 [19JA]

Tributes

Lombardi, John V., H11181 [1NO]

Rouse, Harold, E1849 [13SE]