UDALL, TOM (a Representative from New Mexico)
Addresses
Impact of Women's Business Center Programs in New Mexico: Agnes Noonan, Women's Economic Self-Sufficiency Team Corp., E703
Amendments
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10614 [20OC]
Articles and editorials
Best and the Brightest, Monica Soto, Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, E2458
Mora Native Wins Rhodes Scholarship, Kim Baca, Santa Fe (NM) New Mexican, E2457
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H5573 [14JY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H12794 [18NO]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H2273 [21AP]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Indian Education Foundation: establish (see H.R. 2661), H6759 [30JY] (see H.R. 3080), H10119 [14OC]
Animals: prohibit importation, sale, or manufacturing of products made with dog or cat fur (see H.R. 1622), H5688 [15JY]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H9303 [4OC]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Bureau of Reclamation: cost sharing for Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins endangered fish recovery implementation programs (see H.R. 2348), H6583 [27JY]
Census: use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H481 [8FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H2999 [11MY]
———issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 144), H2202 [20AP]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H2998 [11MY] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H11068 [27OC]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H10725 [21OC]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H3861 [8JN]
Coronado National Forest: redesignate in honor of Morris K. Udall (see H.R. 981), H1011 [4MR]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H9410 [5OC]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H1804 [25MR]
Courts: clarify jurisdiction and procedures for compensating injuries resulting from the production and mining of beryllium (see H.R. 675), H10173 [18OC]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H2636 [4MY]
———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H10769 [25OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1867 [12AP]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [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 (see H.R. 1402), H2374 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H8872 [27SE]
———use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2636 [4MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), H6424 [26JY]
———improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (see H.R. 2116), H5688 [15JY]
———payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during service (see H.R. 832), H794 [24FE]
———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), H4993 [25JN]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H11955 [10NO]
———use portion of any national tobacco settlement for veterans health care (see H.R. 691), H2810 [5MY]
Diseases: increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10770 [25OC]
Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H12795 [18NO]
Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H5179 [30JN]
Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H2636 [4MY]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2933), H12795 [18NO]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 157), H2636 [4MY]
Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H8665 [24SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), H7881 [5AU]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H11372 [2NO]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H10120 [14OC]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7996 [8SE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H10174 [18OC]
Flag—U.S.: protect (see H.R. 1081), H5179 [30JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H4823 [23JN]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H11372 [2NO]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H7996 [8SE]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H8290 [14SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H4025 [9JN]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H6843 [2AU]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H11372 [2NO]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H3086 [12MY]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H717 [23FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10769 [25OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H4665 [18JN]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H3087 [12MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7886 [5AU]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H3695 [26MY]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4823 [23JN]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H9242 [1OC]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H3860 [8JN]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H4616 [17JN]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H5571 [14JY]
National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (see H.R. 834), H2373 [27AP]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2637 [4MY]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H2921 [6MY]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H9077 [30SE]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1408 [17MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H8468 [21SE]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11645 [5NO]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2921 [6MY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H5335 [1JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1474 [18MR]
Petroleum: limit sulfur concentrations in gasoline (see H.R. 888), H8468 [21SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 417), H271 [19JA]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), consideration (see H. Res. 122), H1473 [18MR]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H7997 [8SE]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H4735 [22JN]
Public lands: acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico, establish a trust to manage such lands, and reform the Federal land management process (see H.R. 3288), H11853 [9NO]
———promote and recognize the role of volunteers and partnership organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands (see H.R. 3501), H12793 [18NO]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills (see H.R. 1516), H2272 [21AP]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H12227 [17NO]
Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (see H.R. 66), H233 [7JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H6964 [3AU]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (see H.R. 2614), H6760 [30JY]
———improve the general business loan program (see H.R. 2615), H6760 [30JY]
———provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), H2999 [11MY]
———women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 774), H816 [25FE]
Schools: provide matching grants for the construction, renovation and repair of school facilities in areas affected by Federal activities (see H.R. 1842), H8469 [21SE]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H3391 [19MY]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H4823 [23JN]
Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (see H.R. 2392), H8629 [23SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H3171 [13MY]
———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H10340 [19OC]
———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), H10174 [18OC]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H3861 [8JN]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H10173 [18OC]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5333 [1JY]
———allow Start-up Success Accounts for small businesses (see H.R. 2373), H11557 [4NO]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H2636 [4MY]
———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H4616 [17JN]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H3695 [26MY]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 1682), H2635 [4MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H7885 [5AU]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H1011 [4MR]
———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), H2921 [6MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H6599 [29JY]
———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H7880 [5AU]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H12109 [16NO]
———reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and increase the maximum amount of such expenditures (see H.R. 1916), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H6965 [3AU]
———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 152), H644 [11FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7887 [5AU]
Udall, Morris K.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 40), H956 [3MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H6351 [22JY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H10340 [19OC]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H6600 [29JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H3392 [19MY] (see H.R. 1248), H3461 [20MY]
World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (see H.J. Res. 65), H8665 [24SE]
———tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H9899 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Akal Security, Inc.: relief (see H.R. 3363), H11955 [10NO]
Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (see H.R. 3051), H9645 [7OC]
Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM (see H.R. 694), H585 [10FE]
———land conveyance to San Juan College (see H.R. 695), H585 [10FE]
Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (see H.R. 2081), H3859 [8JN]
Earth Day: observance (see H. Res. 400), H12794 [18NO]
Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain Navajo lands in which there is consent from a specified percentage of interest in such lands (see H.R. 3181), H11144 [28OC]
———provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 3333), H11954 [10NO]
New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (see H.R. 1970), H3694 [26MY]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines, mills, or during transport (see H.R. 1045), H1069 [9MR]
SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 1497), H2202 [20AP]
Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (see H.R. 3502), H12793 [18NO]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (see H.R. 505), H377 [2FE]
Letters
Appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses: Gilbert G. Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, E1180
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8154 [14SE]
Remarks
Akal Security, Inc.: relief (H.R. 3363), E2370
Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), H12132 [17NO], E2062
Carson National Forest: land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM (H.R. 694), E186
———land conveyance to Rio Arriba County, NM (S. 278), H12127 [17NO]
———land conveyance to San Juan College (H.R. 695), E197
———land conveyance to San Juan College (S. 293), H8779 [27SE]
Courts: appoint Assistant U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to prosecute firearms offenses (H.R. 2081), H3772 [8JN], E1180
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), conference report, H8310 [15SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish National Nuclear Security Administration, H8310 [15SE]
———provide for organization of counterintelligence, intelligence, and nuclear security programs and activities, H8310 [15SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5518 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (H.R. 2116), H8407
———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (H.R. 2280), H11944 [10NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H7912
Earth Day: observance (H. Res. 400), E2467
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5595
Gunnison National Monument: redesignate Black Canyon as a national park and establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area (S. 323), H8783 [27SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), H1570 [23MR]
John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program: establish (H.R. 1934), H8778, H8779 [27SE]
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H3368 [19MY]
Mining and mineral resources: regulation of public lands surrounding claims used for waste disposal, H5518 [14JY]
Montoya, Manuel-Julian R.: Rhodes Scholarship recipient, E2457
Native Americans: permit leasing of oil and gas rights on certain Navajo lands in which there is consent from a specified percentage of interest in such lands (H.R. 3181), E2208
———provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (H.R. 3333), E2365
New Mexico: establish and protect archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin (H.R. 1970), E1102
———renewal of relationship between Indian Pueblos and Spain, E2463
———tribute to students participating in Voice Against Violence Conference, E1944
Political campaigns: aggregate contribution limits, H8238 [14SE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H1305, H1307, H1308, H1309, H1310, H1311 [16MR], H8154, H8237, H8238 [14SE]
———individual contribution limits, H8237 [14SE]
Public lands: promote and recognize the role of volunteers and partnership organizations in the stewardship of Federal lands (H.R. 3501), E2476
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines, mills, or during transport (H.R. 1045), H1062 [9MR]
Roads and highways: preserve cultural resources of U.S. Route 66 corridor (H.R. 66), H5125, H5127 [30JN]
SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (H.R. 1497), H10237, H10238 [19OC], E702
———women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (S. 791), H12864 [18NO]
Schools: modernize public schools, H961 [4MR]
Selective Service System: funding, H7912
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6246
Taxation: provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (H.R. 996), H961 [4MR]
———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), H6246
Technology: promote development of technology clusters to enable national laboratories to meet Dept. of Energy missions (H.R. 3502), E2520
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: establish Presidential commission to determine validity of certain land claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (H.R. 505), H285 [2FE]
Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (H.R. 1568), H11944 [10NO]
Veterans Day: observance, H11944 [10NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1593 [23MR], H8625 [23SE], H11951 [10NO], H12789 [18NO]
Tributes
Kay, John A., E2461