WALDEN, GREG (a Representative from Oregon)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend authority for the advance payments required under production flexibility contracts (see H.R. 2395), H8290 [14SE]
Agriculture: multilateral trade negotiations objectives (see H. Res. 224), H8100 [9SE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 9), H1164 [10MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H378 [2FE]
Bonneville Power Administration: allow sales of electricity to joint operating entities (see H.R. 3447), H12791 [18NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H226 [6JA]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Clinton, President: conditional clemency for prisoners convicted of crimes connected to activities of Puerto Rican nationalist group (see H. Con. Res. 180), H7996 [8SE]
Columbia and Snake Rivers: preservation of dams (see H. Con. Res. 63), H1473 [18MR]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H1597 [23MR]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 882), H892 [2MR]
Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (see H.R. 1444), H2131 [15AP]
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), H3861 [8JN]
Courts: encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H2998 [11MY]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H3171 [13MY]
———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), H11145 [28OC]
Dept. of Defense: require an annual report on the military capabilities of the People's Republic of China (see H.R. 1098), H12226 [17NO]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2470 [28AP]
Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (see H.R. 1725), H2919 [6MY]
Endangered species: provide for a scientific review of the current conservation status of the northern spotted owl (see H.R. 3089), H10173 [18OC]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H11067 [27OC]
Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States under a grant program administered by the agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver (see H.R. 2376), H8629 [23SE]
Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H12795 [18NO]
Federal employees: allow agencies to reimburse for certain adoption expenses (see H.R. 2733), H12795 [18NO]
Federal-State relations: require Federal agencies to consult with State and local governments on environmental impact statements (see H.R. 2029), H3857 [8JN]
Financial institutions: safeguard confidential banking and credit union information (see H.R. 516), H2546 [29AP]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H11645 [5NO]
———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H9077 [30SE]
Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H10611 [20OC]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H7884 [5AU]
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), H4472 [16JN]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H10611 [20OC]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H3215 [17MY]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (see H.R. 17), H225 [6JA]
Forests: establish mandatory procedures to be followed in advance of the permanent closure of any forest road (see H.R. 1523), H2298 [22AP]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 1691), H4735 [22JN]
Government: ensure confidentiality of statistical information and permit limited sharing of records among designated agencies for statistical purposes (see H.R. 2885), H8467 [21SE]
———promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), H5336 [1JY]
———require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 1827), H4223 [14JN]
———status of Executive Orders that infringe on the powers and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded (see H. Con. Res. 30), H4342 [15JN]
Health: promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), H3171 [13MY]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H5573 [14JY]
House of Representatives: permit payments to reimburse Members, officers, and employees for qualified adoption expenses (see H. Res. 238), H12796 [18NO]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 8), H658 [12FE]
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]
Israel: U.S. policy relative to recognition of Jerusalem as the capital (see H.R. 2529), H5686 [15JY]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6600 [29JY]
Maurine B. Neuberger U.S. Post Office, Cloverdale, OR: designate (see H.R. 1327), H4616 [17JN]
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H1163 [10MR]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H6843 [2AU]
———implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2419), H5332 [1JY]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10119 [14OC]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H11144 [28OC]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H644 [11FE]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Monuments and memorials: require public participation in designation of any national monument (see H.R. 1487), H5179 [30JN]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), H11955 [10NO]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), H11143 [28OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Oregon: allow role in decision making relative to environmental restoration and waste management at the Hanford Reservation (see H.R. 2052), H3858 [8JN]
Political campaigns: prohibit certain election-related activities by foreign nationals (see H.R. 1778), H3086 [12MY]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H5572 [14JY]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H11703 [8NO]
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]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform national identifying number (see H.R. 220), H8468 [21SE]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), H5336 [1JY]
———use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas (see H.R. 1524), H3171 [13MY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1867 [12AP]
Real property: compensate owners of private property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 2550), H6583 [27JY]
———preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H824 [1MR]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H1405 [17MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), H2471 [28AP]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H2999 [11MY]
Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H12108 [16NO]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
Shivwits Plateau National Conservation Area: establish (see H.R. 2795), H7884 [5AU]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 1259), H3503 [24MY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H12795 [18NO]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H12795 [18NO]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 37), H1258 [11MR]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H4471 [16JN]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H6599 [29JY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2546 [29AP]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H2304 [26AP]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H794 [24FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H4823 [23JN]
———provide tax relief, encourage savings and investment, establish incentives for school construction, and eliminate Social Security earnings test (see H.R. 1084), H1867 [12AP]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2921 [6MY]
———treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on land subject to conservation easement (see H.R. 1863), H5335 [1JY]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H2636 [4MY]
———treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, and the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), H4022 [9JN]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H6199 [21JY]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H8469 [21SE]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 225), H11954 [10NO]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8629 [23SE]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2921 [6MY]
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]
Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2456), H5333 [1JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (see H.R. 1787), H3086 [12MY]
Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (see H.R. 609), H460 [4FE]
Oregon: land exchange (see H.R. 2950), H8665 [24SE]
Political campaigns: prohibit lowest unit rate for campaign advertising from being available for communication in which candidates attack opponents unless the candidate does so in person (see H.R. 2033), H3857 [8JN]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3790, H3791 [8JN]
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2109
Corps of Engineers: develop and implement comprehensive program for fish screens and passage devices at agricultural water diversions (H.R. 1444), H11721 [9NO]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10895 [27OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey parcel of land to Sisters, OR, to construct a sewage treatment facility (S. 416), H12130 [17NO]
———limit funding for livestock protection from predatory wildlife, H3790, H3791 [8JN]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), E1740
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5537, H5538, H5557 [14JY]
District of Columbia: establish program to allow high school graduates to pay in-State tuition rates at State colleges and universities (H.R. 974), E1100
Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and schools (S. 440), H12124 [17NO]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1079 [10MR]
Export Apple and Pear Act: limit applicability to apples (H.R. 609), H846 [2MR]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (H.R. 17), H4233 [15JN]
Forest Service: prohibit funding for participation in Recreational Fee Demonstration Program, H5537, H5538 [14JY]
———redirect Timber Sales Management Program funding to watershed improvement and fish and wildlife protection programs, H5557 [14JY]
Government: reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in Federal management and debt collection practices, payment systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 436), H744 [24FE]
Harney County, OR: proposed designation of Steens Mountain as a national conservation area or national monument by the Dept. of the Interior, H7961
Health: provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain, H10895 [27OC]
Journal: question of approval, H1079 [10MR]
Klamath County, OR: dedication of Klamath County Courthouse, E2360
Monuments and memorials: require public participation in designation of any national monument (H.R. 1487), H8637 [24SE]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 669), E354
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11400, H11410 [3NO]
Redmond, OR: tribute to Downtown Redmond Flag Committee and U.S. flag project, E1669
Small business: facilitate compliance with certain Federal paperwork requirements and establish a task force to streamline certain requirements (H.R. 391), H599 [11FE]
States: distribution and use of certain education funding for community based projects, H11410 [3NO]
Taxation: make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H. Con. Res. 190), H10779 [26OC]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of broadcast signals to enhance competition with cable television (H.R. 1554), conference report, H11815 [9NO]
Votes: position on missed, E1259
Wheeler County, OR: anniversary, E1203
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H7990 [8SE]
Tributes
Beck, Sharon, E2419