TERRY, LEE (a Representative from Nebraska)

Amendments

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H166 [1FE], H183 [2FE]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4475), H3414 [18MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4821 [21JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5169 [26JN], H5643 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1764 [4AP]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Baltic States: recognize anniversary of U.S. nonrecognition policy of the Soviet takeover of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and support democratic and economic reforms (see H. Con. Res. 367), H5737 [10JY]

Budget: allow projected on-budget surplus to be used for tax cuts (see H.R. 1016), H922 [9MR]

———ensure on-budget surplus is used to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 3695), H510 [16FE]

Bureau of Reclamation: transfer irrigation project property to the Middle Loup Division irrigation district in Nebraska (see H.R. 2984), H2967 [11MY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H3413 [18MY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2771 [9MY]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2905 [10MY]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H2013 [10AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend authority to provide grants for State agricultural mediation programs (see H.R. 4688), H7578 [13SE]

Drugs: penalties for operating methamphetamine laboratories and increased funding to combat methamphetamine production, trafficking, and abuse (see H.R. 2987), H3813 [24MY]

Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1477 [28MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Endangered Species Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 3160), H575 [29FE]

Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H342 [10FE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 2544), H511 [16FE]

FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H7003 [25JY]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H4121 [8JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H50 [27JA]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H4121 [8JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

FHA: require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see H.R. 4795), H7212 [27JY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———repeal authority of the FDIC and the FRS Board of Governors to impose examination fees on State depository institutions (see H.R. 3900), H921 [9MR]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (see H.R. 4862), H7212 [27JY]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

House of Representatives: direct the posting of all lobbying registrations and reports, filed with the Clerk, on the official public Internet site (see H. Res. 462), H4337 [13JN]

Immigration: make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5436 [28JN]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6720 [20JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]

International law: protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party (see H.R. 4654), H6719 [20JY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H6355 [17JY]

———ensure accountability, guarantee due process, establish standards for internal investigations and hearings, and require enactment of relevant State laws (see H.R. 3896), H921 [9MR]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H757 [8MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1407 [23MR]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1413 [27MR]

———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H632 [1MR]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5737 [10JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H8062 [25SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 15), H3813 [24MY]

Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5737 [10JY]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (see H.R. 5164), H8617 [2OC]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H575 [29FE] (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H255 [8FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H4592 [15JN]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H4122 [8JN]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7365 [7SE]

Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H922 [9MR]

Petroleum: prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H1118 [16MR]

———promote the use of reformulated gasoline, allow State and local regulation of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), and revise reformulated gasoline environmental regulations (see H. Con. Res. 256), H573 [29FE]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H7652 [14SE] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4592 [15JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H4121 [8JN]

Power resources: establish and implement competitive, environmentally sound, and job creating oil and gas leasing program for the Coastal Plain (see H.R. 2250), H2340 [13AP]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7503 [12SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 4946), H7129 [26JY]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3649 [23MY]

Social Security: include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H4817 [21JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H342 [10FE]

———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2273), H4484 [14JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2967 [11MY]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———expand Federal tax refund intercept program for parents delinquent on child support to cover children who are not minors (see H.R. 4071), H2412 [2MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7503 [12SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2012 [10AP]

———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H511 [16FE]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H2013 [10AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7212 [27JY]

———remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), H1476 [28MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H997 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H3172 [16MY]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H511 [16FE]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H3173 [16MY]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H1406 [23MR]

———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 2640), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H3172 [16MY]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (see H. Res. 467), H2012 [10AP]

Census: limit information that may be requested on decennial census questionnaires (see H.R. 4458), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H3474 [19MY]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (see H.R. 4457), H3049 [15MY] (see H.R. 4615), H4120 [8JN]

Letters

INS Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding: Gerri Ratliff and Barbara J. Atherton, INS, H4996 [22JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H3532 [23MY], H5847 [12JY]

Programs

Reverend J.C. Wade memorial service, H7228 [6SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1782 [5AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1582 [29MR]

Black Press Day: anniversary, H1081 [16MR]

Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3140 [16MY]

———proposed taxes and user fees in Presidential budget (H. Res. 467), H2071, H2075 [11AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5875 [12JY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H3140 [16MY]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to industry standards at the time of production, H183 [2FE]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3312 [18MY], H3533 [23MY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), E597 [2MY]

Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to create a heating oil reserve for the Northeast, H5848 [12JY]

Dept. of HUD: Public Housing Operating Fund funding, H4747 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4996 [22JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4747 [20JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2998 [15MY]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1582 [29MR]

Government: require use of recovery audits by Federal agencies to improve the economy and efficiency of operations (H.R. 1827), H717 [8MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5643 [29JN]

———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1696 [4AP]

Health Care Financing Administration: oversight of Medicare contractors, H717 [8MR]

Health care professionals: negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5643 [29JN]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2455 [3MY]

INS: Omaha, NE, district office relocation project funding, H4996 [22JN]

Keith D. Oglesby Station, Greenville, SC: designate (H.R. 2952), H706 [8MR]

Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H708 [8MR]

Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Columbia, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H708 [8MR]

Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H708 [8MR]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2368 [2MY]

Omaha (NE) Star: tribute, E351 [20MR]

Omaha Star (publication): tribute, H1081 [16MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7344 [7SE]

Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office, Omaha, NE: designate (H.R. 4615), H7228 [6SE]

Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate (H.R. 3018), H708 [8MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), E598 [2MY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 419), H289 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4027 [7JN], H4138 [9JN]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3850 [25MY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7161 [27JY]

Votes: position on missed, H792 [9MR], H3890 [6JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Terry, Jack W.: congratulations on birth, E1508 [18SE]

Tributes

Barrett, Representative Bill, H11709 [31OC]