COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5055 [23JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10871 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1163 [21MR]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H575 [29FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H1285 [22MR]

Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4220 [12JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7578 [13SE]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see H.R. 5469), H9900 [12OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), H632 [1MR]

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), H4337 [13JN]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H90 [31JA]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H9767 [11OC]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Foreign trade: provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H6599 [19JY]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Israel: commend redeployment from southern Lebanon (see H. Con. Res. 331), H3869 [25MY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

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

Law enforcement officers: authority of probation officers and pretrial services officers to carry firearms (see H.R. 4423), H2966 [11MY]

———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H3413 [18MY]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7129 [26JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4817 [21JN]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H1674 [3AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4336 [13JN]

Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7503 [12SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H574 [29FE]

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), H5737 [10JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8201 [26SE]

———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3539), H90 [31JA]

Oil Pollution Act: reaffirm exclusive framework for criminal penalties in oil spill incidents by prohibiting prosecution under other strict liability statutes (see H.R. 5100), H7209 [27JY]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]

Postal Service: 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), H3813 [24MY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

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

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), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H5955 [12JY]

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

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1629 [30MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1077 [15MR]

———prohibit certain allocations of S corporation stock held by an employee stock ownership plan (see H.R. 3082), H7365 [7SE]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2606 [4MY]

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

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H632 [1MR]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H4817 [21JN]

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

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), H1675 [3AP]

Vietnamese Americans: support improved social and political conditions in Vietnam (see H. Con. Res. 322), H3650 [23MY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (see H.R. 5562), H11206 [26OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5106, 5107), H7280 [6SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (see H.R. 4870), H6469 [18JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: reauthorize (see H.R. 4034), H1123 [20MR]

Tariff: benzeneacetic acid, (E,E)-a-(-(methoxyimino)-2[[[[1-[3-trifluoromethyl) phenyl] ethylidene]amino]oxy]methyl]-, methyl ester (see H.R. 3963), H1076 [15MR]

———benzenesulfonamide, 2-(2-chloroethoxy)N-[[4methoxy-6methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)amino]carbonyl]-and 3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 3962), H1076 [15MR]

———benzothialdiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (see H.R. 3971, 3972), H1076 [15MR]

———8-a-oxo-emamectin benzoate desmethylemamectin benzoate emamectin benzoate methanol adduct 2-epl-emamectin benzoate emamectin benzoate isomer, 4-epl-2,3-emamectin benzoate dihydroemamectin benzoate (see H.R. 3960), H1076 [15MR]

———5-dipropylamino-a,a,a-trifluoro-4,6-dinitro-o-toluidine (see H.R. 3965), H1076 [15MR]

———4-(cyclopropyl-a-hy-droxy-methylene)-3,5-dioxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid ethyl ester (see H.R. 3959), H1076 [15MR]

———4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-N-phenyl-2-pyrimidinamine-4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (see H.R. 3968), H1076 [15MR]

———4-(2,2-difluoro-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (see H.R. 3978), H1076 [15MR]

———O-(4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)-O-ethyl-S-propyl phosphorothioate (see H.R. 3973), H1076 [15MR]

———1,2,4-Triazin-3(2H) one,4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-[(3-pyridinyl methylene)amino] (see H.R. 3977), H1076 [15MR]

———1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-[2-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea (see H.R. 3976), H1076 [15MR]

———1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl] methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (see H.R. 3974), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment blue 60 (see H.R. 3773), H630 [1MR] (see H.R. 3969), H1076 [15MR]

———pigment yellow 147 (see H.R. 3776), H630 [1MR]

———pigment yellow 199 (see H.R. 3772), H630 [1MR]

———pigment yellow 191.1 (see H.R. 3777), H630 [1MR]

———propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-phenoxy]-2-propynyl ester (see H.R. 3961), H1076 [15MR]

———(R)-2-[2,6-dimethylphenyl)-methoxyacetyl-amino]-propionic acid methyl ester propanoic acid, 2-[4-[(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]-phenoxy]-2-propynl ester (see H.R. 3970), H1076 [15MR]

———solvent blue 67 (see H.R. 3775), H630 [1MR]

———solvent violet 13 (see H.R. 3774), H630 [1MR]

———sulfur (see H.R. 3966), H1076 [15MR]

———tetrahydro-3-methyl-N-nitro-5[[2-phenylthio)-5-thiazolyl]-4-H-1,3,5-oxadiazin-4-imine (see H.R. 3975), H1076 [15MR]

———3-[4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-1-(2-methoxycar-bonyl-phenylsulfonyl) urea (see H.R. 3964), H1076 [15MR]

———3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea-3,6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (see H.R. 3979), H1076 [15MR]

———3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-[2-(2-chloro-ethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl]-urea (see H.R. 3967), H1076 [15MR]

Letters

Patent and Trademark Office funding: Colleen M. Kelley, National Treasury Employees Union, H5057 [23JN]

———Edwin A. Suominen, H5058 [23JN]

———Elizabeth N. Bilus, PepsiCo, Inc., H5058 [23JN]

———Frank Orlandella, Agilent Technologies (business), H5057 [23JN]

———Franklin J. Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers, H5056 [23JN]

———Geoffrey B. Hurwitz, Rohm and Haas Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gordon F. Brunner, Procter & Gamble Co., H5058 [23JN]

———Gregory J. Maier, ABA, H5057 [23JN]

———Herbert C. Wamsley, Intellectual Property Owners Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Kim Miller, International Trademark Association, H5056 [23JN]

———Michael K. Kirk, American Intellectual Property Law Association, H5055 [23JN]

———Phillip Bond, Information Technology Industry Council, H5055 [23JN]

———Q. Todd Dickinson, Patent and Trademark Office, H5059 [23JN]

———several high-tech trade associations, H5057 [23JN]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 118), H11450 [28OC]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 4718), H5101, H5102 [26JN]

Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7433 [12SE]

Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, E1600 [27SE]

Coast Guard: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 372), H6897 [25JY]

Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information, H9639 [11OC]

Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4595 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5043 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5043, H5055, H5069, H5070 [23JN]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1752), H3482, H3487 [22MY]

———improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10867, H10871 [25OC]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5106), H7771 [19SE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7244 [6SE], H7771, H7772, H7774 [19SE]

———technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws (H.R. 4870), H7765 [19SE]

Greensboro, NC: tribute to Greensboro Day School girls' soccer team, E947 [9JN]

———tribute to Southeast Guilford High School boys' lacrosse team, E1608 [27SE]

High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Central High School football team, E159 [16FE]

Highpoint, NC: tribute to Westchester Academy boys' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

Immigration: remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11450 [28OC]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7226 [6SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), consideration (H. Res. 530), H4933 [22JN]

Library of Congress: Copyright Office funding, H4933, H4939 [22JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5055, H5069, H5070 [23JN]

Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H5090, H5091 [26JN]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H591 [1MR]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4155 [9JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2291 [13AP]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Ledford High School girls' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

———tribute to Thomasville High School boys' basketball team, E774 [19MY]

Votes: position on missed, H773 [9MR], E735 [16MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2903 [10MY]

Special order: granted, H7265 [6SE]

Reports filed

Copyright Technical Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5106) (H. Rept. 106-860), H7722 [18SE]

Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 106-722), H5842 [11JY]

Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5107) (H. Rept. 106-861), H7722 [18SE]

Statements

Conduct of President Clinton: Walker F. Rucker, E1600 [27SE]

Tributes

Bliley, Representative, H9875 [12OC], E34 [31JA]

Day, Ken L., H4680 [20JN]

Lasch, Ronald, H5816 [11JY]

Matznick, Michael E., E987 [13JN]

Scherer, James, H4043 [8JN]