ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 434, Trade and Development Act, H2469 [3MY]

———H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H2905 [10MY]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H7991 [21SE]

Gonzalez, Henry B.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 445), H12095 [14DE]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H7723 [18SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3518), H2239 [12AP]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6051 [13JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

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

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2607 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 4810), H5736 [10JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4444), H3049 [15MY]

Government Program Evaluation Commission: establish (see H.R. 5588), H11445 [27OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), recommit conference report (see H. Res. 568), H7210 [27JY]

Taxation: provide for community revitalization and extension of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 5662), H12094 [14DE]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 4843), H6051 [13JY]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 4865), H6354 [17JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 4986), H7205 [27JY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3832), H646 [6MR]

Explanations

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act (H.R. 4986): Senate Amendment, H11885-H11891 [14NO]

Letters

Commodity Futures Modernization Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H10442 [19OC]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1297 [21JY]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), E1297 [21JY]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Robert L. Bixby, Concord Coalition, H4702 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: by, E936 [9JN]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Lawrence H. Summers, Sec. of the Treasury, H11892 [14NO]

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, S10685 [18OC]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Charles O. Rossotti, IRS, E1517 [18SE]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6922 [25JY]

Small Business Tax Fairness Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H843 [9MR]

———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H843 [9MR]

Social Security Number Confidentiality Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1846 [19OC]

Tax treatment of Social Security benefits: Robert Shreve, AARP, H7154 [27JY]

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act: by, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1814 [5AP]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H12097 [15DE]

Remarks

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4702 [20JN]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4866), H6429 [18JY]

———provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 5173), H7686 [18SE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5858, H5859 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), conference report, H6609, H6610, H6611 [20JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), motion to instruct conferees, H6434, H6435 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7240 [6SE], H7509, H7511, H7512 [13SE], E1517 [18SE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 103), H6399 [18JY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3596 [23MY], H3662, H3670, H3686 [24MY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12485 [15DE]

Education: national policy to improve system, E2079 [3NO]

Foreign trade: temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), E2235 [15DE]

———temporarily modify certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H.R. 4868), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 644), E2086 [13NO]

Government Program Evaluation Commission: establish (H.R. 5588), E2002 [28OC]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H792, H842, H846 [9MR]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5349 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level, H11244 [26OC]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 1102), H6477, H6504 [19JY]

SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11244 [26OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H582, H583 [1MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1445 [28MR]

Tariff: finished petroleum derivatives, E2086 [13NO]

Taxation: condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7174 [27JY]

———designate renewal communities, H12485 [15DE]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H291, H293, H321, H323, H324, H326 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H321, H323, H324, H326 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4131, H4151, H4157 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7241 [6SE], H7330 [7SE]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (H.R. 4163), H2057, H2062 [11AP]

———rates, H12485 [15DE]

———relief, H11244 [26OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3842 [25MY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (H.R. 3594), H12097, H12098, H12099 [15DE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7153, H7154, H7155, H7174 [27JY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7416, H7421, H7423, H7428 [12SE], H11881, H11885, H11892 [14NO], E1536 [20SE]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (H.R. 4762), H5285 [27JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, H12485 [15DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Tribute, H11415-H11421 [27OC], E2027 [30OC]

Reports

Expenditures on U.S. Education: by, E2079 [3NO]

Reports filed

Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Rept. 106-1036), H12534 [2JA]

Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic Stabilization Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 984) (H. Rept. 106-519), H930 [13MR]

Child Support Distribution Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4678) (H. Rept. 106-793), H7092 [26JY]

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4843) (H. Rept. 106-753), H6354 [17JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4444, People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 510) (H. Rept. 106-636), H3648 [23MY]

Death Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 106-651), H3924 [6JN]

Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4601) (H. Rept. 106-673), H4219 [12JN]

Debt Relief Lock-Box Reconciliation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5173) (H. Rept. 106-862), H7722 [18SE]

Education Savings and School Excellence Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 106-546), H1412 [27MR]

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4986) (H. Rept. 106-845), H7577 [13SE]

Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4717) (H. Rept. 106-702), H5239 [27JN]

Marriage Tax Elimination Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 106-493), H218 [7FE]

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4810) (H. Rept. 106-765), H6598 [19JY]

Medicare Rx 2000 Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4680) (H. Rept. 106-703), H5239 [27JN]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4868) (H. Rept. 106-789), H7001 [25JY]

People's Republic of China Permanent Normal Trade Relations Upon Accession to the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4444) (H. Rept. 106-632), H3522 [22MY]

People's Republic of China Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 106-755), H6469 [18JY]

Privacy and Identity Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4857) (H. Rept. 106-996), H10807 [24OC]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4844) (H. Rept. 106-777), H7092 [26JY]

Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 106-507), H630 [1MR]

Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4865) (H. Rept. 106-780), H6776 [24JY]

Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4163) (H. Rept. 106-566), H2012 [10AP]

Telephone Use and Other Communications Services Excise Taxes Repeal: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3916) (H. Rept. 106-631), H3522 [22MY]

Trade and Development Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 434) (H. Rept. 106-606), H2605 [4MY]

Vietnamese Trade Relations With the U.S. Relative to Free Emigration and Improved Human Rights Conditions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 99) (H. Rept. 106-794), H7092 [26JY]

Withdraw U.S. Membership and Funding From the World Trade Organization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 90) (H. Rept. 106-672), H4219 [12JN]

Statements

FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act: OMB, H11892 [14NO]

Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act (H.R. 4844): by, E1244 [14JY]

Subpoena Notices

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, H11929 [4DE]

Texts of

H.R. 3594, Installment Tax Correction Act, H12097 [15DE]

H.R. 4865, Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act, H7153 [27JY]

Tributes

Katz, Julius L., E51 [1FE]

Moody, Dan, Jr., E2011 [28OC]

Singleton, A.L. (Pete), E1754 [12OC]