LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: issue commemorative postage stamp to honor U.S. farm women (see H. Res. 213), H7652 [14SE]

———provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H6598 [19JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H5843 [11JY]

Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection: establish (see H.R. 4049), H1163 [21MR]

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. 4600), H4592 [15JN]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: mandatory minimum sentencing for online child molesters (see H.R. 4076), H1405 [23MR]

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

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H7003 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H4592 [15JN]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H9011 [5OC]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H3049 [15MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271), H7281 [6SE]

———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2655 [8MY]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H219 [7FE]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H342 [10FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

Financial institutions: 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]

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

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4090), H1405 [23MR]

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), H2655 [8MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1959 [6AP]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H212 [3FE] (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

Oklahoma City, OK: anniversary of bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 448), H1406 [23MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H4592 [15JN]

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

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H11490 [28OC]

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

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H5843 [11JY]

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

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H757 [8MR]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), H1077 [15MR]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1588 [29MR]

———allow an investment credit by farmers for value-added agricultural property (see H.R. 4497), H5955 [12JY]

———allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H4220 [12JN]

———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. 3663), H4336 [13JN]

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

———exclude income derived from the manufacture of products, and provision of services, in outer space (see H.R. 3898), H921 [9MR]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3813 [24MY]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H6470 [18JY]

———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]

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]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Glenn English Customs National Aviation Center, Oklahoma City, OK: designate (see H.R. 5627), H11842 [3NO]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H2238 [12AP]

Taxation: exempt tractors suitable for use with certain vehicles from excise tax imposed on heavy trucks (see H.R. 5400), H9011 [5OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3820 [25MY]

Albert, Carl B.: tribute (H. Res. 418), H234 [8FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects (H.R. 728), H6078, H6080 [17JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (H.R. 5273), H8191 [26SE]

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation: tribute to Alzheimer's disease research, H2127 [12AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3642), H385, H386, H387 [15FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), H2172 [12AP], H8190 [26SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2334 [13AP], H2398 [2MY], H2647 [8MY], H3047 [15MY]

Special order: granted, H2120 [11AP]