CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2887 [10MY], H2909 [11MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5037 [22JN], H5129 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H. Con. Res. 290, setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005, H1987 [10AP]

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

Paul Coverdell funeral attendees, H6721 [24JY]

Articles and editorials

Okefenokee Heritage Center Observes 25th, Waycross (GA) Journal-Herald, E934 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H7366 [7SE]

———require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H9011 [5OC]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H342 [10FE]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Clean Air Act: exempt mass transit projects from certain conformity requirements (see H.R. 3583), H253 [8FE]

———methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H2512 [3MY]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Con. Res. 441), H12022 [6DE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H7871 [19SE]

———preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4503), H8201 [26SE]

Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (see H.R. 4541), H4485 [14JN]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H4035 [7JN]

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

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

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: retire publicly held debt each fiscal year (see H.R. 4505), H7212 [27JY]

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), H7003 [25JY]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H2607 [4MY]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H3173 [16MY]

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

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H342 [10FE]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1120 [16MR]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7652 [14SE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

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

Immigration: establish a system of registries for temporary agricultural workers and streamline the procedures for the admission, and extension of stay, for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (see H.R. 4548), H3867 [25MY]

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]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 4299), H2607 [4MY]

Lawrence Patton McDonald Federal Building, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 4787), H5654 [29JN]

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

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H7003 [25JY]

———State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health plan (see H.R. 3912), H996 [14MR]

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

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7211 [27JY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

Music and dance: designate the square dance as the national folk dance of the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 60), H7933 [20SE]

Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H1588 [29MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

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

Peace Corps: designate a fellowship program promoting the work of returning volunteers in underserved American communities as the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program (see H.R. 5135), H7365 [7SE]

———redesignate the Peace Corps World Wise Schools Program as the Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools Program (see H.R. 5357), H8617 [2OC]

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

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]

Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, GA: designate (see H.R. 5229), H7932 [20SE]

Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 4786), H5654 [29JN]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5036 [22JN]

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), H4174 [9JN]

Social Security: improve the payment system for representation of claimants (see H.R. 4633), H8200 [26SE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7871 [19SE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 3578), H757 [8MR]

Taxation: 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), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

———clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H10809 [24OC]

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

———ensure that income averaging for farmers does not increase a farmer's liability for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5040), H7366 [7SE]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

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

———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H4591 [15JN]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H998 [14MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H575 [29FE]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5737 [10JY]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1163 [21MR]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of computers and computer equipment (see H.R. 4279), H2337 [13AP]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 3692), H758 [8MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

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

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (see H.R. 2221), H2411 [2MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H1629 [30MR]

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]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12095 [14DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2341 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Hunting and trapping: recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see H.R. 4790), H5654 [29JN]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Wildlife refuges: transfer management of the Banks Lake Unit of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 5441), H9767 [11OC]

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]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5576 [29JN], H5790 [11JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H8051 [25SE]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3355 [18MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H8052 [25SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1257, H1260, H1263, H1264 [22MR]

———deficit, H8047, H8048, H8049, H8050, H8051, H8052 [25SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1257, H1260, H1263, H1264 [22MR], H1307, H1354, H1370 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2252 [13AP]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1257, H1260, H1263, H1264 [22MR], H8047, H8048, H8049, H8050, H8051, H8052 [25SE]

Camp Sunshine (organization): tribute for providing summer camp programs for children with cancer, E646 [4MY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3726 [24MY]

Clark, Victoria: Discovery Young Scientist Challenge finalist, E1934 [25OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2887, H2889, H2890 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2824 [10MY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (H.R. 4503), E1678 [4OC]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: mandatory funding mechanisms, H2887, H2889, H2890 [10MY]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute (H. Res. 558), H6542 [19JY]

Crime: establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6929 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5576 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3200 [17MY], H3355 [18MY]

———F-22 fighter funding, H3987 [7JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3987 [7JN]

———reliance of military families on food stamps, H8051 [25SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5129, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Douglas, GA: Coffee Regional Medical Center recipient of the Georgia Rural Health Association Rural Hospital of the Year award, E2049 [1NO]

Folkston, GA: tribute to Charlton County High School football team, E114 [10FE]

Georgia: anniversary of Okefenokee Heritage Center, E934 [9JN]

Hails, Robert E.: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E1983 [28OC]

Henry McNeal Turner Post Office, Macon, GA: designate (H.R. 3454), H7231 [6SE]

Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage, E836 [25MY]

———discrimination against members of minority religious groups, E836 [25MY]

LSC: payment of defendant's attorney fees in certain migrant worker cases against farmers, H5130, H5131 [26JN]

Macon, GA.: tribute to Tattnall Square Academy drama students, E112 [10FE]

Macon Iron and Paper Stock, Inc.: Georgia Dept. of Labor Director's Award for Safety recipient, E1861 [19OC]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H8047 [25SE]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3200 [17MY]

O'Shaughnessey, John: Medical Association of Georgia Physician's Award for Community Service recipient, E1079 [22JN]

Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H8053 [25SE]

Price, Spencer: General Douglas A. MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E793 [19MY]

Snellgrove, Debbie: Liberty Bell Award recipient, E1055 [20JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 167), H12504 [15DE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, H8048, H8049, H8050 [25SE]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (H.R. 420), H12504 [15DE]

———reduce the public debt by the amount of net surplus in trust fund each fiscal year (H.R. 4694), H12504 [15DE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4147 [9JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1812 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H1621 [30MR], E931 [9JN], E1208 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11204 [26OC]

Tributes

Bailey, Hugh C., E2238 [15DE]

Coverdell, Senator, H6426 [18JY]

Ford, Ola Mae, E2011 [28OC]

Hinson, Jimmy E., E490 [4AP]

Justice, Larry, E2163 [8DE]

Karle, Albert A. (Gus), E1464 [13SE]

Milton, Angelica, E964 [9JN]

Nagle, Paul R., E1988 [28OC]

Pinkston, Frank C., Sr., E478 [3AP]

Rhodes, Wesley, E956 [9JN]

Stafford, Joseph S., E777 [19MY]

Walden, Dick, E1465 [13SE]

Warnock, J. Clayton, E2075 [3NO]