CHENOWETH-HAGE, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)

Addresses

World War II Veterans Tribute: Ron Rankin, E1755 [12OC]

Amendments

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2875, H2890 [10MY], H2909, H2920 [11MY]

Articles and editorials

Cattlemen's Leader Works To Preserve Ranching, Jim Witty, Bend (OR) Bulletin, E84 [8FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]

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

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]

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

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

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

California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H1284 [22MR]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (see H.R. 4888), H6778 [24JY]

Census: limit decennial census questionnaires to requesting only information required by the Constitution (see H.R. 4085), H2239 [12AP]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2655 [8MY]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 73), H3868 [25MY]

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

Congressional Research Service: make certain publications and congressional documents available to the public on the Internet (see H.R. 4582), H3924 [6JN]

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

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

———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior: National Park Service snowmobile regulations (see H.R. 4560), H3867 [25MY]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H8062 [25SE]

Executive Office of the President: express disapproval regarding Presidential circumvention of congressional legislative authority to set public policy (see H. Res. 463), H1852 [5AP]

Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H1477 [28MR]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H278 [9FE]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

———restrict authority to issue clinical holds on investigational drugs or to deny patients expanded access to such drugs (see H.R. 3677), H2239 [12AP]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H5241 [27JN]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H632 [1MR]

Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 347), H3649 [23MY]

———protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1178), H4035 [7JN] (see H.R. 1179), H3649 [23MY]

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

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3521), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 3669), H4121 [8JN]

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

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

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]

Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5737 [10JY]

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H6599 [19JY]

Medicare: revise regulations on participating hospitals relative to nurse anesthetists' services (see H.R. 804), H7002 [25JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]

———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H510 [16FE]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [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), H7211 [27JY]

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]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

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]

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), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: 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), H7211 [27JY]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: accurately codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1092), H3813 [24MY]

———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H255 [8FE]

———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), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———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), H3649 [23MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H8200 [26SE]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H921 [9MR]

———repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3844), H922 [9MR]

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

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

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H1852 [5AP]

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

———treatment of foods and supplements for dietary use, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3306), H1852 [5AP]

———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H3869 [25MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H219 [7FE]

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

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), H509 [16FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]

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

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H3474 [19MY]

Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 90), H758 [8MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Census: establish a policy relative to the constitutional requirement of a decennial census for purposes of congressional apportionment (see H.R. 4198), H1956 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: protect citizen soldiers (see H.R. 4669), H4590 [15JN]

Drugs: extend interstate price discrimination prohibitions to foreign commerce relative to the discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries (see H.R. 4869), H6469 [18JY]

FDA: compel compliance with court decision relative to disclosure of certain information on the labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 4604), H4120 [8JN]

Foreign trade: require that imported agricultural products be subject to the same sanitary or phytosanitary measures as domestic products (see H.R. 3552), H89 [31JA]

Lincoln, Abraham: reaffirm proclamation calling for day of national humility, fasting, and prayer (see H. Res. 597), H8406 [27SE]

Taxation: provide a nonrefundable credit for individuals who purchase a residential safe storage device for firearms (see H.R. 4902), H6717 [20JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1788 [5AP]

Agriculture: impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, H1070-H1072 [15MR]

———labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (H.R. 1144), H1072 [15MR]

BATF: proposal to hire new agents relative to gun laws, H363 [14FE]

Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts, H761 [9MR]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8161 [26SE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2863 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2845, H2863, H2867, H2875, H2877, H2890, H2891 [10MY], H2920, H2921, H2943 [11MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), consideration (H. Res. 497), H2825 [10MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2867 [10MY]

Contra Costa County, CA: eligibility to receive offshore oil drilling environmental impact assistance, H2890, H2891 [10MY]

Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan implementation, H4507 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4507, H4513 [15JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7825 [19SE]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H5431 [28JN]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (H.R. 3240), H5431 [28JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H9456-H9461 [6OC]

———legislative priorities, H9458-H9461 [6OC]

Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire (H. Con. Res. 326), H3062, H3063, H3066 [16MY]

National monuments: prohibit funding to establish or manage certain national monuments, H2875, H2877 [10MY], H4507, H4513 [15JN]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3557), E166 [16FE]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 1522), H3934 [7JN]

Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7825 [19SE]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H317 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), E1008 [14JN]

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), H1819 [5AP]

———require report on implementation of Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act, H1819 [5AP]

Votes: correction, H5207 [27JN]

———position on missed, H2929 [11MY], H6025 [13JY], E367 [21MR], E476 [3AP], E1247 [14JY], E1526 [19SE]

Wildlife: prohibit funding to certain public outreach organizations and prevent the re-introduction of certain species into wilderness areas, H2920, H2921 [11MY]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4796 [21JN]

World War II: tribute to veterans, E1755 [12OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1627 [30MR], H3047 [15MY], H5953 [12JY], H6047 [13JY], H7719 [18SE], H11204 [26OC]

Special order: granted, H87 [31JA], H277 [9FE], H338 [10FE], H628 [1MR], H3411 [18MY], H3918 [6JN]

Tribute, H9457 [6OC]

Statements

Gun Control: Alan Keyes, H363 [14FE]

Tributes

Halfhide, Veta, E1265 [19JY]

Hays, John V., E84 [8FE]

Hoover, Robert A., E255 [9MR]

Priestley, Frank S., E544 [12AP]

Rankin, Ron, E1755 [12OC]