PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)

Articles and editorials

Two Presidents—A Shared Legacy, Harris Wofford and Bob Goodwin, NonProfit Times (publication), E1387 [27JY]

Why I Changed My Mind About AmeriCorps, Dan Coats, Hill (publication), E1386 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H7003 [25JY]

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), H455 [15FE]

Boyden, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 643), H10473 [19OC]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H4121 [8JN]

Commission To Study the Structure and Reauthorization of the FCC: establish (see H.R. 5570), H11206 [26OC]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H1163 [21MR]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2905 [10MY]

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]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1413 [27MR]

DEA: funding to assist State and local efforts to clean up methamphetamine laboratories (see H.R. 4468), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H1958 [6AP]

———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H1958 [6AP]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H7366 [7SE]

Energy Policy Act: cleanup of uranium and thorium mill sites (see H.R. 2641), H255 [8FE]

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), H7282 [6SE]

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

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

———improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H4817 [21JN]

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H50 [27JA]

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

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4592 [15JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H2770 [9MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1477 [28MR]

Firefighters: acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice made by men and women who have lost their lives in the line of duty (see H. Res. 203), H10257 [18OC]

Fish and fishing: eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning (see H.R. 3535), H48 [27JA]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1629 [30MR]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4036 [7JN]

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

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1285 [22MR]

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

Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (see H.R. 4710), H4816 [21JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1629 [30MR]

Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6052 [13JY]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5656 [29JN]

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

Medicare: coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H4174 [9JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1764 [4AP]

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

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H2512 [3MY]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H8062 [25SE]

———modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), H574 [29FE]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8469 [28SE]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3580), H575 [29FE]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H7365 [7SE]

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

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H209 [2FE]

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

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H641 [2MR]

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]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4592 [15JN]

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), H757 [8MR]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1076 [15MR]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Ships and vessels: revitalize international competitiveness of U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 3225), H1764 [4AP]

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3308), H2341 [13AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]

———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]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2239 [12AP]

Taxation: 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), H2122 [11AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H8736 [3OC]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2341 [13AP]

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7281 [6SE]

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

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H8736 [3OC]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H2967 [11MY]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H756 [8MR]

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), H998 [14MR]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H8406 [27SE]

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), H165 [1FE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H1120 [16MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H3474 [19MY]

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), H4120 [8JN]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H1956 [6AP]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 5186), H7651 [14SE]

Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]

Letters

Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: by, H9703 [11OC]

Remarks

Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 4780), E1146 [29JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9656 [11OC]

Clark, Howard D.: Safe Care, Inc., National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, E2182 [14DE]

Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, E1912 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3383 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9656 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: release reversionary interests held by the U.S. in certain parcels of land in Washington County, UT (H.R. 4721), H8712 [3OC]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4686, H4695 [20JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (H.R. 3525), E37 [31JA]

Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3383 [18MY]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (H. Res. 491), H2980 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (H.R. 5186), E1492 [14SE]

Veterans: require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (H.R. 284), H8634 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1208 [11JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H87 [31JA], H7988 [21SE]

Tributes

Lackey, Josephine Barnett, E825 [24MY], E856 [25MY]

Livingston, Richard L., E508 [6AP]

McCleon, Dexter, E131 [14FE]

Moore, William F., E365 [21MR]

Triplett, Andrew, E1912 [25OC]

Walker, Prentiss, E1914 [25OC]