BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5637 [29JN]

Appointments

Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2596 [4MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H209 [2FE]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4337 [13JN]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H2607 [4MY]

———Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2340 [13AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H632 [1MR]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H3412 [18MY]

Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]

———improve Federal education research, evaluation, information, and dissemination (see H.R. 4875), H6469 [18JY]

Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

ERISA: establish requirements for certain stock purchase arrangements maintained by employers for employees and provide favorable tax treatment for such arrangements (see H.R. 3462), H1120 [16MR]

Europe: authorize assistance to southeastern European countries, but only democratization aid to Serbia and Montenegro, and require equitable burdensharing in the region (see H.R. 4053), H2512 [3MY]

Executive Office of the President: establish an Office of Management and redesignate OMB as the Office of the Budget (see H.R. 5600), H11526 [29OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7207 [27JY]

———clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

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

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H632 [1MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Foreign policy: reduce, suspend, or terminate certain assistance to countries engaged in oil price fixing to the detriment of the U.S. economy (see H.R. 3822), H1078 [15MR]

Foreign trade: provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H7212 [27JY]

Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H5037 [22JN]

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

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]

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), H5436 [28JN]

———improve use of amounts deposited into the H-1B nonimmigrant petitioner account for demonstration programs to provide technical skills training for certain high demand occupations (see H.R. 4402), H3869 [25MY]

———promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H2341 [13AP]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1284 [22MR]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H10473 [19OC]

Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H1629 [30MR]

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

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H3523 [22MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2905 [10MY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H90 [31JA]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H8736 [3OC]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7281 [6SE]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7365 [7SE]

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

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 4747), H5168 [26JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H4592 [15JN]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3412 [18MY]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H11207 [26OC]

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

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H7212 [27JY]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H2239 [12AP]

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]

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

Taxation: allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 4723), H7503 [12SE]

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

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H2512 [3MY]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H1120 [16MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2905 [10MY]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H4121 [8JN]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 7), H574 [29FE]

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

TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]

Venezuela: commend disaster recovery efforts and consider providing additional disaster assistance (see H. Res. 405), H49 [27JA]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7280 [6SE]

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), H12021 [6DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7651 [14SE]

Descriptions

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (H.R. 5178): Ballenger and Owens Substitute Amendment, H8675 [3OC]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1631 [3AP], H7367 [11SE]

Letters

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), S11043 [26OC]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H1 [24JA]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8110 [26SE]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1513 [29MR]

Army: close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3353 [18MY]

Austria: inclusion of extremist party in coalition Government (H. Res. 429), H1645 [3AP]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7451 [12SE]

Budget: deficit, H10 [27JA], H8205 [27SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), E421 [27MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, E597 [2MY]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H9818 [12OC]

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7506 [13SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H2362 [2MY]

Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H704 [8MR], H760 [9MR], H939 [14MR], H1000 [15MR], H1080 [16MR], H1287 [23MR], H1513 [29MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H5848 [12JY], H6368 [18JY], H6783 [25JY]

Contracts: authority of administrative law judges to bar companies from receiving Federal contracts, H7379 [12SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3353 [18MY]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H5042 [23JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4522, H4536 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8646 [3OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5042 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4062, H4099 [8JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6026 [13JY], H6474 [19JY]

———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7463 [12SE]

EPA: impact of regulations and inspectors' decisions on business, H9513 [10OC]

Executive Office of the President: geographical error on official school reform tour website, H4681 [20JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (H.R. 4109), E455 [30MR]

———clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2446 [3MY]

Food stamps: prevent fraud and abuse, H1854 [6AP]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2581 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2581 [4MY]

Forest Service: wildland fire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4522 [15JN]

Government: reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, H1633 [3AP], E421 [27MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5440, H5637 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5619 [29JN]

Health care professionals: negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637 [29JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1513 [29MR]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H866 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4055), H2450 [3MY]

———funding, H4062 [8JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7226 [6SE]

Lees-McRae College: anniversary, H8066 [26SE]

Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2619 [8MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3313 [18MY], H8205 [27SE], H8744 [4OC]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5380 [28JN], H8110 [26SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), consideration (H. Res. 539), H5312 [28JN]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H883, H895 [9MR]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H4536 [15JN], H8646 [3OC]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H4536 [15JN]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8674, H8680 [3OC], E1512 [18SE]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4099 [8JN], H9640 [11OC]

Petroleum: economic impact of increasing oil prices, H7743 [19SE]

Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H8744 [4OC], H8814 [5OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6368 [18JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10 [27JA], H9818 [12OC]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H518 [29FE], H600 [1MR]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), E583 [13AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H96 [1FE], H317 [10FE]

———rates, H10 [27JA]

———reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), veto, H7220 [6SE]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 7), H1420 [28MR]

Tobacco products: excise taxes, H7876 [20SE]

Votes: position on missed, H10365 [19OC], E803 [22MY], E825 [24MY], E1206 [11JY], E1751 [12OC], E2246 [2JA]

Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519 [29FE]