BURR, RICHARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7578 [13SE]
Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7871 [19SE]
Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H5436 [28JN]
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), H5655 [29JN]
Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1077 [15MR]
———regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H3523 [22MY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H6052 [13JY]
Copyrights: reform laws relative to personal interactive performances of recorded musical works (see H.R. 5275), H8061 [25SE]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]
———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7366 [7SE]
Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H8617 [2OC]
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), H1477 [28MR]
Dept. of Energy: assess effectiveness of policy and site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber security (see H.R. 3906), H996 [14MR]
———draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H921 [9MR]
———extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H12080 [11DE]
———external regulation of nuclear safety and occupational safety and health at facilities (see H.R. 3907), H996 [14MR]
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), H8200 [26SE]
Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]
Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]
———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H8201 [26SE]
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), H2607 [4MY]
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]
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), H2239 [12AP]
FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H2607 [4MY]
———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), H48 [27JA]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3413 [18MY]
Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]
———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H6599 [19JY]
Housing: expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H2341 [13AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4055), H1629 [30MR]
International economic relations: development and expansion of international economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit unions (see H.R. 4673), H7578 [13SE]
J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]
Medicaid: provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6778 [24JY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H998 [14MR]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4149), H1674 [3AP]
———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H7002 [25JY]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (see H.R. 4680), H4591 [15JN]
Mental health: postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H1629 [30MR]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H6720 [20JY]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (see H. Con. Res. 310), H2339 [13AP]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H998 [14MR]
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), H6599 [19JY]
Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H3474 [19MY]
Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H10257 [18OC]
Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H8062 [25SE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (see H.R. 4118), H1587 [29MR]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5084 [23JN]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H8199 [26SE]
Taxation: 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]
———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1958 [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), H2341 [13AP]
———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), H5036 [22JN]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H4783 [20JN]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H255 [8FE]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
Telecommunications: limit FCC authority to review and impose conditions on certain mergers and transactions (see H.R. 4019), H1118 [16MR]
———promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H1164 [21MR]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]
TVA: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 4859), H6052 [13JY]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H50 [27JA]
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), H997 [14MR]
Voting: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential elections (see H.R. 5678), H12532 [15DE]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H12017 [5DE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: establish programs to recruit, retain, and retrain teachers and provide loan forgiveness to entice students into teaching (see H.R. 4058), H1284 [22MR]
Health: enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H7127 [26JY]
James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]
Medicare: payment levels for certain medically unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5251), H7990 [21SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3311 [18MY]
Letters
Importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use: Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, H9702
———Michael M. Faenza, National Mental Health Association, H9702
———Mike Dugan, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, H9702
———Nancy Sander, Allergy and Asthma Network-Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc., H9703
———Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H9702
———by, H9703 [11OC]
———several patient and survivor organizations, H9703
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9701
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), E460
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, E1201
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11502 [29OC]
Diseases: support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (H. Res. 576), H8270, H8271 [27SE]
Drugs: allow importation of prescription drugs into the U.S. by pharmacists and wholesalers for resale and by U.S. citizens for personal use, H9701
Education: increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (H.R. 5034), H8182 [26SE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8003 [25SE]
FCC: allow modification of rules on low power FM radio stations upon assessment of interference to existing radio stations, H2313 [13AP]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2313 [13AP]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (H.R. 2909), H6399
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, E1201
James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (H.R. 4534), H7225 [6SE]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H497, H498, H499, H500, H501 [16FE], H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624 [23MY]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5374 [28JN], H7981, H7982, H7983 [21SE], H9701
———require HMO's participating in the Medicare+Choice program to commit to 3-year contracts, H11502 [29OC]
National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 310), H2369 [2MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (H.R. 1795), H8266, H8267, H8268 [27SE]
Telecommunications: State and local government regulation of citizens band radio equipment (H.R. 2346), H8275 [27SE]
Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (H.R. 3100), H8273 [27SE]
Votes: position on missed, H1621
Wake Forest University: tribute to men's basketball team, E514
Wilson Creek: designate as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 1749), H519
WSJS-Radio (Winston-Salem, NC): anniversary, E647
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1627 [30MR]
Tributes
Folger, Alonzo, Jr., H1420 [28MR]