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
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and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 4503), H8201 [26SE]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
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
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3726
Clark, Victoria: Discovery Young Scientist Challenge finalist, E1934
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
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
Folkston, GA: tribute to Charlton County High School football team, E114
Georgia: anniversary of Okefenokee Heritage Center, E934
Hails, Robert E.: Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, E1983
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
———discrimination against members of minority religious groups, E836
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
Macon Iron and Paper Stock, Inc.: Georgia Dept. of Labor Director's Award for Safety recipient, E1861
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
Pharmaceuticals: reductions in prescription drug prices, H8053 [25SE]
Price, Spencer: General Douglas A. MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E793
Snellgrove, Debbie: Liberty Bell Award recipient, E1055
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
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
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H11204 [26OC]
Tributes
Bailey, Hugh C., E2238
Coverdell, Senator, H6426 [18JY]
Ford, Ola Mae, E2011
Hinson, Jimmy E., E490
Justice, Larry, E2163
Karle, Albert A. (Gus), E1464
Milton, Angelica, E964
Nagle, Paul R., E1988
Pinkston, Frank C., Sr., E478
Rhodes, Wesley, E956
Stafford, Joseph S., E777
Walden, Dick, E1465
Warnock, J. Clayton, E2075