COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2559, Risk Management for the 21st Century Act, H1621 [30MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H632 [1MR]
Animals: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 4780), H5435 [28JN]
Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 4124), H1764 [4AP]
———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H7280 [6SE]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]
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. 5660), H12094 [14DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6719 [20JY]
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]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]
FBI: provide a temporary alternative to fingerprint-based background checks to allow time to implement a national fingerprint-based system accessible by youth serving organizations (see H.R. 4424), H6599 [19JY]
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), H48 [27JA]
Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H5169 [26JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]
Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3926 [6JN]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (see H.R. 5224), H7932 [20SE]
Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H50 [27JA]
Health: assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), H1119 [16MR]
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), H6355 [17JY]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]
———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]
Medicare: increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H8469 [28SE]
———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H8617 [2OC]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H3926 [6JN] (see H.R. 3580), H7365 [7SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H6777 [24JY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H2905 [10MY]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]
OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]
Power resources: enhance use of renewable energy resources, conserve energy resources, improve energy efficiency, and increase domestic energy supplies (see H.R. 4805), H5655 [29JN]
———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), H7003 [25JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 4677), H6471 [18JY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]
Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]
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), H2239 [12AP]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 3252), H50 [27JA]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H6052 [13JY]
———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. 1041), H1284 [22MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H7211 [27JY]
———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H3869 [25MY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H255 [8FE]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H757 [8MR]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2122 [11AP]
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), H5241 [27JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]
Conference reports
Agricultural Risk Protection Act (H.R. 2559), H3763-H3804 [24MY]
Letters
Dept. of Agriculture authority on plant protection and quarantine: by, E936
———Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E936
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E937
———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), E936
Remarks
Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3817, H3818, H3821, H3825, H3826 [25MY], E936
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 512), H3817 [25MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5575 [29JN]
Amarillo, TX: Amarillo VA Health Care System recipient of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Robert W. Carey Quality Award, E1663
China, People's Republic of: effects of permanent normal trade relations on U.S. agricultural interests, H3733 [24MY]
———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3147 [16MY], H3733 [24MY], H3826 [25MY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), E722
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, H12497
———reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10412, H10416, H10440 [19OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (H.R. 1504), E936
———Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5575 [29JN]
———provide assistance for the rehabilitation of watershed dams built for flood protection and water resource projects, E1917
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12484, H12497
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (H.R. 4502), E872
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), H62, H63 [31JA]
Foreign aid: authorize assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation and distribution of shelf stable prepackaged foods (H.R. 5224), H8021 [25SE]
Heath, Brittany: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Texas, E627
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10412 [19OC]
Lubbock, TX: anniversary of Texas Boys Ranch telethon, E1272
———tribute to ``Team Hope'' for participation in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure 5K walk/run, E1111
Lubbock (TX) Avalanche-Journal: anniversary, E626
National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (organization): anniversary, E1270
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts, E628
Point of order, H5690 [10JY]
Political ethics: truthfulness in Presidential campaigns, H9910 [17OC]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9614
Rau, David: SAM's Club (business) Teacher of the Year award recipient, E673
U.S. Grain Standards Act: extend authority to collect fees, authorize appropriations, and improve administration (H.R. 4788), H9606
Votes: correction, E722
West Texas A&M University: tribute to men's bowling team, E674
World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4799 [21JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3047 [15MY]
Reports filed
Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H. Rept. 106-1042), H12534 [2JA]
Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-639), H3812 [24MY]
Commodity Futures Modernization Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4541) (H. Rept. 106-711), H5654 [29JN]
Dept. of Agriculture Rehabilitation Assistance for Watershed Dams Built for Flood Protection and Water Resource Projects: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 106-484), H1762 [4AP]
Freedom To E-File Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 852) (H. Rept. 106-565), H2012 [10AP]
Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]
Tributes
Butler, David, E1698
Sisco, Elizabeth C., H1175 [22MR]
Vela, Leonel, E165