GIBBONS, JIM (a Representative from Nevada)
Amendments
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2923 [11MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]
Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Amateur Sports Illegal Gambling Task Force: establish (see H.R. 4284), H2337 [13AP]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H8736 [3OC]
American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1407 [23MR]
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H373 [14FE]
Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H50 [27JA]
California: develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed (see H.R. 1113), H1284 [22MR]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]
———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H7933 [20SE]
———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]
Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H7003 [25JY]
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), H6719 [20JY]
Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1764 [4AP]
Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]
Credit unions: clarify definition of a member business loan relative to religious organization based credit unions (see H.R. 4701), H4783 [20JN]
Dept. of Defense: deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H6355 [17JY]
———Inspector General audit of certain military purchases relative to compliance with Buy American Act (see H.R. 608), H2770 [9MY]
———terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death (see H.R. 4398), H2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 5189), H7651 [14SE]
Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 2201), H212 [3FE]
Dept. of Transportation: establish a program to designate as an Interstate Oasis certain facilities near the interstate highway system (see H.R. 1872), H2967 [11MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve the processing of claims for veterans compensation and pensions (see H.R. 3574), H2122 [11AP]
———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6471 [18JY]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2967 [11MY]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5657 [29JN]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (see H.R. 4248), H2238 [12AP]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H7003 [25JY]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 492), H2606 [4MY]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H4336 [13JN]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H511 [16FE]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5737 [10JY]
Fire prevention: development of a strategy by Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place natural resources at a high risk of catastrophic wildfire (see H. Con. Res. 406), H7996 [22SE]
Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]
Glacier National Park: Going-to-the-Sun Road rehabilitation funding (see H.R. 4521), H3649 [23MY]
Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H6355 [17JY]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H575 [29FE]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H373 [14FE]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H166 [1FE]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3523 [22MY]
———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), H4337 [13JN]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H255 [8FE]
———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H4336 [13JN]
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]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H8736 [3OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H373 [14FE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2239 [12AP]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3308 [17MY]
Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1477 [28MR]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H4336 [13JN]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H6719 [20JY]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H11928 [14NO]
———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]
Medicare: increase payment rates to Medicare+Choice organizations to correct inequities in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 5288), H8406 [27SE]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H7365 [7SE]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H7212 [27JY]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit extension or establishment of any national monument without an express act of Congress (see H.R. 4121), H1587 [29MR]
———require input from stakeholders, State and local governments, and the Congress prior to designation of any national monument (see H. Con. Res. 254), H922 [9MR]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6355 [17JY]
National Museum of Jewish Heritage: establish (see H.R. 5287), H8061 [25SE]
National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]
New York: reintroduce the Eastern Timber Wolf to the Catskill Mountains and authorize the Dept. of the Interior to acquire lands through the BLM to facilitate the reintroduction (see H.R. 4496), H3412 [18MY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8617 [2OC]
———waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H48 [27JA]
O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]
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), H631 [1MR]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H255 [8FE]
Pensions: reform (see H.R. 1102), H2512 [3MY]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H1120 [16MR]
Postal Service: issue a semipostal for the American Battle Monuments Commission (see H.R. 4526), H6471 [18JY]
———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), H3926 [6JN]
Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H7003 [25JY]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]
Reagan, Ronald: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4800), H7503 [12SE]
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), H3474 [19MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1477 [28MR]
———allow an additional individual retirement account deduction based on unused amounts of deduction limitation in prior years (see H.R. 3620), H340 [10FE]
———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), H2411 [2MY]
———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H7211 [27JY]
———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), H7003 [25JY]
———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. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7871 [19SE]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2606 [4MY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3049 [15MY]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H7723 [18SE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2606 [4MY]
———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of gold, silver, and platinum in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of maximum capital gains rates (see H.R. 4170), H1763 [4AP]
Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H50 [27JA]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 4791), H5654 [29JN]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H7003 [25JY]
Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]
Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to State water rights adjudications (see H.R. 4196), H1851 [5AP]
———prohibit use of Federal funds for any program that restricts the use of any privately owned water source (see H.R. 3865), H7128 [26JY]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2905 [10MY]
Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H4036 [7JN]
Wildfires: tribute to firefighters for efforts in protecting human lives and limiting property losses (see H. Con. Res. 434), H10808 [24OC]
World War II: encourage Japanese companies to compensate former prisoners of war used as slave labor (see H. Con. Res. 365), H8201 [26SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (see H.R. 4169), H1763 [4AP]
Dept. of the Interior: acquire certain environmentally sensitive lands in Nevada for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (see H.R. 5428), H9634 [10OC]
Dept. of Transportation: issue regulations on the transfer of airline tickets and air carrier ticket pricing policies (see H.R. 5347), H8551 [29SE]
Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (see H.R. 4708), H4816 [21JN]
Eureka County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see H.R. 4657), H4484 [14JN]
FAA: limit age restrictions for the issuance or renewal of certain airman certificates (see H.R. 4352), H2410 [2MY]
Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (see H.R. 4656), H4484 [14JN]
Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (see H.R. 3800), H631 [1MR]
Lander County, NV: convey certain land for continued use as a cemetery (see H.R. 4929), H6776 [24JY]
Nevada: Bureau of Reclamation participation in the design and construction of the Truckee Watershed Reclamation Project for the reuse of water (see H.R. 4928), H6776 [24JY]
———disposal of certain Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and acquisition of certain environmentally sensitive lands (see H.R. 4637), H4220 [12JN]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H4341 [14JN]
Letters
Forest Service conveyance of certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County, NV, School District for an elementary school site: James D. Santini, H10706 [24OC]
Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Jack Jeffrey, Southern Nevada Building & Construction Trades Council, E303
———Jack W. Wilhelm, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, E303
———James B. Gibson, Mayor of Henderson, NV, E303
———Jeffrey Goodell, Airports Council International, E302
———Putnam Mathur, Mirage Resorts, Inc., E302
———Scott Higginson, Del Webb Corp., E303
———Todd Hauptli, American Association of Airport Executives, E302
———Vicky Hedderman and Thomas M. Beatty, Nevada Service Employees Union, E303
———William J. Hornbuckle, MGM Grand, Inc., E302
Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]
———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6754 [24JY]
Petitions and memorials
Las Vegas, NV, Chamber of Commerce: Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act, E302
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H52 [31JA], H635 [2MR], H1680 [4AP], H2619 [8MY], H6057 [17JY], H6721 [24JY], H10477 [23OC], H11845 [13NO]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1574 [29MR]
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), H1967 [10AP]
———deployment of troops to foreign countries, H6782 [25JY]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 3573), H380 [15FE]
Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building, Reno, NV: designate (H.R. 4169), H5808 [11JY]
BLM: auction public land identified for disposal, H2924, H2925, H2926 [11MY]
———wildland fire management funding, H1574 [29MR]
Boy Scouts: regulation of activities on public lands, H7283 [7SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H257 [9FE]
———deficit, H2414 [3MY], H7582 [14SE], H8553 [2OC], H9454 [6OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5741 [11JY], H5848 [12JY]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8815 [5OC], H9454 [6OC], H9638 [11OC]
Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project (S. 2882), H10518 [23OC]
———conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (S. 1761), H11934, H11935 [4DE]
———management of water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River (S. 2951), H10519 [23OC]
———participation in the planning, design, and construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project in Oregon (S. 2425), H10517 [23OC]
Carson National Forest: land conveyance to San Juan College (H.R. 695), H9618 [10OC]
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H7507 [13SE]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization, H939 [14MR], H2349 [2MY], H2781 [10MY]
Clark County, NV: closing of abandoned mines, H8000
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2832 [10MY], H2924, H2925, H2926 [11MY]
Committee on Agriculture (House): subcommittee report on closure of South Canyon Road by the Forest Service, E1874
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6063 [17JY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H10755 [24OC]
———election results, H11846 [13NO], H11957 [5DE]
Courts: investigation into the assignment of criminal cases involving friends of President Clinton to certain judges, H333 [10FE]
Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2018 [11AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3375 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3325 [18MY]
Dept. of Education: allegations of fiscal mismanagement, H2552 [4MY]
Dept. of Energy: draw down of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, H8410 [28SE]
———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3375 [18MY]
———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, H4596 [19JN], H5033 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: release of memos relative to fundraising activities during the 1996 Presidential election campaign, H3478 [22MY]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct special resource study of the route used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the American Revolution (H.R. 4794), H10521 [23OC]
———contract with the Mancos Water Conservancy District to use Mancos Project facilities for impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for irrigation (S. 2594), H11936 [4DE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations, H7742 [19SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (H.R. 4864), H9917 [17OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4879 [21JN]
DeRuise, Crystal: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]
DeRuise, Trevor: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]
Diamond Valley Lake: establish interpretive center and museum to ensure protection and interpretation of paleontology discoveries and develop a trail system for the lake (S. 2977), H10522 [23OC]
Digenan, Dennis: Nevada Teacher of the Year award recipient, H2661 [9MY]
Douglas County, OR: conveyance of certain BLM lands (H.R. 1725), H10520 [23OC]
Drugs: combat manufacture, traffic, import, and export of methamphetamine (H.R. 4248), H2126 [12AP]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H11199 [26OC]
———national policy to improve system, H96 [1FE], H923 [13MR]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 399), H8003 [25SE]
Elko, NV: establish the California Trail Interpretive Center to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and use of trails in the settling of the western portion of the U.S. (S. 2749), H10576 [24OC]
EPA: enforce drinking water standards for arsenic, H4879 [21JN]
FAA: investigate management of funds used for certain air traffic control projects, H1962 [10AP]
FDA: Supreme Court decision relative to jurisdiction over tobacco, H1288 [23MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, H1187 [22MR]
Firearms: enhance enforcement and increase prosecutions relative to current laws and regulations, H1681 [4AP]
Flag Day: observance, H4346 [14JN]
Foreign policy: increase allied burdensharing for U.N. peacekeeping operations, H3311 [18MY]
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H999 [15MR]
Forest Service: convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), H9617, H9618 [10OC], H9820 [12OC], H10706, H10708 [24OC]
———convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for an elementary school site (H.R. 4656), consideration (H. Res. 634), H10699 [24OC]
Gambling: establish panel to investigate illegal gambling on college sports and to recommend effective countermeasures (H.R. 3800), H1420 [28MR], H1633 [3AP]
Gore, Vice President: agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology, H10068 [18OC], H10461 [19OC]
Government: increase accountability for Government spending and reduce wasteful spending, H9638 [11OC]
———strengthen information security practices throughout the Federal Government, H6368 [18JY]
Harrigan, Lori: tribute for participation in Olympic games, H7655 [18SE]
Hazardous substances: designate Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site, H704 [8MR], H10033 [17OC], H11930 [4DE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation, H2413 [3MY]
Illinois: convey certain Federal land along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail for a historic and interpretive site (H.R. 2737), H9618 [10OC]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3533 [23MY]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H760 [9MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3462
IRS: GAO audit, H635 [2MR]
———reform, H635 [2MR]
———restructure and reform, H1770 [5AP]
———staffing levels funding, H7742 [19SE]
Joe Rowell Park: land conveyance to Dolores, CO (S. 1972), H11936 [4DE]
Journal: question of approval, H379 [15FE], H759 [9MR], H4127 [9JN]
Lake Tahoe: promote environmental restoration (H.R. 3388), H10515, H10517 [23OC]
Law enforcement officers: honor and recognize officers killed in the line of duty and daily risks and sacrifices of officers (H. Res. 501), H3027 [15MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), conference report, H7742 [19SE]
Lincoln County, NV: acquire certain lands (H.R. 2752), H8142 [26SE]
Los Alamos, NM: encourage the Federal Government to assume responsibility for wildfire and commend individuals assisting those affected by the fire, H3463 [19MY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3184 [17MY], H4680 [20JN], H4910 [21JN], H8066 [26SE], H8744 [4OC]
———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5440 [29JN]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H999 [15MR]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), H6844 [25JY]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H12034 [7DE]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H6782 [25JY], H8628 [3OC], H10812 [25OC]
National Security Agency: establish an early retirement and voluntary separation program, H9857 [12OC]
National Teacher Day: observance, H2661 [9MY]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6753, H6754 [24JY]
Nevada: conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (S. 986), H5679 [10JY]
———sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (H.R. 1695), H766, H771 [9MR], H9960, H9961 [17OC]
———tribute to emergency medical personnel, H7873 [20SE]
———tribute to prescription drug plan for senior citizens, H7219 [6SE]
Nuclear energy: Alloy 22 storage containers for spent nuclear fuel, H10033 [17OC]
———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), H1128 [21MR], H1176, H1190 [22MR]
———storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository (S. 1287), consideration (H. Res. 444), H1179 [22MR]
Pechacek, Nathan: tribute to firefighters' efforts relative to car accident, H8203
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5174 [27JN], H6057 [17JY]
———economic impact of increasing oil prices, H5174 [27JN], H5660 [10JY], H6057 [17JY]
———gasoline tax, H5660 [10JY]
Point of order, H1187 [22MR]
Power resources: national energy policy, H5174 [27JN]
Public debt: establish a debt reduction lockbox, H9515 [10OC]
Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes (H.R. 2890), H9618 [10OC]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal, H167 [2FE]
———award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3591), H1080 [16MR], H1651 [3AP]
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act: increase authorization of appropriations (H.R. 3595), H10519, H10520 [23OC]
Republican Party: national agenda, H52 [31JA], H6604 [20JY], H11846 [13NO], H11957 [5DE], H12053 [8DE]
Rural areas: impact of Federal public policy changes on economic expansion, H8600, H8601 [2OC]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran, H10461 [19OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H6722 [24JY], H8066 [26SE], H9515 [10OC], H10477 [23OC]
———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H458 [16FE]
Space policy: anniversary of first U.S. space exploration mission, H2619 [8MY]
———importance of space program, H2619 [8MY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 94), H2131 [12AP]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H226 [8FE], H306 [10FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3931 [7JN], H4123 [9JN]
———rates, H1770 [5AP], H2974 [15MY], H7006 [26JY], H12053 [8DE]
———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, H7379 [12SE]
Toiyabe National Forest: boundary adjustment (S. 439), H10522 [23OC]
Vaden, Diana: Make a Difference Day honoree, H2319 [13AP]
Veterans: enhance education benefits programs (S. 1402), H3556 [23MY], H9942 [17OC]
Vietnamese Conflict: recognize end of the Vietnam era and the sacrifice of those who served in Southeast Asia or in support of U.S. interests (H. Con. Res. 228), H1972 [10AP]
Votes: position on missed, H11739
Wekiva River: designate certain portions and tributaries as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 2773), H6750, H6751 [24JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H553 [29FE]
Special order: granted, H10469 [19OC]
Reports
Alloy 22 Storage Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel: Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects, H10033 [17OC]
Forest Service Closing of the Jarbidge South Canyon Road: Committee on Agriculture (House), E1875
Tributes
Bryan, Senator, H7936 [21SE]
Coverdell, Paul, H6474 [19JY]
Hope, Bob, H3872
Johns, Robert, H4177 [12JN]