SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
Addresses
Foundation of Freedom: Wendell R. Estep, E1725
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]
Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]
Articles and editorials
Tribute to Edward J. Williams, Orangeburg (SC) Times and Democrat, E1732
Where Have You Gone, Dan Rather? Jerry Bellune, Lexington County (SC) Chronicle, E535
Young Warrior's Tale, Robert Smith and Mike Rowell, Lexington (SC) Chronicle, E2218
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]
African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), H3049 [15MY]
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H2412 [2MY]
Armed Forces: 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. 2966), H48 [27JA] (see H.R. 3573), H455 [15FE]
Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]
Census: limit penalties for refusing or neglecting to answer decennial census questions beyond those necessary for enumeration of the population (see H.R. 4154), H1958 [6AP]
China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H2412 [2MY]
———congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]
Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H7366 [7SE]
Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H1406 [23MR]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H3649 [23MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]
———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H2512 [3MY]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1958 [6AP] (see H.R. 5034), H7207 [27JY]
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), H1284 [22MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]
FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H342 [10FE]
Fort Sumter National Monument: recalculate franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc. (see H.R. 3241), H757 [8MR]
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), H4484 [14JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4266), H2336 [13AP]
———require congressional approval of any nuclear cooperation agreement with the U.S. (see H.R. 4251), H2238 [12AP]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1629 [30MR]
Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]
Medicare: coverage of drugs and biologicals (see H.R. 5501), H10472 [19OC]
———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H10473 [19OC]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]
———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H8062 [25SE]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H9900 [12OC]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2411 [2MY]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (see H. Con. Res. 327), H4592 [15JN]
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: add certain identifying information to markers on graves containing the remains of certain unknowns who died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.R. 3806), H2341 [13AP]
NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 3115), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]
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), H7211 [27JY]
Panama Canal: negotiate new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 3673), H1852 [5AP]
Postal Service: 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), H5241 [27JN]
Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H2512 [3MY]
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), H1588 [29MR]
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: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]
———provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]
States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H9635 [10OC]
Tariff: R-core transformers (see H.R. 5491), H10256 [18OC]
———transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers (see H.R. 3803), H631 [1MR]
———transformers for use in certain AM and FM radio broadcast receivers with compact disc players (see H.R. 3804), H631 [1MR]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1284 [22MR]
———allow a refundable credit to individuals who donate their organs at death (see H.R. 4048), H2341 [13AP]
———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 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), H10473 [19OC]
———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]
———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), H1957 [6AP]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2905 [10MY]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H7933 [20SE]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3173 [16MY]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H1957 [6AP]
Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1407 [23MR]
———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7991 [21SE]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3173 [16MY]
World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H9901 [12OC]
———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2341 [13AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Army: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 101), H4120 [8JN]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (see H. Res. 631), H10036 [17OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (see H.R. 4205), H1956 [6AP] (see H.R. 5408), H9504 [6OC]
Dept. of Energy: investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (see H. Res. 534), H5240 [27JN]
Tariff: 4-nitro-o-xylene (see H.R. 3752), H573 [29FE]
———tire manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 4573), H3868 [25MY]
Letters
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction: Representative Burton, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House), H3392
———Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3392
———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3392
Vice President Gore's agreement with Russia relative to proliferation of nuclear missile technology: by, H11767
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H7134 [27JY]
Obituaries
Blandford, John R., E997
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1549 [29MR], E479
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H9647 [11OC]
Army: anniversary, E996
———anniversary (H.J. Res. 101), H4320, H4324 [13JN]
———close School of the Americas and determine appropriate education and training for Latin American military personnel, H3351, H3356 [18MY]
Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7434 [12SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2254 [13AP]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10070, H10077 [18OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3193, H3198, H3200, H3261, H3267, H3270, H3271, H3274, H3287, H3288 [17MY], H3351, H3356, H3358, H3361, H3364, H3369, H3376, H3386 [18MY], H7058 [26JY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9647, H9649, H9656 [11OC]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3325 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), corrections in engrossment, H3397 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7059 [26JY]
———funding, H1549 [29MR], E479
———procurement of ball and roller bearings, H3325 [18MY]
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, H3376 [18MY], H9647 [11OC]
———investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses (H. Res. 534), H6073 [17JY]
Foreign trade: export controls on certain high-performance computers, H3270 [17MY]
Health: revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (H.R. 2418), H1695
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prohibit the assumption of liability by the U.S. Government for nuclear accidents that may occur at U.S. provided nuclear reactors, H3358, H3361 [18MY]
Kosovo: prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces after a set date unless authorized by law and condition current funding on certification that European countries live up to prior commitments, H3261 [17MY]
Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3386 [18MY], H7059 [26JY]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, E479
Puerto Rico: transfer Federal control over Vieques Island to the Puerto Rican Government for public purposes, H3364, H3369 [18MY]
———use of Vieques Island for military operations, H3364, H3369 [18MY]
Radioactive substances: remediation of Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT, H9649 [11OC]
Tunisia: independence anniversary, E361
Votes: position on missed, E1697
Remarks in House relative to
Tribute, H9656 [11OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S10335 [12OC]
Reports filed
Activities During the 106th Congress: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Rept. 106-1043), H12534 [2JA]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-945), H9503 [6OC]
———Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4205) (H. Rept. 106-616), H3049 [15MY]
Dept. of Energy Assessment of the Effectiveness of Policies and Site Performance in the Areas of Security, Safeguards, and Cyber Security: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3906) (H. Rept. 106-696), H5954 [12JY]
Dept. of Energy Authorities Through the Assistant Sec. of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health on Indemnification and Liability Dealing With Nuclear Incidents: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4446) (H. Rept. 106-694), H6776 [24JY]
Dept. of Energy Investigation of Missing Nuclear Missile Technology From Los Alamos National Laboratory and Agency Security Issues: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 106-730), H5954 [12JY]
Dept. of Energy Termination of the Exemption of Nonprofit Institutions From Civil Penalties for Violations of Nuclear Safety Requirements: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3383) (H. Rept. 106-695), H6776 [24JY]
Nuclear Secrets Safety Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 4737) (H. Rept. 106-1035), H12534 [2JA]
Tributes
Blandford, John R., E997
Dixon, Julian C., E2169
Estep, Wendell R., E1725
Fowler, Representative, H10756
McCann, Ethel, E996
Smith, Robert, E2218
Williams, Edward J., E1732