TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1478 [28MR], H1542 [29MR], H1610 [30MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3378 [18MY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4478 [14JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]
———S. 835, Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act, H8766 [4OC]
Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7655 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]
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), H998 [14MR]
Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7723 [18SE]
Coast Guard: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 372), H6354 [17JY]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]
Crime: improve information on, and protections against, child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2382), H511 [16FE]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]
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 Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]
———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]
———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 Labor: application of occupational safety and health regulations to home offices relative to promotion of telework opportunities (see H.R. 4098), H1476 [28MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H342 [10FE]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2512 [3MY]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H922 [9MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H455 [15FE]
FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H342 [10FE]
Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H455 [15FE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]
Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (see H.R. 1926), H50 [27JA]
``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6052 [13JY]
Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]
Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H3813 [24MY]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H5955 [12JY]
Native Americans: settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H7212 [27JY]
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), H922 [9MR]
Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H7211 [27JY]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H1119 [16MR]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H757 [8MR]
Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H1674 [3AP]
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]
Selective Service System: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 402), H7651 [14SE]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H50 [27JA]
Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 3859), H4592 [15JN]
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), H1764 [4AP]
———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), H1589 [29MR]
———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]
———provide incentives to encourage small business health plans (see H.R. 5184), H7651 [14SE]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3309 [17MY] (see H.R. 4168), H3523 [22MY]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H2339 [13AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1629 [30MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H255 [8FE]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]
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), H632 [1MR]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H6355 [17JY]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H511 [16FE]
World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1120 [16MR]
———withdraw U.S. membership and funding (see H.J. Res. 89), H631 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 90), H647 [6MR]
World War II: war crimes committed by the Japanese military (see H. Con. Res. 357), H8469 [28SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (see H.R. 4104), H1476 [28MR]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3261, H3264 [17MY], H7058 [26JY], H7133 [27JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 591), H8111 [26SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1542, H1543 [29MR], H1611 [30MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1491 [29MR]
Armed Forces: improve pay and retirement equity, H3189 [17MY]
———limit number of military personnel in Colombia, H1542, H1543 [29MR], H1610, H1611 [30MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H3189, H3198 [17MY]
Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7453 [12SE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1252 [22MR]
———deficit, H5872 [12JY], H10805, H10806 [24OC], H11769, H11771, H11773 [1NO]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5865, H5872 [12JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7515 [13SE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1252 [22MR], H1372 [23MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1252 [22MR], H7353 [7SE], H11216 [26OC], H11769, H11771, H11773 [1NO]
Colombia: authorize urgent support to secure peace and the rule of law, and to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug efforts, H1491 [29MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3198 [17MY], H3315, H3378, H3380, H3381, H3386, H3387, H3388, H3389 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H9652, H9654 [11OC]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3189, H3191 [17MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3327 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7058, H7059, H7060, H7061 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4478 [14JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: report on public debt, H7520 [13SE]
Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H861 [9MR]
Medicare: expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3327, H3378, H3380, H3381, H3386, H3387, H3388, H3389 [18MY], H7058, H7059, H7060, H7061 [26JY]
Merchant marine industry: tribute to service and sacrifice during periods of war (H. Con. Res. 327), H7458 [12SE]
Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters (H.R. 3378), H7471, H7474 [12SE]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H897 [9MR]
Mississippi River: water quality and barrier island restoration projects funding for the Mississippi Sound (H.R. 4104), H7481 [12SE]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (H. Res. 549), H6845 [25JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H7520 [13SE]
Point of order, H1543 [29MR]
SBA: improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), conference report, H11251 [26OC]
———improve the certified development company program (H.R. 2614), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 652), H11216 [26OC]
Surplus Government property: clarify authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies, H3315 [18MY]
Taxation: condition phase-out and repeal of estate and gift taxes on solvency of Social Security and Medicare and public debt reduction, H4138 [9JN]
———condition repeal of tax increase on Social Security benefits on solvency of Social Security and Medicare, H7168 [27JY]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4138 [9JN]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4081 [8JN]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7327, H7353 [7SE]
———rates, H11251 [26OC]
———relief, H11216 [26OC]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 4865), H7168 [27JY]
Votes: position on missed, E1214
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (H.R. 1775), H7478, H7479 [12SE]
———restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), H7490 [12SE]