WICKER, ROGER F. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H6564 [19JY]

———H.R. 4733, energy and water development appropriations, H7627 [14SE]

———H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H10450 [19OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

Agriculture: prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H6599 [19JY]

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]

Bankruptcy: extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers and appoint additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 5530), H11207 [26OC]

Boy Scouts: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7723 [18SE]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H6599 [19JY]

Colleges and universities: preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or universities (see H.R. 4503), H4220 [12JN]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4120 [8JN]

Consumers: require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 1634), H2905 [10MY]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7502 [12SE]

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), H3649 [23MY]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H2340 [13AP]

———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 Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1588 [29MR]

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), H7991 [21SE]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H9635 [10OC]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: clarify certain responsibilities relative to importation of drugs into the U.S. (see H.R. 3240), H2607 [4MY]

———facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: clinically superior modifications to previously approved or licensed drugs (see H.R. 4242), H3813 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H4121 [8JN]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H50 [27JA]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H1852 [5AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H6777 [24JY]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7652 [14SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H5656 [29JN]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1958 [6AP]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H2967 [11MY]

———preserve essential rural hospitals (see H.R. 5220), H9767 [11OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5656 [29JN]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H6600 [19JY]

———grant a temporary waiver of requirements relative to foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 5155), H8469 [28SE]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Motor vehicles: limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), H7502 [12SE]

National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H997 [14MR]

NIH: experimental program to stimulate competitive research (see H.R. 4280), H2337 [13AP]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H5956 [12JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]

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), H5037 [22JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

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]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4337 [13JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H342 [10FE]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

———permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H3172 [16MY]

Taxation: exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H8736 [3OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H3413 [18MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H5036 [22JN]

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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H7502 [12SE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3413 [18MY]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H3649 [23MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Apprenticeship Act: ensure that applications relating to apprenticeship programs are processed in a fair and timely manner (see H.R. 4781), H5435 [28JN]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H1961 [10AP]

Remarks

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4206, H4211 [12JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3979 [7JN]

Dept. of Education: funding, H7891 [20SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4206, H4211 [12JN], H4232 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4052 [8JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7891 [20SE], H11469 [28OC]

Diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research funding, H8257 [27SE]

Education: direct funding and control to local educational agencies, H11469 [28OC]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H7891 [20SE], H11469 [28OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Title I grants funding, H4206 [12JN]

Head Start Program: funding, H4206 [12JN]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (H. Res. 491), H2980 [15MY]

National security: national missile defense system, H5848 [12JY]

Native Americans: make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (S. 1967), H4603 [19JN]

NIH: funding, H4232 [13JN]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8257 [27SE]

Shiloh National Military Park: establish Corinth Unit (S. 1117), H7391 [12SE]

Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), consideration (H. Res. 519), H4079 [8JN]

21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: funding, H4206 [12JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6047 [13JY]