ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2588, H2596 [23MY]

Appointments

Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (Joint), H19 [3JA]

Committee To Escort President Vicente Fox of Mexico Into the House Chamber, H5410 [6SE]

Committee To Escort the President, H431 [27FE]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H3 [3JA]

Committee To Notify the President of Adjournment, H10938 [20DE]

Committee To Notify the President That a Congressional Quorum Has Assembled, H6 [3JA]

Conferee: H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, H2654 [23MY]

House Office Building Commission, H22 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Choose Life Over Liberty—Red-Light Cameras in Dick Armey's Sights, S9015 [4SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 20), H399 [14FE]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H3713 [27JN]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 23), H878 [13MR]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (see H.R. 333), H163 [31JA]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H4541 [24JY]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 2175), H3201 [14JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award posthumously to passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2917, 2917), H8843 [4DE]

Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2454), H5928 [21SE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H1660 [26AP]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1031), H928 [14MR]

Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (see H.R. 2341), H3712 [27JN]

Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 476), H325 [13FE]

———protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H1013 [20MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1717 [1MY]

———human rights violations (see H. Res. 91), H959 [19MR]

Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 1282), H4541 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to conditions in the national emergency declared by the President (see H.R. 3086), H6700 [11OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit use of surplus funds to make any investment in securities, other than Government and municipal securities (see H.R. 2132), H3066 [12JN]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H398 [14FE]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2212), H3466 [21JN] (see H.R. 2316), H3807 [28JN]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H828 [8MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2849 [25MY]

Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse, Fort Worth, TX: designate (see H.R. 1801), H2388 [21MY]

Employment: exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]

Executive departments: carry out a cost-effective program for identifying any errors made in paying contractors and for recovering any amounts erroneously paid to contractors (see H.R. 2547), H4215 [18JY]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and support crisis pregnancy centers (see H. Res. 302, 302), H8948 [5DE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend relative to wetlands mitigation banking (see H.R. 1474), H1486 (see H.R. 1474), H1495 [4AP]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H3713 [27JN]

Flag—U.S.: encourage displaying of the flag in response to hijacking and crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 225), H5616 [13SE]

Foreign trade: extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81, 81), H10966 [20DE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H959 [19MR]

Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY: designate (see H.R. 3392, 3392), H8842 [4DE]

Government: accountability of Federal agencies for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (see H.R. 169), H1605 [25AP]

———preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H2888 [5JN]

Higher Education Act: make certain student loan interest rate formulas permanent (see H.R. 2781), H5336 [2AU]

IMF: ensure transparency and efficiency of operations (see H.R. 1630), H1659 [26AP]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H2677 [23MY]

Israel: elections (see H. Res. 31), H223 [7FE]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H1011 [20MR]

Minimum wage: provide an exemption to States which adopt certain minimum wage laws (see H.R. 1441), H1484 (see H.R. 1441), H1494 [4AP]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6920 [16OC]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3204 [14JN]

National objectives: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1924 [3MY]

National Stem Cell Donor Bank: establish to preserve donation of qualifying human stem cells and to conduct and support research using such cells (see H.R. 2096), H3466 [21JN]

NATO: endorse further enlargement (see H.R. 3167), H7308 [24OC]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H6056 [25SE]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H1013 [20MR]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H8732 [29NO]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Persian Gulf Conflict: provide compensation to the U.S. Government and individuals who suffered damages as a result of the attack on Kuwait by Iraq (see H.R. 1632), H1659 [26AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6380 [4OC]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 247), H6137 [2OC]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H1861 [2MY]

Sharon, Ariel: commend election as Prime Minister of Israel, encourage end to Middle East violence, and reaffirm U.S. commitment to friendship (see H. Res. 34), H325 [13FE]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 1774), H2081 [9MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Social Security: create individual accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, give Americans ownership of their retirement, and restore long-term solvency (see H.R. 3535, 3535), H10909 [19DE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1731), H4780 [27JY]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 931), H1557 [24AP] (see H.R. 2052), H2888 [5JN]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State tuition program expenses and prohibit exclusion of distributions used for education expenses from gross income (see H.R. 475), H400 [14FE]

———allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H6260 [3OC]

———allow an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts of capital gains distributions from regulated investment companies (see H.R. 168), H61 [6JA]

———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 877), H648 [6MR]

———applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse (see H.R. 161), H877 [13MR]

———clarify restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches (see H.R. 2931), H5926 [21SE]

———compute the deduction for depreciation on a neutral cost recovery basis (see H.R. 3042), H6421 [5OC]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———incentives for education (see H.R. 538), H955 [15MR]

———increase limitation on contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 12), H1190 [27MR]

———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H3067 [12JN]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H650 [6MR]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H4725 [26JY]

———provide credits for modifications to inter-city buses required under the Americans With Disabilities Act (see H.R. 915), H739 [7MR]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses, establish more options for obtaining quality health care, and expand insurance coverage to the uninsured (see H.R. 2250), H3357 [20JN]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———reduce capital gains rates and index the basis of certain assets (see H.R. 15), H5405 [5SE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H325 [13FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H167 [31JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1605 [25AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H400 [14FE]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (see H.R. 275), H109 [30JA]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and other technological equipment, software, and certain auction-acquired telecommunications licenses (see H.R. 2981), H6135 [2OC]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1581), H3806 [28JN]

———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 3105), H7718 [1NO]

United Mine Workers of America: provide additional sources of revenue to the Combined Benefit Fund and Benefit Plan (see H.R. 3567, 3567), H10964 [20DE]

Veterans: increase educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 1291), H1343 [29MR]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H3260 [19JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.J. Res. 64), H5704 [14SE]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party seniority (see H. Res. 176), H3465 [21JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 283), H7959 [8NO]

Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 1), H28 [3JA] (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5338 [2AU] (see H. Con. Res. 251), H7127 [17OC] (see H. Con. Res. 295, 295), H10966 [20DE]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. Res. 3), H28 [3JA]

———set date for convening of 107th Congress, 2d session (see H.J. Res. 80, 80), H10965 [20DE]

Government: promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunities for families (see H.R. 1040), H952 [15MR]

Health: conduct oversight hearings to determine the causes and outcomes surrounding the influenza vaccine shortage (see H. Res. 11), H28 [3JA]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (see H. Res. 327, 327), H10966 [20DE]

———attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President (see H. Res. 10), H28 [3JA]

———cleaning and repair of mace by Smithsonian Institution (see H. Res. 223), H5338 [2AU]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 9), H28 [3JA]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4), H28 [3JA]

House Rules: adopt and amend (see H. Res. 5), H28 [3JA]

Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (see H.R. 3357), H8563 [28NO]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve compensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1704), H1923 [3MY]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support (see H. Res. 254), H6380 [4OC]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 2), H28 [3JA]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 1331), H1407 [3AP]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.J. Res. 61), H5592 [11SE]

Vietnam: normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 51), H3067 [12JN]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H5591 [11SE]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5669 [14SE]

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H7679 [1NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H518 [1MR]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1270 [28MR]

Committee on Resources (House): majority party seniority (H. Res. 176), H3437 [21JN]

Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 283), H7943 [8NO]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 1), H19 [3JA]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 208), H5316 [2AU]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 251), H7111 [17OC]

———adjournment (H. Con. Res. 295), H10934 [20DE]

———notify the President that a quorum has assembled (H. Res. 3), H6 [3JA]

———reception honoring former Members of Congress, H1736 [2MY]

———set date for convening of 107th Congress, 2d session (H.J. Res. 80), H10935 [20DE]

———tribute to congressional baseball game participants, H3438 [21JN]

Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1646), H2128 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), H4582 [25JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4714, H4718 [26JY]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), H5691 [14SE]

Education: close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H2589, H2590, H2595, H2598, H2602 [23MY]

———establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice, H2598, H2602 [23MY]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H2589, H2590, H2595 [23MY]

Father's Day: observance, H3183 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: provide for emergency unemployment compensation program and emergency health coverage assistance, H7278 [24OC]

Hazardous substances: investigation of anthrax bacteria outbreak, H6944 [17OC]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5259 [2AU]

Higher Education Act: establish fixed interest rates for student and parent borrowers and extend current law relative to special allowances for lenders (S. 1762), H10938 [20DE]

House of Representatives: appoint committee to notify the President of adjournment (H. Res. 327), H10938 [20DE]

———attendance at the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President (H. Res. 10), H19 [3JA]

———authority of officials during adjournment, H20 [3JA], H5316 [2AU], H10938 [20DE]

———cleaning and repair of mace by Smithsonian Institution (H. Res. 223), H5316 [2AU]

———fixing the hour of daily meeting (H. Res. 9), H19 [3JA]

———legislative program, H601, H602, H603, H604 [1MR], H683 [7MR], H942 [15MR], H1086 [22MR], H1650, H1651 [26AP], H2135, H2136 [10MY], H2686, H2687 [24MY], H2725, H2726 [25MY], H3182, H3183 [14JN], H3437 [21JN], H4099 [17JY], H4164 [18JY], H4367, H4368 [20JY], H4714 [26JY], H4761 [27JY], H5493 [11SE], H5613 [13SE], H5919 [21SE], H6411, H6412 [5OC], H6944 [17OC], H7325, H7326 [25OC], H7696, H7697 [1NO], H7942 [8NO], H8315, H8316 [16NO], H8741 [30NO], H10114 [13DE], E1596 [6SE]

———notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 4), H6 [3JA]

———permission to extend and revise remarks and include extraneous material, H20 [3JA]

———retirement plans, H9242 [12DE]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H6, H8 [3JA]

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse, Boston, MA: designate (H.R. 559), H338, H339 [14FE]

Mother's Day: observance, H2136 [10MY]

Pensions: reform (H.R. 10), H1821 [2MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), consideration (H. Res. 188), H3984, H3985 [12JY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H4582 [25JY]

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: support (H. Res. 254), H6437 [9OC]

Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (H. Res. 2), H6 [3JA]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2839 [25MY]

Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 2052), H3103 [13JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1571 [25AP]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1454 [4AP]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H7278 [24OC], H8168, H8171, H8172, H8173 [14NO], H8426 [28NO]

———rates (H.R. 3), H803 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2686 [24MY]

———rates (H.R. 1836), conference report, H2839 [25MY], H4434 [24JY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1324 [29MR]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H5259 [2AU]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5503 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6767, H6768 [12OC]

U.N.: condition payment of U.S. arrearages on restoration of U.S. membership on the Commission on Human Rights, H2128 [10MY]

Vice Presidents of the U.S.: consolidation of Naval Observatory official residence utility costs with other Navy activities, H4582 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

House of Representatives: acknowledgement as majority leader, H6 [3JA]

Leave of absence: granted, H1916 [3MY]

Tribute, H9245, H9321, H9322, H9325 [12DE], E2288 [13DE], E2303 [14DE]

Tributes

Gephardt, Representative, H130 [31JA]

Rice, Joelle, H1650 [26AP]

Riley, Jenice, H5344 [5SE]

Solomon, Gerald B.H., H7701 [1NO]