LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3237), H7852 [6NO]

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

Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 981), H875 [13MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H111 [30JA]

Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.R. 190), H1295 [28MR]

Clean Air Act: eliminate the phase-in period for the reduction of sulfur content in diesel fuel (see H.R. 1891), H3961 [11JY]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 1271), H1294 [28MR]

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

Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office, Decatur, GA: designate (see H.R. 2261), H3357 [20JN]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H5456 [6SE]

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 280), H1556 [24AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 2180), H3201 [14JN]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 123), H1925 [3MY]

———protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H7960 [8NO]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H1411 [3AP]

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), H10966 [20DE]

G. Elliot Hagan Post Office Building, Sylvania, GA: designate (see H.R. 1183), H1113 [22MR]

Gambling: expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 3215), H9078 [6DE]

———prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 1110), H3260 [19JN]

GAO: tribute to assistance enabling the House of Representatives to continue its work while House office buildings were closed due to anthrax bacteria outbreak (see H. Res. 294), H8421 [27NO]

Georgia: tribute to 48th Infantry Brigade of the Army National Guard upon deployment to Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 65), H955 [15MR]

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

Government: 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]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

Iran and Libya Sanctions Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 1954), H3068 [12JN]

Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 1109), H2023 [8MY]

Lake Sidney Lanier: allow property owners to maintain existing residences that are inadvertently in violation of a Corps of Engineers flood control easement (see H.R. 535), H9077 [6DE]

Lakes: require Federal agencies to enhance recreational experiences for the public (see H.R. 1013), H1717 [1MY]

Law enforcement officers: exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H955 [15MR]

Major Lyn McIntosh Post Office Building, Valdosta, GA: designate (see H.R. 1432), H10067 [13DE]

Medicaid: delay changes in regulations that modify upper payment limit for non-State government-owned or operated hospitals (see H.R. 3360), H9078 [6DE]

Medicare: specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H10055 [12DE]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H8949 [5DE]

National Guard: tribute to continued commitment of combat units deployed in support of Army operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 154), H2997 [7JN]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H3806 [28JN]

Radio Free Afghanistan: establish (see H.R. 2998), H6781 [12OC]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]

———use State and private sector initiatives to provide for the competitive operation of Northeast rail corridor and Autotrain (see H.R. 3591), H10965 [20DE]

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

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H2148 [14MY]

Social Security: protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H252 [8FE]

Taxation: allow advanced applied technology equipment to be expensed and reduce the depreciation recovery periods for certain other property (see H.R. 2485), H7960 [8NO]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 66), H8339 [16NO]

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

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H2334 [17MY]

———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]

———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 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 tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H1717 [1MY]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5592 [11SE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H828 [8MR]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H5616 [13SE]

———treatment of prepayments for natural gas (see H.R. 1986), H2709 [24MY]

Terrorism: improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]

Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (see H.R. 3295), H8181 [14NO]

``Women in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 66), H955 [15MR]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (see H. Res. 323), H10908 [19DE]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: design, construct, and equip new facilities and renovate existing facilities to improve response to bioterrorism (see H.R. 3219), H7717 [1NO]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (see H. Res. 76), H649 [6MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (see H.R. 1884), H2280 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H647 [6MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), consideration (see H. Res. 206), H4539 [24JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration (see H. Res. 192), H4013 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 286), H8132 [13NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (see H. Res. 245), H5971 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 307), H8948 [5DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H3959 [11JY]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (see H. Res. 256), H6458 [9OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1080), H954 [15MR]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (see H. Res. 161), H3066 [12JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (see H. Res. 270), H7217 [23OC]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 2525), H4111 [17JY]

Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 3561), H10963 [20DE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H8135 [14NO]

Remarks

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 323), H10916 [20DE]

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), H5668 [14SE]

China, People's Republic of: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free emigration and improved human rights conditions (H.J. Res. 50), unanimous-consent agreement, H4034 [17JY]

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party appointments (H. Res. 76), H637 [6MR]

Coverdell, Paul: tribute through honorary naming of Peace Corps headquarters, World Wise Schools Program, and the Institute of the Biomedical and Health Sciences at the University of Georgia (S. 360), H4030 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: commend U.S. military and defense contractor personnel responsible for successful in-flight ballistic missile defense interceptor test (H. Res. 195), H4041 [17JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H658, H660, H666 [7MR]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2590), consideration (H. Res. 206), H4549, H4551 [25JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration (H. Res. 192), H4069 [17JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2500), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 286), H8142, H8144 [14NO]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2944), conference report, H9045 [6DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2944), consideration (H. Res. 245), H5980 [25SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), consideration (H. Res. 189), H4035 [17JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2506), amendment process, H4069 [17JY]

Higher Education Act: remove limits on Internet course offerings, modify treatment of non-standard term programs, and clarify incentive compensation requirements (H.R. 1992), consideration (H. Res. 256), H6463, H6469 [10OC]

Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2910 [6JN]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), consideration (H. Res. 161), H3156, H3157 [14JN]

Taxation: provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), consideration (H. Res. 270), H7225, H7226 [24OC]

———repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national retail sales tax, H1461 [4AP]

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), H5563 [11SE], E1628 [11SE]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), consideration (H. Res. 264), same-day consideration (H. Res. 263), H6706, H6707 [12OC]

———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), corrections in engrossment, H7225 [24OC]

———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (H.R. 3448), H9214 [11DE]

Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H4993 [1AU]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), H7913 [8NO], H8138 [14NO], H8187 [15NO], H8425 [28NO], H8846, H8903, H8904 [5DE]

———extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority (H.R. 3005), consideration (H. Res. 306), H8979 [6DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4721 [26JY], H5613 [13SE]

Special order: granted, H1405 [3AP]

Reports

Consideration of H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act (H. Res. 256): Committee on Rules (House), H6455 [9OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2944, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 107-324), H8948 [5DE]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 36, Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 107-136), H3959 [11JY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 107-352), H10908 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 161) (H. Rept. 107-97), H3066 [12JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 107-232), H6458 [9OC]

Consideration of H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 192) (H. Rept. 107-141), H4013 [16JY]

———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 286) (H. Rept. 107-287), H8132 [13NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2590, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 107-158), H4539 [24JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2944, District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 107-217), H5971 [24SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 107-252), H7217 [23OC]

Consideration of S.J. Res. 6, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Ergonomic Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 107-9), H647 [6MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 79, consideration of S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, H658 [7MR]