LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Budget: grant Presidential power to reduce budget authority (see H.R. 4889), H1197 [28MR]

CERCLA: provide that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (see H.R. 4341), H4134 [15JN]

China, Republic of: negotiation of a free trade agreement (see H. Con. Res. 346), H4134 [15JN]

Corporations: reduce burdens of implementing internal auditing control requirements of companies subject to securities laws (see H.R. 5405), H3227 [24MY]

Crime: expand and modernize prohibition against interstate gambling (see H.R. 4777), H387 [16FE]

Dalai Lama: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4562), H4134 [15JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish grants and advisory board for U.S.-Israeli joint ventures on alternative/renewable energy sources and energy efficiency (see H.R. 2730), H2706 (see H.R. 2730), H2758 [17MY]

Disasters: prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain national emergencies (see H.R. 5013), H3643 [8JN]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 88), H4134 [15JN]

Israel: independence anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 392), H1918 [27AP]

———support upgrade in relationship with NATO to that of leading member of NATO's Individual Cooperation Program, as a first step toward inclusion in NATO as a full member (see H. Res. 700), H869 [9MR]

Lincoln, Abraham: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial of birth (see H.R. 2808), H3016 [22MY]

Middle East: promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the administrative control of the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 4681), H566 [2MR]

National Children and Families Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 763), H2103 [3MY]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (see H.R. 4954), H1321 [29MR]

———provide for the regulation of certain chemical facilities (see H.R. 5695), H4794 [28JN]

Nelson, Byron: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4902), H1197 [28MR]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: ensure that continuation of welfare reforms remains a priority (see H. Con. Res. 438), H4680 [27JN]

Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S: designate (see H.R. 2112), H4795 [28JN]

Taxation: allow bonds guaranteed by Federal home loan banks to be treated as tax exempt bonds (see H.R. 5177), H2962 [19MY]

———allow deduction for qualified timber gains (see H.R. 3883), H4917 [29JN]

———increase exclusion equivalent of the unified credit allowed against the estate tax and repeal sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5638), H4424 [21JN]

———make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 5081), H1452 [4AP]

———provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 5590), H3907 [13JN]

———provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans (see H.R. 5262), H4521 [22JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4725), H3643 [8JN]

Tuskegee Airmen: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1259), H25 [31JA]

U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative: approve (see H.R. 4974), H2706 (see H.R. 4974), H2758 [17MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (see H.R. 5029), H1196 [28MR]

———improve and expedite assessment and determination of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear material threats under the Project BioShield program (see H.R. 5028), H1196 [28MR]

Immigration: align U.S. laws with the immigration laws of Mexico (see H.R. 5523), H3423 [6JN]

Political campaigns: ban soft money (see H.R. 5374), H2585 [11MY]

Taxation: suspend excise tax on fuel used in commercial aviation (see H.R. 5702), H4794 [28JN]

Remarks

Dept. of Homeland Security: conduct a pilot project at an overseas port similar to the Integrated Container Inspection System in Hong Kong, H2142 [4MY]

———establish a Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, H2112 [4MY]

Disabled: tribute to Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program services for the blind and disabled, E912 [19MY]

National security: improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses (H.R. 4954), H2112, H2142 [4MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (S. 655), H5004 [11JY]

Votes: position on missed, E357 [14MR], E975 [26MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3224 [24MY]