GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)
Articles and editorials
Tax Relief, David Gergen, U.S. News & World Report (publication), H5782 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H3924 [18JN]
Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2785 [15MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H1893 [24AP]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]
Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H3204 [22MY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 16), H5132 [10JY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5021 [9JY]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H3274 [3JN]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H6918 [4SE]
Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]
Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H2091 [30AP]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H285 [4FE]
Executive Office of the President: failure to faithfully execute laws (see H. Res. 220), H7119 [9SE]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3804 [16JN]
———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H347 [5FE]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Floods: facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators (see H.R. 1461), H2488 [12MY]
Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H8299 [1OC]
Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H1542 [15AP]
———nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H9502 [23OC]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H1261 [20MR]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6798 [3SE]
IRS: accountability in tax collection practices and procedures (see H.R. 1227), H1338 [8AP]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5487 [17JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1391 [9AP]
———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]
———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 554), H284 [4FE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Minnesota: enrollment in Reinvest in Minnesota Land Conservation Program relative to expiration of contract (see H.R. 1185), H1259 [20MR]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7528 [17SE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H4339 [24JN]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal consent of Congress (see H.R. 438), H153 [9JA]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1261 [20MR]
Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H1440 [10AP]
Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H3204 [22MY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (see H.R. 2625), H9039 [22OC]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans (see H.R. 923), H5916 [28JY]
———prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research (see H.R. 922), H5916 [28JY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1440 [10AP]
Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]
States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (see H.R. 1683), H3069 [20MY]
Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H3796 [12JN]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H2784 [15MY]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3660 [10JN]
———exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the computation of capital gains relative to the earned income credit (see H.R. 1800), H10172 [6NO]
———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H5132 [10JY]
———provide a nonrefundable tax credit for police officers who purchase armor vests (see H.R. 1410), H1793 [23AP]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2490), H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of chance (see H.R. 620), H347 [5FE]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1261), H6963 [5SE]
Telecommunications: increase competitiveness of electronic interconnection industry (see H. Res. 110), H2785 [15MY]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H8633 [7OC]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H767, H768 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Corrections Calendar Office: lump sum allowance (see H. Res. 130), H1891 [24AP]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]
Tariff: oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers (see H.R. 1973), H4085 [19JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H247 [4FE], H1343 [9AP], H5829 [28JY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H3724 [12JN]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), veto, H3668 [11JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1871), H3788 [12JN]
Budget: balance, H856, H857, H858, H859, H860, H861, H862, H863 [11MR], H1718 [23AP], H2260 [7MY], H4825, H4826, H4828, H4829, H4830 [26JN], H5814, H5815, H5816, H5817 [25JY], H8706, H8707, H8708 [8OC]
———deficit, H1324, H1325 [8AP], H1862, H1865 [24AP], H4125, H4126, H4127 [20JN], H4896, H4897, H4898, H4899, H4900, H4901, H4902 [8JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4380 [25JN], H5007 [9JY], H5304 [16JY], H5782 [25JY], H5831 [28JY], H5921 [29JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4380 [25JN], H5831 [28JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6328, H6332 [30JY]
———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (H.R. 2191), H8708 [8OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2979 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3279 [4JN]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H911 [12MR]
Clinton, President: allegations of sexual misconduct as Governor of Arkansas, H7205 [11SE]
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H7205 [11SE]
Corrections Calendar Office: lump sum allowance (H. Res. 130), H1849 [24AP]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7371 [17SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1862, H1863, H1864, H1865 [24AP], H4125, H4126, H4127 [20JN], H4631, H4634, H4635, H4636, H4637 [25JN]
Education: national policy to improve system, H1322 [8AP], H7193, H7194, H7195, H7196, H7197, H7198 [10SE], H7287 [16SE], H7371 [17SE]
———voucher program to provide school choice, H9630 [29OC], H9804 [31OC]
Faribault, MN: observance of Memorial Day, H3080 [21MY]
Floods: disaster assistance to Minnesota, H1319 [8AP], H1862 [24AP]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H1408 [10AP]
———nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9635 [29OC]
Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H895 [12MR]
House of Representatives: decorum on the floor, H895 [12MR]
IRS: restructure, H9733 [30OC]
Journal: question of approval, H3889 [18JN]
Medicare: reform, H1799 [24AP]
Olson, Donald, H9542 [24OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H7198 [10SE]
———influence and legality of foreign contributions, H10775 [13NO]
Public welfare programs: reform, H4897, H4898 [8JY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H856, H857, H858 [11MR], H5921 [29JY]
Science: prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, H3724 [12JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1321, H1323, H1324, H1325 [8AP]
States: clarify standards for sex offender registration programs (H.R. 1683), H7630 [23SE]
———establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (H. Con. Res. 125), H8840 [21OC]
Taxation: capital gains rates, H5816, H5817 [25JY]
———child tax credit, H5814, H5815 [25JY]
———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H4900 [8JY], H5029 [10JY]
———rates, H3219 [3JN], H4636 [25JN], H4825, H4826, H4828, H4829, H4830 [26JN], H5007 [9JY], H5171-H5174 [11JY], H5304 [16JY], H5782, H5814, H5815, H5816, H5817 [25JY], H5921 [29JY], H9733 [30OC]
———treatment of ethanol fuel, H4124 [20JN]
———treatment of higher education expenses, H5304 [16JY]
Votes: correction, H7853
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1434 [10AP], H1538 [15AP], H1986 [29AP], H3168 [21MY], H4083 [19JN], H4909 [8JY], H5019 [9JY], H8316 [2OC], H8923 [21OC], H9728 [29OC]
Tributes
Korpf, Steve, H529 [13FE]
Livingston, Jason, H3930 [19JN]
Mother Teresa, E1760