CHAPMAN, JIM g009(a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 10911 [17MY]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26123 [26SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 5019, energy and water development appropriations, 28605 [11OC]

———H.R. 5158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies appropriations, 28604 [11OC]

———S. 933, Americans With Disabilities Act, 12226 [24MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: disaster assistance (see H.R. 4892), 12098 [23MY]

Banks and banking: use of bankruptcy laws to prevent restitution (see H.R. 4534), 7337 [18AP]

Pollution: taxation of fuels based on their carbon content or carbon emissions (see H. Res. 438), 17963 [18JY]

Prisons: establish military-style boot camp facilities within the Federal prison system (see H.R. 3854), 37 [23JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 498), 5033 [22MR]

Agriculture: disaster assistance (see H.R. 4891), 12098 [23MY]

———repeal provisions requiring the withholding of income tax from wages earned for agricultural labor (see H.R. 4121), 8304 [25AP]

American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 27773 [5OC]

Armed Forces: change earned income tax credit relative to military families overseas (see H.R. 3949), 1196 [5FE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (see H.R. 3802), 9271 [2MY]

Bank and Thrift Regulatory Agency Merger Act: enact (see H.R. 4166), 3101 [1MR]

Bankruptcy: prevent criminal evasion of restitution by declaring bankruptcy (see H.R. 4959), 14355 [18JN]

———prevent discharge of certain fines, penalties, and forfeitures (see H.R. 3690), 14704 [19JN]

———usage of laws to prevent restitution to, or recovery of failed depository institutions (see H.R. 3982), 4789 [21MR]

Banks and banking: revoke the charter of institutions found guilty of certain monetary crimes (see H.R. 3848), 910 [31JA]

Budget: process reform (see H.R. 3929), 10926 [17MY]

Children: determination of custody in spouse abuse cases (see H. Con. Res. 172), 3475 [6MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 5260; H.J. Res. 581), 12247 [24MY], 17323 [12JY]

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 9093 [1MY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Frank Capra, James Stewart, and Fred Zinnemann (see H.R. 1699), 15040 [20JN]

Consumers: promote purchase of U.S. products and services (see H. Con. Res. 184), 9499 [7MY]

Convention on the Rights of the Child: ratification (see H. Res. 312), 10011 [10MY]

Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 16690 [10JY]

Courts: child custody litigation (see H.R. 2952), 3474 [6MR]

Crime and criminals: penalties for demonstrators who throw blood on the Capitol or White House (see H. Con. Res. 267), 2718 [27FE]

———protect the rights of victims (see H.R. 3958), 6357 [3AP]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 20244 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: credit certain employees with additional years service relative to early volunteer retirement (see H.R. 4531), 12248 [24MY]

———prohibit the construction of facilities at Crotone, Italy, for the purpose of transferring functions from Torrejon AFB, Spain (see H.R. 3948), 3668 [7MR]

Drug abuse: allow taxpayers to designate $1 of their income tax liability toward assisting antidrug programs (see H.R. 4264), 4376 [14MR]

———increase penalties for distribution of controlled substances at truck stops and rest areas (see H.R. 3673), 1289 [6FE]

———mandatory sentencing for illegal activities dealing with crystal methamphetamine (see H.R. 3766), 1552 [7FE]

Ecology: savings in the compilation and distribution of Federal environmental impact statements (see H.R. 3643), 7339 [18AP]

Education: Federal commitment (see H.J. Res. 489), 9904 [9MY]

———financial assistance for Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 1561), 5535 [27MR]

———promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 15337 [21JN]

———recruitment and training of teachers (see H.R. 4130), 7340 [18AP]

———scholarships to individuals who agree to teach science and mathematics (see H.R. 5248), 16895 [11JY]

———strengthening the early childhood and elementary teaching professions (see H.R. 3909), 6181 [2AP]

———summer science academies for economically disadvantaged and minority students (see H.R. 5240), 22531 [3AU]

———tax treatment of contributions to savings accounts (see H.R. 3582), 4789 [21MR]

Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4509 [19MR]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Centennial Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 524), 12100 [23MY]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 24037 [12SE]

Eximbank: bilateral economic assistance programs relative to purchase of U.S. goods and services (see H.R. 5201), 16184 [28JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: coverage of employees of commerce-related enterprises exclusively (see H.R. 5340), 18547 [20JY]

Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act: enact (see H.R. 3270), 4377 [14MR]

Federal employees: allow periods of certain service under Federal-State cooperative programs to be creditable toward civil service retirement (see H.R. 3129), 2308 [22FE]

———assistance for lost jobs due to military base closures (see H.R. 4977), 13262 [6JN]

———cost of living adjustments for civil service retirees (see H. Con. Res. 252), 6358 [3AP]

———reform pay system (see H.R. 4716), 13672 [12JN]

Federal Employees Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 436), 4573 [20MR]

Federal Reserve Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 3512), 3474 [6MR]

Flag—U.S.: loss of nationality and deportation of immigrants who desecrate the flag (see H.R. 5095), 16186 [28JN]

Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 9706 [8MY]

Foreign investments: improve quality of data (see H.R. 4060, 4520), 3668 [7MR], 8715 [30AP]

Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]

———unfair import trade practices (see H.R. 4710), 9270 [2MY]

Forests and forestry: tree planting projects on non-Federal lands (see H.R. 4465), 24755 [17SE]

Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]

GATT: exclude civil air transport services as a negotiation item (see H. Con. Res. 280), 7443 [19AP]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]

Greyhound Co.: strike of employees (see H. Con. Res. 316), 9271 [2MY]

GSA: availability for humanitarian relief of nonlethal surplus Federal property (see H.R. 4026), 3668 [7MR]

Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3669 [7MR]

Head Start Act: amend (see H.R. 2373), 4573 [20MR]

Head Start Program: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 490), 7340 [18AP]

Health: bone marrow availability and registry (see H.R. 4650), 18923 [24JY]

———increase support for medical rehabilitation personnel and enhance allied research programs (see H.R. 4484), 8304 [25AP]

———organ procurement and transplantation services (see H.R. 4336), 4788 [21MR]

Housing: assist homeless and families displaced by domestic violence (see H.R. 2951), 3474 [6MR]

———preserve Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see H.R. 5266), 20549 [30JY]

Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]

Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7442 [19AP]

Insects: designate the monarch butterfly as the national insect (see H.J. Res. 411), 7442 [19AP]

International relations: economic assistance from countries benefiting from the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in the Middle East (see H. Con. Res. 366), 23678 [10SE]

Iraq: 100% tax on income from frozen assets (see H.R. 5846), 34452 [25OC]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 9705 [8MY]

Israel: extradition of Abdul Obeid for kidnapping and murder of William R. Higgins (see H. Con. Res. 183), 22088 [2AU]

Japan: foreign trade actions (see H. Con. Res. 312), 8404 [26AP]

Law enforcement and education: reduce and redistribute certain U.S. NATO contributions to support (see H.R. 3672), 2717 [27FE]

Lebanon: designate a special envoy to negotiate the release of U.S. hostages (see H. Con. Res. 271), 3475 [6MR]

Medicaid: permit State matching payments through voluntary contributions and State taxes (see H.R. 4181), 16689 [10JY]

———State options to provide community care to the elderly (see H.R. 3933), 22531 [3AU]

Medicare: equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481), 7340 [18AP]

———inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 5348), 32593 [22OC]

———payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 3899, 4485), 3668 [7MR], 6669 [4AP]

———payment for services of physician assistants (see H.R. 4486), 7442 [19AP]

———protect elderly and disabled beneficiaries from unwarranted increases in cost of supplemental insurance (see H.R. 3959), 10233 [14MY]

———respiratory therapy (see H.R. 4095), 2307 [22FE]

———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840), 18380 [19JY]

Medicare/medicaid: funding for long-term health care services (see H. Con. Res. 246), 1290 [6FE]

Mexico: establish an organizational unit to address health and environmental problems along the border (see H.R. 5363), 31179 [19OC]

Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. citizens held in Iraq and Kuwait (see H.J. Res. 673), 33168 [23OC]

Money: regulation of check cashing services, money order issuers, and other nonbank money transmitters (see H.R. 3939), 1022 [1FE]

Narcotics: regulation of precursor chemicals (see H.R. 4231), 3856 [8MR]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 23924 [11SE]

National Agent Orange Screening Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 521), 7442 [19AP]

National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 6672 [4AP]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 474), 4276 [13MR]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 23), 8405 [26AP]

National Association of Women Veterans, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3480), 8404 [26AP]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 2123 [21FE]

National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 514), 22532 [3AU]

National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 17841 [17JY]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 4789 [21MR]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 7442 [19AP]

National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 8405 [26AP]

National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 22088 [2AU]

National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]

National Former POW Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), 752 [30JA]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 10475 [15MY]

National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 16690 [10JY]

National Guard: civilian technician positions relative to the competitive service (see H.R. 530), 3856 [8MR]

———grant same rights as Federal employees relative to adverse employment action (see H.R. 529), 3856 [8MR]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 23678 [10SE]

National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 10927 [17MY]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 530), 15339 [21JN]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 30090 [16OC]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 9094 [1MY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), 11597 [22MY]

National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 23925 [11SE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 18923 [24JY]

National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 13264 [6JN]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 13345 [7JN]

National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 2933 [28FE]

National Tourism Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), 7340 [18AP]

National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, 509), 910 [31JA], 23502 [6SE]

Natural gas: State ad valorem property taxes on interstate transmission property (see H.R. 2378), 6357 [3AP]

Nuclear Decommissioning Reserve Fund Act: enact (see H.R. 1317), 23678 [10SE]

Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 15040 [20JN]

Patents: amend provisions relative to certain processes (see H.R. 3957), 12099 [23MY]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for persons under civil service and military retirement plans (see H.R. 3922), 22087 [2AU]

———cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 6357 [3AP]

———excluding portion from taxation (see H.R. 1085), 25523 [24SE]

———use of IRS guidelines to determine funding limits (see H.R. 5553), 24755 [17SE]

Petroleum: crude oil and natural gas production (see H.R. 3121), 4461 [15MR]

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 11597 [22MY]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 604), 20940 [31JY]

POW: award the Purple Heart for injuries received during captivity (see H.R. 2816), 20549 [30JY]

Power resources: promote energy conservation and efficiency (see H. Con. Res. 371), 26177 [26SE]

POW/MIA: disclosure of information by executive departments on certain individuals (see H.R. 3603), 662 [29JA]

Public Health Service Act: amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health (see H.R. 4482), 17588 [16JY]

———amend provisions relative to State offices of rural health and extend the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4487), 7442 [19AP]

Railroads: treatment of revenue attributable to the taxation of certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 5625), 26176 [26SE]

Reciprocity of Foreign Investment Act: enact (see H.R. 3699), 466 [24JA]

Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 22529 [3AU]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 1549 [7FE]

Rockefeller, Laurance S.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3625), 8404 [26AP]

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 596), 13671 [12JN]

Rural areas: development investment zones (see H.R. 2531), 27668 [4OC]

———promote the growth of small business and economic development (see H.R. 4816), 16896 [11JY]

Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 598), 16187 [28JN]

Savings and loan associations: Attorney General investigation of pending criminal cases (see H.R. 4990), 14355 [18JN]

Small business: loan guarantees for the closure and replacement of underground storage tanks (see H.R. 4319), 5780 [28MR]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 4793), 13672 [12JN]

Small Business Investment Act: amend (see H.R. 4793), 13672 [12JN]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 2460), 18380 [19JY]

———eliminate reductions in benefits of spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 201), 26176 [26SE]

———enforcement of sanctions under hospital anti-dumping provisions (see H.R. 4495), 6670 [4AP]

———repeal tax on cash tips (see H.R. 446), 20939 [31JY]

Somalia: economic assistance (see H. Con. Res. 207), 13672 [12JN]

Southeast Asia: account for persons still missing and secure the return of citizens who may still be held captive (see H. Con. Res. 291), 13264 [6JN]

Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 22532 [3AU]

Sports: establish youth programs at public housing projects that have substantial drug problems (see H.R. 4711), 18789 [23JY]

States: grants for child care services (see H.R. 3126), 5032 [22MR]

Statue of Liberty: designate ``The Most Beautiful Lady in the World'' as official anthem (see H.R. 2776), 10475 [15MY]

Taxation: charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 173), 9498 [7MY]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit any court from ordering the laying or increasing of taxes (see H.J. Res. 560), 22532 [3AU]

———credit treatment of fuel produced from a nonconventional source and gas produced from a tight formation (see H.R. 5351), 24329 [13SE]

———deductions for contributions to educational savings accounts (see H.R. 3665), 4377 [14MR]

———extend the energy investment credit for solar energy and geothermal property (see H.R. 2395), 18789 [23JY]

———incentives for small investors in oil and natural gas exploration (see H.R. 4675), 14705 [19JN]

———oppose Federal excise tax increase (see H. Res. 134), 14355 [18JN]

———permanently extend the exclusion for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 496), 22530 [3AU]

———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 1289 [6FE]

———treatment of estate tax inclusion related to valuation freezes (see H.R. 60), 21676 [1AU]

———treatment of Federal annuities (see H.R. 214), 3474 [6MR]

———treatment of foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 4308), 7983 [24AP]

———treatment of income to be used for a child's educational expenses (see H.R. 3858), 7339 [18AP]

———treatment of the sale of farmland sold in the same taxable year as the farmer's principle residence (see H.R. 5429), 23478 [5SE]

———treatment of underpayment resulting from circumstances surrounding certain deductions (see H.R. 3869), 662 [29JA]

Tax-exempt organizations: establish qualified cash or deferred arrangements for employees (see H.R. 4287), 11597 [22MY]

Television: development of direct to home satellite communications (see H.R. 4756), 9902 [9MY]

———require new sets to have built in decoder circuitry (see H.R. 4267), 7983 [24AP]

Tennessee: anniversary of law which established the territorial government (see H.J. Res. 555), 10680 [16MY]

Thrift institutions: limitations on house loans to one borrower (see H.R. 4565), 9329 [3MY]

———regulate certain marketing activities on the premises of certain facilities (see H.R. 4059), 2717 [27FE]

Tires: recycling of a certain percentage (see H.R. 4147), 14355 [18JN]

Tuna: labeling requirements (see H.R. 2926), 752 [30JA]

U.S.-Mexican border region: monitor and improve air quality (see H.R. 4207), 5033 [22MR]

University of Nevada: tribute to basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 300), 12672 [5JN]

Veterans: presumption of service connection between certain diseases and active duty during the Vietnamese conflict (see H.R. 3004), 39 [23JA]

———termination of allocation of military retired pay to former spouse (see H.R. 572), 7983 [24AP]

Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 752 [30JA]

Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 20940 [31JY]

Wetlands: tax credit for conservation measures (see H.R. 4212), 6673 [4AP]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 248), 27152 [2OC]

World War II: District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 3101 [1MR]

———mint coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of U.S. involvement (see H.R. 4365), 5031 [22MR]

Wyoming Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 510), 16187 [28JN]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), consideration (H. Res. 391), 14702 [19JN]

Remarks by, on

Americans With Disabilities Act: enact (S. 933), conference report, 17291 [12JY]

———enact (S. 933), notice to instruct conferees, 15827 [27JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 268), 17761 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction (H.R. 5313), 20437 [30JY]

Diseases: public health information relative to food handlers, 17291 [12JY]

Employment: exempt employer from hiring persons with infectious diseases, 10911 [17MY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 5019), 14616 [19JN]

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (H.R. 2273), 10911, 10916 [17MY]

Prisons: establish military-style boot camp facilities within the Federal prison system (H.R. 3854), 7 [23JA]

Public works: conservation and development of water resources, and infrastructure improvements (H.R. 5314), 26123 [26SE]

Superconducting supercollider: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4380), 9204, 9232 [2MY]

Taxation: rates, 4325 [14MR]

Testimonies

Committee on Agriculture: Disaster Conditions Affecting Agriculture, D584 [12SE]

Committee on Armed Services (House): Dept. of Defense Appropriations, D128 [14MR]

Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Post-Interstate Surface Transportation Programs Appropriations, D125 [13MR]

Committee on Rules: Americans With Disabilities Act (H.R. 2273), D308 [15MY]

Committee on Ways and Means: Long-Term Strategy on the Environment, D131 [14MR]