GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H9615 [28OC]
———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H804 [6MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H10768 [12NO]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H2091 [30AP]
———restrict awarding of Purple Heart to members (see H.R. 1407), H1793 [23AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H5569 [22JY]
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), H154 [9JA]
———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]
———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]
Canada: limit imports of wool apparel (see H.R. 2432), H8929 [21OC]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H8054 [26SE]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H3476 [4JN]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H805 [6MR]
Clean Air Act: amend to impose certain requirements on areas upwind of ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1911, 2328), H3864 [17JN], H6703 [31JY]
Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H1707 [17AP]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 2380), H6963 [5SE]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish (see H.R. 1704), H8161 [29SE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H3203 [22MY]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H3204 [22MY]
———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H3720 [11JN]
———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H1893 [24AP]
———provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and professional associations (see H.R. 1542), H2349 [7MY]
———reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 1536), H2253 [6MY]
Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H6705 [31JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1261 [20MR]
———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H3476 [4JN]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H9502 [23OC]
———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H6963 [5SE]
Dept. of Education: suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6918 [4SE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2590 [13MY]
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), H7008 [8SE]
Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]
English language: constitutional amendment to establish as official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 37), H7200 [10SE]
———declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H285 [4FE], H5778 [24JY]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5664 [23JY]
Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1340 [8AP]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H10172 [6NO]
———review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2939), H10419 [8NO]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7831 [24SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]
———reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 614), H1262 [20MR]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H286 [4FE]
———clarify standard required for the importation of sporting arms (see H.R. 2734), H9558 [24OC]
———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H887 [11MR]
———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H524 [12FE]
———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H9730 [29OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]
Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1112 [18MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]
Government: require Congress and the President to fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal laws (see H.R. 1036), H5826 [25JY]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits (see H.R. 2840), H10170 [6NO]
———analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H1340 [8AP]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3924 [18JN]
Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1892 [24AP]
———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]
———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H2680 [14MY]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1018 [13MR]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H3170 [21MY]
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), H244 [21JA]
Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H3924 [18JN]
Idaho: prohibit reintroduction of grizzly bears into Bitterroot Ecosystem (see H.R. 2162), H5916 [28JY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8834 [9OC]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 59), H10956 [13NO]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H286 [4FE], H1339 [8AP]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H1340 [8AP]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8161 [29SE]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1988 [29AP]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2254 [6MY]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2091 [30AP]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2446 [8MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1261 [20MR]
Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 343), H286 [4FE]
———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632, 2517), H3660 [10JN], H10956 [13NO]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H5022 [9JY]
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), H5570 [22JY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H5826 [25JY]
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (see H. Con. Res. 171), H8928 [21OC]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings (see H.R. 2449), H8834 [9OC]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579), H8264 [30SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H5022 [9JY], H8727 [8OC]
OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see H.J. Res. 67), H3569 [5JN]
Pensions: annuity computation for Members of Congress and Federal employees (see H.R. 946), H766 [5MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1366, 2183), H1704 [17AP], H6707 [31JY]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H8438 [6OC]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2091 [30AP]
Public welfare programs: permit State use of nongovernmental personnel in determining Medicaid, food stamp, and WIC program eligibility (see H.R. 1709), H4913 [8JY]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1262 [20MR]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H6026 [29JY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H7601 [18SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1794 [23AP]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H4339 [24JN]
———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1706 [17AP]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45, 146), H6918 [4SE], H7911 [25SE]
———ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 857), H699 [27FE]
States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 84), H4338 [24JN]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H8727 [8OC]
———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H1339 [8AP]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1112 [18MR]
———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3204 [22MY]
———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see H.R. 1145), H4339 [24JN]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H3274 [3JN]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H2882 [19MY]
———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H670 [26FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9614 [28OC]
———modify application of passive loss limitations to equine activities (see H.R. 705), H10956 [13NO]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]
———treatment of certain water, waste, and essential community facilities loans (see H.R. 731), H523 [12FE]
———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H1543 [15AP]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H7200 [10SE]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H9730 [29OC]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H3204 [22MY]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H453 [11FE]
———restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H5826 [25JY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1440 [10AP]
———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H4914 [8JY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H1186 [19MR]
———eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 2397), H8834 [9OC]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H2091 [30AP]
Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H812 [10MR]
Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
States: constitutional amendment to grant power to propose constitutional amendments (see H.J. Res. 93), H6705 [31JY]
Taxation: treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335), H6704 [31JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms located in designated Federal disaster areas, H5410 [17JY]
———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5697 [24JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5410 [17JY], H5697 [24JY]
China, People's Republic of: oppose concessional loans by international financial institutions (H.R. 2605), H10166 [6NO]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7338 [16SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7338 [16SE]
EPA: proposed air quality regulations for wood furniture and related industries, H3666 [11JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2539
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (H.R. 674), H2651 [14MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3474 [4JN]
Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY]
Tributes
Capps, Walter H., H9790 [30OC]
Lesher, Richard L., H6302 [30JY]