To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit State and local government workers to perform volunteer services for their employer or community organization or purpose without requiring the employer to pay them compensation.
1997-01-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Right to Life Act of 1997
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
1997-02-05: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Agricultural Lands Protection Act of 1997
1997-02-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
White House Fund-Raising Prohibition Act of 1997
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Paperwork Elimination Act of 1997
1997-03-17: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
To award a congressional gold medal to Francis Albert Sinatra.
1997-04-29: Laid on the table. See S. 305 for further action. (consideration: CR H1941)
Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 1997
1997-01-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Inspector General for Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1997
1997-01-23: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
No Frills Prison Act
1997-01-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
National Discovery Trails Act of 1997
1997-11-06: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of mammograms and biopsies in the fight against breast cancer.
1998-10-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Freedom From Government Competition Act of 1997
1998-03-24: Joint Hearings Held with the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia.
Partial-Birth Abortion bill
1997-04-08: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E585-586)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil cases and on the taxpayer in administrative proceedings, to require 15 days notice and judicial consent before seizure, to exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions from income, and for other purposes.
1998-02-26: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H634)
Fairness in Musical Licensing Act of 1997
1998-03-26: For Further Action See H.R.2589.
Expressing support for the goals of National Mammography Day.
1997-10-15: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
1998-05-11: Became Public Law No: 105-175.
Expressing the sense of Congress that executive departments and agencies must maintain the division of governmental responsibilities between the national government and the States that was intended by the framers of the Constitution, and must ensure that the principles of federalism established by the framers guide the executive departments and agencies in the formulation and implementation of policies.
1998-08-19: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations and the balanced budget.
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.