To amend title 38, United States Code, to deny burial in a federally funded cemetery to persons convicted of certain capital crimes.
1997-07-09: Committee Hearings Held.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that special pay paid to certain physicians and dentists of the Veterans Health Administration who retire before October 1, 1999, shall be considered to be basic pay for retirement purposes.
1997-09-11: For Further Action See H.R.2206.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the statute of limitations shall not bar a claim for credit or refund based on a retroactive determination of an entitlement to receive military disability benefits.
1997-04-23: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the exclusion from gross income for veterans' benefits.
1997-04-23: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
To provide that the Disabled American Veterans corporation may sue or be sued in the Federal courts.
1997-05-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 1997
1997-08-01: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1614-1615)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that the decoration known as the Purple Heart may only be awarded to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
1997-11-06: See H.R.1119.
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that funds provided under such Act are not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects.
1997-04-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for Department of Veterans Affairs property, to rename the United States Court of Veterans Appeals and the National Cemetery System, and for other purposes.
1998-10-10: See H.R.4110.
Health Care Liability Reform Act of 1997
1997-03-18: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
1997-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Declaration of Official Language Act of 1997
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to an amount equivalent to a $1,000,000 exclusion.
1997-08-05: See H.R.2014.
To clarify the effect on the citizenship of an individual of the individual's birth in the United States.
1997-01-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 1997
1997-01-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Immigration Moratorium Act of 1997
1997-01-28: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
1997-01-07: Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
To confer status as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.
1997-10-30: Became Public Law No: 105-67.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide for four-year terms for Representatives and to provide that no person may serve as a Representative for more than twelve years.
1997-03-05: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.