Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]

An amendment no. 4 printed in H.Rept. 106-240 to ensure parental involvement by requiring that local educational agencies describe its collaboration process with teachers, principals, parents, and administrators.

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An amendment to specify that a civil fine may be imposed for a first time violation if it has the potential to cause serious harm or present a danger to public health or safety; and adds two representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services to serve on the task force on streamlining information requirements.

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An amendment to the Norton amendment specifying that the provisions of the Norton amendment would not result in the establishment or use of quotas or preferences.

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An amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to implement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United States and the USSR on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems entered into by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.

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An amendment no. 42 and printed in Part A of H.Rept. 106-186 to limit civil liability for teachers, principals, and other school professionals who undertake reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment.

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An amendment to require States to waive civil penalties on small businesses in the case of first-time violations relating to failure to comply with regulatory filing requirements under federal law.

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An amendment to transfer $4.3 million from the appropriations for salaries and expenses within the Wage and Hour Enforcement Division of the Department of Labor and to increase commensurately funds appropriated for Individuals with Disabilities Education programs.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 41 in the Congressional Record of July 17, 1995, to prohibit the use of any funds appropriated in the bill from being used to increase the FDA's administrative office staff above the levels for FY 1995.

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An amendment to prohibit a communication with a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives regarding a pending legislative matter to be construed as to establish coordination with a candidate.

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Amendments no. 2, 3, and 4 printed in the Congressional Record to make technical corrections specifying that the OMB Director submit the reports; delay application of analyses of impacts on public health and safety, the environment, consumer protection, equal opportunity, and other public policy goals; and exempts any matter relating to monetary policy.

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An amendment offered as a substitute for the Roemer amendment to require establishment of interim emergency standards if necessary for health or safety reasons; selection of technical or building code organizations be by competitive bidding procedures; reduce from one year to six months, the amount of time HUD has to review any standards promulgated by the standards committee; require that standards committee regulations supercede any state or local regulations; eliminate HUD's ability to issue clarifying bulletins reviewed by the standards committee; and subject the expenditure of inspections fees to the annual appropriations process.

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An amendment, printed as amendment No. 28 in the Congressional Record of July 10, 1996 to prohibit OSHA from using funds appropriated in the bill to enforce federal regulations that require road construction workers to wear long pants if there is a health risk associated with excessively hot working conditions.

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To require an extension of the comment periods relating to certain proposed rules.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2000

Extends the comment periods on certain proposed rules related to: (1) clothes washers; and (2) residential central air conditioners and heat pumps.

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 19 October 2000

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area Act of 2000 - Establishes in Indiana the Hoosier Automobile and Truck National Heritage Trail Area, to be managed by the Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area, Inc.

Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports.

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2000

Calls upon the President to: (1) take all appropriate action to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports; and (2) immediately request the U.S. Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment of such steel imports under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974.

RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 October 2000

RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act - Restricts the prescribing of the drug mifepristone (commonly referred to as RU-486, to be marketed as Mifeprex) to physicians who meet specified requirements.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that there should be established a National Children's Memorial Day.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2000

Expresses the sense of the Congress that a National Children's Memorial Day should be established.

Taxpayers' Choice Debt Reduction Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2000

Taxpayers' Choice Debt Reduction Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to designate three dollars on his or her income tax return (six dollars on a joint return) to be used to reduce the public debt of the United States.

Scouts Honor Act

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2000

Scouts Honor Act - Prohibits the use of Federal funds: (1) to discriminate against, investigate, or deny or withdraw access to public property for, the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of beliefs promoted by that organization or that organization's constitutionally protected expression of beliefs or exercise of associational rights; or (2) to compel the Boy Scouts of America to employ, enroll, or accept as a member or volunteer an individual whose sexual orientation, sexual behavior, religious beliefs, or absence of religious beliefs is determined by the Boy Scouts of America to be inconsistent with the organization's policies, programs, morals, or mission.

Calling for the immediate release of Mr. Edmond Pope from prison in the Russian Federation for Humanitarian reasons, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 September 2000

Calls on the Russian Federation to immediately release Edmond Pope and to ensure that proper and qualified medical attention is provided to him. Expresses the sense of Congress that if Pope is not released immediately, the President should continue efforts to secure his release, including consideration of: (1) terminating all assistance to the Government of the Russian Federation under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the annual Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for purposes of preparing the Russian Federation's entrance or accession to the World Trade Organization; and (2) opposing any further debt relief of obligations owed to the U.S. Government from the Government of the Russian Federation. Urges the President to increase efforts to secure appropriate medical attention for Pope.

Congratulating home educators and home schooled students across the Nation for their ongoing contributions to education and for the role they play in promoting and ensuring a brighter, stronger future for this Nation, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2000

Congratulates and honors home educators and home schooled students for their contributions to educational quality. Supports the goals of National Home Education Week.

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 September 2000

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act - Revises the bloodborne pathogens standard, in effect under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA), to include safer medical devices, such as sharps with engineered sharps injury protections and needleless systems, as examples of engineering controls designed to eliminate or minimize occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens through needlestick and other percutaneous injuries. Requires certain employers to: (1) review and update exposure control plans to reflect changes in technology that eliminate or reduce such exposure, and document their consideration and implementation of appropriate commercially available and effective safer medical devices for such purpose; (2) maintain a sharps injury log, noting the type and brand of device used, where the injury occurred, and an explanation of the incident (exempting employers who are not required to maintain specified OSHA logs); and (3) seek input on such engineering and work practice controls from the affected health care workers (exempting employers who are not required to establish exposure control plans). Requires such modifications of the standard to: (1) be in force until superseded by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under OSHA; and (2) take effect without regard to specified procedural requirements.

Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975.

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2000

Recognizes the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Acknowledges the contributions of children with disabilities, their parents, teachers, related services personnel, and administrators. Reaffirms support for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act so that all children with disabilities have access to a free public education.

Home Health Refinement Amendments of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 13 September 2000

Home Health Refinement Amendments of 2000 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the 15 percent reduction in payment rates under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for home health services; (2) provide for additional payments for outliers; (3) provide for additional payments under the PPS for home health services furnished in a rural area; (4) provide for exclusion of nonroutine medical supplies under the PPS for home health services; and (5) set forth a rule of construction relating to telehomehealth services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of including home health services furnished by telecommunications systems as a home health service.