SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 24964 [18SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5803), 28733 [12OC]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4739, Dept. of Defense authorization of appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels, 27737 [5OC]
Articles and editorials
Anti-Semitism—The Return of a Russian Nightmare, Vitalii I. Goldanskii, Washington (DC) Post, 3248
Bulgaria Follows a Different Path—A First-Hand View, Thomas S. Kahn, Christian Science Monitor, 15517
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Budget: require balanced (see H.R. 5258), 17323 [12JY]
Eddy County, NM: withdrawal of certain public lands (see H.R. 4822), 10474 [15MY]
Tariff: tetraamino biphenyl (see H.R. 4396), 5535 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: establish an Office of Airline Passenger Advocacy within Dept. of Transportation (see H.R. 5453), 22086 [2AU]
African-American Higher Education Center: establish in Washington, DC (see H.R. 5577), 23923 [11SE]
American Textile Industry Bicentennial Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 518), 4461 [15MR]
Angola: delivery of famine relief assistance (see H. Res. 446), 20939 [31JY]
Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 458), 9093 [1MY]
Budget: expedite consideration of Presidential proposals to rescind authority (see H.R. 3800), 22531 [3AU]
Cadigan, James L.: Congressional Medal of Honor for World War II service (see H. Con. Res. 178), 24037 [12SE]
California: designate certain lands as wilderness and establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks (see H.R. 780), 1289 [6FE]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4939; H.J. Res. 578, 646), 12246, 12247 [24MY], 23679 [10SE]
———textiles import restrictions relative to the granting of workers' rights (see H.R. 4812), 14355 [18JN]
Clean Water Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 1022 [1FE]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: limit liability of lending institutions acquiring facilities through foreclosure (see H.R. 4494), 9499 [7MY]
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 603), 20940 [31JY]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 557), 14111 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: closure and realignment of military installations (see H.R. 4310), 7340 [18AP]
———improve congressional oversight of programs (see H.R. 5335), 18546 [20JY]
———redirect funding to social programs (see H. Con. Res. 259), 15850 [27JN]
———reduce the number of reports submitted to Congress (see H.R. 4736), 9498 [7MY]
Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (see H.R. 3847), 1289 [6FE]
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4362), 7340 [18AP]
Economic and Budgeting Commission: establish (see H.R. 5082), 18380 [19JY]
Education: promote writing (see H.R. 5127), 17493 [13JY]
Education Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 500), 4378 [14MR]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 568), 23678 [10SE]
Ending Hunger Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 610), 25018 [18SE]
Federal Fire Service: revise the pay rates (see H.R. 3831), 5033 [22MR]
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 533), 10010 [10MY]
Foreign trade: imports of textiles, apparel, and footwear (see H.R. 4496), 6670 [4AP]
Forests and forestry: carry out a Forest Stewardship Assistance Program for private land owners (see H.R. 3454), 8304 [25AP]
———protect remaining ancient forests in Washington, Oregon, and California (see H.R. 4492), 12099 [23MY]
Franklin, Benjamin: minting of commemorative coins and enacting fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 4098), 2307 [22FE]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 512), 11597 [22MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 473), 4378 [14MR]
Harriet Tubman Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 479), 3102 [1MR]
Hazardous substances: authorizing EPA grants to groups that oppose the issuance of certain permits (see H.R. 4856), 16690 [10JY]
———EPA criteria for issuing permits for hazardous waste facilities (see H.R. 4855), 16690 [10JY]
———improve transportation safety (see H.R. 2584), 5780 [28MR]
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 620), 18381 [19JY]
High School ROTC Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 572), 30090 [16OC]
Home Health Aide Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 618), 18381 [19JY]
Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (see H.R. 4151), 9904 [9MY]
Idaho: designate certain public lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2213), 5032 [22MR]
Idaho Centennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 466), 13346 [7JN]
Industry: provide manufacturers deemed critical to national defense with incentive to invest in productive equipment (see H.R. 4852), 10924 [17MY]
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 546), 7341 [18AP]
International Visitors' Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 459), 20939 [31JY]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 482), 6059 [29MR]
Korean War Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 575), 14355 [18JN]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 528), 13993 [13JN]
Medicare: billing arrangements relative to physician coverage of another colleague's practice on an occasional basis (see H.R. 3980), 6357 [3AP]
———geographical variations in the physician reimbursement system (see H. Con. Res. 116), 1552 [7FE]
———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840), 21676 [1AU]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 486), 2308 [22FE]
Middle East: national day of prayer for members of the Armed Forces and U.S. hostages (S.J. Res. 381) (see H.J. Res. 673), 30251 [17OC]
National Academies of Practice: recognize (see H.R. 1047), 22177, 22530 [3AU]
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 476), 20939 [31JY]
National Agricultural Research Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 548), 17841 [17JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see H.J. Res. 570), 16187 [28JN]
National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 426), 752 [30JA]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 481), 13672 [12JN]
National Commission on Defense and National Security: establish (see H.R. 4383), 5535 [27MR]
National County Government Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 613), 25177 [19SE]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 464), 7340 [18AP]
National Critical Care Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 542), 7341 [18AP]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), 14705 [19JN]
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), 6358 [3AP]
National Doctor's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 492), 27394 [3OC]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 602), 15716 [26JN]
National Drinking Water Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 460), 2309 [22FE]
National Drive for Life Weekend: designate (see H.J. Res. 627), 21677 [1AU]
National Drug-Free Schools and Communities Education and Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 639), 27669 [4OC]
National Employee Health and Fitness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 488), 9271 [2MY]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 525), 18548 [20JY]
National Federation of the Blind Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 667), 30251 [17OC]
National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 540), 9094 [1MY]
National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 515), 15040 [20JN]
National Guard: civil service retirement credit for technicians (see H.R. 1400), 910 [31JA]
National Health Care Food Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 526), 11597 [22MY]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 552), 17589 [16JY]
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 608), 15039 [20JN]
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 554), 14705 [19JN]
National Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 652), 33826 [24OC]
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 566), 24756 [17SE]
National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 468), 20939 [31JY]
National Parents and Teachers Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 663), 32593 [22OC]
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 513), 12671 [5JN]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 517), 10927 [17MY]
National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 522), 7341 [18AP]
National Prevent-a-Litter Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 441), 1197 [5FE]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 583), 25018 [18SE]
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 475), 5780 [28MR]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 595), 15850 [27JN]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 616), 17589 [16JY]
National Rice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 637), 28799 [12OC]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 519), 15466 [25JN]
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 516), 13264 [6JN]
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591), 15850 [27JN]
National Sheriffs' Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 497), 2933 [28FE]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 427, 611), 6358 [3AP], 27395 [3OC]
National Visiting Nurse Associations Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255, 509), 1289 [6FE], 9706 [8MY]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 543), 6671 [4AP]
Native American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 577), 12246 [24MY]
Olympic games: commemorative coins to support the training of U.S. athletes (see H.R. 4962), 17324 [12JY]
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 661), 28698 [11OC]
Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914), 13523 [11JN]
Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475), 9904 [9MY]
Professional Constructors Day: designate (see H.R. 283), 1551 [7FE]
Ralph H. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC: designate (see H.R. 5754), 26651 [28SE]
Religious Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 638), 24756 [17SE]
Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 3986), 9093 [1MY]
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 596), 13671 [12JN]
Rural Small Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 598), 13671 [12JN]
Securities: continue provisions permitting certain small issues of tax-exempt bonds (see H.R. 4408), 26312 [27SE]
———regulation, stability, and competition of markets (see H.R. 5006), 23924 [11SE]
South African Freedom Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 588), 15041 [20JN]
Soviet Union: anti-Semitism (see H. Con. Res. 264), 1896 [20FE]
State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 452), 9904 [9MY]
Synthetic fuels: extend tax incentives, establish standards, and studies on ethanol fuel use (see H.R. 3906), 6058 [29MR]
Take Pride in America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 508), 9904 [9MY]
Taxation: passive loss in farming (see H.R. 1086), 39 [23JA]
———reduce the occupational taxes on certain alcoholic beverage dealers (see H.R. 3556), 12099 [23MY]
———treatment of certain real estate activities (see H.R. 3732), 19273 [25JY]
———treatment of foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 4308), 7983 [24AP]
Tourist trade: growth of international travel into the U.S. (see H.R. 4369), 23502 [6SE]
U.S. Naval Reserve Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), 3102 [1MR]
University of Nevada: tribute to basketball team (see H. Con. Res. 300), 12249 [24MY]
Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), 4460 [15MR]
Vocational-Technical Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 367), 466 [24JA]
Voting Rights Celebration Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 625), 20940 [31JY]
Week for the National Observance of the 50th Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 574), 17589 [16JY]
White House Conference on Aging: convene (see H. Con. Res. 333), 14355 [18JN]
World War II: congressional commemorative medal for Armed Forces members present at Pearl Harbor attack (see H.R. 2575), 910 [31JA]
———District of Columbia memorial to members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2807), 4460 [15MR]
———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]
Year of Clean Water: designate (see H.J. Res. 369), 1022 [1FE]
Year of the Lifetime Reader: designate (see H.J. Res. 571), 23924 [11SE]
Letters
Nuclear weapons test ban: by, 24987 [18SE]
Remarks by, on
Angola: peace concerns, 2487 [22FE]
Budget: require balanced (H.R. 5258), consideration (H. Res. 443), 17916, 17917, 17918 [18JY]
Bulgaria: elections, 15517
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations and prescribing military personnel levels (H.R. 4739), 23985, 23988 [12SE], 24965, 24987 [18SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5803), 28733 [12OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 5803), conference report, 34099 [25OC]
———SRAM-T missile development, 28733 [12OC]
Eddy County, NM: withdrawal of certain public lands (H.R. 4822), 10600
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 350), 15310
Foreign trade: authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), 24915 [18SE]
———authorizing appropriations for the customs and trade agencies (H.R. 4328), veto, 28393 [10OC]
Jews: anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union, 3248
Kenya: human rights, 18594
National Library Week: observance, 8392 [26AP]
National Volunteer Week: observance, 8342 [26AP]
Nuclear warfare: strategic defense initiative, 24965 [18SE]
South Carolina: conveyance of U.S. fish hatchery (H.R. 3338), 17543 [16JY]
Space warfare: strategic defense initiative, 23985, 23988 [12SE]
Tariff: tetra amino biphenyl (H.R. 4396), 5558
Textile industry and fabrics: use of tariff revenues to support research for modernization (H.R. 1461), 27874
Treaties: nuclear weapons test ban, 24987 [18SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 5534 [27MR], 10473 [15MY], 18546 [20JY]
Resignations
Committee on Government Operations, 14032 [14JN]
Statements
Thomas Hawkins Johnson: by, 23103
Testimonies
Committee on Rules: Balanced Budget (H.R. 5258), D459 [13JY]
———Dept. of Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4739), D560 [3AU]