LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
Appointments
Commission on Quincentenary Jubilee of Christopher Columbus, H922 [6FE]
Committee on Aging (Select), H1088 [21FE]
Articles and editorials
Quiet Scholar Changed the Way America Sees Its Bitter Racial Past, Tom Chaffin, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, E2909-E2911 [2AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
African Americans: prepare a national historic landmark theme study (see H.R. 904, H990 [6FE])
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (see H.R. 690, H780 [29JA])
Negro Baseball Leagues Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 96, H781 [29JA])
Roads and highways: limit advertising adjacent to Interstate and Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1344, H1472 [7MR])
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (see H.R. 1246, H1414 [5MR])
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Aeronautics: child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 2063, H2535 [24AP])
———rehire certain air traffic controllers (see H.R. 1240, H1915 [20MR])
———time limitations on duty time of flight attendants (see H.R. 14, H2602 [30AP])
AFDC: effectiveness of alternative methods for delivering services under the JOBS Program (see H.R. 995, H1077 [20FE])
Africa: protection of human rights and economic development in the Horn of Africa (see H.R. 1454, H2470 [23AP])
African Americans: capital financing for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1503, H5341 [10JY])
———economic and social impact of slavery (see H.R. 1684, H2134 [10AP])
Agriculture: credit assistance to qualified beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2401, H6386 [2AU])
———establish grazing fees for domestic livestock on public rangelands (see H.R. 481, H1025 [19FE])
———prevention of crimes against farmers, researchers, and other livestock-related professions (see H.R. 2407, H3279 [20MY])
———protection for veal calves (see H.R. 252, H1138 [21FE])
AIDS Disability Advisory Panel: establish (see H.R. 2299, H5596 [17JY])
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (see H.R. 3627, H10842 [21NO])
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.J. Res. 239, H3150 [15MY])
———designate wilderness areas (see H.R. 39, H55 [3JA])
American Magazine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253, H6318 [1AU])
Animal Rights Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 301, H5514 [16JY])
Arab countries: recognition of Israel (see H. Con. Res. 88, H2017 [21MR])
Armed Forces: appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers (see H.R. 608, H6940 [26SE])
———credit for tuition payments made during period of call to active duty (see H.R. 1165, H2180 [11AP])
———early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 803, H1081 [20FE])
———establish a commemorative medal for members serving in a combat zone during the Persian Gulf conflict (see H.R. 1107, H4016 [5JN])
———exempt certain members from duty assignments that require separation from minor children (see H.R. 537, H1025 [19FE])
———expand dental program for spouses and children (see H.R. 2623, H5651 [18JY])
———free telephone calls for members serving in a combat zone (see H.R. 789, H1475 [7MR])
———inpatient mental health services (see H.R. 846, H2180 [11AP])
———loss of earnings due to service in Middle East (see H.R. 695, H892 [5FE])
Arts and humanities: recognition of ``An Artistic Discovery,'' the congressional high school art competition (see H. Res. 201, H7200 [1OC])
Baltic Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 167, H1341 [4MR])
Bankruptcy: priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in liquidation cases (see H.R. 3619, H10269 [14NO])
Bicentennial of the District of Columbia Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 356, H8188 [22OC])
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Appreciation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 199, H2188 [15AP])
Boys & Girls Clubs of America: grant charter (see H.R. 525, H1025 [19FE])
Budget: discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 3732, H10544 [19NO])
———exclude Unemployment Trust Fund totals from the calculation of Federal deficit amounts (see H.R. 888, H2086 [22MR])
———offsetting transfers among discretionary spending categories (see H.R. 2374, H5745 [23JY])
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237, H5212 [26JN])
Bureau of Labor Statistics: time use surveys of unremunerated work and calculate the monetary value of such work (see H.R. 3625, H8494 [24OC])
Business and industry: establish national standards for the manufacture and labeling of plumbing products relative to conservation of water resources (see H.R. 843, H988 [6FE])
Census: enumeration of the homeless population (see H. Con. Res. 150, H5746 [23JY])
Central Valley project: restoration of fish and wildlife habitat (see H.R. 1306, H1455 [6MR])
Children: avoid prolonged foster care for abandoned babies where adoption is available (see H.R. 2362, H3149 [15MY])
Children and youth: summer camp program for low-income youths (see H.R. 2555, H5596 [17JY])
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 2212, H2767 [2MY])
Civil Rights Act: exemption of Wards Cove Packing Co. employees (H.R. 3748) (see H.R. 3748, H10932 [22NO])
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 1, H1474 [7MR]; H.R. 3975, H11886 [26NO])
Claims: liability indemnification for design professionals (see H.R. 1474, H2769 [2MY])
Coins: mint in commemoration of James Madison (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
———mint in commemoration of the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games (see H.R. 3654, H8661 [29OC])
———mint in commemoration of the Bill of Rights (see H.R. 2673, H4611 [18JN])
Colleges and universities: participation of historically Black colleges and universities in federally funded research and development activities (see H.R. 3219, H11289 [25NO])
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act: waive application to certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 1516, H6138 [30JY])
Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Select): establish (see H. Res. 12, H697 [24JA])
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14, H1163 [26FE])
Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 166, H6194 [31JY])
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act: transfer of Federal property (see H.R. 2179, H4550 [13JN])
Computers: Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Austria prosecution for distribution of neo-Nazi computer games (see H. Con. Res. 152, H4868 [20JN])
Congress: amend the definition of the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President (see H.R. 849, H2108 [9AP])
Conservation of natural resources: standards for certain lighting and water fixtures, and heating and cooling equipment (see H.R. 2451, H6138 [30JY])
Continental shelf: issuance of certain oil and gas leases (see H.R. 989, H1077 [20FE])
Contracts: increase Dept. of Defense materials procurement from small disadvantaged businesses (see H.R. 852, H988 [6FE])
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 116, H3038 [14MY])
Country Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 305, H6540 [12SE])
CPSC: toy labeling (see H.R. 1723, H2177 [11AP])
Crime: national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502, H2137 [10AP])
———penalties for kidnapings of children that are not returned unharmed (see H.R. 1069, H6385 [2AU])
———registration of all convicted child abusers with the National Crime Information Center (see H.R. 2553, H5665 [22JY])
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 303, H6195 [31JY])
Customs and duties: temporary import surcharges to compensate for disproportionate cost to U.S. of the Persian Gulf war (see H.J. Res. 92, H1915 [20MR])
Defense industries: economic adjustment for workers affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 441, H2261 [16AP])
Dept. of Education: establish an Office of Community Colleges (see H.R. 1048, H2962 [13MY])
Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: availability for community-based crime control and drug abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2774, H6675 [17SE])
Developing countries: integration of women into national growth process (see H.R. 1360, H3150 [15MY])
Disabled: civil liberty guarantees dependent on trained animals other than seeing-eye dogs (see H.R. 2245, H6386 [2AU])
Diseases: authorizing appropriations for breast cancer research (see H.R. 2210, H9043 [1NO])
———ovarian cancer research (see H.R. 148, H1281 [27FE])
———prevention of AIDS in women (see H.R. 1072, H1326 [28FE])
———research programs relative to AIDS in women (see H.R. 1073, H1326 [28FE])
District of Columbia: establish an equitable annual Federal payment (see H.R. 2123, H3150 [15MY])
Dutch-American Heritage Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 177, H6721 [23SE])
Earth Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 144, H1137 [21FE])
Education: alternative methods for qualifying ability-to-benefit students for Federal financial aid (see H.R. 907, H990 [6FE])
———clarify the legality of race-based scholarships (see H.R. 2590, H5596 [17JY])
———financial assistance to urban areas (see H.R. 1669, H2107 [9AP])
———guarantee students from certain high schools a chance to go to college (see H.R. 763, H994 [6FE])
———improve counseling services for elementary school students (see H.R. 840, H1670 [12MR])
———improve foreign instruction and promote equal access to opportunities to study abroad (see H.R. 1154, H2109 [9AP])
Edwards, Ralph: relief (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])
El Salvador: withhold military assistance (see H.R. 1346, H2902 [8MY])
Elections: allow election day and mail registration for Federal offices (see H.R. 47, H6317 [1AU])
———campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3750, H9700 [12NO])
———constitutional amendment limiting expenditures (see H.J. Res. 11, H6318 [1AU])
———establish a series of regional presidential primaries (see H.R. 46, H6317 [1AU])
———participation in debates by any candidate receiving public campaign financing (see H.R. 791, H4550 [13JN])
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 109, H2470 [23AP])
Employment: family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (see H.R. 2, H488 [12JA])
Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1, H1915 [20MR])
Eximbank: financing of defense articles export (see H.R. 1635, H2769 [2MY])
FAA: publish flight charts for visual flight routes (see H.R. 3243, H6382 [2AU])
Families and domestic relations: improve child welfare, foster care, and adoption services (see H.R. 2571, H6318 [1AU])
FCC: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 289, H3855 [4JN])
Federal employees: early delivery of certain annuities checks (see H.R. 802, H1081 [20FE])
———early retirement requirements (see H.R. 1820, H5596 [17JY])
———obstetrical health benefit provider requirements (see H.R. 1021, H1078 [20FE])
———restore the 3-year basis recovery rule relative to certain annuities for income tax purposes (see H.R. 576, H1417 [5MR])
———tribute for contributions to Persian Gulf Conflict (see H. Con. Res. 147, H6388 [2AU])
———voluntary participation in the political process (see H.R. 20, H1138 [21FE])
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 799, H1081 [20FE])
Financial institutions: limit liability on holdings in violation of certain environmental laws (see H.R. 1450, H6798 [24SE])
———limit the amount of deposit insurance for certain deposits of nonprofit tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 754, H824 [30JA])
Fire fighters: enact a fire service bill of rights (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 282, H1759 [13MR])
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 7, H53 [3JA])
Flint Hills Prairie National Monument: establish (see H.R. 2369, H3159 [16MY])
Food: restore benefits under the dependent care program to adolescent youth (see H.R. 544, H3280 [20MY])
Foreign policy: recommittal to U.S. support of universal human rights and democracy (see H. Res. 284, H10365 [18NO])
Foreign trade: improve sanctions against foreign persons exporting items to countries violating U.N. Security Council resolutions (see H.R. 652, H782 [29JA])
———procedures for implementing trade agreements (see H. Res. 101, H2539 [24AP])
———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246, H10842 [21NO])
Franklin, Benjamin: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 2448, H3622 [23MY])
Freedom National Bank of New York: provision of adequate depository services (see H.R. 482, H606 [18JA])
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797, H6387 [2AU])
Freedom of speech: restriction of rights of Federal employees and grantees (see H. Con. Res. 160, H3739 [30MY])
Georgia: designate National Forest System lands as wilderness (see H.R. 3245, H6382 [2AU])
Girl Scouts of the United States of America 80th Anniversary Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 343, H8920 [31OC])
Glen Canyon Dam: implement operating procedures (see H.R. 814, H890 [5FE])
Gray, William H., III: tribute (see H. Res. 220, H6539 [12SE])
GSA: availability of nonlethal surplus property for humanitarian relief purposes (see H.R. 919, H2136 [10AP])
Guam, Commonwealth of: establish (see H.R. 98, H2953 [9MY])
Guaranteed Student Loan Program: reduced interest rates for individuals entering the teaching profession (see H.R. 709, H1025 [19FE])
Haiti: support democracy (see H. Res. 235, H7313 [2OC])
Health: provide assistance for older individuals to avoid falling and to prevent incorrect medication (see H.R. 2019, H4612 [18JN])
Health care professionals: excessive physician regulations under medicare (see H.R. 2695, H7199 [1OC])
Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 264, H5665 [22JY])
Hire a Veteran Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 280, H8496 [24OC])
Historic sites: study of significant places in U.S. labor history (see H.R. 1143, H1278 [27FE])
History: preservation of historic heritage and resources (see H.R. 1601, H2109 [9AP])
Homosexuality: prohibit discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1430, H1758 [13MR])
House of Representatives: amend rules (see H. Res. 127, H2374 [17AP])
———commend Architect of the Capitol for recycling program (see H. Res. 128, H6691 [19SE])
———establish lighting efficiency program for office buildings (see H. Res. 115, H5597 [17JY])
Hunger: ensure adequate diet for all Americans (see H.R. 1202, H4550 [13JN])
Immigration: employer sanctions and unfair employment practices relative to certain immigration laws (see H.R. 3366, H6690 [19SE])
Income tax: include organ donation information with individual return payments (see H.R. 993, H5211 [26JN])
India: terminate economic assistance pending human rights organization monitoring (see H.R. 953, H9758 [13NO])
Infant Mortality Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194, H2538 [24AP])
Insurance: life insurance contracts of terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 134, H891 [5FE])
———long-term care coverage (see H.R. 1205, H6385 [2AU])
International Air Transportation Competition Act: amend (see H.R. 858, H988 [6FE])
International Parental Child Abduction Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 266, H5746 [23JY])
Iraq: enforcement of U.N. cease fire resolution, humanitarian assistance to Kurds, and establishment of refugee enclaves (see H. Con. Res. 114, H2812 [7MY])
———trade embargo (see H.R. 233, H782 [29JA])
Israel: reopening of colleges in the West Bank and Gaza (see H. Con. Res. 43, H4550 [13JN])
Japan: racial remarks by government officials (see H. Con. Res. 72, H1137 [21FE])
Job Training Partnership Act: amend Job Corps provisions (see H.R. 1364, H2470 [23AP])
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial in D.C. (see H.J. Res. 159, H1325 [28FE])
Kuwait: involvement of U.S. small businesses in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 95, H2539 [24AP])
———involvement of U.S. workers, firms, and products in rebuilding (see H. Con. Res. 99, H2188 [15AP])
Labor: prevent discrimination based on participation in disputes (see H.R. 5, H1080 [20FE])
Law enforcement officers: educational assistance (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])
———increase number and provide educational assistance (see H.R. 2676, H4611 [18JN])
———increase numbers (see H.R. 3172, H6316 [1AU])
Liberia: authorizing supplemental appropriations for relief (see H.R. 994, H5211 [26JN])
Local government: Federal payments in lieu of taxes (see H.R. 1495, H7801 [10OC])
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138, H3495 [22MY])
Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 1254, H1415 [5MR])
Mariana Islands: establish as a commonwealth (see H.R. 2575, H4097 [6JN])
Marine mammals: detrimental impact due to purse seine fishing for tuna (see H.R. 261, H1417 [5MR])
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act: authorize seizure of vessels in violation (see H.R. 1239, H2180 [11AP])
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: increase appropriations, personnel, and pay rates (see H.R. 2215, H2768 [2MY])
Medicaid: change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 459, H1138 [21FE])
———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])
———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H9494 [6NO])
———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])
———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H1786 [18MR])
Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1213, H4612 [18JN])
———coverage of general population (see H.R. 1777, H5596 [17JY])
———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H2375 [17AP])
Middle East: congressional approval of military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (see H. Con. Res. 1, H98 [7JA]; H. Con. Res. 2, H196 [10JA]; H. Con. Res. 32, H487 [12JA])
———multinational diplomatic solution to conflict with Iraq (see H.J. Res. 48, H84 [4JA])
———restrictions on press coverage of military operations in the Persian Gulf (see H. Con. Res. 38, H1579 [11MR])
Minority Business Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 373, H10269 [14NO])
Motion pictures: observe anniversary of moviemaking and the contributions of the American Film Institute (see H. Con. Res. 161, H7726 [9OC])
Motor vehicles: corporate fuel economy standards (see H.R. 446, H3709 [29MY])
———liability and insurance policies of rental car companies (see H.R. 1293, H5665 [22JY])
———national safety belt and motorcycle helmet use requirements (see H.R. 1782, H2602 [30AP])
National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 364, H10723 [20NO])
National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center: construct national training center (see H.R. 1960, H6386 [2AU])
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 182, H1787 [18MR])
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 66, H1081 [20FE])
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 257, H4868 [20JN])
National Cancer Institute: breast cancer research funding (see H.R. 381, H9043 [1NO])
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 183, H4613 [18JN])
National Collegiate Athletic Association: regulatory activities relative to sports interstate commerce (see H.R. 2157, H2769 [2MY])
National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics: establish (see H.R. 2243, H5818 [24JY])
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 171, H2263 [16AP])
National DARE Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 217, H6387 [2AU])
National Desert Storm Reservists Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 231, H2469 [23AP])
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 241, H2685 [1MY])
National Ellis Island Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 130, H3037 [14MY])
National energy policy: establish (see H. Con. Res. 53, H892 [5FE])
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 125, H8787 [30OC])
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 189, H6194 [31JY])
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 87, H1081 [20FE])
National health plan: establish (see H.R. 8, H54 [3JA]; H.R. 1300, H1579 [11MR])
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 102, H2538 [24AP])
National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 175, H2376 [17AP])
National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 56, H2903 [8MY])
National Job Skills Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291, H11289 [25NO])
National Law Enforcement Memorial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 123, H6194 [31JY])
National Law Enforcement Training Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 191, H6458 [11SE])
National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 215, H6318 [1AU])
National Minority Organ Donor Encouragement Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 229, H2393 [18AP])
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 218, H2179 [11AP])
National parks: restrict concessionaire contracts (see H.R. 571, H825 [30JA])
National Philanthropy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 140, H8662 [29OC])
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 120, H2570 [29AP])
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 233, H6318 [1AU])
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 67, H5818 [24JY])
National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 188, H3495 [22MY])
National Red Ribbon Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 312, H9144 [4NO])
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 340, H8102 [17OC])
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 95, H994 [6FE])
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 309, H5650 [18JY])
National School Breakfast Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 98, H1281 [27FE])
National Scleroderma Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 219, H3163 [17MY])
National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 181, H2954 [9MY])
National Senior Nutrition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 141, H2109 [9AP])
National Stay in School Awareness Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 362, H8788 [30OC])
Navy: review facts of Port Chicago, CA, naval facility explosion on July 17, 1944 (see H.J. Res. 162, H2394 [18AP])
Nuclear weapons: moratorium on testing (see H.R. 3636, H8494 [24OC])
———test ban on underground nuclear explosions (see H. Con. Res. 16, H1476 [7MR])
Occupational health and safety: reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H2262 [16AP])
Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 51, H1456 [6MR])
Omnibus Insular Areas Act: enact (see H.R. 1688, H2135 [10AP])
Pacific Northwest: enhance economic stability (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1628, H5650 [18JY])
Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 91, H994 [6FE])
Pharmaceuticals: approval of drugs for individuals suffering from life-threatening or debilitating illness (see H.R. 2872, H10842 [21NO])
Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 227, H6721 [23SE])
Power resources: increase U.S. energy security in environmentally desirable and economically affordable ways (see H.R. 560, H993 [6FE])
President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 9, H6318 [1AU])
Presidential Election Campaign Fund: payment procedures (see H.R. 3644, H8577 [28OC])
President's Committee on Mental Retardation: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 307, H6799 [24SE])
Prisons: availability of drug treatment programs for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 548, H1080 [20FE])
Public Health Service Act: family planning counseling (see H.R. 392, H82 [4JA])
Public lands: designate an ancient forest reserve system (see H.R. 1590, H2015 [21MR])
Public Pension Equity Restoration Act: enact (see H.R. 1348, H5050 [25JN])
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 316, H79 [4JA])
Railroad Retirement Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 801, H1081 [20FE])
Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 1779, H3495 [22MY])
Real property: tax treatment under the limitations on losses from passive activities (see H.R. 1414, H2570 [29AP])
Recycling: improve collection of information that promotes the recycling of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 755, H994 [6FE]; H.R. 828, H1138 [21FE])
———State opportunities for citizens' participation (see H.R. 945, H6138 [30JY])
———treatment of newsprint (see H.R. 873, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of scrap tires (see H.R. 871, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 870, H989 [6FE])
———treatment of used oil (see H.R. 872, H989 [6FE])
Refugee Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 323, H8496 [24OC])
Refuse disposal: reduce use of toxic chemicals (see H.R. 2880, H7863 [15OC])
Research: certification of embryo laboratories (see H.R. 756, H1080 [20FE])
Revere Beach: feasibility of inclusion in the National Parks System (see H.R. 2109, H2564 [25AP])
Roads and highways: conservation of significant environmental, historic, and recreational resources (see H.R. 2279, H3150 [15MY])
———establish a strategic urbanized highway program (see H.R. 1403, H1669 [12MR])
Securities: statute of limitations for private rights of action arising from certain legal violations (see H.R. 3185, H9758 [13NO])
Senior citizens: assist older individuals who reside in rural areas (see H.R. 2020, H4612 [18JN])
———authorize services relating to the appointment and monitoring of guardians (see H.R. 2023, H4613 [18JN])
———increase Alzheimer's disease information efforts (see H.R. 2022, H4613 [18JN])
———promote cooperative efforts to provide community-based long-term care services (see H.R. 2025, H4613 [18JN])
———provide supportive services to informal caregivers who assist individuals in need of long-term care (see H.R. 2026, H4613 [18JN])
———transportation services (see H.R. 2021, H4613 [18JN])
Social Security: assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1544, H2470 [23AP])
———benefit formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H5451 [15JY])
———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 967, H4437 [12JN])
———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H6879 [25SE])
South Africa: U.S. sanctions (see H. Con. Res. 126, H5267 [27JN])
Soviet Union: military action against Baltic States (see H. Res. 32, H1787 [18MR])
———most-favored-nation status relative to independence of Baltic States (see H.R. 559, H993 [6FE])
———political reform in the Baltic States (see H.J. Res. 179, H3371 [21MY])
———U.N. response relative to military action against Baltic States (see H. Con. Res. 50, H1081 [20FE])
Sports: authorize minting of coins commemorating 1994 World Cup and provide a financial legacy to youth and amateur soccer (see H.R. 2801, H5515 [16JY])
St. Croix Historical Park and Ecological Preserve: establish (see H.R. 2927, H5595 [17JY])
St. Johns River: give priority pollution control consideration under the National Estuary Program (see H.R. 64, H2108 [9AP])
States: regulation of disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste (see H.R. 645, H994 [6FE])
———regulation of surface transportation rates by certain motor and air carriers (see H.R. 3221, H10723 [20NO])
———taxation of domestic and foreign corporations (see H.R. 2913, H5513 [16JY])
Student loans: deferral during professional internships (see H.R. 179, H1025 [19FE])
Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1385, H5665 [22JY])
Taxation: allow first-time home buyers to make withdrawals from personal individual retirement accounts without penalty (see H.R. 1074, H2109 [9AP])
———cash or deferred arrangements for employees of tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 2327, H5979 [29JY])
———clarify that customer based, market share, and any similar intangible items are amortizable (see H.R. 1456, H2188 [15AP])
———credits for increasing research activities (see H.R. 1618, H6386 [2AU])
———deductions for decommissioning costs of nuclear powerplants (see H.R. 2012, H2468 [23AP])
———designation of payments by taxpayers to nonmilitary programs (see H.R. 1870, H6317 [1AU])
———employer credit for hiring economically disadvantaged veterans discharged as a result of budget cuts (see H.R. 3016, H5817 [24JY])
———employer credits for the cost of providing employee mammography screening (see H.R. 112, H993 [6FE])
———exclude price of certain transit passes from income (see H.R. 1145, H1278 [27FE])
———exclusion for employee educational assistance (see H.R. 127, H1474 [7MR])
———Federal treatment of State and local government bonds (see H. Res. 139, H6603 [16SE])
———health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 784, H1414 [5MR]; H.R. 1248, H1759 [13MR])
———income from frozen Iraqi assets (see H.R. 135, H1080 [20FE])
———increase amount of the exemption for children under age 18 (see H.R. 1277, H4437 [12JN])
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1406, H2769 [2MY])
———limit ability of taxpayers to deduct costs of cleaning up oil and hazardous substances spills (see H.R. 1539, H2262 [16AP])
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 413, H5910 [25JY])
———permanently extend qualified mortgage bonds (see H.R. 1067, H6138 [30JY])
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 565, H2953 [9MY])
———treatment of a charitable organization operating an amateur athletic event (see H.R. 2464, H6386 [2AU])
———treatment of amounts received by cooperative telephone companies indirectly from their members (see H.R. 1860, H3710 [29MY])
———treatment of certain credits under the passive activity limitations (see H.R. 1566, H2014 [21MR])
———treatment of certain expenses of State legislators (see H.R. 2046, H2535 [24AP])
———treatment of church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 1570, H6386 [2AU])
———treatment of educational loans and scholarships (see H.R. 394, H782 [29JA])
Technology: regulation of audiotext (see H.R. 328, H2180 [11AP])
Telecommunications: research, design, and manufacturing of equipment (see H.R. 1527, H2188 [15AP])
Telephones: require uniform phonebook listings of area agencies on aging (see H.R. 2018, H4612 [18JN])
Television: protection of the cable consumer (see H.R. 2439, H5596 [17JY])
Textile industry and fabrics: use tariff revenues from imports of machinery to support modernization of textile machinery industry (see H.R. 713, H2769 [2MY])
Transportation: tax treatment of employer subsidies for mass transit and van pooling (see H.R. 193, H993 [6FE])
Trucking: regulation of commercial motor vehicle weights and combination lengths (see H.R. 2515, H4099 [6JN])
Unemployment: emergency benefits to certain railroad employees (see H.R. 3511, H9581 [7NO])
Vermont Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 132, H1024 [19FE])
Veterans: allow disability compensation concurrently with retirement pay (see H.R. 303, H713 [28JA])
———disability compensation for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 321, H79 [4JA])
———establish and maintain homeless programs (see H.R. 2648, H7381 [3OC])
———grave marker allowance (see H.R. 1992, H5341 [10JY])
———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 426, H1138 [21FE])
———pilot project using foreclosed properties to provide shelter to homeless individuals (see H.R. 2059, H5650 [18JY])
———service pensions for World War I veterans (see H.R. 1918, H2769 [2MY])
Water: improve management of national resources (see H.R. 844, H988 [6FE])
———protection of sole source aquifers (see H.R. 688, H780 [29JA])
Wetlands: promote conservation and enhancement (see H.R. 251, H8335 [23OC])
Whistle blowing: protect employees who report violations of Federal laws (see H.R. 1664, H5596 [17JY])
White House Conference on Aging: require President to call in 1993 (see H.R. 2024, H4613 [18JN])
Wildlife refuges: limit killing of wildlife (see H.R. 330, H4550 [13JN])
Women: encourage a broader range of job training and placement (see H.R. 906, H2394 [18AP])
———equity in health care services (see H.R. 1161, H1279 [27FE])
———reproduction rights (see H.R. 25, H54 [3JA])
Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 149, H1916 [20MR])
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 376, H10843 [21NO])
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 261, H7649 [8OC])
World Summit for Children: implementation (see H.R. 1633, H6386 [2AU])
World War II: contributions of Federal civilian employees during the attack on Pearl Harbor (see H.J. Res. 368, H11893 [26NO])
Year of the American Indian: designate (see H.J. Res. 342, H7380 [3OC])
Year of the Gulf of Mexico: designate (see H.J. Res. 327, H7801 [10OC])
Youth: adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 1398, H2769 [2MY])
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H7087 [30SE]
Remarks by, on
African Americans: prepare a national historic landmark theme study (H.R. 904), H2796 [7MY]
———status in U.S., H6528 [12SE]
Black History Month: observance, H1208 [27FE]
Capital punishment: racial discrimination in imposing, H8145
Civil rights: administration policy, H2476 [24AP]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (H.R. 1), H3743 [3JN], H3865 [4JN]
———restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (S. 1745), H9549 [7NO]
Contracts: awarding to disadvantaged businesses, H8344 [23OC]
Crime: gun control, H8030 [17OC]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3371), H8030 [17OC], H8145
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H9709 [13NO]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3750), H11160 [25NO]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (H.R. 2), H9400 [6NO]
Financial institutions: discrimination against minorities in lending, H8954 [1NO]
———recapitalize the Federal deposit insurance fund and reform the regulatory and service systems (H.R. 6), H8954 [1NO]
Firearms: establish national hotline to check on prospective handgun buyers, H2865 [8MY]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 7), H2865 [8MY]
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: authorize National Park Service to acquire and manage (H.R. 690), H2484 [24AP]
Middle East: military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq, H221 [11JA]
———military action to enforce U.N. Security Council resolution against Iraq (H.J. Res. 77), H475 [12JA]
National Historic Preservation Act: anniversary, E4134
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African American Museum (H.R. 1246), E787
Transportation: establish a national comprehensive surface transportation system (H.R. 2950), H8344 [23OC]
Unemployment: emergency compensation, H8392 [23OC]
———emergency compensation (S. 1722), veto, H8795 [31OC]
———emergency compensation (S. 1722), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 230), H7130 [1OC]
Votes: position on missed, H10699 [20NO]
Remarks in House relative to
House of Representatives: Democratic objectors for consent and private calendars, H7110 [1OC]
Special order: granted, H8186 [22OC]
Testimonies
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands/National Parks, D630 [21MY]
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Architect of the Capitol's Visitor Center and the Request for Leasing Authority for Space in the Judiciary Office Building, D1232 [9OC]
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate): Nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, D1120 [19SE]
Tributes
Farmer, James, E2601
Franklin, John H., E2909
Kennedy, John F., H10854 [22NO]
Roberts, Joseph L., Jr., H1419 [6MR]
Scott, Lucile M., E2919