EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Notable and Quotable, Jacquie Miller, Wall Street Journal, H3104 [5MY]

So You Want To Get Your Roof Fixed? Richard Rosenow, Wall Street Journal, E1621 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Foreign trade: offset of lost revenues relative to lowering of tariffs in trade agreements (see H.R. 4198), H2251 [13AP]

Frederick S. Green U.S. Courthouse, Urbana, IL: designate (see H.R. 4938), H7991 [11AU]

Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (H.R. 830), consideration (see H. Res. 415), H2994 [3MY]

Water: conservation and development of resources, and river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 4886), H6698 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]

Agriculture: conservation plan compliance deadlines for certain croplands damaged by weather conditions (see H.R. 3794), H286 [3FE]

———tribute to U.S. rice industry (see H.J. Res. 405), H10538 [3OC]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 4589), H4653 [16JN]

Amateur Radio Service: facilitate utilization of volunteer resources (see H.R. 2623), H1440 [16MR]

Appropriations: rescind unauthorized funds contained in California earthquake relief legislation (see H.R. 3986), H1156 [9MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H1897 [22MR]

Budget: deficit (see H.R. 4057), H2507 [19AP]

———establish a Federal regulatory budget (see H.R. 3005), H43 [25JA]

———establish Federal mandate budget and impose cost controls (see H.R. 3421), H44 [25JA]

———outlay reduction process (see H.R. 4000), H2994 [3MY]

Business and industry: promote the use of soybean and other vegetable oils in industrial products (see H.R. 4817), H6155 [22JY]

Center City Church Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 419), H11201 [6OC]

Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact: congressional consent to amendments (see H.R. 4814), H6155 [22JY]

CERCLA: amend relative to liability, State implementation, remedy selection, and funding (see H.R. 4161), H4166 [26MY]

———assignment of shares of liability at Superfund sites (see H.R. 3624), H2583 [20AP]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148, 168), H44 [25JA], H2507 [19AP]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3279 [11MY]

Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 145), H2398 [18AP]

Committees of the House: commence hearings into President and Hillary Rodham Clinton's involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty (see H. Res. 437), H3964 [24MY]

Congress: application of OSHA laws (see H.R. 3458), H1067 [7MR]

Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]

Cost of Government Day: designate (see H. Res. 480), H5761 [14JY]

Courts: death penalty sentencing for kidnappings which result in the death of a minor (see H.R. 3936), H3279 [11MY]

———remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts (see H.R. 193), H6200 [25JY]

Crime: authorize prosecutions as adults of certain armed offenders who are juveniles (see H.R. 3685), H288 [3FE]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 5008), H9008 [21AU]

———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: funding of Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.J. Res. 319), H357 [8FE]

Dept. of Justice: independent counsel reauthorization (see H.R. 3545), H411 [9FE]

———interpretation of child protection statutes (see H. Res. 481), H5761 [14JY]

Ecology and environment: permit the conversion of wetlands that are under a certain acreage (see H.R. 4347), H3055 [4MY]

———regulatory differentiation between agricultural oils and toxic oils (see H.R. 4412), H3344 [12MY]

Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.: designate (see H.J. Res. 329), H1541 [17MR]

EEOC: guidelines relative to religious harassment in employment (see H. Res. 446), H4165 [26MY]

Employment: establish workforce preparation and development system (see H.R. 4407), H3344 [12MY]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H4165 [26MY]

EPA: enhance scientific credibility of regulatory decisions and improve public disclosure of information (see H.R. 2910), H11429 [7OC]

ERISA: fiduciary duties relative to external benefits, social investing, and economically targeted investments (see H.R. 5135), H11429 [7OC]

Food industry: interstate commerce in meat and meat products relative to State and Federal inspection requirements (see H.R. 3646), H4447 [14JN]

Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (see H. Res. 457), H4721 [17JN]

GATT: funding for negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 284), H8595 [17AU]

Golden Gate National Recreation Area: management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 4078), H1539 [17MR]

Government regulations: establish requirements relative to the issuance and review of regulations by Federal agencies (see H.R. 3695), H44 [25JA]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Con. Res. 269), H5871 [19JY]

Health: ability of Members to strike employer mandates from health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 424), H6550 [1AU]

———application of antitrust laws for certain activities of providers of health care services (see H.R. 3486), H2507 [19AP]

———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 201), H204 [2FE]

———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H1441 [16MR]

———employment impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3882), H679 [23FE]

———inclusion of medical technology advancement in health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 485), H6984 [4AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3955), H1957 [23MR]

House of Representatives: prohibit use of frank for mass mailings (see H.R. 3455), H1088 [8MR]

———reform (see H.R. 3633), H501 [10FE]

House Rules: committee staff (see H. Res. 383), H1898 [22MR]

Housing: rental assistance to relocate individuals who provide information on criminal activity (see H.R. 4141), H1995 [24MR]

Immigration: prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents (see H.R. 1080), H6454 [28JY]

INS: restructure enforcement components (see H.R. 3105), H2583 [20AP]

IRS: liability of employees in court cases (see H.R. 3261), H4220 [8JN]

Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H1898 [22MR]

Lobbyists: restrictions on former executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 3941), H2914 [28AP]

Medicare: extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H11429 [7OC]

Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: repeal (see H.R. 4095), H3681 [18MY]

———repeal employer requirement to file certain reports (see H.R. 4365), H3522 [17MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on terms of office (see H.J. Res. 21), H1088 [8MR]

———determination of official mail allowance and regulation of mass mailings and franking privilege (see H.R. 3787), H286 [3FE]

———establish a national advisory referendum on limiting of terms (see H.R. 3835), H1541 [17MR]

———restrictions on franked mass mailings by a Member who is a candidate for such office (see H.R. 1349), H1058 [3MR]

Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian peace agreement signing in Cairo, Egypt (see H. Con. Res. 245), H3755 [19MY]

National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 311), H1997 [24MR]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 342), H2507 [19AP]

National Family Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H11201 [6OC]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H6253 [26JY]

National Mammography Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 418), H10373 [29SE]

National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]

National U.S. Seafood Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 387), H5951 [20JY]

Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 2095), H43 [25JA]

Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H44 [25JA]

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H10373 [29SE]

Peace Officers Memorial Day: display of U.S. flag on Federal buildings (see H.R. 302), H157 [1FE]

Pesticides: safety training programs (see H.R. 3969), H1087 [8MR]

Postal Service: prohibit penalization for use of private express services for certain letters and packets (see H.R. 3796), H286 [3FE]

———reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H1781 [21MR]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 424), H11200 [6OC]

Printing: use of ink made from vegetable oil in lithographic printing by the Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 231), H1956 [23MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4473, 4566; H. Res. 525), H3887 [23MY], H4343 [10JN], H8696 [18AU]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H3156 [5MY]

Refugees: prohibit entry of Iraqi veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 3173), H3345 [12MY]

Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]

Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H2218 [12AP]

Small business: employee access to health insurance (see H.R. 4519), H4391 [13JN]

Small Family Farm Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 291), H1088 [8MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 4912), H8755 [19AU]

Social Security: determination of disability benefits relative to drug trafficking enterprises and ability to engage in gainful activities (see H.R. 3929), H1254 [10MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H2218 [12AP]

———payments to individuals convicted of a felony (see H.R. 3251), H5761 [14JY]

———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (see H.R. 3814, 4136), H996 [2MR], H1995 [24MR]

Taxation: deductibility of expenses incurred in connection with the business use of the home (see H.R. 3407), H205 [2FE]

———deductibility of meal expenses of drivers of motor vehicles who are subject to certain Federal restrictions (see H.R. 2672), H4343 [10JN]

———home office expenses (see H.R. 2444), H4090 [25MY]

———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H3791 [20MY]

———repeal Presidential election campaign check-off and establish check-off to reduce public debt (see H.R. 171), H995 [2MR]

———substantiation requirements of charitable contributions (see H.R. 3871), H2507 [19AP]

———treatment of crop insurance and disaster payments and the luxury automobile excise tax (see H.R. 4634), H5350 [29JN]

———treatment of crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments (see H.R. 3757), H156 [1FE]

———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H4390 [13JN]

———treatment of health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 5062), H10007 [28SE]

———treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 3523), H866 [24FE]

U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see H. Con. Res. 184), H1059 [3MR]

Veterans: preference eligibility for Federal employment for veterans of the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 2767), H1058 [3MR]

Virginia: designate national scenic areas (see H.R. 2942), H1997 [24MR]

Wilderness areas: landing of aircraft in areas under special circumstances (see H.R. 4826), H6550 [1AU]

Directives

Wage and Hour Division's Field Operations Handbook: Dept. of Labor, H4215 [8JN]

Factsheets

Requirement for Differentiation Between Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils and Other Oils Under Certain Regulations, E2331-E2333 [29NO]

Letters

Federal regulations on roofing: Charles E. Bechtel, National Roofing Contractors Association, E1621 [2AU]

Frederick S. Green U.S. Courthouse, Urbana, IL: Michael J. Henneman, Champaign County, IL, Chamber of Commerce, H10560 [3OC]

Judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements: several small business trade associations, E1344 [28JN]

National Competitiveness Act: Bennie L. Thayer, National Association for the Self-Employed, H5809 [19JY]

———Jeffrey H. Schiff, National Association of Towns and Townships, H5810 [19JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H5809 [19JY]

———several Representatives, H5810 [19JY]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: reform crop insurance program (H.R. 4217), H7001 [5AU]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4554), H4637 [16JN], H4675, H4676 [17JN]

Blair, Bonnie: tribute for participation in winter Olympic games, E350 [3MR]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H1090 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1369, H1370 [16MR], H1457 [17MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (S.J. Res. 41), H895 [1MR]

———deficit, H1074 [8MR]

———discretionary spending limits (H.R. 3266), H3036 [4MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1256, H1266 [11MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), conference report, H3146 [5MY]

Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H1076 [8MR], H1791 [22MR], H3284 [12MY]

Construction industries: Federal regulations on roofing, E1621 [2AU]

Courts: proceedings determining the legality of closed meetings and nondisclosure of documents by the national health care reform task force, H6256 [27JY]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H6561 [2AU], H6703 [3AU], H8698 [19AU], H8758 [20AU], H8942, H8988 [21AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 517), H7958 [11AU]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2316 [14AP]

Democratic Party: legislative tactics, H10849 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reorganization (H.R. 3171), H9956 [28SE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for the Technology Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 820), motion to instruct conferees, H5809, H5812 [19JY]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: analysis of Federal regulations and mandates imposed on State and local governments, H179 [2FE]

———establish (H.R. 3425), consideration (H. Res. 312), H179 [2FE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5258 [28JN]

Domestic policy: effect of political party objectives, H5779 [19JY]

Economy: impact of Federal legislation and regulations on business and local government, H9094 [13SE]

———national objectives priority assignments, H6107 [22JY]

———promote productivity, trade, competitiveness, and technological leadership of the U.S. (S. 4), H9094 [13SE]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H837 [24FE]

———regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents, H837 [24FE]

Employment: labor regulations relative to teenagers, H4214 [8JN]

Federal aid programs: reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), conference report, H3318 [12MY]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3104 [5MY]

Foreign trade: offset of lost revenues relative to lowering of tariffs in trade agreements (H.R. 4198), H2201 [12AP]

Frederick S. Green U.S. Courthouse, Urbana, IL: designate (H.R. 4939), H10559 [3OC]

GATT: subsidization of certain foreign industries, H91 [1FE]

Government regulations: judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (H.R. 830), H2974 [3MY], E1344 [28JN]

———judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements (H.R. 830), discharge petition, H3892 [24MY]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H9032 [12SE], H9099 [13SE], H9229 [20SE]

———presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11076 [6OC]

———tribute to special peace delegation and support for U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 290), H9218 [19SE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H564 [23FE], H2513 [20AP], H5878 [20JY], H5955 [21JY], H6197 [25JY], H6208 [26JY], H6766 [4AU], H6987 [5AU], H8598 [18AU]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H11207 [7OC]

Kentucky: election results in 2d Congressional District, H3970 [25MY]

Oil Pollution Act: implementation relative to animal fats and vegetable oils (S. 2559), E2331 [29NO]

Oklahoma: election results in 6th Congressional District, H3233 [11MY]

OSHA: reform (H.R. 1280), H4398 [14JN]

Public welfare programs: reform, H4400 [14JN], H4452 [15JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10253 [29SE], H10691 [4OC]

Small business: impact of environmental, employer, and consumer government regulations, H2974 [3MY]

———impact of environmental, employer, and consumer regulations, H9535, H9536 [22SE]

Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals, H3895 [24MY]

———ensure viability of system (H.R. 4245), H2587 [21AP]

Social Security Administration: bonus performance awards for employees, H3759 [20MY]

Somalia: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H3381 [17MY]

Taxation: rates, H48 [26JA]

Technology: enhance manufacturing technology (H.R. 820), motion to instruct conferees, H5809, H5812 [19JY]

Votes: position on missed, E1190 [10JN]

WIC: funding, H4675, H4676 [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H2993 [3MY], H4342 [10JN], H5315 [28JN], H6697 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H78 [26JA], H994 [2MR], H2214 [12AP], H2505 [19AP], H2993 [3MY], H3277 [11MY], H4216 [8JN], H8753 [19AU]

Schedules

Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds: miscellaneous measures, prospectuses and resolutions, D1131 [26SE]

Committee on Rules (House): legislative branch appropriations, D616 [25MY]

Statements

National Competitiveness Act, H5810 [19JY]

Tributes

Nixon, Richard M., E829 [3MY]

Sumner, Jessie, H7907 [11AU]

Wiegers, Steven C., E1121 [26MY]