LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Committee to escort Nelson Mandela into the House Chamber, H11006 [6OC]

John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development, H4729 [21JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Freedom National Park: establish (see H.R. 3956), H1057 [3MR]

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

Mays, Benjamin E.: award the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see H. Res. 527), H9008 [21AU]

———issuance of commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 528), H9008 [21AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H3682 [18MY]

Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones (see H.R. 4618), H9600 [23SE]

———labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 4669), H9600 [23SE]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 4416), H10007 [28SE]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 4370), H3791 [20MY]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 4495), H4090 [25MY]

Alcohol Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), H1898 [22MR]

Amateur Radio Service: facilitate utilization of volunteer resources (see H.R. 2623), H43 [25JA]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce or transport of captive-bred animals for the purpose of hunting (see H.R. 4997), H9762 [26SE]

———reporting requirements of research facilities conducting experiments or testing (see H.R. 4971), H9600 [23SE]

Armed Forces: benefits for former spouses of members discharged due to reductions in military personnel (see H.R. 3574), H2583 [20AP]

———provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 64), H2639 [21AP]

Arms control: moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of anti-personnel landmines (see H.R. 4699), H5461 [30JN]

Barbara McClintock Project to Cure AIDS: establish (see H.R. 3310), H1997 [24MR]

BATF: regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 4903), H11429 [7OC]

Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9158 [13SE]

Bureau of Justice Assistance: programs to create safe corridors for senior citizens (see H.R. 4116), H5547 [12JY]

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H2994 [3MY]

———management of the Presidio military facility (see H.R. 3433), H2252 [13AP]

Capitol Police: establish an ad hoc Joint Committee on Labor Relations (see H. Con. Res. 84), H681 [23FE]

Cesar E. Chavez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), H2640 [21AP]

Child support: establish committee for auditing of State programs (see H.R. 2241), H287 [3FE]

Children and youth: establish grants for the improvement of academic performance and social development of at-risk children (see H.R. 3950), H1057 [3MR]

———establish youth development block grants for community-based organizations (see H.R. 4086), H9224 [19SE]

———improve child support system (see H.R. 4051), H2219 [12AP]

———report child support obligations to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 4677), H11429 [7OC]

Children of Alcoholics Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 230), H4883 [22JN]

China, People's Republic of: establish position of U.S. Special Envoy for Tibet (see H.R. 5254), H11427 [7OC]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 4590), H4653 [16JN]

Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from U.S. budget (see H.R. 1056), H5547 [12JY]

Colleges and universities: extend the cohort default rate exemption for historically Black and Native American colleges (see H.R. 4025), H1323 [11MR]

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

Copyrights: fee exemptions for performance or broadcast of certain musical works and establishment of court-annexed arbitration process for fee disputes (see H.R. 4936), H10446 [30SE]

CPSC: regulation of firearm injuries (see H.R. 3263), H9569 [22SE]

Crime: ban possession or transfer of assault weapons (see H.R. 3527), H357 [8FE]

———telemarketing fraud (see H.R. 4399), H5872 [19JY]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 363), H3055 [4MY]

Cuba: trade embargo (see H.R. 2229), H4995 [24JN]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2826), H5871 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjudication of claims for veterans benefits (see H.R. 3269), H1254 [10MR]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (see H.R. 4809), H9903 [27SE]

District of Columbia: eligibility of blind individuals to serve as jurors (see H.R. 4205), H2251 [13AP]

———eliminate unfunded pension liabilities (see H.R. 3728), H42 [25JA]

Economy: protect economic rights of citizens (see H.R. 5218), H11199 [6OC]

Education: reauthorization of Head Start Program (see H.R. 3842), H2252 [13AP]

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

Employment: assist discharged Armed Forces members to obtain employment and management training with public housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 1886), H205 [2FE]

———establish a system of reemployment, job training, and income support services (see H.R. 4040, 4050), H1439 [16MR], H5547 [12JY]

———prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation (see H.R. 4636), H4958 [23JN]

———require employers to post and to provide information on sexual harassment (see H.R. 2829), H4220 [8JN]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 4345), H3156 [5MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 3309), H4390 [13JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: amend regarding statute of limitations and protection of employees who assist investigations (see H.R. 2710), H501 [10FE]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1417), H410 [9FE]

———reauthorize adolescent family life demonstration projects (see H.R. 3561), H288 [3FE]

Federal employees: temporary employee benefits (see H.R. 2648), H9600 [23SE]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 4300), H9762 [26SE]

———prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (see H.R. 4296), H2698 [25AP]

———regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of certain particularly dangerous bullets (see H.R. 3398), H288 [3FE]

———strengthen reporting requirements and licensing procedures for dealers (see H.R. 3337), H411 [9FE]

Fish and fishing: long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4404), H10372 [29SE]

Food industry: require humane slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 649), H43 [25JA]

Foreign trade: policy on Saudi Arabia and GATT (see H. Con. Res. 138), H7195 [8AU]

Forests: restraints upon clearcutting (see H.R. 1164), H559 [22FE]

FTC: study tobacco industry targeting of women and minorities in advertisement (see H.R. 4279), H10372 [29SE]

Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H1440 [16MR]

Guatemala: U.S. policy relative to peace process and human rights protection (see H. Con. Res. 212), H2398 [18AP]

Haiti: impose sanctions and halt the interdiction and return of refugees (see H.R. 4114), H1956 [23MR]

Hall, James N.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 215), H3682 [18MY]

Health: establish a national program of trained community health advisors to assist in certain State objectives (see H.R. 4024), H4390 [13JN]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 233), H4166 [26MY]

———inclusion of annual lead poisoning screenings for children in a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 209), H679 [23FE]

———inclusion of breast and cervical cancer screenings and gynecological services in a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 217), H3056 [4MY]

———inclusion of mammography screenings for women in a national health care plan (see H. Res. 368), H2368 [14AP]

———inclusion of osteopathic services under national health care benefits package (see H. Con. Res. 173), H9903 [27SE]

———research funding (see H.R. 4260), H3755 [19MY]

Health care facilities: assistance for AIDS patients treatment (see H.R. 5141), H10538 [3OC]

Historic buildings: mint coins in commemoration of Federal acceptance of responsibility of care and maintenance (see H.R. 1671), H8755 [19AU]

Housing: eligibility of certain disabled individuals for home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3564), H2219 [12AP]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H9224 [19SE]

Immigration: admission of Amerasian children born in the Philippines (see H.R. 2429), H2252 [13AP]

———admission of spouses and children relative to permanent resident alien status (see H.R. 3182), H9600 [23SE]

Income: prohibit wage discrimination based on sex, race, or nationality (see H.R. 4803), H10538 [3OC]

Income tax: inclusion of organ donation information with individual refund payments (see H.R. 3637), H544 [11FE]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 124), H2398 [18AP]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246, 401), H44 [25JA], H9161 [16SE]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets (see H.R. 3900), H2583 [20AP]

———purchase of rice from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8755 [19AU]

Latimer, Lewis Howard: issuance of commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 252), H4090 [25MY]

Law enforcement: reform Asset Forfeiture Program (see H.R. 3347), H3522 [17MY]

Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]

Liberia: economic assistance (see H.R. 4238), H2397 [18AP]

Lower Mississippi Delta region: initiatives to address certain needs (see H.R. 4043), H3156 [5MY]

Lumber industry: export controls (see H.R. 4402), H3344 [12MY]

Medicaid: allow State payments for osteopathic services to children and pregnant women by physicians certified by the American Osteopathic Association medical specialty board (see H.R. 3906), H4166 [26MY]

Mexico: elections (see H. Con. Res. 250), H3521 [17MY]

Middle East: support for peace process and condemnation of terrorist acts (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1157 [9MR]

Military assistance: prohibit to Governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 3538), H2507 [19AP]

Miller, Doris: waive certain time restrictions relative to awarding of the Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4851), H6453 [28JY]

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations for vehicles on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 4496), H9903 [27SE]

———protect personal privacy and safety of licensed drivers (see H.R. 3365), H2252 [13AP]

National American Lacemaker Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 352), H6454 [28JY]

National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4553 [15JN]

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

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), H5761 [14JY]

National defense: nuclear disarmament and economic conversion (see H.R. 3750), H5547 [12JY]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H44 [25JA]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H10446 [30SE]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H4780 [21JN]

National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7195 [8AU]

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

National Men's Health Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 209), H205 [2FE]

National Museum of Health and Medicine: designate relocation site (see H.R. 4315), H2913 [28AP]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 374), H5872 [19JY]

National objectives: practice random acts of kindness (see H. Res. 355), H410 [9FE]

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

National Police Survivors Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 344), H2914 [28AP]

National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]

National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H358 [8FE]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 833), H2507 [19AP]

National Women and Girls in Sports Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 385), H9762 [26SE]

Native Americans: use of peyote for religious purposes (see H.R. 4230), H6482 [29JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H1440 [16MR]

Nuclear weapons: negotiations of testing limitations (see H. Con. Res. 235), H3156 [5MY]

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs: appeals process and judicial review (see H.R. 4977), H9600 [23SE]

———procedures for the selection of second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4978), H9600 [23SE]

———selection of board-certified second-opinion physicians (see H.R. 4979), H9600 [23SE]

Oklahoma: establish Honey Springs National Battlefield and Washita Battlefield National Historic Site (see H.R. 4821), H9087 [12SE]

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

Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H9087 [12SE]

Parks and recreation areas: expansion of recreation opportunities for at-risk youth in high crime areas (see H.R. 4034), H1345 [15MR]

Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 334), H2219 [12AP]

Pesticides: provide incentives for farmers to reduce their use of pesticides (see H.R. 5270), H11428 [7OC]

———regulate chemical residues in food (see H.R. 4091), H5547 [12JY]

Postal Service: reemployment of retirees in temporary positions relative to offset of annuity (see H.R. 3246), H2368 [14AP]

Power resources: funding for energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization relative to the economy and environmental protection (see H. Con. Res. 188), H1088 [8MR]

Printing: use of ink made from vegetable oil in lithographic printing by the Federal Government (see H. Con. Res. 231), H2995 [3MY]

Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4166 [26MY]

Public housing: encourage gainful employment among residents (see H.R. 4159), H3682 [18MY]

———referendum among residents on banning or restricting gun ownership (see H.R. 4062), H1439 [16MR]

Public lands: designate certain as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2638), H680 [23FE]

———protection of wildlife from airborne hunting (see H.R. 1391), H1996 [24MR]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), H1898 [22MR]

Public welfare programs: assistance to recipients most likely to end welfare dependence (see H.R. 4498), H4090 [25MY]

———reform (see H.R. 4126), H1994 [24MR]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 4708), H9600 [23SE]

Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H84 [26JA]

Radioactive substances: improve and increase radon testing products and services (see H.R. 2448), H1345 [15MR]

Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 3866), H2640 [21AP]

Rawls, Lou: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1718), H501 [10FE]

Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (see H. Res. 343), H287 [3FE]

Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (see H.R. 3270), H5462 [30JN]

Rural areas: credit and financial services to residents, public services, and businesses (see H.R. 4129), H7195 [8AU]

Rushdie, Salman: condemn death sentence imposed by Iran (see H. Con. Res. 249), H10728 [4OC]

Rwanda: U.S. policy on humanitarian and political plight (see H. Res. 497), H11202 [6OC]

Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H4090 [25MY]

Schools: reduction of violent crime in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 538), H2252 [13AP]

Small business: participation in business development programs by concerns controlled by individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 794), H205 [2FE]

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), H9224 [19SE]

Social Security: permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians (see H.R. 1354), H2252 [13AP]

Solid waste: prohibit international export and import (see H.R. 3706), H84 [26JA]

South Africa: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 560), H10538 [3OC]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H679 [23FE]

Sports: establish a system of National Historic Ball Parks (see H.R. 2626), H866 [24FE]

States: immunity from personal civil liability for certain volunteers working for nonprofit organizations and government entities (see H.R. 911), H680 [23FE]

———transfer of nonlethal excess defense articles from Dept. of Defense (see H.R. 4456), H10538 [3OC]

Tariff: personal effects of participants in certain international sporting events (see H.R. 4066), H1539 [17MR]

Taxation: deduction of business meal expenses subject to Federal hours of limitation (see H.R. 4986), H11429 [7OC]

———employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2507 [19AP]

———gifts of publicly traded stock to private foundations (see H.R. 2418), H501 [10FE]

———increase excise taxes on tobacco products and use revenue for medicaid eligibility expansion (see H.R. 1246), H2507 [19AP]

———reform rules relative to subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 4056), H3345 [12MY]

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

———treatment of nonprofit organizations' bond issues as similar to governmental bonds (see H.R. 2022), H357 [8FE]

———treatment of predeceased parent exclusion to the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 4326), H9158 [13SE]

Television: require new television sets to have built-in circuitry to allow viewers to block the display of programs rated violent (see H.R. 2888), H2838 [26AP]

Tobacco products: CPSC fire safety standards (see H.R. 3885), H4293 [9JN]

———eliminate price supports and marketing quotas, disallow tax deduction for advertising expenses, and establish trust fund for antidrug and antitobacco activities (see H.R. 4698), H11001 [5OC]

———prohibit sale in vending machines and the distribution of free samples in Federal buildings and on Federal property (see H.R. 3845), H2219 [12AP]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H44 [25JA]

U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H2640 [21AP]

Utah: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H9158 [13SE]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3023), H1253 [10MR]

Vietnam Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 333), H2507 [19AP]

Walt Disney Co.: proposed theme park in Virginia (see H. Con. Res. 255), H4653 [16JN]

Water: establish national urban watershed restoration program (see H.R. 3873), H559 [22FE]

Water pollution: nonpoint source management program (see H.R. 2543), H9903 [27SE]

Weapons: prohibit arms sales to countries that are participating in the boycott of Israel (see H.R. 3656), H2398 [18AP]

Whittaker, Johnson C.: issuance of posthumous commission to second lieutenant in the Army (see H.R. 3925), H1058 [3MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H. Res. 432), H9762 [26SE]

———promote greater equity in delivery of health care (see H.R. 3075), H287 [3FE]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve administration (see H.R. 359), H4165 [26MY]

World War II: commendation to individuals exposed to mustard agents (see H.R. 1055), H680 [23FE]

———disclosure of information relative to Nazi war crimes (see H.R. 4955), H11001 [5OC]

———mint commemorative coins for the 50th anniversary and the service of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 3666), H84 [26JA]

Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H5548 [12JY]

Letters

Nomination of Sam W. Brown, Jr., to be a delegate to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: by, S6228 [24MY]

Remarks by, on

Airports: noise abatement, E2106 [6OC]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Special Libraries Association, E1176 [9JN]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 4590), H7239 [9AU]

Civil rights: Brown v. Board of Education anniversary, H3382 [17MY]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, E31 [26JA]

Dept. of Environmental Protection: establish (H.R. 3425), H168 [2FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4603), H5134 [27JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), conference report, E2148 [6OC]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1024 [3MR]

———require local school districts to compile statistics of children of illegal immigrants, H1024 [3MR]

Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), consideration (H. Res. 416), H3070 [5MY]

Freedom Summer Remembrance Day: designate (H. Res. 457), H4752, H4758, H4759, H4760, H4761, H4762, H4763 [21JN]

Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11073 [6OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6767 [4AU]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: authorizing appropriations and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as day of national community service (H.R. 1933), H1333 [15MR]

National Endowment for Democracy: funding, H5134 [27JN]

Religion: condemn speech by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam (H. Res. 343), H569 [23FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H9768 [27SE]

Voting Rights Act: reforms, H1872 [22MR]

Wallenberg, Raoul: placement of a bust in the Capitol (H. Con. Res. 222), H2378 [18AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H79 [26JA], H994 [2MR], H4290 [9JN], H9007 [21AU], H10535 [3OC]

Special order: granted, H202 [2FE], H11198 [6OC]

Tribute, H4785 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate relative to

Tribute, S4751 [21AP]

Summaries

Airport Noise Abatement, E2107 [6OC]

Tributes

Darden, Representative, H11546 [29NO]

Durley, Gerald L., H4781 [22JN]

Edwards, Representative Don, E2220 [8OC]

Johnson, Representative Don, H11546 [29NO]

Mays, Benjamin E., E1792 [21AU]

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, H3759 [20MY], H6616 [2AU]

O'Neill, Thomas P., Jr., E317 [2MR]

Rowland, Representative, E2247 [8OC]

Williams, Brandon, H187 [2FE]

Young, Jean Childs, H9356 [21SE]