EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
Articles and editorials
Notable and Quotable, Jacquie Miller, Wall Street Journal, H3104
So You Want To Get Your Roof Fixed? Richard Rosenow, Wall Street Journal, E1621
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
Letters
Federal regulations on roofing: Charles E. Bechtel, National Roofing Contractors Association, E1621
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
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
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
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
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 4092), H2316
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
Firearms: prohibit transfer or sale of assault weapons (H.R. 4296), H3104
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
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
———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
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
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
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
Sumner, Jessie, H7907 [11AU]
Wiegers, Steven C., E1121