LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H3360 [16MY], H5496 [12JY], H6289 [27JY]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H3360 [16MY], H5496 [12JY], H6289 [27JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3759, making supplemental appropriations, H458 [10FE]
———H.R. 4299, intelligence services appropriations, H9103 [13SE]
———H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8510 [17AU]
———H.R. 4650, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9115 [13SE]
Delegation for the funeral of the late Dean A. Gallo, H11541 [29NO]
Articles and editorials
Classroom Technology Act Would Integrate Computer Learning Throughout Nation, H9992 [28SE]
Greed on the Range, Debra J. Saunders, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, H5567 [13JY]
Inside Washington—Will Back-Room Deal Derail Desert Bill? Human Events (publication), H5567 [13JY]
Real Estate Syndicator Capitalizes on Catellus, Bradley Inman, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, H5567 [13JY]
Riding Out the Slump, Bradley Inman, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, H5568 [13JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
African-American Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 364), H6550 [1AU]
Agriculture: tribute to U.S. rice industry (see H.J. Res. 405), H10727 [4OC]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce or transport of captive-bred animals for the purpose of hunting (see H.R. 4997), H9762 [26SE]
Armed Forces: establish commission to review regular military compensation relative to financial assistance programs (see H.R. 4831), H11565 [29NO]
———procedures for determination and classification of missing or deceased status (see H.R. 291), H4293 [9JN]
Bankruptcy: interest of the debtor as a tenant under the rental of residential real property (see H.R. 1156), H7195 [8AU]
Belleville, NJ: recognize as birthplace of industrial revolution (see H. Con. Res. 35), H9903 [27SE]
BLM: transfer administration of lands to individual States (see H.R. 4157), H1995 [24MR]
Budget: caps on defense and nondefense discretionary spending (see H.R. 4259), H2581 [20AP]
California: disaster assistance for earthquake (see H.R. 3735), H82 [26JA]
———indeterminate sentencing system for violent crimes (see H. Res. 391), H1540 [17MR]
California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: establish (see H.R. 3611), H2219 [12AP]
Capital punishment: use of racially based quotas to determine sentencing (see H. Con. Res. 270), H6104 [21JY]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 148), H3682 [18MY]
Civil War History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), H1898 [22MR]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the World War II peace accords (see H.R. 3820), H3681 [18MY]
Constitution Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H5870 [19JY]
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 2872, 5008), H205 [2FE], H9008 [21AU]
———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]
Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H42 [25JA]
Dept. of State: establish Board of Visa Appeals (see H.R. 3305), H3056 [4MY]
Dept. of the Interior: sale of certain real and personal property (see H.R. 4919), H7992 [11AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of U.S. Mint (see H.R. 654), H680 [23FE]
Economy: tax credits for families, incentives for investment, and limit domestic spending (see H.R. 2434), H83 [26JA]
Education: establish incentives to improve the use of telecommunications and technology (see H.R. 5013), H9008 [21AU]
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), H4654 [16JN]
Endangered species: conservation of threatened and endangered species (see H.R. 3978), H5547 [12JY]
Federal Employees' Compensation Act: eliminate benefits to individuals convicted of defrauding the workers' compensation program (see H.R. 3491), H4090 [25MY]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 4514), H9351 [20SE]
Firearms: constitutional right of U.S. citizens to bear and keep arms (see H. Con. Res. 3), H4722 [17JN]
Forest Service: modular airborne fire fighting system (see H.R. 3224), H5761 [14JY]
General Bernardo de Galvez Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 347), H3755 [19MY]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 310), H156 [1FE]
Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H1541 [17MR]
Hazardous substances: regulation of the burning of waste in cement kilns (see H.R. 4984), H9903 [27SE]
Health: ability of Members to strike employer mandates from health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 424), H6550 [1AU]
———designation of obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women in Federal health care programs (see H. Res. 234), H1998 [24MR]
———inclusion of osteopathic services under national health care benefits package (see H. Con. Res. 173), H11430 [7OC]
———research funding (see H.R. 4260), H5655 [13JY]
Housing: exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons (see H.R. 1843), H3356 [16MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H680 [23FE]
International Women's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), H204 [2FE]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 401), H9224 [19SE]
Japan: purchase of rice from U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 274), H6380 [27JY]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H157 [1FE]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: prevent the development, acquisition, or use of nuclear weapons (see H.J. Res. 292), H288 [3FE]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 1277), H7195 [8AU]
Mahatma Gandhi: commemorate anniversary of birth (see H. Con. Res. 296), H10373 [29SE]
Medicare: coverage of certain chiropractic services (see H.R. 2889), H3345 [12MY]
———extend issuance period for select policies (see H.R. 5082), H9903 [27SE]
———reimbursement to medical facilities of the uniformed services or Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 1778), H157 [1FE]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Women's Memorial (see H.R. 2467), H411 [9FE]
National Agriculture Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 317), H1088 [8MR]
National Apollo Anniversary Observance: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), H4995 [24JN]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 366), H5463 [30JN]
National Earthquake Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 325), H544 [11FE]
National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 90), H4780 [21JN]
National Family Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 413), H11201 [6OC]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 411), H10446 [30SE]
National Flag Celebration Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 286), H2219 [12AP]
National Good Teen Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), H9569 [22SE]
National Hispanic Business Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 397), H9158 [13SE]
National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H9158 [13SE]
National Inventors Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), H5462 [30JN]
National League of Families POW/MIA: display of flag (see H.J. Res. 369), H7195 [8AU]
National Parkinson's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 359), H4293 [9JN]
National Penny Charity Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 415), H10446 [30SE]
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 138), H1067 [7MR]
National Random Acts of Kindness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 357), H2506 [19AP]
National Silver-Haired Congress: convene (see H. Con. Res. 176), H44 [25JA]
National U.S. Seafood Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 387), H5951 [20JY]
National Walking Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 276), H2995 [3MY]
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), H1541 [17MR]
Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 17), H4343 [10JN]
Parents' Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 398), H10007 [28SE]
Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see H.R. 4386), H4722 [17JN]
Postal Service: limit expenditures on new logo (see H.R. 3328), H44 [25JA]
Program on Social Ethics and Community Service: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 4464), H4654 [16JN]
Radio: recognize the achievements of radio amateurs and establish support for radio amateurs as national policy (see H.J. Res. 199), H84 [26JA]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 3875), H3156 [5MY]
Roads and highways: conversion of signs to metric units (see H.R. 3766), H3964 [24MY]
Roosevelt, Franklin D.: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of death (see H.R. 3270), H1997 [24MR]
Schneerson, Menachem Mendel: award a Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4497), H4090 [25MY]
Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal securities laws (see H.R. 417), H11000 [5OC]
Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H2218 [12AP]
Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 3879), H1997 [24MR]
Taxation: casualty loss deduction for disaster losses relative to adjusted gross income floor (see H.R. 3811), H2368 [14AP]
———employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H9903 [27SE]
———home office expenses (see H.R. 2444), H4090 [25MY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 1110), H865 [24FE]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5006), H8770 [20AU]
———repeal excise tax on luxury passenger vehicles (see H.R. 3039), H1898 [22MR]
———treatment of dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations (see H.R. 3951), H1057 [3MR]
———treatment of families, investment, and savings and limitations on growth of spending (see H.R. 3645), H84 [26JA]
Time for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 315), H2995 [3MY]
U.S. Botanic Garden: mint coins in commemoration of 175th anniversary (see H.R. 4135), H1995 [24MR]
Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 3392), H44 [25JA]
Year of the Grandparent: designate (see H.J. Res. 355), H7299 [9AU]
Years of the Girl Child: designate (see H.J. Res. 302), H2398 [18AP]
Letters
Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument: Marsha Turoci, County of San Bernardino, CA, Board of Supervisors, H5497 [12JY]
———Robert W. Gracey, County of Inyo, CA, Board of Supervisors, H5497 [12JY]
Federal, State, and local agencies law enforcement and border operations in Californian wilderness areas: Allan B. George and William R. Lutze, H4318 [10JN]
———Dick Williams, H4317 [10JN]
Space station program funding: Jeremiah W. Pearson, III, NASA, H5386 [29JN]
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), consideration (H. Res. 331), H862 [24FE]
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (S. 21), H10702, H10730 [4OC]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), H10702, H10730 [4OC]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making supplemental (H.R. 3759), H228, H229, H247, H267 [3FE]
———making supplemental (H.R. 3759), consideration (H. Res. 336), H220 [3FE]
Armenians: anniversary of genocide, H2477
Barstow, CA: tribute to Federal firefighters at the Marine Corps Logistics Base, E553
BLM: transfer administration of lands to individual States, H5669 [14JY]
B'nai B'rith: anniversary of the Paradise Chapter of B'nai B'rith Women, E121
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 103), H1459 [17MR]
———deficit, H1189
———rescission authority, H247, H267 [3FE]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1995-99 (H. Con. Res. 218), H1189
California: designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), H3488, H3491 [17MY], H4298, H4304, H4305, H4306, H4307, H4309, H4310, H4311, H4313, H4314, H4317, H4325, H4326, H4327, H4329, H4330, H4331 [10JN], H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380 [13JN], H5493, H5494, H5496, H5497, H5498, H5508, H5509, H5512, H5515, H5520, H5522, H5524 [12JY], H5559, H5563, H5566, H5569, H5570, H5582, H5583, H5586, H5587, H5588 [13JY], H5669, H5675, H5676, H5677, H5678 [14JY], H6261, H6280, H6281, H6282, H6287, H6291, H6299 [27JY]
———designate certain desert lands as wilderness (H.R. 518), consideration (H. Res. 422), H3480, H3482 [17MY]
———designate certain desert lands as wilderness (S. 21), H10698, H10699, H10700, H10702 [4OC], H11126 [6OC]
———disaster assistance for earthquake, H228, H229, H247 [3FE]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), H3488, H3491 [17MY], H4298, H4304, H4305, H4306, H4307, H4309, H4310, H4311, H4313, H4314, H4317, H4323, H4325, H4326, H4327, H4329, H4330, H4331 [10JN], H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380 [13JN], H5493, H5494, H5496, H5497, H5498, H5508, H5509, H5512, H5515, H5520, H5522, H5524 [12JY], H5559, H5563, H5566, H5569, H5570, H5582, H5583, H5586, H5587, H5588 [13JY], H5669, H5675, H5676, H5677, H5678 [14JY], H6261, H6280, H6281, H6282, H6287, H6291, H6299 [27JY]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (H.R. 518), consideration (H. Res. 422), H3480, H3482 [17MY]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), H10698, H10699, H10700, H10702 [4OC], H11126 [6OC]
———establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (S. 21), consideration of the conference report (H. Res. 568), H11124 [6OC]
———hunting in the Mojave National Monument, H5508, H5509, H5512 [12JY]
———management and restoration activities for fish and wildlife populations in certain public desert wilderness lands, H4376, H4377, H4378, H4379, H4380 [13JN]
———use of public lands for military overflights, H5582, H5583 [13JY]
———use of roads and trails by motor vehicles in designated areas, H4323, H4325, H4326, H4327, H4329, H4330, H4331 [10JN]
———withdraw certain Federal lands for military purposes, H4313, H4314 [10JN]
Catellus Development Corp.: treatment in Federal land exchange, H5566, H5569, H5570 [13JY]
Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham: investigation of involvement in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty, H1966 [24MR]
Colton, CA: anniversary of Matich Corp., E1433
Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H7997 [12AU]
Cummins, Charles V.: Dr. William H. Craig Visionary Award recipient, E1575
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), H3917, H3926 [24MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4301), consideration (H. Res. 431), H3858 [23MY]
———C-17 aircraft program, H3858 [23MY], H3917, H3926 [24MY]
Dept. of the Interior: negotiate agreements for the use of Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources (H.R. 3678), H10593 [3OC]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4602), H4835 [22JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4606), H5258 [28JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5355, H5360, H5365, H5366, H5380, H5381, H5385, H5401 [29JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, H9049, H9054, H9056 [12SE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H9061, H9067, H9068, H9072, H9076 [12SE]
Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1721 [21MR]
———bilingual education program funding, H1721 [21MR]
———establish incentives to improve the use of telecommunications and technology, H9991, H9992 [28SE]
EPA: regulations on foreign refinery reformulated gasoline imports, H9072, H9076 [12SE]
FEMA: response to requests for emergency assistance, H5365, H5366 [29JN]
Garcia, Ernest and Dorothy: Inland Empire Symphony Association Golden Baton Award recipients, E2288
Goler, Bernie: Congregation Emanu El Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Award recipient, E920
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces (H.J. Res. 416), H11109, H11118 [6OC]
Heatley, Dick: San Bernardino, CA, Elks Lodge honoree, E548
House of Representatives: legislative program, H11123 [6OC]
Housing and community development programs: reauthorize (H.R. 3838), H6128 [22JY]
Immigration: prevent Federal financial and unemployment benefits for aliens who are not legal permanent residents, H6128 [22JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4299), H5824 [19JY]
Land use: construction of access road to China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center relative to space energy laser facility use, H4304, H4305, H4306, H4307, H4309, H4310, H4311 [10JN]
Larsen, Patricia (Corky): Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizen Award recipient, E1281
Larson, Patricia (Corky): Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1521
Law enforcement: Federal, State, and local agencies law enforcement and border operations in California wilderness areas, H4317 [10JN]
Leonard, William E.: Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Award recipient, E1278
Lobbyists: disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), H1987 [24MR]
———disclosure of activities to influence the Federal Government (S. 349), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H10271 [29SE]
Mining and mineral resources: examine U.S. dependency on imports of certain minerals, H6287 [27JY]
NASA: Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network funding, H5380, H5381 [29JN]
National Guard: tribute to Redlands, CA, unit, E433
National Park Service: reduce backlog of land acquisitions, construction and park operations, H6261, H6280, H6281, H6282 [27JY]
Native Americans: designation of reservation land for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, H5563 [13JY]
Office of Special Counsel: reauthorize (H.R. 2970), H10618 [3OC]
OPIC: extend authority (H.R. 4950), conference report, H10731, H10732 [4OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H10736, H10737 [4OC]
Petroleum Marketing Practices Act: amend (H.R. 1520), H10576 [3OC]
Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H5493, H5494 [12JY]
Real property: compensation to property owners relative to Federal decisions, H5675, H5676, H5677, H5678 [14JY]
Redlands, CA: anniversary of the Contemporary Club, E43
San Bernardino, CA: tribute to San Bernardino Child Advocacy Program, E1436
San Francisco, CA: funding for the Presidio military facility, H4835 [22JN]
Savage, Phil and Lynda: Inland Empire Symphony of San Bernardino, CA, Golden Baton Award recipients, E173
Space policy: space station program funding, H5385, H5401 [29JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H107 [1FE], H356 [8FE], H491 [10FE], H1344 [15MR], H2214 [12AP], H2912 [28AP], H3153 [5MY], H3343 [12MY], H3510 [17MY], H4089 [25MY], H4342 [10JN], H4389 [13JN], H4882 [22JN], H5544 [12JY], H6103 [21JY], H6379 [27JY], H7505 [10AU]
Special order: granted, H9901 [27SE]
Schedules
Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House): Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Water Resources Development Act, D838 [19JY]
Committee on Rules (House): California Desert Protection Act, D527 [11MY], D1218 [5OC]
———Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, D744 [27JN]
Tributes
Blum, Irmi, E124
Digneo, Elmer J., E404
Franklin, Ron, E1193
Garland, Denise, E545
Glick, Marilyn, E1095
Jazbec, Stanley, E1195
Kalbus, Joanna Choi, E2284
Kottmeier, Dennis, E2286
Lehnhart, Robert E., E1076
Martin, Timothy C., E401
McCandless, Representative, H9711, H9712, H9713, H9714, H9715, H9716, H9717 [26SE], E1974
Shockey, Harriett, E626
Simmons, LeRoy A., E939
Stout, Edward F., E46
Sutton, Russell and Linda, E1693
Thoreson, Robert F., E808
Wickum, Tom, E868
Woodruff, Paul, E436