CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H470, H471 [20JA], H731 [26JA]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10273 [18OC]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1282 [6FE], H1323 [7FE], H1380 [8FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2930 [9MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2698 [6MR], H2740 [7MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1525 [9FE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2439 [1MR]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1667 [13FE], H1702 [14FE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2394 [28FE]

Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8462 [4AU]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]

———H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H11989 [9NO]

———H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H10690 [24OC]

———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]

———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]

———H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]

———S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, H10002 [12OC]

Articles and editorials

Can Business Still Survive in Our Cities? Anita Lienert, E1495-E1497 [21JY]

Person Who Wanted To Be Free, Walt Harrington, Washington (DC) Post, E2135-E2140 [8NO]

Stealth Bombing, America's Future, Representative Dellums, Nation (publication), E1832 [21SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H1611 [10FE]

Courts: supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. Western Electric (see H.R. 1641), H5071 [16MY]

Housing: public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 1613), H4873 [11MY]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45), H164 [9JA]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H13273 [17NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]

———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H14927 [14DE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5623 [6JN]

Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies (see H.R. 411), H175 [9JA]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H8597 [6SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H230 [11JA]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H10726 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6083 [16JN]

———protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 50), H890 [30JA]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H5072 [16MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H14239 [7DE]

Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H6270 [22JN]

Courts: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H2810 [7MR]

———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3156 [14MR]

———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3156 [14MR]

———temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 2294), H8725 [8SE]

Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883), H6083 [16JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13870 [30NO]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4916 [12MY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264), H6699 [30JN]

Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1917), H6269 [22JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]

Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Financial institutions: small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398), H1611 [10FE]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6159 [20JN]

Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2307 [27FE]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4958 [15MY]

———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8806 [12SE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H3879 [28MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]

———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H5071 [16MY]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55), H164 [9JA]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3417 [21MR]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H6736 [10JY]

Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H325 [18JA]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H5691 [7JN]

Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2422), H9670 [28SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H5691 [7JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

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. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1372 [7FE]

———level (see H.R. 619, 940), H1372 [7FE], H1751 [14FE]

Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 2511), H10484 [19OC]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13870 [30NO]

Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of noneconomic interests (see H.R. 1244), H3573 [22MR]

———require disclosures of materially altered films (see H.R. 1248), H3276 [15MR]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8806 [12SE]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H13142 [16NO]

National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734), H8309 [2AU]

National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H13804 [29NO]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H15238 [20DE]

Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H6270 [22JN]

Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H4031 [30MR]

———early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H7917 [27JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H10726 [24OC]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H6699 [30JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506), H4431 [7AP]

Taxation: encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]

———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H1208 [3FE]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H5072 [16MY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H6913 [12JY]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 2534), H10848 [25OC]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H1208 [3FE]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H11767 [2NO]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4546 [3MY]

———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H970 [31JA]

Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]

Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6082 [16JN]

———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H2811 [7MR]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H4619 [9MY]

Letters

Attorney Accountability Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Abner J. Mikva, Executive Office of the President, H2671 [6MR]

Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: James V. Franze, AFL-CIO, H9533 [27SE]

———Joseph F. Lyscas, AFL-CIO, H9533 [27SE]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H770 [26JA]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H11983 [9NO]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2747 [7MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1583 [10FE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1740 [14FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11596 [1NO]

———use of law enforcement block grants to protect family planning clinics, H1730 [14FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8111 [1AU]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H446 [20JA], H604, H630, H654 [25JA], H701, H708, H709, H732, H733, H736, H739, H770 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13193 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5294 [18MY]

———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H621 [25JA]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1403, H1408, H1423, H1424, H1425, H1426, H1427, H1431, H1432 [8FE]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2525), H13678 [28NO]

Civil rights: exempt certain court cases from mandatory sanctions on attorneys, H2740, H2741 [7MR]

Correctional institutions: community service programs, H1568 [10FE]

———criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (H.R. 1533), H14328 [12DE]

———prison construction funding, H1570 [10FE]

———reform prison litigation process, H14106 [6DE]

Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (H.R. 2361), H13363 [20NO]

———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10265, H10271, H10274, H10275, H10276, H10278, H10279, H10280 [18OC]

———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), consideration (H. Res. 237), H10261, H10263 [18OC]

———eliminate joint and several liability for noneconomic losses in cases involving interstate commerce, H2953 [9MR]

———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers relative to product liability litigation, H2930, H2931 [9MR]

———liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2947 [9MR]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1317, H1318, H1319, H1324, H1325, H1327, H1328, H1329, H1331, H1333, H1334, H1338 [7FE], H1383, H1384, H1386, H1391, H1396, H1397 [8FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards, H2938 [9MR]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11983, H11986, H11988 [9NO]

———payment of legal expenses by losing party in claims only against small businesses, H2745 [7MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2874, H2884 [8MR], H2930, H2931, H2938, H2941, H2947, H2949, H2951, H2953 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2866, H2868, H2869 [8MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2909 [9MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11983, H11986, H11988 [9NO]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to recommit, H3025 [10MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2664, H2670, H2671, H2672, H2673, H2677, H2679, H2683, H2684, H2686, H2687, H2689, H2690, H2691, H2694, H2698, H2700, H2701 [6MR], H2740, H2741, H2745, H2747 [7MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), motion to recommit, H2748 [7MR]

———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9613, H9614 [28SE]

Crime: Gang Resistant Education and Training Program, H1570 [10FE]

———incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1480, H1482, H1491, H1497, H1498, H1507, H1510, H1519, H1520, H1521, H1522, H1523, H1524, H1526, H1528, H1530 [9FE], H1566, H1567, H1568, H1570, H1583, H1584 [10FE]

———mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1306, H1307, H1310, H1313 [7FE]

———sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 1240), H4123, H4124 [4AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5877, H5882 [13JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5877, H5882 [13JN]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8619 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8619 [7SE]

———procurement, E1832 [21SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14106 [6DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H15241 [20DE]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Trade Union Leadership Council, E2276 [30NO]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10265, H10271, H10274, H10275, H10276, H10278, H10279, H10280 [18OC]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2535 [2MR]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H446 [20JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6416, H6422 [28JN]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6406 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6470 [28JN]

Government regulations: record and make public all Federal agency contacts during major rulemaking processes, H2439, H2440 [1MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2403, H2439, H2440 [1MR]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H6470 [28JN]

Hoke, Representative: motion to proceed in order, H3896 [29MR]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H641 [25JA], H1531 [9FE], H1714, H1715 [14FE]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4360 [6AP]

Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), H1589, H1592 [10FE]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9532 [27SE]

Law enforcement: monitoring and oversight of grant recipients, H1649 [13FE]

———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1630, H1636, H1643, H1644, H1646, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1657, H1658, H1661, H1662, H1663, H1665, H1667, H1668, H1669, H1670, H1671, H1672 [13FE], H1704, H1711, H1713, H1730, H1740 [14FE]

———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1704, H1711, H1713 [14FE]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (H.R. 45), E42 [5JA]

Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10347, H10352 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (H. Res. 238), H10320 [19OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3889, H3941, H3945, H3948, H3950, H3957, H3959, H3960 [29MR]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 116), H3839 [28MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2949 [9MR]

Patents: biotechnology process protection (H.R. 587), H10096 [17OC]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12013, H12056, H12057 [9NO]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15527 [21DE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2470 [1MR], H2497, H2498, H2535, H2552, H2553, H2565, H2566 [2MR]

———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (H. Res. 101), H2465 [1MR]

RICO: reform relative to securities litigation, H2773, H2777 [7MR]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2765, H2773, H2777 [7MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14048 [6DE]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (H. Res. 105), H2756 [7MR]

———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15218 [20DE]

Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (H.R. 1506), H10103 [17OC]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8462, H8463 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8283, H8285, H8289, H8293 [2AU], H8461, H8462, H8463 [4AU]

———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), motion to instruct conferees, H10002 [12OC]

———removal of State and local regulations that may prohibit competition of interstate and intrastate telecommunications services, H8461 [4AU]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2801 [7MR]

Treaties and agreements: study effectiveness of Prisoner Transfer Treaty with Mexico, H1592 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H11766 [2NO]

Special order: granted, H8527 [4AU]

Reports filed

Activities During the 103d Congress: Committee on Government Operations (House) (H. Rept. 103-884), H121 [4JA]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens, D162 [8FE]

———Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]

———Communications Act, D956 [31JY]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms, D324 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag, D796 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]

———incarceration of violent criminals, D162 [8FE]

———mandatory victim restitution, D146 [6FE]

———Private Property Protection Act, D259 [28FE]

Tributes

Cunningham, William T., Jr., E1322 [22JN]

Dingell, Representative, H15197 [19DE]

Harris, Barry D., E1810 [19SE]

Harris, Eddie, E1931 [12OC]

Jackson, Milt, E807 [6AP]

Jenifer, Carol, E1495 [21JY]

Johnson, Arthur, E2098-E2100 [2NO], E2209-E2211 [17NO]

Keith, Damon J., E1676-E1678 [5AU]

Mineta, Representative, E1818 [20SE]

Parks, Rosa, E2135 [8NO]