JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments offered by, to

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8066 [31JY], H8310 [2AU], H8413 [3AU]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12296 [14NO]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1758 [14FE]

Appointments

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H810 [27JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962), H6655 [29JN]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H9737 [29SE]

Vietnam: normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81), H6698 [30JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833), H7461 [21JY]

Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]

Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of service (see H.R. 832), H1281 [6FE]

Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 6), H175 [9JA]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H3808 [24MR]

———prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540), H11767 [2NO]

Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts (see H.R. 209), H325 [18JA]

———abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 579), H1689 [13FE]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H1968 [21FE]

Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 110), H9738 [29SE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606), H10994 [26OC], H12084 [9NO]

Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700), H2177 [23FE]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H161 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 2599), H11939 [8NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 66), H4873 [11MY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H6397 [27JN]

China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6482 [28JN]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.R. 705; H.J. Res. 64), H2064 [22FE]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H5689 [7JN]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 106), H8308 [2AU]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see H.R. 208), H970 [31JA]

Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 695), H801 [26JA]

Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3), H593 [24JA]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927), H1751 [14FE]

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500), H840 [27JA]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 1645), H5071 [16MY]

———prohibit Federal grants or contracts to educational institutions that prevent campus access for recruiting purposes (see H.R. 1118), H3733 [23MR]

Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883), H6082 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993), H6698 [30JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H10994 [26OC]

D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 111), H9738 [29SE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9), H243 [13JA]

Education: student loan reform (see H.R. 530, 1501), H4431, H4433 [7AP]

Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531), H13804 [29NO]

———consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 1617), H242 [13JA], H4873 [11MY]

———consolidate Federal job training programs, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1617), H8704 [8SE]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (see H.R. 1227), H14173 [6DE]

Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490), H400 [19JA]

Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571), H398 [19JA]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 739, 1005), H1157 [2FE], H1461 [8FE], H1968 [21FE]

ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594), H5983 [14JN]

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

———strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11), H243 [13JA]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H242 [13JA]

Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 316), H172 [9JA]

Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 78), H165 [9JA]

———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464, 698), H167 [9JA], H296 [17JA], H1850 [15FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H3416 [21MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 127), H13730 [28NO]

Gerstner, Louis: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 112), H9738 [29SE]

Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 862), H7916 [27JY]

———status of Federal contractors that hire permanent replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176), H2892 [8MR]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450), H1371 [7FE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 2106), H7699 [25JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H8537 [4AU]

House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 215), H169 [9JA]

House Rules: discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics complaints (see H. Res. 314), H15136 [19DE]

———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 756, 1018, 1915, 2202), H1157 [2FE], H2175 [23FE], H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H4872 [11MY]

Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts (see H.R. 1967), H6656 [29JN]

Israel: relocate U.S. embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595), H6270 [22JN]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H1612 [10FE]

Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or facilities by community organizations relative to similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497), H15574 [21DE]

———repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 1279), H12085 [9NO]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1968 [21FE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H162 [9JA]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1752 [14FE]

Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]

———repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 480), H803 [26JA]

National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 2180), H8360 [3AU]

National Education Standards and Improvement Council: eliminate (see H.R. 1045), H2223 [24FE]

National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7), H1555 [9FE]

National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]

Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 69), H2224 [24FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834), H5982 [14JN]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2570), H11686 [1NO]

O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283), H14173 [6DE]

Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4), H1372 [7FE]

Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H7179 [18JY]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H173 [9JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14003 [5DE]

Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70), H3276 [15MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4), H159 [9JA]

Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]

Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427), H1052 [1FE]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697, 2435), H801 [26JA], H9737 [29SE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H2392 [28FE], H12349 [14NO]

Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684), H13658 [20NO], H13803 [29NO]

———increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 8), H296 [17JA]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H399 [19JA]

States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394), H7179 [18JY]

Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the Public Health Service (see H.R. 860), H1752 [14FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13), H468 [20JA]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10146 [17OC]

———deny Federal tax return information to States which impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762), H6200 [21JN]

———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H6046 [15JN]

———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H2892 [8MR]

———excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical care (see H.R. 635), H7012 [13JY]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H1968 [21FE]

———provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty (see H.R. 6), H692 [25JA]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 784), H5571 [24MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H6697 [30JN]

———treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1690), H11587 [31OC]

———treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 56), H164 [9JA]

———treatment of charitable contributions to private organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 2225), H8534 [4AU]

———treatment of corporations, earned income, estate and gift taxes, and liability for prior taxable years (see H.R. 214), H1052 [1FE]

———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H4431 [7AP]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818), H5904 [13JN]

———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H14964 [15DE]

———treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370), H4031 [30MR]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H1752 [14FE]

Remarks by, on

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: funding, H8413 [3AU]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12202 [14NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), H13037 [16NO]

Aviation: extend exemption of transportation fuel tax applicable to commercial aviation, E2069 [30OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, H7808 [27JY]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8104 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14842 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H6743 [11JY]

Budget: balance, H5088 [17MY], H12136 [13NO], H12351 [15NO]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H184 [11JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3270 [15MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14264 [12DE], H14932 [15DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10753, H10796 [25OC], H10896 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H14025 [6DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), veto, H14180 [7DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5258 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6401 [28JN], H6581 [29JN]

Children and youth: tribute to student group traveling to Russia, E1295 [20JN]

———tribute to student group traveling to the Republic of China, E1292 [20JN]

Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2734 [7MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), E318 [10FE]

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

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

———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8611 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8611 [7SE]

Dept. of Energy: fossil energy research and development funding, H3270 [15MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7766 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8413 [3AU]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement, H3628, H3629 [23MR]

Food stamps: replace with State block grants, H3317, H3318 [16MR], H3614 [23MR]

ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12296 [14NO]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration (H. Res. 226), H9521 [27SE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1692 [14FE]

Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 483), motion to instruct conferees, H5582 [25MY]

———reform, H8072 [1AU], H9794 [11OC], H12202 [14NO]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10344 [19OC]

———reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected financial imbalances (H.R. 1590), H4971 [16MY]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1765 [15FE], H1870 [16FE]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H12235 [14NO]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3579 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3341, H3360, H3381 [21MR], H3614, H3620, H3626, H3628, H3629 [23MR], H3736 [24MR]

Smithsonian Institution: exhibit depicting U.S. use of atomic bombs on Japan at the end of World War II, H6315 [27JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4116 [4AP]

———increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13966 [5DE]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1922 [21FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, H4001 [30MR]

———rates, H3334 [21MR], H3422 [22MR], H10753 [25OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H3980 [30MR], H4034, H4043 [3AP], H4109, H4116 [4AP], H4181, H4224 [5AP]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (H.R. 2434), E1891 [29SE]

Trucking industry: exempt small movers of household goods from certain intrastate economic regulations, H12296 [14NO]

U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1870 [16FE]

Vietnam: funding for implementing diplomatic relations, H7766 [26JY]

———normalization of relations, H6704 [10JY]

Votes: position on missed, H1622 [13FE], H14872 [13DE]

Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943), H7570 [25JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11585 [31OC]

Schedules

Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate): Smithsonian Institution management guidelines, D629 [18MY]

Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, D948 [28JY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D331 [10MR]

Tributes

Dornan, Representative, H11577, H11578 [31OC]

McClain, William R., E708 [28MR]

Yanagisawa, Samuel T., E821 [7AP]