LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

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

Taxation: use of agricultural byproducts in wine production (see H.R. 1435), H4413 [6AP]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]

Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749), H6699 [30JN]

———humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 263), H13870 [30NO]

———labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 2085), H7378 [20JY]

———price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]

———price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687), H5471 [23MY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143), H8063 [31JY]

———reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343), H1281 [6FE]

AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H969 [31JA]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H3733 [23MR]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H4032 [30MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H8994 [14SE]

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

———reporting requirements for research facilities conducting experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547), H4511 [2MY]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H7917 [27JY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H3327 [16MR]

Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors (see H.R. 2551), H14003 [5DE]

Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta Olympic games (see H.R. 2336), H8994 [14SE]

BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915), H4336 [5AP]

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

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H7257 [19JY]

Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519), H11686 [1NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6699 [30JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]

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

Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]

———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H4415 [6AP]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H4795 [10MY]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H11686 [1NO]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H7012 [13JY]

Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H6083 [16JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6699 [30JN]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H4032 [30MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8597 [6SE]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]

Drugs: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 1914), H6269 [22JN]

Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (see H.R. 782), H5374 [22MY]

Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H3276 [15MR]

Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374), H10147 [17OC]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H4619 [9MY]

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

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H166 [9JA]

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

Federal employees: granting of competitive status relative to transfers or reassignments (see H.R. 294), H14003 [5DE]

———treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees (see H.R. 2688), H13804 [29NO]

Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H3327 [16MR]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H7379 [20JY]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H5692 [7JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H3975 [29MR]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H8063 [31JY], H9898 [11OC]

FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454), H5623 [6JN]

Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles police detective (see H. Res. 243), H10726 [24OC]

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

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

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), H1372 [7FE]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688), H5471 [23MY]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H. Con. Res. 79), H7917 [27JY]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 248), H4915 [12MY]

Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H4619 [9MY]

Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H6200 [21JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H5471 [23MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H6830 [11JY]

———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), H6831 [11JY]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H12506 [15NO]

Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H8725 [8SE]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H5609 [25MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6656 [29JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14239 [7DE]

———mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see H.R. 1456), H4512 [2MY]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H5374 [22MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707), H7990 [28JY]

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]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H3276 [15MR]

———level (see H.R. 619, 940), H1751 [14FE], H3276 [15MR]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H3808 [24MR]

Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]

Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59), H3880 [28MR]

Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H1157 [2FE]

———licensing, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 789), H8361 [3AU]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H4512 [2MY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H5623 [6JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H14964 [15DE]

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

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H14311 [12DE]

Nuclear weapons: institute worldwide disarmament and reallocation of economic resources (see H.R. 1647), H8994 [14SE]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H8536 [4AU]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H4916 [12MY]

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

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H12506 [15NO]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4335 [5AP]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H4618 [9MY]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4620 [9MY]

———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4620 [9MY]

———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4620 [9MY]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4620 [9MY]

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

SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see H.R. 1258), H3975 [29MR]

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

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3417 [21MR]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6699 [30JN]

———permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]

States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H7012 [13JY]

Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529), H12190 [13NO]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H6397 [27JN]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 333), H5190 [17MY]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10726 [24OC]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H6046 [15JN]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5472 [23MY]

———deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax (see H.R. 747), H4873 [11MY]

———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H6481 [28JN]

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

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

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H3975 [29MR]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H6083 [16JN]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H3808 [24MR]

———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H4335 [5AP]

———prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 2356), H9245 [19SE]

———qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039), H7011 [13JY]

———repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see H.R. 677), H4415 [6AP]

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

———treatment of cane sugar produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area (see H.R. 2575), H15238 [20DE]

———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 1629), H6656 [29JN]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099), H4619 [9MY]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H10147 [17OC]

———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H11939 [8NO]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4873 [11MY]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H4511 [2MY]

———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]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457), H4512 [2MY]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807, 2030), H6831 [11JY], H7461 [21JY]

Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H4415 [6AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for tobacco crop substitution (see H.R. 1455), H4414 [6AP]

Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H6699 [30JN]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H13731 [28NO]

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]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H4619 [9MY]

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

———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H4873 [11MY]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H5472 [23MY]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H8537 [4AU]

Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]

Letters

Nomination of Henry Foster, Jr., to be Surgeon General: Association of Minority Health Profession Schools, H1534 [9FE]

———Christopher G. Atchison, Iowa Dept. of Public Health, H1535 [9FE]

———Donald R. Mattison, University of Pittsburgh, H1535 [9FE]

———Harvey V. Fineberg, Association of Schools of Public Health, H1534 [9FE]

———James S. Todd, AMA, H1534 [9FE]

———Louis W. Sullivan, Morehouse School of Medicine, H1535 [9FE]

———Roy L. DeHart, American College of Preventive Medicine, H1534 [9FE]

———Samuel L. Myers, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, H1534 [9FE]

———Tracy M. Walton, Jr., National Medical Association, H1534 [9FE]

———William C. Andrews, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H1535 [9FE]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12206 [14NO]

Atlanta Braves (baseball team): tribute, H10647 [24OC], H11467 [31OC]

Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta Olympic games (H.R. 2336), H13945 [5DE]

Black History Month: observance, H2049 [22FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8103 [1AU]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14841 [13DE]

Budget: balance, H6047 [16JN]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H652 [25JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10788 [25OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13166 [17NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration (H. Res. 193), H7270 [20JY]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (H. Res. 193), H7270 [20JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H5779 [13JN]

Clinton, President: State of the Union Message, H597 [25JA]

Committee on Rules (House): removal of portrait of Howard W. Smith from committee room, H552 [24JA], H597 [25JA]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H2182 [24FE]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10269 [18OC]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, H8617 [7SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8617 [7SE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10269 [18OC]

Education: Earning By Learning Program financial structure, H7185 [19JY]

EPA: tribute, H5563 [24MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4830 [11MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H1005 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6425 [28JN]

Foster, Henry, Jr.: nomination to be Surgeon General, H1533 [9FE], H1621 [13FE]

Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H898 [31JA], H979 [1FE], H2072 [23FE], H3985 [30MR], H5627 [7JN], H9144 [19SE], H9251 [20SE], H9595 [28SE], H14029 [6DE]

———appoint independent counsel relative to health benefit enrollment violations, H3162 [15MR]

———signing of book contract, H333 [19JA]

———status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel, H14180 [7DE]

———status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel (H. Res. 288), H13812 [30NO]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12206 [14NO]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (H.R. 55), E45 [5JA]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H13843 [30NO]

———legislative tactics, H3432 [22MR]

———official conduct of Members, H9251 [20SE]

Jeffrey, Christina F.: firing of House Historian, H183 [11JA]

Medicare: reform, H4520 [3MY], H4556 [9MY], H6838 [12JY], H7015 [17JY], H9510 [27SE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10334 [19OC]

———reform (H.R. 2425), motion to recommit, H10462 [19OC]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Res. 285), H13940 [5DE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H14933 [15DE]

Point of order, H9251 [20SE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto—motion to postpone consideration, H12154 [13NO]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2734 [7MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3358 [21MR], H3432, H3494 [22MR], H3689 [23MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15523 [21DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11841 [8NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2030 [22FE], H7920 [28JY], H11835 [8NO]

———silencing within party, H1471 [9FE]

Senior citizens: taxation rates, H11981 [9NO]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (H.R. 786), E248 [1FE]

Taxation: rates, H10788 [25OC]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4220 [5AP], H4342 [6AP]

———treatment of funds raised for National Empowerment Television, H1296 [7FE]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2795, H2802 [7MR], E510 [3MR]

Voting: implement national voter registration, H5564, H5565, H5566 [24MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Rules (House): removal of portrait of Howard W. Smith from committee room, H601 [25JA]

Leave of absence: granted, H1848 [15FE]

Special order: granted, H1549 [9FE], H2063 [22FE], H3730 [23MR], H8593 [6SE], H13803 [29NO]

Schedules

Committee on Resources (House): Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands: public lands legislation, D1115 [19SE]

Statements

Nomination of Henry Foster, Jr., To Be Surgeon General: John E. Chapman, Vanderbilt University, H1535 [9FE]

Tributes

Abernathy, Ralph D., Jr., E575 [10MR]

Rabin, Yitzhak, H11788 [7NO]