BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486), H4430 [7AP]

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

———provide flexibility and mitigation in the conversion of cropped wetlands (see H.R. 932), H3417 [21MR]

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

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H5471 [23MY]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6159 [20JN]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H14003 [5DE]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114), H3327 [16MR]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H4105 [3AP]

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

Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H4441 [1MY]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 399, 1552), H4795 [10MY], H7012 [13JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13658 [20NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H9245 [19SE]

———extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2353), H9452 [21SE]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6913 [12JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3879 [28MR]

Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692), H1611 [10FE]

Employment: provide tax credit for compensation payments while an employee is serving as member of the Ready Reserve or National Guard (see H.R. 1532), H7461 [21JY]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]

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]

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

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

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]

Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H14311 [12DE]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H4177 [4AP]

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

———include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H7012 [13JY]

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

Housing: encourage gainful employment of residents of public housing (see H.R. 921), H1688 [13FE]

———homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

———prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H11829 [7NO]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920), H11686 [1NO]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 2064), H7256 [19JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3417 [21MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H3879 [28MR]

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

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281), H9671 [28SE]

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]

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

National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426), H1556 [9FE]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H5609 [25MY]

National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H11782 [6NO]

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

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4432 [7AP]

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

Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436), H2306 [27FE]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H9132 [18SE]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H4915 [12MY]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 16), H3417 [21MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982, 1250), H3276 [15MR], H3417 [21MR]

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

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34), H1371 [7FE]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13930 [4DE]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1208 [3FE]

———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H6913 [12JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H14173 [6DE]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H8994 [14SE]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H7801 [26JY]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H11767 [2NO]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1442), H4916 [12MY]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H12190 [13NO]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1907 [16FE]

———credit for business investments in economically distressed areas (see H.R. 2713), H15088 [18DE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H9363 [20SE]

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

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4433 [7AP]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H6913 [12JY]

———permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251), H4433 [7AP]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H7699 [25JY]

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

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 1540), H7699 [25JY]

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

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H4619 [9MY]

———bill of rights (see H.R. 549), H1689 [13FE]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]

———housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289), H9364 [20SE]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H4619 [9MY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H8597 [6SE]

———provide additional points on entrance examinations into the competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648), H5071 [16MY]

Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 89), H7179 [18JY]

Letters

African Methodist Episcopal Church: Donald G.K. Ming, E1065 [17MY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6315 [27JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: extension service program and tobacco crop insurance funding, H7349 [20JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7349 [20JY]

Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta Olympic games (H.R. 2336), E2302 [6DE]

Black History Month: observance, H2048 [22FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention, H13737 [29NO]

Budget: balance, H12327 [14NO], H12355 [15NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13173 [17NO], H13361 [20NO]

Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1334 [7FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: budget rescissions, H3108 [14MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7832 [27JY]

EPA: funding, H7832 [27JY]

Georgia: tribute to African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1065 [17MY]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1719 [14FE]

———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1719 [14FE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1818 [15FE]

Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2571, H2572 [2MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), H3393 [21MR], H3680 [23MR]

Republican Party: political methods used to influence congressional decision-making, H9652 [28SE]

Rural areas: Federal farm and health policies, H10698 [24OC]

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), H1949 [21FE]

———rates, H12327 [14NO]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4160 [4AP]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2799 [7MR]

Weapons: deployment policy for antiballistic missile systems and advanced theater missile defense systems, H1818 [15FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H536 [23JA], H591 [24JA], H690 [25JA], H800 [26JA], H838 [27JA], H8682 [7SE], H11685 [1NO]

Special order: granted, H2582 [2MR], H2810 [7MR], H4176 [4AP], H9669 [28SE], H12348 [14NO]

Resolutions by organizations

U.S Domestic Policy Objectives: African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1065 [17MY]