BRYANT, JOHN (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments offered by, to
Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2651 [3MR], H2745 [7MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H8556 [6SE]
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2717 [6MR], H2848 [8MR]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 558), H15238 [20DE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H10690 [24OC]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H12157 [13NO]
———S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, H10002 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Congress: reform gift rules (see H.R. 2261), H8596 [6SE]
———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), consideration (see H. Res. 242), H10726 [24OC]
Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H9591 [27SE]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H399 [19JA]
———ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (H. Res. 40), consideration (see H. Res. 127), H4104 [3AP]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 99), H8597 [6SE]
Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (see H.R. 119), H166 [9JA]
Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of noneconomic interests (see H.R. 1244), H3275 [15MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H243 [13JA]
Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969), H3073 [13MR]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate (see H.R. 2700), H15575 [21DE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
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), H5983 [14JN]
Budget: balance (see H.R. 567), H2989 [9MR]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 28), H175 [9JA]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525), H10726 [24OC], H11442 [30OC]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H1752 [14FE]
———availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H1908 [16FE]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6699 [30JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H7461 [21JY]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2686), H13804 [29NO]
Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House (see H.R. 1933), H9738 [29SE]
Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815), H1207 [3FE]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1371 [7FE]
Courts: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H3327 [16MR]
———prevent jury tampering, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1145), H4874 [11MY]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3327 [16MR]
———prevent witness retaliation, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1143), H4874 [11MY]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3327 [16MR]
———prevent witness tampering, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1144), H4874 [11MY]
Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H5905 [13JN]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H8537 [4AU]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H5691 [7JN]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]
Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. Res. 122), H4512 [2MY]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention education programs (see H.R. 771), H1968 [21FE]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6397 [27JN]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 2458), H13142 [16NO]
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), H4958 [15MY]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H7461 [21JY]
FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, and branches (see H.R. 809), H4031 [30MR]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H2063 [22FE]
———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H5367 [18MY]
———operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to public health functions (see H.R. 574), H1052 [1FE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H6913 [12JY]
Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619), H12085 [9NO]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202), H6269 [22JN], H8533 [4AU]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H10848 [25OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H4874 [11MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H15136 [19DE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791), H5752 [8JN]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H1968 [21FE]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8537 [4AU]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8537 [4AU]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H5757 [9JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: payment integrity (see H.R. 2280), H8684 [7SE]
———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), H13658 [20NO]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5692 [7JN]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13870 [30NO]
Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with State flags (see H.R. 990), H3572 [22MR]
Motion pictures: require disclosures of materially altered films (see H.R. 1248), H3276 [15MR]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H6698 [30JN]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H1050 [1FE]
Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H8994 [14SE]
———enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H4512 [2MY]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H890 [30JA]
———fairness in compensating owners (see H.R. 632), H11782 [6NO]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H3733 [23MR]
Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H14173 [6DE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H1371 [7FE]
Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]
———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4432 [7AP]
———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4432 [7AP]
———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]
Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 1337), H1461 [8FE], H3879 [28MR]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]
Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 670), H5905 [13JN]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H13731 [28NO]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H13274 [17NO]
———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1908 [16FE]
———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H8361 [3AU]
SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H8903 [13SE]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H4512 [2MY]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9591 [27SE]
———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H6200 [21JN]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]
———rate reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 2083), H7378 [20JY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H4619 [9MY]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H9592 [27SE]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 1504), H9738 [29SE]
———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), H5905 [13JN]
———treatment of length of service awards for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 1893), H12128 [10NO]
Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 2785), H14963 [15DE]
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. 2030), H7011 [13JY]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H2811 [7MR]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H4619 [9MY]
Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338), H3879 [28MR]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]
Motions offered by
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6436 [28JN]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8425 [4AU]
Proposals
House Rules relative to delay in transmitting enrolled bills, H14878 [14DE]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11609, H11615 [1NO]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (H. Res. 261), H12096 [10NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H695 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3236 [15MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13145 [17NO], H13622 [20NO]
Chandler, TX: observance of Stay in School Year, E277
Commission on Immigration Reform: membership (H.R. 962), H5736 [8JN]
Congress: reform gift rules, H8565, H8566, H8567, H8570 [6SE]
———reform gift rules (H.R. 2261), H8545 [6SE]
———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, H11469, H11474 [31OC]
Courts: establish a statute of repose for product liability litigation, H2924 [9MR]
———limitations on punitive damage awards, H2921 [9MR]
———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11985 [9NO]
———payment of legal expenses by losing party in claims only against small businesses, H2745 [7MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2876, H2877, H2880 [8MR], H2918, H2921, H2924 [9MR], H3021 [10MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2870 [8MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2907 [9MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11985 [9NO]
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2686, H2687, H2689, H2690, H2691, H2692, H2699, H2700 [6MR], H2745 [7MR]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1505 [9FE]
Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H9348 [20SE]
Dept. of Defense: allied burden sharing for maintenance and operation of military personnel and installations in foreign countries, H5956 [14JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5956 [14JN]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11730 [2NO]
———school system reform, H11730 [2NO]
Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (H.R. 2407), E1859
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6416, H6436, H6438, H6440, H6441, H6442, H6443, H6444 [28JN]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6410 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6515, H6516, H6517 [28JN]
Forests: mandate specified level of timber salvage sales on Federal lands, H3236 [15MR]
Government: prohibit representation of foreign entities by the Sec. of Commerce or members of the ITC after leaving office, H13684 [28NO]
———prohibit use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any legislative proposal, H13683 [28NO]
———reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), H13101 [16NO], H13683, H13684 [28NO], H13741 [29NO]
———shutdown relative to budget process, H13145 [17NO]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks, H6163 [21JN]
———determination of question of privileges, H14878 [14DE]
———permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (H. Res. 43), H905 [31JA]
———reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), H13075, H13084, H13090, H13091, H13092 [16NO]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 5), H12 [4JA]
———treatment of Member's travel expenses, H13084 [16NO]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), H8565, H8566, H8567, H8570 [6SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (H. Res. 239), H11469, H11474 [31OC]
Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government (H.R. 119), E44
———require registration of representatives of foreign entities and impose civil penalties for failure to file, H13741 [29NO]
Madisonville (TX) Meteor: anniversary, E380
Medicare: reform, H11833 [8NO]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10335 [19OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3945 [29MR], H3985 [30MR]
Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of noneconomic interests (H.R. 1244), E615
Parliamentary inquiry, H905 [31JA], H2698 [6MR], H2878 [8MR]
PLO: allocation of foreign aid, H6515, H6516, H6517 [28JN]
Prayer: voluntary school prayer, E1669
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2400 [1MR]
Republican Party: national agenda, H11833 [8NO]
RICO: reform relative to securities litigation, H2771, H2772, H2776 [7MR]
Securities: payment of legal expenses by losing party in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous, H2856, H2857 [8MR]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2766, H2771, H2772, H2776 [7MR], H2821, H2822, H2823, H2825, H2834, H2835, H2839, H2848, H2849, H2850, H2856, H2857 [8MR]
———State and local government time limitations for filing of fraud lawsuits, H2834, H2835, H2839 [8MR]
Taxation: rates, H12096 [10NO]
Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8451, H8456, H8457, H8463 [4AU]
———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8281, H8285 [2AU], H8451, H8456, H8457, H8463, H8481 [4AU]
———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), consideration (H. Res. 207), H8277 [2AU]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 558), H9108, H9114, H9115 [18SE]
———consent (H.R. 558), consideration (H. Res. 313), H15249, H15250 [20DE]
Tobian, Milton: Trinity Ministry to the Poor award recipient, E477
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H15573 [21DE]
Special order: granted, H1906 [16FE], H4030 [30MR], H4794 [10MY], H8593 [6SE], H14171 [6DE], H14236 [7DE]
Reports
Religion in the Public Schools—A Joint Statement of Current Law, E1669
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]
———Dept. of Defense appropriations, D696 [7JN]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): Subcommittee on the Constitution: lobbying disclosure reform, D1051 [7SE]
—————reform of laws governing lobbying, D652 [23MY]
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Surface Transportation: National Highway System reform, D331 [10MR]
Texts of
H.R. 1244, Theatrical Motion Picture Authorship Act, E616
Tributes
Johnson, Bob, H4023 [30MR]
Lawrence, Wayne, H11765 [2NO]
Medrano, F.F., Jr., E275
Niedermaier, Ed, E1653
Willis, Phillip L., E278