JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9363 [20SE]
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), H6830 [11JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H468 [20JA]
CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521), H242 [13JA]
Children and youth: establish comprehensive early childhood education and staff development programs (see H.R. 968), H1850 [15FE]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H970 [31JA]
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: redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H5983 [14JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H10484 [19OC]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H2224 [24FE]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10), H296 [17JA]
———product liability reform, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 10), H1908 [16FE]
Crime: increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth correctional facilities (see H.R. 600), H1968 [21FE]
Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 23), H1052 [1FE]
Dept. of HUD: improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493), H400 [19JA]
Dept. of Justice: establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97), H325 [18JA]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4432 [7AP]
Drunken driving: strengthen Federal laws to prevent (see H.R. 588), H1052 [1FE]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]
EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of water supply systems (see H.R. 2747), H14238 [7DE]
Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H593 [24JA]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785), H1051 [1FE]
———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H179 [9JA]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Firearms: regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H325 [18JA]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H5072 [16MY]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4545 [3MY]
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]
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]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]
———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 548), H1689 [13FE]
Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H243 [13JA]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H8806 [12SE]
Income: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768), H1556 [9FE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]
Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H1850 [15FE]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H8360 [3AU]
———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H537 [23JA]
———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H6270 [22JN]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958), H1849, H1850 [15FE]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 985, 987), H5623 [6JN]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H3417 [21MR]
———regulation of motorcycle helmet use, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 899), H8904 [13SE]
NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 553), H8684 [7SE]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H13658 [20NO]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
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), H6656 [29JN]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 895), H1611 [10FE]
Patents: restore term (see H.R. 359), H5691 [7JN]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]
Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H4414 [6AP]
Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal (see H.R. 556, 557), H1461 [8FE]
SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see H.R. 1258), H3975 [29MR]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52), H6656 [29JN]
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]
———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H2224 [24FE]
SSI: require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612), H1461 [8FE]
Taxation: business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 974), H5623 [6JN]
———depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1171), H2892 [8MR]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H9592 [27SE]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161), H7990 [28JY]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H9897 [11OC]
———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 unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027), H2176 [23FE]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H2177 [23FE]
Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 866), H1908 [16FE]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H3327 [16MR]
Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H5608 [25MY]
Petitions and memorials
Request for copies of certain historical documents from National Archives: Texas State Legislature, E1210
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H8599 [7SE]
Remarks by, on
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H12161 [13NO]
Black History Month: observance, E415
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15279 [20DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13202
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5294 [18MY], E1183
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7301
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2710, H2713 [6MR]
Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), E2183
Congressional districts: apportionment, H8948, H8949, H8950 [14SE], H13800, H13801 [29NO]
Contracts: Federal bidding procedures, H8878 [13SE]
———revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), H8878 [13SE]
DAR: tribute to the Jane Douglas Chapter for the designation of Constitution Week, E1469
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, H8600, H8614 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8614 [7SE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7520 [24JY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4830 [11MY]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2252, H2271 [27FE]
House Rules: reform gift rules (H. Res. 264), E2183
ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 2539), H12303 [14NO]
Medicaid: reform, H10032 [12OC]
Medicare: reform, H9126, H9128, H9129 [18SE], H10032 [12OC], H13202
———reform (H.R. 2425), E2037
Minimum wage: level, H1974 [22FE]
National Highway System: designate (S. 440), conference report, H13323
National Institute of Standards and Technology: funding for certain research and development activities, H10007, H10008 [12OC]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H3578 [23MR]
———reform, H2589 [3MR]
Railroads: increase labor protections afforded to employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions or mergers, H12303 [14NO]
Republican Party: national agenda, H12162 [13NO]
Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H10007, H10008 [12OC]
Social Security: increase earnings limit (H.R. 2684), H13971
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8498
Texas: request for copies of certain historical documents from National Archives, E1210
Transportation: fixed guideway systems funding, H7520 [24JY]
Votes: position on missed, H6755
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H888 [30JA], H3325 [16MR]
Special order: granted, H3557 [22MR], H3730 [23MR], H7698 [25JY], H9131 [18SE], H12188 [13NO], H15235 [20DE]
Tributes
Clark, Caesar A.W., E2116
Hobby, Oveta C., E2453
Jonsson, Erik, E2449
Kahn, Louise W., E2444