LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)
Amendments offered by, to
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7908 [27JY]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H110 [4JA]
Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, H3844 [28MR]
———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H4457 [2MY]
———H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations, H10098 [17OC]
———H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H11704 [2NO]
———H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H8887 [13SE], H8915 [14SE], H10255 [18OC]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, H2490 [2MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2099), H7461 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H2393 [28FE]
Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see H.R. 1223), H7801 [26JY]
———prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924), H1689 [13FE]
Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H5072 [16MY]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6270 [22JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 28), H296 [17JA], H538 [23JA]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230), H3156 [14MR]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H12350 [14NO]
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. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H4512 [2MY]
Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (see H.R. 304), H468 [20JA]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]
Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws (see H.R. 1670), H5366 [18MY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H6200 [21JN]
Courts: State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170), H2892 [8MR]
Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 1488), H10994 [26OC]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H10047 [12OC]
Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information (see H.R. 502), H593 [24JA]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H6045 [15JN]
Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent their views before the Government (see H.R. 782), H3572 [22MR]
Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers (see H.R. 1715), H6270 [22JN]
Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275), H8683 [7SE]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H1157 [2FE]
EPA: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, and Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025), H2176 [23FE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H1460 [8FE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5), H400 [19JA]
Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 316), H172 [9JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 79), H4620 [9MY]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H692 [25JA]
House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12506 [15NO]
Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]
Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (see H.R. 1018), H2175 [23FE]
Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317), H3807 [24MR]
Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787), H8994 [14SE]
Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-of-way (see H. Res. 25), H803 [26JA]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H169 [9JA]
Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H3049 [10MR]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899), H1968 [21FE]
Music: licensing (see H.R. 789), H5691 [7JN]
National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see H.R. 1527), H7801 [26JY]
National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370), H468 [20JA]
Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448), H4620 [9MY]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H12128 [10NO]
———restore term (see H.R. 359), H6312 [26JN]
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), H6083 [16JN]
Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 70), H1371 [7FE]
POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460), H6830 [11JY]
Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues (see H.R. 1232), H4441 [1MY]
———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713), H5607 [25MY]
Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790), H1051 [1FE]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50), H230 [11JA]
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2481), H10076 [13OC]
Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain activities (see H.R. 116), H3572 [22MR]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H13658 [20NO]
Small business: restore deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697), H890 [30JA]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H1372 [7FE]
States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 394), H2393 [28FE], H2584 [2MR]
Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2495), H10306 [18OC]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10726 [24OC]
———constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48), H243 [13JA]
———depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 1061), H7461 [21JY]
———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 62), H400 [19JA]
———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H2651 [3MR]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 2190), H8360 [3AU]
———treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778), H15633 [22DE]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H3572 [22MR]
Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230), H10307 [18OC]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745), H6699 [30JN]
Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H400 [19JA]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H7011 [13JY]
Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330), H3878 [28MR]
Conference reports
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099), H13249-H13272 [17NO], H14112-H14136 [6DE]
Motions offered by
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7913 [27JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H14203 [7DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, H15062 [18DE]
Poems
``What America Means to Me'': Julio Martinez, E1740
Remarks by, on
American Society for Training and Development: tribute, E1844
Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), motion to instruct conferees, H8608 [7SE]
Army: rescind funding for museum land acquisition, H6071 [16JN]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3196, H3200, H3219, H3221, H3226 [15MR], H3284 [16MR], E649 [21MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5332, H5334 [18MY]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3179 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), motion to recommit, H3301 [16MR]
CERCLA: emergency cleanups of hazardous chemicals near residential areas, H7899 [27JY]
Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H7819 [27JY]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H5910 [14JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), H6071 [16JN], H6119, H6121, H6122, H6138 [20JN]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5880 [13JN]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5880 [13JN]
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8024, H8025 [31JY], H8610 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8610, H8652, H8653 [7SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report, H9702 [29SE]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H2002 [22FE]
Dept. of HUD: reduce management and administration salaries and expenses, H7880 [27JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6991, H6995, H6996 [13JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report, H14811 [13DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto, H15059 [18DE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7519 [24JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: funding for veterans medical care programs through reductions in NASA and NSF funds, H8032, H8034 [31JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8334 [3AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7820, H7834, H7841, H7845, H7848, H7849, H7851, H7856, H7860, H7861, H7862, H7863, H7865, H7866, H7872, H7873, H7874, H7875, H7876, H7880, H7881, H7882, H7884, H7885, H7888, H7890, H7897, H7898, H7899, H7908, H7909, H7911, H7912 [27JY], H7929, H7930, H7931, H7933, H7953, H7955, H7956, H7958 [28JY], H8015, H8016, H8017, H8020, H8021, H8031, H8032, H8034, H8039, H8049 [31JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13750, H13751, H13752, H13753, H13756, H13757, H13759, H13760 [29NO], H14187, H14191, H14194 [7DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H14203 [7DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (H. Res. 201), H7812, H7815 [27JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 291), H14185, H14186 [7DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11692, H11693, H11699, H11700, H11701, H11702 [2NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to recommit, H8051 [31JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, H15062, H15063, H15064 [18DE]
Drugs: transfer FEMA disaster relief funds to anti-drug activities, H7897 [27JY]
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7953, H7958 [28JY], H8015, H8051 [31JY], H11693, H11699, H11700, H11701, H11702 [2NO]
———funding for construction of consolidated research facilities, H7891 [27JY]
———Office of Research and Development hiring suspension, H7909 [27JY]
Food for All (organization): tribute, E1878
Homeless: funding for food and shelter program, H7884, H7885 [27JY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H7895 [27JY]
Housing: disbursement rates for public housing development funds and incremental rental assistance, H7881, H7882 [27JY]
———drug elimination grants for low income housing, H7874, H7875, H7876 [27JY]
———exemption of the elderly and disabled from public housing rent increases, H7860, H7861, H7862, H7863 [27JY]
———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3284 [16MR]
———public housing construction and revitalization, H8049 [31JY]
Insurance: enforcement of fair pricing and approval practices for housing insurance for minorities, H7888, H7890 [27JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), H8820 [13SE]
Marysville, WA: EPA baseline risk assessment at the Tulalip landfill, H13752 [29NO]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3932 [29MR]
Mojave National Preserve: transfer of operational funds from the National Park Service to BLM, H6995, H6996 [13JY]
NASA: funding for development of wind tunnels, H2002 [22FE]
National Foreign Intelligence Program: funding, H8652, H8653 [7SE]
National security: national missile defense systems funding, H1845 [15FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), H1845 [15FE]
Needles, CA: tribute to Needles High School football team, E199
North Carolina: construction of a new EPA facility, H13756 [29NO]
Parliamentary inquiry, H3222 [15MR]
Point of order, H7875 [27JY], H8044 [31JY]
Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National Park: designate (H.J. Res. 50), H1024 [1FE]
San Bernadino County (CA) Sun: tribute, E933
San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary, E1122 [25MY]
San Bernardino County, CA: anniversary of community services department, E1841
———tribute to Week Without Violence, E1839
Senior citizens: funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program through rescissions in NASA, H3219 [15MR]
Senior Environmental Employment Program: funding, H8039 [31JY]
Space policy: space station program funding, H7849, H7851, H7856 [27JY], H7929 [28JY]
Superfund: program funding, H8016, H8017, H8020 [31JY]
Transportation: fixed guideway systems funding, H7519 [24JY]
Veterans: funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3221, H3226 [15MR]
———funding for medical service accounts, H7834 [27JY]
Water pollution: cleaning up of New River, H7891 [27JY]
Reports filed
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 104-353), H13273 [17NO]
———Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 104-384), H14172 [6DE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 104-201), H7461 [21JY]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, D919 [25JY]
———supplemental appropriations and rescissions, D624 [17MY]
Tables
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2099), H14195-H14200 [7DE]
Renewal of Dept. of HUD section 8 expiring contracts, H13751 [29NO]
Tributes
Barnes, Albert, Jr., E1616
Bascom, Earl W., E2283
Baylies, Will, E1169
Brown, Hardy L., E2286
Madigan, Edward R., H196 [11JA]
Martinez, Julio, E1740
Rowand, Douglas, E203
Schultze, Raymond, E1293
Sessions, Robert A., E1097
Smith, James, E1104
Sorenson, Irene, E1169
Wiens, Robert, E1100
Willis, James, E936