CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H470, H471 [20JA], H731 [26JA]
Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10273 [18OC]
———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1282 [6FE], H1323 [7FE], H1380 [8FE]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2930 [9MR]
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2698 [6MR], H2740 [7MR]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1525 [9FE]
Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2439 [1MR]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1667 [13FE], H1702 [14FE]
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2394 [28FE]
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8462 [4AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]
———H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, H11989 [9NO]
———H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act, H10690 [24OC]
———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
———H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act, H13841 [30NO]
———S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act, H10002 [12OC]
Articles and editorials
Can Business Still Survive in Our Cities? Anita Lienert, E1495-E1497
Person Who Wanted To Be Free, Walt Harrington, Washington (DC) Post, E2135
Stealth Bombing, America's Future, Representative Dellums, Nation (publication), E1832
Bills and resolutions introduced by
African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H1611 [10FE]
Courts: supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. Western Electric (see H.R. 1641), H5071 [16MY]
Housing: public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 1613), H4873 [11MY]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45), H164 [9JA]
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H13273 [17NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]
———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]
AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H14927 [14DE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5623 [6JN]
Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies (see H.R. 411), H175 [9JA]
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), H8597 [6SE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H230 [11JA]
Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525), H10726 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6083 [16JN]
———protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 50), H890 [30JA]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H5072 [16MY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H14239 [7DE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989), H6270 [22JN]
Courts: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H2810 [7MR]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H3156 [14MR]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H3156 [14MR]
———temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 2294), H8725 [8SE]
Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883), H6083 [16JN]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13870 [30NO]
Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62), H4916 [12MY]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264), H6699 [30JN]
Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1917), H6269 [22JN]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]
Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]
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]
Financial institutions: small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398), H1611 [10FE]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6159 [20JN]
Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2307 [27FE]
Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4958 [15MY]
———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]
———prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065), H7256 [19JY]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8806 [12SE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H2651 [3MR]
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), H692 [25JA]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H5071 [16MY]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55), H164 [9JA]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3417 [21MR]
House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H6736 [10JY]
Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 555), H325 [18JA]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
Medicaid: screening mammography (see H.R. 777), H5691 [7JN]
Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2422), H9670 [28SE]
———screening mammography (see H.R. 778), H5691 [7JN]
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]
Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]
Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H1372 [7FE]
———level (see H.R. 619, 940), H1372 [7FE], H1751 [14FE]
Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 2511), H10484 [19OC]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13870 [30NO]
Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of noneconomic interests (see H.R. 1244), H3573 [22MR]
———require disclosures of materially altered films (see H.R. 1248), H3276 [15MR]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 2200), H8806 [12SE]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H13142 [16NO]
National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734), H8309 [2AU]
National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see H.R. 497), H13804 [29NO]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H6656 [29JN]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H15238 [20DE]
Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. persons doing business (see H.R. 470), H6270 [22JN]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H4031 [30MR]
———early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H7917 [27JY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H10726 [24OC]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]
Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H6699 [30JN]
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]
Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506), H4431 [7AP]
Taxation: encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H1208 [3FE]
———permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402), H5072 [16MY]
———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H1051 [1FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H6913 [12JY]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 2534), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H1208 [3FE]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]
———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]
Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H11767 [2NO]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
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]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6082 [16JN]
———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H2811 [7MR]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H4619 [9MY]
Letters
Attorney Accountability Act: Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Abner J. Mikva, Executive Office of the President, H2671 [6MR]
Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act: James V. Franze, AFL-CIO, H9533
———Joseph F. Lyscas, AFL-CIO, H9533
Motions offered by
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H770 [26JA]
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H11983 [9NO]
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2747 [7MR]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1583 [10FE]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1740 [14FE]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration (H. Res. 251), H11596 [1NO]
———use of law enforcement block grants to protect family planning clinics, H1730 [14FE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8111 [1AU]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H446 [20JA], H604, H630, H654 [25JA], H701, H708, H709, H732, H733, H736, H739, H770 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13193
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5294 [18MY]
———treatment of Social Security under a constitutional amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), H621 [25JA]
Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1403
Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws relative to charitable gift annuities (H.R. 2525), H13678 [28NO]
Civil rights: exempt certain court cases from mandatory sanctions on attorneys, H2740, H2741 [7MR]
Correctional institutions: community service programs, H1568 [10FE]
———criminal penalties for escaping from Federal prison (H.R. 1533), H14328
———prison construction funding, H1570 [10FE]
———reform prison litigation process, H14106 [6DE]
Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships (H.R. 2361), H13363 [20NO]
———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10265, H10271, H10274, H10275, H10276, H10278, H10279, H10280 [18OC]
———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), consideration (H. Res. 237), H10261, H10263 [18OC]
———eliminate joint and several liability for noneconomic losses in cases involving interstate commerce, H2953 [9MR]
———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers relative to product liability litigation, H2930, H2931 [9MR]
———liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2947 [9MR]
———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1317, H1318, H1319, H1324, H1325, H1327, H1328, H1329, H1331, H1333, H1334, H1338 [7FE], H1383, H1384, H1386, H1391, H1396, H1397 [8FE]
———limitations on punitive damage awards, H2938 [9MR]
———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11983, H11986, H11988 [9NO]
———payment of legal expenses by losing party in claims only against small businesses, H2745 [7MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2874, H2884 [8MR], H2930, H2931, H2938, H2941, H2947, H2949, H2951, H2953 [9MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 108), H2866, H2868, H2869 [8MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (H. Res. 109), H2909
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11983, H11986, H11988 [9NO]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to recommit, H3025 [10MR]
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2664, H2670, H2671, H2672, H2673, H2677, H2679, H2683, H2684, H2686, H2687, H2689, H2690, H2691, H2694, H2698, H2700, H2701 [6MR], H2740, H2741, H2745, H2747 [7MR]
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), motion to recommit, H2748 [7MR]
———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9613, H9614 [28SE]
Crime: Gang Resistant Education and Training Program, H1570 [10FE]
———incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1480, H1482, H1491, H1497, H1498, H1507, H1510, H1519, H1520, H1521, H1522, H1523, H1524, H1526, H1528, H1530 [9FE], H1566, H1567, H1568, H1570, H1583, H1584 [10FE]
———mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1306, H1307, H1310, H1313 [7FE]
———sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 1240), H4123, H4124 [4AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5877, H5882
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H5877, H5882
———B-2 stealth bomber development, H8619
———making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8619
———procurement, E1832
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14106 [6DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H15241 [20DE]
Detroit, MI: tribute to Trade Union Leadership Council, E2276
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10265, H10271, H10274, H10275, H10276, H10278, H10279, H10280 [18OC]
Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2535 [2MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H446 [20JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6416, H6422 [28JN]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (H. Res. 173), H6406 [28JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6470 [28JN]
Government regulations: record and make public all Federal agency contacts during major rulemaking processes, H2439, H2440 [1MR]
———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2403, H2439, H2440 [1MR]
Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H6470 [28JN]
Hoke, Representative: motion to proceed in order, H3896 [29MR]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H641 [25JA], H1531 [9FE], H1714, H1715 [14FE]
Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4360 [6AP]
Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), H1589, H1592 [10FE]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9532
Law enforcement: monitoring and oversight of grant recipients, H1649 [13FE]
———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1630, H1636, H1643, H1644, H1646, H1649, H1651, H1652, H1657, H1658, H1661, H1662, H1663, H1665, H1667, H1668, H1669, H1670, H1671, H1672 [13FE], H1704, H1711, H1713, H1730, H1740 [14FE]
———transfer block grant funds to community policing programs, H1704, H1711, H1713 [14FE]
Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (H.R. 45), E42
Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), H10347, H10352 [19OC]
———reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (H. Res. 238), H10320 [19OC]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3889, H3941, H3945, H3948, H3950, H3957, H3959, H3960 [29MR]
———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (H. Res. 116), H3839 [28MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2949 [9MR]
Patents: biotechnology process protection (H.R. 587), H10096 [17OC]
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12013, H12056, H12057 [9NO]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15527
Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2470 [1MR], H2497, H2498, H2535, H2552, H2553, H2565, H2566 [2MR]
———compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (H. Res. 101), H2465 [1MR]
RICO: reform relative to securities litigation, H2773, H2777 [7MR]
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2765, H2773, H2777 [7MR]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), conference report, H14048 [6DE]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), consideration (H. Res. 105), H2756 [7MR]
———reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), veto, H15218 [20DE]
Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (H.R. 1506), H10103 [17OC]
Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8462, H8463 [4AU]
———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8283, H8285, H8289, H8293 [2AU], H8461, H8462, H8463 [4AU]
———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), motion to instruct conferees, H10002 [12OC]
———removal of State and local regulations that may prohibit competition of interstate and intrastate telecommunications services, H8461 [4AU]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2801
Treaties and agreements: study effectiveness of Prisoner Transfer Treaty with Mexico, H1592 [10FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H11766 [2NO]
Special order: granted, H8527 [4AU]
Reports filed
Activities During the 103d Congress: Committee on Government Operations (House) (H. Rept. 103-884), H121 [4JA]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens, D162 [8FE]
———Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]
———Communications Act, D956 [31JY]
———constitutional amendment to limit terms, D324 [9MR]
———constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. flag, D796 [27JN]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, D72 [23JA]
———incarceration of violent criminals, D162 [8FE]
———mandatory victim restitution, D146 [6FE]
———Private Property Protection Act, D259 [28FE]
Tributes
Cunningham, William T., Jr., E1322
Dingell, Representative, H15197
Harris, Barry D., E1810
Harris, Eddie, E1931
Jackson, Milt, E807
Jenifer, Carol, E1495
Johnson, Arthur, E2098
Keith, Damon J., E1676
Mineta, Representative, E1818
Parks, Rosa, E2135