LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

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It Takes All Kinds: American Jewish Committee, E1500 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 526, 532), H10721 [19SE], H11048 [24SE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 4152), H11047 [24SE]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally financed transportation facility (see H.R. 4333), H12193 [30SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H10041 [4SE]

Air pollution: application of State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 3518), H9925 [2AU]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H2713 [22MR]

Animals: prevent pet theft (see H.R. 3393), H4502 [7MY]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H2124 [12MR]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: establish community-based youth development block grant program (see H.R. 2807), H3650 [18AP]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation (see H. Res. 347), H2665 [21MR]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3731 [23AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 518), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: use of involuntary arbitration relative to discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, age, religion, disability, or national origin (see H.R. 3748), H8248 [23JY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H1138 [31JA]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 3512), H7658 [16JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 3513), H7658 [16JY]

———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H5288 [16MY]

———treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5570 [23MY]

Courts: sentencing guidelines for possession of a firearm with a laser sighting device during commission of a crime (see H.R. 2991), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H7780 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H5570 [23MY]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Ecology and environment: provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 3619), H6509 [18JN]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3465), H6117 [10JN]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 3704), H10525 [17SE]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H4503 [7MY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H5570 [23MY]

Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771), H737 [22JA]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H3658 [22AP]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H11396 [26SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H12175 [28SE]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H10174 [10SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3425), H4800 [9MY], H5570 [23MY]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H2559 [20MR]

Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 3030), H10524 [17SE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H8094 [22JY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5380 [21MY]

Kenya: human rights and political situation (see H. Con. Res. 135), H1636 [29FE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2665 [21MR]

Lebanon: withdrawal of Syrian military (see H. Con. Res. 190), H7780 [17JY]

Liberia: impose sanctions on governments who violate the arms embargo or aid in the civil war, and bring war criminals to justice (see H.R. 4001), H9923 [2AU]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H330 [5JA]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H9925 [2AU]

———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H10040 [4SE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H1325 [27FE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H10041 [4SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H2713 [22MR]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H10040 [4SE]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H10174 [10SE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4045), H11048 [24SE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H10721 [19SE]

Motor vehicles: establish national requirements for the titling and registration of salvage of certain rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 2900), H4110 [25AP]

———school bus safety (see H.R. 1884), H1232 [6FE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H2316 [14MR]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

National Park Service: coordinate programs and enter into cooperative agreements with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (see H.R. 4073), H11048 [24SE]

National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 3144), H4303 [30AP]

———threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 521), H11048 [24SE]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H2558 [20MR]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 3612), H6183 [11JN]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 3024), H3581 [17AP]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H6006 [6JN]

Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 2211), H7780 [17JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4397 [1MY]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4430 [6MY]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H11527 [27SE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3835), H8557 [25JY]

Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during industrial process (see H.R. 2335), H4800 [9MY]

Taxation: apply denial of deduction for excessive employee compensation to all employees (see H.R. 4124), H10721 [19SE]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H1986 [7MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 4106), H10601 [18SE]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H2467 [19MR]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6184 [11JN]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H7533 [12JY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 2138), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H1507 [28FE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H1226 [1FE]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4902 [10MY]

Turkey: conflict resolution between Government and Kurdish militants (see H. Con. Res. 136), H9926 [2AU]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H331 [5JA]

Veterans: minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H10721 [19SE]

———retroactive determination of military disability benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973), H3581 [17AP]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5380 [21MY]

Remarks by, on

American Jewish Committee: public education campaign, E1500 [2AU]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Paralympic games, E1627 [17SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H9 [3JA], H782 [24JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5230 [16MY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3278 [15AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6394 [13JN]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3397 [16AP]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3820), H8504 [25JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6790 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5537 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2678 [22MR]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H1058 [31JA]

Gingrich, Representative: allegations relative to the shredding of Dept. of Commerce documents after the plane crash that killed Ronald H. Brown, H5940 [6JN]

———investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H6979 [27JN]

———IRS audit of non-profit group sponsorship of two college courses taught in Georgia, H10047 [5SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10332 [12SE], H10439, H10440 [17SE], H10529, H10530 [18SE], H10606 [19SE], H11052, H11139 [25SE], H11234 [26SE], H11640, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 526), H10643 [19SE]

———release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 532), H10972 [24SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5440 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), motion to instruct conferees, H8577 [26JY]

House Rules: discussion of matters before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) on the House floor, H10529 [18SE]

———question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1058 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 546), H11640, H11641, H11642 [28SE]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7444 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7444 [11JY]

Medicare: reform, H4660 [9MY]

Members of Congress: identity of Member making statement about trusting terrorist organization, H2564 [21MR], H2702 [22MR]

Minimum wage: level, H3586 [18AP], H3667 [23AP], H3827 [25AP], H4135 [30AP], H5066 [15MY], H5388, H5440 [22MY], H5537 [23MY], H7269 [11JY], H8577 [26JY]

Olympic games: tribute to efforts by volunteers and law enforcement officers following bomb explosion at Atlanta, GA, games, H9383 [31JY]

———tribute to Georgia participants, E1627 [17SE]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5345 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9413 [31JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1780 [7MR]

Romania: tribute to peacekeeping operations in Angola, E100 [25JA]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H4914 [14MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), consideration (H. Res. 303), H5066 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1982 [7MR], H10103 [5SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 526, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10606 [19SE]

H. Res. 532, release of independent counsel report on Representative Gingrich relative to GOPAC, H10723 [20SE], H10973 [24SE]

Tributes

Abernathy, Ralph D., Jr., E1254 [11JY]

Brown, Ronald H., H3451 [16AP]

Mfume, Representative, H1054 [31JA]