JOHNSTON, HARRY (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4643 [8MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (see H. Res. 468), H7107 [27JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural products (see H.R. 2795), H914 [25JA]

———labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 2602), H914 [25JA]

———packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

———price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597), H1138 [31JA]

Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H187 [4JA]

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

———treatment of Dept. of Defense separation pay relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation (see H.R. 3521), H9706 [1AU]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H7155 [9JY]

———require use of animals at airports for detection of certain explosive devices (see H.R. 3896), H9925 [2AU]

Biological weapons: control the domestic transfer of infectious agents that potentially pose a serious health threat (see H.R. 3033), H1775 [6MR]

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

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

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H3387 [15AP]

———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), H9925 [2AU]

Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 2755), H914 [25JA]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H9706 [1AU]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6184 [11JN]

———penalties relative to distribution of controlled substances with the intent to facilitate a rape or sexual battery (see H.R. 3905), H8557 [25JY]

———penalties relative to drug-facilitated crimes involving violence or sexual assault (see H.R. 4137), H11047 [24SE]

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 Veterans Affairs: develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 3346), H5299 [20MY]

———improve health care services for women veterans (see H.R. 3713), H9706 [1AU]

Development Fund for Africa: reauthorize (see H.R. 3735), H7106 [27JN]

Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

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

FAA: regulations relative to recirculation of fresh air in commercial aircraft (see H.R. 3626), H6285 [12JN]

FDA: require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H10108 [5SE]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 1100), H9925 [2AU]

Federal employees: appeals process relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3205), H7658 [16JY]

———establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds (see H.R. 2306), H1636 [29FE]

———selection of certain physicians to provide medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3204), H7658 [16JY]

———treatment of medical opinions relative to workers' compensation claims (see H.R. 3203), H7658 [16JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H5379 [21MY]

Foreign policy: establish additional narcotics control certification standards and reporting requirements for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries (see H.R. 3689), H6690 [20JN]

Foreign trade: extend authority for certain export assistance agencies (see H.R. 3759), H7154 [9JY]

Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889), H1226 [1FE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690), H187 [4JA]

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

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H10602 [18SE]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H5288 [16MY]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5052 [14MY]

———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1663 [4MR]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

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]

Mauritania: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 142), H6915 [26JN]

Medicare: coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 249), H914 [25JA]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunity suppressing drugs (see H.R. 3138), H5754 [30MY]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H914 [25JA]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H1138 [31JA]

———oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489), H10108 [5SE]

———permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance services at surgery (see H.R. 188), H7533 [12JY]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 3856), H9925 [2AU]

———reform (see H.R. 2476), H9925 [2AU]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 3901), H9925 [2AU]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H6532 [19JN]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325), H1138 [31JA]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H914 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H1635 [29FE]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

———modify the minimum allocation formula for Federal aid highway program (see H.R. 3195), H7115 [8JY]

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

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3488 [16AP]

Social Security: placement of children with adult relatives who meet State child protection standards (see H.R. 3650), H6413 [13JN]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1636 [29FE]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H5053 [14MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H5052 [14MY]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H914 [25JA]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 3693), H9925 [2AU]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 3111), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Tobacco products: restrict advertising and promotion (see H.R. 3821), H9925 [2AU]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H6184 [11JN]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H1226 [1FE]

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

Women: treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H2316 [14MR]

Remarks by, on

Africa: U.S. policy, H2089 [12MR]

AID: funding, H5890 [5JN]

Crime: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in law enforcement employment background checks (H.R. 3263), E552 [17AP]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), conference report, H2089 [12MR]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6796 [25JN]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9762 [1AU]

———encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism, H9762 [1AU]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5890 [5JN]

Gingrich, Representative: investigation by independent counsel relative to GOPAC (H. Res. 468), H7050 [27JN], H7109 [28JN]

House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H11398 [27SE]

March of the Living Program: tribute, E554 [17AP]

Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), consideration (H. Res. 474), H7275 [11JY]

———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7275 [11JY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries (H.R. 3564), H8121 [23JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2465 [19MR]

Resignations

Committee on the Budget (House), H4367 [1MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 468, investigation of Representative Gingrich by independent counsel relative to GOPAC, H6799 [25JN]

Tributes

Jones, Proctor, S12325 [3OC]

Rhodes, Ron, E1010 [6JN], E1109 [18JN]

Shaw, Chuck, E1010 [6JN], E1109 [18JN]

Spooner, F.E. (Buz), E1010 [6JN], E1109 [18JN]