JOHNSON, TIM (a Representative from South Dakota)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2854, Agricultural Market Transition Act, H2305 [14MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Agriculture: improve reporting and ensure competitiveness in the livestock industry (see H.R. 3794), H7474 [11JY]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (see H.R. 3424), H4800 [9MY]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (see H.R. 4151), H11047 [24SE]

Education: Impact Aid Program reform (see H.R. 2886), H912 [25JA]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 3985), H9922 [2AU]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H1985 [7MR]

Fund for Rural America: develop and promote precision agriculture technologies (see H.R. 4305), H12174 [28SE]

Gambling: transmission of wagering information (see H.R. 3526), H5569 [23MY]

James River: permit Corps of Engineers to acquire flowage and saturation easements for lands located in flood areas (see H.R. 3613), H6183 [11JN]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (see H.R. 3986), H9923 [2AU]

Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H6690 [20JN]

Public lands: collection of fossils (see H.R. 2943), H1224 [1FE]

———provide that certain tribal lands held in trust be defined as entitlement land (see H.R. 4202), H11394 [26SE]

Railroad Retirement Board: prevent the canceling of annuities to certain divorced spouses of workers whose widows elect to receive lump sum payements (see H.R. 2942), H1224 [1FE]

Taxation: treatment of certain agricultural equipment (see H.R. 2887), H912 [25JA]

Transportation: requirements relative to operators of certain farm vehicles (see H.R. 3356), H4302 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: allow interstate distribution of State-inspected meat (see H.R. 3750), H8248 [23JY]

———assure payment for milk and livestock delivered to milk processors, livestock dealers, or market agencies (see H.R. 3762), H7154 [9JY]

———Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H.R. 3449; H. Con. Res. 181), H5052 [14MY], H5818 [4JN]

———maintain foreign market development programs (see H.R. 2950), H1224 [1FE]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5817 [4JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3731 [23AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H7475 [11JY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H9566 [31JY]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H6509 [18JN]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H4503 [7MY]

Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244), H5052 [14MY]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3488 [16AP]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H6006 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 3665), H6508 [18JN]

———payment rate for barley (see H.R. 4002), H9924 [2AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see H.R. 3927), H9566 [31JY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5753 [30MY]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 3002), H2665 [21MR]

———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), H7780 [17JY]

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

FAA: essential air service funding (see H.R. 3037), H6184 [11JN]

Farmers: provide greater planting flexibility (see H.R. 3900), H8556 [25JY]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H7780 [17JY]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 1057), H12301 [4OC]

Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass (see H.R. 2655), H11527 [27SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5288 [16MY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4303 [30AP]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care providers networks (see H.R. 2925), H5052 [14MY]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H187 [4JA]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688), H1325 [27FE]

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

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H11395 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H4902 [10MY]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5053 [14MY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H7260 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H2224 [13MR]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H2224 [13MR]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H7107 [27JN]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H4110 [25AP]

Members of Congress: deny Federal retirement annuities to Members convicted of felonies (see H.R. 4011), H9924 [2AU]

NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 1701), H90 [3JA]

Native Americans: funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (see H.R. 3219), H3230 [29MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H91 [3JA]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Safe Drinking Water Act: amend (see H.R. 3038), H4646 [8MY]

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

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H3731 [23AP]

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

Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid waste (see H.R. 2323), H1636 [29FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548), H10108 [5SE]

———capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 2676), H4110 [25AP]

———clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits (see H.R. 972), H1636 [29FE]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H3731 [23AP]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 3430), H10236 [11SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt bonds to finance first-time farmers' loans (see H.R. 3251), H4303 [30AP]

———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H1226 [1FE]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 3783), H7473 [11JY]

Telecommunications: availability of universal service relative to Native Americans and Alaskan natives (see H. Res. 556), H12263 [2OC]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H2124 [12MR]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6532 [19JN]

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

Veterans: reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H5935 [5JN]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H1636 [29FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1325 [27FE]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H331 [5JA]

Women: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H5817 [4JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Sanderson, Nicole, E592 [19AP]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1432 [28FE], H1512 [29FE]

———regulation of slaughterhouses (H.R. 3424), E753 [9MY]

Alaska: regulate fishing in certain waters (H.R. 1786), H8680 [30JY]

BIA: establish pilot project to oversee issuance of bonds to provide funding for construction of schools for Native Americans (H.R. 4151), E1683 [25SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7820 [18JY]

Corps of Engineers: authorize water conservation and river and harbor improvement projects (H.R. 3592), H8729 [30JY]

———management of Missouri River, H8317, H8351 [24JY], H8729 [30JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish environmental conservation acreage reserve programs, H1512 [29FE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6647 [20JN]

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

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 3816), H8315, H8317, H8351 [24JY]

Fall River County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3985), E1493 [2AU]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (H.R. 3050), E310 [7MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs (H.R. 2406), E760 [10MY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H6647 [20JN]

National Geologic Mapping Act: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3198), H8682 [30JY]

Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (H.R. 2512), H10156 [10SE]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance, E760 [10MY]

———funding for housing programs relative to tribal self-governance (H.R. 3219), E503 [29MR]

Nuclear weapons: proliferation, E755 [9MY]

Perkins County, SD: construction of rural water system (H.R. 3986), E1493 [2AU]

Public welfare programs: reform, E852 [21MY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7820 [18JY]

Sioux Falls Skyforce (basketball team): tribute, E650 [25AP]

Sisseton, SD: anniversary of Coteau des Prairies Hospital, E1601 [12SE]

Votes: position on missed, E1182 [26JN]

Tributes

McCue, Gene, E868 [22MY]

Sampson, Francis, E256 [29FE]

Schofield, Jerald D. (Dean), E1738 [27SE]

Trandahl, Arden, E867 [22MY]