BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

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), H1636 [29FE]

Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10602 [18SE]

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

Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 1646), H1775 [6MR]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H4646 [8MY]

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

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

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

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4800 [9MY]

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), H1226 [1FE]

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, 520), H10721 [19SE]

Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H774 [23JA]

———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H774 [23JA]

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

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H6423 [17JN]

———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]

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

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and leases (see H.R. 3376), H4902 [10MY]

Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5288 [16MY]

Education: eligibility standards for short term educational programs (see H.R. 2914), H2559 [20MR]

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

Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723), H973 [30JA]

———permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on hiring and leave policies, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2723), H4110 [25AP]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6691 [20JN]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H10108 [5SE]

Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber products (see H.R. 2802), H1775 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: exempt transportation by certain vehicles from Government regulations (see H.R. 3153), H2713 [22MR]

Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H12194 [30SE]

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

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H1986 [7MR]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7107 [27JN]

———establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400), H1138 [31JA]

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Johnson City, TN: designate (see H.R. 3320), H4108 [25AP]

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]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H8030 [18JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H8030 [18JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2320 [18MR]

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H6915 [26JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H187 [4JA]

Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see H.R. 2591), H7107 [27JN]

Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see H.R. 2342), H1138 [31JA]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H3650 [18AP]

Perot, H. Ross: inclusion in Presidential debates (see H. Res. 555), H12251 [1OC]

Pesticides: reform antimicrobial pesticide registration (see H.R. 3338), H6006 [6JN]

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

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

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

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 3775), H12175 [28SE]

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

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

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]

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

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142, 4068), H4503 [7MY], H10525 [17SE]

Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see H.R. 2640), H914 [25JA]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H1138 [31JA]

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

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H6415 [13JN]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H12175 [28SE]

———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H4424 [2MY]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6006 [6JN]

Veterans: improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 3373), H4902 [10MY]

———reform and improve eligibility for medical care and services (see H.R. 3118), H4902 [10MY]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483), H4800 [9MY]

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H9705 [1AU]

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), H6509 [18JN]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10628 [19SE]

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1428, H1462 [28FE], H1543 [29FE]

———price supports for peanuts, H1462 [28FE], H6206 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6206, H6225 [12JN]

Black History Month: observance, H1497 [28FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3594 [18AP]

Disabled: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews court case relative to discrimination, E1322 [18JY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6786 [25JN]

EPA: cluster rule relative to pulp and paper industry, E1771 [28SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5889 [5JN]

Fort Benning, GA: School of the Americas funding, H5889 [5JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H148 [4JA]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, E1539 [5SE]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1543 [29FE]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4324 [1MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Georgia: racial remarks relative to the State Democratic Party, H1145 [1FE]

Leave of absence: granted, H9918 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H185 [4JA]

Tributes

Fields, Representative Cleo, H11386 [26SE]

Ford, Representative, H11363 [26SE]