CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments offered by, to
Crime: increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4482, H4483 [7MY]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H8983 [30JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5289 [16MY], H5380 [21MY], H5413 [22MY]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2250 [14MR]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act, H10195 [11SE]
———H.R. 2977, Administrative Dispute Resolution Act, H10607 [19SE]
———H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]
———H.R. 3230, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and personnel strengths, H7762 [17JY]
———H.R. 3734, public welfare programs reform pursuant to budget, H8329 [24JY]
———S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, H2304 [14MR]
———S. 1004, Coast Guard appropriations, H1618 [29FE]
———S. 1136, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act, H5781 [4JN]
Articles and editorials
Cables Show U.S. Deception on Haitian Violence, Larry Rohter, New York (NY) Times, E921
Our 2 Cents' Worth, Carol A. Rinzler and Perry Luntz, New York (NY) Times, E79
Tribute to Carol Jenifer, Anita Lienert, Management Review (publication), E297
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Crime: Federal penalties for carjacking (see H.R. 3676), H6531 [19JN]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H4430 [6MY]
Voting: secure rights of former felons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 3028), H1775 [6MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 3644), H6413 [13JN]
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), H1636 [29FE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2951 [27MR]
Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5754 [30MY]
———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H11396 [26SE]
———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]
———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]
Children and youth: consolidate and expand Federal child care programs (see H.R. 3860), H10386 [12SE]
China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4902 [10MY]
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), H12175 [28SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]
Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H10386 [12SE]
Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 3011), H4503 [7MY]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]
Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724), H3650 [18AP]
———require Federal contracts debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725), H3650 [18AP]
———require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H6006 [6JN]
Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (see H.R. 3525), H5569 [23MY]
———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6509 [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 Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H9566 [31JY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H922 [26JA]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H6691 [20JN]
Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H1241 [13FE]
Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H9925 [2AU]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1325 [27FE]
EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 4341), H12270 [3OC]
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), H5173 [15MY]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H331 [5JA]
Fry, Varian: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3352), H7475 [11JY]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H10236 [11SE]
———requirements relative to managed care plans (see H.R. 3751), H7106 [27JN]
Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H2467 [19MR]
———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H11528 [27SE]
Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H3488 [16AP]
INS: promote the naturalization of eligible individuals (see H.R. 3323), H4109 [25AP]
Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas: establish (see H.R. 3808), H7533 [12JY]
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491), H8598 [26JY]
Liuzzo, Viola: tribute (see H. Res. 420), H4397 [1MY]
Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see H.R. 4012), H9924 [2AU]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]
Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803), H331 [5JA]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3387 [15AP]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]
NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]
Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation (see H.R. 3460), H5173 [15MY]
Petroleum: gasoline tax (see H.R. 3457), H5173 [15MY]
Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]
Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4647 [8MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H10430 [16SE]
Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7658 [16JY]
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]
Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 3805), H7533 [12JY]
States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]
Taxation: treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H9925 [2AU]
———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H11527 [27SE]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]
Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 3960), H9922 [2AU]
———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 3409), H4503 [7MY]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]
———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11230 [25SE]
Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H12175 [28SE]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H10040 [4SE]
Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]
Descriptions
Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act (H.R. 956), H3188 [29MR]
Letters
Dept. of Defense seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti: by, E920
———several Members of Congress, E919
Motions offered by
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), H1415 [28FE], H1576 [29FE]
Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2700 [22MR]
Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H10189 [11SE]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2267 [14MR]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), Senate amendments, H2906 [27MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), veto, H10621, H10622 [19SE]
Agriculture: immigrant worker program requirements, H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626 [21MR]
Broadcasting: require broadcasters to pay fair market value for use of allotted spectrum frequencies, H1167 [1FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5208, H5210, H5217
Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as a factor in determination of sentences, H2189 [13MR]
Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: establish, H2186, H2187 [13MR]
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3289, H3294, H3295, H3296 [15AP]
Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment program (H.R. 2650), H5775
Courts: application of habeas corpus procedures relative to terrorism cases, H2182, H2183 [13MR]
———Federal jurisdiction and sentencing relative to rape and sexual assault, H4477, H4478, H4479, H4480 [7MY]
———jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers, H1576, H1579, H1580, H1581 [29FE]
———medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H3110
———prevent retaliation and tampering of witnesses and jury members (H.R. 3120), H4495 [7MY]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3187, H3193 [29MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3182 [29MR]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H1576, H1579, H1580, H1581 [29FE]
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), veto, H4757, H4758, H4760, H4763 [9MY]
———reform habeas corpus procedures, H2249 [14MR]
———representation fees relative to criminal cases appealing the death penalty, H2188 [13MR]
Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6454, H6459 [18JN], H6981 [27JN]
———definition of environmental crimes of violence, H4483, H4484, H4485 [7MY]
———increase penalties relative to crimes against senior citizens and children (H.R. 2974), H4469, H4470, H4471, H4472, H4473, H4477, H4478, H4479, H4480, H4482, H4483, H4484, H4485, H4490, H4491 [7MY]
———interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders and redefinition of victims relative to stalking (H.R. 2980), H4458, H4459 [7MY]
———penalties relative to crimes involving firearms equipped with laser sighting devices, H2180 [13MR]
———require release of relevant information on violent sex offenders (H.R. 2137), H4452, H4454 [7MY]
Dept. of Defense: seizure of paramilitary documents in Haiti, E919
Dept. of Labor: increased personnel levels for wage and hour inspection and enforcement relative to hiring of illegal immigrants, H10189 [11SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto, H27 [3JA]
Detroit, MI: contract negotiations relative to newspapers' strike, E1378
District of Columbia: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 153), H50 [3JA]
Employment: nonimmigrant worker regulations relative to protection of U.S. workers, H2638 [21MR]
English language: declare as official language of U.S. (H.R. 123), H9752
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, H9884 [2AU]
Firearms: manufacture, importation, or sale of armor piercing ammunition, H2263 [14MR]
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2686, H2688, H2689, H2691, H2693
———repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), consideration (H. Res. 388), H2674 [22MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), E1103
Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false statements to all branches of Government (H.R. 3166), H7540, H7541, H7543, H7544 [16JY]
———authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 4194), H11448
———shutdown relative to budget process, H27 [3JA]
Haiti: U.S. policy, E1103
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3110
Health care professionals: extend nonimmigrant nurse program, H2627, H2628 [21MR]
House of Representatives: enactment of certain legislation (H.R. 3136), H3015
Immigration: access of illegal immigrants to public education (H.R. 4134), H11102, H11107
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2381, H2382 [19MR], H2497, H2500, H2503, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2515 [20MR], H2623, H2624, H2625, H2626, H2627, H2628, H2638 [21MR]
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11067
———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), motion to instruct conferees, H10189 [11SE]
———establish program in certain States requiring use of a toll-free number to verify employee status, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2515 [20MR]
———exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations, H2171 [13MR]
INS: Investigations Division staffing positions, H2497, H2500, H2503 [20MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5413 [22MY]
———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5413 [22MY]
Law enforcement: monitoring of telecommunication activities, H2171 [13MR]
Marriage: define and protect institution (H.R. 3396), H7447
———recognition of same-sex marriage, H7447
Medicare: waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (H.R. 4012), E1482
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (H.R. 2658), H50 [3JA], E78
Minimum wage: level, H4322
Newspaper Preservation Act: reexamination of provisions, E1039
Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to needy individuals (H.R. 2428), H7480
Parliamentary inquiry, H1154 [1FE], H7714 [17JY]
Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5350
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 3136), H3015
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 2915), H7539 [16JY]
Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10081
———reform regulatory process, H3015
South Carolina Educational Radio Network: tribute to Piano Jazz radio program, E1873
Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1156, H1161, H1163, H1167, H1171 [1FE]
———reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 353), H1152 [1FE]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 2703), H2138, H2141, H2142, H2165, H2171, H2172, H2177
———improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (S. 735), conference report, H3607, H3608, H3613 [18AP]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), H9890, H9892, H9895 [2AU]
———U.S. policy (H.R. 3953), consideration (H. Res. 508), H9884 [2AU]
U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), H4324, H4325, H4326 [1MY]
———appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4322
U.S. Sentencing Commission: review of sentencing guidelines, H4490, H4491 [7MY]
White House Travel Office: relief of individuals terminated from employment (H.R. 2937), H2338
World War II: tribute to 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion, E1876
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA]
Statements
Church Arson Prevention Act (H.R. 3525): by, S7908-S7910 [16JY], E1258
Tributes
Alston, Clara, E711
Brown, Ronald H., H3454
Collins, Representative Cardiss, E1894
Dillard, Angela D., E520
Duderstadt, James J., E1095
Emerson, Bill, H7480
Fields, Representative Cleo, H11386
Ford, Representative, H11364
Jenifer, Carol, E297
Mfume, Representative, H1056
Norris, Harold, E11
Schroeder, Representative, E1894