LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Articles and editorials

Cultural War Rages in America—All Great Civilizations of the Past Have Provided Public Support for the Arts, Elliott H. Levitas, H5061 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H804 [6MR]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1392 [9AP]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H950 [12MR]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H2590 [13MY]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H725 [4MR]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H890 [11MR]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1289 [21MR]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H2091 [30AP]

———encourage State and local governments to enact laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70), H2156 [1MY]

———funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H3204 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1340 [8AP]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]

———prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 320), H1261 [20MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H2590 [13MY]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H1542 [15AP]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H5297 [15JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H5664 [23JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H1340 [8AP]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1543 [15AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279), H5916 [28JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H669 [26FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]

Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H10956 [13NO]

———continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1988 [29AP]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H702 [27FE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H4132 [20JN]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6798 [3SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H1707 [17AP]

———make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H1018 [13MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H5916 [28JY]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H8054 [26SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H3213 [30MY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H709 [3MR]

Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H2446 [8MY]

———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H5916 [28JY]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1040 [17MR]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 706), H522 [12FE]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]

———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2091 [30AP]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2875 [16MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H5570 [22JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H804 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

———State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 234), H1988 [29AP], H2680 [14MY], H4836 [26JN]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1543 [15AP]

———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9866 [31OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H6707 [31JY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H5916 [28JY]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H1542 [15AP]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Flag—U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 93), H1040 [17MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3568 [5JN]

Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]

Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071), H4646 [25JN]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H8161 [29SE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]

———storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H146, H153 [9JA]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519), H8265 [30SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H1795 [23AP]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 560), H768 [5MR]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H3568 [5JN]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 820, 1749), H150 [9JA], H1262 [20MR], H3203 [22MY]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H768 [5MR]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1289 [21MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8633 [7OC]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H9502 [23OC]

———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1795 [23AP]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H725 [4MR]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]

———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8265 [30SE]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H2446 [8MY]

Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8727 [8OC]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]

Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1893 [24AP]

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1612 [16AP]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H8727 [8OC]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1893 [24AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H9865 [31OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H804 [6MR]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H8265 [30SE]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H5916 [28JY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]

———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 1484), H1988 [29AP]

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714), H8727 [8OC]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3204 [22MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1707 [17AP]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H2590 [13MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2590 [13MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H889 [11MR], H1261 [20MR]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H8727 [8OC]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H950 [12MR], H1542 [15AP]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H669 [26FE]

———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H9038 [22OC]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H5664 [23JY]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H629 [25FE], H5569 [22JY]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H1018 [13MR]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1187 [19MR]

———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H5664 [23JY]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 897), H1795 [23AP]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3720 [11JN]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H1262 [20MR]

New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation repayment contracts (see H.R. 488), H1456 [14AP]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2590 [13MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2785 [15MY]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H709 [3MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1542 [15AP]

Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]

———settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106), H1111 [18MR]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 236), H5486 [17JY], H7911 [25SE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2157 [1MY]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H6918 [4SE]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H5778 [24JY]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2680 [14MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H5916 [28JY]

Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1542 [15AP]

———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1612 [16AP]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H1909 [28AP]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6799 [3SE]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H1892 [24AP]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H2446 [8MY]

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H7604 [22SE]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3660 [10JN]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1989 [29AP]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5826 [25JY]

Taxation: allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7119 [9SE]

———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H8265 [30SE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 241), H286 [4FE]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H10956 [13NO]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1707 [17AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H890 [11MR]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H286 [4FE]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H5570 [22JY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195, 1763), H1339 [8AP], H6026 [29JY]

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1262 [20MR]

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]

———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H2351 [7MY]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H2590 [13MY]

———increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt interest (see H.R. 1665), H3069 [20MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1542 [15AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17), H4086 [19JN]

———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H2254 [6MY]

———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H347 [5FE]

———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H2254 [6MY]

———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H6798 [3SE]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H2254 [6MY]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H5570 [22JY]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2254 [6MY]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H702 [27FE]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]

———treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514), H6707 [31JY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of ethanol production (see H.R. 161), H1288 [21MR]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H5569 [22JY]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 210), H1392 [9AP]

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H5183 [14JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H5916 [28JY]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H7729 [23SE]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1441 [10AP]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1988 [29AP]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1707 [17AP]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H3070 [20MY]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H10956 [13NO]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2875 [16MY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5570 [22JY]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (see H.R. 1448), H1891 [24AP]

Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 2659), H8832 [9OC]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

Denney, John E.A.: relief (see H.R. 2315), H6406 [30JY]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 613), H347 [5FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Taxation: impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

Motions

House Rules: allow to proceed in order, H1625 [17AP]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1213 [20MR]

Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (H.R. 1448), E753 [24AP]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, H3669 [11JN]

Black History Month: observance, H424 [11FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1548 [16AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4683 [26JN], H5305 [16JY], H5408 [17JY], H5500 [22JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6639 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4393 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4393 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2998 [20MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9622 [29OC]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8234, H8237 [30SE]

Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H940 [12MR]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H817 [11MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4257 [24JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5790 [25JY]

———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5790 [25JY], H9628 [29OC]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (H. Res. 212), E1600 [1AU]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1344 [9AP]

Denney, John E.A.: relief (H.R. 2315), E1565 [31JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5052, H5061 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8011 [26SE], H8234, H8237 [30SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8792 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8792 [9OC], H9734 [30OC]

Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 233), H7534 [18SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H8452 [7OC], H8640 [8OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice, H9046 [23OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H547 [13FE]

Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1624 [17AP]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9633 [29OC]

Hoffman, Gail A.: Ameritech (business) Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E1997 [9OC]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (H.R. 74), E37 [7JA]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8262 [30SE]

House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1351 [9AP]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5790 [25JY]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Central High School, H7838 [25SE]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5052, H5061 [10JY]

Parliamentary inquiry, H8234 [30SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1351 [9AP], H7370 [17SE], H7740 [24SE], H8028 [26SE]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6806 [4SE]

Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., H3810 [17JN]

Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 613), E169 [5FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (H.R. 773), E251 [13FE]

Sports: tribute to Negro Baseball League, E1273 [19JN]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1477 [15AP]

———impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending machines that dispense tobacco products (H.R. 2897), E2239 [8NO]

———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (H.R. 1449), E752 [24AP]

———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9068 [23OC]

———rates, H3931 [19JN], H4090 [20JN], H5305 [16JY], H5408 [17JY], H6639 [31JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9068 [23OC]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (H.R. 878), E340 [27FE]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H257 [4FE]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of Federal funds to promote sale or export to foreign countries, H8011 [26SE]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (H.R. 1351), E682 [16AP]

Votes: position on missed, H3140 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: striking of words, H1624 [17AP], H1709 [21AP]

Special order: granted, H1786 [23AP], H9035 [22OC]

Tribute, E1425 [15JY]

Tributes

Abernathy, Ralph D., Jr., E344 [27FE]

Aronson, Arnold, H863 [11MR]

Farmer, James, H1870, H1871 [24AP], E628 [10AP]

Paschal, Robert, H819 [11MR]

Robinson, Jackie, H1460 [15AP]

Searcy, Brandon K., H1800 [24AP]

Shabazz, Betty, H6772 [3SE]

Turner, Ted, H7613 [23SE]