LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 929), H766 [5MR]

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H587 [13FE]

Air pollution: regulations relative to beverage alcohol compounds emitted from aging warehouses (see H.R. 679), H452 [11FE]

American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development and implementation (see H.R. 1842), H8633 [7OC]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H5177 [11JY]

———require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2444 [8MY]

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H9039 [22OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2091 [30AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

———reform resolution procedure and direct repayment of the public debt (see H.R. 2191), H5486 [17JY]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5487 [17JY]

Civil liberties: outline constitutional protections of unborn persons (see H.R. 641), H392 [6FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H3864 [17JN]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5132 [10JY]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H1705 [17AP]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7830 [24SE]

———moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1283), H7600 [18SE]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H887 [11MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H7528 [17SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2624), H8834 [9OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1017 [13MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1398), H5401 [16JY]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Education: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

———exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (see H.R. 529), H283 [4FE]

Employment: protect employer rights (see H.R. 758), H1542 [15AP]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6026 [29JY]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H7528 [17SE]

Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H1340 [8AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1019 [13MR]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H286 [4FE]

———possession by persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 1009), H887 [11MR]

———protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see H.R. 27), H524 [12FE]

———repeal prohibitions relative to semiautomatic firearms and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 1147), H5021 [9JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 10, 54), H590 [13FE], H890 [11MR]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9866 [31OC]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

Government: reduce spending and regulatory programs (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4135 [21JN]

Hazardous substances: transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H4913 [8JY]

Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1112 [18MR]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

———revoke medical license of practitioners who recommend the use of marijuana (see H.R. 1310), H2680 [14MY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H6715 [1AU]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2254 [6MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8633 [7OC]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H9039 [22OC]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 350), H804 [6MR]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218, 339), H286 [4FE], H8438 [6OC]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1186 [19MR]

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

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1440 [10AP]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1261 [20MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H3204 [22MY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 27), H349 [5FE]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 632), H4647 [25JN]

Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 2038), H6407 [30JY]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7199 [10SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Service Trust Program: repeal (see H.R. 993), H803 [6MR]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3797 [12JN], H8727 [8OC]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H2254 [6MY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H802 [6MR]

———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 55), H805 [6MR]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (see H.R. 2493), H7599 [18SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1112 [18MR]

———private property owner rights (see H.R. 992), H4221 [23JN]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H950 [12MR]

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), H8929 [21OC]

Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H4339 [24JN]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H950 [12MR]

———allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

———constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations (see H.J. Res. 62), H889 [11MR]

———exclude certain severance payments from gross income and allow a refundable credit for job training expenses of older long-time employees who are laid off (see H.R. 2492), H7730 [23SE]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7911 [25SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H524 [12FE]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H8728 [8OC]

———provide deduction for capital gains, index the basis of certain capital assets, provide familiy credits, and phase-out estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1584), H2589 [13MY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H708 [3MR]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2483), H7911 [25SE]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H6798 [3SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H453 [11FE]

———treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1299), H2157 [1MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H804 [6MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H244 [21JA]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H6963 [5SE]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

———limits on certain missile defense systems (see H. Res. 98), H1018 [13MR]

U.N.: make financial support contingent upon adoption of certain reforms (see H.R. 1588), H2589 [13MY]

———prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed (see H.R. 934), H766 [5MR]

Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of burial benefits (see H.R. 2040), H5778 [24JY]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2446 [8MY]

Wetlands: permit use of certain agricultural lands (see H.R. 640), H392 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H523 [12FE]

Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and regulations on families (see H.R. 2124), H5020 [9JY]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4059 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1200 [20MR]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5696 [24JY]

———reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10369 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5696 [24JY]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7060 [9SE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced, H771 [6MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5583 [23JY]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1271 [21MR]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, H1916 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4059 [19JN]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), H10383 [8NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6945 [5SE], H7060 [9SE]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3185 [22MY]

Education: vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6945 [5SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H536 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6841 [4SE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H536 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6841 [4SE]

Gore, Vice President: comments relative to controlling global population through international family planning programs, H8452 [7OC]

Hardin County, KY: anniversary of Youth Theater, E1506 [24JY]

Medicare: reform, H2010 [30AP]

Taxation: rates, H3724 [12JN], H5583 [23JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H3724 [12JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H1916 [29AP]

Votes: position on missed, E2035 [21OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8631 [7OC]