EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3344 [4JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H5298 [15JY]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H3197 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

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

Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports (see H.R. 2748), H9613 [28OC]

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: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H8054 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits (see H.R. 1712), H3201 [22MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

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]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H1440 [10AP]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct census of agriculture (see H.R. 2366), H6705 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in the performance of their border protection functions (see H.R. 805), H1611 [16AP]

———include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy Program (see H.R. 1773), H9039 [22OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1062), H1262 [20MR]

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

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

Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H. Res. 139), H7200 [10SE]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 622), H142 [9JA], H348 [5FE]

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit (see H.R. 1059), H3660 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1419), H1794 [23AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3661 [10JN]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H6406 [30JY]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H588 [13FE]

Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 2708), H9501 [23OC]

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

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

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: clarify listing of unique chemical substances (see H.R. 659), H407 [10FE]

———transportation regulations relative to agriculture (see H.R. 1619), H2783 [15MY]

Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast self-examination (see H.R. 964), H1892 [24AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H702 [27FE]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8833 [9OC]

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

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1440 [10AP]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H8834 [9OC]

———moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 347), H2156 [1MY]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

IRS: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers (see H.R. 2598), H8834 [9OC]

———restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

———restructure and reform (see H.R. 2676), H9801 [30OC]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H5132 [10JY]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H8929 [21OC]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]

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

Mudd, Samuel A.: set aside military conviction for harboring John Wilkes Booth (see H.R. 1885), H3796 [12JN]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

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

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H6026 [29JY]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4646 [25JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2183), H10421 [8NO]

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

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H3204 [22MY]

Russia: proliferation of nuclear missile technology to Iran (see H. Con. Res. 121), H9615 [28OC]

Taxation: 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]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1706 [17AP]

———eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 961), H5569 [22JY]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H804 [6MR]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H524 [12FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10172 [6NO]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9801 [30OC]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H8928 [21OC]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 2821), H10421 [8NO]

———treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into an individual retirement account (see H.R. 1518), H2155 [1MY]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1261), H6963 [5SE]

———treatment of stock in agricultural refiners or processors sold to certain farmers' cooperatives (see H.R. 1752), H3213 [30MY]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H8438 [6OC]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

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

Treaties and agreements: prevent the imposition of new energy taxes or fees to comply with the global warming treaty (see H. Res. 268), H8833 [9OC]

Unemployment: clarify that State base periods for unemployment compensation are not subject to certain Social Security Act provisions (see H.R. 125), H1339 [8AP]

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act: prohibit assistance to illegal aliens (see H.R. 849), H768 [5MR]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 1496), H2090 [30AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 941), H766 [5MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets (see H.R. 467), H243 [21JA]

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

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H351 [6FE], H711 [4MR], H727 [5MR], H2353 [8MY]

Letters

Incarceration of Jennifer Davis by Peru: by, H7716 [23SE]

———Richardo V. Luna, Embassy of Peru, H7716 [23SE]

Remarks

Agriculture: reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10368 [8NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5305 [16JY], H5554, H5558, H5559 [22JY], H5700, H5705 [24JY]

Bloomington, IL: anniversary of St. John's Lutheran Church, E857 [7MY]

Budget: balance, H771 [6MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3014 [20MY], H3174 [22MY]

Children and youth: national policy on preventing child abuse, H1799 [24AP]

China, People's Republic of: impose snap-back tariffs until China either accedes to the World Trade Organization or accords adequate trade benefits (H.R. 1712), E1041 [22MY]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4255 [24JN]

———most-favored-nation status relative to the admission of the Republic of China to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 941), E385 [5MR]

Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets, E131 [4FE]

Congress: bipartisan accomplishments, H10774 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5700, H5705 [24JY]

Dept. of HHS: funding to prevent E. coli in cattle, enhance safe food handling practices, and improve treatment for related diseases in humans, H7324 [16SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3685 [11JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7083 [9SE], H7324 [16SE], H7369 [17SE]

Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1799 [24AP]

Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 529), E141 [4FE]

———national policy to improve system, H7369 [17SE]

FAA: authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1271), H1947, H1948 [29AP]

Federal Family Education Loan Program: financial institutions' performance of audits on their student loan portfolios, H7083 [9SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6381 [30JY]

Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H4255 [24JN]

Illinois Wesleyan University: tribute to men's basketball team, E1252 [18JN]

McLean County, IL: World War II Memorial dedication, E2239 [8NO]

Mexico: imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports (S. Con. Res. 43), H6681 [31JY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E984 [20MY]

Peru: prisoner rights, H3685 [11JN], H6381 [30JY], H7715 [23SE], H7835 [25SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H633 [26FE]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9743 [30OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1717 [23AP]

Senior citizens: anniversary of establishment of the first nutrition program for the elderly (H. Con. Res. 48), E511 [19MR]

Veterans Day: observance, E2239 [8NO]

Votes: position on missed, H9640 [29OC]

WIC: funding, H5554, H5558, H5559 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H3718 [11JN], H7724 [23SE], H9728 [29OC]

Tributes

Brinsley, Norman S., E511 [19MR]

Elliott, Frank W., H8986 [22OC]

Samfay, Anthony, E984 [20MY]

White, James E., E1291 [23JN], E1368 [8JY]