JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2031 [30AP]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2094 [30AP]

Appointments

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H3568 [5JN]

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

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), H287 [4FE]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10172 [6NO]

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: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H3660 [10JN]

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

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

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

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 695), H2590 [13MY]

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]

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

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H6406 [30JY]

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7911 [25SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: authorize use of military helicopters in State and local law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 2896), H10768 [12NO]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10768 [12NO]

Dept. of Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H3660 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H3720 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H1262 [20MR]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H1893 [24AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H804 [6MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H9614 [28OC]

———osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H9038 [22OC]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

———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]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5916 [28JY]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1440 [10AP]

———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]

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]

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

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2590 [13MY]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H10172 [6NO]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2680 [14MY]

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068), H10954 [13NO]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1542 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H9502 [23OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147), H589 [13FE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H5826 [25JY]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H7730 [23SE]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H7730 [23SE]

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

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (see H.R. 499), H349 [5FE]

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]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7600 [18SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]

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

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H6707 [31JY]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———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. 1749), H10172 [6NO]

———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), H6962 [5SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H889 [11MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]

———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]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H589 [13FE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

Housing: State authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 1108), H7830 [24SE]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

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

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H6707 [31JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7830 [24SE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3070 [20MY]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1892 [24AP]

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]

Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute between American Airlines, Inc., and the Allied Pilots Association (see H. Res. 67), H589 [13FE]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H7600 [18SE]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H589 [13FE], H812 [10MR]

———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]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

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

Motor vehicles: improve public education on proper use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 784), H1262 [20MR]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]

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 Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8439 [6OC]

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 Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

NATO: encourage and expedite integration of Romania (see H. Con. Res. 53), H1392 [9AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

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

———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

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]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H8265 [30SE]

———maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H4647 [25JN]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H3660 [10JN]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H1542 [15AP]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9559 [24OC]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

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), H3070 [20MY]

Science: authorize the U.S. Man and Biosphere Program (see H.R. 1801), H5778 [24JY]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

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), H1440 [10AP]

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

———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H4647 [25JN]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H9801 [30OC]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H949 [12MR]

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

———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]

Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2254 [6MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3924 [18JN]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H5916 [28JY]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H3865 [17JN]

———eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059), H10954 [13NO]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 1706), H3660 [10JN]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1339 [8AP]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]

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

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see H.R. 629), H392 [6FE]

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

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H3660 [10JN]

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

———funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see H.R. 969), H4836 [26JN]

———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]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H4647 [25JN]

United Way (organization): anniversary of Texas gulf coast chapter (see H. Con. Res. 110), H4913 [8JY]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H7911 [25SE]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4836 [26JN]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H6707 [31JY]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of the emancipation of Africans held in slavery in the Danish West Indies (see H. Con. Res. 161), H8265 [30SE]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Federal employees: granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1017 [13MR]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9810 [31OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1218 [20MR]

Army: response to sexual harassment and assault allegations, E167 [5FE]

Black History Month: observance, H430 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4812 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6631 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4591 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3028 [20MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1958 [7OC]

———political reform, E873 [8MY]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9810 [31OC]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2391 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), E1314 [24JN]

———submit report on conversion of active guard reserve personnel to dual-status technicians, E1314 [24JN]

Education: vocational and technical training, E1062 [23MY]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5440 [17JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5440 [17JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1136 [19MR]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H4591 [25JN]

Families and domestic relations: criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and group care staff, H2033 [30AP]

———develop outreach for informing minorities about adoption, H2031 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2031, H2033 [30AP]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, E507 [18MR]

Johnson, Kirk: Integrated Tax System (business) Employee of the Month award recipient, E162 [5FE]

Meadows, Curtis, W., Jr.: Southern Methodist University Jonsson Ethics Award recipient, E169 [5FE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1842 [24AP]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, E176 [5FE]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E938 [15MY], E953 [19MY]

NATO: membership of Central and East European countries, E1117 [4JN]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, E1877 [26SE]

Public welfare programs: treatment of certain legal immigrants, H4591 [25JN]

Space policy: space station program funding, H1842 [24AP]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H4812 [26JN]

———child tax credit, H4812 [26JN]

———rates, H4812 [26JN], H6631 [31JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4812 [26JN]

Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H254 [4FE]

Texas A&M University: tribute to scholarship recipients, E165 [5FE]

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 629), H8517 [7OC]

Votes: position on missed, H5793 [25JY], H10794 [13NO]

Women: economic equity, H746 [5MR]

Women's History Month: observance, H746 [5MR]

Resolutions by organizations

NATO Membership for Romania: Romanian Parliament, E1117 [4JN]

Tributes

Adams, Castyne, E1586 [1AU]

Brennan, William J., Jr., H6016 [29JY]

Brown, Jesse, E1580 [1AU]

Bullock, Bob, E1589 [1AU]

Dyer, Dolores, E1583 [1AU]

Evans, Jack, E1345 [27JN]

Gonzalez, Representative, H8580 [7OC]

Hayes, Charles A., E690 [17AP]

Haynes, James N., E1231 [17JN]

Robinson, Jackie, E691 [17AP]

Smith, C.B.T., E862 [7MY]

Tejeda, Frank, H311 [5FE]

Williams, Jamon C., E860 [7MY]

Woods, Lionell (Woody), E2389 [13NO]