BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H789 [6MR]

Committee To Escort the Speaker-Elect to the Chair, H4 [7JA]

Conferee: S. 858, intelligence services appropriations, H5413 [17JY]

Frank Tejeda funeral attendee, H259 [4FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]

Agriculture: increase emphasis on and disseminate results of agricultural research projects relative to precision agriculture (see H.R. 725), H6706 [31JY]

———make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H8437 [6OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H1338 [8AP]

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

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

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

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (see H.R. 1356), H2255 [6MY]

———procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 409), H3568 [5JN]

———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 51), H8054 [26SE]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9502 [23OC]

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), H8634 [7OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1, 45), H154 [9JA], H890 [11MR]

———reform process and enforce the bipartisan balanced budget agreement (see H.R. 2003), H5487 [17JY]

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H9801 [30OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]

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

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]

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

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H7528 [17SE]

Commission on the Future for America's Veterans: establish (see H.R. 335), H2156 [1MY]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5177 [11JY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2785 [15MY]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H7730 [23SE]

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), H804 [6MR]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]

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

Diseases: 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), H1989 [29AP]

Drugs: penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]

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

Education: 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]

———role in character development and teaching of moral values (see H. Con. Res. 127), H7730 [23SE]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H6407 [30JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2091 [30AP]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]

———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H8929 [21OC]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1441 [10AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4836 [26JN]

———development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H7263 [11SE]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H7119 [9SE]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H348 [5FE]

Flags: mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in various locations (see H.R. 1161), H6963 [5SE]

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

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H10956 [13NO]

Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H7728 [23SE]

Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 1010), H5177 [11JY]

Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H7600 [18SE]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H10956 [13NO]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2091 [30AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]

———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), H1793 [23AP]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H7008 [8SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053), H10954 [13NO]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1892 [24AP]

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

———create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10768 [12NO]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]

———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]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2488 [12MY]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (see H.R. 785), H587 [13FE]

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

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H8265 [30SE]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10768 [12NO]

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

———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9865 [31OC]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H2255 [6MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1989 [29AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H804 [6MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1989 [29AP]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H2446 [8MY]

———improve quality and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine and medical informatic networks (see H.R. 1101), H2254 [6MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1018 [13MR]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H2157 [1MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H2156 [1MY]

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]

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H1019 [13MR]

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

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H10956 [13NO]

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]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 2579), H8264 [30SE]

———amend, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 2579), H8834 [9OC]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H3069 [20MY], H7008 [8SE]

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

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H889 [11MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2680 [14MY]

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]

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

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

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H1392 [9AP]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 674), H525 [12FE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4647 [25JN]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2875 [16MY]

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1289 [21MR]

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

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

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H10956 [13NO]

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), H1261 [20MR]

Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H2590 [13MY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H3070 [20MY]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H1187 [19MR]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H1018 [13MR]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H948 [12MR]

Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H10956 [13NO]

———allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7730 [23SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1988 [29AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H2680 [14MY]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H1611 [16AP]

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

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H349 [5FE]

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

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

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H285 [4FE]

Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television (see H.R. 2892), H10957 [13NO]

———promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace (see H.R. 2921), H10769 [12NO]

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H669 [26FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]

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

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7365 [16SE]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H889 [11MR]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H8265 [30SE]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H7008 [8SE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714), H3201 [22MY]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (see H.R. 2017, 2034), H4338 [24JN], H4645 [25JN]

Remarks

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3826 [17JN]

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

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5696, H5711 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), conference report, E2043 [21OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2721 [15MY]

Army: School of the Americas funding, E1660 [4SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2990, H3027 [20MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7634 [23SE]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4278 [24JN]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4197 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5711 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4197 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5368 [16JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H6806 [4SE]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2291 [7MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3753 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), E1660 [4SE]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4955 [9JY]

National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E956 [19MY]

Public lands: uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9740 [30OC]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 29), H7641 [23SE]

Tobacco products: strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (H.R. 2017), H4230 [24JN]

———strengthen State efforts to limit access to minors (H.R. 2034), E2043 [21OC]

Veterans: extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (H.R. 1092), H1571 [16AP]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), E2212 [7NO]

WIC: funding, H2721 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H6783 [3SE]

Resignations

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H795 [6MR]

Tributes

Aronson, Arnold, H868 [11MR]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H4627 [25JN]

Cader, Dennis, E956 [19MY]

Cash, Richard, E956 [19MY]

Dickey, Brett, E956 [19MY]

Hester, George, E956 [19MY]

Pimentel, Victor, E956 [19MY]

Potts, Durwin, E956 [19MY]

Shabazz, Betty, H6777 [3SE]

Smith, Scott, E956 [19MY]