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
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
———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
Commodity Exchange Act: amend rules relative to certain transactions involving commodities markets, E131
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
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7083
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H1799 [24AP]
Education: exempt certain lenders from audit requirements of student loan programs (H.R. 529), E141
———national policy to improve system, H7369
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
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
McLean County, IL: World War II Memorial dedication, E2239
Mexico: imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. corn syrup imports (S. Con. Res. 43), H6681 [31JY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: observance, E984
Peru: prisoner rights, H3685
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
Veterans Day: observance, E2239
Votes: position on missed, H9640
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
Elliott, Frank W., H8986 [22OC]
Samfay, Anthony, E984