LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
Articles and editorials
Cultural War Rages in America—All Great Civilizations of the Past Have Provided Public Support for the Arts, Elliott H. Levitas, H5061
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H804 [6MR]
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1392 [9AP]
———restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H950 [12MR]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H2590 [13MY]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]
———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H725 [4MR]
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), H890 [11MR]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1289 [21MR]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]
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: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H2091 [30AP]
———encourage State and local governments to enact laws to protect the safety of young people (see H. Con. Res. 70), H2156 [1MY]
———funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H3204 [22MY]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1340 [8AP]
———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]
———prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 320), H1261 [20MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H2590 [13MY]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H1542 [15AP]
———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H5297 [15JY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H5664 [23JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H1340 [8AP]
———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1543 [15AP]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]
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]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H669 [26FE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H2681 [14MY]
Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H10956 [13NO]
———continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1988 [29AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H702 [27FE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H4132 [20JN]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6798 [3SE]
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), H348 [5FE]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H1707 [17AP]
———make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]
Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H1018 [13MR]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H5916 [28JY]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H6707 [31JY]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H8054 [26SE]
———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]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H3213 [30MY]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]
Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H709 [3MR]
Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H2446 [8MY]
———cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 1049), H5916 [28JY]
———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]
———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]
———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1040 [17MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]
———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]
———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 706), H522 [12FE]
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]
———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]
———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]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H2091 [30AP]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2875 [16MY]
———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), H1186 [19MR]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]
———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H5570 [22JY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H804 [6MR]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]
———State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]
———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109, 191, 234), H1988 [29AP], H2680 [14MY], H4836 [26JN]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1543 [15AP]
———military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2331), H6703 [31JY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9866 [31OC]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and compliance programs (see H.R. 1453), H6707 [31JY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]
———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H5916 [28JY]
———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]
———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H1542 [15AP]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]
Flag—U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 93), H1040 [17MR]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3568 [5JN]
Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]
Government: give preference to firms that adopt and enforce a corporate code of conduct (see H.R. 2071), H4646 [25JN]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]
———restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in World War II (see H.R. 2200), H8161 [29SE]
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]
———storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]
———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H146, H153 [9JA]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]
———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]
———increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519), H8265 [30SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]
———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H1795 [23AP]
———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 560), H768 [5MR]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H3568 [5JN]
———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. 337, 820, 1749), H150 [9JA], H1262 [20MR], H3203 [22MY]
———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), H768 [5MR]
———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1289 [21MR]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8633 [7OC]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H9502 [23OC]
———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]
———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1795 [23AP]
Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H725 [4MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]
———prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room (see H. Res. 247), H8265 [30SE]
Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H2446 [8MY]
Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (see H. Con. Res. 185), H10957 [13NO]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H8727 [8OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]
Immigration: provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1893 [24AP]
———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]
Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1612 [16AP]
———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H725 [4MR]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]
———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H8727 [8OC]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1893 [24AP]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H9865 [31OC]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H804 [6MR]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H8265 [30SE]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H5916 [28JY]
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]
IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1338 [8AP]
———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse, Dublin, GA: designate (see H.R. 1484), H1988 [29AP]
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site: acquisition of the Plains Railroad Depot (see H.R. 1714), H8727 [8OC]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3204 [22MY]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1707 [17AP]
———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H2590 [13MY]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2590 [13MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H889 [11MR], H1261 [20MR]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1061), H8727 [8OC]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H950 [12MR], H1542 [15AP]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H669 [26FE]
———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H9038 [22OC]
———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3203 [22MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192), H5664 [23JY]
———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]
———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]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H629 [25FE], H5569 [22JY]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H1018 [13MR]
Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1187 [19MR]
———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H5664 [23JY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 897), H1795 [23AP]
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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3720 [11JN]
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 Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H5177 [11JY]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H1262 [20MR]
New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation repayment contracts (see H.R. 488), H1456 [14AP]
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]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H950 [12MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2590 [13MY]
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]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2785 [15MY]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H709 [3MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H1542 [15AP]
Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]
———settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106), H1111 [18MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2199, 2777; H. Res. 236), H5486 [17JY], H7911 [25SE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2157 [1MY]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H6918 [4SE]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H5778 [24JY]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2680 [14MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H5916 [28JY]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]
Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1542 [15AP]
———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1612 [16AP]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H1909 [28AP]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6799 [3SE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program (see H.R. 907), H1892 [24AP]
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), H1111 [18MR]
Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H2446 [8MY]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H7604 [22SE]
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), H768 [5MR]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3660 [10JN]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1989 [29AP]
Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H5826 [25JY]
Taxation: allow tax credit to individuals due unpaid child support and increase the tax liability of individuals owing such child support (see H.R. 1735), H7119 [9SE]
———allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative minimum tax liability (see H.R. 2524), H8265 [30SE]
———capital gains rates (see H.R. 241), H286 [4FE]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H10956 [13NO]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1707 [17AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H890 [11MR]
———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H286 [4FE]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H1890 [24AP]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H5570 [22JY]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195, 1763), H1339 [8AP], H6026 [29JY]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1262 [20MR]
———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3202 [22MY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 1401), H2351 [7MY]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H2590 [13MY]
———increase small issuer exemption from pro rata allocation of interest expenses of financial institutions to tax-exempt interest (see H.R. 1665), H3069 [20MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1542 [15AP]
———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17), H4086 [19JN]
———limit applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax (see H.R. 531), H2254 [6MY]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H347 [5FE]
———repeal cap on outstanding tax-exempt bonds for certain nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 197), H2254 [6MY]
———repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 1037), H6798 [3SE]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H2254 [6MY]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H5570 [22JY]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H3568 [5JN]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H2254 [6MY]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H7730 [23SE]
———treatment of employee death benefits (see H.R. 1514), H6707 [31JY]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H1892 [24AP]
———treatment of ethanol production (see H.R. 161), H1288 [21MR]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 479), H1892 [24AP]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H5569 [22JY]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]
———treatment of income tax returns relative to Presidentially declared disaster areas (see H.R. 1434), H6798 [3SE]
———treatment of recreational fitness services and facilities in certain hospitals (see H.R. 210), H1392 [9AP]
———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]
———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H5183 [14JY]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H5916 [28JY]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H7729 [23SE]
Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]
Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5131 [10JY]
———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1263), H1441 [10AP]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1988 [29AP]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]
Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1707 [17AP]
Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]
———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H3070 [20MY]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H10956 [13NO]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2875 [16MY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5570 [22JY]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (see H.R. 1448), H1891 [24AP]
Atlanta, GA: prohibit non-emergency take-offs and landings at Fulton County Airport when control tower is closed (see H.R. 2659), H8832 [9OC]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]
Denney, John E.A.: relief (see H.R. 2315), H6406 [30JY]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (see H.R. 613), H347 [5FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Taxation: impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]
———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]
Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]
Motions
House Rules: allow to proceed in order, H1625 [17AP]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1213 [20MR]
Advertising: control of billboards in areas adjacent to Federal highways (H.R. 1448), E753
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations, H3669 [11JN]
Black History Month: observance, H424 [11FE]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1548 [16AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4683 [26JN], H5305 [16JY], H5408 [17JY], H5500 [22JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6639 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4393 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), consideration (H. Res. 174), H4393 [25JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2998 [20MY]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9622 [29OC]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8234, H8237
Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H940 [12MR]
———provide health insurance for uninsured children, H817 [11MR]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4257 [24JN]
Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5790 [25JY]
———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5790 [25JY], H9628 [29OC]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (H. Res. 212), E1600
Democratic Party: national agenda, H1344 [9AP]
Denney, John E.A.: relief (H.R. 2315), E1565
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5052, H5061
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8011 [26SE], H8234, H8237
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8792 [9OC]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8792 [9OC], H9734 [30OC]
Dornan, Robert K.: limit admission to House floor and rooms (H. Res. 233), H7534 [18SE]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8452 [7OC], H8640 [8OC]
———voucher program to provide school choice, H9046 [23OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H547 [13FE]
Gingrich, Representative: reimbursement to House of Representatives for ethics investigation expenses, H1624 [17AP]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), consideration (H. Res. 283), H9633 [29OC]
Hoffman, Gail A.: Ameritech (business) Award of Excellence in Crime Prevention recipient, E1997
Homeless: protection of voting rights (H.R. 74), E37
House of Representatives: legislative program, H8262 [30SE]
House Rules: consideration of motions to suspend the rules and pass certain legislation (H. Res. 107), H1351 [9AP]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5790 [25JY]
Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Central High School, H7838 [25SE]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5052, H5061
Parliamentary inquiry, H8234 [30SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1351 [9AP], H7370 [17SE], H7740 [24SE], H8028 [26SE]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (H. Res. 219), H6806 [4SE]
Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., H3810 [17JN]
Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 613), E169
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (H.R. 773), E251
Sports: tribute to Negro Baseball League, E1273
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1477 [15AP]
———impose excise tax on individuals who operate vending machines that dispense tobacco products (H.R. 2897), E2239
———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (H.R. 1449), E752
———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9068 [23OC]
———rates, H3931 [19JN], H4090 [20JN], H5305 [16JY], H5408 [17JY], H6639 [31JY]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9068 [23OC]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (H.R. 878), E340
Tejeda, Frank: tribute (H. Res. 35), H257 [4FE]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of Federal funds to promote sale or export to foreign countries, H8011 [26SE]
Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (H.R. 1351), E682
Votes: position on missed, H3140
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: striking of words, H1624 [17AP], H1709 [21AP]
Special order: granted, H1786 [23AP], H9035 [22OC]
Tribute, E1425 [15JY]
Tributes
Abernathy, Ralph D., Jr., E344
Aronson, Arnold, H863 [11MR]
Farmer, James, H1870, H1871 [24AP], E628
Paschal, Robert, H819 [11MR]
Robinson, Jackie, H1460 [15AP]
Searcy, Brandon K., H1800 [24AP]
Shabazz, Betty, H6772 [3SE]
Turner, Ted, H7613 [23SE]