SAWYER, THOMAS C. (a Representative from Ohio)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]
Animals: conservation of Asian elephants (see H.R. 1787), H7119 [9SE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H3568 [5JN]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5826 [25JY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]
———treatment of certain parties relative to liability (see H.R. 2485), H8633 [7OC]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1543 [15AP]
Courts: conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H2590 [13MY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7601 [18SE]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]
Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5778 [24JY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]
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), H452 [11FE]
Employment: 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), H287 [4FE]
FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324), H1541 [15AP]
Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H5177 [11JY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]
———improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H8265 [30SE]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5664 [23JY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 2509), H10172 [6NO]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5132 [10JY]
———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H2156 [1MY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8929 [21OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H4339 [24JN]
Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5916 [28JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8834 [9OC]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2254 [6MY]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H700 [27FE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]
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), H7600 [18SE]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H6407 [30JY]
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. 600, 2777), H7911 [25SE], H9800 [30OC]
———prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign corporations (see H.R. 610), H8161 [29SE]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
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), H5401 [16JY]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7008 [8SE]
———quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1440 [10AP]
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), H4836 [26JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1289 [21MR]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H453 [11FE]
Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]
Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]
———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H767 [5MR]
———modify the application of pension nondiscrimination rules to governmental plans (see H.R. 1740), H3202 [22MY]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H157 [9JA]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H2351 [7MY]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H2488 [12MY]
Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service support payments (see H. Res. 200), H6707 [31JY]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1288 [21MR]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H347 [5FE]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H8728 [8OC]
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), H4836 [26JN]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 154), H7600 [18SE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3535 [5JN]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3535 [5JN], H7784 [24SE], H8231, H8234 [30SE], H10915, H10937 [13NO]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H7835 [25SE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5287
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7328
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3494
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5167 [11JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5287
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7784 [24SE], H8231, H8234 [30SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10937 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10915 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7328
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5287
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2803 [16MY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H545 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3494
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6834 [4SE]
Gingrich, Representative: reelection as Speaker of the House, H20 [7JA]
———resolution of ethics charges, H20 [7JA]
———resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H193 [21JA]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9662 [29OC]
Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H1158 [19MR]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H20 [7JA]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5167 [11JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1184 [19MR]
Reports
Corp. for National and Community Service Management Control Systems, H5288