    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  require labeling of country of origin of imported
            perishable agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 1232), H5404
            [25JN]
        Alcoholic beverages:  prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
            minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
        Animals:  prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals,
            (see H.R. 1202), H447 [11FE]
        Armed Forces:  anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294),
            H4961 [22JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H3024 [11MY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  establish a Capitol Visitor Center,
            (see H.R. 4347), H7429 [7AU]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries and
            protect lands, waters, and natural resources, (see H.R. 4141),
            H7585 [10SE]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H2120 [21AP]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H4165 [4JN]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H1299
            [18MR]
        ------ improve international education at postsecondary
            institutions, (see H.R. 3311), H754 [3MR]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H447
            [11FE]
        ----- implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H6186 [22JY]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
            [19MR]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
            4531), H9179 [28SE]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
            [19MR]
        Dept. of Education:  make grants for postsecondary information
            technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
            H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
            research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
            (see H.R. 3758), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
        ------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
            money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
            3511), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H1021 [10MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391),
            H7177 [4AU]
        Disabled:  establish a national public Internet site to increase
            access to information on technology-related assistance, (see
            H.R. 4461), H8035 [17SE]
        Diseases:  treatments relative to the transmission of HIV, (see H.R.
            3072), H498 [12FE]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1112
            [11MR]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR], (see
            H.R. 2228), H904 [5MR]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H851 [4MR]
        ------ recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance
            the teaching and use of technology, (see H.R. 2427), H1777
            [30MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  develop, promote, and implement
            policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
            154), H498 [12FE]
        ------ improve child care and family support services, (see H.R.
            2713), H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 3292), H3014 [7MY], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
            child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
            H903 [5MR]
        FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
            H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
        Firearms:  ensure that criminal background checks are conducted
            before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R.
            2935), H2931 [6MY]
        Fish and fishing:  authorize assistance to the States for fish
            restoration and management projects, (see H.R. 2973), H386 [5FE]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H3972
            [22MY], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Germany:  expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive
            medical fund for Holocaust survivors, (see H. Con. Res. 112),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Guyana:  elections, (see H. Con. Res. 215), H2056 [1AP]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans
            relative to neurobiological disorders, (see H.R. 2110), H3105
            [12MY]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
            2955), H5493 [14JY]
        Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
            determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
            the patient, (see H.R. 4093), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
            3538), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
            cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
            treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions,
            (see H.R. 3469), H2319 [23AP]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H9275 [1OC]
        IRS:  reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1337
            [19MR]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
        Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4182), H5404 [25JN]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H329 [4FE]
        Margie Pitts Hames Post Office, Decatur, GA:  designate, (see H.R.
            4205), H5492 [14JY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H6511 [28JY]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ comprehensive financing for graduate medical education, (see
            H.R. 4739), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7289
            [5AU]
        ------ coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
            1018), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
            H6511 [28JY]
        ------ ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and
            assure continuity of care, (see H.R. 3997), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
            hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H2707
            [30AP]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
            3139), H240 [3FE]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
            H4165 [4JN]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7178
            [4AU]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motion pictures:  discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
            motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H498 [12FE]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National Park Service:  reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
            3934), H3743 [21MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish, (see H.R.
            2431), H1236 [17MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H3488 [19MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5494 [14JY]
        Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission:  establish, (see H.R.
            3925), H3742 [21MY]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H2706 [30AP]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4880 [19JN]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6186 [22JY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H495 [12FE]
        Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
            4224), H6454 [24JY]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
            [23JN]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
        States:  permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
            Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
            H.R. 3837), H7290 [5AU]
        Taxation:  allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns
            and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure
            payment of contributions, (see H.R. 4865), H11695 [20OC]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning
            motor vehicle fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4454), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, (see H.R.
            3500), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ determination of employment status of individuals as
            employees or independent contractors, (see H.R. 2642), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
            services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ encourage production and use of electric vehicles, (see H.R.
            3877), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1335 [19MR]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
            settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see H.R. 4314),
            H6281 [23JY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H2331 [27AP]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2319
            [23AP]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
            4538), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8083 [18SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H2318
            [23AP]
        ------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ simplify individual capital gains tax, (see H.R. 3623), H2052
            [1AP]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 1891), H6071 [21JY]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
            shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ treatment of tobacco products, (see H.R. 3027), H851 [4MR]
        Tobacco products:  establish a responsible U.S. international
            tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
            products to children, and establish the American Center on
            Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
            H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate
            Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance
            investments in biomedical and basic scientific research, (see
            H.R. 3028), H851 [4MR]
        ------ prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in
            which the presence of minors is prohibited, (see H.R. 3298),
            H1643 [26MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
        U.N.:  participation in negotiations to establish international
            criminal court, (see H.J. Res. 89), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H2056
            [1AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2120 [21AP]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5737 [16JY]
        Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
            National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
            Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
        Washington Interdependence Council:  establish a memorial to
            Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
            H3014 [7MY]
        WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
            Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ increase research and education on the drug DES, (see H.R.
            1788), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H7494
            [9SE]
        World War II:  recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Ecology and environment:  promote environmental justice, public
            health, and pollution reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H7914
            [16SE]
        Koulimar, Irma Vladimirovna:  relief, (see H.R. 4588), H7915 [16SE]
      Remarks
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2495 [29AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
            Res. 311), H6468 [27JY]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10092 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11782 [18DE], H12003 [19DE]
        ------ remarks in Africa relative to slavery, H1782 [31MR]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2894 [6MY], H2895 [6MY]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem (H. Res.
            212), H10310 [9OC]
        DeLay, Representative:  remarks relative to President Clinton's
            remarks in Africa on slavery, H1782 [31MR]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1592 [26MR]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7257 [5AU]
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), H2651 [30AP]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), H2471 [29AP]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H856 [5MR]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7257
            [5AU]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, H1592 [26MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H5639 [16JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6405 [24JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2894 [6MY], H2895
            [6MY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
            H4584<bullet> [16JN]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1604 [26MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H1455
            [25MR]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H799 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H799 [4MR]
        Racial relations:  encourage dialogue and initiatives within the
            U.S., H1211 [17MR], H1215 [17MR], H1217 [17MR], H1218 [17MR]
        Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA:  designate (H.R. 613), H723
            [3MR]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8735 [25SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8735 [25SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2941 [7MY] tax credits relative to elementary and
            secondary school construction (H.R. 3320), H856 [5MR]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), motion to instruct conferees, H2941 [7MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H.
            Res. 405), H1865 [1AP]
        Votes:  position on missed, H4226<bullet> [5JN], E1054<bullet> [5JN]
        Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
            citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
            Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H467 [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H4163 [4JN]
        Special order:  granted, H4048 [3JN], H10559 [11OC]
        Tribute, H1211-H1218 [17MR]
      Statements
        Tribute to an American Freedom Fighter:  by, S1027 [25FE]
      Tributes
        Capps, Lois, H1025 [11MR]
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, E2266<bullet> [21OC]
        Kennedy, Robert F., H4029<bullet> [3JN]