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

    JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
            certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H4835 [18JN]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H5738 [16JY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        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), H2236 [22AP]
        Arts and humanities:  encourage the identification and return of
            stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H5594 [15JY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ prohibit sale of personal information without parental
            consent, (see H.R. 1972), H578 [24FE]
        ------ provide greater access to child care services for Federal
            employees, (see H.R. 4280), H6069 [21JY]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H4165 [4JN]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H3488 [19MY]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
        ------ minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
            operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem, (see H.R.
            4682), H9344 [2OC]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H851
            [4MR]
        Contracts:  provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal
            contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in
            its subcontracting plan, (see H.R. 3701), H3247 [13MY]
        ------ require the provision of a written prompt payment policy to
            each subcontractor under a Federal contract, (see H.R. 3700),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H1021 [10MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
            child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H579 [24FE]
        Dept. of Education:  make grants for postsecondary information
            technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
            H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
            development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
            for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H7617
            [11SE]
        Dept. of Transportation:  authorizing appropriations for surface
            transportation research and development, (see H.R. 860), H2318
            [23AP]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H4055 [3JN]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ provide for various capital investments in technology
            education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
        ERISA:  clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
            failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
            benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H579 [24FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (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]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
        ------ equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R. 3956), H5065
            [23JN]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H6282
            [23JY]
        ------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H7415
            [6AU]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H6880 [31JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H4325 [9JN],
            (see H.R. 4283), H6487 [27JY]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6487 [27JY]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Government:  procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
            Res. 313), H5859 [17JY]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2120 [21AP]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ 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]
        House of Representatives:  transition for new Members, (see H.R.
            3053), H3247 [13MY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
            [12MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1237 [17MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3744
            [21MY]
        Medicaid:  treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco
            industry liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H7494 [9SE]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
            military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H2120 [21AP]
        National Days of Dialogue:  support in association with the national
            celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., (see H.
            Con. Res. 195), H851 [4MR]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H2319 [23AP]
        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), H904 [5MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H11023 [15OC]
        Pensions:  exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
            from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H329 [4FE]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3625 [20MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4629 [16JN]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H909 [9MR]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
            [15JY]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
        States:  permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
            [23JY]
        Taxation:  designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1335 [19MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H755 [3MR]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8627 [24SE]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H678 [26FE]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2056 [1AP]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H4055 [3JN]
        Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
            the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
            Independence Day, (see H. Res. 487), H5064 [23JN]
        WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
            Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
        Women:  research programs relative to HIV and AIDS, (see H.R. 1571),
            H851 [4MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        NSF:  demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
            mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
            3496), H1298 [18MR]
      Letters
        Health Care Financing Administration home health surety bond
            requirements:  Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Dept. of HHS,
            E1979<bullet> [9OC]
        Impeachment of President Clinton:  Thomas Henderson, H12006<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's:  Goran B.
            Klintmalm, E1979<bullet> [9OC]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act:  by,
            S9814 [2SE]
      Lists
        Individuals aboard last flight of original Air Force One,
            E618<bullet> [22AP]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H5415 [14JY]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11652<bullet> [20OC]
        Aviation:  tribute to Air Force One, E618<bullet> [22AP]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2500 [29AP]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4533 [11JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            H6506<bullet> [28JY]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7211<bullet> [5AU]
        China, Republic of:  financial and economic stability, E789<bullet>
            [7MY]
        ------ observance of National Day, E2027<bullet> [10OC]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10090 [8OC],
            E2034<bullet> [10OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11914 [18DE], H12005<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Dallas, TX:  anniversary of St. Paul United Methodist Church,
            E1746<bullet> [17SE]
        Dept. of Justice:  Community Relations Service funding, H7118 [4AU]
        ------ State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs funding
            through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7129 [4AU]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11652<bullet> [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases (H.R. 3603), H3396 [19MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7118 [4AU], H7129
            [4AU], H7211<bullet> [5AU]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10128
            [8OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6539<bullet> [29JY]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
            H3390 [19MY]
        Education:  increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and
            other under-represented student populations (H.R. 2495),
            E315<bullet> [5MR]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, H8068 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8068 [18SE]
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7033 [4AU], H7034 [4AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, H1281 [18MR]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2002 [1AP]
        Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), H10770 [13OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H938
            [10MR], H939 [10MR], H940 [10MR], H5417 [14JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6302 [24JY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), conference report, H8556<bullet> [24SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
            H4584<bullet> [16JN]
        Medicare:  revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10251 [9OC], H10259<bullet> [9OC]
        National Nurses Week:  observance, E770<bullet> [6MY]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, H1281 [18MR]
        Next Generation Internet Program:  authorizing appropriations (H.R.
            3332), H7645 [14SE]
        ------ require report by advisory committee on development and
            implementation (H.R. 3332), H7645 [14SE]
        NSF:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H5420 [14JY]
        ------ demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
            mathematics, science, and information technology (H.R. 3496),
            H1414 [24MR], E415<bullet> [18MR]
        ------ funding, H6539<bullet> [29JY]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H262<bullet> [4FE]
        States:  require funds designated for specific infrastructure
            improvements be used for such improvements, H11652<bullet>
            [20OC]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact:  grant
            congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report, H6528
            [29JY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1898 [1AP], H2002
            [1AP]
        ``Unlocking Our Future--Toward a New National Science Policy'':  use
            as framework for future deliberations on science policy funding
            (H. Res. 578), H10150 [8OC], H10154 [8OC]
        Votes:  position on missed, H863<bullet> [5MR], H5929<bullet>
            [20JY], H7554<bullet> [10SE], E1710<bullet> [14SE],
            E2237<bullet> [19OC]
        Voting Rights Act:  anniversary, E1601<bullet> [7AU]
        Williams, Charles:  Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind Ronald Pearce
            Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E610<bullet> [21AP]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H1546 [25MR], H4237 [5JN], H7582 [10SE],
            H11022 [15OC]
        Special order:  granted, H327 [4FE], H1296 [18MR], H1443 [24MR]
      Tributes
        Abzug, Bella S., H2234<bullet> [22AP]
        Adams, James R., E272<bullet> [3MR]
        Dellums, Representative, E119<bullet> [5FE]
        Dickey, Nancy, E269<bullet> [3MR]
        Fazio, Representative, H8556<bullet> [24SE]
        Lewis, Napolean B., E514<bullet> [30MR]
        Stokes, Representative, H6232 [23JY], H6240<bullet> [23JY]
        Wade, J. Cameron, E1447<bullet> [27JY]