[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]