SAWYER, THOMAS C. (a Representative from Ohio)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1541 [29MR]

Appointments

Bruce F. Vento funeral attendees, H9861 [12OC]

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 388), H7210 [27JY]

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1852 [5AP]

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H5085 [23JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Arnold C. D'Amico Station, South Euclid, OH: designate (see H.R. 4853), H6051 [13JY]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H757 [8MR]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H4336 [13JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6471 [18JY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H5241 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H1588 [29MR]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H4675 [19JN]

Education: improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H5085 [23JN]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H6354 [17JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H1285 [22MR]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2655 [8MY]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H7280 [6SE]

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H2606 [4MY]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H165 [1FE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

Helsinki Final Act: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 100), H5843 [11JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H2607 [4MY]

Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H4035 [7JN]

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H2013 [10AP]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Larry Small Post Office Building, Beachwood, OH: designate (see H.R. 4315), H7723 [18SE]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1589 [29MR]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H2341 [13AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H7211 [27JY]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4607), H4120 [8JN]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H7365 [7SE]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H2607 [4MY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H7211 [27JY]

———improve the manner in which new medical technologies are made available to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4395), H7366 [7SE]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H510 [16FE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H3925 [6JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H6719 [20JY]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4336 [13JN]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H5169 [26JN]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Motor vehicles: improve safety of car seats for children (see H.R. 4145), H1628 [30MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H6470 [18JY]

National Nuclear Security Administration: application of environmental protection, safety, and health regulations (see H.R. 4288), H2337 [13AP]

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: funding (see H.R. 2919), H2770 [9MY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H6599 [19JY]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2606 [4MY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H4336 [13JN]

Political campaigns: require persons making certain campaign-related telephone calls to disclose the identity of the person financing the call (see H.R. 5624), H11812 [2NO]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

Radioactive substances: set contamination content standards in metals industry, prohibit release of contaminated scrap metal by Dept. of Energy facilities, and document contamination of imported scrap metals (see H.R. 4566), H5241 [27JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6600 [19JY]

Rural areas: provide funds for automatic external defibrillators and the training of individuals in advanced cardiac life support (see H.R. 4953), H7002 [25JY]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5291), H10036 [17OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H7281 [6SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H7366 [7SE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H7366 [7SE]

———avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1629 [30MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H9900 [12OC]

———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H5737 [10JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

Telecommunications: promote deployment of advanced services and competition by relieving unnecessary burdens on the two percent local exchange carriers (see H.R. 3850), H5241 [27JN]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H4121 [8JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H11207 [26OC]

Veterans Health Administration: improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Letters

Tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign participants: several Members of Congress, E1805 [17OC]

Remarks

Akron, OH: Haven of Rest (nonprofit organization) staff participation in decennial census, E335 [16MR]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1541 [29MR]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1056 [15MR]

Colombia: assistance to internally displaced persons funding, H1541 [29MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5062 [23JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4842 [21JN]

Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (H.R. 1405), H2459 [3MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10878 [25OC]

EPA: National Hazardous Waste and Superfund Ombudsman funding, H4842 [21JN]

Motor vehicles: require reports relative to defects in foreign products (H.R. 5164), E1803 [17OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5062 [23JN]

Skills USA-VICA, Inc.: tribute to ``Building Skills for America'' signature campaign, E1805 [17OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11192 [25OC]

Tributes

Goodling, Representative, H8622 [3OC]

Ong, John D., E968 [9JN]