JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

Articles and editorials

Canada's Medicine Won't Cure U.S. System, Representative Watts, Dallas (TX) Morning News, E1104 [23JN]

Estate Taxes Threaten Wildlife Habitats, David K. Langford, Dallas (TX) Morning News, H4137 [9JN]

Reflections on the Life of Dorothy W. James, E675 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H1477 [28MR]

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

Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 4173), H1763 [4AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H997 (see H.R. 3573), H998 [14MR]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (see H.R. 4601), H4120 [8JN] (see H.R. 4866), H6354 [17JY] (see H.R. 5173), H7650 [14SE]

Chen, Stephen: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 354), H4591 [15JN]

Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H. Res. 605), H8617 [2OC]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H3813 [24MY]

Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H1163 [21MR]

Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 64), H1589 [29MR]

Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Bureau of Immigration Services and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement (see H.R. 3918), H4485 [14JN]

Education: tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7933 [20SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (see H.R. 4141), H1628 [30MR]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1851 [5AP]

FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H3813 [24MY]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (see H. Res. 548), H6778 [24JY]

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

Medicare: expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H922 [9MR]

———increase payment amount and establish an annual payment review process for renal dialysis services (see H.R. 5152), H7501 [12SE]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H1078 [15MR]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H7366 [7SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1477 [28MR]

Russia: sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship missiles (see H.R. 4022), H1119 [16MR]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schools: promote the use of proven academic and classroom-management solutions for problems of behavior, attention, and learning in school children (see H. Res. 459), H1763 [4AP]

———support of State and local initiatives to address the problem of school violence (see H. Res. 399), H343 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7871 [19SE]

———rename the National Museum of American Art (see H.R. 5214), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals, prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers, and provide additional safeguards for beneficiaries with representative payees (see H.R. 4857), H6051 [13JY]

———extend availability of State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments (see H.R. 4393), H8406 [27SE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7992 [21SE]

Taxation: affirm the confidentiality of closing and similar agreements and agreements with foreign governments (see H.R. 5463), H9900 [12OC]

———clarify the child credit allowance, the personal exemptions deduction, and the earned income credit for missing children (see H.R. 5117), H7933 [20SE]

———clarify the confidentiality of certain documents relative to agreements with foreign governments (see H.R. 5044), H7207 [27JY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2340 [13AP]

———provide for increased fairness to taxpayers (see H.R. 4163), H1762 [4AP]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

———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), H4592 [15JN]

———reduce motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 3849), H931 [13MR] (see H.R. 4006), H1118 [16MR]

———reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), H5036 [22JN]

———remove mandatory withdrawal requirements for individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 252), H2239 [12AP]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1477 [28MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H254 [8FE]

———simplify the excise tax on heavy truck tires (see H.R. 4342), H2339 [13AP]

———temporarily suspend and permanently repeal increases in motor fuel taxes (see H.R. 4776), H5435 [28JN]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 1041), H1163 [21MR] (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]

———treatment of certain Armed Forces retention and reenlistment bonuses (see H.R. 4174), H1763 [4AP]

———treatment of certain farmland sold with a principal residence (see H.R. 4421), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of computer software (see H.R. 4184), H1851 [5AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral equipment (see H.R. 1560), H2012 [10AP]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 5486), H10256 [18OC]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 3905), H931 [13MR]

United Mine Workers of America: restore stability and equity to the financing of the Combined Benefit Fund (see H.R. 4713), H7723 [18SE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H922 [9MR]

Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H1406 [23MR]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7932 [20SE]

Voting: reaffirm voting rights of members of the uniformed services and their dependents by having the Attorney General take appropriate actions to protect such rights in Florida (see H. Con. Res. 444), H12017 [5DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 92), H1957 [6AP]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 93), H1957 [6AP]

Tariff: make certain products eligible for drawback and simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions (see H.R. 4662), H4484 [14JN]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 5444), H9767 [11OC]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (see H.R. 3612), H339 [10FE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H2242 [13AP]

Remarks

Air Force Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 4583), H7395 [12SE]

Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4719 [20JN]

Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4719 [20JN]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7452 [12SE]

Budget: provide for reconciliation of the concurrent resolution to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory debt limit (H.R. 4601), H4704 [20JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5741 [11JY], H5849, H5861 [12JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), veto, H7517 [13SE]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8067 [26SE], H8629 [3OC], H8745 [4OC]

Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 2815), H4719 [20JN]

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H7008 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3388 [18MY]

Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1509), H2363 [2MY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2447 [3MY]

Ibanez, Manuel L.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 42), H2364, H2365 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H730 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H3057 [16MY], H3184 [17MY], H3313 [18MY], H4343 [14JN], H8206 [27SE]

———expand and make permanent the subvention demonstration project for military retirees and dependents, H3388 [18MY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5355 [28JN], E1104 [23JN]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jack St. Claire Kilby for physics, H9640 [11OC]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H585, H617, H618, H619, H620, H621 [1MR], H1421 [28MR]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), Senate amendment, H1444 [28MR]

Spoon, Alan G.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (S.J. Res. 40), H2364 [2MY]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 5444), E1752 [12OC]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (H.R. 1264), H6380, H6382 [18JY]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H258 [9FE], H300 [10FE]

———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts, H6369 [18JY]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H3934 [7JN], H4137 [9JN]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), veto, H7328 [7SE]

———repeal adjusted gross income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemption deduction, and child tax credit and repeal the alternative minimum tax on individuals (H.R. 3612), E111 [10FE]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (H.R. 3916), H3534 [23MY]

———repeal the exclusion of certain income of foreign sales corporations (H.R. 4986), H7423 [12SE]

Votes: position on missed, H953 [14MR], E584 [13AP]

Tributes

James, Dorothy W., E675 [9MY]