SHOWS, RONNIE (a Representative from Mississippi)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]

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: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2967 [11MY]

CERCLA: exempt small businesses from certain liability (see H.R. 5175), H8062 [25SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2967 [11MY]

Clean Air Act: methyl bromide phaseout schedule (see H.R. 4215), H4784 [20JN]

Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4600), H4220 [12JN]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7723 [18SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 979), H758 [8MR]

Court of International Trade: review certain determinations of binational panels under NAFTA (see H.R. 5469), H10809 [24OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (see H.R. 2372), H632 [1MR]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 [21MR]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

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 Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H1406 [23MR]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H1406 [23MR]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H1958 [6AP]

———motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]

Education: provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H998 [14MR]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H4121 [8JN]

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

———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H575 [29FE]

FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H922 [9MR]

Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H165 [1FE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H3813 [24MY]

Foreign trade: extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H1405 [23MR]

GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2770 [9MY]

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]

``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (see H. Res. 548), H6053 [13JY]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

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

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H48 [27JA]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H6355 [17JY]

———ensure that States provide due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 3299), H511 [16FE]

Medicaid: waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5654 [29JN]

Medicare: expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H2905 [10MY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10809 [24OC]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

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), H3926 [6JN]

Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death benefits (see H.R. 2588), H757 [8MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Rivers: economic development assistance for the lower Mississippi Delta region (see H.R. 2911), H632 [1MR]

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

Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and franchise business relationships (see H.R. 3308), H50 [27JA]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H510 [16FE]

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

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

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]

———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]

———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H757 [8MR]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H8405 [27SE]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1001), H757 [8MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H509 [16FE]

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

———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H2512 [3MY]

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

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H2512 [3MY]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Veterans: health care funding (see H. Con. Res. 226), H166 [1FE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1958 [6AP]

———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), H9010 [5OC]

Voting: prohibit States from determining that a ballot submitted by an absent uniformed services voter was improperly or fraudulently cast unless the State finds clear and convincing evidence of fraud (see H.R. 5642), H12085 [13DE]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3609), H575 [29FE] (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7652 [14SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2339 [13AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H209 [2FE]

``In God We Trust'': support national motto (see H. Res. 551), H6052 [13JY]

Lists

Cosponsors of H.R. 3573, Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act, H3324 [18MY]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5459 [29JN]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, H3323 [18MY], H9643 [11OC]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (H.R. 3573), H11588 [30OC]

Aviation: mandatory pre-employment criminal background checks for airport baggage screeners (S. 2440), H10526 [23OC]

Budget: deficit, H1289 [23MR], H8288 [27SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1289 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H8288 [27SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for dedication of the Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism (S. Con. Res. 139), H10527 [23OC]

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

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), conference report, H11588 [30OC]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3323 [18MY]

———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9643 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), E1152 [29JN]

George E. Brown, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Riverside, CA: designate (H.R. 5110), H9997 [17OC]

``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (H. Res. 548), H6749 [24JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), H461 [16FE]

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

———reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H423 [15FE], H461 [16FE]

Mississippi: adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway (S. 2020), H11572 [30OC]

Monuments and memorials: support construction and completion of a World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (S. Con. Res. 145), H9956 [17OC]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 2412), H9996 [17OC]

Pipelines: improve safety and environmental protection (S. 2438), H9560 [10OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8288 [27SE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H590 [1MR]

Votes: position on missed, E211 [1MR], E518 [6AP], E754 [17MY], E1036 [19JN], E1152 [29JN], E1604 [27SE], E1767 [12OC]

William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse, Seattle, WA: designate (H.R. 5302), H10000 [17OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H11617 [30OC]

Tributes

Leggett, Frank, E1367 [27JY]

Warren, Kenneth I., E1094 [23JN]