JOHN, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Louisiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H1285 [22MR]

Agriculture: increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 4894, 4895), H8062 [25SE]

———prohibit products containing dry ultra-filtered milk or casein from being labeled domestic natural cheese (see H.R. 4652), H7003 [25JY]

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

American Samoa: centennial of U.S. territory status (see H. Res. 443), H1119 [16MR]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1958 [6AP]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H757 [8MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]

Council on Environmental Quality: abolish (see H.R. 5366), H9635 [10OC]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3926 [6JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]

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]

Education: provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H3813 [24MY]

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), H7212 [27JY]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6720 [20JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3869 [25MY]

Fish and fishing: establish a fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement program (see H.R. 4278), H2337 [13AP]

Friedman, Milton: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4672), H4590 [15JN]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H10473 [19OC]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H2605 [4MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H3173 [16MY]

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

Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H3925 [6JN]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1285 [22MR]

———collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H165 [1FE]

Medicare: revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H9635 [10OC]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H1852 [5AP]

National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4442), H4337 [13JN]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4174 [9JN]

Office of Information Technology: establish (see H.R. 4670), H7578 [13SE]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H3049 [15MY]

Power resources: simplify Federal oil and gas revenue distributions (see H.R. 4340), H4121 [8JN]

Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 5186), H7651 [14SE]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H1120 [16MR]

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

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

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]

Tariff: prevent circumvention of the sugar tariff-rate quotas (see H.R. 5423), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: clarify treatment under the tax-exempt bond rules of pre-payments for certain commodities and mineral production payments (see H.R. 5259), H9635 [10OC]

———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), H2341 [13AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2341 [13AP]

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

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H3925 [6JN]

———recycling and remanufacturing equipment credit (see H.R. 2953), H2607 [4MY]

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

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H2122 [11AP]

———treatment of certain franchise operation property (see H.R. 2451), H3925 [6JN]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1958 [6AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Vatican City: U.N. status of the Holy See (see H. Con. Res. 253), H510 [16FE]

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

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes (see H.R. 4132), H3523 [22MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (see H.R. 5398), H9011 [5OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3825 [25MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H271 [9FE]

———deficit, H8288 [27SE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1371 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H271 [9FE], H8288 [27SE]

Coastal zones: prohibit use of offshore oil and gas revenues by States under Federal moratorium on offshore leasing, H2863 [10MY]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States, H8646 [3OC]

———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2828, H2863, H2866 [10MY], H2942 [11MY]

Conservation and Reinvestment Act: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding, H2866 [10MY]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (H.R. 5398), H9984 [17OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 603), H8646 [3OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4732 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4732 [20JN]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5364 [28JN]

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

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H271 [9FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2080 [11AP], H6708 [20JY]

Tributes

Breaux, Donald J., E630 [3MY]