JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

Addresses

Memorial Service for Victims Killed in Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon: Donald H. Rumsfeld. Sec. of Defense, E1869 [12OC]

———President Bush, E1869 [12OC]

———Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs of Staff, E1870 [12OC]

Sheridan School Experience in the District of Columbia: Michael R. Glennon, E2370 [20DE]

Appointments

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H227 [8FE]

Articles and editorials

Making Sure Painful Stories Are Told Just Once, Donna Wilkinson, New York (NY) Times, E2186 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: provide for the removal from power of the Taliban regime (see H.R. 3088), H6700 [11OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 914), H1410 [3AP]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2165), H4113 [17JY]

Budget: sequestration of Federal spending relative to gross domestic product (see H.R. 1521), H1498 [4AP]

Cesar E. Chavez Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1715), H2680 [23MY]

China, People's Republic of: improve human rights situation before Olympic games are held in Beijing (see H. Con. Res. 73), H1060 [21MR]

Civil rights: limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 175), H827 [8MR]

Corporations: encourage contributions to faith-based organizations (see H. Con. Res. 170), H3358 [20JN]

Correctional institutions: prohibit cable television and other luxuries for inmates in Federal prisons (see H.R. 458), H955 [15MR]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

Crime: protect unborn victims of violence (see H.R. 503), H877 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: prohibit funding for national teacher testing or certification and the withholding of funds to States or local agencies that fail to adopt specific certification proposals (see H.R. 966), H827 [8MR]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site (see H.R. 400), H1116 [22MR]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 785), H506 [28FE]

District of Columbia: prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H3961 [11JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 2316), H4541 [24JY]

Education: allow home school students who are eligible for enrollment in the overseas defense dependents' education system to use auxiliary services of system schools (see H.R. 830), H622 [1MR]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (see H.R. 1), H1112 [22MR]

———require States to equalize education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1188 [27MR]

———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1944), H2570 [22MY]

Employment: exclude employer contributions to health care expenditure accounts from gross income for tax purposes and clarify applicability of ERISA to plans employing such accounts (see H.R. 2658), H4723 [26JY]

———minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees (see H.R. 2070), H3713 [27JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1982), H2709 [24MY]

———reform calculation formula for overtime compensation (see H.R. 1602), H4724 [26JY]

Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing supply regulations (see H.R. 1479), H1486 (see H.R. 1479), H1496 [4AP]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H3618 [26JN]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 2373), H3802 [28JN]

Firearms: protect manufacturers and sellers in the firearms and ammunition industry from restrictions on interstate or foreign commerce (see H.R. 2037), H10055 [12DE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 36), H876 [13MR]

Foreign trade: encourage full participation in the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum (see H. Con. Res. 194), H5407 [5SE]

———extend trade authorities procedures with respect to reciprocal trade agreements (see H.R. 2149), H3149 [13JN]

4-H Youth Development Program: centennial (H. Res. 112) (see H. Res. 112), H1558 [24AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 81), H10966 [20DE]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 353), H164 [31JA]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2315), H3618 [26JN]

House Rules: prohibit the inclusion in any legislation of any provision which makes a decrease in Federal income taxes contingent upon another event or circumstance (see H. Res. 123), H1605 [25AP]

Houston, TX: tribute to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Allison (see H. Res. 166), H3202 [14JN]

Iraq: U.N. mandated monitoring of weapons development (see H.J. Res. 75), H10067 [13DE]

Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 30), H742 [7MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 969), H1660 [26AP]

Medicare: delay the deadline for Medicare+Choice organizations to report plan information, including information on adjusted community rates (see H.R. 1993), H2710 [24MY]

———improve payments and regulation under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 3584), H10964 [20DE]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 2768), H5335 [2AU] (see H.R. 3391), H8842 [4DE]

Motor vehicles: provide for greater fairness in the motor vehicle franchise contract arbitration process (see H.R. 1296), H5927 [21SE]

National Day of Reconciliation: designate (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6057 [25SE]

NLRB: inflation adjustments to the mandatory jurisdiction thresholds (see H.R. 1890), H3806 [28JN]

Nuclear energy: ensure continued contribution to the U.S. electricity supply (see H.R. 1679), H3358 [20JN]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (see H.R. 2269), H3464 [21JN]

———reform (see H.R. 10), H927 [14MR]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1444), H1484 (see H.R. 1444), H1494 [4AP]

Public welfare programs: authorize State use of funds provided under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to support infant safe haven programs (see H.R. 2018), H4863 [30JY]

Reagan, Ronald: tribute (see H.J. Res. 7), H166 [31JA]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1410 [3AP]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 1644), H3260 [19JN]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H2847 [25MY]

———ensure solvency (see H. Con. Res. 214), H5338 [2AU]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 634), H394 [14FE]

———modify reporting requirements (see H.R. 930), H1116 [22MR]

———protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms (see H.R. 2), H324 [13FE]

Taxation: allow distilled spirits wholesalers a credit for their cost of carrying Federal excise taxes prior to the sale of the product bearing the tax (see H.R. 1987), H2710 [24MY]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 41), H1115 [22MR]

———disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee in addition to the total amount of such taxes for such employee (see H.R. 1584), H1604 [25AP]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 527), H1121 [26MR]

———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 41), H224 [7FE]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 2357), H5340 [2AU]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 909), H739 [7MR]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 1412), H1482 (see H.R. 1412), H1492 [4AP]

———provide relief for victims of the terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2884), H5615 [13SE]

———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. 1754), H2021 [8MY]

———rates (see H.R. 3), H650 [6MR] (see H.R. 1018), H927 [14MR]

———reduce individual capital gains rates (see H.R. 1342), H1925 [3MY]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting the income tax rate brackets, standard deduction amounts, and earned income tax credit and allow nonrefundable credits against certain tax liability (see H.R. 6), H952 [15MR]

———repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 437), H325 [13FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 330), H163 [31JA]

———repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H926 [14MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 236), H64 [6JA]

———repeal limitation on the use of foreign tax credits under the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1600), H1658 [26AP]

———repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in the general fund of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation (see H.R. 1024), H1605 [25AP]

———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 2714), H5332 [2AU]

———treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 1357), H1408 [3AP]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H393 [14FE]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1344 [29MR]

———treatment of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 984), H875 [13MR]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1524), H1498 [4AP]

———treatment of depreciation of computer equipment (see H.R. 1895), H2333 [17MY]

———treatment of depreciation of wireless telecommunications equipment (see H.R. 1268), H1294 [28MR]

———treatment of expenses in connection with services as a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 968), H5455 [6SE]

———treatment of policyholder dividends of mutual life insurance companies and policyholder surplus accounts (see H.R. 661), H395 [14FE]

———treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring assembly equipment (see H.R. 1934), H2570 [22MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 1596), H1657 [26AP]

Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 525), H5736 [19SE]

U.N.: terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1605 [25AP]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2889 [5JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: require a study on the eligibility requirements for inclusion of veterans' names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and an alternative means to honor ineligible veterans (see H.R. 3443), H10967 [20DE]

Voting: guarantee the right of military personnel to vote when serving away from home and extend voter registration and absentee ballot protections for such personnel to State and local elections (see H.R. 1377), H1409 [3AP]

Workforce Investment Act: establish national emergency grant program to respond to terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3112), H6780 [12OC]

World War I: honor commitment to U.S. aviators who lost their lives flying for France by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial (see H. Con. Res. 160), H3150 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Government: preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (see H.R. 2055), H2888 [5JN]

Massey, Walter E.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 19), H324 [13FE]

Stonesifer, Patricia Q.: appointment as citizen regent of Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents (see H.J. Res. 73), H7909 [7NO]

Tariff: make certain products eligible for drawback (see H.R. 1757), H2021 [8MY]

———make certain products eligible for drawback and simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions (see H.R. 1756), H2021 [8MY]

Taxation: apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (see H.R. 666), H396 [14FE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 3139), H6919 [16OC]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 66), H6260 [3OC]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 456), H220 [7FE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H59 [6JA]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (see H.R. 275), H109 [30JA]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 455), H220 [7FE]

———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (see H.R. 276), H109 [30JA]

———treatment of water and sewage disposal property conveyed under the Dept. of Defense privatization program (see H.R. 2130), H3066 [12JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H4869 [31JY]

Remarks

Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5645 [14SE]

———military response to terrorist attacks, H6462 [10OC]

Aviation: improve security (H.R. 3150), H6923 [17OC]

Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1233 [28MR]

California: energy crisis, H3525 [26JN]

Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4254 [19JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 2586), H5782 [20SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4053 [17JY]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5257 [2AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2315), H4368 [20JY], H4436 [24JY], H4546 [25JY], H4871 [31JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), H5212, H5257, H5258 [2AU]

IRS: taxpayer refund, H3869 [11JY]

Pensions: provide retirement investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets (H.R. 2269), H8195, H8203, H8210 [15NO]

———reform (H.R. 10), H1781, H1782 [2MY]

Power resources: national energy policy, H4118 [18JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 1140), H4959, H4960, H4961, H4963, H4964 [31JY]

SEC: limit collection of certain fees and adjust compensation for employees (H.R. 1088), H3170 [14JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H4960, H4961, H4963, H4964 [31JY]

Spence, Floyd: tribute (H. Res. 234), H5368 [5SE]

Taxation: apply look-thru rules for purposes of the foreign tax credit limitation to dividends from foreign corporations not controlled by a domestic corporation (H.R. 666), E196 [14FE]

———clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (H.R. 3139), E1900 [16OC]

———phase out estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H1436 [4AP]

———provide an income tax rebate to individuals and families, H3078 [13JN], H3622 [27JN]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3090), H6923 [17OC], H7255 [24OC], H7857 [7NO], H8424 [28NO]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 3529), H10848 [19DE]

———rates (H.R. 3), H765 [8MR]

———rates (H.R. 1836), H2219 [16MY]

———reduce and simplify income tax rates and eliminate marriage tax penalty (H.R. 456), E105 [6FE]

———reduce marriage tax penalty by adjusting rate brackets, standard deductions, and the earned income tax credit and increase child credits (H.R. 6), H1310 [29MR]

———repeal corporate alternative minimum tax, H7255 [24OC]

———repeal the alternative minimum tax and income limitations on itemized deductions, personal exemptions, and the child tax credit (H.R. 275), E39 [30JA]

———treatment of certain medical savings accounts, H4368 [20JY], H4546 [25JY], H5258 [2AU]

———treatment of natural gas gathering lines (H.R. 276), E53 [30JA]

———treatment of water and sewage disposal property conveyed under the Dept. of Defense privatization program (H.R. 2130), E1077 [12JN]

Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5515 [11SE]

———memorial services to honor those killed in the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1869 [12OC]

———tribute to relief efforts surrounding the hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H6166 [3OC]

Votes: position on missed, E2247 [10DE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1478 [4AP]

Special order: granted, H2181 [15MY]

Statements

Return of POW/MIA Bracelet to Representative Sam Johnson: Kay Blythe Tracy, E2347 [20DE]

Tributes

Harrington, Gladys, H2152 [15MY]

Ryan, Michael E., H5457 [10SE]