JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
Appointments
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6778 [26SE]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H3161 [4JN]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Armed Forces: require congressional authority to authorize use against Iraq (see H.J. Res. 110), H6693 [25SE]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Aviation: develop technologies that will enable future aircraft with significantly lower noise, emissions, and fuel consumption and reinvigorate basic and applied research in aeronautics and aviation (see H.R. 4653), H3775 [20JN]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3454 [11JN]
Beaches: assure that recreation benefits are accorded the same weight as hurricane, storm damage, and environmental restoration benefits (see H.R. 3842), H4326 [27JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 106), H5454 [24JY]
Center for International Human Rights: establish (see H.R. 5528), H9036 [19NO]
Charity Accountability Board: establish (see H.R. 3192), H4766 [16JY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H. Res. 105), H8546 [12NO]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H5998 [26JY]
———enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6304 [17SE]
Civil War: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 125), H9024 [14NO]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H3038 [23MY]
———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 523), H6229 [11SE]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H4425 [9JY]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6256 [13SE]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1620 [24AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H3293 [6JN]
Crime: make grants to train sexual assault nurse examiners and other personnel handling sexual assault cases, establish minimum standards for forensic evidence collection, and carry out crime scene DNA analysis (see H.R. 2874), H2101 [2MY]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: tribute (see H. Res. 487), H5791 [25JY]
Davis, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Men's Health (see H.R. 632), H5791 [25JY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2608 [16MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior: implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3860 [24JN]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H1688 [29AP]
———reauthorize microenterprise assistance programs and expand sustainable poverty-focused microenterprise programs by implementing improved poverty measurement methods (see H.R. 4209), H1283 [11AP]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H6374 [18SE]
Education: authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H3514 [12JN]
———increase the technically trained workforce (see H.R. 3130), H2164 [7MY]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
ERISA: provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H4553 [11JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H6085 [5SE]
———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H9036 [19NO]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H6693 [25SE]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5997 [26JY]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H2945 [22MY]
———provide that service performed by an air traffic controller who is transferred to a supervisory or staff position continue to be treated as controller service for retirement purposes (see H.R. 4760), H4425 [9JY]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H105 [29JA]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 4551), H2108 [6MY]
Government: support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]
Haiti: duty-free treatment of certain apparel articles relative to certification of market, political, and social reforms (see H.R. 5650), H8042 [24OC]
———end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 99), H5998 [26JY]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H4605 [15JY]
———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]
Health care professionals: provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H3230 [5JN]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H6061 [4SE]
Indonesia: condemn violence in East Timor and urge the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that conflict (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4606 [15JY]
Insurance: extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 5471), H9036 [19NO]
———modify antitrust exemption for medical malpractice insurance, address current health care provider issues, and reform medical malpractice litigation process and insurance market (see H.R. 5253), H5993 [26JY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6251 [12SE]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2512 [15MY]
Jim Fonteno Post Office Building, Pasadena, TX: designate (see H.R. 4717), H2470 [14MY]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
Joe Skeen Federal Building, Roswell, NM: designate (see H.R. 5427), H6418 [19SE]
Johnson, Henry: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 3890), H1091 [20MR]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H9025 [14NO]
———require ballistics testing of all firearms manufactured and all firearms in custody of Federal agencies (see H.R. 5663), H9025 [14NO]
Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]
Medicaid: extend certain modifications to disproportionate share hospital allotments (see H.R. 854), H2355 [9MY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H4872 [17JY]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H3229 [5JN]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H2235 [8MY]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H1620 [24AP]
Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1338 [16AP]
Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 5655), H9025 [14NO]
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board: establish (see H.R. 5669), H9036 [19NO]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]
National Drought Council: establish (see H.R. 4754), H3293 [6JN]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H4932 [18JY]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 1723), H2235 [8MY]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1091 [20MR]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5074), H4424 [9JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H2163 [7MY] (see H.R. 5714), H8731 [13NO]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: conduct a study of the impact of Federal policies on the innovation process for genomic technologies (see H.R. 3966), H3669 [18JN]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H651 [28FE]
Patents: allow noninfringing uses of patents on genetic sequence information for research and genetic diagnostic testing, and require disclosure of such information in patent applications (see H.R. 3967), H3669 [18JN]
Peace Corps: promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government (see H.R. 4979), H4575 [12JY]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H9036 [19NO]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7172 [7OC]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H4069 [26JN]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H4766 [16JY]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4606 [15JY]
Social Security: expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5791 [25JY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H3038 [23MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3729), H1201 [10AP]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H9036 [19NO]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H367 [13FE]
———reject proposals to partially or completely substitute private saving accounts for benefits provided through Social Security (see H.R. 4780), H4326 [27JN]
Space policy: institute a series of incremental goals that will facilitate the scientific exploration of the solar system and aid in the search for life elsewhere in the universe (see H.R. 4742), H2946 [22MY]
Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H5998 [26JY]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H4350 [8JY]
———encourage more responsible corporate governance (see H.R. 5088), H5453 [24JY]
———exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active duty as a member of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4974), H7172 [7OC]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H6983 [2OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H2608 [16MY]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———treatment of flexible spending arrangements relative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 831), H3292 [6JN]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Trade Act: amend to consolidate and improve trade adjustment assistance programs and provide community-based economic development assistance for trade-affected communities (see H.R. 3670), H285 [12FE]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
Treaties and agreements: importance of Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H. Res. 313), H3563 [13JN]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5998 [26JY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H8546 [12NO]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 3775), H523 [14FE]
Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 4975), H3774 [20JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2164 [7MY]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Motions
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), H6532 [24SE], H6682 [25SE]
Remarks
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa, E1312
Airports: extend deadline for installing explosive detection machines for screening checked baggage, H5844
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H3029
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7210 [8OC]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (H.R. 4635), H4461 [10JY]
———improve security by allowing pilots to have guns in the cockpit, H4461 [10JY]
———remove cap on number of pilots who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and establish deadlines for training of such pilots, H4461 [10JY]
———remove preference to pilots who are former military or law enforcement personnel for deputization as Federal flight deck officers, H4461 [10JY]
———restrictions on Airport Improvement Program grants, H3732 [20JN]
Black History Month: observance, H614 [27FE]
Colleges and universities: recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6312
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H860
———prohibit the sealing of records in class action settlements where the health and safety of the public are at risk, H860
Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2889
Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2889
Dallas, TX: tribute to Lincoln High School boys' basketball team, E1044
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5844
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8711
Disabled: ensure that individuals with disabilities are able to vote, H4390 [9JY]
Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H4532 [11JY]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, E2103
———increase the technically trained workforce, E2103
———increase the technically trained workforce (H.R. 3130), H4374 [9JY]
Gilbertson, Kari: Texas Teacher of the Year recipient, H3606 [18JN]
Haiti: U.S. policy, E15
Help America Vote Act: compliance deadlines, H3681
Immigration: treatment of African refugees, H3752 [20JN]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (H.R. 1542), H592 [27FE]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2075
Jackson, Betty: Texas Teacher of the Year recipient, H3606 [18JN]
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4171 [27JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6892 [1OC]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E116
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 415), H3575
National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), H1720 [30AP]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), H3190, H3197
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4664), Senate amendment, E2103
———expand scholarship eligibility under the Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarships Program to part-time students, H3197
Public debt: ceiling, H3029
Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2562
Research: establish regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers, E2103
———establish regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers (H.R. 2051), H2399, H2400, H2401, H2403, H2404 [14MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H3029
———divert percentage of payroll taxes into personal retirement savings accounts, H7173 [8OC]
———impact of privatization on women, H3430 [11JN]
———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H7173 [8OC]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (H.R. 5531), H7109
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (H.R. 1979), consideration (H. Res. 447), H3732 [20JN]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7846 [10OC]
———establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), motion to instruct conferees, H3681
World Refugee Day: observance, H3752 [20JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3450 [11JN], H3771 [20JN], H3926 [25JN], H4550 [11JY], H6923 [1OC]
Statements
Help America Vote Act: by, S9952 [4OC]
Tributes
Holmes, Zan W., Jr., E999
Marcus, Stanley, E92
Medrano, Francisco P., E475
Smith, Emmitt J., III, E2008