JOHNSON, TIM (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide emergency agriculture assistance (see H.R. 5383), H6778 [26SE]
———provide emergency livestock assistance and emergency crop loss assistance to agricultural producers (see H.R. 5310), H6778 [26SE]
Aviation: establish a program for Federal flight deck officers (see H.R. 4635), H2101 [2MY]
Buck, John F. (Jack): tribute (see H. Res. 455), H3859 [24JN]
Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3613), H6777 [26SE]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H7172 [7OC]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H6777 [26SE]
Computers: amend copyright laws relative to royalty fees for webcasting (see H.R. 5285), H6061 [4SE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by governmental employees (see H.R. 1764), H1533 [23AP]
Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 5022), H4068 [26JN]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: expiration (see H.R. 5616), H7893 [10OC]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H1155 [9AP]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H5994 [26JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a national research program on chronic wasting disease (see H.R. 4740), H3038 [23MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H8023 [16OC]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2649), H2608 [16MY]
Firearms: protect right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 1460), H1201 [10AP]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5195 [23JY]
———impose sanctions on the PLO, or the Palestinian Authority, if the President determines that these entities have not complied with certain commitments (see H.R. 1795), H141 [5FE]
Health: encourage private health insurance companies to take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles (see H. Con. Res. 474), H8042 [24OC]
———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H6417 [19SE]
House of Representatives: encourage each State to examine its statutes, practices, and procedures governing appointment and election of new Members in the event of a catastrophe (see H. Res. 559), H6777 [26SE]
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (see H.R. 3995), H3292 [6JN]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H2101 [2MY]
Kosovo: independence (see H. Res. 467), H5791 [25JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H634 [27FE]
Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H3161 [4JN]
———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), H1154 [9AP]
Middle East: prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority (see H.R. 3624), H201 [6FE]
Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3784), H1155 [9AP]
National Farmers Union: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 462), H6374 [18SE]
Native Americans: provide grants to local governments to assist in the participation of certain decisions related to Indian groups and Indian tribes (see H.R. 992), H110 [4FE]
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week: support goals and ideas (see H. Res. 356), H687 [5MR]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4664), H2946 [22MY]
Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see H. Res. 459), H4069 [26JN]
PLO: impose certain travel and diplomatic sanctions on officials in the U.S., seize assets in the U.S., and require a report on any acts of terrorism until a peace plan is implemented (see H.R. 4693), H3928 [25JN]
Pornography: support vigorous enforcement of Federal obscenity laws (see H. Con. Res. 445), H8023 [16OC]
Power resources: eliminate certain restrictions on the availability of credits for the use of biodiesel fuel (see H.R. 4160), H1200 [10AP]
Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H2512 [15MY]
Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3250), H1201 [10AP]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 2466), H1484 [18AP]
Taxation: allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see H.R. 2125), H36 [23JA]
———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), H687 [5MR]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H651 [28FE]
———improve retirement income by taxing annuities and certain life insurance payments at capital gains rates (see H.R. 3320), H907 [13MR]
———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see H.R. 5085), H5998 [26JY]
———make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 2143), H1201 [10AP]
———provide incentives for the use of biodiesel as a fuel (see H.R. 4843), H3514 [12JN]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 122), H2945 [22MY]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1484 [18AP]
———treatment of long-term vehicle storage by tax-exempt organizations which conduct county and similar fairs (see H.R. 986), H105 [29JA]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
Transportation: provide assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers (see H.R. 1979), H1283 [11AP]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H226 [7FE]
U.S. Military Academy: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 83), H655 [4MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H1090 [20MR]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H781 [7MR] (see H.R. 3930), H3038 [23MY]
White County Bridge Commission: provide for audit of the New Harmony Bridge and fill membership vacancies (see H.R. 5423), H6418 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
James E. Case IV Post Office, Arcola, IL: designate (see H.R. 3748), H366 [13FE]
Morgan, Ray A.: authorize disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and transfer of remains to next of kin (see H.R. 5388), H6302 [17SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H3861 [25JN]
Remarks
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E351
Illinois: tribute to Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, E1485
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks, E1623
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: tribute to Noyes Laboratory, E1487
Tributes
Bazzani, Craig, E585
Buck, John F. (Jack), E1192
Harold, Erika, E1914
Holt, Donald A., E2001
Warner, Joe, E1997