LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)

Appointments

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigative subcommittees, H1188 [10AP]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission, H1074 [20MR]

Articles and editorials

King's Special Bond With Israel, by, San Francisco (CA) Chronicle, E58 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 4964), H3720 [19JN]

Airports: modify terminal buildings to accommodate explosive detection systems for screening checked baggage (see H.R. 5135), H4766 [16JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]

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), H1769 [30AP]

Armed Forces: restore the tax-exempt status of death gratuity payments (see H.R. 3973), H2945 [22MY]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6778 [26SE]

Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H6172 [10SE]

California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]

Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H5195 [23JY]

———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H688 [5MR]

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), H3161 [4JN]

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), H6693 [25SE]

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, Sammy, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3628), H834 [12MR]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6983 [2OC]

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: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]

———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: suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1284 [11AP]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]

Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H4425 [9JY]

———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H1410 [17AP]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6778 [26SE]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4873 [17JY]

———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H3514 [12JN]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H5789 [25JY]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H6693 [25SE]

Firearms: ensure greater accountability by licensed dealers (see H.R. 4193), H1282 [11AP]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H5453 [24JY]

Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H79 [24JA]

Foreign policy: 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), H2100 [2MY]

Foreign trade: respond to serious injury currently being experienced by the U.S. textile and apparel industry (see H.J. Res. 105), H4553 [11JY]

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]

Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 29), H1410 [17AP]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see H.R. 5241), H6130 [9SE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H688 [5MR]

———treatment of women with bleeding disorders (see H. Con. Res. 380), H1490 [22AP]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H1674 [25AP]

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]

Houston, Charles H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 438), H4932 [18JY]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H9025 [14NO]

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), H3161 [4JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H4425 [9JY]

Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]

Martha Berry Post Office, Rome, GA: designate (see H.R. 5609), H8023 [16OC]

Medicaid: permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H3859 [24JN]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H2019 [1MY]

Medicare: coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H833 [12MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H1201 [10AP]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits and improve the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4000), H1002 [19MR]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 1089), H1090 [20MR]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see H.R. 3710), H2356 [9MY]

———provide coverage for kidney disease education services (see H.R. 3770), H523 [14FE]

———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]

———remove inpatient limitation on the proportion of hospice care that certain rural hospice programs may provide (see H.R. 3270), H2101 [2MY]

———specify the update for physician fee schedule payments and conduct a study on replacing the use of the sustainable growth rate as a factor in such update (see H.R. 3351), H2101 [2MY]

Mental health: provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H2512 [15MY]

Michael Lee Woodcock Post Office, Glennville, GA: designate (see H.R. 5574), H7303 [8OC]

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H3038 [23MY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]

National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4767 [16JY]

New York, NY: tribute to Harlem Little League All-Stars baseball team (see H. Con. Res. 468), H6304 [17SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H7929 [15OC]

Patriotism: mint coins in commemoration of the Spirit of America and to establish the Victims of September 11th Fund (see H.R. 3244), H1090 [20MR]

Pentagon Renovation Program: tribute to efforts in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon destroyed in terrorist attack (see H. Res. 368), H907 [13MR]

Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H5195 [23JY]

Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4932 [18JY]

Social Security: improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]

———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]

Southeastern States: provide a framework for coordinating Federal, State, and local efforts to meet the special needs of the Southeast Crescent Region (see H.R. 3618), H285 [12FE]

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), H4553 [11JY]

———exempt State and local political committees from certain notification and reporting requirements applicable to political organizations (see H.R. 4180), H1282 [11AP]

———extend foreign tax credit carryforward (see H.R. 4958), H3668 [18JN]

———impose excise tax on sales of stock by corporate insiders occurring when the company prevents employees from selling stock in pension plans and ensure more accurate reporting of corporate liabilities (see H.R. 3622), H78 [24JA]

———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]

———provide economic relief to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 882), H2355 [9MY]

Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act: extend and expand (see H.R. 5089), H4497 [10JY]

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]

Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]

Veterans: increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]

Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]

Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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), H3561 [13JN]

———provide an increased low-income housing credit for property located adjacent to qualified census tracts (see H.R. 4194), H1282 [11AP]

Motions

House of Representatives: adjournment, H338 [13FE]

Remarks

African Americans: encourage study of reparations relative to loss of property by landowners, H198 [6FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2910 [22MY]

Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7230 [8OC]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1063 [20MR]

Children and youth: recognize the benefits of mentoring (H. Res. 330), H11 [23JA]

Corporations: economic impact of mismanagement, deception, and violations of public trust, H4405 [9JY]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2867 [22MY]

Customs Service, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and ITC: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3129), H2867 [22MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5882 [26JY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make tax benefits permanent, H1438 [18AP]

Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2059, H2075 [2MY]

Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6891 [1OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H342, H427 [13FE]

———exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H427 [13FE]

Public debt: ceiling, H2910 [22MY]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2535 [16MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1063 [20MR], H1438 [18AP], H2910 [22MY]

Taxation: exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (H.R. 586), H1438 [18AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), H6913, H6916, H6917 [1OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4422 [9JY]

Tributes

Brady, Paul L., E1626 [19SE]