JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, H7954 [5SE]

Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, H1305 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: require parental notification and intervention for minors seeking an abortion (see H.R. 1489), H4131 [14MY]

Armed Forces: express appreciation to members engaging in military action in Iraq and against terrorism and encourage communities to prepare appropriate homecoming ceremonies (see H. Con. Res. 152), H3975 [9MY]

———extend and protect student financial aid for postsecondary education (see H. Res. 158), H2311 [25MR]

Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 350), H7839 [3SE]

Attlesey, Sam: tribute (see H. Res. 207), H4206 [15MY]

Aznar, Jose M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2131), H12921 [8DE]

Blair, Tony: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1511), H2704 [2AP]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 22), H1955 [18MR]

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

Citizenship: codify oath of allegiance (see H.R. 3191), H9215 [2OC]

Columbia (space shuttle): award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to crew (see H.R. 525), H1682 [6MR]

———tribute to debris collection efforts (see H. Res. 222), H3976 [9MY]

Computers: prohibit distribution of peer-to-peer file trading software in interstate commerce (see H.R. 2885), H8083 [9SE]

Courts: limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act (see H.R. 3313), H9738 [20OC]

———modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 2028), H3856 [8MY]

Crime: prevent trafficking in child pornography, condemn activities relating to sexually explicit visual depictions of minors, and prevent the use of child pornography to facilitate crimes against children (see H.R. 1161), H2402 [26MR]

DeBakey, Michael E.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2868), H7616 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: provide specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency (see H.R. 1412), H2310 [25MR]

District of Columbia: restore right to keep and bear arms (see H.R. 3193), H8949 [25SE]

———retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 381), H171 [27JA]

Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1740), H3302 [10AP]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (see H.R. 8), H5364 [12JN] (see H.R. 57), H53 [7JA]

———make tax benefits permanent (see H.R. 1612), H2820 [3AP]

Education: clarify existing Federal law relative to the treatment of students privately educated at home under State law (see H.R. 2732), H6868 [15JY]

Employment: prevent an employer from placing a nonimmigrant who is an intracompany transferee with another employer (see H.R. 2154), H4877 [3JN]

———provide compensatory time for private sector employees (see H.R. 1119), H1678 [6MR]

English language: reaffirm as official language of U.S., establish uniform English language rule for naturalization, and avoid misconstructions of English language texts of U.S. laws (see H.R. 997), H6464 [9JY]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 1063), H2312 [25MR]

Families and domestic relations: constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (see H.J. Res. 56), H5175 [10JN]

FDA: withdraw approved application for the drug known as RU-486 and review process by which the FDA approved such drug (see H.R. 3453), H10977 [6NO]

Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for certain agencies (see H.R. 1227), H1810 [12MR]

Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 1302), H8950 [25SE]

Financial institutions: repeal prohibition on payment of interest on demand deposits (see H.R. 859), H1682 [6MR]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (see H.R. 1904), H4012 [13MY]

Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1036), H1464 [27FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 4), H1908 [17MR]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 46), H3052 [9AP]

GAO: prepare statements for committee reports on congressional legislation on whether new entities, programs, or functions are redundant or could be performed more efficiently by existing entity, program, or function (see H.R. 2743), H7950 [4SE]

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.: anniversary (see H. Res. 296), H5814 [24JN]

Immigration: enhance Federal, State, and local enforcement of immigration laws (see H.R. 2671), H7840 [3SE]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1395 [26FE]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting foreign issued identification other than passports (see H.R. 687), H4011 [13MY]

———prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State identification documents issued to nonimmigrant aliens that expire after the expiration of the aliens' nonimmigrant visas (see H.R. 655), H327 [7FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1350), H2131 [19MR]

Iraq: establish program to foster private U.S. investment in Iraqi schools and hospitals through adopt-a-school and adopt-a-hospital initiatives (see H. Res. 455), H12312 [21NO]

———treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (see H. Con. Res. 118), H2401 [26MR]

ITC: take certain actions relative to temporary safeguards on imports of certain steel products (see H. Con. Res. 23), H392 [11FE]

Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1043), H1682 [6MR]

Languages: repeal Executive order on providing access to Federal programs and activities for persons with limited English proficiency (see H.R. 300), H137 [8JA]

Masonic Order (fraternal organization): tribute (see H. Res. 125), H1641 [5MR]

Medicare: provide for expeditious coverage of new medical technology (see H.R. 941), H1746 [11MR]

———provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility (see H.R. 810), H701 [13FE]

———update renal dialysis composite rate (see H.R. 1784), H3351 [11AP]

Mental health: protect children and their parents from being coerced into administering psychotropic medication in order to attend school (see H.R. 1170), H1743 [11MR]

Michael E. DeBakey Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX: designate (see H.R. 91), H4738 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn attacks on U.S. citizens by Palestinian terrorists (see H. Con. Res. 119), H3053 [9AP]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 911), H8175 [10SE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (see H.R. 3108), H8380 [17SE]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (see H.R. 1000), H1462 [27FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3525), H11650 [19NO]

Public welfare programs: require identification used to obtain Federal public benefits meet restrictions ensuring that it is secure and verifiable (see H.R. 502), H324 [5FE]

Religion: defend the Ten Commandments (see H.R. 2045), H3973 [9MY]

Retired Enlisted Association, Inc.: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 1136), H1679 [6MR]

Rice University: tribute to baseball team (see H. Res. 379), H8950 [25SE]

Roads and highways: empower State and local authorities with tools to eliminate congestion on the Interstate System (see H.R. 1767), H7618 [24JY]

———increase minimum State allocations provided for use in carrying out certain highway programs (see H.R. 2208), H4734 [22MY]

———permit voluntary compliance with certain laws relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway projects (see H.R. 2672), H6463 [9JY]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously and designate a national day of recognition (see H.R. 1900), H8382 [17SE]

Schools: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 926), H1394 [26FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 234), H134 [8JA] (see H.R. 534), H318 [5FE]

SEC: require enhanced disclosures of employee stock options and require study on economic impact of broad-based employee stock option plans (see H.R. 1372), H6264 [26JN]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 660), H389 [11FE]

Smithsonian Institution: provide additional space and resources for national collections (see H.R. 2195), H4528 [21MY]

Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2971), H7784 [25JY]

———improve the administration of unemployment taxes and benefits (see H.R. 3463), H11393 (see H.R. 3463), H11516 [18NO]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 722), H460 [12FE]

Supreme Court: base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority (see H. Res. 446), H11391 (see H. Res. 446), H11515 [18NO]

Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 1828), H9377 [8OC]

Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 720), H460 [12FE]

———allow tax credit for contributions to charitable organizations which provide scholarships for children to attend elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 2347), H8906 [24SE]

———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. 284), H8284 [16SE]

———clarify treatment of incentive stock options and employee stock purchases (see H.R. 286), H136 [8JA]

———encourage investing of foreign earnings within the U.S. for productive business purposes (see H.R. 767), H1746 [11MR]

———expand depreciation benefits available to small businesses for new business investment and equipment (see H.R. 179), H3571 [30AP]

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 714), H5664 [19JN]

———permanently extend research credit, adjust the alternative incremental credit rates, and provide an alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses (see H.R. 463), H2586 [1AP]

———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (see H.R. 235), H3354 [11AP]

———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2228), H4735 [22MY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1634), H2821 [3AP]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 571), H2402 [26MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (see H.R. 2), H1681 [6MR]

———repeal occupational taxes on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of beer, wine, and distilled spirits (see H.R. 786), H1517 [4MR]

———simplify certain rules governing the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 285), H136 [8JA]

———treat distributions from publicly traded partnerships as qualifying income of regulated investment companies (see H.R. 1536), H2585 [1AP]

———treatment of amounts contributed to medical savings accounts and unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2351), H5043 [5JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1305), H1952 [18MR]

———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1513), H7618 [24JY]

———treatment of certain motor vehicle dealer transitional assistance (see H.R. 870), H2132 [19MR]

———treatment of certain reinvested gains by S corporations (see H.R. 1498), H2472 [27MR]

———treatment of commercial aviation fuel during hostilities with Iraq (see H.R. 1380), H2268 [20MR]

———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1310), H5929 [25JN]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1890), H3570 [30AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (see H.R. 878), H1331 [25FE]

U.N.: convene war crimes tribunal to punish human rights abuses by Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials (see H. Res. 118), H1466 [27FE]

———terminate U.S. membership (see H.R. 1146), H1955 [18MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H6464 [9JY]

Vietnam: promote freedom and democracy (see H.R. 1587), H2819 [3AP]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a visitor center (see H.R. 1442), H3684 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: enhance the notification of democratic rights of union members (see H.R. 992, 994), H1462 [27FE]

———provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 993), H1462 [27FE]

National Labor Relations Act: prevent Government agencies from requiring or prohibiting construction industry employers to enter into agreements with labor organizations (see H.R. 2293), H4786 [2JN]

National security: invest a minimum of 4 percent of gross domestic product on national defense (see H. Con. Res. 92), H1902 [13MR]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 2509), H5551 [18JN]

———constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax (see H.J. Res. 61), H5814 [24JN]

———provide for disclosure of return information for student financial assistance purposes (see H.R. 3613), H12308 [21NO]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 1327), H1953 [18MR]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 212), H5088 [9JN]

Court documents

Federal court proceedings in Plano, TX: John H. Hannah, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, H11588 [19NO]

Lists

International ALERT Academy members, E715 [10AP]

Texas 3d Congressional District military academy nominees, H3457 [30AP]

Remarks

Afterschool Alliance (organization): tribute to Lights on Afterschool! event, E2009 [8OC]

Allen, TX: tribute to visit by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall exhibit, H4374 [21MY]

Armed Forces: increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), H10058, H10060, H10062 [29OC]

———increase death gratuity and exclude from gross income for tax purposes (H.R. 3365), Senate amendments, H10367, H10369, H10372 [5NO]

———support members engaging in military action in Iraq, H2521 [1AP]

———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H1960 [19MR]

Armed Forces Day: observance, H4021 [14MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2013 (H. Con. Res. 95), H2199 [20MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 8), H5493 [18JN]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 4), H4828 [3JN]

Health: expand health care access and choice of coverage through association health plans, H5613, H5634 [19JN]

Insurance: extend mental health coverage parity (S. 1929), H12863 [8DE]

Iraq: treatment of U.S. POW relative to violations of Geneva Convention (H. Con. Res. 118), H2344 [26MR]

Medicare: reform and provide prescription drug coverage (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H8363, H8364, H8365 [17SE]

Memorial Day: observance, H4374 [21MY]

National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should be especially displayed (H.R. 292), H8293 [17SE]

Pensions: change the 30-year treasury bond rate to a composite corporate rate (H.R. 3108), H9298 [8OC]

———provide additional protection to participants in individual account plans and promote investment advice (H.R. 1000), H4062, H4064, H4069, H4086, H4087 [14MY], E338 [27FE]

Plano, TX: provide for Federal court proceedings (S. 1720), H11588 [19NO]

———tribute to Plano Independent School District students who received perfect scores on college entrance exams, H9742 [21OC], E2110 [21OC]

Power resources: enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply (H.R. 6), conference report, H11421 [18NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4), H478 [13FE]

San Augustine County, TX: tribute to International ALERT Academy recovery efforts relative to Columbia (space shuttle) crash, E715 [10AP]

Small business: improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 660), H5613, H5634 [19JN]

Social Security: provide additional safeguards for certain beneficiaries with representative payees (H.R. 743), H2661 [2AP]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions, H2661 [2AP]

Taxation: provide for disclosure of return information for student financial assistance purposes (H.R. 3613), E2417 [22NO]

———provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses (H.R. 7), H8343, H8345 [17SE]

———provide incentives for economic recovery, H2199 [20MR]

———provide incentives for economic recovery (H.R. 2), H3914 [9MY]

———tax-free treatment of distributions from state-sponsored prepaid tuition or college savings plans for students attending the military academies, H1968 [19MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence, and death gratuity payments, by a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1307), H1968 [19MR]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by, and death gratuity payments to, a member of the uniformed services (H.R. 1664), H3003 [9AP]

Texas: actions by Democratic members of the State Legislature to prevent consideration of a redistricting plan, H4021 [14MY]

———tribute to military academy nominees and those involved in the nomination process from the 3d Congressional District, H3457 [30AP]

———tribute to 3d Congressional District Teacher of the Year recipients, H4882 [4JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces (H. Res. 62), H404 [12FE]

Year of the Korean War Veteran: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 212), H7193 [21JY], E1181 [9JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Dallas, TX: selection as Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshal, E2226 [4NO]

Tribute, H399-H406 [12FE]

Statements

Pension Security Act: Executive Office of the President, H4069 [14MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 62, tribute to Vietnamese Conflict POW and call for full accounting of unaccounted members of the Armed Forces, H399 [12FE]