LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5309, H5322 [16JY]

Appointments

Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H396 [10FE]

Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]

———H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2266, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H6761 [3SE]

———S. 858, intelligence services appropriations, H5413 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H392 [6FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858), H1440 [10AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1456 [14AP]

CERCLA: limit funding expended for administration, oversight, support, studies, investigations, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, and enforcement activities (see H.R. 2086), H4834 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 980), H1340 [8AP]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H8833 [9OC]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue and a balanced budget (see H.J. Res. 52), H523 [12FE]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5570 [22JY]

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H1988 [29AP]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (see H.R. 1003), H1262 [20MR]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile defense systems (see H.R. 2786), H9864 [31OC]

———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8633 [7OC]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H702 [27FE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1989 [29AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H768 [5MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (see H.R. 478), H889 [11MR]

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H9865 [31OC]

European Commission: handling of the Boeing/McDonnell Douglas merger (see H. Res. 191), H5491 [21JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 589), H346 [5FE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H2351 [7MY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1259 [20MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H157 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H7199 [10SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 1348), H2446 [8MY]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9730 [29OC]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10421 [8NO]

Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H3924 [18JN]

Local government: reduce postal rates for certain mailings required by Federal and State regulations (see H.R. 906), H3204 [22MY]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H2351 [7MY]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National forests: manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H6026 [29JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 965), H802 [6MR]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H2590 [13MY]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Refuse disposal: provide conditional exemption relative to discharges of dredged or fill materials for maintenance of certain flood control projects (see H.R. 2741), H9558 [24OC]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3070 [20MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H152 [9JA]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2156 [1MY]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H3720 [11JN]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 62), H1441 [10AP]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2446 [8MY]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 955), H1909 [28AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H8054 [26SE]

———increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 683), H452 [11FE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H1392 [9AP]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9865 [31OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H4086 [19JN]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153), H1258 [20MR]

Tobacco products: restrict the FDA from penalizing retailers for face-to-face tobacco sales that are in accordance with State law (see H.R. 768), H1988 [29AP]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military installations for certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 2760), H9729 [29OC]

Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H1890 [24AP]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H5570 [22JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2585), H8929 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2158), H5177 [11JY]

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (see H.R. 1175), H1259 [20MR]

Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752), H9614 [28OC]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147), H2589 [13MY]

Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2752), H9614 [28OC]

San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs (see H.R. 1103), H1111 [18MR]

Remarks

Appropriations: eliminate forward funding for FEMA, restore Dept. of HUD rental assisted housing funding, and make other nondefense rescissions, H2730 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2712, H2727, H2730, H2752, H2753, H2755, H2763, H2764, H2769, H2770 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3539 [5JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: maintenance funding, H5261 [15JY]

Atlantis (vessel): tribute to oceanographic research ship, E1198 [12JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H5029 [10JY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5281, H5282, H5283, H5285, H5286, H5287 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber funding, H5943, H5944, H5951 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5943, H5944, H5951, H5973, H5977 [29JY]

Dept. of HUD: allocation of unspent housing assistance funds, H2752, H2753 [15MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5352, H5358, H5360, H5361, H5362 [16JY]

———Community Development Financial Institutions Fund contracting practices, H8681 [8OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Medical Collections Fund, H5312 [16JY]

———medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5281, H5282, H5283, H5285, H5286, H5287 [15JY]

———national cemetery construction funding, H5309 [16JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5251, H5261, H5262, H5264, H5272, H5275, H5281, H5282, H5283, H5285, H5286, H5287 [15JY], H5309, H5312, H5318, H5320, H5321, H5322, H5323, H5325, H5326, H5327, H5332, H5333, H5336, H5338, H5344, H5352, H5358, H5360, H5361, H5362, H5363, H5364, H5365, H5366 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8669, H8677, H8678, H8679, H8681, H8682 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), motion to instruct conferees, H6724, H6725 [3SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), motion to recommit, H5370 [16JY]

Drugs: authorize funds to control methamphetamine (H.R. 1175), E535 [20MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2287, H2310 [7MY]

EPA: Clean Lakes Program funding, H5326 [16JY]

———Groundwater Disinfection Program requirements, H5262 [15JY]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H5332, H5333 [16JY], H8678, H8679 [8OC]

———prohibit importation of polychlorinated biphenyls, H5344 [16JY]

———Superfund funding, H6724, H6725 [3SE]

———transfer funds from Environmental Programs and Management Fund to Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, H5338 [16JY]

FEMA: funding, H2763, H2764 [15MY]

———windstorm simulation center funding, H5318 [16JY]

Floods: community development block grant funding to flood States, H2727 [15MY]

———disaster assistance to Arizona, H2755 [15MY]

———facilitate recovery from Red River flooding through greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators, H2769 [15MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H560, H561 [13FE]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: construction funding, H5363 [16JY]

Highland, CA: anniversary, E1631 [3SE]

———tribute, E1537 [28JY]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147), H2494 [13MY], H2942, H2944, H2945 [20MY]

Housing: tribute to organizations for investment in low-income communities, E461 [13MR]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4973 [9JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), consideration (H. Res. 179), H4947 [9JY]

———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4973 [9JY]

Lake Arrowhead, CA: tribute to Lake Arrowhead Elementary School on receiving the California Distinguished School Award, E1636 [3SE]

Loma Linda, CA: anniversary of Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1821 [23SE]

Miramar Naval Air Station: prohibit the relocation of certain Marine Corps helicopters, H5973 [29JY]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1275), H1845 [24AP]

———Center for Space Power funding, H5336 [16JY]

———continued operation of the midcourse space experiment satellite, H5326 [16JY]

———Human Space Flight Program funding, H5319, H5320 [16JY]

National Homeownership Week: observance, H2494 [13MY]

Needles, CA: tribute to Needles High School boys' baseball team, E1348 [27JN]

———tribute to Needles High School girls' softball team, E1348 [27JN]

NSF: funding relative to awarding of grants, H5322, H5323, H5325 [16JY]

Pacoima, CA: tribute to El Cariso Hot Shots (firefighters), E483 [17MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H3697 [11JN]

Point of order, H5346 [16JY]

Public housing: tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H5327 [16JY]

Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees, H9755 [30OC]

———establish grazing fees for foreign-owned or controlled corporations, H9759 [30OC]

———uniform management of livestock grazing (H.R. 2493), H9755, H9759 [30OC]

Redlands, CA: tribute to Arrowhead Christian Academy football team, E158 [4FE]

———tribute to Redlands High School mock trial team, E1169 [10JN]

San Bernadino County, CA: modify San Timoteo Creek flood control project to permit non-Federal contributions for certain costs (H.R. 1103), E498 [18MR]

San Bernardino, CA: anniversary of St. Bernardine Church, E1179 [11JN]

San Bernardino County, CA: tribute to citizens on receipt of USA Weekend Magazine Make a Difference Day award, E747 [24AP]

Space policy: Russian participation in space station program, H1845 [24AP]

———space station program funding, H5321 [16JY]

Taxation: rates, H5029 [10JY]

Trona, CA: anniversary of Trona Foursquare Church, E1634 [3SE]

U.S.-Mexico Foundation: funding, H5322 [16JY]

Veterans: health care programs funding, H5275 [15JY]

Reports filed

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 105-297), H8437 [6OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2158) (H. Rept. 105-175), H5177 [11JY]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5253-H5257 [15JY], H8671-H8675 [8OC]

Tributes

Boring, Harold, E1243 [18JN]

Bradley, John J., E1179 [11JN]

Connelly, Jim, E1247 [18JN]

Cutler, Ralph, E1238 [17JN]

Evans, Anthony H., E845 [6MY]

Genther, Kevin (Casey), E485 [17MR]

Haugen, Michael P., E81 [9JA]

Hiser, Floyd D., Sr., E1483 [23JY]

Kobara, John E., E74 [9JA]

Lehmann, James W., Jr., E81 [9JA]

Martin, Dennis, E1368 [8JY]

Porter, Paula, E1182 [11JN]

Sonenfeld, Alexandra A., E486 [17MR]

Young, Charles E., E556 [21MR]