CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL)(a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments offered by, to
American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5058), H9369 [24SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 776, Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act, H8105 [12AU]
———H.R. 5506, assistance for operation of transit systems during major disasters, H9199 [23SE]
———S. 3, Senate Election Ethics Act, H1781 [26MR]
———S. 5, Family and Medical Leave Act, H7274 [4AU]
Articles and editorials
Analysts Say UAW-Caterpillar Dispute Could Have Significant Ramifications, Daily Labor Report (publication), E1063• [10AP]
Awash in a Tide of Violence, Douglas Farah, Washington (DC) Post, E76• [24JA]
Chief U.S. Mediator Says Use of Permanent Strike Replacements Makes Bargaining Difficult, Daily Labor Report (publication), E1062• [10AP]
Jack Kemp's Pet Delusion, Lawrence J. Vate, Washington (DC) Post, E2491• [12AU]
Marguerite Ross Barnett, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E491• [2MR]
Peter L. Simpson, 1932-92, Martin Quigley, St. Louis (MO) Riverfront TImes, E48• [22JA]
Riley Tells Story to Illustrate Likely RTC Abuse, Arkansas (AR) Democrat-Gazette, E411• [25FE]
``Roots''—An Ode to Alex Haley, Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Civil Rights Journal (publication), E488• [2MR]
Saving Endangered Species Doesn't Endanger Economy, John C. Sawhill, Wall Street Journal (publication), E488• [2MR]
Thomas Walks in Scalia's Shoes, Mary McGrory, Washington (DC) Post, E493• [2MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5058), H2942 [5MY]
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: expenses for investigations and studies (see H. Res. 367), H478 [19FE]
Federal employees: notification requirements relative to force reductions (see H.R. 4991), H2712 [28AP]
Patents: extend (see H.R. 4896), H2669 [9AP]
Smithsonian Institution: include National Sculpture Garden in National Gallery of Art (see H.R. 5059), H2942 [5MY]
———pay rates for the National Zoological Park police force (see H.R. 4728), H2257 [1AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Air pollution: health threats posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors (see H.R. 1066), H5043 [22JN]
Anti-Drug Abuse Act: authorizing appropriations for certain youth programs (see H.R. 3238), H2673 [9AP]
Armed Forces: prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see H.R. 5208), H4122 [3JN]
———rescind Dept. of Defense ban on gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (see H. Res. 271), H3452 [19MY]
Azerbaijan: U.S. trade policy (see H.R. 4161), H1346 [18MR]
Buffalo Soldiers Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 237), H6627 [24JY]
Child abuse: establish national criminal background checks for child care providers (see H.R. 4585), H6627 [24JY]
Children and youth: grants for children who are perinatally exposed to drugs (see H.R. 3832), H4158 [4JN]
Civil Rights Act: restore and strengthen laws that ban discrimination in employment (see H.R. 3975), H848 [27FE]
Coins: mint commemorative coins for 100th anniversary of protection of Civil War battlegrounds (see H.R. 5126), H4122 [3JN]
Copyrights: digital audio recordings (see H.R. 3204), H933 [3MR]
Crime: deny administrative relief from firearms prohibitions for convicted felons (see H.R. 4329), H673 [26FE]
———national policy to control crime against women (see H.R. 1502), H3451 [19MY]
Dept. of HUD: authorize additional housing and community development loan guarantee assistance (see H.R. 5747), H7151 [31JY]
Ecology and environment: stabilize emissions of carbon dioxide (see H.R. 4750), H3088 [7MY]
Economy: making appropriations to meet economic problems coming from changing conditions with essential productive jobs (see H.R. 3544), H329 [5FE]
82d Airborne Division 50th Anniversary Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 453), H6583 [23JY]
Employment: job opportunities (see H.R. 4122), H119 [28JA]
Endangered species: strengthen conservation programs (see H.R. 4045), H3452 [19MY]
ERISA: amend relative to preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 2782), H1181 [11MR]
Fire prevention: use of automatic sprinklers or equivalent level of fire safety (see H.R. 3360), H2810 [29AP]
Foreign assistance: supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 5069), H3018 [6MY]
Foreign trade: assure fair trade of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts (see H.R. 4100), H674 [26FE]
———relation of agreements to health, safety, labor, and environmental laws of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 246), H4679 [11JN]
Freedom of religion: protect (see H.R. 2797), H11197 [3OC]
Gillespie, John Birks (Dizzy): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5842), H8832 [21SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 390), H674 [26FE]
Haiti: treatment of refugees (see H.R. 5267, 5360), H4755 [16JN], H4855 [17JN]
Haitian Freedom Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 535), H8220 [9SE]
Health: nondiscriminatory compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws (S. 2806) (see H.R. 5326), H6246 [9JY]
Higher Education Act: amend and extend (see H.R. 4471), H1290 [16MR]
Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 4300), H587 [25FE]
House of Representatives: prohibit assignment of motor vehicles and drivers to political party whips (see H. Res. 416), H2258 [1AP]
Housing: single family housing mortgage insurance program of the Federal Housing Administration (see H. Con. Res. 257), H675 [26FE]
Infrastructure: grants to State and local government for projects in distressed areas (see H.R. 4175), H674 [26FE]
International Forum on Population in the 21st Century: implement Amsterdam Declaration recommendations (see H. Con. Res. 180), H675 [26FE]
International trade: impact of foreign government subsidies on U.S. industry (see H. Res. 417), H2677 [9AP]
Japanese Americans: increase trust fund authorization relative to redress payments for interned civilians during World War II (see H.R. 4551), H1691 [24MR]
Job Corps: establish additional centers (see H.R. 4528), H1599 [20MR]
Kennedy, John F.: release sealed documents relative to assassination (see H.J. Res. 454), H1997 [26MR]
Kentucky Bicentennial Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 121), H2811 [29AP]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2714 [28AP]
Medicare: coverage of certain mental health services (see H.R. 4457), H8148 [12AU]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 393), H1997 [26MR]
National Credit Education Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 431), H2713 [28AP]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 499), H3917 [28MY]
National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America: designate (see H.J. Res. 467), H8149 [12AU]
National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 495), H7256 [3AU]
New York Stock Exchange: bicentennial (see H.J. Res. 441), H3337 [14MY]
Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978), H8219 [9SE]
Petroleum: anticompetitive pricing practices by refiners (see H.R. 2966), H588 [25FE]
Postal Service: occupational safety and health of employees (see H.R. 4775), H2406 [7AP]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 430), H1692 [24MR]
Public welfare programs: funding of WIC and Head Start programs (see H.R. 4822, 5289), H3916, H3918 [28MY]
South African-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 5036), H4679 [11JN]
Spain: support the planting of 500 California redwood trees in commemoration of the quincentenary of Christopher Columbus' voyage (see H.J. Res. 529), H11197 [3OC]
Tariff: motor vehicles for transport of goods (see H.R. 3250), H3452 [19MY]
Taxation: health care for coal industry retirees (see H.R. 4013), H216 [3FE]
Telecommunications: development of information services industry (see H.R. 5559), H8148 [12AU]
U.N.: implementation of the sustainable agenda of the Conference on Environment and Development (see H.R. 5162), H5323 [25JN]
Virgin Islands: U.S. policy (see H. Res. 401), H1346 [18MR]
Voting: establish national voter registration procedures for Federal elections (see H.R. 4366), H1380 [19MR]
World AIDS Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 538), H8576 [15SE]
Year of American Craft—A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand: designate (see H.J. Res. 380), H7152 [31JY]
Court documents
House records: Missouri Circuit Court, H2689 [28AP]
Letters
Authorize the acquisition of certain property by the Architect of the Capitol: Representative Roe, H10805 [2OC]
———Representative Rose, H10805 [2OC]
Care for caregivers: William Stodghill, St. Louis Service Employees Local 50, E368• [20FE]
Cuban Democracy Act: by, H9089 [22SE]
House Post Office: by, E960• [3AP]
Medicare improvements: by, H7180 [3AU]
Truth behind ``JFK''': Kenneth F. Warren, E74• [24JA]
Remarks by, on
Air Force Association: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia area (H.R. 3627), H9368 [24SE]
American Folklife Center: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5058), H4380, H4381 [9JN], H9369 [24SE]
Architect of the Capitol: authorize the acquisition of certain property (H.R. 5575), H10804, H10805 [2OC]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: designate (H.R. 5572), H11280 [4OC]
Black History Month: observance, H837• [27FE]
Budget: making supplemental appropriations, transfers, and rescissions (H.R. 5620), H6794 [28JY]
Children and youth: use of official mail to locate and recover missing children (S. 3279), H9946 [30SE]
Committee on House Administration: transmit documents from the investigation of the operation of the Office of the Postmaster to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (H. Res. 518), H6369 [22JY]
Committee on the Organization of Congress (Joint): establish (H. Con. Res. 192), H4896• [18JN]
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H247 [4FE], H4380 [9JN], H6268 [21JY], H6833 [28JY], H9369, H9370 [24SE], H9947 [30SE], H10805 [2OC]
Defense industries: assist transition of industries, communities, and workers affected by reduced defense spending, H4182 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), H4182 [4JN]
———authorizing appropriations for military functions and to prescribe military personnel levels (H.R. 5006), conference report, H10990• [3OC]
Dept. of HUD: public housing programs, E2491• [12AU]
Dept. of Labor: regulations on semiskilled helpers employment programs relative to Federal and federally assisted construction projects, H6794 [28JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5488), H5770 [1JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5679), H6919 [29JY]
Elections: national voter registration (S. 250), H4724• [16JN]
Employment: entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), conference report, H8238, H8239 [10SE]
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 560), H8230 [10SE]
———entitle family leave involving a birth, adoption, or serious health condition with protection of benefits (S. 5), veto, H9932 [30SE]
Federal employees: notification requirements relative to force reductions (H.R. 4991), E1130• [28AP]
Greitens, Eric R.: Amateur Athletic Union/Mars Milky Way High School All-American Award recipient, E455• [26FE]
Haiti: protection of Haitians in the U.S. pending the resumption of democratic rule (H.R. 3844), H659 [26FE]
Higher Education Act: amend (H.R. 3553), H1970• [26MR]
———reauthorization (S. 1150), conference report, H6100 [8JY]
House of Representatives: disclosure of information relative to check cashing at House bank, H2250 [1AP], H9985 [30SE]
Library of Congress: additional membership on trust fund board (S. 1415), H246, H247 [4FE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment on pay raises (H. Con. Res. 317), E1456• [20MY]
Monuments and memorials: establish for African Americans who died as Union soldiers during the Civil War (H.J. Res. 320), H4370, H4380 [9JN]
———establish memorial for Japanese-American veterans (H.J. Res. 271), H6830, H6832, H6833 [28JY]
Paine, Thomas: establish monument in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1628), H6268 [21JY]
Point of order, H5770 [1JY], H6919 [29JY]
Smithsonian Institution: include National Sculpture Garden in National Gallery of Art (H.R. 5059), H6267, H6268 [21JY]
St. Louis, MO: tribute to Charles Sumner High School acapella choir, E1507• [21MY]
Taxation: establish enterprise zones (H.R. 11), H5954 [2JY]
Thomas, Clarence: Supreme Court decisions, E149• [30JA]
UAW: strike against Caterpillar, Inc., E1062 [10AP]
Votes: position on missed, E879• [30MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H40 [22JA], H672 [26FE], H2018 [30MR], H2544 [9AP], H3726 [21MY], H8137 [12AU], H8574 [15SE], H10098 [1OC]
Reports filed
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 5572) (H. Rept. 102-957), H10099 [1OC]
Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Birth of Thomas Jefferson: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 5056) (H. Rept. 102-690), H6581 [23JY]
Designate Election Day as a Legal Public Holiday: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 3681) (H. Rept. 102-510), H2897 [4MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: committee of conference (S. 5) (H. Rept. 102-816), H7883 [10AU]
Granting of Leave to Federal Employees Who Serve as Bone-Marrow or Organ Donors, and for Purposes Relating to the Adoption of a Child: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 2675) (H. Rept. 102-568), H4754 [16JN]
Japanese-American Veterans Memorial: Committee on House Administration (H.J. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 102-727), H6705 [27JY]
National Air and Space Museum Expansion Site Advisory Panel: Committee on House Administration (H.R. 3281) (H. Rept. 102-923), H9641 [28SE]
Office and Compensation of the President: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 5928) (H. Rept. 102-985), H11196 [3OC]
Pay Status of Individuals Ordered to Military Service During the Persian Gulf Conflict: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 3209) (H. Rept. 102-426), H117 [28JA]
Removal of Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations for Office of Government Ethics: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 2828) (H. Rept. 102-586), H6021 [7JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Designate Patrick J. Nilan as National Legislative Director Emeritus of the American Postal Workers Union: Kathy Forbes, American Postal Workers Union, E2906• [2OC]
Testimonies
Committee on Rules: Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5488), D813 [29JN]
———Family and Medical Leave Act (S. 5), D1083 [9SE]
Texts of
H.R. 5058, authorizing appropriations for American Folklife Center, H9369 [24SE]
Tributes
Horton, Representative, E3267• [9OC]
Johnson, Ruth B., E1437• [19MY]
Simpson, Peter L., E48• [22JA]
Whitfield, Edna J., E2642• [15SE]