REYNOLDS, MEL(a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Armed Forces: entitle certain tax benefits to soldiers deployed for relief efforts in Somalia (see H.R. 494), H119 [20JA]
Children and youth: protection from physical and mental abuse (see H.R. 2033), H2341 [6MY]
Dept. of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund: make funds available for social services programs (see H.R. 1206), H1010 [3MR]
Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons, excise tax to assist uninsured gunshot victims (see H.R. 737), H358 [2FE]
Semiautomatic assault weapons: prohibit transfer or possession (see H.R. 3184), H7262 [29SE]
Tariff: personal affects of certain individuals associated with the World Cup soccer games (see H.R. 2897), H6292 [5AU]
Taxation: credits for the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2340), H3341 [8JN]
———treatment of discount factors applicable to medical malpractice companies (see H.R. 3244), H7670 [7OC]
———treatment of firearms (see H.R. 3245), H7670 [7OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H259 [26JA]
African-American Men Positive Role Model Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 290), H9079 [9NO]
African-American Women Positive Role Model Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), H9079 [9NO]
Agriculture: assist producers and processors of commodities to donate unmarketable goods to food banks (see H.R. 1254), H1551 [23MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H1010 [3MR]
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3341 [8JN]
Armenia: U.S. policy relative to settlement of disputes with Azerbaijan (see H. Res. 86), H1292 [16MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: cutoff of natural gas pipeline by Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 183), H10301 [19NO]
California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H1011 [3MR]
Children and youth: prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and ammunition to juveniles (see H.R. 3435), H8795 [3NO]
Civil rights: protection of employees at the Wards Cove Packing Co., from discrimination (see H.R. 1172), H962 [2MR]
Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]
Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H4507 [1JY]
Colleges and universities: authorizing appropriations for historic preservation at historically black colleges (see H.R. 2921), H6758 [14SE]
———participation of historically black institutions in federally funded research activities (see H.R. 84), H4858 [20JY]
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 20), H181 [21JA]
Congress: application of certain employment, health, and safety laws and rights (see H.R. 349), H2719 [24MY]
Crime: ban possession or transfer of assault weapons (see H.R. 1472), H2523 [18MY]
———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see H.R. 3315), H8202 [19OC]
———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H911 [1MR]
Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]
Dept. of Commerce: establish toll free number to assist consumers in determining if products are American made (see H.R. 3342), H10470 [20NO]
Dept. of the Treasury: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of U.S. Mint (see H.R. 654), H7670 [7OC]
Diseases: AIDS prevention (see H.R. 1538), H3594 [15JN]
District of Columbia: statehood (see H.R. 51), H7827 [13OC]
Education: exempt Federal family education loans from FTC holder rule (see H.R. 2886), H7543 [6OC]
———national policy to improve system (see H.R. 1804), H4508 [1JY]
Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H2128 [28AP]
Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2554), H4277 [29JN]
———assist discharged Armed Forces members to obtain employment and management training with public housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 1886), H6848 [21SE]
———assistance to laid-off workers whose work has been transferred to a foreign country (see H.R. 2345), H8002 [14OC]
———leave benefits for adoptive parents (see H.R. 2484), H6595 [9SE]
———time use and monetary value of unremunerated work relative to the GNP (see H.R. 966), H5663 [2AU]
Endangered species: determinations and guidelines for listing a species as endangered (see H.R. 2043), H3921 [22JN]
Equal Pay Act 30th Anniversary Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 202), H2866 [26MY]
ERISA: prevent preemption of certain State laws (see H.R. 1036), H2816 [25MY]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1), H181 [21JA]
Federal employees: voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 140), H10988 [22NO]
Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H9704 [15NO]
———deposit insurance for minority and women owned banks (see H.R. 3459), H9566 [10NO]
———disclosure of small business lending practices (see H.R. 918), H1236 [15MR]
———insurance of deposits in minority- and women-owned banks by the Bank Deposit Financial Assistance Program (see H.R. 3524), H9873 [17NO]
———reduce regulatory burden (see H.R. 962), H3458 [10JN]
Firearms: prohibit importation and manufacture of certain devices and enhance drug trafficking criminal penalties (see H.R. 1421), H1527 [18MR]
———prohibit manufacture, trade, transfer, and possession of handguns and handgun ammunition (see H.R. 3132), H6981 [23SE]
———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1025), H748 [22FE]
Fisk University: authorizing appropriations for the restoration of historic buildings (see H.R. 1923), H2181 [29AP]
Floods: reduce interest rates on SBA loans for losses resulting from the floods in Midwest States (see H.R. 2742), H6849 [21SE]
Foreign aid: promote sustainable development in environmentally sound ways (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4859 [20JY]
Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H6982 [23SE]
Forests: restraints upon clearcutting (see H.R. 1164), H7360 [30SE]
Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H8703 [2NO]
German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H6902 [22SE]
Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H682 [17FE]
Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H8796 [3NO]
Haiti: U.S. interdiction of ships and vessels (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9873 [17NO]
Health: composition and labeling of dietary supplements (see H.R. 1709), H6514 [8SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200, 3600), H1592 [24MR], H10469 [20NO]
———treatment of children relative to a national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 126), H9854 [16NO]
Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H3374 [9JN]
Hines, IL: construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital (see H.R. 1617), H4990 [21JY]
Housing: smoke detectors and fire safety devices in rooms qualifying as affordable rental housing (see H.R. 1733), H2687 [20MY]
Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: authorize appropriations for capital improvement projects (see H.R. 1828), H2023 [22AP]
Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (see H.R. 1188), H1414 [17MR]
Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H9566 [10NO]
Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 175), H10302 [19NO]
Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1937 [20AP]
Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H359 [2FE]
Liberia: civil war resolution efforts (see H. Con. Res. 102), H2493 [17MY]
Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H2719 [24MY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: authorizing appropriations and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as day of national community service (see H.R. 1933), H2182 [29AP]
Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H4508 [1JY]
Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H1414 [17MR]
Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 692), H1528 [18MR]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 322), H1591 [24MR]
Money: check cashing and mailing regulations (see H.R. 1448), H4408 [30JN]
Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H3458 [10JN]
National African-American Health Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 136), H1046 [4MR]
National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H8659 [28OC]
National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]
National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H4682 [14JY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H4682 [14JY]
National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H6849 [21SE]
National Community Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 2250), H2815 [25MY]
National Correctional Officers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 119), H3594 [15JN]
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1994 [21AP]
National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H7173 [28SE]
National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H4575 [13JY]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H7707 [12OC]
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H7173 [28SE]
National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H4991 [21JY]
National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]
National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H9874 [17NO]
National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), H6902 [22SE]
National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H8876 [4NO]
National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2918), H6377 [6AU]
National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H1740 [30MR]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H7036 [27SE]
National Radon Action Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 242), H8507 [26OC]
National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H6595 [9SE]
National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2183 [29AP]
National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H4508 [1JY]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 833), H2302 [5MY]
National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]
Nicaragua: economic assistance (see H. Res. 40), H1414 [17MR]
Nigeria: support democracy (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6981 [23SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H8796 [3NO]
Nuclear weapons: test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1642 [25MR]
OSHA: reform (see H.R. 1280), H4574 [13JY]
———regulations (see H. Con. Res. 14), H5362 [27JY]
Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H10990 [22NO]
Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H8002 [14OC]
Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 881), H1881 [2AP]
Public lands: designate certain as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 2638), H7360 [30SE]
Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108), H2303 [5MY]
Religion: protect free exercise (see H.R. 1308), H1230 [11MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish the National African American Museum (see H.R. 877), H589 [4FE]
Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 300), H7542 [6OC]
State and local governments: amend age discrimination laws relative to firefighters, law enforcement officers, and incumbent elected judges (see H.R. 2722), H8507 [26OC]
Tariff: iron and steel pipe and tube products (see H.R. 1366), H2024 [22AP]
Taxation: credit for charitable contributions made by businesses to public schools located in poverty areas (see H.R. 2906), H6292 [5AU]
———credits for a portion of employer Social Security taxes paid relative to employee cash tips (see H.R. 1141), H4182 [28JN]
———employment taxes on domestic services (see H.R. 3088), H6778 [15SE]
———exclusion for amounts received under group legal services (see H.R. 326), H6293 [5AU]
———extend mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 462), H260 [26JA]
———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H4012 [23JN]
———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1010 [3MR]
———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H7541 [6OC]
———treatment of equipment installed on passenger vehicles for the use of disabled individuals (see H.R. 1393), H1413 [17MR]
———treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 2023), H2341 [6MY]
———treatment of low-income housing (see H.R. 3322), H8327 [20OC]
———treatment of possession and licensing of certain firearms relative to medical care for gunshot victims (see H.R. 2276), H7707 [12OC]
———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H963 [2MR]
Thurgood Marshall Day: designate (see H. Res. 170), H5042 [22JY]
Trails: designate the route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2966), H6379 [6AU]
Urban areas: interagency task force to study the problems of smaller cities (see H.R. 2449), H4013 [23JN]
Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H7542 [6OC]
———health care benefits for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans exposed to environmental hazards (see H.R. 2414), H4182 [28JN]
Voting: establish national voter registration (see H.R. 2), H311 [27JA]
Water pollution: law enforcement and compliance program (see H.R. 2727), H6849 [21SE]
Week for the National Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II: designate (see H.J. Res. 80), H2463 [12MY]
Wetlands: protection (see H.R. 350), H6381 [6AU]
Women: promote greater equity in delivery of health care (see H.R. 3075), H7035 [27SE]
———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H1592 [24MR]
World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7543 [6OC]
World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]
Yugoslavia: civil war and ethnic violence (see H. Con. Res. 24), H591 [4FE]
———war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Con. Res. 45; H. Res. 32), H114 [7JA], H1529 [18MR]
Zaire: democracy (see H. Res. 128), H4508 [1JY]
Remarks by, on
Black History Month: observance, H855
Budget: allocation of funds, H750 [23FE]
———comparison between congressional and Clinton administration proposals, H4019 [24JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2726 [25MY], H2951, H3007 [27MY], H4866 [21JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6131 [5AU]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1994-98 (H. Con. Res. 64), H1485 [18MR]
Children and youth: protection from physical and mental abuse (H.R. 2033), H2310 [6MY]
Clinton, President: economic plan, H750 [23FE]
———evaluation of first 100 days, H2040 [27AP]
———speech on national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6904 [23SE]
———start of new administration, H126 [21JA]
Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H225 [26JA]
Firearms: manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages resulting from certain weapons, excise tax to assist uninsured gunshot victims (H.R. 737), H319 [2FE]
House of Representatives: bipartisan politics, H494 [4FE]
Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 1430), H1843 [1AP]
Taxation: credits for the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites (H.R. 2340), H3320 [8JN]
Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 920), H822 [24FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2056 [27AP], H2300 [5MY]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Environmental and Energy Study Commission: tribute to Member elected, S12254 [22SE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): handgun purchase waiting period, D1280 [9NO]
Committee on Ways and Means (House): Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures: miscellaneous revenue issues, D765 [13JY]
—————tax issues affecting the health and safety of inner-city residents, D738 [29JN]
Tributes
Marshall, Thurgood, H6775 [15SE]