CHILDREN AND YOUTH related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and Domestic Relations; Schools; Toys

Addresses

Action for Children's Television—Lecture on Media and Children: Reed Hundt, FCC, S5769-S5772 [16MY]

American Creative Community—Best in the World—Must Take Responsibility for What It Offers to Television Audiences: Jack Valenti, S1611 [22FE]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America Congressional Breakfast: Arnold Burns, E2338 [29NO]

Cable Industry's `Voices Against Violence' Initiative: Winston H. Cox, Showtime Networks, Inc., S6142 [19MY]

Character Education: Barbara Jordan, S9884 [27JY]

Children and Youth Education Programs: Franklin Smith, E305 [2MR]

Congressional Arts Caucus Art Competition: Dean Cain, E1361 [29JN]

———James D. Johnson, General Motors Corp., E1360 [29JN]

———Representative Michel, E1360 [29JN]

———Representative Slaughter, E1360 [29JN]

———Senator Jeffords, E1360, E1361 [29JN]

———Speaker Foley, E1360 [29JN]

Missing Links in an Unhealthy Society: Clarence E. Hodges, S5766 [16MY]

National Youth Violence Conference: Augusto Rodriquez, S11915 [17AU]

———Michelle Edwards, S11915 [17AU]

Politics of Crime: Abner J. Mikva, E954-E956 [18MY]

Saying No to Drugs: Katrina Mumaw, E2308 [29NO]

Tribute to Project Children Summer Exchange Program With Northern Ireland: Representative Gilman, E421 [11MR]

Violence in America: Herbert Bronstein, S193-S195 [26JA]

Amendments

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H559, H560 [22FE], H681, H682, H683, H684, H685, H686, H688, H692, H694, H702, H786, H787, H789, H790, H791, H792, H793 [23FE], H824, H828, H832, H833, H846, H848, H849, H850, H854, H867, H868, H869, H871, H874, H875, H878 [24FE], H939, H940, H941, H942, H947, H956 [2MR], H1007, H1008, H1009, H1015, H1016, H1035, H1036, H1037 [3MR], H1093, H1096, H1109, H1118, H1119, H1121, H1127 [9MR], H1685, H1710, H1725, H1730, H1732, H1735, H1739, H1740, H1741, H1751 [21MR], H1795, H1801, H1802 [22MR], H2020, H2021, H2048, H2049, H2055, H2056, H2058, H2060, H2151 [24MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), S2258 [2MR], H582, H616 [23FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1150), S622, S626, S627, S628, S631, S634, S642, S644, S652, S671, S686, S687, S688 [2FE], S702, S711, S713, S718, S719, S727, S736, S741, S757, S812, S814, S815, S816 [3FE], S838, S842, S855, S864, S882, S886, S889, S892, S894, S905, S910, S911, S912, S913, S914, S915, S916, S931, S932, S937, S961, S963, S964, S965, S966, S968, S979, S980, S981 [4FE], S1014 [7FE], S1116, S1164, S1165 [8FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1513), S5846 [17MY], S9857, S9882, S9887, S9890, S9916, S9923, S9944, S9945, S9946 [27JY], S9982, S9987, S9988, S9990, S9991, S9993, S9995, S9999, S10004, S10008, S10017, S10019, S10023, S10024, S10041, S10059, S10060, S10061, S10062 [28JY], S10156, S10163, S10180, S10181, S10185, S10197, S10208, S10228, S10230 [1AU], S10233, S10234, S10248, S10255, S10273, S10306, S10365, S10367 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), S4692 [21AP], S5093 [3MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3160), S14675, S14889 [7OC]

Public welfare programs: promote good nutrition and healthy eating habits (S. 1614), S11417, S11423, S11430, S11491, S11492 [12AU], S14438 [6OC], H10916 [5OC]

Toys: safety (H.R. 965), S3442 [22MR], H1134 [9MR]

Years of the Girl Child: designate (H.J. Res. 302), H3272 [11MY]

Analyses

Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act (S. 1614), S14454 [6OC]

Appointments

Commission on Child and Family Welfare, H1865 [22MR], H2176 [12AP]

Conferees: H.R. 6, education programs appropriations, S10317 [2AU], H9253 [20SE], H9355 [21SE]

———H.R. 965, Child Safety Protection Act, H2247 [13AP]

———H.R. 1804, Goals 2000—Educate America Act, S1160 [8FE], S2287 [2MR], H650 [23FE], H1308 [11MR]

———S. 2000, Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families reauthorization, H2901 [28AP]

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, H4729 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Armed and Dangerous—Many Culprits Behind Teen Violence, S748 [3FE]

Better 100,000 More Teachers Than 100,000 More Police, S1275 [9FE]

Better Life Lies Across ``Bridge'', S1030 [7FE]

Bilingual Education Gobbles Kids, Taxes—Forget About Multiyear Programs—The Best Way To Teach English in School Is To Teach School in English, S10255 [2AU]

Black Scholarship Semifinalists Announced, S13826 [30SE]

Blueprint to Revolutionize America's Schools, S10296 [2AU]

Bound for Yale—Resolve To Succeed Sprang From Hardships at Home, S10209 [1AU]

Boys Choir of Harlem Anniversary Performance at the Apollo Theater, E1044 [24MY]

Campaign Against English, E290 [1MR]

Case for Religion in Schools, S3897 [25MR]

CBS Rethinks Telepix, S12946 [14SE]

Chapter 1 Still Misses the Mark, S14160 [5OC]

Character Counts for Bel-Air Pupils—Respect, Fairness Part of Learning, S3744 [24MR], S4249 [13AP]

Chess Center Helps Kids in the Game of Life, S1119 [8FE]

Child-Care Demons, E2071 [5OC]

Chilling Wave of Teen Brutality—Iowa Juvenile Crime on the Rise, S747 [3FE]

Clinic Will Give Condoms to Teen-agers, S897 [4FE]

Clinton's Credit—The 72-Hour Student Loan, S12485 [24AU]

Combating Television Violence, S2824 [10MR]

Commotion Over Condoms—You Can't Set Teenagers on the Right Path by Undercutting the Authority of Their Parents, S896 [4FE]

Condemn Singapore's Brutality, S5249 [5MY]

Condom Queen Reigns—Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders Speaks Out Where the President Fears To Tread, S3876-S3878 [25MR], E594-E596 [24MR]

Condoms at School? 75% Say No, S896 [4FE]

Costs Soar for Children's Disability Program—How 26 Words Cost the Taxpayers Billions in New Entitlement Payments, H319-H321 [8FE]

Culinary Arts Program Gives Kids a New Recipe for Life, S5366 [6MY]

Cut the Act, S371 [28JA]

Drive-By Slaying of 14-Year-Old Richards Middle School Student Touches Deep Chord in Community, H4100 [26MY]

Educational Goals and Political Plans, S926-S930 [4FE]

Efforts To Promote Teaching of Values in Schools Are Sparking Heated Debate Among Lawmakers, S9884 [27JY]

Eight Decades as Kids' Pal, E793 [28AP]

Fake IDs Surmount High-Tech Obstacles—Underage Drinkers Flock To Buy Them, S13931 [3OC]

Federal Grab for Control of Schools, S3897 [25MR]

First, Save the Schools, E1528 [21JY]

For Girls' Schools and Women's Colleges, Separate Is Better, S10202 [1AU]

Free Trade or Foul, S15289 [1DE]

Gang That Couldn't Give Shots Straight, E1356 [29JN]

Getting Ready To Die Young—Children in Violent D.C. Neighborhoods Plan Their Own Funerals, E257 [24FE]

Going to the Roots of Violence, S6616 [8JN]

Grass-Roots Crusaders Embrace a Mission To Find the Missing, S2825 [10MR]

Haiti's Tiny Victims, S8975 [14JY]

Home Away From Home—Jef Conner Has Worked To Build a Caring Atmosphere for Families of Ill Children, S3567 [23MR]

Honor Thy FOGIES, S4247 [13AP]

How Safe Are They? Critics Are Now Asking, S906 [4FE]

How School Choice Improves Public Schools, E689 [18AP]

Ideas and Trends—Building a Better Brain for Baby, S4789 [26AP]

Iowa, Where the Living Is Easier, S12998 [20SE]

It's Sad To Trust Bureaucrats Over Families, H2248 [13AP]

Jean Young, Ex-Mayor's Wife, Dies, Noted Children's Advocate Was 61, S12991 [20SE]

``JJ'' Raigoza—A ``Giant of a Man'' in Size, Humanity, E2294, E2323 [29NO]

Killed by Her Friends in an All-White Gang, S6348-S6350 [25MY]

Labor Department Puts Harsh Burden on Teens, E780 [26AP]

Large Tax Burden for Young Is Seen, S1217 [9FE]

Legal and Constitutional Implications Relative to Education Reform, S3897 [25MR]

Let Us Pray, S3896 [25MR]

Let's Snuff Out Teenage Smoking, E1439 [12JY]

Let's Suppose, S640 [2FE]

Living Room War, S5984 [19MY], S8199 [1JY]

Longer School Days Would Boost U.S. Standard of Living, S14160 [5OC]

Maneuvering To Win Young Minds—P.G. School Chess Club Teaches Boys Self Discipline, Self-Esteem, S1120 [8FE]

Manual's Matt Morris—Who Won Fame, Cash and More Through ``Jeopardy'' Teen Tourney?, S2667 [9MR]

`Mighty Motivator', S4590 [20AP]

Military Struggling To Stem an Increase in Family Violence, S8198 [1JY]

N.Y. Youth AIDS Forum Leaves Parents Horrified, H1866 [22MR]

New Twist in Wetterer Case, S6870 [14JN]

No Offense, But What Have They Learned?, S10167, S10204 [1AU]

On-Court Lessons Prove Valuable, S12405 [24AU]

Order on the Court, S12407 [24AU]

Other Half of At-Risk Youth, S5782 [17MY]

Outcome-Based Education—Dumbing Down America's Schools, S648-S651 [2FE]

Paradox of Suffering in Angola, H2197 [12AP]

Philadelphia Has Lots of Doctors, but Far Too Many Infant Deaths, E348 [3MR]

Plan To Distribute Condoms at School Gets Board's OK—The Unanimous Decision Will Allow Free Distribution of Condoms at Chapel Hill High School, Perhaps as Early as Next Month, S897 [4FE]

Poor Need Child Labor, S15088 [30NO]

Prison Cells and Teenage Funerals, S201 [26JA]

Quality of Education Not Dependent on Funds, E7 [25JA]

Reconsidering Single-Gender Schools—The V.M.I. Case and Beyond, S10202-S10204 [1AU]

Remains of the Culture, H7965 [11AU]

Repayment of Dept—Notes on the 40th Anniversary of W. Burkette Raper, President of Mount Olive College, E2039 [3OC]

Rural Oregon School Offers City Kids a Chance, S1042 [7FE]

Schools Should Teach Youngsters Values, Too, S4250 [13AP]

Seattle Children's Bicycle Helmet Campaign—Changes in Helmet Use and Head Injury Admissions, E967 [18MY]

Seven Reasons Behind My Bias for Catholic Schools, S692 [2FE]

Shifting Money To Help Poor Students, S1125 [8FE]

Solve It Yourself—Students Show How To Make School a Safer Place, S1150 [8FE]

State Dept.'s Wetterer Probe—Embassy Sent Boy to Man Accused of Molestation, S12136 [19AU]

Steering Youths Headed for Crime to Straighter Path, S750 [3FE]

Student Loans Get Simpler—New System Reduces Paper, Middlemen, S12484 [24AU]

Study Here to Measure Influence on Youths, S6616 [8JN]

Study Looks at Dynamics of Prevention of Crime, S6616 [8JN]

Study of Longer Terms, S15253 [30NO]

Systemic Education Plans Run Roughshod Over Free Individuals, E1934 [23SE]

Taking Back Mission Playground—Kids Are In, Drug Dealers Out, H2320 [14AP]

That's a Baby in There, S12807 [13SE]

Three Charged in Fake-ID Scam, S13931 [3OC]

Tip Sheet for Scriptwriters—Fight Less, Talk More, S12945 [14SE]

Top Dogs, E963 [18MY]

Tragedy of Errors—The Reno Justice Department and Child Pornography, E1415-E1417 [1JY]

TV Menace Eats Away at Children, Families, S10892 [5AU]

TV Violence Is Harmful—But Can We Stop It?, S1748 [23FE]

Up, Up and Out of Poverty, S10964 [9AU]

VFW Announces National VOD Scholarship Winners, E541-E543 [24MR]

Vicente, on His 18th Birthday, E1944 [26SE]

Videodrome, S12829 [13SE]

Wards of Hope, E1464 [14JY]

We're Doing Just Fine, H2360 [14AP]

Why Some Public Schools May Succeed in Educating, E1591 [28JY]

WIC at 20, E1153 [9JN]

WIC at 20—Formula for Success, S5407 [10MY]

Wrong Choice, E1190 [10JN]

Year of Learning Dangerously, S3792 [24MR]

Bills and resolutions

AFDC: benefits to minors with children (see H.R. 4786), H5870 [19JY]

———establish payment through debit cards (see H.R. 4764), H5760 [14JY]

———improve State administration (see S. 1932; H.R. 4546), S2963 [15MR], H4219 [8JN]

———reform (see S. 2009; H.R. 4983), S4076 [11AP], H8595 [17AU]

Armed Forces: child support enforcement procedures for members (see H.R. 5140), H10445 [30SE]

Bankruptcy: status of child support and alimony payments and responsibility for marital debts in divorce or separation agreements (see H.R. 4711), H5462 [30JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 238), H2251 [13AP]

Child abuse: support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (see H. Con. Res. 200), H156 [1FE]

Child support: confer court jurisdiction for the enforcement of payment (see H.R. 5001), H8754 [19AU]

———improve collection system (see S. 2528; H.R. 4570, 4897, 5179, 5180, 5225), S14479 [6OC], H4390 [13JN], H6983 [4AU], H11000 [5OC], H11199 [6OC]

———improve interstate enforcement (see S. 1909), S2475 [8MR]

———liens against the property of persons owing overdue support (see H.R. 4982), H8595 [17AU]

———prohibit Federal financial assistance to individuals delinquent in payments (see H.R. 5294), H11564 [29NO]

Child support system: improve (see S. 1962, 1977; H.R. 3892, 4051), S3446 [22MR], S3684 [24MR], H864 [24FE], H1439 [16MR]

———report child support obligations to consumer reporting agencies (see H.R. 4677), H5349 [29JN]

Common carriers: school bus safety standards (see S. 2364), S10631 [4AU]

Community service: provide grants to local governments and community-based organizations for mentor programs (see H.R. 4186), H2251 [13AP]

Courts: death penalty sentencing for kidnappings which result in the death of a minor (see H.R. 3936), H995 [2MR]

———mandatory life imprisonment for second offense of kidnapping a minor (see S. 1791), S54 [25JA]

Crime: availability of information to employers relative to child-related sex offenses (see H. Con. Res. 203), H357 [8FE]

———Federal penalties for child molestation (see H.R. 4450), H3681 [18MY]

———penalties for use or production of false identification (see S. 2494), S13928 [3OC]

———prosecution of juveniles as adults for certain violent offenses (see H.R. 4031), H1345 [15MR]

———protection from sexual predators (see S. 2162; H.R. 3990), S6522 [7JN], H1156 [9MR]

———protection from sexual predators (H.R. 3990), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H8595 [17AU]

———provide compensation for victims from individuals who unlawfully provide firearms to juveniles or felons (see S. 2443), S13031 [20SE]

———provide postage for information mailings of active abduction investigations (see H.R. 3940), H995 [2MR]

———require that State laws relating to certain assaults be enforced without regard to the age of the victim (see H.R. 4526), H4165 [26MY]

———sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 3993), H1156 [9MR]

———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (see H.R. 4491), H4090 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (see H.R. 3727), H42 [25JA]

Dept. of Justice: enforcement of pornography laws (see H.R. 5069), H9440 [21SE]

———interpretation of child protection statutes (see S. Res. 221; H. Res. 481), S6858 [14JN], H5761 [14JY]

Dept. of State: passport denials to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants for nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 5175, 5177), H10727 [4OC], H11000 [5OC]

Disabled: assistance to families of children with disabilities (see S. 2144), S6196 [23MY]

———improve educational achievement, increase parental involvement in educational process, and establish dispute mediation procedures (see H.R. 4928), H7506 [10AU]

Diseases: disclosure of HIV status of newborn infants to the legal guardians (see H.R. 4507), H4164 [26MY]

———fetal alcohol syndrome prevention program (see S. 1821; H.R. 3783), S659 [2FE], H204 [2FE]

Drugs: authorizing appropriations for drug abuse education and prevention programs (see H.R. 5079), H9569 [22SE]

———pediatric research and testing for new drugs (see H.R. 4427), H3356 [16MY]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 366), H678 [23FE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 556), H10372 [29SE]

———collect and disseminate statistics showing the condition and progress of educational system (see S. 1835), S1162 [8FE]

———extend assistance programs for educational television programming (see S. 1853), S1457 [10FE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 230), H1956 [23MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), waiving points of order against conference report (see H. Res. 393), H1780 [21MR]

———prohibit use of funds to make condoms available in an elementary school (see H.R. 5264), H11427 [7OC]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program (see S. 1852; H.R. 3842, 4270), S1456 [10FE], H500 [10FE], H2582 [20AP]

———revise Head Start Program to enhance parental involvement and provide family literacy services (see H.R. 3798), H287 [3FE]

Employment: child labor laws relative to operation of motor vehicles (see H.R. 4303), H2838 [26AP]

Families and domestic relations: adoption procedures (see H.R. 4920), H7195 [8AU]

———collection of child support payments due under court orders (see H.R. 3836), H410 [9FE]

———guarantee minimum child support benefits and reform enforcement system (see H.R. 4494), H4090 [25MY]

———improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 4188), H2251 [13AP]

———paternal identification programs (see H.R. 4898), H6983 [4AU]

———placement of children for adoption and foster care relative to race, color, or national origin (see H.R. 4181), H2218 [12AP]

———strengthen and preserve families and develop parental education programs (see H.R. 4187), H2251 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: eligibility for certain programs relative to retirement accounts (see H.R. 4325), H2994 [3MY]

———establish grants for the improvement of academic performance and social development of at-risk children (see H.R. 3950), H1057 [3MR]

———establish youth development block grants for community-based organizations (see H.R. 4086), H1540 [17MR]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (see S. 2000), S3954 [25MR]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 421), H3278 [11MY]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program and Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 4250), H2506 [19AP]

Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (see S. 2187), S6857 [14JN]

Financial institutions: prohibit FDIC insured institutions from imposing fees on deposits of rolled coins by individuals under a certain age (see H.R. 5051), H9223 [19SE]

Firearms: child safety devices (see S. 1847), S1456 [10FE]

———compensation for crime victims from persons who provide firearms to disqualified individuals (see H.R. 5284), H11428 [7OC]

———prevent access by minors to firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 4005), H1253 [10MR]

Food industry: protect school districts and the Dept. of Agriculture from anticompetitive activities of suppliers for certain school food service programs (see H.R. 4220), H2367 [14AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit import of goods produced by child labor (see H.R. 4693), H5461 [30JN]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: clarify scope (see H.R. 3763), H203 [2FE]

Head Start Program: penalties for distribution or manufacture of controlled substances near facilities (see S. 2079), S5293 [5MY]

Health: access to long-term care services (see S. 2205; H.R. 4632), S7066 [16JN], H4883 [22JN]

———ensure equal coverage of children under family class enrollment plans in health care reform (see H.R. 4829), H6252 [26JY]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 233), S3685 [24MR], H1996 [24MR]

———inclusion of annual lead poisoning screenings for children in a national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 209), H679 [23FE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 254), H4390 [13JN]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: reauthorize programs (see S. 2075), S5179 [4MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: treatment of disabled children charged with firearms possession (see H.R. 4395, 4574), H3278 [11MY], H4390 [13JN]

Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission: establish (see S. 1823; H.R. 3785), S769 [3FE], H286 [3FE]

Law enforcement officers: create police partnerships for children (see H.R. 3899), H864 [24FE]

Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 360), H2639 [21AP]

Medicaid: coverage of osteopathic services for children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3906), H865 [24FE]

———designation of certain children's hospital clinics as qualified health care centers (see H.R. 3947), H1057 [3MR]

———prohibit State requirement of children to participate in managed care plans without an integrated child health care network (see H.R. 4810), H6104 [21JY]

———State coverage of children with special health care needs (see H.R. 4687), H5461 [30JN]

———technical corrections relative to osteopathic physician services (see S. 1889), S2415 [7MR]

National Character Counts Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 178), S3684 [24MR]

National Children's Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 211; H.J. Res. 389), S9322 [20JY], H5761 [14JY]

National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: establish (see H.R. 4148), H1995 [24MR]

National Education Commission on Time and Learning: terminate (see S. 1880), S2168 [1MR]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 306), H42 [25JA]

National Gang Violence Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 391), H5950 [20JY]

National Good Teen Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 207; H.J. Res. 326), S8382 [1JY], H559 [22FE]

National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 403), H8696 [18AU]

Nutrition: school lunch program eligibility and nutrition program reforms (see H.R. 4221), H2367 [14AP]

Parks and recreation areas: expansion of recreation opportunities for at-risk youth in high crime areas (see H.R. 4034), H1345 [15MR]

Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 166; H.J. Res. 334), S2415 [7MR], H1253 [10MR]

Pharmaceuticals: development of pediatric drugs (see S. 2010), S4165 [12AP]

Public welfare programs: creation of one-stop centers for access to certain services (see H.R. 4964), H8052 [12AU]

———establish uniform standards of need for AFDC (see H.R. 3823), H410 [9FE]

———Federal-State exchange in financial responsibility for welfare and medicaid programs (see S. 1891), S2415 [7MR]

Romania: efforts to alleviate suffering of children infected with AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 288), H8755 [19AU]

Schindler Project (nonprofit organization): tribute to efforts to educate high school students about the Holocaust (see S. Res. 277), S14831 [7OC]

Science Start Grant Program: establish (see S. 2133; H.R. 4652), S6123 [19MY], H5170 [27JN]

Social Security: age limit eligibility for SSI and medicaid disability benefits for children (see H.R. 3913), H865 [24FE]

———Children's Ombudsman programs (see S. 2214), S7149 [20JN]

———conditions on States for Federal funds for foster care and adoption assistance (see H.R. 3884), H679 [23FE]

SSI: eliminate fraud in disability benefits to children (see H.R. 4281), H2638 [21AP]

———provide benefits to needy children for health, child care, and other support services (see H.R. 3737), H82 [26JA]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to released convicted sex offenders (see S. 2363; H.R. 4902), S10631 [4AU], H6983 [4AU]

Taxation: adoption expenses (see H.R. 4921), H7195 [8AU]

———allow credit for businesses that provide work experiences for high school students (see H.R. 4207), H2251 [13AP]

———credits to families with young children (see H.R. 5281), H11428 [7OC]

———deduction for adoption expenses (see S. 2165), S6602 [8JN]

———deduction of expenses for children's overnight camps (see H.R. 5003), H8754 [19AU]

———provide that a foster care provider and a qualified foster care individual may reside in the same home (see H.R. 3867), H544 [11FE]

———tax credit for purchase of child restraint systems for motor vehicles (see H.R. 5068), H9440 [21SE]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (see S. 1787; H.R. 3722), S54 [25JA], H42 [25JA]

———treatment of children's income attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 4846), H6453 [28JY]

———treatment of contributions made to organizations supporting at-risk youth and teenagers (see H.R. 4899), H6983 [4AU]

———treatment of foster care providers (see S. 2288), S9121 [15JY]

Television: Federal sponsorship of violent programming (see S. 2136), S6123 [19MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit sale in vending machines and the distribution of free samples in Federal buildings and on Federal property (see H.R. 3845), H500 [10FE]

Voting: increase the number of college students who register and vote (see H.R. 5265), H11427 [7OC]

WIC: protection from food voucher trafficking (see S. 1816), S527 [1FE]

Year of the Girl Child: designate (see S.J. Res. 188), S5684 [12MY]

Cloture motions

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, S13905 [3OC], S14038 [4OC], S14154 [5OC]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, S3535 [23MR], S3903, S4029 [25MR]

Comparisons

Voluntary school prayer amendments to S. 1150, Goals 2000—Educate America Act: James M. Henderson, Sr., S1118 [8FE]

Covenants

Education commitments and goals, S639 [2FE]

Descriptions

Pennsylvania's Martin Luther King, Jr., Youth Assembly rally, S6241 [24MY]

Support for Families With Children With Disabilities Act (S. 2144), S10282 [2AU]

Directives

Wage and Hour Division's Field Operations Handbook: Dept. of Labor, H4215 [8JN]

Documents

Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment: International Labor Organization, S15089 [30NO]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (H.R. 3355): Language on Protection From Sexual Predators, S12009 [18AU]

Voter registration at WIC offices: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S11425, S11428 [12AU]

Essays

Adoption Is the Loving Choice: Oskar Hallig, E415 [11MR]

First Human Right—The Right to Life: Gwendolyn MacKay, E415 [11MR]

———Theresa Foster, E415 [11MR]

Greatest Dad: Charles O. Hill, E2388 [20DE]

National Student Zinc Essay Contest: Laurel Mutti, E1328 [27JN]

Need for an Interventionist U.N.: Preeya Noronha, E1454 [13JY]

Pyramid Builders Live on Indiana Farms: Christopher J. Myers, S3471 [22MR]

———Sara Hounshell, S3471 [22MR]

State of the Union: Jeff Ranu, E704 [19AP]

What's Popular With America's Youth and What Does That Say About America: Aaron Hull, E2270 [8OC]

———Benjamin Rule, E2271 [8OC]

———Carissa Abke, E2271 [8OC]

———Dorothy Karayannis, E2271 [8OC]

———Gina Lacava, E2270 [8OC]

———Peter Marik, E2271 [8OC]

———Ramzi Sulayman, E2270 [8OC]

———Rhonda Hall, E2270 [8OC]

———Sachin Jhunjhunwala, E2270 [8OC]

———Thomas Torkelson, E2271 [8OC]

Why I Would Like to Have Lunch With Representative Hyde: Ajay Rod, E1279 [22JN]

———Dawn Redden, E1279 [22JN]

———Joe Pajak, E1278 [22JN]

———John Mendola, E1255 [17JN]

———Priscilla Damitrescu, E1255 [17JN]

———Randy Kuczaj, E1255 [17JN]

Explanations

Access to long-term care services (S. 2205), S7071-S7074 [16JN]

Factsheets

Child Support, S3466 [22MR]

State and Local Responsibilities for Gun-Free Schools: Dept. of Education, S10017 [28JY]

Letters

Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act: Bonnie J. Pruett, Coca-Cola Co., S4521 [20AP]

———Ellen Haas, Dept. of Agriculture, S12659 [25AU]

———students of Dana Elementary School, Rutland, VT, S1611 [22FE]

Birth control counseling at public schools: Annis Gross, Colorado Dept. of Health, S899 [4FE]

———Carolyn S. Adams, Iowa Dept. of Health, S901 [4FE]

———Claude E. Fox, Mississippi Board of Health, S902 [4FE]

———Daniel J. Gossert, Colorado Dept. of Health, S899 [4FE]

———Edgar J. Helms, Jr., New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Welfare, S903 [4FE]

———George Busbee, S900 [4FE]

———James T. Howell, Florida Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, S899 [4FE]

———Jean L. Harris, S904 [4FE]

———John J. Drynan, Montana Dept. of Health and Environmental Sciences, S902 [4FE]

———Miriam J. Dorsey, North Carolina Dept. of Administration, S903 [4FE]

———Patricia W. Moore, Massachusetts Dept. of Social Services, S902 [4FE]

———Richard A. Snelling, S904 [4FE]

———Robert S. Jackson, South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, S904 [4FE]

———Ronald G. Blankenbaker, Indiana Board of Health, S901 [4FE]

———Sarah T. Morrow, North Carolina Dept. of Human Resources, S903 [4FE]

———Stanley H. Torvik, Wyoming Dept. of Health and Social Services, S904 [4FE]

———Zsolt Koppanyi, Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare, S900 [4FE]

Character education: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation, S9885 [27JY]

Child labor and exploitation: several Nobel Prize recipients, E1421 [1JY]

Child labor laws relative to operation of motor vehicles: Maria Echaveste, Dept. of Labor, E780 [26AP]

Child pornography: Senator Roth, S1347 [10FE]

Child Safety Firearms Act: Sarah Brady, Handgun Control, Inc., S1474 [10FE]

Child Support Assurance Act: Judith L. Lichtman, Women's Legal Defense Fund, S3465 [22MR]

———Nancy Ebb, Children's Defense Fund, S3465 [22MR]

———Paula Roberts, Center for Law and Social Policy, S3464 [22MR]

Child support enforcement: Anthony C. Moscato, Dept. of Justice, S9427 [21JY]

———Diana Berner, S9427-S9429 [21JY]

———Jonathan Chiel, S9427 [21JY]

———Phillip J. Tripi, Dept. of Justice, S9427 [21JY]

———Senator Shelby and Representative Hyde, S9426 [21JY]

———Sheila F. Anthony, Dept. of Justice, S9426 [21JY]

Childhood immunization initiatives: S. Kimberly Belshe, California Dept. of Health Services, S10928 [8AU]

Clemency for Michael Fay in Singapore: Senators Baucus, Kerry, and Daschle, S5249 [5MY]

———Senators Metzenbaum and Glenn, S5249 [5MY]

Congressional Arts Caucus competition: Stacey Mack, E1575 [27JY]

Earning By Learning program: Eugene H. Bowens, Interfaith, Inc., E1143 [9JN]

Education programs appropriations: Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers, H856 [24FE]

———Lamar Alexander and William J. Bennett, S14164 [5OC]

———Representative Dellums, Committee on Armed Services (House), H802, H803 [24FE]

———Representative William D. Ford, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H542 [11FE], H802, H803 [24FE]

Emergency Immigrant Education Program funding: Alice M. Rivlin, OMB, S11071 [10AU]

Expansion of recreation opportunities for at-risk youth in high crime areas: R. Dean Tice, National Recreation and Park Association, H1621 [21MR]

Extradition of John H. Wetterer from Guatemala: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S12136 [19AU]

———Senator Roth, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S12136 [19AU]

———Sheila F. Anthony, Dept. of Justice, S12136 [19AU]

Fairness for Adopting Families Act: William Pierce and Carol Statuto Bevan, National Council for Adoption, S6604 [8JN]

Family Day proposal: Sarah Watts, E618 [12AP]

Federal funding for schools with programs affirming homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle: Pat Cooper, National School Health Education Coalition, S10195 [1AU]

GAO study on flexibility in Federal education programs: Linda G. Morra, GAO, S705 [3FE]

GATT ratification: Michael Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative, S15086 [30NO]

———Robert C. Fellmeth, Rosalind McGee, and Eve Brooks, Children's Advocacy Institute, S15313 [1DE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: Beverely H. Sgro, S3898 [25MR]

———Catherine A. Belter, National Parent Teacher Association, S10195 [1AU]

———E. Benjamin Nelson, Governor of Nebraska, S1138 [8FE]

———William C. Bosher, Jr., S3898 [25MR]

———William H. Kolberg and Michael Jackson, Business Coalition for Education Reform, H1927 [23MR]

Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families Reauthorization: William Bryant, S4702 [21AP]

Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families reauthorization: Senator Durenberger, S5547 [11MY]

Improving America's Schools Act: Anita Boggs, S10207 [1AU]

———Anthony S. Bork, S10207 [1AU]

———Cornelia M. Blanchette, GAO, S10035-S10037 [28JY]

———Cornelius Riordan, S10204 [1AU]

———David Reisman, S10206 [1AU]

———Deborah M. McGriff, S10207 [1AU]

———Diane Ravitch, Brookings Institution, S10205 [1AU]

———Elsa M. Bowman, National Coalition of Girls' Schools, S10206 [1AU]

———Geneva Smitherman, S10206 [1AU]

———James S. Coleman, S10206 [1AU]

———Jim Holley, S10207 [1AU]

Interpretation of child protection statutes: Senator Roth, Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate), S6870 [14JN]

Job Corps: Robert B. Reich, Sec. of Labor, S9048 [14JY]

———several Senators, S9049 [14JY]

Labor regulations relative to teenagers: several Representatives, H5263 [28JN]

Local education agencies' control over discipline policies: Cara Lockett, Washington State PTA, S839 [4FE]

———Gene Sharratt, Washington North Central Educational Service District, S840 [4FE]

LSC court actions relative to public welfare programs: Janet Reno, Attorney General, S9418 [21JY]

———Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund, S9411 [21JY]

Migrant stopover centers: Jessica Covas, S10310-S10312 [2AU]

Minnesota's HeadSmart bicycle safety program, S4784 [25AP]

———Jill and Phil Marks, S4784 [25AP]

National objectives: David Toplon, E910 [12MY]

National Student/Parent Mock Election: Senator Kennedy, S4774 [25AP]

Organizational achievements: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 287, Savannah, MO, E148 [9FE]

Parental consent for nonscholastic or psychological testing: Becky Allen, S868 [4FE]

———Beth J. Smith, S877, S878 [4FE]

———Christy D. Helm, S868 [4FE]

———Cynthia L. Sharretts, S867 [4FE]

———David M. Smith, S870 [4FE]

———David M. and Nancy J. Smith, S871 [4FE]

———Gary and Janet Volpe, S870 [4FE]

———Greg Fancher, S878 [4FE]

———Jane F. Ponn, S861 [4FE]

———Jennifer Jones, S873 [4FE]

———Lori Elliot, S868 [4FE]

———Martha Hodum, S867 [4FE]

———Michael A. Coleman, S872 [4FE]

———Michael and Judy C. Rominger, S872 [4FE]

———Michelle Petersen, S858, S864 [4FE]

———Nancy J. Smith, S871 [4FE]

———Patty Stoner, S877 [4FE]

———Rebecca Garrison, S865 [4FE]

———Rebekah Anderson, S868 [4FE]

———Richard H. Allen, S867 [4FE]

———Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, S860 [4FE]

———Rita S. Peterson, S858, S864 [4FE]

———Ronald and Linda Lithgow, S869 [4FE]

———Sally D. Reed, National Council for Better Education, S861 [4FE]

———Sarah M. Middleton, S866 [4FE]

———Steven L. Bailey, S866 [4FE]

———Susan Gruenhagen, S863 [4FE]

———Susan L. Gabriel, S859 [4FE]

———Victoria L. Eastburn, S874 [4FE]

———Walt and Victoria Nyzio, S876 [4FE]

———Wayne K. Taylor, S876 [4FE]

Parental involvement in educational system: Senators Kennedy and Kassebaum, Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S705 [3FE]

Participation of children in managed health care plans: Joe M. Sanders, Jr., American Academy of Pediatrics, and Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, E1587 [27JY]

Placement of children for adoption and foster care relative to race, color, or national origin: Empower America (organization), S14201 [5OC]

———William Pierce and Carol S. Bevan, National Council for Adoption, S14199 [5OC]

———several Harvard Law School professors, S14200 [5OC]

———several Senators, S14201 [5OC]

———several children's rights organizations, S14201 [5OC]

———several law school professors, S14200 [5OC]

Regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents: Coalition of National Homeschooling Organizations, H855 [24FE]

———General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, H856 [24FE]

———Johnny Dautrich, E224 [23FE]

———Joyce G. McCray, Council for American Private Education, H855 [24FE]

———William F. Davis, Dept. of Education, H855 [24FE]

State control of distribution of resources among local school districts: Pete Wilson, Governor of California, S10160 [1AU]

State flexibility in Federal education programs: Kevin B. Greely, Congressional Research Service, S707 [3FE]

Summer Youth Employment and Training Program: F. Edwin Woodley, S1029 [7FE]

Tax treatment of children's income attributable to personal injury awards: Michael B. Levy, Dept. of Treasury, E1592 [28JY]

Voter registration at WIC offices: Douglas A. Greenaway, National Association of WIC Directors, S11424, S11429 [12AU]

———John L. Smith, Rhode Island Dept. of Health, S11432 [12AU]

———Kathleen A. Stento, Rhode Island WIC Advisory Council, S11431 [12AU]

———Ned Fitzgibbons, Bullitt County, KY, Health Dept., S11429 [12AU]

Lists

Armstrong High School's Community of Caring Character Education Program, S9886 [27JY]

Artistic Discovery art competition participants, E949 [18MY]

Character Counts Coalition: members, H955 [2MR]

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on conference report to S. 2000, Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families reauthorization, H3310 [12MY]

Congressional Arts Caucus art competition participants, E1361 [29JN]

Countries with documented child labor violations, S15085 [30NO]

Education agenda of the 103d Congress, S14161 [5OC]

Ethical principles, H898 [1MR]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: amendments passed en bloc, S916 [4FE]

———organizational support, S940 [4FE]

———what it does and does not do, S939 [4FE]

Improving America's Schools Act (S. 1513), order of amendments, S10069 [29JY]

Indiana Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S3471 [22MR]

Maryland women and children killed by domestic violence, H5321 [29JN]

McDonald's Black History Makers of Tomorrow, E556 [24MR]

Music Teachers National Association convention's student competition finalists, S3790 [24MR]

National Character Counts Week participants, S14011 [4OC]

Organizations committed to Job Corps, S10932 [8AU]

Organizations endorsing PRO-KIDS Act, H1934 [23MR]

Organizations sponsoring H.R. 2933, arts education improvements, E142 [9FE]

Organizations supporting H.J. Res. 302, Years of the Girl Child, H3271 [11MY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4034, Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth Act, H1623 [21MR]

Participants in Naperville North High School cultural awareness and training program, S5767 [16MY]

Passive child abuses, S858, S865 [4FE]

Recorded vote on Helms amendment to S. 1150, Goals 2000—Educate America Act relative to voluntary school prayer, S9911 [27JY]

Signers of Senate appeal for clemency for Michael Fay in Singapore, S5249 [5MY]

Six Core Ethical Values, H955 [2MR]

Strengthening the Black Family Inc. sponsors, H662 [23FE]

Symptoms of stress, S869 [4FE]

Tips for getting your child to wear a bike helmet, S4784 [25AP]

Memorandums

Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act: Bryan D. Anderson, Coca-Cola Co., S4521 [20AP]

Local Education Agencies' Control Over Discipline Policies: Charles E. Talmage, Walter Ball, and John Richardson, Association of Washington School Principals, S840 [4FE]

———Dottee Rambo, Washington State School Directors' Association, S840 [4FE]

———Walter Ball, Association of Washington School Principals, S840 [4FE]

Presence of Guns in Schools: Rhode Island educational and law enforcement officials, S10315 [2AU]

School Facilities Conditions: Jon Nisja, Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division, S630 [2FE]

———Len Nachman, Minnesota Dept. of Education, S630 [2FE]

Messages

Work and Responsibility Act: President Clinton, S7236 [21JN]

Motions

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H9249 [20SE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, H10407 [30SE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), H616, H648 [23FE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, S3534 [23MR], S3861 [25MR], H1935 [23MR]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1513), S10280 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), H2900 [28AP]

Papers

Charter Schools—What's Happened So Far Across the Country?, S942 [4FE]

Poems

``Ode to Our PBS Childhood'', S14388 [6OC]

``Shoot the Orphans,'' Representative Owens, E2321 [29NO]

Press releases

Clinical trial results announced for new vaccine against Pertussis: Dept. of HHS, E2297 [29NO]

Proclamations

Students Against Violence Everywhere (organization): Richards Middle School, Columbus, GA, H4100 [26MY]

Programs

16th District of Ohio Student Congressional Council health care conference, E990 [19MY]

Recommendations

Television violence: Citizens Task Force on TV Violence, E612 [12AP]

Remarks in House

AFDC: benefits to minors with children, E1505 [20JY]

———benefits to minors with children (H.R. 4786), E1504 [19JY]

———improve State administration (H.R. 4546), H4171 [8JN]

———reform (H.R. 4983), H8510 [17AU]

African Americans: condition of family unit, E657 [14AP]

Airline industry: use of child safety restraint systems on commercial aircrafts (H.R. 1533), H5556 [13JY]

Alamance, NC: tribute to Western Alamance High School boy's tennis team, E1384 [30JN]

Allen J. Ellender Fellowship Program: funding, E402 [10MR]

Amarillo, TX: tribute to Amarillo High School women's basketball team, E912 [12MY]

Anderson, Dontrell: Beat the Odds Award recipient, E1296 [22JN]

Arlington, TX: tribute to Ulster Project, E1345 [28JN]

Armed Forces: child support enforcement procedures for members (H.R. 5140), H10785-H10787 [4OC], H10918 [5OC]

Arts and humanities: tribute to Artistic Discovery art competition winners, E949 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: status of child support and alimony payments and responsibility for marital debts in divorce or separation agreements (H.R. 4711), E1389 [30JN]

Bayonne, NJ: Washington School anniversary, E665 [15AP]

Bellefonte, PA: Bellefonte Area Middle School National Energy Education School of the Year award recipient, E1183 [10JN]

Biden, Senator: commendation for production of `Catalogue of Hope', E904 [11MY]

Boston, MA: anniversary of Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, E1692 [10AU]

Boy Scouts: annual report, E601 [24MR]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H2314 [14AP]

———tribute, E2338 [29NO]

Bronx, NY: tribute to Roberto Clemente Intermediate School students, E871 [5MY]

Brookhaven, PA: tribute to Cop Collectibles Trading Card Program, E1972 [28SE]

Bugner, Steven: recipient of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans national scholarship, H167 [2FE]

Burlingame, CA: tribute to Peninsula Association for Retarded Children and Adults, E2200 [8OC]

Business and Industry: tribute to Mentor Graphics, Nike, Inc., and Hanna Anderson (business), H9575 [23SE]

California: anniversary of Almansor Center, E1639 [3AU]

———Raymond Collins Elementary School designated a Drug Free School, E1214 [14JN]

———tribute to Central Valley Spelling Bee participants, E209 [22FE]

———tribute to Troy Tech High School Science Olympiad team, E1113 [26MY]

Camarillo, CA: tribute to Pleasant Valley School District elementary school children, E794 [28AP]

Camphill Association of North America: anniversary, E880 [10MY]

Cancer-Cured Kids (organization): tribute, E2359 [30NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 238), H3835, H3836 [23MY]

Carbondale, IL: tribute to Carbondale High School basketball team, E555 [24MR]

Carmichael, Nicole: John F. Kennedy High School Outstanding Athlete of the Year Award recipient, E1305 [23JN]

Century Council: tribute to alcohol abuse programs, E349 [3MR]

Chaffin, Sean D.: Northeast Texas Air Force Association Earle North Parker Essay Contest award recipient, E1366 [29JN]

Chester, PA: tribute to Chester High School boy's basketball team, E1030 [23MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to businesses and organizations aiding in awareness of Federal earned income tax credit, E711 [19AP]

———tribute to the University of Chicago Hospitals and Wyler Children's Hospital, E911 [12MY]

———tribute to Working in the Schools program, E918 [13MY]

Child abuse: support for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (H. Con. Res. 200), H87 [1FE]

Child support: enforcement of obligations, H9367, H9368 [21SE]

———improve collection system (H.R. 4570), H4396 [14JN], H6330 [27JY]

———improve collection system (H.R. 4897), H6771 [4AU], E1651 [4AU]

———improve collection system (H.R. 5179), H11297, H11298 [7OC]

———improve collection system (H.R. 5180), E2098 [6OC]

Child Support Awareness Month: observance, H6771 [4AU]

Child support system: report child support obligations to consumer reporting agencies (H.R. 4677), E1371 [29JN]

Civil rights: Brown v. Board of Education anniversary, H3382 [17MY]

Clever, Henry W., Jr.: Youth in Need of St. Charles County, MO (organization), Outstanding Citizen of the Year award recipient, E612 [12AP]

Coachella Valley, CA: Boys and Girls Club tribute, E437 [15MR]

Committee on Appropriations (House): field hearing on youth crime and law enforcement, E1011-E1013 [20MY]

Community service: provide grants to local governments and community-based organizations for mentor programs (H.R. 4186), H2224 [13AP], E658 [14AP], E846 [4MY]

Congressional Arts Caucus: art competition award recipients, E1345 [28JN], E1359 [29JN], E1575 [27JY]

Congressional Youth Leadership Council: tribute to scholarship fund, H2224 [13AP]

Court of appeals: ruling on Dept. of Justice policy on child pornography, H4298 [10JN]

Courts: interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders, H4170 [8JN]

———interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (H.R. 1600), H3695 [19MY]

———prosecution of violent juveniles as adults, H4887 [23JN]

———sexual assault and child molestation cases, H5437-H5441 [29JN]

Crime: capital punishment for certain offenses, H2322, H2323 [14AP], H2409 [19AP]

———create remedies for child victims of sexual exploitation, H2536-H2539 [20AP]

———Federal penalties for child molestation (H.R. 4450), E965 [18MY]

———juvenile gang participation and drug trafficking (H.R. 3353), H2622 [21AP]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, H8700 [19AU]

———prevention and punishment of sexual and domestic violence, H2433-H2435 [19AP], E584 [24MR], E749 [21AP]

———provide postage for information mailings of active abduction investigations (H.R. 3940), H914 [2MR]

———treatment of hardcore juvenile offenders (H.R. 4491), H3970 [25MY]

———views of Ohio high school students, H1250-H1252 [10MR]

Curry, David: Sedalia, MO, Children's Therapy Center's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E436 [15MR]

Cuyahoga Falls, OH: anniversary of Broadman Baptist Church ``For Kids'' ministry to protect children, E146 [9FE]

Davis, Stacie B.: Northeast Texas Air Force Association Earle North Parker Essay Contest award recipient, E1370 [29JN]

Dawn, Aerlyn G.: USA Today All-USA High School Academic Team member, E1173 [9JN]

Day of the African Child: observance, E1239 [16JN]

Dearborn, MI: Dearborn High School centennial celebration, E995 [19MY]

Death and dying: preoccupation relative to effects of violence in society, E257 [24FE]

Dept. of HHS: study use of biometric devices to identify AFDC applicants (H.R. 3727), H19 [25JA]

———study use of biometric devices to verify identity of AFDC applicants (H.R. 3727), H3759 [20MY]

Dept. of Labor: Long Beach, CA, expansion of Job Corps, E443 [16MR]

———tribute to Job Corps in California, E1005 [20MY]

Dept. of State: passport denials to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants for nonpayment of child support (H.R. 5177), E2310 [29NO]

Disabled: education programs relative to blind students, H816 [24FE], E665 [15AP]

———improve educational achievement, increase parental involvement in educational process, and establish dispute mediation procedures (H.R. 4928), E1693, E1694 [10AU]

Diseases: fetal alcohol syndrome prevention program (H.R. 3783), E83 [2FE]

Douglasville, GA: tribute to the Earning By Learning program, E1142 [9JN]

Drug abuse: treatment and rehabilitation programs, H170 [2FE]

———tribute to Shotmeyer Brothers Petroleum Corporation's partnership with D.A.R.E. program, E1163 [9JN]

Drugs: pediatric research and testing for new drugs (H.R. 4427), E935 [16MY]

———State block grants for drug education programs, H1119-H1127 [9MR]

Ecology and environment: efforts of children living along the Hudson River to petition for clean water, E267 [24FE]

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H541, H542 [11FE], H547, H548, H549, H550 [22FE], H565, H566, H651, H674 [23FE], H795, H797-H857 [24FE], H896, H897 [1MR], H920-H959, H977 [2MR], H1006-H1051 [3MR], H1091, H1093-H1134 [9MR], H1558, H1684-H1754 [21MR], H1794-H1809, H1865 [22MR], H1903 [23MR], H2020-H2152 [24MR], H5260 [28JN], E204 [22FE], E222, E224, E232 [23FE], E352 [3MR], E356, E357, E358 [7MR], E370 [8MR], E384 [9MR], E401, E402, E404, E405 [10MR], E496 [21MR], E508, E513 [22MR], E564 [24MR], E619 [12AP], E665, E679 [15AP]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, H10378, H10381, H10382, H10391-H10409 [30SE], H10685 [4OC], E2015 [30SE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 366), H798-H801 [24FE], E138 [9FE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 556), H10382-H10391 [30SE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), motion to instruct conferees, H9249-H9253 [20SE], H9424-H9426 [21SE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), motion to recommit conference report, H10407 [30SE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), technical corrections, H2153 [24MR]

———designate spending relative to the budget, H1739, H1740 [21MR]

———early childhood development assistance, H1037 [3MR]

———establish annual essay contest for high school seniors (H.R. 488), E1564 [26JY]

———extend certain nutrition and school lunch programs (H.R. 8), H5791-H5807 [19JY]

———Federal funding for schools with programs promoting homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle, H1865 [22MR], H2020-H2033 [24MR], E647 [13AP]

———improve arts education (H.R. 2933), E141 [9FE]

———make impact aid available to children of Dept. of Defense civilian employees, H1732-H1735 [21MR], E513 [22MR]

———national policy of vouchers for educational opportunities, E1190 [10JN]

———national policy to improve system, H5182, H5262 [28JN]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), H582 [23FE], E262 [24FE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, H1925-H1937 [23MR], E499 [21MR], E544, E585 [24MR], E1933 [23SE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 230), H1937 [23MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), motion to instruct conferees, H648-H650 [23FE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), waiving points of order against conference report (H. Res. 393), H1921-H1925 [23MR]

———prohibit benefits for illegal aliens, H1795-H1801 [22MR]

———provide funding to eligible schools in court-ordered desegregated school districts, H1035 [3MR]

———provide schoolwide funding to eligible school districts, H1037, H1038 [3MR]

———public school choice programs, H1007 [3MR]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program (H.R. 3842), E165 [10FE]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program (H.R. 4270), H2513 [20AP], E727 [20AP]

———regulation of private schools and home-schooling parents, H565, H566, H674 [23FE], H795, H797, H799, H816-H818, H821, H823, H824, H828-H845 [24FE], E204 [22FE], E222 [23FE]

———reporting requirements for schools relative to expenditures to encourage parental involvement, H951-H955 [2MR]

———require organizations to disclose certain information relative to educational programs, H2055 [24MR]

———restructuring of Federal funding formula, H165 [2FE]

———revise Head Start Program to enhance parental involvement and provide family literacy services (H.R. 3798), E109, E110 [3FE], E165 [10FE]

———sex education instruction, H1801-H1807 [22MR], H1903 [23MR], E564 [24MR]

———tribute to cross-cultural understanding program GlobaLearn Expedition—Northern Hemisphere, E2214 [8OC]

———urban and rural program funding, H2056-H2058 [24MR]

Elections: turnout of voting-age youths, E831 [3MY]

Elementary School Innovative Transitional Projects Program: funding, H1009-H1015 [3MR]

Emergency Immigrant Education Program: funding, H1725, H1726 [21MR]

Employment: child labor laws relative to operation of motor vehicles (H.R. 4303), E779 [26AP]

———labor regulations relative to teenagers, H4214 [8JN], H5263 [28JN]

EPA: tribute to EarthVision Program, E1706 [11AU]

Erie, PA: tribute to St. George Elementary School's participation in International School-to-School Exchange Program, E1154 [9JN]

Families and domestic relations: collection of child support payments due under court orders, H415 [10FE]

———entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H2360 [14AP], H6986, H6987, H6989, H6990 [5AU], E1663 [5AU]

———illegitimacy rates, E1326 [24JN]

———importance of strong families relative to welfare reform, H2906 [28AP]

———improve the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (H.R. 4188), H2228 [13AP], E641 [13AP]

———paternal identification programs (H.R. 4898), H6771 [4AU], E1651 [4AU]

———rate of illegitimate births, H2247 [13AP]

———sociological effects on children who live in fatherless households, H4992 [24JN]

———strengthen and preserve families and develop parental education programs (H.R. 4187), H2224 [13AP], E658 [14AP]

Family Day: proposal, E618 [12AP]

Federal aid programs: establish youth development block grants for community-based organizations (H.R. 4086), H1785 [22MR], E481 [17MR]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), H2890-H2901 [28AP]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), conference report, H3310-H3321 [12MY]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 421), H3309, H3310 [12MY]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), insert language of H.R. 4250 in lieu, H2900 [28AP]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program and Community Development Block Grant Program (H.R. 4250), H2728-H2751 [26AP], H2889-H2901 [28AP], E797, E798, E799 [28AP], E827 [3MY]

Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (H.R. 3694), H9176, H9177 [19SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and ammunition to juveniles (H.R. 3435), H565 [23FE]

———prohibit sale or transfer of assault weapons, H9096 [13SE]

Food industry: protect school districts and the Dept. of Agriculture from anticompetitive activities of suppliers for certain school food service programs (H.R. 4220), E672 [15AP]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made with child labor (H.R. 1397), E1420 [1JY]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School science and computer science competition participants, E964 [18MY]

Freedom House (organization): tribute, E1465 [14JY]

Gandt, Eric: tribute to NYNEX Science and Technology Awards Program finalist, E831 [3MY]

Gary, IN: tribute to Lake Ridge Middle School students, E944 [17MY]

Girl Scouts: tribute, E1757 [17AU]

Gladstone, MI: tribute to area schools, E1383 [30JN]

Gloucester, NJ: tribute to Girls Athletic Association Softball Program, E2057 [4OC]

Gonzales, Joe E.: Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County, MI, Helping Hand Award recipient, E728 [20AP]

Griffin, LaTonya: Beat the Odds Award recipient, E1293 [22JN]

Guilford, NC: tribute to Northwest Guilford High School golf team, E1024 [23MY]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: clarify scope, E1877 [20SE]

Haiti: immigration status for certain children (H.R. 3364), E44 [1FE]

Hammond, Myko S.: Beat the Odds Award recipient, E1290 [22JN]

Hart County, GA: tribute to Hart County High School women's basketball team, E709 [19AP]

Head Start: instruction to children in parents' homeland language, H3316, H3317, H3319 [12MY]

Head Start Program: quality and performance standards (H.R. 1528), E165 [10FE]

Health: ensure equal coverage of children under family class enrollment plans in health care reform (H.R. 4829), E1561 [26JY]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (H. Con. Res. 233), E577 [24MR]

———immunization initiatives, H4730 [21JN]

———immunization initiatives (H.R. 1840), H1349 [16MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H2226 [13AP], H2510 [20AP]

———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke, H1933, H1934 [23MR]

———services for pregnant women and children, H11204 [7OC]

Henry County, GA, School System: recipient of Governor's Award for Drug Awareness, E494 [21MR]

Hod, Todd: Westinghouse Science Talent Search honoree, E341 [3MR]

Illinois: tribute to Homewood-Flossmoor High School football team, E2326 [29NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: treatment of disabled children charged with firearms possession (H.R. 4574), H6460 [29JY]

INROADS (organization): tribute, E1537 [22JY]

Institute in Basic Life Principles: tribute to efforts in Moscow, Russia, E1130 [8JN]

———tribute to efforts in the Republic of China, E1132 [8JN]

Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission: establish (H.R. 3785), E105 [3FE]

International Conference on Peace and Tolerance: adoption of Bosphorus Declaration, E309 [2MR]

International Environmental Education Day: observance, E832 [3MY]

Iraq: U.S. policy, H2198 [12AP]

Ireland, Northern: tribute to Project Children summer exchange, E469 [17MR]

———tribute to Project Children summer exchange program, E311 [2MR], E333 [3MR], E376, E377 [8MR], E418, E421 [11MR], E1535 [22JY]

Jefferson County, KY: tribute to Fairdale High School men's basketball team, E962 [18MY]

Johnson, Malea: Columbia, SC, Volunteer of the Year Award recipient, E1649 [4AU]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet Catholic Academy baseball team, E1437 [12JY]

Junior Achievement of America (organization): tribute to volunteer educational programs, E812 [28AP]

Karrer, Clayton T.: Northeast Texas Air Force Association Earle North Parker Essay Contest award recipient, E1368 [29JN]

Kelly, Michael: USA Weekend (publication) Make A Difference Day Award recipient, E771 [26AP]

Kennesaw State College: tribute to marketing department students, E2287 [29NO]

Kentucky Vocational Industrial Club of America: tribute, E205 [22FE]

Klein, TX: tribute to Klein High School choir, E775 [26AP]

KOKU-Radio (Agana, GU): tribute to the Students Against Violence for Education (SAVE) program, E721 [20AP]

Law enforcement officers: create police partnerships for children (H.R. 3899), E258 [24FE]

Lay, Suny K.: USA Today All-USA High School Academic Team member, E1173 [9JN]

Let's Stop Kids Killing Kids Week: designate (H.J. Res. 360), H2758 [26AP]

Lewis Run, PA: Boy Scout Troop 495 receipt of Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation Achievement Program Conservation Youth Group of the Year Award, E558 [24MR]

Lisbon, OH: tribute to Beaver Local High School Junior ROTC, E1282 [22JN]

Long Beach, CA: tribute to Long Beach Unified School District's Personal Pen Pals for Progress Program, E825 [3MY]

Long Island, NY: tribute to Longwood High School varsity cheerleading team, E160 [10FE]

Lorenzo, Matthew: Pennsylvania Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest award recipient, E1018 [23MY]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Crenshaw High School Food from the 'Hood project, E1254 [17JN]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to the Paramount Unified School District's Healthy Start Collaborative program providing social services to at-risk children, E347 [3MR]

Macomb County, MI: tribute to Lake Shore High School boy's basketball team, H2178 [12AP]

Maggard, La Tosha: Beat the Odds Award recipient, E1294 [22JN]

Mahoning, OH: anniversary of St. Stephen School, E1321 [24JN]

Medicaid: coverage of osteopathic services for children and pregnant women (H.R. 3906), E269 [28FE]

———designation of certain children's hospital clinics as qualified health care centers (H.R. 3947), H1004 [3MR]

———prohibit State requirement of children to participate in managed care plans without an integrated child health care network (H.R. 4810), E1525 [21JY], E1586 [27JY]

———State coverage of children with special health care needs (H.R. 4687), E1395 [30JN]

Mellis, Jill: Asthma Athlete Scholarship Program award recipient, E1148 [9JN]

Millstadt, IL: tribute to Millstadt Elementary School Science Olympiad Team, E807 [28AP]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Milwaukee Career Youth Development Program, E1563 [26JY]

Monroe, MI: tribute to Jefferson High School football team, E2380 [20DE]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Phoenix School, E1051 [24MY]

Monticello, AR: centennial of Arkansas Baptist Home for Children, E2084 [6OC]

Mutti, Laurel: U.S. Bureau of Mines and the American Zinc Association's National Student Zinc Essay Contest award recipient, E1328 [27JN]

Nashville, TN: Walnut Grove Baptist Church teen sexual abstinence campaign, H8761 [20AU]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to Student Art Competition participants, E847 [4MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S.J. Res. 178), H7027-H7029 [5AU]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: designate (H.J. Res. 68), E452 [16MR]

National Children's Day: designate (H.J. Res. 389), H10434 [30SE]

National Children's Dental Health Month: observance, E81 [2FE]

National Education Commission on Time and Learning: terminate (S. 1880), H5807 [19JY]

National Gang Violence Prevention Week: designate (H.J. Res. 391), E1531 [21JY]

National Good Teen Day: designate (H.J. Res. 326), H10433 [30SE]

National Incest and Sexual Abuse Healing Day: designate (H.J. Res. 403), E1764 [18AU]

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: whooping cough vaccine clinical trial, E2296 [29NO]

National Poison Prevention Week: observance, H1965 [24MR]

National School Counseling Week: observance, E175 [10FE], E190 [11FE]

National Writing Project: funding, H2058-H2060 [24MR]

Nelson, Suzette: Amateur Athletic Union/Mars Milky Way High School All-American Award recipient, E480 [17MR]

New Jersey: tribute to Academic High School, E2196 [8OC]

———tribute to Celebrity Read Program, E850 [4MY]

———tribute to participants in National Spelling Bee, E1253 [17JN]

———tribute to student participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair, E1030 [23MY]

New Mexico: tribute to 1st Congressional District Certificate of Merit recipients, E1531 [21JY]

New York, NY: anniversary of PS 6, E2037 [3OC]

———anniversary of the East Manhattan School for Bright and Gifted Children, E879 [10MY]

———Boys Choir of Harlem anniversary, E1043 [24MY]

Nicholasville, KY: Jessamine County Middle School visit to Washington, D.C., E920 [13MY]

Noronha, Preeya: U.S. Institute of Peace National Peace Essay award recipient, E1454 [13JY]

North Carolina: children in poverty, H3017 [4MY]

North Miami, FL: anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 39, E692 [18AP]

Nutrition: school lunch program eligibility and nutrition program reforms (H.R. 4221), E672 [15AP]

Offenbaker, Tyler A.: American Automobile Association School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Citation recipient, E1963 [27SE]

Ohio: tribute to the Lake to River Girl Scout Council, E612 [12AP]

Ottawa County, MI: tribute to Ottawa Hills High School solar car race team, E1022 [23MY]

Overton County, TN: tribute to Livingston Academy women's basketball team, E671 [15AP]

Parks and recreation areas: expansion of recreation opportunities for at-risk youth in high crime areas (H.R. 4034), H1619-H1624 [21MR], H1839 [22MR], E433 [15MR]

Passaic County, NJ: tribute to D.A.R.E. program, E1161 [9JN]

Patterson, Ryan: Asthma Athlete Scholarship Award recipient, E1330 [27JN]

Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (H.J. Res. 334), E416 [11MR]

Pennsylvania: visit to Washington by 7th Congressional District scholar-athletes, H3696 [19MY]

Pennsylvania State University: anniversary of Upward Bound Program, E57 [1FE]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, E348 [3MR]

Pinchneyville, IL: State high school basketball champions, E550 [24MR]

Pinellas Park, FL: tribute to Bayfront Women's and Children's Health Center, E957 [18MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to North Catholic High School girl's basketball team, E620 [12AP]

Pleasant Valley, NY: tribute to Boy Scouts Troop 33, E48 [1FE]

Police Corps Program: establish, H2553-H2555 [20AP]

Presidential Classroom for Young Americans, Inc.: anniversary, E636 [13AP]

Public welfare programs: creation of one-stop centers for access to certain services (H.R. 4964), E1717 [12AU]

———promote good nutrition and healthy eating habits (S. 1614), H10805-H10825 [4OC], H10916, H10920 [5OC]

———reform, H1793 [22MR], H2247 [13AP], E2321 [29NO]

Putnam County, OH: tribute to Fort Jennings' High School baseball team, E1177 [9JN]

Queens, NY: tribute to Astoria Civic Association, E719 [20AP]

———tribute to Aviation High School, E871 [5MY]

Radnor, PA: tribute to Radnor High School Class of 1997 collection of baseball equipment for Camden, NJ, youths, E1684 [9AU]

Rijssenbeek, Job: Westinghouse Science Talent Search honoree, E341 [3MR]

Rochester, NY: tribute to the Frederick Douglass Oratorical Competition participants, E424 [11MR]

Rockville, MD: anniversary of the Reginald S. Lourie Center, H5467 [12JY]

Romania: efforts to alleviate suffering of children infected with AIDS (H. Con. Res. 288), E1786 [19AU]

———tribute to concert performers at Children's Hospital National Medical Center, E1617 [1AU]

Romulus, MI: tribute to participants in Romulus High School Project Service Program, E1059 [24MY]

Rural and Urban Education Assistance Program: funding, E508 [22MR]

Russia: educational curriculum, E1837 [13SE]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Local Conservation Corps, E2198 [8OC]

———tribute to the National Football Foundation Sacramento Valley Chapter's Scholar Athletes of the Year honorees, E380 [8MR]

Safety: promote use of bicycle helmets, E967 [18MY]

San Bernardino, CA: tribute to San Bernardino Child Advocacy Program, E1436 [12JY]

———tribute to the San Bernardino Library Literacy Program, E423 [11MR]

Sanchez, Camerino, Jr.: El Rancho, CA, Unified School District Hall of Fame Award recipient, E2357 [30NO]

Sandusky, OH: Monroe Elementary School anniversary, E673 [15AP]

Santa Ana, CA: tribute to the Guns, Gangs and Graffiti Program, E2077 [5OC]

Santa Fe Springs, CA: tribute to Armando Mora and Larry Sandoval Memorial Scholarship Programs, E1702 [10AU]

Savannah, MO: tribute to American Legion Auxiliary Unit 287, E148 [9FE]

Saxton, Gayle B.: Michigan High School Athletic Association Allen W. Bush Award recipient, E1720 [12AU]

Schools: acceptance of gifts for Dept. of Defense dependent schools, H3649 [18MY]

Simsbury, CT: tribute to A Better Chance Program volunteers, E809 [28AP]

Singapore: criminal treatment of youth offenders, H2177 [12AP]

Smith, Sarah: Tennessee Speak for Yourself letter-writing contest award recipient, E903 [11MY]

Smith Home Furnishings, Inc.: Child Help USA Award recipient, H4785 [22JN]

Social conditions: impact of Federal taxation on the family unit, H9522 [22SE]

Social Security: State coverage of children with special health care needs (H.R. 4687), H5457 [30JN]

Sports: midnight leagues for at-risk youths, E747 [21AP]

———tribute to All-American Ironkids Team, E1968 [27SE]

Springdale, PA: tribute to the Caring Program for Children of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western Pennsylvania, E1661 [5AU]

Springfield, VA: tribute to Robert E. Lee High School choir, E829 [3MY]

SSI: disability benefits for children with learning disorders, H319 [8FE]

———eliminate fraud in disability benefits to children (H.R. 4281), H2590 [21AP]

———provide benefits to needy children for health, child care, and other support services (H.R. 3737), H50 [26JA]

———reform, H389 [9FE]

States: court orders on child support relative to State residency of recipients (S. 922), H10784, H10785 [4OC], H10918 [5OC]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to released convicted sex offenders, H5612-H5618 [13JY], H6560 [2AU], H8414 [16AU]

———quality and competence of private security services and personnel relative to Federal funding for juvenile delinquency programs (H.R. 1534), H3225 [11MY], H3283 [12MY]

Strode, Evelyn: Beat the Odds Award recipient, E1289 [22JN]

Student loans: replace Guaranteed Student Loan Program with a direct loan program, E1777 [19AU]

Surgeon General: condom distribution policies, E167 [10FE]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Huntington Family Centers, E762 [25AP]

———tribute to the Syracuse Stars Pee Wee Major Hockey Team, E942 [17MY]

Taxation: allow credit for businesses that provide work experiences for high school students (H.R. 4207), H2229 [13AP]

———deduction of expenses for children's overnight camps (H.R. 5003), E1776 [19AU]

———exemption for dependent children, H1091 [9MR], H1184, H1193-H1202, H1247, H1248 [10MR]

———provide that a foster care provider and a qualified foster care individual may reside in the same home (H.R. 3867), E188 [11FE]

———tax credit for purchase of child restraint systems for motor vehicles (H.R. 5068), E1900 [21SE]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (H.R. 3722), E3 [25JA], E1690 [9AU]

———treatment of children's income attributable to personal injury awards (H.R. 4846), E1592 [28JY]

Teen Information Partnership (organization): tribute, H3230 [11MY]

Teleman, Aurelio: tribute to NYNEX Science and Technology Awards Program finalist, E831 [3MY]

Television: violent programming, E612 [12AP], E2160 [6OC]

Teutopolis, IL: tribute to Teutopolis High School men's and women's basketball teams, E892 [11MY]

Tobacco products: inclusion of tobacco usage data in drug education programs, H1127-H1131 [9MR]

———influence of cigarette advertising on children and youth, H895 [1MR]

———prohibit sale in vending machines and the distribution of free samples in Federal buildings and on Federal property (H.R. 3845), E162 [10FE]

Toledo, OH: Drug Free Schools Week observance, E170 [10FE]

Toplon, David: Tennessee Speak for Yourself letter-writing contest award recipient, E910 [12MY]

Toys: safety (H.R. 965), H1134-H1139 [9MR], E967 [18MY]

———safety (H.R. 965), appointment of conferees, H2247 [13AP]

———safety (H.R. 965), conference report, H3809 [23MY], E1043 [24MY]

Trooper Foundation (organization): tribute, E1449 [13JY]

Tulare, CA: tribute to the Maple School's collection of one million pennies, E2016 [30SE]

U.N.: funding for UNICEF, H4034, H4041 [25MY]

———World Summit for Children anniversary, H10380 [30SE], E2208 [8OC]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: U.S. participation, H1791 [22MR]

U.S. Bancorp: Child Help USA Award recipient, H4785 [22JN]

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: tuition reform, E729 [20AP]

Ukraine: Chernobyl nuclear powerplant accident anniversary, E819 [2MY]

United Black Fund: tribute to ``I Love Life and I Want to Live'' campaign and contest, E305 [2MR]

United for Courage Program: commend for recognizing children's contributions in combating illegal activity, E316 [2MR]

Urban areas: crime-prevention through youth job training programs, H6612-H6614 [2AU]

———funding for midnight youth basketball leagues, H8760 [20AU]

Vollbrecht, Matthew G.: Panasonic Corp.'s Young Soloists Award recipient, E679 [15AP]

Warren, OH: tribute to Champion High School women's softball team, E1164 [9JN]

Warren, PA: tribute to Warren Area High School Junior Engineering and Technical Society, E1120 [26MY]

Washington, DC: tribute to McDonald's Black History Makers of Tomorrow, E556 [24MR]

West Branch, IA: West Branch Middle School EPA District 7 President's Environmental Youth Award recipient, E1176 [9JN]

Westerly, RI: tribute to Westerly School Department, E623 [12AP]

Westport, NY: tribute to Camp Dudley, E1692 [10AU]

What's Popular With America's Youth and What Does That Say About America Essay Contest: tribute to participants, E2270 [8OC]

Whitesboro, NY: tribute to Whitesboro Central School essay contest winners, E1564 [26JY]

WIC: anniversary, E1153 [9JN]

———funding, H4637 [16JN], H4675, H4676 [17JN]

Women: promote greater equity in delivery of health care services, H3379, H3380 [17MY]

Woodland Hills, CA: tribute to Taft High School Decathlon Team, E775 [26AP]

Wooodland, CA: tribute to Woodland Little League Babe Ruth All-Star Team, E1810 [26AU]

World Summit for Children: anniversary, E1995 [29SE]

Wright, Tshombi: Milwaukee, WI, Outstanding Youth Involved in Crime Prevention award recipient, E407 [10MR]

Years of the Girl Child: designate (H.J. Res. 302), H2846 [28AP], H3271 [11MY], E913 [12MY]

Yorba Linda, CA: tribute to Yorba Junior High School winners of the National Engineers Week Future City Contest, E281 [1MR]

Youngstown, OH: tribute to Ursuline High School basketball team, E928 [13MY]

Remarks in Senate

Adult Friends for Youth (organization): tribute, S2434 [8MR]

AFDC: improve State administration (S. 1932), S2967-S2974 [15MR]

———reform (S. 2009), S4077-S4082 [11AP]

American Legion: tribute to Boys and Girls State programs, S13118 [22SE]

Arkansas: tribute to Kids Voting Arkansas Program, S12985 [20SE]

Bellmont, WV: tribute to Pleasants County Middle School for receiving the National Association of Secondary School Principals' John Herklotz Award, S12986 [20SE]

Bovee, Brielle: participant on All-American Ironkids Team, S13383 [27SE]

Bridgeport, CT: designation as a Federal empowerment zone, S11065 [9AU]

Brooklyn Center, MN: tribute to Little League team, S12642 [25AU]

Budget: funding for programs aimed at children in need, S3820 [25MR]

Calvert County, MD: tribute to Northern High School, S14946 [7OC]

Camden, NJ: Southern New Jersey Regional Children's Hospital, S10506 [3AU]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Con. Res. 238), S6545 [7JN]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, S692 [2FE]

Center for Civic Education: tribute to the National Standards for Civics and Government, S15457 [1DE]

———tribute to the We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S15457 [1DE]

Center for Excellence in Education: anniversary, S10525 [3AU]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Child Abuse Prevention Services, S4273 [13AP]

———recognition of Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods study, S6615 [8JN]

———tribute to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Second City Project, S6615 [8JN]

———tribute to Off the Street Club, S12482 [24AU]

Child abuse: promote child safety educational programs, S1751 [23FE]

Child care providers: wages and benefits, S4746 [21AP]

Child support: improve collection system (S. 2528), S14512, S14527 [6OC]

———improve interstate enforcement (S. 1909), S2509 [8MR]

Child support system: improve (S. 1962), S3462-S3466 [22MR]

———improve (S. 1977), S3707 [24MR]

Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois: tribute, S4914 [26AP]

Civil rights: Brown v. Board of Education anniversary, S6110-S6112 [19MY]

Coca-Cola Co.: impact of nutritional classification of soft drinks, S4520 [20AP]

Common carriers: school bus safety standards (S. 2364), S10639 [4AU]

Connecticut: tribute to charitable efforts of ConnTrek (organization), S6139 [19MY]

Contraceptives: distribution to minors, S894-S908, S910 [4FE], S1151 [8FE]

Crime: gang violence with automatic and semiautomatic weapons, S15270 [30NO]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures, S192 [26JA]

———national policy to control crime and reform court procedures (H.R. 3355), conference report, S12806 [13SE]

———penalties for use or production of false identification (S. 2494), S13930 [3OC]

———prevention of gang violence, S457 [1FE], S2319 [3MR]

———protection from sexual predators, S12008 [18AU], S12990 [20SE]

———protection from sexual predators (S. 2162), S6533 [7JN]

———provide compensation for victims from individuals who unlawfully provide firearms to juveniles or felons (S. 2443), S13032 [20SE]

———require background checks on potential school bus drivers, S10502 [3AU]

Day of the African Child: observance, S7085 [16JN], S7115 [20JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: tribute to Youth at Risk Program, S14133 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: cost analysis of pediatric health care provided by the Tidewater Tricare Program to military families, S8240 [1JY]

———domestic violence services, S5983 [19MY], S8196-S8203 [1JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize Office of Educational Research and Improvement, S922 [4FE]

Dept. of HUD: funding for youth midnight basketball leagues, S10506, S10507 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: interpretation of child protection statutes (S. Res. 221), S6869 [14JN], S6882 [15JN]

———ruling by Court of Appeals on child pornography case, S12987 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor: tribute to Job Corps, S9048 [14JY]

Disabled: assistance to families of children with disabilities, S10281 [2AU]

———assistance to families of children with disabilities (S. 2144), S6198 [23MY]

Diseases: fetal alcohol syndrome prevention program (S. 1821), S666-S669 [2FE], S1316 [10FE]

———tribute to Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, S14584 [6OC]

Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program: tribute, S4598 [21AP]

Education: alcohol abuse in schools, S889 [4FE]

———assist parents to better prepare children for school, S918-S922 [4FE], S1120, S1121 [8FE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), S13121 [22SE]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), conference report, S13578 [28SE], S13704 [29SE], S13789, S13850 [30SE], S13899-S13901 [3OC], S14037 [4OC], S14145-S14207 [5OC], S14367 [6OC], S14721, S14751-S14754 [7OC]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), corrections in engrossment, S10612 [4AU]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), insert language of S. 1513 in lieu, S10315 [2AU]

———authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), unanimous-consent agreement, S4028 [25MR]

———availability of condoms in public schools, S10233, S10257 [2AU]

———collect and disseminate statistics showing the condition and progress of educational system (S. 1835), S1163 [8FE]

———conduct study relative to students with disabilities, S745 [3FE]

———development of educational television programming for preschoolers, S1127 [8FE]

———Educating Children for Parenting Program, S14721 [7OC]

———empower local school districts to select educational reform programs, S882-S886 [4FE], S1151 [8FE]

———encourage parental role in system, S703 [3FE]

———establish character programs, S9883-S9887 [27JY]

———establish comprehensive technical assistance centers, S10302, S10303 [2AU]

———establish National Mentor Corps mentor program in public schools, S855, S918 [4FE]

———establish National Mentor Corps program in public schools, S1118 [8FE]

———establishment of charter schools, S940-S944 [4FE]

———establishment of new public schools, S10301, S10302 [2AU]

———extend assistance programs for educational television programming (S. 1853), S1478, S1479 [10FE]

———Federal funding for schools with programs affirming homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle, S10186-S10196 [1AU]

———funding for Home Instruction Programs for Preschool Youngsters, S944 [4FE]

———funding for special education programs, S3494-S3507 [23MR], S3825, S3826, S3836, S3860 [25MR]

———health education programs, S647 [2FE]

———importance of literacy, S4628 [21AP]

———improve tech-prep programs (S. 1723), S1530 [11FE]

———length of school year, S15253 [30NO]

———low-income school choice program, S841-S854 [4FE], S1151 [8FE]

———migrant stopover centers, S10310 [2AU]

———national policy to improve system, S1041 [7FE], S1124 [8FE], S1275 [9FE], S1752 [23FE], S5412 [10MY]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), S1146-S1160 [8FE], S1422 [10FE], S1532 [11FE], S2258-S2287 [2MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report, S3531, S3533-S3536 [23MR], S3791 [24MR], S3861-S3879, S3881, S3883-S3885, S3887-S3890, S3903, S3917, S3929, S4029-S4036 [25MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S3534, S3535 [23MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 230), S4036 [25MR]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), insert language of S. 1150 in lieu, S1128 [8FE]

———national policy to improve system (H.R. 1804), unanimous-consent agreement, S1753 [23FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1150), S81 [25JA], S605-S631, S634-S653, S688 [2FE], S699-S731, S736-S751, S757, S758, S760 [3FE], S835-S908, S910-S932, S936-S945 [4FE], S1014 [7FE], S1093-S1101, S1116-S1124, S1137, S1138 [8FE], S1305 [9FE], S2331 [3MR], S2433 [8MR], S3439, S3440 [22MR], S4504 [20AP]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1150), unanimous-consent agreement, S846, S847, S879-S881, S982 [4FE], S1014, S1092 [7FE]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1513), S9753-S9912, S9915-S9925 [27JY], S9981-S10043 [28JY], S10069 [29JY], S10153-S10213 [1AU], S10233-S10258, S10273-S10317 [2AU], S10502, S10528 [3AU], S14913 [7OC]

———national policy to improve system (S. 1513), unanimous-consent agreement, S9904 [27JY], S10019, S10040 [28JY], S10255, S10258 [2AU]

———National Skills Standards Board modifications, S1146 [8FE]

———opportunity-to-learn standards, S644-S647, S652 [2FE]

———parental consent for nonscholastic or psychological testing, S856-S879 [4FE]

———prenatal education and counseling demonstration projects, S9990, S9991 [28JY]

———promote teaching of character values in elementary and secondary schools, S10918 [8AU]

———provide workplace and community transition training for youth offenders in correctional institutions, S9989, S9990 [28JY]

———reaffirmation of State and local government committments, S760 [3FE]

———reauthorization of Head Start Program (S. 1852), S1479-S1487 [10FE], S4487 [19AP], S4503 [20AP]

———require effective policy to enforce gun prohibition in schools, S10017 [28JY]

———require Federal assistance be conditional on implementation of gun free programs in schools, S2934 [15MR]

———revise Head Start Program and early childhood development programs, S4789 [26AP]

———sex education instruction, S3873-S3876 [25MR]

———student participation in reform, S938 [4FE]

———study of history, S2336-S2339 [3MR]

———treatment of Alaska Natives relative to educational reform, S1137 [8FE]

———tribute to March of the Living (educational program), S385 [28JA]

———tribute to Student/Parent Mock Elections, S5365 [6MY]

———tribute to the Young Scientist Roundtable of the Wayzata Public Schools, MN, S5200 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: placement of children for adoption and foster care relative to race, color, or national origin, S14198, S14201 [5OC]

Family and domestic relations: child support enforcement, S9425-S9431 [21JY]

Farmington, ME: tribute to students and staff of Foster Applied Technology Center, S763 [3FE]

Fay, Michael: criminal sentence in Singapore, S5248, S5249 [5MY]

Federal aid programs: funding relative to youth training, S10963 [9AU]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), S3982 [25MR], S4691-S4727 [21AP], S5093 [3MY]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), conference report, S5543-S5548 [11MY]

———reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families (S. 2000), unanimous-consent agreement, S5496 [11MY]

Federal employees: garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (H.R. 3694), S13833 [30SE]

———garnishment of retirement annuities to satisfy a judgment against an annuitant for child abuse (S. 2187), S6863 [14JN]

Firearms: child safety devices (S. 1847), S1473 [10FE]

———expulsion of students who possess firearms on school property, S6586 [8JN], S13067 [21SE]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made with child labor (S. 613), S15315 [1DE]

Fox Television Network: tribute for anti-gun message, S1752 [23FE]

Galloway, Johnny: participant on All-American Ironkids Team, S13383 [27SE]

Gang Resistance Education and Training Program: funding, S7197 [21JN]

Gangs: crime, S6348 [25MY]

Germantown, PA: anniversary of Germantown Friends School, S13942 [3OC]

Government: social and economic impact of entitlements, S15419-S15423 [1DE]

Government regulations: Dept. of Labor regulation of paper balers in grocery stores, S10702 [5AU]

Gun-Free School Zones Act: clarify scope, S13789 [30SE]

Head Start Program: penalties for distribution or manufacture of controlled substances near facilities (S. 2079), S5298 [5MY]

Health: access to long-term care services (S. 2205), S7069-S7071, S7096 [16JN]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (S. Con. Res. 65), S3747, S3748 [24MR]

———immunization initiatives, S10708, S10709 [5AU], S10924, S10928 [8AU]

———protect children from environmental tobacco smoke, S916-S918 [4FE]

———services for pregnant women and children, S11449-S11456, S11467-S11472 [12AU], S11679-S11694 [13AU], S11830-S11832, S11859-S11871, S11887-S11889 [16AU]

Helena, MT: tribute to Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program, S12612 [25AU]

Illinois State University: tribute to University High School's project FIRST, S10063 [28JY]

Immigration: Emergency Immigrant Education Program funding, S10305-S10308 [2AU], S10914, S10916 [8AU], S11069-S11073, S11079 [10AU]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act: reauthorize programs (S. 2075), S5192 [4MY], S14407 [6OC]

Indiana: tribute to Eighth Grade Youth Essay Contest winners, S3470 [22MR]

Interactive Entertainment Rating Commission: establish (S. 1823), S788-S791 [3FE]

International Environmental Education Day: observance, S5317 [5MY]

Iowa: Child Trends, Inc. ranking of States relative to family life, S12997 [20SE]

———juvenile crime, S747 [3FE]

Ireland, Northern: tribute to Project Children summer exchange program, S2425 [7MR]

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program: revise and extend selection process, S14390 [6OC]

Jerusalem Fellowships Program: tribute to program, participants, and sponsors, S12684 [12SE]

Job Corps: anniversary, S14709 [7OC]

———funding, S10917, S10918, S10932 [8AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: technical corrections (H.R. 3160), S14675 [7OC]

League of United Latin American Citizens: tribute, S1662 [22FE]

LIHEAP: funding, S1380, S1382 [10FE]

LSC: court actions relative to public welfare programs, S9402-S9424 [21JY]

Marshall County, AL: Alabama Retired Senior Volunteer Program selection for summer of safety project grant, S7776 [28JN]

Mathematics and Sciences Education Act: amend, S10283 [2AU]

McLean, VA: tribute to Spring Hill School, S4797 [26AP]

Medicaid: technical corrections relative to osteopathic physician services (S. 1889), S2415 [7MR]

Migrant Education Program: funding, S10304, S10305 [2AU]

Minneapolis, MN: Twin Cities Opportunities Industrialization Center funding, S13345 [26SE]

Minnesota: Toughlove Programs Against Violence Month observance, S1748 [23FE]

———tribute to Christ the King-St. Thomas the Apostle School for participation in the Toshiba-NSTA ExploraVision Awards, S7591 [23JN]

Missing children: efforts to locate, S2825 [10MR]

Mitchell, OR: tribute to school district, S1041 [7FE]

Morris, Matt: Jeopardy Teen Tournament winner, S2666 [9MR]

Music Teachers National Association: tribute to convention, S3790 [24MR]

Naperville, IL: tribute to Naperville North High School cultural awareness and training program, S5767 [16MY]

National Character Counts Week: designate (S.J. Res. 178), S3742-S3745 [24MR], S4247, S4251 [13AP], S7659 [24JN], S8930-S8937, S9050 [14JY], S14011 [4OC]

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, S4604 [21AP]

National Children's Day: designate (H.J. Res. 389), S14073 [4OC]

———designate (S.J. Res. 211), S9326 [20JY]

National Commission on Children: tribute, S14931-S14934 [7OC]

National Easter Seal Society: anniversary, S8050 [30JN]

National Education Commission on Time and Learning: release of report school reform efforts, ``Prisoners of Time'', S5412 [10MY]

———terminate (S. 1880), S2168 [1MR], S9128 [15JY]

National Good Teen Day: designate (H.J. Res. 326), S14680 [7OC]

———designate (S.J. Res. 207), S8403 [1JY]

National Kids Voting Day: observance, S12481 [24AU]

National School Counseling Week: observance, S1530 [11FE]

National Youth Service Day: observance, S5007 [3MY]

Native Americans: establish therapeutic model demonstration schools at certain off-reservation boarding facilities, S10305 [2AU]

———reduce child abuse and neglect, S9160 [18JY], S9712 [26JY]

New Jersey: tribute to schools honored by Concerned Businessmen's Association of America, S6420 [25MY]

Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 166), S2423 [7MR]

Pharmaceuticals: development of pediatric drugs (S. 2010), S4165 [12AP]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to Urban Youth Action, Inc., S6964 [15JN]

Pornography: Dept. of Justice interpretation of child protection status, S9522, S9523 [22JY]

———Dept. of Justice interpretation of child protection statutes, S5210 [5MY]

———Solicitor General's reinterpretation of exploitation of children for pornographic purposes, S354 [28JA], S1346 [10FE]

Prayer: voluntary school prayer, S1117, S1157 [8FE]

Prince George's County, MD: tribute to Female Achievers program, S5782 [17MY]

Public welfare programs: Federal-State exchange in financial responsibility for welfare and medicaid programs (S. 1891), S2417, S2420 [7MR]

———promote good nutrition and healthy eating habits, S9207, S9236, S9237 [19JY]

———promote good nutrition and healthy eating habits (S. 1614), S1610 [22FE], S4520 [20AP], S11402-S11420, S11422-S11434 [12AU], S12648, S12659 [25AU], S12685 [12SE], S14438-S14456 [6OC]

———promote good nutrition and healthy eating habits (S. 1614), unanimous-consent agreement, S11432 [12AU]

Rhode Island: Education Day observance, S175 [26JA]

Romney, WV: tribute to Schools for the Deaf and Blind Be a Star Festival, S5363 [6MY]

Rural Community Service Program: funding, S10208 [1AU]

Ryklin, Daniel: biotechnology scholarship award recipient, S6874 [14JN]

Safety: tribute to Minnesota's HeadSmart bicycle safety program, S4784 [25AP]

Schindler Project (nonprofit organization): tribute to efforts to educate high school students about the Holocaust (S. Res. 277), S14880, S14881 [7OC]

Schools: ensure safety and freedom from drugs and violence, S716-S720 [3FE], S1149 [8FE], S2433 [8MR], S3867-S3870 [25MR], S10283, S10293 [2AU]

———establish in certain districts alternative single-sex education programs, S10164-S10174, S10175, S10197-S10207 [1AU]

———gun control programs relative to eligibility for Federal assistance, S9991-S9993 [28JY]

———improve elementary school counseling services (S. 1142), S1530 [11FE]

———local agencies' control over discipline policies, S838-S841 [4FE]

———penalties for student possession of a weapon, S3106, S3107 [17MR], S13121 [22SE]

———policies and procedures to handle crime and violence, S10023 [28JY]

———presence of guns, S10314 [2AU]

Science Start Grant Program: establish (S. 2133), S6123 [19MY]

Social Security: Children's Ombudsman programs (S. 2214), S7150 [20JN]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Corpus Christi Parish School girls basketball team, S7590 [23JN]

South Dakota: tribute to vocational educational institutions, S12398 [24AU]

South Portland, ME: tribute to police department's Cop Collectible Program, S8091 [30JN]

Special Olympics World Games: mint commemorative coins, S3048, S3049 [16MR]

Spokane, WA: tribute to Center for the Study and Teaching of At-Risk Students, S6419 [25MY]

Sports: establish grants for midnight basketball programs in low-income communities, S713, S715, S716 [3FE]

———sponsorship of scholar-athlete games, S11080 [10AU]

Springfield, VA: tribute to the Central Springfield Little League team, S12603 [25AU]

States: control distribution of resources among local school districts in the State, S10153-S10157, S10159, S10163, S10211 [1AU], S10284 [2AU]

———court orders on child support relative to State residency of recipients (S. 922), S13436 [27SE]

———development of a school improvement plan, S706 [3FE]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to released convicted sex offenders, S10502 [3AU], S11889, S11890 [16AU]

———establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to released convicted sex offenders (S. 2363), S10638 [4AU]

———flexibility in Federal education programs, S707-S711 [3FE]

Student loans: replace Guaranteed Student Loan Program with a direct loan program, S12484 [24AU]

Summer Youth Employment and Training Program: placement of youths in private sector jobs, S1029-S1031 [7FE]

Surgeon General: report on smoking and health, S1797 [24FE]

Tarkio, MO: Heartland Educational Institute funding, S11078 [10AU]

Taxation: deduction for adoption expenses (S. 2165), S6602-S6604 [8JN]

———exemption for dependent children, S3480, S3481, S3485, S3486, S3491, S3529 [23MR], S3608-S3611, S3631 [24MR]

———treatment of certain education savings accounts (S. 1787), S55 [25JA]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, S3486 [23MR]

Teenagers: pregnancy, S6345 [25MY]

Television: Federal sponsorship of violent programming (S. 2136), S6127 [19MY]

———violent programming, S195 [26JA], S371 [28JA], S540 [1FE], S657 [2FE], S1611 [22FE], S1748 [23FE], S2427 [7MR], S2823 [10MR], S5199 [4MY], S5729-S5733 [13MY], S5769 [16MY], S6142 [19MY], S10891 [5AU], S12829 [13SE], S12945 [14SE]

Tobacco products: influence of cigarette advertising on children and youth, S1797 [24FE]

Toys: safety (H.R. 965), S3442, S3443 [22MR]

———safety (H.R. 965), conference report, S6426-S6429 [25MY]

———safety (S. 680), indefinitely postponed, S7267 [21JN]

U.N.: funding for organizations relative to pedophilia, S26 [25JA], S463 [1FE]

———UNICEF's Progress of Nations report, S9187 [19JY]

———UNICEF/WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative program, S4750 [21AP]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: U.S. participation, S5963 [18MY]

Ukraine: tribute to Chabad's Children of Chernobyl (organization), S14273 [5OC]

Upward Bound Program: funding, S10964 [9AU]

Urban areas: funding for midnight youth basketball leagues, S12300 [23AU], S12403, S12405 [24AU], S12491 [25AU]

Virginia Child Advocacy Group: tribute, S298 [27JA]

Washington Township, IN: tribute to Kids Involved With Indiana Program, S14584 [6OC]

Wetterer, John H.: extradition from Guatemala, S12135 [19AU]

WIC: anniversary, S5407 [10MY]

———distribution of voter registration forms to applicants for public assistance, S11423-S11434 [12AU]

———funding, S3666, S3667 [24MR]

———protection from food voucher trafficking (S. 1816), S529 [1FE]

Yakima, WA: tribute to Zip Lock Services for children and family assistance, S7469 [22JN]

Year of the Girl Child: designate (S.J. Res. 188), S5692 [12MY], S14408 [6OC]

Zenca, Inc.: community project to help provide healthy meals to disadvantaged children, S4188 [13AP]

Reports

Charter School Update—Expansion of a Viable Reform Initiative: Morrison Institute, Arizona State University, S941 [4FE]

Conditions in Haiti: Forbes Commission, E2017-E2022 [30SE]

Final Research Report on the Effects of Boys and Girls Clubs on Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Related Problems: Steven P. Schinke, Mario A. Orlandi, and Kristin C. Cole, H2314 [14AP]

Report to the Nation—Boy Scouts of America: John L. Clendenin and Jere B. Ratcliffe, Boy Scouts of America, E601 [24MR]

Reports by conference committees

Child Safety Protection Act (H.R. 965), H3227-H3230 [11MY]

Education Programs Appropriations (H.R. 6), H10009-H10250 [28SE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act (H.R. 1804), H1625-H1684 [21MR]

Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families Reauthorization (S. 2000), H3159-H3180 [9MY]

Reports filed

Authorize Use of the Capitol Building and Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H. Con. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 103-515), H3754 [19MY]

Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1614) (S. Rept. 103-300), S8381 [1JY]

Child Safety Protection Act: committee of conference (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 103-500), H3278 [11MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 6, Education Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 556) (H. Rept. 103-767), H10372 [29SE]

Consideration of Conference Report on S. 2000, Reauthorization of Certain Federal Aid Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 421) (H. Rept. 103-502), H3278 [11MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6, Education Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 366) (H. Rept. 103-426), H678 [23FE]

Education Programs Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 103-761), H10006 [28SE]

———Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 6) (H. Rept. 103-425), H559 [22FE]

Extension of Certain Nutrition and School Lunch Programs: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 103-535), H4995 [24JN]

———Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 8) (H. Rept. 103-535), H4219 [8JN]

Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 922) (S. Rept. 103-361), S12619 [25AU]

Garnishment of Federal Retirement Annuities Relative to a Judgment Against an Annuitant for Child Abuse: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (House) (H.R. 3694) (H. Rept. 103-721), H9223 [19SE]

Goals 2000—Educate America Act: committee of conference (H.R. 1804) (H. Rept. 103-446), H1780 [21MR]

Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families Reauthorization: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2000) (S. Rept. 103-251), S4464 [19AP]

———committee of conference (S. 2000) (H. Rept. 103-497), H3191 [9MY]

Head Start Program and Community Development Block Grant Program Reauthorization: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4250) (H. Rept. 103-483), H2838 [26AP]

Improving America's Schools Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1513) (S. Rept. 103-292), S7638 [24JN]

Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2075) (S. Rept. 103-394), S13928 [3OC]

National Character Counts Week: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 178), S7560 [23JN]

Poison Control Centers—On the Brink of Extinction: Committee on Government Operations (House) (H. Rept. 103-860), H11564 [29NO]

Prosecution of Juveniles as Adults for Certain Violent Offenses: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4031) (H. Rept. 103-465), H2217 [12AP]

Sexual Exploitation of Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3993) (H. Rept. 103-469), H2217 [12AP]

Strengthen Federal Prohibitions Against Assaulting Children: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1120) (H. Rept. 103-461), H2217 [12AP]

Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4034) (H. Rept. 103-444), H1780 [21MR]

Waiving Points of Order Against Conference Report on H.R. 1804, Goals 2000—Educate America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H. Rept. 103-447), H1780 [21MR]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: Education in the 103rd Congess, E1756 [17AU]

———Families and Values, E403 [10MR]

———Our Children Are In Trouble, E885 [11MY]

———Violence in America, E149 [9FE]

Resolutions by organizations

Bosphorus Declaration: International Conference on Peace and Tolerance, E310 [2MR]

Character Counts Program: Albuquerque, NM, Public Schools, S3745 [24MR]

LSC funding: Iowa State Bar Association, S9418 [21JY]

Rise and shine resolution to promote positive, healthy lifestyles among America's youth: All-American Ironkids Team, S13384 [27SE], E1968 [27SE]

Television violence: Alameda County, CA Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools, E612 [12AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Education: authorizing appropriations for certain programs (H.R. 6), H1731, H1753 [21MR]

Songs

``I'm Just a Little Kid,'' Cici Hunt, Wes Caswell, and Hayley Hunt, E453 [16MR]

Statements

Authorizing Appropriations for Certain Education Programs (H.R. 6): Executive Office of the President, H1023 [3MR]

Child Survival Micronutrition and Basic Education Speaking Points: UNICEF, H4034 [25MY]

Children of Chernobyl Relief Fund: Michelle Carter, E819 [2MY]

Clean Water for Hudson River: several students of the Hagan Elementary School, Poughkeepsie, NY, E267 [24FE]

George J. Mitchell Scholarship Fund: Senator Mitchell, S15418 [1DE]

Impact of Transfering Funds for Departmental Salaries and Expenses to Emergency Immigrant Education Program: Dept. of Education, S11072 [10AU]

———Dept. of HHS, S11072 [10AU]

———Dept. of Labor, S11071 [10AU]

Participation of Children in Managed Health Care Plans: American Academy of Pediatrics and National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, E1587 [27JY]

Tribute to Off the Street Club: Arnett Morris, S12483 [24AU]

———Ricky Rogers, S12482 [24AU]

———Tamika Boyles, S12482 [24AU]

Violent Programming on Television: Paul Weyrich, S195 [26JA]

Voluntary National Education Content Standards, S637 [2FE]

Summaries

Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act (S. 1614), H10821 [4OC]

Emergency Immigrant Education Program, S10307 [2AU]

Estimate of the Cost of Education Policy Complacency, S931 [4FE]

Goals 2000—The National Takeover of Education Bill, S3898-S3900 [25MR]

Head Start Child Care Initiatives, S4707-S4709 [21AP]

Legislative Interpretation of the Private School and Home School Freedom Amendment to H.R. 6, Authorizing Appropriations for Certain Education Programs, E350 [3MR]

Proposed Amendment to H.R. 6, Authorizing Appropriations for Certain Education Programs, E233 [23FE]

Support for Families With Children With Disabilities Act (S. 2144), S6198 [23MY]

Video Game Rating Act (S. 1823), S790 [3FE]

Welfare and Out-of-Wedlock Births Research, E1505 [20JY]

Welfare Reform Through State Innovation Act (S. 1932), S2974 [15MR]

Welfare to Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 2009), S4079-S4082 [11AP]

Surveys

Psychological Assessment Sample, S865, S866, S869, S870, S871, S873, S874-S876 [4FE]

———Bettendorf, IA, Schools, S863 [4FE]

———Danville, KY, Schools, S876 [4FE]

———Glasgow, KY, Middle School, S867 [4FE]

———Greenville, SC, Schools, S877 [4FE]

———Highlands, PA, Schools, S871 [4FE]

———Huntington, IN, Schools, S867 [4FE]

———Jenks, OK, High School, S876 [4FE]

Tables

Dollars returned to each state by a $500 per-child tax credit, S3480 [23MR]

Education program appropriations (H.R. 6): allocation estimates, S14175 [5OC]

———grants for 1995-96 under the conference report version, S14170 [5OC]

Education program formulas by State, S14189 [5OC]

Estimated educational grant funding for the seventh congressional district of Pennsylvania, H10685 [4OC]

Immigrant education programs, S10307, S10308 [2AU]

Selected States' distribution of per-child education allocations, S10161, S10163 [1AU]

South Carolina funding formula for education programs, S14187 [5OC]

Tax benefits of exemption for dependent children relative to income, S3481 [23MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 230, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 1804, Goals 2000—Educate America Act, H1937 [23MR]

H. Con. Res. 238, use of Capitol Building and Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, H3835 [23MY]

H. Con. Res. 288, efforts to alleviate suffering of children infected with AIDS in Romania, E1786 [19AU]

H. Res. 366, consideration of H.R. 6, educational appropriations, H798 [24FE]

H. Res. 393, waiving points of order against the conference report on H.R. 1804, Goals 2000—Educate America Act, H1921 [23MR]

H. Res. 421, consideration of conference report on S. 2000, Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families reauthorization, H3309 [12MY]

H. Res. 556, consideration of conference report on H.R. 6, education programs appropriations, H10382 [30SE]

H.J. Res. 302, Years of the Girl Child, H3272 [11MY]

H.J. Res. 326, National Good Teen Day, H10433 [30SE]

H.J. Res. 360, Let's Stop Killing Kids Week, H2758 [26AP]

H.J. Res. 389, National Children's Day, H10434 [30SE]

H.R. 6, Improving America's Schools Act, S10719-S10843 [5AU]

H.R. 8, extend certain nutrition and school lunch programs, H5791-H5800 [19JY]

H.R. 1804, Goals 2000—Educate America Act, S1422-S1455 [10FE], S1753-S1788 [23FE]

H.R. 3694, Child Abuse Accountability Act, H9176 [19SE]

H.R. 3785, Video Game Rating Act, E106 [3FE]

H.R. 3906, coverage of osteopathic services for children and pregnant women, E269 [28FE]

H.R. 4034, Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth Act, H1619 [21MR]

H.R. 4250, Head Start Program and Community Development Block Grant Program reauthorization, H2728-H2742 [26AP]

H.R. 4427, Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, E935 [16MY]

H.R. 4677, report child support obligations to consumer reporting agencies, E1371 [29JN]

H.R. 4786, AFDC benefits to minors with children, E1504 [19JY]

H.R. 5068, tax credit for purchase of child restraint systems for motor vehicles, E1900 [21SE]

H.R. 5140, child support enforcement procedures for members of the Armed Forces, H10785 [4OC]

H.R. 5179, improve child support collection system, H11299 [7OC]

S. 922, Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act, S13436 [27SE], H10784 [4OC]

S. 1513, Improving America's Schools Act, S9763-S9857 [27JY]

S. 1614, Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act, S12649-S12659 [25AU], S12715-S12726 [12SE], H10806-H10821 [4OC]

S. 1816, WIC Fraud Prosecution Act, S529 [1FE]

S. 1821, Comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Act, S667 [2FE]

S. 1823, Video Game Rating Act, S789 [3FE]

S. 1847, Child Safety Firearms Act, S1474 [10FE]

S. 1852, reauthorization of Head Start Program, S1480-S1485 [10FE]

S. 1853, extend assistance programs for educational television, S1478 [10FE]

S. 1880, terminate National Education Commission on Time and Learning, S9128 [15JY], H5807 [19JY]

S. 1889, technical corrections relative to osteopathic physician services under medicaid, S2416 [7MR]

S. 1891, Welfare and Medicaid Responsibility Exchange Act, S2419 [7MR]

S. 1932, Welfare Reform Through State Innovation Act, S2970-S2974 [15MR]

S. 1962, Child Support Assurance Act, S3463 [22MR]

S. 1977, Child Support Reform Act, S3708-S3712 [24MR]

S. 2000, Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families reauthorization, S4716-S4727 [21AP], H2890-H2900 [28AP]

S. 2000, reauthorization of Head Start, LIHEAP, Community Development Block Grant Program, and Coordinated Services for Children, Youth, and Families, S3983 [25MR]

S. 2010, Better Pharmaceuticals for Children Act, S4165 [12AP]

S. 2075, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act programs reauthorization, S14820-S14822 [7OC]

S. 2079, penalties for distribution or manufacture of controlled substances near Head Start Program facilities, S5299 [5MY]

S. 2136, Federal Advertisement Reform Act, S6128 [19MY]

S. 2162, Protection From Sexual Predators Act, S6533 [7JN]

S. 2165, Fairness for Adopting Families Act, S6602 [8JN]

S. 2187, Child Abuse Accountability Act, S6863 [14JN]

S. 2214, Children's Ombudsman Act, S7151-S7153 [20JN]

S. 2363, Sexually Violent Predators Act, S10638 [4AU]

S. 2364, School Bus Safety Act, S10640 [4AU]

S. 2443, Gun Victim Compensation Act, S13033 [20SE]

S. 2494, False Identification Act, S13930 [3OC]

S. 2528, Child Support Responsibility Act, S14513-S14527 [6OC]

S. Con. Res. 65, funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan, S3747 [24MR]

S. Res. 221, interpretation of child protection statutes, S6869 [14JN]

S. Res. 277, tribute to Schindler Project (nonprofit organization) efforts to educate high school students about the Holocaust, S14880 [7OC]

S.J. Res. 166, Pediatric and Adolescent AIDS Awareness Week, S2424 [7MR]

S.J. Res. 178, National Character Counts Week, S3744 [24MR], S4249 [13AP], S7659 [24JN], H7029 [5AU]

S.J. Res. 188, Year of the Girl Child, S14817 [7OC]

S.J. Res. 207, National Good Teen Day, S8403 [1JY]

S.J. Res. 211, National Children's Day, S9326 [20JY]