WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments offered by, to

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7068 [17JY], H7333 [20JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H411 [19JA]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1283 [6FE], H1409 [8FE]

Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1282 [6FE], H1332 [7FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2932 [9MR]

———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9626 [28SE]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1282, H1283 [6FE], H1527 [9FE], H1561, H1573 [10FE]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2307 [27FE], H2423, H2425, H2426 [1MR]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1613 [10FE], H1652 [13FE], H1736 [14FE]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2307 [27FE], H2488 [1MR], H2599 [3MR]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2718 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1208 [3FE]

Agriculture: transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526), H4336 [5AP]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H8537 [4AU]

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7012 [13JY]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H1688 [13FE]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 820), H5367 [18MY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H5983 [14JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]

Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H2651 [3MR]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H10146 [17OC]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H7012 [13JY]

———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H4415 [6AP]

Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 2396), H10485 [19OC]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H2224 [24FE]

Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H14964 [15DE]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H1372 [7FE]

———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H5609 [25MY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H15574 [21DE]

Elections: provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545), H12085 [9NO]

Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H1156 [2FE]

ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 1355), H12190 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H11939 [8NO]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H4031 [30MR]

Financial institutions: provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110), H2989 [9MR]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H4958 [15MY]

———ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174), H8063 [31JY], H9898 [11OC]

Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles police detective (see H. Res. 243), H10726 [24OC]

Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H13273 [17NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H7179 [18JY]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H3879 [28MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H1689 [13FE]

———establish a national program of trained community health advisers (see H.R. 2245), H11829 [7NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H3573 [22MR]

———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H1850 [15FE]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H6736 [10JY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14238 [7DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H11830 [7NO]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7379 [20JY]

———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H15633 [22DE]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7379 [20JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559), H1908 [16FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H10047 [12OC]

———reform (see H.R. 2422), H9670 [28SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]

Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772), H1050 [1FE]

Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 1677), H5366 [18MY]

Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 620), H890 [30JA]

———level (see H.R. 619, 940), H890 [30JA], H5753 [8JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13870 [30NO]

National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]

Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1627), H11829 [7NO]

Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]

Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2228), H8534 [4AU]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]

———maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3975 [29MR]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H8597 [6SE]

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H3416 [21MR]

———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H12190 [13NO]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148), H2811 [7MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H468 [20JA], H12085 [9NO]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]

———treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119), H4105 [3AP]

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1850 [15FE]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]

U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H14927 [14DE]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]

Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H1281 [6FE]

Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H4032 [30MR]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]

Motions offered by

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H738, H744 [26JA]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10281 [18OC]

Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 183), H6716 [10JY]

Papers

Election of Eva M. Clayton as the First Black Congresswoman From North Carolina: Philip A. Grant, Jr., H2060 [22FE]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, H484 [23JA]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), H7333 [20JY]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1241 [6FE]

Black History Month: observance, H2060 [22FE]

Budget: balance, H4902 [12MY]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H307 [18JA], H551 [24JA], H654 [25JA], H698, H703, H738, H759, H769 [26JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14876 [14DE], H15214 [20DE], H15540 [21DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), E2060 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13177 [17NO], H14028 [6DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272), H13154 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), H15150 [19DE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 309), H15124 [19DE]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1410, H1411, H1414, H1415, H1416, H1417, H1418, H1424, H1425, H1426, H1432 [8FE]

Civil rights: exempt certain court cases from mandatory sanctions on attorneys, H2742 [7MR]

Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in session, H8422 [3AU]

Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 20), consideration (H. Res. 179), H6678, H6680 [30JN]

———reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules, H848 [30JA]

Congressional districts: apportionment, H13798, H13799, H13800 [29NO]

Courts: assignment of judges in State referendum challenge cases, H9620 [28SE]

———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10266, H10278, H10281, H10282 [18OC]

———disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), consideration (H. Res. 237), H10259, H10260, H10261 [18OC]

———establish standards of proof in product liability litigation, H2932, H2934 [9MR]

———liability of drugs or medical devices approved by the FDA, H2945 [9MR]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1319, H1332, H1334, H1335, H1338 [7FE], H1386, H1392, H1394, H1395, H1396 [8FE]

———limitations on punitive damage awards relative to senior citizens, women, and children, H11988 [9NO]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), H2885 [8MR], H2932, H2934, H2945 [9MR], H3095 [14MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), motion to instruct conferees, H11988 [9NO]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2668, H2669, H2692, H2693 [6MR], H2737, H2742 [7MR]

———restrict effects of State referendum challenge legislation to California, H9626 [28SE]

———State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), H9614, H9615, H9617, H9620, H9626 [28SE]

———strike automatic stay of appeal for lawsuits brought by prison inmates, H1561, H1562, H1563 [10FE]

———waive attorneys' fees for lawsuits brought by prison inmates, H1561 [10FE]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1483, H1488, H1489, H1509, H1510, H1522, H1525, H1527, H1528 [9FE], H1561, H1562, H1563, H1567, H1573, H1574 [10FE]

———mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), H1309, H1310, H1312, H1313 [7FE]

———require States receiving Federal prison grants to collect data on the incidence of violent felonies, H1573, H1574 [10FE]

———sexual exploitation of children (H.R. 1240), H14320 [12DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7726 [26JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 289), H14086 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8338 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7885, H7889 [27JY], H7955 [28JY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10266, H10278 [18OC]

Durham, NC: tribute to traveling exhibition on African Americans in Congress, H13798 [29NO]

Education: student loan reform, H3888 [29MR]

EEOC: funding, H7726 [26JY]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7955 [28JY]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2532, H2536, H2537 [2MR]

Federal-State relations: exempt workplace safety regulations from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H827, H828 [27JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H569 [24JA], H827, H828 [27JA]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6423 [28JN]

Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal departments and agencies (S. 790), H12231, H12232 [14NO]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H15491, H15540 [21DE]

Government regulations: exempt Federal banking agencies from regulatory process reform, H2425, H2426 [1MR]

———judicial review rulemaking process, H2416, H2417, H2423, H2424, H2425, H2426 [1MR]

———reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), H2405, H2416, H2417, H2423, H2424, H2425, H2426, H2430, H2438, H2442 [1MR]

Homeless: funding for food and shelter program, H7885 [27JY]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H1530 [9FE]

———recesses subject to the call of the Chair (H. Res. 320), H15540 [21DE]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H42 [4JA]

———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H42 [4JA]

Insurance: enforcement of fair pricing and approval practices for housing insurance for minorities, H7889 [27JY]

Law enforcement: provide block grants, H14086 [6DE]

———provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1636, H1652, H1653, H1655, H1656 [13FE], H1737 [14FE]

———provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration (H. Res. 79), H1627 [13FE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (S. 2), H272 [17JA]

LIHEAP: funding, H8338 [3AU]

Medicaid: reform, H9596 [28SE], H14028 [6DE]

Medicare: reform, H11590 [1NO], H14028 [6DE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10355 [19OC], E2060 [26OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3950, H3951 [29MR]

Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80), H2450 [1MR]

Minimum wage: level, H1219 [6FE]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), E426 [24FE]

———revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 83), H1674 [13FE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H331 [19JA], H1425 [8FE], H2946, H2947 [9MR]

Point of order, H2946 [9MR]

Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), H14895 [14DE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3340, H3380 [21MR]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2506, H2510, H2532, H2536, H2537, H2564 [2MR], H2599, H2600, H2601 [3MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2660 [6MR], H2733 [7MR], H3095 [14MR]

Research: improve capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid (H.R. 2418), H14321 [12DE]

Roads and highways: use of law enforcement block grants for construction or improvement, H1652, H1653, H1655 [13FE]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2824 [8MR]

States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders, H569 [24JA]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, H8518 [4AU]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4119 [4AP], H4187 [5AP]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2797, H2798 [7MR]

Votes: position on missed, H5587 [25MY], H8422 [3AU], H9712 [29SE]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, D845 [12JY]

———Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act, D304 [7MR]

Tributes

Brown, Charlotte H., H2060 [22FE]

Clayton, Representative, H2060 [22FE]

McMillan, James B., H3031 [10MR]

Mfume, Representative, H14355 [12DE]

Schroeder, Representative, H13798 [29NO]