STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Benefits From Affirmative Action in Corporate America: John H. Bryan, E2221 [20NO]

Executive Leadership Council and Foundation Recognition Dinner: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., E2169 [13NO]

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3086 [13MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8068 [31JY], H8228 [2AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7803 [26JY], H7859, H7877, H7881 [27JY], H7933 [28JY], H8049 [31JY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3277 [15MR]

Announcements

Dept. of HUD funding special order notice: by, E1501 [24JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, H3844 [28MR]

———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H4457 [2MY]

———H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H11704 [2NO]

Articles and editorials

After 50 Days, Cleveland (OH) Call and Post, E790 [5AP]

Dr. Ulysses Mason, Civil Rights Activist, Richard Peery, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1149 [26MY]

Four Score and Ten—A Life of Activism, Olivera Perkins, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E522 [6MR]

Giving Lives of Two Cleveland Philanthropists, Janet Beighle French, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1795 [18SE]

JCU's Lavelle Dead at 60—Leader in Academia and Jesuit Order, Richard M. Peery, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E718 [29MR]

Marjorie Black Wilson Loved Arts and Theater, Kimberly Kendle, St. Louis (MO) American, E1587 [2AU]

Paying With Good Looks, Ronald Rutti, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1794 [18SE]

St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation, St. Louis (MO) Sentinel, E2223 [20NO]

Welfare, Time, and Money, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E253 [2FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

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

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H13870 [30NO]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]

Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4105 [3AP]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H8361 [3AU]

Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]

Courts: establish an additional temporary and permanent district court judgeship in northern Ohio (see H.R. 453), H1752 [14FE]

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]

Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]

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

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

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), H2393 [28FE]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4795 [10MY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4795 [10MY]

———reform (see H.R. 2422), H10307 [18OC]

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

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H13142 [16NO]

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

Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2186), H8360 [3AU]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]

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

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

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H5472 [23MY]

Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]

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

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H5571 [24MY]

Letters

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H14193 [7DE]

Republican national agenda, E728 [29MR]

Lists

Artistic Discovery competition participants, E1234 [14JN]

Motions offered by

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H8050 [31JY], H11692 [2NO]

Obituaries

Salvant, Monroe C., E1446 [17JY]

Remarks by, on

AFDC: program reform, H3775 [24MR]

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1258 [6FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), E2171 [13NO]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), E2250 [28NO]

Black History Month: observance, H2050 [22FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13246 [17NO]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14847 [13DE]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11568 [31OC]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H773 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3199, H3219, H3224 [15MR], H3288 [16MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5334 [18MY]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3177 [15MR]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), H6641 [29JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, E2430 [20DE], E2435, E2440 [21DE], E2449 [22DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10890, H11217 [26OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13194 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5154 [17MY], H5290 [18MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6587 [29JN]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1401 [8FE]

Children and youth: funding for the Healthy Start Program through rescissions in Dept. of HHS, H3288 [16MR]

China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7295 [20JY]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E2220 [20NO]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Alliance of Poles in America, E1827 [21SE]

———anniversary of Great Books (organization), E1823 [21SE]

———tribute to St. Thyagaraja Music Festival, E816 [7AP]

Cleveland Council of Black Nurses, Inc.: anniversary, E1865 [28SE]

Cleveland Indians (baseball team): tribute, H10212 [18OC], H10750 [25OC]

ColeJon Corp.: SBA Graduate of the Year award recipient, E1908 [10OC]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10272 [18OC]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1398 [8FE]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), E590 [14MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), E565 [9MR]

———reform habeas corpus procedures, E2168 [13NO]

Cuyahoga County, OH: Bar Foundation Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E288 [7FE]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8659 [7SE]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1989 [22FE]

Dept. of HUD: funding, E1501 [24JY]

———reduce management and administration salaries and expenses, H7879, H7880 [27JY]

———transfer funds from voucher assistance to public housing modernization, drug elimination grants, and incremental assistance, H7859 [27JY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5680 [7JN]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7605 [25JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: budget rescissions, H3109, H3110, H3111 [14MR]

———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), E2432 [20DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), E1567 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14110 [6DE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8202, H8228, H8232 [2AU], H8342, H8384 [3AU], E1649, E1651 [5AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7820, H7821, H7835, H7841, H7845, H7859, H7861, H7872, H7873, H7877, H7878, H7879, H7880, H7881, H7882, H7889, H7911, H7912 [27JY], H7933, H7934, H7935, H7943, H7953 [28JY], H8022, H8048 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13751, H13760 [29NO], H14188, H14193, H14194 [7DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H14203 [7DE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (H. Res. 201), H7812 [27JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 280), H13376 [20NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11692, H11693, H11696, H11702 [2NO]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to recommit, H8050 [31JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, H15062, H15065 [18DE]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10272 [18OC]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1455 [8FE]

Education: funding for school-to-work transition programs, H8228, H8232 [2AU]

———program funding, H8342 [3AU]

———student loan programs, E1649 [5AU]

Employment: support of affirmative action laws, H1295 [7FE]

EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7933, H7934, H7935, H7943, H7953 [28JY], H8048, H8050 [31JY], H11692, H11693, H11696, H11702 [2NO]

———funding, H7841 [27JY]

Executive Leadership Council and Foundation: recognition dinner, E2169 [13NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4710 [10MY], H4830 [11MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H998 [1FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6429 [28JN]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, E2435 [21DE]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), E445 [27FE]

Head Start Program: funding, H10890 [26OC]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (H.R. 1341), E722 [29MR]

House Rules: treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), H15596 [22DE]

Housing: disbursement rates for public housing development funds and incremental rental assistance, H7881, H7882 [27JY]

———exemption of the elderly and disabled from public housing rent increases, H7861 [27JY]

———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10661 [24OC]

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

Israel: U.S. visit of Prime Minister Shimon Peres, E2337 [12DE]

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E342 [14FE]

Kaleidoscope (publication): tribute, E1430 [13JY]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9534 [27SE]

League of Women Voters: anniversary, E341 [14FE]

LIHEAP: funding, H8384 [3AU]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, E1651 [5AU]

Medicaid: reform, H13194 [17NO], E2355 [14DE]

Medicare: anniversary, E1576 [1AU]

———reform, H13194 [17NO], E1015 [11MY], E1958 [17OC], E2355 [14DE]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10363 [19OC], E1979 [19OC], E1998 [20OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3922 [29MR]

Minimum wage: level, H1455 [8FE]

National Black Nurses Association: anniversary, E227 [31JA]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1354 [28JN]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1885 [16FE]

Ohio: tribute to Artistic Discovery competition participants, E1234 [14JN]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), E2168, E2170 [13NO]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), E2186 [15NO]

Public housing: preferential treatment relative to participation in State welfare work programs, H3599 [23MR]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3408 [21MR], H3599 [23MR], H3775 [24MR]

———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15526 [21DE]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11843 [8NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, H1455 [8FE], E728 [29MR], E790 [5AP]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), E587 [14MR]

Senior citizens: funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program through rescissions in NASA, H3219 [15MR]

St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation: tribute, E2223 [20NO]

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), H1930, H1947 [21FE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), E918 [2MY]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2800 [7MR]

Veterans: budget cuts in veterans' benefits, H2723 [7MR]

———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3224 [15MR]

Votes: position on missed, H14055 [6DE]

Voting: implement national voter registration, H5566 [24MY]

World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, E1918 [11OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H15086 [18DE]

Special order: granted, H2890 [8MR]

Schedules

Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): nomination of Henry Foster, Jr., to be Surgeon General, D535 [2MY]

Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, D919 [25JY]

———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]

Testimonies

Historically Black Colleges and Universities: William H. Gray III, United Negro College Fund, E1354 [28JN]

Medicare Reform: Marvin Johnson, H10363 [19OC]

Tributes

Becton, Ella H., E2361 [14DE]

Bolden, Martha E., E373 [16FE], E522 [6MR]

Cooper, Austin R., Sr., E2178 [14NO]

Dingell, Representative, H15196 [19DE]

Douglas, Andrew, E2052 [26OC]

Jewell, Keith, H8125 [1AU]

Lavelle, Michael J., E718 [29MR]

Madigan, Edward R., H198 [11JA]

Mandel, Mort, E1795 [18SE]

Mason, Ulysses, Jr., E1149 [26MY]

Parker, Eugene, E1794 [18SE]

Pilla, Anthony M., E2184 [15NO]

Rainey, Joseph H., H14370 [12DE]

Rangel, Blanche, E555 [8MR]

Ratner, Max, E1326 [26JN]

Salvant, Monroe C., E1446 [17JY]

Starks, Glenora, E1126 [25MY]

Tartt, Shanita S., E787 [5AP]

Thompson, Isaiah, E1352 [28JN]

Tyler, Kathryn E.R., E979 [9MY]

Whiting, Elmer J., E1852 [28SE]

Whittaker, Johnson C., E1528 [27JY]

Williams, Eleanor J., E298 [8FE]

Wilson, Marjorie Black, E1587 [2AU]