FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments offered by, to

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H970 [31JA]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H471 [20JA], H593 [24JA]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H326 [18JA], H421 [20JA]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H1968, H1969 [21FE], H2198 [24FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H14002 [5DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H8537 [4AU]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H5471 [23MY]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H2989 [9MR]

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

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

Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing members (see H.R. 945), H6270 [22JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H5609 [25MY]

Budget: balance (see H.R. 567), H2989 [9MR]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H468 [20JA]

———identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 1387), H4916 [12MY]

———require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233), H3975 [29MR]

Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H2717 [6MR]

Children and youth: child welfare services relative to foster care (see H.R. 586), H1689 [13FE]

China, People's Republic of: prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 139), H325 [18JA]

Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries (see H.R. 1702), H7012 [13JY]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6736 [10JY]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H5609 [25MY]

———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H5983 [14JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]

Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H1556 [9FE]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H7012 [13JY]

———include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H593 [24JA]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758), H6699 [30JN]

Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 1704), H7012 [13JY]

———allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 1703), H7012 [13JY]

———exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1700), H5571 [24MY]

———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883), H6083 [16JN]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H15574 [21DE]

Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45), H3417 [21MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44), H10994 [26OC]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H10485 [19OC]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H6200 [21JN]

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345), H3974 [29MR]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264), H4619 [9MY]

Education: provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend the academic year (see H.R. 2252), H8598 [6SE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1100), H2486 [1MR]

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

Employment: tax credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 110), H1281 [6FE]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83), H7011 [13JY]

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

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488), H4619 [9MY]

———regulation (see H.R. 43), H593 [24JA]

Families and domestic relations: interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H400 [19JA]

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

———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1289), H6046 [15JN]

Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628), H537 [23JA]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858), H3733 [23MR]

Financial institutions: small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398), H2892 [8MR]

Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H4618 [9MY]

———permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659), H4873 [11MY]

Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H1752 [14FE]

Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see H.R. 1560), H5692 [7JN]

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

———impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry (see H. Res. 150), H5623 [6JN]

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H3975 [29MR]

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]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760), H14310 [12DE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H6046 [15JN]

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), H4958 [15MY]

———deter health care fraud and improve the administration of health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912), H7068 [17JY]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1955), H7801 [26JY]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 548), H3276 [15MR]

Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of primary health care (see H.R. 449), H537 [23JA]

Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2326), H9784 [10OC]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax deductible donations (see H.R. 797), H3049 [10MR]

House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse (see H. Res. 278), H13274 [17NO]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H4618 [9MY]

———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]

———require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184), H6735 [10JY]

Housing: homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural rental housing program (see H.R. 1691), H7801 [26JY]

Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H5905 [13JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3073 [13MR]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743), H3572 [22MR]

Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (see H.R. 1718), H14003 [5DE]

Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H11587 [31OC]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6913 [12JY]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6913 [12JY]

———limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729), H14172 [6DE]

———prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496), H4431 [7AP]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H5609 [25MY]

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

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 52), H1157 [2FE]

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]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940), H3049 [10MR]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]

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

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H2177 [23FE]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H14311 [12DE]

Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. Res. 135), H4512 [2MY]

Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587), H4031 [30MR]

———restore term (see H.R. 359), H400 [19JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14003 [5DE]

Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]

Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567), H6397 [27JN]

Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1221), H7801 [26JY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852), H3733 [23MR]

———domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676), H4415 [6AP]

Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104), H468 [20JA]

———reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4335 [5AP]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H4618 [9MY]

Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid batteries (see H.R. 1522), H4432 [7AP]

———require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523), H4432 [7AP]

———require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1524), H4432 [7AP]

———require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for used oil (see H.R. 1525), H4432 [7AP]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H10994 [26OC]

Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H6083 [16JN]

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

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696), H1372 [7FE]

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

———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13930 [4DE]

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), H2892 [8MR]

———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H2892 [8MR]

Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the public performance of sound recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506), H6699 [30JN]

Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863), H9743 [6OC]

Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076), H2392 [28FE]

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

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 1322), H3807 [24MR]

———deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see H.R. 1003), H3417 [21MR]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40), H1157 [2FE]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 881), H4031 [30MR]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H4433 [7AP]

———exclude length of service awards for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel from limitations on deferred compensation plans (see H.R. 1893), H8725 [8SE]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1281 [6FE]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389), H4177 [4AP]

———make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 803), H3808 [24MR]

———modify application of passive loss limitations to timber activities (see H.R. 902), H3073 [13MR]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726), H3049 [10MR]

———rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets (see H.R. 1160), H3417 [21MR]

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

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

———treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance contracts (see H.R. 99), H1371 [7FE]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985), H6698 [30JN]

———treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 1957), H6655 [29JN]

———treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299), H5609 [25MY]

———treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957), H10307 [18OC]

———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4433 [7AP]

———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160), H5608 [25MY]

———treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see H.R. 1328), H4619 [9MY]

———treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H3808 [24MR]

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 1807), H5905 [13JN]

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

Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see H.R. 1539), H4511 [2MY]

Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H6270 [22JN]

———promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297), H4177 [4AP]

Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994), H7012 [13JY], H7257 [19JY]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329), H3878 [28MR]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H5691 [7JN]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [13FE]

Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262), H4105 [3AP]

———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H970 [31JA]

———improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252), H4546 [3MY]

White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H3733 [23MR]

Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H6482 [28JN]

———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H3975 [29MR]

World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H4874 [11MY]

Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H8597 [6SE]

Bills and resolutions relative to

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): election (see H. Res. 236), H9897 [11OC]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1095, H1124, H1134 [2FE]

———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), H11900 [8NO]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6503 [28JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14866 [13DE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H717, H765 [26JA]

———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3246 [15MR], H3288 [16MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H15091 [19DE], H15271 [20DE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), E2068 [30OC]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13181 [17NO]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5167 [17MY], H5295 [18MY]

Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1416 [8FE]

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

Commission on Unfunded Mandates: investigate and review unfunded State and local mandates, H421 [20JA]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), consideration (H. Res. 237), H10263 [18OC]

———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1336 [7FE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H895 [31JA]

———tribute, H540 [24JA]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H5797 [13JN]

———line-item veto authority, H1134 [2FE]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5522 [24MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H6967 [13JY], H7058 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15298 [20DE]

Drugs: funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program through rescissions in the Eisenhower Professional State Grants Program, H3246 [15MR]

Education: Indian education program funding, H6967 [13JY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H417, H421 [20JA], H926, H927, H937 [31JA]

———require agencies to allow concerned citizens to comment and participate in the regulatory process, H926, H927 [31JA]

Foreign aid: military assistance relative to conduct of foreign countries, H5522 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6503 [28JN], E1417 [12JY]

Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2093 [23FE], H2197, H2198, H2199 [24FE]

House of Representatives: voting privileges for Delegates from the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories, H47 [4JA]

House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H47 [4JA]

Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H4563 [9MY]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1663 [13FE]

Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H96 [4JA]

Medicare: reform, H5167 [17MY]

———reform (H.R. 2425), H10457 [19OC], E2068 [30OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3948 [29MR]

Minimum wage: level, H1297 [7FE]

National Endowment for the Humanities: abolish, H7058 [17JY]

National objectives: priority assignments, H131 [5JA]

Parliamentary inquiry, H619, H628 [25JA], H2198 [24FE]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3367 [21MR], H3621 [23MR], H3766 [24MR]

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), consideration (H. Res. 88), H1919 [21FE]

———rates (H.R. 1215), H4241 [5AP]

Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: exempt from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2198, H2199 [24FE]

Votes: position on missed, H2210 [24FE], H4563 [9MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): election (H. Res. 236), H9859 [11OC]

Special order: granted, H1369 [7FE], H5606 [25MY], H15235 [20DE]

Schedules

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

Tables

State Government debts outstanding at end of fiscal years 1984 and 1992, H1095 [2FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 236, election to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House), H9859 [11OC]

Tributes

Douglass, Frederick, E1169 [7JN]

Richardson, Representative, H7152 [18JY]

Watters, Stephen H., E1180 [8JN]