HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5477 [23MY], H5544 [24MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7700 [25JY], H7718, H7725 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8066 [31JY]

National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1757 [14FE]

Appointments

Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the House Chamber, H14255 [12DE]

Articles and editorials

Angola Needs the World's Help in Making Peace Triumph, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Christian Science Monitor, E460 [28FE]

Washington's Message to America's Cities—Drop Dead, Nancy Graham, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E1955 [17OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437), H179 [9JA]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see H.R. 254), H170 [9JA]

James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 255), H170 [9JA]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H2223 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]

AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the administration of services to needy families with children (see H.R. 710), H802 [26JA]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H11939 [8NO]

Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]

———provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in production capacity (see H.R. 2429), H14964 [15DE]

Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325), H1850 [15FE]

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

Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 353), H5190 [17MY]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H7067 [17JY]

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

Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H6698 [30JN]

BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915), H1688 [13FE]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]

———lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H5609 [25MY]

Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H5608 [25MY]

China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1157 [2FE]

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]

Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map system (see H.R. 481, 2100), H3327 [16MR], H7699 [25JY]

Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H9591 [27SE]

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), H5983 [14JN]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H3879 [28MR]

Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815), H1207 [3FE]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 447), H5367 [18MY]

Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868), H6083 [16JN]

Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4916 [12MY]

Cuba: U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a transitional government (see H.R. 611), H467 [20JA]

Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H4620 [9MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 23), H1052 [1FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468), H5905 [13JN]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 1856), H7068 [17JY]

Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2176 [23FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H5471 [23MY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264), H5753 [8JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]

Education: provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend the academic year (see H.R. 2252), H8535 [4AU]

———student loan reform (see H.R. 530), H2584 [2MR]

———student loan reform, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 530), H6884, H6913 [12JY]

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

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H5367 [18MY]

Families and domestic relations: interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95), H803 [26JA]

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

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 1057), H5072 [16MY]

———exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224), H8534 [4AU]

Firearms: prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H325 [18JA]

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 73), H5190 [17MY]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72), H5190 [17MY]

Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423), H5367 [18MY]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15136 [19DE]

Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H1372 [7FE]

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), H14927 [14DE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020), H5691 [7JN]

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), H1968 [21FE]

———ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service assistance are provided with pregnancy information and counseling (see H.R. 833), H5367 [18MY]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 2691), H14311 [12DE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1970; H. Con. Res. 79), H8309 [2AU], H9364 [20SE]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 2796), H14963 [15DE]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H6913 [12JY]

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

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

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]

Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201, 2654), H9784 [10OC], H13731 [28NO]

Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H12506 [15NO]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1), H162 [9JA]

Medicaid: improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625), H468 [20JA]

Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6312 [26JN]

———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6200 [21JN]

———permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 483), H1611 [10FE]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 958), H1849 [15FE]

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: level (see H.R. 940, 1583), H1751 [14FE], H5571 [24MY]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H4031 [30MR]

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

NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 553), H3733 [23MR]

National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law enforcement officials (see H. Res. 153), H6159 [20JN]

National parks and recreation areas: allow placement of missing children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2774), H14764 [13DE]

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

Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1578), H5191 [17MY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H14173 [6DE]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H537 [23JA]

———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13731 [28NO]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments and their employees (see H.R. 1966), H6656 [29JN]

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103), H3975 [29MR]

Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598), H6830 [11JY]

Public buildings: designate space for the placement of missing children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2792), H14963 [15DE]

Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 1221), H5691 [7JN]

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

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H5692 [7JN]

Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H6481 [28JN]

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

SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see H.R. 1258), H3975 [29MR]

Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2435), H9737 [29SE]

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: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2651 [3MR]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580), H3417 [21MR]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2740), H14238 [7DE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction (see H.R. 1442), H5072 [16MY]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493), H5571 [24MY]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H5753 [8JN]

———business meal and entertainment expense deductions (see H.R. 974), H7461 [21JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic home for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H5572 [24MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 864), H5609 [25MY]

———prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783), H5190 [17MY]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H468 [20JA]

———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 business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 662), H7699 [25JY]

———treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see H.R. 645), H1208 [3FE]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to employee pension plans (see H.R. 2040), H7011 [13JY]

———treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 1546), H5609 [25MY]

Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H14927 [14DE]

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: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842), H4512 [2MY]

Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H5609 [25MY]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H6270 [22JN]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H9363 [20SE]

———eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38), H4546 [3MY]

———ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government financial status (see H.R. 2813), H15237 [20DE]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 798), H6159 [20JN]

———minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain unmarried (see H.R. 1090), H5905 [13JN]

———revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H5190 [17MY]

Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]

Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H5472 [23MY]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H8536 [4AU]

Remarks by, on

Abortion: State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8373 [3AU]

African Americans: Black History and Cultural Brain Bowl competition winners, E537 [7MR]

AID: funding, H5715, H5720 [8JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (H. Res. 270), H12413 [15NO]

Azerbaijan: allocation of foreign aid, H6501, H6502 [28JN]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo, H5720 [8JN]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13232 [17NO]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14830, H14831 [13DE]

———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14820, H14821 [13DE]

———U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14820, H14821 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention, H14265 [12DE], H14375 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), H14871 [13DE]

———U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (H. Res. 304), H14820, H14821 [13DE]

Broward County, FL: inductees into the Women's Hall of Fame, E788 [5AP]

Budget: balance, E1955 [17OC]

———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H763 [26JA]

China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (H. Con. Res. 117), H14346 [12DE]

———U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7293 [20JY]

Correctional institutions: reimbursement for incarceration of criminal aliens, H1518 [9FE]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10278 [18OC]

———product liability reform (H.R. 10), E567 [9MR]

———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), H2695 [6MR]

Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1518, H1523, H1524 [9FE]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), consideration (H. Res. 225), H9336 [20SE]

Day of the African Child: observance, E1272 [16JN]

Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs (H.R. 655), H4470 [2MY]

Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5458, H5459 [23MY], H5520, H5544, H5546, H5550 [24MY], H5713, H5715, H5720 [8JN]

———reduce expenses and employee salaries, H5458, H5459 [23MY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), H7629 [25JY], H7718, H7725, H7726, H7727 [26JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8373, H8391 [3AU]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5544, H5546, H5550 [24MY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11654 [1NO]

———revoke National Education Association exemption from property taxes, H11654 [1NO]

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

EEOC: funding, H7725, H7726, H7727 [26JY]

EPA: indoor air pollution research funding, H9952 [12OC]

Executive departments: compensation relative to private property impact analysis, H2546 [2MR]

FDA: approval of the use of Hydroxyurea relative to sickle cell anemia, H976 [1FE]

Federal-State relations: exempt school safety issues from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H880 [30JA]

———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H880 [30JA]

Foreign aid: military assistance relative to conduct of foreign countries, H5520 [24MY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6472, H6473, H6480, H6501, H6502 [28JN]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: tribute to Step-Up program, E715 [29MR]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, E1721 [7SE]

Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H13311 [18NO]

Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), H2253 [27FE]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H6472, H6473, H6480 [28JN]

House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275), H13311 [18NO]

James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 255), H13952 [5DE]

Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1661, H1662 [13FE]

Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8391 [3AU]

Medicare: reform, H10298 [18OC]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5727 [8JN], H14871 [13DE]

Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), H12014 [9NO]

Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11839, H11846 [8NO]

Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), H2546 [2MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 2405), H9952 [12OC]

Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), H2767 [7MR]

Telecommunications: promote competition and deregulation of Bell Telephone Cos.' entrance into long distance telephone service, H8464 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), H8464, H8500 [4AU]

———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), consideration (H. Res. 207), H8276 [2AU]

Votes: position on missed, H6755 [11JY], H9399 [21SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H1906 [16FE]

Special order: granted, H10305 [18OC]

Schedules

Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate): Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs: Haiti elections, D842 [12JY]

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House): Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development: public buildings, D742 [15JN]

Tributes

Darden, William (Boone), E1577 [1AU]

Katz, Irving, E2117 [7NO]

Orr, Allen E., Sr., E723 [29MR]

Rainey, Joseph H., H14369 [12DE]