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
Washington's Message to America's Cities—Drop Dead, Nancy Graham, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E1955
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
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
Budget: balance, E1955
———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
———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
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
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
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, E1721
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
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
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
———promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), consideration (H. Res. 207), H8276
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
Katz, Irving, E2117
Orr, Allen E., Sr., E723
Rainey, Joseph H., H14369