McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)
Amendments offered by, to
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5376 [22MY], H5502 [24MY]
Articles and editorials
Congressional Perks, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, H1142 [2FE]
Drowning in a Sea of Misinformation, Laughlin McDonald, H9588 [27SE]
Exploding Redistricting Myths, Laughlin McDonald, H9589 [27SE]
It's Time the U.S. Stopped ``Boomerang'' Arms Sales—An Amendment to Foreign Aid Bill Would Ban Weapons for Dictators, by and Caleb Rossiter, Christian Science Monitor, H5516 [24MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Elections: provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545), H10993 [26OC]
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]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
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]
Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189), H8360 [3AU]
AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761), H14927 [14DE]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H9363 [20SE]
Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508), H10484 [19OC]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta Olympic games (see H.R. 2336), H8994 [14SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]
Children and youth: establish comprehensive early childhood education and staff development programs (see H.R. 968), H1850 [15FE]
———health research (see H.R. 1735), H6736 [10JY]
China, People's Republic of: encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147), H3879 [28MR]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96), H6699 [30JN]
———prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured with forced labor (see H.R. 139), H1157 [2FE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Coins: redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H4415 [6AP]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see H.R. 1872), H8806 [12SE]
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]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 1416), H4335 [5AP]
Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts (see H.R. 1877), H6082 [16JN]
Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see H.R. 305), H1556 [9FE]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H10520 [20OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1700), H5571 [24MY]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]
Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42), H7068 [17JY]
Dept. of HHS: establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]
Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494), H3049 [10MR]
———improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493), H2584 [2MR]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H9591 [27SE]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050), H2224 [24FE]
———promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H10994 [26OC]
Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805), H3276 [15MR]
———require employers to notify workers before health care or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305), H13804 [29NO]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801), H1157 [2FE], H2989 [9MR]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115), H2584 [2MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029), H8994 [14SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H8725 [8SE]
Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250), H7699 [25JY]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6270 [22JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H2651 [3MR]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714), H14002 [5DE]
Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H3975 [29MR]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H6913 [12JY]
FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]
———impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98), H4336 [5AP]
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]
Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2671), H13804 [29NO]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445), H1052 [1FE]
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]
———establish a national program of trained community health advisers (see H.R. 2245), H14963 [15DE]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2690), H15633 [22DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2071), H9592 [27SE]
———prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649), H7801 [26JY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1950, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79), H7179 [18JY], H7461 [21JY], H7801 [26JY]
Health care facilities: improve health programs and services available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411), H10147 [17OC]
Health care professionals: determine necessary medical coverage and require insurers to notify enrollees (see H.R. 2608), H12084 [9NO]
———training for the identification and referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521), H8684 [7SE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H8684 [7SE]
House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks (see H. Res. 40), H1208 [3FE]
———disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H6699 [30JN]
———require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184), H6735 [10JY]
———treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20), H970 [31JA]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1752 [14FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H7917 [27JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H7068 [17JY]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201, 2654), H9784 [10OC], H14003 [5DE]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H1689 [13FE]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H10307 [18OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H3417 [21MR]
Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers (see H.R. 2420), H12128 [10NO]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185), H8360 [3AU]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]
———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]
Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2281, 2658), H8994 [14SE], H13658 [20NO]
———treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356), H3974 [29MR]
Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 18), H2393 [28FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 619, 764, 940), H4336 [5AP], H8063 [31JY], H11939 [8NO]
Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2552), H10994 [26OC]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14927 [14DE]
NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 553), H3733 [23MR]
———withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H13142 [16NO]
NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 388), H2224 [24FE]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]
Nigeria: efforts towards democracy (see H. Con. Res. 40), H4795 [10MY]
———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697), H13869 [30NO]
NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027), H8537 [4AU]
———funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656), H8537 [4AU]
Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127), H8174 [1AU]
Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]
Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H1908 [16FE]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H8684 [7SE]
Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463), H10077 [13OC]
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]
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: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H3808 [24MR]
———maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H7801 [26JY]
———permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral (see H.R. 1746), H13274 [17NO]
———require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental rights (see H.R. 709), H2224 [24FE]
———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571), H12350 [14NO]
Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529), H12190 [13NO]
Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132), H8537 [4AU]
———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H4512 [2MY]
———church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H10484 [19OC]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10), H13870 [30NO]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1052 [1FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450), H468 [20JA], H13930 [4DE]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of corporations (see H.R. 1629), H6656 [29JN]
———treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or residents (see H.R. 1535), H5367 [18MY]
———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 student loan interest (see H.R. 1229), H5753 [8JN]
———treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2461), H9897 [11OC]
Tobacco products: require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853), H7179 [18JY]
———require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1853), H8537 [4AU]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124), H4620 [9MY]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H11830 [7NO]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]
U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H13142 [16NO]
Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381), H6736 [10JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H6270 [22JN]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H9738 [29SE]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400), H4334 [5AP]
———Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 363), H1689 [13FE]
Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331), H3878 [28MR]
Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H5609 [25MY]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H7068 [17JY]
Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H5608 [25MY]
———prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision (see H.R. 941), H7179 [18JY]
Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
Letters
Military assistance relative to conduct of foreign countries: Bronwyn Brady and Susannah Dyer, British American Security Information Council, H5519 [24MY]
———Caleb Rossiter, Project on Demilitarization and Democracy, H5518 [24MY]
———Center for Defense Information, H5519 [24MY]
———Drew Christiansen, Dept. of Social Development and World Peace, H5517 [24MY]
———James O'Dea, Amnesty International, H5517 [24MY]
———Jerry Genesio, Veterans for Peace (organization), H5518 [24MY]
———Joe Volk, Friends Committee on National Legislation, H5519 [24MY]
———Representative Berman, Committee on International Relations (House), H5517 [24MY]
———Representative Donald M. Payne, H5518 [24MY]
———Representative Engel, H5517 [24MY]
———Robert Z. Alpern, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, H5520 [24MY]
———several organizations, H5518 [24MY]
Poems
``If We Must Die,'' Claude McKay, H12076 [9NO]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: performance of privately funded abortions at overseas military hospitals, H6005 [15JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), H8112 [1AU]
———peace agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces, H13796 [29NO]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H716 [26JA]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H14181 [7DE]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13039 [16NO], H13168 [17NO], H13359 [20NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5292 [18MY]
Butler, GA: political discrimination in town council elections, H1379 [8FE]
Congress: ethical responsibilities of Members, H3162 [15MR]
Congressional districts: apportionment, H8946, H8947, H8948, H8949, H8950 [14SE], H12072-H12076 [9NO], H13796, H13797, H13798, H13799, H13800, H13801, H13802 [29NO]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), H6005 [15JN]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5400 [23MY], H5504, H5526 [24MY]
Education: Earning By Learning Program financial structure, H7184 [19JY]
———student loan programs, H5547 [24MY]
———student loan reform, H3887 [29MR]
Elections: provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (H.R. 2545), H13802 [29NO]
———race-based voting districts, H8800-H8804 [12SE]
Foreign aid: military assistance relative to conduct of foreign countries, H5504, H5526 [24MY]
Georgia: reapportionment of congressional districts, H9415-H9418 [21SE], H9585-H9589 [27SE], E1875
Gingrich, Representative: appoint independent counsel relative to GOPAC and book contract, H550 [24JA], H2073 [23FE]
———evaluation of leadership, H3422 [22MR]
———use of first class on airline flights, H1142 [2FE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H12356 [15NO], H15557 [21DE]
House of Representatives: discourage the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks, H699 [26JA]
———fairness in voting procedures, H6209 [22JN]
House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H39 [4JA]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H39, H68 [4JA]
———require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue, H68 [4JA]
Jeffrey, Christina F.: firing of House Historian, H185 [11JA]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (H.R. 1), H99 [4JA]
Minimum wage: level, H1298 [7FE]
Murdoch, Rupert: targeted business tax benefits, H4119, H4150 [4AP]
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1746 [14FE], H1788, H1829 [15FE]
———revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 83), H1774 [15FE]
Nuclear weapons: inclusion of space based interceptors in national missile defense system, H1829 [15FE]
O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of Dept. of Energy, H12328
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3741 [24MR]
Republican Party: mailing of ``wanted'' poster with fundraising letter, H7156 [18JY]
———national agenda, H1746 [14FE], H1978 [22FE], H11978 [9NO], H13736 [29NO]
Supreme Court: decision on congressional district apportionment, H6651, H6652, H6653, H6654 [29JN]
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), return enrolled bill (H. Con. Res. 55), H4119, H4150 [4AP]
———rates, H14375 [13DE]
———rates (H.R. 1215), H4150 [4AP], H4226 [5AP]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), E510 [3MR]
Votes: position on missed, H5735 [8JN], H10284 [18OC]
Voting: implement national voter registration, H5565, H5566 [24MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2810 [7MR], H6828 [11JY], H7989 [28JY], H8682 [7SE], H8804 [12SE]
Special order: granted, H690 [25JA], H1750 [14FE], H2582 [2MR], H7178 [18JY], H9669 [28SE], H11440 [30OC], H11585 [31OC], H11766 [2NO], H12083 [9NO], H12348 [14NO], H13868 [30NO]
Reports
U.S. Weapons at War—U.S. Arms Deliveries to Regions of Conflict: William D. Hartung, World Policy Institute, H5504-H5516 [24MY]
Tributes
Rabin, Yitzhak, H12072 [9NO]