SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
Amendments offered by, to
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H970 [31JA], H1053 [1FE], H1116 [2FE]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1282 [6FE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2066 [22FE], H2112 [23FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002, H5710 [8JN]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (see H. Res. 244), H10848 [25OC]
Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713), H802 [26JA]
Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43), H164 [9JA]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H1051 [1FE]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14238 [7DE]
Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 2271), H8597 [6SE]
Social Security: improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2312), H8805 [12SE]
Women: review of Federal programs assessing risks of certain environmental exposures (see H.R. 1311), H3732 [23MR]
Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see H.R. 970), H1850 [15FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. Con. Res. 13), H243 [13JA]
———protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952), H6481 [28JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H10147 [17OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5623 [6JN]
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), H5623 [6JN]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H9671 [28SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282), H15136 [19DE]
———lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172), H5753 [8JN]
Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735), H6270 [22JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H2892 [8MR]
———availability of information on reproductive health services at federally or State funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 641), H4031 [30MR]
Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965), H10146 [17OC]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 42), H8597 [6SE]
Computers: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic device (see H.R. 112), H1460 [8FE]
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]
Courts: grant a private right of action to individuals injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192), H6159 [20JN]
———prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145), H8597 [6SE]
———prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143), H8597 [6SE]
———prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144), H8597 [6SE]
Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 1973), H13870 [30NO]
———terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703), H1281 [6FE]
Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311), H6159 [20JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882), H2892 [8MR]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4795 [10MY]
Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002), H4512 [2MY]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407), H15136 [19DE]
Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers and firefighters (see H.R. 849), H1371 [7FE]
FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021), H4441 [1MY]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H179 [9JA]
———gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6397 [27JN]
———prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608), H5623 [6JN]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76), H6159 [20JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942), H3327 [16MR]
Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 31), H3327 [16MR]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H15633 [22DE]
France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons (see H. Res. 174), H8684 [7SE]
FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54), H969 [31JA]
Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2657), H14927 [14DE]
Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H4512 [2MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955), H6655 [29JN], H9591 [27SE], H15633 [22DE]
Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 873), H2892 [8MR]
House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 755), H969 [31JA]
———return of excess amounts from official allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26), H163 [9JA]
House Rules: disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H6699 [30JN]
———treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20), H2064 [22FE]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559), H6736 [10JY]
Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H15136 [19DE]
———prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614), H6270 [22JN]
———provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610), H6270 [22JN]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H296 [17JA]
Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102), H10307 [18OC]
Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights resolutions (see H. Res. 200), H9592 [27SE]
Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193), H6159 [20JN]
Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26), H6270 [22JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws (see H.R. 1), H158 [9JA]
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2344), H9671 [28SE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339), H5905 [13JN]
———improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 818), H1207 [3FE]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046), H4105 [3AP]
———coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H7550 [24JY]
———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 1757), H10146 [17OC]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H7550 [24JY]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078), H4512 [2MY]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 1707), H7068 [17JY]
———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]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357), H1461 [8FE]
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 Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773), H2393 [28FE]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H9592 [27SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175), H5691 [7JN]
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), H839 [27JA]
Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 1256), H4512 [2MY]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103), H5691 [7JN]
———revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H14311 [12DE]
PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930), H8725 [8SE]
Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163), H5691 [7JN]
Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205), H9739 [29SE]
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]
Refuse disposal: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1444), H5692 [7JN]
———State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 2443), H10307 [18OC]
Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709), H8537 [4AU]
Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1968 [21FE]
Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76, 335), H1460 [8FE], H1908 [16FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 2627), H13731 [28NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628), H12349 [14NO]
———improve information provided in account statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319), H5753 [8JN]
States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1898), H7917 [27JY]
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704), H5623 [6JN]
Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528), H9591 [27SE]
———election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S corporations (see H.R. 1661), H8725 [8SE]
———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), H1689 [13FE]
———exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 734), H6481 [28JN]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of gifts of public-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 733), H6481 [28JN]
———treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540), H4873 [11MY]
———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), H6270 [22JN]
Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 2785), H15575 [21DE]
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, 2030), H5753 [8JN], H7461 [21JY]
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see H.R. 896), H2224 [24FE]
———prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see H.R. 2580), H15136 [19DE]
U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220), H10077 [13OC]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119), H14764 [13DE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H4431 [7AP]
Veterans: revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H2487 [1MR]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1688 [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), H4032 [30MR]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6082 [16JN]
———production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991), H4105 [3AP]
White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43), H4415 [6AP]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H4441 [1MY]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 1736), H5608 [25MY]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 966), H1849 [15FE]
World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406), H12127 [10NO]
Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846), H5983 [14JN]
Remarks by, on
Abortion: coverage of abortion procedures through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H7189 [19JY]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), H11613, H11617
———State discretion in deciding on funding for victims of rape and incest, H8376 [3AU]
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1112, H1116, H1121 [2FE]
Arts and humanities: funding, H12403 [15NO]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11568
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H752 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3246 [15MR], H3294
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10875 [26OC]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5124, H5156 [17MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6575 [29JN]
Child Survival and Disease Fund: funding, H6349, H6350 [27JN]
Children and youth: tribute to McKinney Program for the education of homeless children, E1066
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. Res. 244), H10689 [24OC], H10779, H10780
Compeer Friendship Week: observance, E170
Courts: line-item veto authority, H1112 [2FE]
Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), H1469 [9FE]
Dept. of HHS: restore funding to family planning programs, H8261 [2AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), H7036, H7059
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report, H12403
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), H7189 [19JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), H15302 [20DE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8261 [2AU], H8376, H8389 [3AU]
Drugs: funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program through rescissions in the Eisenhower Professional State Grants Program, H3246 [15MR]
Families and domestic relations: programs to combat domestic violence, H3340 [21MR]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H236 [13JA], H563, H564, H565 [24JA]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6422 [28JN]
Foreign aid: economic assistance to newly independent States of the former Soviet Union, H6343
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1868), H6343
Genesee Valley, NY: tribute to Girl Scouts, E599
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2112, H2114, H2139 [23FE]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), consideration (H. Res. 93), H2081 [23FE]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), motion to recommit, H2208 [24FE]
Health: exempt water purity and food safety regulations from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2112, H2114 [23FE]
House Rules: administrative operations, H41 [4JA]
———reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H41 [4JA]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (H. Con. Res. 21), H5626 [7JN]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 2748), H14906 [14DE]
Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), H1700 [14FE]
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, H8389 [3AU], H9721 [29SE]
Medicare: colorectal screening (H.R. 1046), E1034
———reform, H7553 [25JY], H9408, H9409 [21SE], H9722 [29SE]
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10378
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H7036 [17JY]
———rescind unobligated funds, H3294
National Endowment for the Humanities: abolish, H7059 [17JY]
New York: anniversary of the Northern Central New York Volunteer Firemen's Association, E1197
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H2319 [28FE], H3708 [23MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), H3708 [23MR]
———reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 119), H3444 [22MR]
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11852
Republican Party: national agenda, H1977 [22FE]
Rochester, NY: anniversary of Harter, Secrest, and Emery (law firm), E1297
Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, E1209
States: establish registration, tracking, and community notification procedures relative to convicted sex offenders, H563, H564, H565 [24JA]
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4233 [5AP]
Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), consideration (H. Res. 207), H8276 [2AU]
Votes: position on missed, H529 [23JA], H4137 [4AP], H5951 [14JN], H11905 [8NO]
World War II: tribute to combat artists, E1339
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H294 [17JA], H321 [18JA], H398 [19JA], H536 [23JA]
Special order: granted, H3730 [23MR], H4412 [6AP], H9362 [20SE], H9451 [21SE], H9736 [29SE], H11585 [31OC], H14926 [14DE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
———line-item veto legislation, D125 [1FE]
———Regulatory Transition Act, D225 [22FE]
Statements
Summer Jobs Program: William A. Johnson, Mayor of Rochester, NY, E623
Summaries
Education for Homeless Children and Youth: Arizona Dept. of Education, E1066
Texts of
H. Res. 244, response to use of forged documents at a hearing of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight's (House) Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, H10689 [24OC]
Tributes
Parlato, Alan A. and Julie A., E175