STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)
Addresses
Benefits From Affirmative Action in Corporate America: John H. Bryan, E2221
Executive Leadership Council and Foundation Recognition Dinner: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., E2169
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3086 [13MR]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8068 [31JY], H8228 [2AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7803 [26JY], H7859, H7877, H7881 [27JY], H7933 [28JY], H8049 [31JY]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3277 [15MR]
Announcements
Dept. of HUD funding special order notice: by, E1501
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness, H3844 [28MR]
———H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions, H4457 [2MY]
———H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H11704 [2NO]
Articles and editorials
After 50 Days, Cleveland (OH) Call and Post, E790
Dr. Ulysses Mason, Civil Rights Activist, Richard Peery, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1149
Four Score and Ten—A Life of Activism, Olivera Perkins, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E522
Giving Lives of Two Cleveland Philanthropists, Janet Beighle French, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1795
JCU's Lavelle Dead at 60—Leader in Academia and Jesuit Order, Richard M. Peery, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E718
Marjorie Black Wilson Loved Arts and Theater, Kimberly Kendle, St. Louis (MO) American, E1587 [2AU]
Paying With Good Looks, Ronald Rutti, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1794
St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation, St. Louis (MO) Sentinel, E2223 [20NO]
Welfare, Time, and Money, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E253
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H3879 [28MR]
Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H13870 [30NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5690 [7JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4105 [3AP]
Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 118, 120), H12506 [15NO]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H4336 [5AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H8361 [3AU]
Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H6270 [22JN]
Courts: establish an additional temporary and permanent district court judgeship in northern Ohio (see H.R. 453), H1752 [14FE]
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate (see H.R. 1253), H4336 [5AP]
Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 2178), H8360 [3AU]
Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748), H14238 [7DE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H2393 [28FE]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H4795 [10MY]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H4795 [10MY]
———reform (see H.R. 2422), H10307 [18OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221), H8904 [13SE]
NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H13142 [16NO]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 2186), H8360 [3AU]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H13340 [18NO]
Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250), H3276 [15MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 786), H1051 [1FE]
———mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627), H4415 [6AP], H13274 [17NO]
Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H5472 [23MY]
Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129), H2651 [3MR]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H5571 [24MY]
Letters
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H14193 [7DE]
Republican national agenda, E728
Lists
Artistic Discovery competition participants, E1234
Motions offered by
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H8050 [31JY], H11692 [2NO]
Obituaries
Salvant, Monroe C., E1446
Remarks by, on
AFDC: program reform, H3775
Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), H1258
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), E2171
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), E2250
Black History Month: observance, H2050
Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), H13246
———require congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2770), H14847
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H11568
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H773
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3199, H3219, H3224 [15MR], H3288 [16MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), conference report, H5334 [18MY]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), consideration (H. Res. 115), H3177 [15MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1944), H6641
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, E2430
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10890
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13194
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5154 [17MY], H5290 [18MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), conference report, H6587
Capital punishment: establish effective procedures (H.R. 729), H1401
Children and youth: funding for the Healthy Start Program through rescissions in Dept. of HHS, H3288 [16MR]
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), H7295
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, E2220
Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Alliance of Poles in America, E1827
———anniversary of Great Books (organization), E1823
———tribute to St. Thyagaraja Music Festival, E816
Cleveland Council of Black Nurses, Inc.: anniversary, E1865
Cleveland Indians (baseball team): tribute, H10212 [18OC], H10750 [25OC]
ColeJon Corp.: SBA Graduate of the Year award recipient, E1908
Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259), H10272
———limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), H1398
———product liability reform (H.R. 956), E590
———reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), E565
———reform habeas corpus procedures, E2168
Cuyahoga County, OH: Bar Foundation Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E288
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), H8659
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), H1989 [22FE]
Dept. of HUD: funding, E1501
———reduce management and administration salaries and expenses, H7879, H7880 [27JY]
———transfer funds from voucher assistance to public housing modernization, drug elimination grants, and incremental assistance, H7859 [27JY]
Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), H5680
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2002), H7605
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: budget rescissions, H3109, H3110, H3111 [14MR]
———making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), E2432
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), E1567
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report, H14110
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8202, H8228, H8232 [2AU], H8342, H8384
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H7820, H7821, H7835, H7841, H7845, H7859, H7861, H7872, H7873, H7877, H7878, H7879, H7880, H7881, H7882, H7889, H7911, H7912 [27JY], H7933, H7934, H7935, H7943, H7953 [28JY], H8022, H8048 [31JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report, H13751, H13760 [29NO], H14188, H14193, H14194 [7DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H14203 [7DE]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (H. Res. 201), H7812 [27JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 280), H13376 [20NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to instruct conferees, H11692, H11693, H11696, H11702 [2NO]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), motion to recommit, H8050 [31JY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto, H15062, H15065 [18DE]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses, H10272
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1455
Education: funding for school-to-work transition programs, H8228, H8232 [2AU]
———program funding, H8342 [3AU]
———student loan programs, E1649
Employment: support of affirmative action laws, H1295 [7FE]
EPA: enforcement of certain environmental laws, H7933, H7934, H7935, H7943, H7953 [28JY], H8048, H8050 [31JY], H11692, H11693, H11696, H11702 [2NO]
———funding, H7841 [27JY]
Executive Leadership Council and Foundation: recognition dinner, E2169
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), H4710 [10MY], H4830
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H998
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), H6429
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, E2435 [21DE]
Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), E445
Head Start Program: funding, H10890
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (H.R. 1341), E722
House Rules: treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), H15596 [22DE]
Housing: disbursement rates for public housing development funds and incremental rental assistance, H7881, H7882 [27JY]
———exemption of the elderly and disabled from public housing rent increases, H7861 [27JY]
———prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (H.R. 117), H10661
Insurance: enforcement of fair pricing and approval practices for housing insurance for minorities, H7889 [27JY]
Israel: U.S. visit of Prime Minister Shimon Peres, E2337
Jones, Stephanie Tubbs: Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E342
Kaleidoscope (publication): tribute, E1430
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9534
League of Women Voters: anniversary, E341
LIHEAP: funding, H8384
Lobbyists: limit amount of private funds that Federal grantees can use for lobbying purposes, E1651
Medicaid: reform, H13194
Medicare: anniversary, E1576
———reform, H13194
———reform (H.R. 2425), H10363
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), H3922
Minimum wage: level, H1455
National Black Nurses Association: anniversary, E227
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, E1354
National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), H1885
Ohio: tribute to Artistic Discovery competition participants, E1234
Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), E2168
———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621), E2186
Public housing: preferential treatment relative to participation in State welfare work programs, H3599 [23MR]
Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), H3408
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15526
Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (S. Con. Res. 31), H11843 [8NO]
Republican Party: national agenda, H1455
Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), E587
Senior citizens: funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program through rescissions in NASA, H3219 [15MR]
St. Louis Gateway Classic Foundation: tribute, E2223
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), H1930
———rates (H.R. 1215), E918
Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2800
Veterans: budget cuts in veterans' benefits, H2723 [7MR]
———funding for medical care and hospital construction through rescissions in the National and Community Service Program, H3224 [15MR]
Votes: position on missed, H14055
Voting: implement national voter registration, H5566
World War II: closing of commemorations for the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II, E1918
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H15086 [18DE]
Special order: granted, H2890 [8MR]
Schedules
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate): nomination of Henry Foster, Jr., to be Surgeon General, D535 [2MY]
Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, D919 [25JY]
———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
Testimonies
Historically Black Colleges and Universities: William H. Gray III, United Negro College Fund, E1354
Medicare Reform: Marvin Johnson, H10363
Tributes
Becton, Ella H., E2361
Bolden, Martha E., E373
Cooper, Austin R., Sr., E2178
Dingell, Representative, H15196
Douglas, Andrew, E2052
Jewell, Keith, H8125
Lavelle, Michael J., E718
Madigan, Edward R., H198
Mandel, Mort, E1795
Mason, Ulysses, Jr., E1149
Parker, Eugene, E1794
Pilla, Anthony M., E2184
Rainey, Joseph H., H14370
Rangel, Blanche, E555
Ratner, Max, E1326
Salvant, Monroe C., E1446
Starks, Glenora, E1126
Tartt, Shanita S., E787
Thompson, Isaiah, E1352
Tyler, Kathryn E.R., E979
Whiting, Elmer J., E1852
Whittaker, Johnson C., E1528
Williams, Eleanor J., E298
Wilson, Marjorie Black, E1587