CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments offered by, to
Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3083 [13MR]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1159), H3073 [13MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10307 [18OC]
Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H401 [19JA], H861, H863, H865 [30JA]
Appointments
Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H3817 [28MR]
Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act, H9710 [29SE]
———H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H9403 [21SE]
———H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs, H10693 [24OC]
———H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget resolution, H11422 [30OC]
Articles and editorials
GOP Stance on Wage Irks Working Widow, Gregory Freeman, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E333
HUD May Lose Fair-Housing Functions, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1858
Making It Easy To Hate, St. Louis (MO) Dispatch, E1111
No Place in the Shade, Mark Kram, Sports Illustrated (publication), E261
Peachy—Boy Hero Celebrates Celebrity, Carolyn Bower, St. Louis (MO) Post Dispatch, E1919
Seventh Grader Ahead of Her Time at Juggling School, Activities, April McClellan-Copeland, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E2414
Social Services Need Government Government Help, Pierre Blaine, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1733
Welfare, Time, and Money, E253 [2FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 1398), H4334 [5AP]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see H.R. 967), H1850 [15FE]
Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see H.R. 1426), H4413 [6AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000), H1967 [21FE]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H3048 [10MR]
———require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433), H10994 [26OC]
Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752), H7379 [20JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33), H325 [18JA]
Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2704), H15136 [19DE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84), H4433 [7AP]
China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 63), H6083 [16JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863), H6045 [15JN]
Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534), H10307 [18OC]
———mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753), H8537 [4AU]
———redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see H.R. 616), H5983 [14JN]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367), H400 [19JA]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H13870 [30NO]
Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]
Education: provide State and local assistance to improve adult education and family literacy (see H.R. 1605), H4795 [10MY]
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]
Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 801), H2989 [9MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289), H3571 [22MR]
———require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to legal guardians, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1289), H6482 [28JN]
Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133), H7916 [27JY]
Financial institutions: small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398), H1157 [2FE]
Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444), H890 [30JA]
———gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65), H6397 [27JN]
———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221), H325 [18JA]
Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H14238 [7DE]
Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to the city of Seaside, CA (see H.R. 731), H3975 [29MR]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056), H2224 [24FE]
Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H3879 [28MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H2989 [9MR]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H13930 [4DE]
House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 142), H6736 [10JY]
———disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee reports (see H. Res. 132), H4415 [6AP]
———reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264), H12127 [10NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404), H4335 [5AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1986), H6698 [30JN]
International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 244), H170 [9JA]
Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78), H6397 [27JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70), H8994 [14SE]
Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1074), H6656 [29JN]
———diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see H.R. 1073), H6312 [26JN]
———reform (see H.R. 2422), H9784 [10OC]
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), H1751 [14FE]
Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H14003 [5DE]
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see H.R. 638), H537 [23JA]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3808 [24MR]
National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181), H8806 [12SE]
National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96), H8536 [4AU]
Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H9505 [25SE]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721), H4105 [3AP]
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]
Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 1405), H4335 [5AP]
———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H4618 [9MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 2310), H13341 [18NO]
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: maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78), H8361 [3AU]
Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452), H4414 [6AP]
Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278), H4512 [2MY]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931), H1751 [14FE]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390), H692 [25JA]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110), H10848 [25OC]
———treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see H.R. 2434), H14765 [13DE]
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), H8684 [7SE]
Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 983), H4619 [9MY]
———eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876), H6656 [29JN]
Women: availability of information on reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118), H5472 [23MY]
Essays
What Negro History Month Means To Me: Joseph Myers, E284
Obituaries
Weaver, George L.P.: Washington (DC) Post, E1535
Remarks by, on
Airlines: efforts by Trans World Airlines to regain New York to London route authority, E1001
Black History Month: observance, H2053
Budget: allocation of funds, H5055, H5060 [16MY]
———constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), H716 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 1158), H3245 [15MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), H10882 [26OC]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), conference report, H13170 [17NO]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), H5120 [17MY]
Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (H.R. 1398), H15158 [19DE]
Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (H.R. 967), E366
Dept. of HUD: transfer of fair housing enforcement to Dept. of Justice, E1858
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2127), H8205, H8222, H8229 [2AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), H9540 [27SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), H11726, H11730, H11731, H11734
———school system reform, H11726, H11730, H11731, H11734
Drugs: funding for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program through rescissions in the Eisenhower Professional State Grants Program, H3245 [15MR]
Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (H.R. 1426), E826
———funding for school-to-work transition programs, H8229 [2AU]
———student loan programs, E2105
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: technical corrections relative to Native American education grants (S. 377), H3119 [14MR]
Employment: child labor, minimum wage, and occupational safety standards, H518, H519 [23JA]
———consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), H9155, H9183 [19SE]
ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), H8741, H8760, H8772, H8773 [12SE]
Federal employees: pension contributions, H4260
Federal-State relations: exempt laws protecting children from hunger or homelessness from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H862 [30JA]
———exempt laws protecting individuals requiring welfare assistance from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H863, H864 [30JA]
———exempt school safety issues from unfunded Federal mandates reform, H865, H866 [30JA]
———reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), H518, H519 [23JA], H861, H862, H863, H864, H865, H866 [30JA], H952 [31JA]
Government regulations: exempt private sector from laws and regulations not applied to Government entities, H952 [31JA]
———moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), H2099
House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), H80
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), H9524, H9530, H9531, H9545, H9549, H9551 [27SE]
———allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), unanimous-consent agreement, H9550 [27SE]
———require that employee representatives participating in involvement groups be elected, H9549 [27SE]
Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws, H80
Minimum wage: level, E333
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H6400 [28JN]
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration: funding, H8222 [2AU]
Public welfare programs: funding for nutrition programs, H675
———reform, E1733
———reform (H.R. 4), H675
———reform (H.R. 4), conference report, H15512 [21DE]
———reform (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 119), H3440
———work requirements, H3512, H3514 [22MR]
Social Compact (community development coalition): Outstanding Community Investment Award recipients, E1159
St. Louis, MO: tribute to Earth Angels (environmental organization), E2388
Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215), H4260
Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 1635), E1111
Votes: position on missed, E622
Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E556
Williams, Jerome W., E1122 [25MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H690 [25JA], H14171 [6DE]
Schedules
Committee on Rules (House): Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, D948 [28JY]
———emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, D347 [14MR]
———Personal Responsibility Act, D368 [16MR]
Tributes
Bell, James (Cool Papa), E261
Brown, Henry H., E97
Champagne, Larry, III, E1918
Dix, Julius C., E2322
Donnelly, Lenore, E1492
Freeman, Lynette, E2414
Rainey, Joseph H., H14369
Volkmer, Shirley, H14191 [7DE]
Weaver, George L.P., E1535