CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183), H6183 [11JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10235 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

African Americans: recognize end of slavery and true day of independence (see H.J. Res. 195), H10524 [17SE]

Agriculture: Federal assistance to livestock producers adversely affected by drought conditions (see H. Con. Res. 181), H5818 [4JN]

Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 1309), H9566 [31JY]

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H5754 [30MY]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H1636 [29FE]

Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 155), H187 [4JA]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1234 [9FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5935 [5JN]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47), H5754 [30MY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H6117 [10JN]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6414 [13JN]

———ensure economic equity for women (see H.R. 3857), H8029 [18JY]

———establish a commission to study employment and economic insecurity (see H.R. 3353), H7475 [11JY]

———establish requirements relative to rent-to-own transactions (see H.R. 3003), H2224 [13MR]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H6415 [13JN]

———volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910), H2466 [19MR]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H5753 [30MY]

Children and youth: deny foreign aid to countries refusing to enforce labor laws (see H.R. 3294), H5501 [22MY]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 3830), H7779 [17JY]

CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 520), H10721 [19SE]

Civil rights: prevent law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals on highways solely because of race or color (see H.R. 4092), H10524 [17SE]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4166), H11228 [25SE]

Computers: provide parental control of child access to online services (see H.R. 3089), H4303 [30AP]

Consolidated Farm Service Agency: provide grace period for lending to delinquent borrowers (see H.R. 3236), H3488 [16AP]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 4125), H10721 [19SE]

———notification of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3727), H8030 [18JY]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H2316 [14MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 186, 187), H6414 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404, 406), H3581 [17AP], H3649 [18AP]

Disasters: provide windstorm insurance to certain property owners and require study relative to taxation of insurance reserves for future natural disasters (see H.R. 4115), H10720 [19SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H5818 [4JN]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2950 [27MR]

———research on the human papilloma virus relative to cervical cancer (see H. Con. Res. 156), H3488 [16AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462), H8030 [18JY]

Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893), H7474 [11JY]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H6413 [13JN]

Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see H.R. 3362, 3465), H5173 [15MY], H7475 [11JY]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 3940), H9705 [1AU]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H7475 [11JY]

———require full documentation of breast implant information (see H. Res. 449), H6005 [6JN]

Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 3311), H9925 [2AU]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H10386 [12SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: authorization of loans and participation requirements relative to community development (see H.R. 3349), H6532 [19JN]

Foreign trade: prohibit meat product imports from the European Union (see H.R. 3050), H3231 [29MR]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H5174 [15MY]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H12175 [28SE]

———improve and expand programs relative to pregnancy (see H.R. 4217), H11395 [26SE]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 3477), H9706 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893, 3130), H2558 [20MR], H3231 [29MR]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H5817 [4JN]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H3581 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

Health care professionals: facilitate the dissemination to physicians of scientific information on drug therapies and medical devices (see H.R. 2932), H4303 [30AP]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2466 [19MR]

House of Representative: access to voting records and legislative activities of Members through the official Internet home page (see H. Res. 454), H6509 [18JN]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 513), H9925 [2AU]

———ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

House Rules: postpone final action on legislative branch appropriations until all other appropriations bills have been enacted (see H. Res. 358), H1325 [27FE]

———question of privilege relative to public debt ceiling (see H. Res. 354), H1138 [31JA]

Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49), H2467 [19MR]

———trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21), H11396 [26SE]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H7106 [27JN]

Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3991), H12175 [28SE]

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: ratification (see H. Con. Res. 182), H6005 [6JN]

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: arrest and prosecution of individuals involved with genocide (see H. Res. 491, 494), H8598 [26JY], H8982 [30JY]

Kosovo: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 155), H3171 [28MR]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484), H2558 [20MR]

———establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5570 [23MY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2713 [22MR]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922), H5173 [15MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H12175 [28SE]

———hospice care reforms (see H.R. 3714), H12175 [28SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H3231 [29MR]

———require health maintenance organizations to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H3231 [29MR]

———screening mammography (see H.R. 3052), H3820 [24AP]

———treatment of surveys of home health agencies and providers (see H.R. 3004), H3231 [29MR]

Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2658), H187 [4JA]

Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779), H5817 [4JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H2123 [12MR]

National Environmental Education Act: extend programs (see H.R. 3645), H7108 [27JN]

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835), H3387 [15AP]

National Marine Sanctuaries Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3487), H7780 [17JY]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 206), H9705 [1AU]

NIH: expand and coordinate National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute activities on women's diseases (see H.R. 3001), H1635 [29FE]

———expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 3331), H4109 [25AP]

Peace Corps: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 158), H1716 [5MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H3231 [29MR]

Public buildings: make certain Federal facilities available to organizations for use as temporary homeless shelters (see H.R. 3496), H7658 [16JY]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H1226 [1FE]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3231 [29MR]

———extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 3443), H5754 [30MY]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

Radio: utilization of volunteer workers relative to amateur radio service (see H.R. 3207), H3230 [29MR]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8557 [25JY]

SBA: participation in loans guaranteed under the Export Working Capital Program (see H.R. 2933), H1224 [1FE]

Selma, AL: recognition of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church as symbol of the struggle for and achievement of African-American voting rights (see H. Res. 487), H8094 [22JY]

Ships and vessels: protect hull designs from unauthorized duplication (see H.R. 4159), H12194 [30SE]

Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 3798), H7474 [11JY]

Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H5052 [14MY]

Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams (see H.R. 2699), H3231 [29MR]

Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246), H5934 [5JN]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———extend certain expiring provisions (see H.R. 2994), H1986 [7MR]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H5053 [14MY]

Telephones: prohibit providers of cellular and other mobile radio services from blocking access to 911 emergency services (see H.R. 3181), H5647 [29MY]

Television: reservation of time for family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 484), H8029 [18JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136), H11527 [27SE]

Virgin Islands: temporary absence of executive officials and priority payment of certain bonds and other obligations (see H.R. 3634), H6413 [13JN]

———transfer of management authority of Christiansted National Historic Site (see H.R. 3635), H6413 [13JN]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5570 [23MY]

Waterways: ballast water management plans relative to prevention of nonindigenous species introduction (see H.R. 3217), H9925 [2AU]

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4071), H12175 [28SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3178), H2950 [27MR]

———preventive health programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3174), H3650 [18AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 3176), H3650 [18AP]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 3510), H7533 [12JY]

Zaire: democracy efforts (see H. Res. 399), H3231 [29MR]

Excerpts

Ragan, Samuel T.: ``Who's Who in America'', H5265 [16MY]

Letters

Child stranded overseas due to Government shutdown, H133 [4JA]

Edwards/Ward family reunion: by, E986 [4JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H5650 [30MY]

Poems

``Marked and Unmarked,'' Samuel T. Ragan, H5264 [16MY]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1425, H1461 [28FE], H1541 [29FE]

———improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), conference report, H3160 [28MR]

———price supports for peanuts, H1461 [28FE], H6205, H6209 [12JN]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6225 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6167, H6168 [11JN], H6205, H6209, H6225 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H122 [4JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1972 [7MR]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), conference report, H4086 [25AP]

———making omnibus consolidated (H.R. 4278), H12099 [28SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H344 [22JA], H744 [23JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7756 [17JY], H7800, H7904 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9398 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5122, H5125, H5135 [15MY], H5215, H5230 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6263 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 450), H6252 [12JN]

Children and youth: national objectives priority assignments, H5737 [30MY]

———prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104, H2105, H2106, H2107, H2108, H2109 [12MR], H7227 [10JY], H8076 [22JY], E1485 [2AU]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 394), H3181 [29MR]

Crime: clarify Federal jurisdiction over offenses relative to religious property damage (H.R. 3525), H6092 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6458 [18JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 183), H6092 [10JN], H6125 [11JN], H6189 [12JN]

———condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6397 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: abolish, H5125 [15MY]

———tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia, H3577 [17AP]

Dept. of Justice: Federal Prison System funding, H8194 [23JY]

Dept. of State: impact of funding lapse, H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6661 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8194 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7227 [10JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5860 [5JN]

Earth Day: observance, H3495 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3495 [17AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1972 [7MR], H8109 [23JY]

Education: funding, H1721, H1752 [6MR], H2472 [20MR], H2704 [22MR], H2892 [27MR]

———national policy to improve system, H7227 [10JY]

EEOC: funding, H8194 [23JY]

Elections: redistricting of congressional districts which are primarily minority populated, H4407, H4408 [2MY]

Emerson, Bill: tribute (H. Res. 459), H6785 [25JN]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5484 [22MY], H5522 [23MY]

———payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5437 [22MY]

———summer youth jobs progam, H2327 [19MR]

Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy rates, H3548 [17AP]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility, H928 [30JA], H1296, H1297 [27FE]

Food stamps: work requirements for eligibility, H7904 [18JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 3540), H5860, H5909 [5JN]

Forests: emergency salvage timber sale program, H6661 [20JN]

France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear weapons, H1060 [31JA]

Gingrich, Representative: release of independent counsel report relative to GOPAC, H10935 [24SE]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration (H. Res. 440), H5437 [22MY]

———provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 503), H9845 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H64 [3JA], H122, H133 [4JA], E26 [5JA]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 2715), H3753 [24AP]

Green County, NC: tribute to Division of Adolescent Health Services, H3548 [17AP]

Health: medical savings account programs, H4308 [1MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H4308 [1MY]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan retreat for Members of Congress, H11362 [26SE]

House Rules: question of privilege relative to withdrawal of invitation to Jacques Chirac to address a joint meeting of Congress (H. Res. 350), H1060 [31JA]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions and consideration of legislation under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 525), H10935 [24SE]

———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 412), H3835 [25AP]

Housing: extend certain programs, H6168 [11JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran, H12099 [28SE]

———disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (H.R. 4046), H10335 [12SE]

India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H5909 [5JN]

Medicaid: reform, H5746, H5747 [30MY], H6252, H6263 [12JN], H6517 [19JN]

Medicare: reform, H5746, H5747 [30MY], H6252 [12JN], H6517 [19JN]

Minimum wage: level, H3586, H3634, H3635, H3636, H3637, H3638 [18AP], H3663, H3703 [23AP], H3733, H3794 [24AP], H3835, H4043 [25AP], H4169 [30AP], H4315, H4372 [1MY], H4884 [10MY], H5135 [15MY], H5437, H5484 [22MY], H5522 [23MY], H9845 [2AU]

Mother's Day: observance, H4884 [10MY]

Public debt: ceiling, H780 [24JA]

———enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 3021), H1972 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5971 [6JN]

———reform, H152 [4JA]

———reform (H.R. 3734), H7646 [16JY], H7756 [17JY], H7800, H7904 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3832), H7664 [17JY]

Rural areas: funding for rural housing, economic development, education, and research programs, H1541 [29FE]

Small business: improve certain programs (H.R. 3719), H10080 [5SE]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H8109 [23JY]

Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H5653, H5737 [30MY]

U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (H.R. 2641), consideration (H. Res. 418), H4315 [1MY]

Votes: position on missed, H240 [5JA], H1749 [6MR], H5078 [15MY], H7364 [11JY], E1278 [12JY]

Women's History Month: observance, H2657 [21MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H89 [3JA], H185 [4JA], H736 [22JA], H1222 [1FE], H1323 [27FE], H1773 [6MR], H1982 [7MR], H2663 [21MR], H2712 [22MR], H3580 [17AP], H3728 [23AP], H4299 [30AP], H4394 [1MY], H4798 [9MY], H4900 [10MY], H5049 [14MY], H5285 [16MY], H5750 [30MY], H5931 [5JN], H6114 [10JN], H7655 [16JY], H8027 [18JY], H8091 [22JY], H10103 [5SE], H11392 [26SE]

Tributes

Ballance, Alice, H2657 [21MR]

Brown, Ronald H., H3445, H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449, H3450, H3452 [16AP], H3577 [17AP]

Fish, Hamilton, Jr., H8532 [25JY]

Johnson, Eva S., E1091 [14JN]

Ragan, Samuel T., H5264 [16MY]