MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments offered by, to

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5197 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Helen Miller, Who ``Put Opa-Locka on Map,'' Dies, Marika Lynch, Miami (FL) Herald, E1924 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 404), H3488 [16AP]

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

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (see H.R. 2963), H1231 [6FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 404), H3488 [16AP]

Firearms: apply revenue from firearms sales tax and dealer licensing fees to gunshot victims health care fund (see H.R. 2865), H774 [23JA]

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: packing standards for imported tomatoes (see H.R. 2921), H1138 [31JA]

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

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H9925 [2AU]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6285 [12JN]

———requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H7779 [17JY]

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

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 66), consideration (see H. Res. 424), H4423 [2MY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 3846), H8248 [23JY]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 3252), H5754 [30MY]

———ensure competitiveness of textile and apparel industry (see H.R. 3654), H6915 [26JN]

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

———provide unemployment insurance and leave time to battered women (see H.R. 3837), H10108 [5SE]

———reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

———require employers to notify workers of reductions in business operations (see H.R. 3369), H6765 [25JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705), H4646 [8MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 4133), H11396 [26SE]

China, People's Republic of: human rights situation in Tibet (see H. Res. 347), H1636 [29FE]

———increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

China, Republic of: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 138, 140), H1226 [1FE], H1636 [29FE]

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

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]

Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. Con. Res. 128), H3388 [15AP]

Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 2259), H1232 [6FE]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 2701), H4800 [9MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———false identification documents (see H.R. 1552), H4646 [8MY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1507 [28FE]

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

Dept. of Defense: require consent for the collection and use of genetic information for remains identification (see H.R. 2873), H1508 [28FE]

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), H5647 [29MY]

———pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 184), H6285 [12JN]

———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), H5288 [16MY]

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]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

Executive Office of the President: ensure privacy and security of FBI background reports (see H.R. 3785), H7473 [11JY]

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009), H8248 [23JY]

Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe (see H.R. 4199), H11394 [26SE]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1281), H7658 [16JY]

G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3253), H4503 [7MY]

Germany: expand criteria by which Holocaust survivors may qualify for compensation (see H. Res. 501), H11230 [25SE]

Health: 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), H7658 [16JY]

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

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797), H3488 [16AP]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

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

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226), H5288 [16MY]

House Rules: 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), H2951 [27MR]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance for States impacted by Hurricane Fran (see H.R. 4046), H10721 [19SE]

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H12271 [3OC]

International relations: improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance (see H.R. 3725), H6914 [26JN]

Law enforcement officers: establish a national clearinghouse to assist in background checks of law enforcement applicants (see H.R. 3263), H3581 [17AP]

———establish a national resource center and clearinghouse relative to missing or exploited children (see H.R. 3238), H3386 [15AP]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H973 [30JA]

Major League Baseball: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of league integration (see H.R. 4148), H11396 [26SE]

Medicare: assure access to services under the Medicare Health Maintenance Organization Program (see H.R. 3079), H4110 [25AP]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H8982 [30JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 385), H2316 [14MR]

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

NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651), H1139 [31JA]

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

National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579), H6509 [18JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579), H6509 [18JN]

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]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5173 [15MY]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 183), H7474 [11JY]

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]

Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of expression (see H. Con. Res. 95), H914 [25JA]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H7260 [10JY]

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]

Sierra Leone: elections (see H. Con. Res. 160), H4303 [30AP]

Social Security: determination of average annual earnings relative to child care or home health care (see H.R. 3357), H8248 [23JY]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 3142), H4503 [7MY]

———treatment of spousal benefits relative to divorce (see H.R. 3360), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to age (see H.R. 3361), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 3359), H8248 [23JY]

———treatment of widow's or widower's insurance benefits relative to disability (see H.R. 3358), H8248 [23JY]

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

States: enforcement of veterans' reemployment rights (see H.R. 3538), H11230 [25SE]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1662), H3231 [29MR]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837), H187 [4JA]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 3244), H6117 [10JN]

———treatment of environmental remediation costs in empowerment and enterprise zones (see H.R. 3747), H9566 [31JY]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 3842), H7780 [17JY]

Terrorism: condemn terrorist activities in Israel (see H. Con. Res. 149), H1985 [7MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: implement plan for responding to red tide events involving Florida Manatees (see H.R. 4261), H11526 [27SE]

U.S. Soccer Federation: support efforts to bring 1999 Women's World Cup tournament to the U.S. (see H. Res. 359), H3171 [28MR]

Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764), H1139 [31JA]

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

———strengthen veterans' preference relative to employment opportunities (see H.R. 3938), H11230 [25SE]

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]

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 4204), H11394 [26SE]

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

Histories

Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove, FL: Esther M. Armbrister, E68 [24JA]

Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church, Miami, FL, E70 [24JA]

Poems

``I Am a Black Woman,'' Mari Evans, H1495 [28FE]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1537 [29FE]

———remove tobacco from crop insurance programs, H6231 [12JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3603), H6231 [12JN]

Appropriations: making continuing (H.R. 2880), H895 [25JA]

———making continuing (H.R. 3019), H1949 [7MR]

Ayers, Georgia: Florida 17th Congressional District Woman of the Year honoree, H2663 [21MR]

BIA: require tax agreements between tribal, State, and local governments prior to any new Federal land transfers into tribal trusts, H6666 [20JN]

Black History Month: observance, H1495 [28FE]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (H. Res. 406), H3589 [18AP]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9406 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7788 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 495), H9396 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5118, H5120, H5122 [15MY], H5216 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6260 [12JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), consideration (H. Res. 435), H5195 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), motion to instruct conferees, H5727, H5728 [30MY]

Capital Commitment (organization): anniversary, E1111 [18JN]

Children and youth: prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104 [12MR]

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipients, E385 [20MR]

Coconut Grove, FL: anniversary of the Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, E68 [24JA]

Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196 [13FE]

Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3202 [29MR]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (H. Con. Res. 187), H6396 [13JN]

Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), H1282 [27FE]

———strengthen international economic sanctions and support transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), conference report, H1745 [6MR]

———U.S. response to downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H1282 [27FE]

Dade County, FL: G.W. Carver Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E465 [27MR]

———tribute to women's achievements, E450 [26MR]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (H. Res. 406), H3589 [18AP]

Dept. of Education: women's educational equity programs funding, H7321 [11JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6666 [20JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8212 [23JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3755), H7321 [11JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), H6939 [26JN]

Earth Day: observance, H3562 [17AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments, H3562 [17AP]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H8212 [23JY]

El Portal, FL: anniversary of El Portal Women's Club, E1625 [17SE]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5525 [23MY]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 2391), consideration (H. Res. 488), H8572 [26JY]

Federal employees: amend civil service laws (H.R. 3841), H11349, H11352 [26SE], H11548 [27SE]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2695 [22MR]

Florida: acquisition of land in Everglades Agricultural Area, H1537 [29FE]

———tribute to Girl Scouts of America Gold Award recipients, E799 [14MY]

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

Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship (H.R. 1720), H10798 [24SE]

Guadarrama, Felix: North Miami Police Department Officer of the Year award recipient, E63 [23JA], E90 [25JA]

Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, E1875 [30SE]

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]

Immigration: admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), H2531, H2533 [20MR]

———admission policies reform, treatment of criminal aliens, alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border security (H.R. 2202), conference report, H11068 [25SE]

Lobbyists: disclosure of lobbying activities by Federal grantees, H1949 [7MR]

Medicaid: financial protection for families of nursing home residents, H5727 [30MY]

Miami, FL: anniversary of North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens' Services, E677 [1MY]

———Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church anniversary, E70 [24JA]

———observance of Clean City Week, E443 [25MR]

———tribute to Commission on Status of Women Unsung Heroines award recipients, E325 [12MR]

———tribute to Northwestern High School football team, E23 [5JA]

———tribute to the Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church, E291 [6MR]

Minimum wage: level, H5525 [23MY]

NASA: funding, H5682 [30MY]

National Tourism Board: establish (H.R. 2579), H5823 [5JN]

National Tourism Organization: establish (H.R. 2579), H5823 [5JN]

Older Worker Week: observance, E363 [14MR]

Public housing: tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H6939 [26JN]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7801 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9406 [31JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), consideration (H. Res. 482), H7788 [18JY]

Refugees: Targeted Refugee Assistance Program funds distribution, H2531, H2533 [20MR]

Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 3322), H5682 [30MY]

Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5118, H5120 [15MY], H5525 [23MY]

Votes: position on missed, H6529 [19JN]

Women's History Month: observance, E325 [12MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H89 [3JA], H8980 [30JY], H9918 [2AU]

Special order: granted, H1136 [31JA], H1323 [27FE], H2663 [21MR]

Tributes

Boone, Virginia, E1235 [10JY]

Brandt, Nora W., E547 [16AP]

Brown, Ronald H., H3456 [16AP]

Brown, Willie B., Sr., E859 [22MY]

Gibbons, Representative, H4127 [30AP]

Graham-Harris, Glenda, E1012 [6JN]

Jordan, Barbara, E104 [25JA]

Juriga, Laurence R., E527 [16AP]

Lawrence, John, E191 [9FE]

Mfume, Representative, H1052 [31JA]

Miller, Helen, E1924 [4OC]

Morrison, Willie J., E125 [1FE]

Patterson, Dorothy, E363 [14MR]

Pearson, Eddie T., E324 [12MR]

Perrin, Alice, E363 [14MR]

Perry, William R., Jr., E874 [22MY]

Simpson, Dazelle D., E113 [30JA]

Stephens, Abraham, E1873 [30SE]

Vereen, Mary, E989 [4JN]

Warner, Sharon, E776 [10MY]