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
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
Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church, Miami, FL, E70
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
Children and youth: prevention of teenage pregnancy, H2104 [12MR]
Chron's and Colitis Foundation of America: Women of Distinction award recipients, E385
Coconut Grove, FL: anniversary of the Greater Saint Paul African Episcopal Church, E68
Contracts: treatment of Federal contracts relative to Government shutdowns (H.R. 2963), H1703 [5MR], E196
Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3202
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
———tribute to women's achievements, E450
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
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
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
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
Homestead, FL: Homestead Motorsports Complex funding, E1875
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
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
———Macedonia Missonary Baptist Church anniversary, E70
———observance of Clean City Week, E443
———tribute to Commission on Status of Women Unsung Heroines award recipients, E325
———tribute to Northwestern High School football team, E23
———tribute to the Greater Bethel A.M.E. Church, E291
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
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
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
Brandt, Nora W., E547
Brown, Ronald H., H3456 [16AP]
Brown, Willie B., Sr., E859
Gibbons, Representative, H4127 [30AP]
Graham-Harris, Glenda, E1012
Jordan, Barbara, E104
Juriga, Laurence R., E527
Lawrence, John, E191
Mfume, Representative, H1052 [31JA]
Miller, Helen, E1924
Morrison, Willie J., E125
Patterson, Dorothy, E363
Pearson, Eddie T., E324
Perrin, Alice, E363
Perry, William R., Jr., E874
Simpson, Dazelle D., E113
Stephens, Abraham, E1873
Vereen, Mary, E989
Warner, Sharon, E776