NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2681 [14MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7365 [16SE], H7815 [24SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H407 [10FE]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9730 [29OC]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H2590 [13MY]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H1611 [16AP]

Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1438 [10AP]

———FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H4086 [19JN]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10957 [13NO]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]

Animal Welfare Act: amend and strengthen (see H.R. 635), H629 [25FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638), H702 [27FE]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1340 [8AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1909 [28AP]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3274 [3JN]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2445 [8MY]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1340 [8AP]

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5132 [10JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10172 [6NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 49), H1795 [23AP]

———use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]

———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H4338 [24JN]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H4086 [19JN]

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H8265 [30SE]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279), H5916 [28JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]

———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]

Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]

Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H245 [21JA]

———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H890 [11MR]

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H348 [5FE]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1715 [21AP]

———establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H3659 [10JN]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H1611 [16AP]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H590 [13FE]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H702 [27FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H1542 [15AP]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

District of Columbia: exempt certain contracts entered into by the government of the District of Columbia from review by the Council of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 513), H282 [4FE]

———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (see H.R. 514), H282 [4FE]

———realign functional responsibilities with Federal Government (see H.R. 1963), H4085 [19JN]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H6407 [30JY]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]

Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H1262 [20MR]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1262 [20MR]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H10957 [13NO]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]

Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]

———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H10956 [13NO]

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H1112 [18MR]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H2445 [8MY]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 1), H453 [11FE]

———provide compensatory time for all employees, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1), H597 [25FE]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142), H1258 [20MR]

Executive departments: require review of agency spending on service contracts (see H.R. 2712), H9501 [23OC]

Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 85), H702 [27FE]

———require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 538), H768 [5MR]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H5132 [10JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]

Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H147 [9JA]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H285 [4FE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3170 [21MY]

———increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 2943), H10419 [8NO]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

———review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2441), H7118 [9SE]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H3865 [17JN]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]

———improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H9559 [24OC]

———improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971), H5778 [24JY]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047, 1074), H949 [12MR], H1707 [17AP]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

———regulate sale, import, and manufacture of handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1349), H2157 [1MY]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1018 [13MR]

Fish and fishing: prohibit commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 393), H2874 [16MY]

Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H949 [12MR]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H348 [5FE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]

Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H348 [5FE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H3274 [3JN]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H2783 [15MY]

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal charter (see H.R. 3025), H10767 [12NO]

———repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 497), H282 [4FE]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]

———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1438 [10AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H146 [9JA], H286 [4FE]

———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 556, 847, 2006), H629 [25FE], H3274 [3JN], H4132 [20JN]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———increase the legal smoking age (see H.R. 2519), H8929 [21OC]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H1795 [23AP]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H768 [5MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H151 [9JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]

———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]

Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish and allow tax deductions for contributions to accounts (see H.R. 53), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H348 [5FE]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H1611 [16AP]

———participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147), H2589 [13MY]

House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53), H524 [12FE]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]

———provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5826 [25JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H768 [5MR]

———clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H3797 [12JN]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H701 [27FE]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H347 [5FE]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H1892 [24AP]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H245 [21JA]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H702 [27FE]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H1018 [13MR]

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H670 [26FE]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10768 [12NO]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9039 [22OC]

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H242 [21JA]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 21), H628 [25FE]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]

———colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H1186 [19MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H3865 [17JN]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H244 [21JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H812 [10MR]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H453 [11FE]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H1112 [18MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1893 [24AP]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

Motor vehicles: establish an age limit for riding in front seats (see H.R. 3071), H10954 [13NO]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H244 [21JA]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1018 [13MR]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1019 [13MR]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]

NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be available (see H.R. 2675), H8927 [21OC]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H3924 [18JN]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H669 [26FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H408 [10FE]

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H393 [6FE]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H1541 [15AP]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H4647 [25JN]

———regulate use of Social Security numbers and other personal information by interactive computer services (see H.R. 1287), H3660 [10JN]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the line of duty (see H.R. 2755), H10957 [13NO]

Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissible work activity (see H.R. 1616), H2679 [14MY]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H3476 [4JN]

———prohibit States from penalizing single parents for not meeting work requirements if the parent cannot find suitable child care (see H.R. 1615), H2679 [14MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2255 [6MY]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 456), H242 [21JA]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7730 [23SE]

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1392 [9AP]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H8320 [2OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H949 [12MR]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H169 [20JA]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H890 [11MR]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H590 [13FE]

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]

States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers (see H.R. 1452), H1891 [24AP]

———require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1989 [29AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H586 [13FE]

———benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H1018 [13MR]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H452 [11FE]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the U.S. textbook and technology trust fund (see H.R. 155), H589 [13FE]

———designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 291), H245 [21JA]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102), H2254 [6MY]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H7008 [8SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69), H628 [25FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 615), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit tax-related mailings from publicly disclosing an individual's Social Security number (see H.R. 2404), H8633 [7OC]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H408 [10FE]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1541 [15AP]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

———treatment of education savings accounts (see H.R. 1597), H2679 [14MY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]

———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H700 [27FE]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382, 553), H245 [21JA], H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H629 [25FE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H286 [4FE]

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H2680 [14MY]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H348 [5FE]

Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2387), H7200 [10SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (see H.R. 607), H890 [11MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H349 [5FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see H.J. Res. 96), H8929 [21OC]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1260 [20MR]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 959), H2169 [5MY]

———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H670 [26FE]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1341 [8AP]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H3204 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Alcoholic beverages: increase taxes and provide funding for alcohol abuse prevention programs (see H.R. 2028), H4338 [24JN]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 827), H628 [25FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (see H. Res. 292), H9774 [30OC]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554), H7910 [25SE]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H1541 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 2700), H9038 [22OC]

District of Columbia: enter into cooperative agreements with certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law enforcement (see H.R. 1538), H2253 [6MY]

———repeal congressionally imposed tax exemptions provided to certain entities (see H.R. 889), H701 [27FE]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1113), H1111 [18MR]

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2443), H7118 [9SE]

Federal employees: funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts (see H.R. 886), H700 [27FE]

———leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (see H.R. 1388), H1705 [17AP]

———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885), H700 [27FE]

———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (see H.R. 888), H700 [27FE]

House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H948 [12MR]

Medicaid: temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the D.C. Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093), H4835 [26JN]

OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities providing Government services (see H.R. 887), H700 [27FE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety provisions (see H.R. 2354), H6704 [31JY]

Southeastern University: amend charter relative to board of trustees eligibility (see H.R. 2753), H9614 [28OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H724 [4MR]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (see H.R. 549), H284 [4FE]

Letters

Congressional High School Intern Program: by, H8444, H8445 [7OC]

Southeastern University charter amendment relative to board of trustees eligibility: Charlene Drew Jarvis, Southeastern University, E2107 [28OC]

———Elizabeth Lisboa-Farrow, Southeastern University, E2107 [28OC]

Memorandums

Congressional High School Intern Program: by, H8444 [7OC]

Press releases

Congressional High School Intern Program: by, H8444 [7OC]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8655 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1218 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8655 [8OC]

Alcoholic beverages: increase taxes and provide funding for alcohol abuse prevention programs (H.R. 2028), E1306 [24JN]

Armed Forces: investigation into sexual harassment and assault allegations, H7485 [17SE]

Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (H.R. 827), E312 [25FE]

Army: response to sexual harassment and assault allegations, H252 [4FE], H290 [5FE]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7059 [9SE]

Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women, H1428, H1429 [10AP]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H10914 [13NO]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1302), E628 [10AP]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (H.R. 2453), E1740 [11SE]

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 2414), H7620 [23SE]

———establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (S. 1228), H10802 [13NO]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 292), H9582 [28OC], H9774 [30OC]

Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues: anniversary, H8837, H8845 [21OC], H9840 [31OC]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (H.R. 2554), E1863 [25SE]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H7815, H7817 [24SE]

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (H.R. 1334), E665 [15AP]

Dept. of the Interior: convey certain lands to the District of Columbia for use for single-family homes for low- and moderate-income families (H.R. 2700), E2045 [22OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7815, H7817 [24SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10914 [13NO]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7059 [9SE], H7138 [10SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (H.R. 1585), H5524 [22JY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of emancipation of slaves, E668 [15AP]

———anniversary of New Bethel Baptist Church, E2208 [7NO]

———enter into cooperative agreements with certain Federal agencies relative to crime prevention and law enforcement (H.R. 1538), H2172 [6MY], E853 [6MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8756, H8801 [9OC], H10110 [6NO], H10585, H10762 [12NO], H10775 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration (H. Res. 264), H8731 [9OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10679 [12NO]

———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (H.R. 514), H1057 [18MR]

———repeal congressionally imposed tax exemptions provided to certain entities (H.R. 889), E353 [27FE]

———revitalize, H567 [13FE]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8756, H8801 [9OC]

———tribute to Asbury United Methodist Church annual homecoming, E1761 [16SE]

———tribute to Cardozo Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1369 [8JY]

———tribute to Commission for Women, E534 [20MR]

———tribute to Congressional High School Intern Program, H8443 [7OC]

———tribute to Crime Stoppers Club, E1239 [17JN]

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H9840 [31OC]

Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7138 [10SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5438 [17JY], H5528 [22JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5438 [17JY]

EEOC: funding, H10914 [13NO]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (H.R. 1113), E500 [18MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1132 [19MR]

EPA: restoration of urban watersheds and community environments in the Anacostia River (H.R. 2823), E2189 [7NO]

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial Building, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 2443), H7579, H7580 [18SE], E1703 [9SE]

Federal employees: funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on service contracts (H.R. 886), E343 [27FE]

———leave transfer authority for those adversely affected by disasters or emergencies (H.R. 1388), E694 [17AP]

———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (H.R. 885), E343 [27FE]

———prohibit the replacement of bought-out employees with contract employees (H.R. 888), E343 [27FE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H544 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H6839 [4SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6839 [4SE]

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal charter (H.R. 3025), H10869 [13NO]

———repeal Federal charter (H.R. 497), H638 [26FE]

Health: improve health care services for women, H1965, H1966 [29AP]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (H.R. 1289), H1966 [29AP]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1041 [18MR]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, E455 [12MR]

House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (H.R. 1046), H2430 [8MY], E452 [12MR]

———donation of used computer equipment to District of Columbia public schools, H5884 [28JY]

———participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147), H2493 [13MY], H2944, H2945 [20MY]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H10775, H10914 [13NO]

International Clown Week: observance, E1568 [31JY]

Kapitol Klowns Alley (organization): tribute, E1568 [31JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5884 [28JY]

McKissack, Deryl: District of Columbia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E999 [21MY]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9840 [31OC]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, E175 [5FE]

National Homeownership Week: observance, H2493 [13MY]

NATO: ensure enlargement is consistent with U.S. interests, strengthens relations with Russia, and preserve prerogatives of arms control agreements (H.R. 1758), H3715 [11JN]

OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities providing Government services (H.R. 887), E343 [27FE]

Professional Boxing Safety Act: provide additional safety provisions (H.R. 2354), E1613 [1AU]

Public welfare programs: reform, H2430 [8MY]

Southeastern University: amend charter relative to board of trustees eligibility (H.R. 2753), E2107 [28OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (H.R. 921), H2648 [14MY], E368 [4MR]

———treatment of District of Columbia residents (H.R. 549), H272 [4FE], H301 [5FE], E152 [4FE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 96), H10667 [12NO]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, H2936 [20MY]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), H4140 [23JN]

———economic equity, H744 [5MR]

———Supreme Court ruling on Brown University's compliance with Title IX provisions on equity in women's athletic programs, H1718 [23AP]

Women's History Month: observance, H744 [5MR]

———recognition of Members participating in special order, H746 [5MR]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H278 [4FE], H336 [5FE], H582 [13FE], H1241 [20MR], H1286 [21MR], H2440 [8MY], H2676 [14MY], H2872 [16MY], H3269 [3JN], H3794 [12JN], H4830 [26JN], H7526 [17SE], H7829 [24SE], H8435 [6OC], H8631 [7OC], H8923 [21OC], H9035 [22OC], H9728 [29OC], H9798 [30OC], H9863 [31OC]

Statements

District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2607): OMB, H8757 [9OC]

Tables

District of Columbia tax reduction comparisons, E153 [4FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 292, Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9582 [28OC]

Tributes

Aronson, Arnold, H865 [11MR]

Farmer, James, H1870 [24AP]

Fickling, Anne A., E1900 [2OC]

Harrington, David G., E1309 [24JN]

Hicks, H. Beecher, Jr., E1951 [7OC]

McCarthy, David J., E2216 [7NO]

Shabazz, Betty, H4844 [8JY], H6772, H6774 [3SE]

Sorrell, Maurice, E980 [20MY]

Sturdivant, John N., E2390 [13NO]