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

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5404 [16JY], H5683 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5964, H6027 [29JY]

Articles and editorials

U.S. Trade Deficit Widened in April, as Gap With China Continued To Grow, Christina Duff, Wall Street Journal, H4197 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H152 [9JA]

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

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H2590 [13MY]

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), H1186 [19MR]

———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), 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]

CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see H.R. 2733), H9558 [24OC]

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

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

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

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

Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H9801 [30OC]

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

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]

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

Court of Veterans Appeals: rename as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1110 [18MR]

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

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

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

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H245 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H804 [6MR]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1019 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H629 [25FE]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]

———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), H286 [4FE]

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

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

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H4836 [26JN]

Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

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]

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

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1611 [16AP]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1909 [28AP]

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068), H10954 [13NO]

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

———provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (see H.R. 94), H10768 [12NO]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H245 [21JA]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1542 [15AP]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1736), H3202 [22MY]

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

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H393 [6FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H5916 [28JY]

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), H1707 [17AP], H1795 [23AP]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1340 [8AP]

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]

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]

Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H453 [11FE]

Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H5401 [16JY]

———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]

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

———establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (see H.R. 2565), H8054 [26SE]

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

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H2157 [1MY]

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

———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]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H629 [25FE]

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H5487 [17JY]

Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to bring Federal court action relative to transportation of alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 1063), H3169 [21MY]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H6798 [3SE]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H4913 [8JY]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H4913 [8JY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H2156 [1MY]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

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

Motor vehicles: length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H1187 [19MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1340 [8AP]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

National Military Museum Foundation: establish (see H.R. 1568), H2785 [15MY]

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

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]

Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]

NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

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]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H590 [13FE]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public welfare programs: make progress toward completion of high school or college a permissable work activity (see H.R. 1616), H5916 [28JY]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1795 [23AP]

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

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

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), H1892 [24AP]

Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]

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

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1339 [8AP]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H393 [6FE]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]

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

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3924 [18JN]

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

———effective date of capital gains exclusion on the transfer of a primary residence (see H. Con. Res. 76), H2350 [7MY]

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]

———individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 17), H348 [5FE]

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

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H9559 [24OC]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H1542 [15AP]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1031), H1955, H1989 [29AP]

———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H8265 [30SE]

———treatment of estate tax for family farms and small businesses (see H.R. 1845), H3659 [10JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H524 [12FE]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3476 [4JN]

———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]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8633 [7OC]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]

Textile industry and fabrics: ensure competitiveness of industry (see H.R. 1504), H2090 [30AP]

Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 410), H152 [9JA]

Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H1892 [24AP]

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

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

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

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]

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

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H6707 [31JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Poverty: assistance for low-income working families (see H.R. 2399), H6916 [4SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H10771 [13NO]

Remarks

Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education address high-priority concerns with national multistate significance (S. 1150), H10385 [8NO]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5658 [23JY], H5694 [24JY]

———reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs (H.R. 2534), H10368 [8NO], E2287 [9NO]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5558 [22JY], H5683, H5689, H5694, H5712 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5658 [23JY]

Ayden, NC: tribute to Youth Summit '97, H8839 [21OC]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7058 [9SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4613 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4573 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6326 [30JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2969, H2996, H3025 [20MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3505 [5JN]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H912 [12MR]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8231 [30SE]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H678 [27FE]

———teen pregnancy prevention, H7503, H7504 [17SE]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4196 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: allegations of discriminatory practices, H1857 [24AP], H3909 [18JN]

———civil rights division funding, H5689 [24JY]

———establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (H.R. 2185), H5497 [22JY], H5896 [28JY], H7610 [23SE]

———reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5712 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4196 [23JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 278), H9597 [28OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5964 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H9565 [28OC]

———reimburse National Guard and Army Reserve members for shipping of personal items relative to service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, H5964 [29JY]

———reimbursement of National Guard and Army Reserve members for shipping of personal items relative to service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, H9565, H9597 [28OC]

———reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (H.R. 2796), H10893 [13NO]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7894 [25SE], H8231 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7058 [9SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5277 [15JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8799 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8799 [9OC]

Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5530 [22JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), conference report, H8182 [30SE]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8196 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services, H10772 [13NO]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of parental responsibility, H1285 [21MR]

Food stamps: funding, H5683 [24JY]

———State prevention of receipt by prisoners (H.R. 1000), H1302 [8AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6368 [30JY], H6754 [3SE]

Health: establish research and grant programs for the eradication or control of pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins (H.R. 2565), H8986 [22OC]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1077 [18MR]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2640 [14MY]

———extend loan guarantee program for multifamily rental housing in rural areas (H.R. 28), H1301 [8AP]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6754 [3SE]

———human rights violations, H6754 [3SE]

Iosco County, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held by the Federal Government (H.R. 394), H1304 [8AP]

J. Phil Campbell, Sr., Natural Resources Conservation Center, Watkinsville, GA: designate (H.R. 785), H1305 [8AP]

Mother Teresa: tribute (H. Res. 223), H7015 [9SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H9842 [31OC]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, H8447 [7OC]

NOAA: non-point source pollution control programs funding, H7894 [25SE]

OPIC: funding, H6368 [30JY]

Princess Diana (Wales): death in car accident in Paris, H7015 [9SE]

Taxation: rates, H3932 [19JN], H4613 [25JN]

Veterans: health care programs funding, H5277 [15JY]

Votes: position on missed, H8691 [8OC]

WIC: funding, H2060 [30AP], H2430 [8MY], H5558 [22JY]

Wilmington, NC: Cape Fear River development project funding, H8182 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3269 [3JN], H4130 [20JN]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H1184 [19MR], H1286 [21MR], H1986 [29AP], H2088 [30AP], H2440 [8MY], H3656 [10JN], H3922 [18JN], H4337 [24JN], H4644 [25JN], H5913 [28JY], H7005 [8SE], H7526 [17SE], H8435 [6OC], H9035 [22OC], H9499 [23OC], H9557 [24OC], H9728 [29OC], H9798 [30OC], H9863 [31OC]

Tributes

Brennan, William J., Jr., H6017 [29JY]

Dixon, Richard, E496 [18MR]

Shabazz, Betty, H6773 [3SE]