WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7731 [23SE], H7802 [24SE]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2006 [29AP], H2195 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H5916 [28JY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H2785 [15MY]

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

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H590 [13FE]

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), H6799 [3SE]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

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]

China, People's Republic of: treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H1892 [24AP]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H1795 [23AP]

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7911 [25SE]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H7263 [11SE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H7263 [11SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H7364 [16SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]

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]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H4087 [19JN]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]

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

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H4132 [20JN]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

Dept. of Education: grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336), H1541 [15AP]

Diseases: 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), H629 [25FE]

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

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H2590 [13MY]

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), H1340 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H7601 [18SE]

———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), H5826 [25JY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H9730 [29OC]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

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]

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H1440 [10AP]

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H3476 [4JN]

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

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1707 [17AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H7911 [25SE]

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: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H949 [12MR]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H8320 [2OC]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1543 [15AP]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H7119 [9SE]

Firearms: prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H1392 [9AP]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1989 [29AP]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4913 [8JY]

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), H8929 [21OC]

Health: 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]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 341, 2198), H150 [9JA], H7730 [23SE]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2445 [8MY]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8054 [26SE]

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

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H589 [13FE]

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

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

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

Immigration: adjust the status of certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge status (see H.R. 3049), H10953 [13NO]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language and other general knowledge requirements (see H.R. 1223), H3720 [11JN]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 602), H3720 [11JN]

———permit local educational agencies to waive reimbursement for aliens granted nonimmigrant status to attend public secondary schools (see H.R. 601), H3720 [11JN]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H5297 [15JY]

———reduce period of exclusive authority for courts to administer oath of allegiance to naturalization applicants (see H.R. 1238), H3720 [11JN]

———regulations relative to certain foreign students (see H.R. 1723, 1724), H3720 [11JN]

———waive naturalization requirement to take oath of renunciation and allegiance for certain disabled or impaired applicants (see H.R. 1239), H3720 [11JN]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H6026 [29JY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H2156 [1MY]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10957 [13NO]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H3660 [10JN]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9730 [29OC]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H1339 [8AP]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H4087 [19JN]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H4647 [25JN]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H4086 [19JN]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H4836 [26JN]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3865 [17JN]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3203 [22MY]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H3204 [22MY]

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

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H5570 [22JY]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H629 [25FE]

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

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

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H7601 [18SE]

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

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

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1456 [14AP]

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]

Public welfare programs: extend disqualification transition period for certain aliens (see H.R. 761), H3720 [11JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H7528 [17SE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H3568 [5JN]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H6407 [30JY]

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), H1261 [20MR]

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

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

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H7600 [18SE]

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

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

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

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

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

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H146 [9JA]

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

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

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H7199 [10SE]

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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H767 [5MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]

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

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H438, H439 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4923 [9JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2998, H3030 [20MY]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H7758 [24SE], H8228 [30SE]

Children and youth: summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2848, H2849 [16MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4264 [24JN]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H718 [4MR]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8945 [22OC]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2326, H2327, H2331, H2340, H2342 [7MY], H2371 [8MY]

———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 143), H2318 [7MY]

Dept. of Justice: crime prevention, drug treatment, and family resource service programs funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7807 [24SE]

———Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7809 [24SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5357 [16JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), motion to instruct conferees, H7763 [24SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7796, H7803, H7807, H7809 [24SE], H8228 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (H. Res. 239), H7758 [24SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5357 [16JY]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2848, H2849 [16MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H2107, H2110, H2111, H2112 [1MY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3734 [12JN]

House of Representatives: legislative program, H8295, H8296, H8297, H8298 [1OC]

Housing: allow public housing agencies to comply with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements, H2208 [6MY]

———capital and operating grants funding, H2239, H2241 [6MY]

———deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2048 [30AP], H2107, H2110, H2111, H2112, H2125, H2135, H2137, H2138, H2144, H2145 [1MY], H2190, H2195, H2196, H2197, H2198, H2200, H2201, H2202, H2203, H2208, H2227, H2229, H2231, H2239, H2241 [6MY], H2269 [7MY], H2404, H2405 [8MY], H2636 [14MY]

———limit family income for choice based housing assistance, H2404, H2405 [8MY]

———reduce minimum rental amounts and contributions relative to public housing, H2269 [7MY]

———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2227, H2229, H2231 [6MY]

Immigration: requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (H.R. 2027), H7624, H7626 [23SE]

INS: delay implementation of fingerprint processing system relative to background checks, H7803 [24SE]

———transfer funding to Dept. of Justice Inspector General's office relative to investigation of Citizenship USA Program, H7796 [24SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5208 [15JY]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H474, H475 [12FE]

———deny cost-of-living adjustments, H7763 [24SE]

Parliamentary inquiry, H2147 [1MY]

Point of order, H2107 [1MY]

Public housing: exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2135, H2137, H2138, H2144, H2145 [1MY]

———prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2125 [1MY]

———require payment of minimum wage relative to community work requirements, H2195, H2196, H2197, H2198, H2200, H2201, H2202, H2203 [6MY]

Refugees: treatment of adult children of Vietnamese reeducation camp internees relative to resettlement in the U.S. (H.R. 3037), H10892 [13NO]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1449-H1452 [14AP], H1482, H1483 [15AP]

———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1477 [15AP]

———rates, H2998 [20MY], H4923 [9JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3100 [21MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H5400 [16JY]