THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)

Articles and editorials

R. Jess Brown—A Memorial Tribute To Keep His Memory Alive, Nettie Stowers, Mississippi Link (publication), E349 [27FE]

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), H628 [25FE]

Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2609), H10956 [13NO]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H702 [27FE]

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

Aviation: criteria for granting slots to new entrant air carriers at certain high density airports (see H.R. 2405), H8300 [1OC]

———require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8161 [29SE]

Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H1707 [17AP]

———end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5778 [24JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10956 [13NO]

Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H590 [13FE]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H2590 [13MY]

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 95), H9039 [22OC]

Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H4913 [8JY]

———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H4087 [19JN]

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

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), H10956 [13NO]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H3204 [22MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H5778 [24JY]

Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H2445 [8MY]

———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H2680 [14MY]

———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H669 [26FE]

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

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H7730 [23SE]

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

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H9614 [28OC]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]

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), H1112 [18MR]

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 Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H2351 [7MY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2254 [6MY]

———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]

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), H6704 [31JY]

———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]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]

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]

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

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

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

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10956 [13NO]

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

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8054 [26SE]

ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10957 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H7911 [25SE]

———establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H9615 [28OC]

———grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H10957 [13NO]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H4913 [8JY]

———permit chronically ill parents to name standby guardians for minors without loss of parental rights (see H.R. 3005), H10957 [13NO]

———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), H4913 [8JY]

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), H3070 [20MY]

———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H3213 [30MY]

———granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]

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

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

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1543 [15AP]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H7263 [11SE]

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

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10956 [13NO]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3924 [18JN]

———prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H8265 [30SE]

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8438 [6OC]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H3213 [30MY]

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

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H10956 [13NO]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815), H3798 [12JN]

———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), H629 [25FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H2784 [15MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1392 [9AP]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H7911 [25SE]

———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), H9502 [23OC]

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

———studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H2590 [13MY]

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H2488 [12MY]

Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2953), H10957 [13NO]

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053), H10954 [13NO]

Immigration: create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation (see H.R. 2595), H8299 [1OC]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H10768 [12NO]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H10956 [13NO]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H9614 [28OC]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H949 [12MR]

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H2874 [16MY]

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

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H669 [26FE]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6963 [5SE]

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

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4836 [26JN]

———establish counseling programs for disabled and retired police officers (see H.R. 2434), H8161 [29SE]

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H7199 [10SE]

Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1354), H3568 [5JN]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1288 [21MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H3204 [22MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H1261 [20MR]

———improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 1248), H1339 [8AP]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H3070 [20MY]

———payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2671), H10956 [13NO]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H1259 [20MR]

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

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543), H9615 [28OC]

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), H2155 [1MY]

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), H6026 [29JY]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H1186 [19MR]

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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3720 [11JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H8055 [26SE]

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]

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

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]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H2874 [16MY]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H629 [25FE]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330, 1367), H2446 [8MY], H3204 [22MY]

———protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H8633 [7OC]

Public buildings: prohibit smoking in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2118), H8438 [6OC]

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

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: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H9866 [31OC]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1468), H2446 [8MY]

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

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1892 [24AP]

Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2681), H10768 [12NO]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

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), H3798 [12JN]

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]

———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H4836 [26JN]

———install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H725 [4MR]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H670 [26FE]

States: prohibit release of Presidential election results prior to closing of polls in all States within the continental U.S. (see H.R. 2805), H10768 [12NO]

Tariff: footwear (see H.R. 1904), H9614 [28OC]

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), H670 [26FE]

———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 2695), H10768 [12NO]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H3660 [10JN]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1892 [24AP]

———designate overpayments and contributions to the public debt (see H.R. 1353), H4836 [26JN]

———establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a first-time homebuyer (see H.R. 2826), H10957 [13NO]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H3169 [21MY]

———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H8439 [6OC]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H8054 [26SE]

———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 2613), H10768 [12NO]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H4222 [23JN]

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H10956 [13NO]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H4913 [8JY]

———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2804), H10768 [12NO]

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

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H2446 [8MY]

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), H1795 [23AP]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2820), H10957 [13NO]

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

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H950 [12MR]

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

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H8054 [26SE]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Aaron Henry U.S. Post Office, Clarksdale, MS: designate (see H.R. 892), H701 [27FE]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H7911 [25SE]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H6801 [4SE]

Remarks

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2996, H3024 [20MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), E596 [8AP]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, E1813 [18SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), E1813 [18SE]

Green, Amanda E.: tribute to Miss Tougaloo College, 1997-98, E1433 [16JY]

McGlown, Margaret: tribute on receipt of USA Weekend Magazine Make a Difference Day award, E803 [30AP]

Palmer, Sebrina R., E1252 [18JN]

Rankin, Hystercine: National Heritage Fellowship award recipient, E2288 [9NO]

Vicksburg, MS: tribute to Vicksburg High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E696 [17AP]

Tributes

Brown, R. Jess, E349 [27FE]

Chen, Stephen, E2190 [7NO]

Cox, Minnie, E1201 [12JN]

Dolce, Carla, E1526 [25JY]

Green, Cornelius, Jr. (Neal), E1437 [16JY]

Henry, Aaron, E991 [21MY]

Holly, Kermit W., Sr., E412 [6MR]

McDowell, Cleve, E698 [17AP]

Meredith, James W., E2000 [9OC]

Mitchell, Roderick, E745 [24AP]

Parker, Frank, E1436 [16JY]

Richardson, William, E699 [17AP]

Smith, Frank E., H6802 [4SE]