CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)

Amendments

Education: voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), H9817 [31OC]

Appointments

Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H923 [12MR]

Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

Champion of Principle—Former Cardinal Curt Flood Dead, Alvin A. Reid, St. Louis (MO) American, E389 [5MR]

Curt Flood's Famous Letter—A Signature Document, Barry Cooper, St. Louis (MO) American, E389 [5MR]

GOP Welfare Plan Insults the Poor, St Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1251 [18JN]

Packnett Touched Many Lives, Stood Up for Important Causes, Gregory Freeman, St. Louis (MO) Post Dispatch, E195 [10FE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2784 [15MY]

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3865 [17JN]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H6918 [4SE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

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

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

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]

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

Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664), H3069 [20MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H3865 [17JN]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H9559 [24OC]

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), H393 [6FE]

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

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

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

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]

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

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]

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5177 [11JY]

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

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5132 [10JY]

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

———expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086), H10955 [13NO]

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

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H2680 [14MY]

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

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4087 [19JN]

———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), H3476 [4JN]

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), H6798 [3SE]

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), H7008 [8SE]

———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]

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), 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]

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), H6026 [29JY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]

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

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H725 [4MR]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4339 [24JN]

———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885), H3476 [4JN]

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

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]

Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]

Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1543 [15AP]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5487 [17JY]

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

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

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]

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

———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8054 [26SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]

———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), H1018 [13MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H3797 [12JN]

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

———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), H9614 [28OC]

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

Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3476 [4JN]

———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H3865 [17JN]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1186 [19MR]

John N. Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1254), H1391 [9AP]

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), H2254 [6MY]

———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H10172 [6NO]

Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]

———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]

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

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H5487 [17JY]

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]

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]

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

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]

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]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]

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

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]

New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation repayment contracts (see H.R. 488), H1456 [14AP]

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

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

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]

OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities providing Government services (see H.R. 887), H3476 [4JN]

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

Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H2254 [6MY]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3798 [12JN]

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

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), H949 [12MR]

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

Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia ecosystem (see H.R. 2077), H4834 [26JN]

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), H2157 [1MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]

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), H4647 [25JN]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H725 [4MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H1187 [19MR]

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

Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H6406 [30JY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990), H10957 [13NO]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]

———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H4913 [8JY]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H670 [26FE]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]

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

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

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H587 [13FE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483), H2680 [14MY]

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]

———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]

Weapons: 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), H4837 [26JN]

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

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8834 [9OC]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H7119 [9SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see H.R. 1803), H3566 [5JN]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435, 2546), H1890 [24AP], H7910 [25SE]

———provide State and local assistance to improve adult education and family literacy (see H.R. 1562), H2444 [8MY]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H1338 [8AP]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109), H142 [9JA]

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

Remarks

African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (H. Con. Res. 96), H3891 [18JN]

Black History Month: observance, E297 [25FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4810 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4560 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5036 [10JY]

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

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7634 [23SE]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8223 [30SE]

Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (H.R. 1516), E830 [5MY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (H.R. 23), E71 [7JA]

Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5304 [16JY], H5788 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7384 [17SE]

———prohibit sanctions of public educational institutions relative to enforcement of preference or affirmative action admissions plans, H7383 [17SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5270 [15JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8223 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6980 [8SE], H7383, H7384 [17SE]

———making appropriations (S. 1061), H7144 [10SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5323, H5324, H5325 [16JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8803 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8803 [9OC]

Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8847, H8848 [21OC]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (H.R. 1435), E755 [24AP]

———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9823, H9829, H9831 [31OC]

———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (H.R. 1233), E599 [8AP]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6980 [8SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5414 [17JY], H5527 [22JY]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9823, H9829, H9831 [31OC]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2798 [16MY]

———eligibility requirements and limits on accrual of compensatory time, H1139 [19MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1124, H1130, H1130, H1131, H1132, H1139, H1140, H1148 [19MR]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1117 [19MR]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5036 [10JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 109), E57 [7JA]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7144 [10SE]

———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2534 [13MY]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E932 [14MY]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5210 [15JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5788 [25JY]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5036 [10JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5270 [15JY]

NSF: funding relative to awarding of grants, H5323, H5324, H5325 [16JY]

Public welfare programs: reform, E1251 [18JN]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (H.R. 1436), E755 [24AP]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), E1646 [3SE]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4810 [26JN]

———rates, H4810 [26JN]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4810 [26JN]

U.S. Army Research Laboratory: tribute to Science and Technology Academic Recognition System fellowship recipients, E1853 [25SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]

Summaries

Assist Local Communities in Renewal of Public Schools (H.R. 1436), E756 [24AP]

Improve Access to and Affordability of Higher Education (H.R. 1435), E756 [24AP]

Tributes

Farmer, James, H1872 [24AP]

Flood, Curt, E389 [5MR]

Freeman, Frankie M., E147 [4FE]

Hayes, Charles A., E704 [17AP]

Packnett, Ronald, E195 [10FE]

Sturdivant, John N., E2391 [13NO]