DAVIS, DANNY K. (a Representative from Illinois)

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5404 [16JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2561 [13MY]

Analyses

43 Million People Lack Access to Primary Health Care: Bureau of Primary Health Care (organization), H9723 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H1440 [10AP]

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery: designate (see H.R. 740), H523 [12FE]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H2680 [14MY]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H8438 [6OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H2157 [1MY]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H8300 [1OC]

———prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1187 [19MR]

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

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

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H6962 [5SE]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H1262 [20MR]

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

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5665 [23JY]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H5778 [24JY]

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]

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

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

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5570 [22JY]

———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 1592), H3797 [12JN]

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

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

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

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H6798 [3SE]

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]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H5487 [17JY]

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

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H5916 [28JY]

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

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

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H1289 [21MR]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H5665 [23JY]

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

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

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H6798 [3SE]

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

Computers: restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H5664 [23JY]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6798 [3SE]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554), H9865 [31OC]

Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132), H2255 [6MY]

Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H8633 [7OC]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H949 [12MR]

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]

———establish or expand existing community prosecution programs (see H.R. 863), H1988 [29AP]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5487 [17JY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5021 [9JY]

Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H1340 [8AP]

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

———permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service projects (see H.R. 925), H1612 [16AP]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H5486 [17JY]

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

———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 9), H2156 [1MY]

Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H2156 [1MY]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal (see H.R. 284), H2156 [1MY]

Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 2773), H9866 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6707 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H10768 [12NO]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H8438 [6OC]

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

———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 Education: provide links to databases of information concerning scholarships and fellowships (see H.R. 1440), H4132 [20JN]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H1707 [17AP]

Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 491), H949 [12MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H7730 [23SE]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H725 [4MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H10956 [13NO]

———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), H1289 [21MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H1289 [21MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

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), H1456 [14AP]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1440 [10AP]

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), H4836 [26JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8834 [9OC]

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), H7730 [23SE]

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), H5778 [24JY]

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

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

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

———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3865 [17JN]

———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), H1542 [15AP]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H8300 [1OC]

EPA: take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3661 [10JN]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]

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

Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 1823), H8633 [7OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

———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), H10172 [6NO]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H2680 [14MY]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147), H1456 [14AP]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H5664 [23JY]

———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), H1543 [15AP]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H5177 [11JY]

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], H1187 [19MR]

———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), H10768 [12NO]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H3865 [17JN]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 852), H804 [6MR]

Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H2785 [15MY]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8439 [6OC]

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

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735), H6962 [5SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H4836 [26JN]

———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]

———protect the public from hazards caused by exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (see H.R. 1771), H7604 [22SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H1707 [17AP]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1854), H6407 [30JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H7119 [9SE]

———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H2351 [7MY]

———research and education programs on menopause and related conditions (see H.R. 832), H1289 [21MR]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H5401 [16JY]

———protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H1794 [23AP]

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), H1440 [10AP]

———authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]

———transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053), H10954 [13NO]

Housing: public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 973), H1019 [13MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H5487 [17JY]

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

Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Commission: extend (see H.R. 1042), H1112 [18MR]

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

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]

———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H804 [6MR]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H1262 [20MR]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H702 [27FE]

Insurance: 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 reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H8727 [8OC]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1018 [13MR]

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]

IRS: improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H8300 [1OC]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5916 [28JY]

Lewis and Clark expedition: support for an interpretive site near Wood River, IL, as the point of departure (see H. Res. 281), H9558 [24OC]

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

Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 455), H2156 [1MY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1440 [10AP]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148), H949 [12MR]

Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (see H.R. 800), H1262 [20MR]

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

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H804 [6MR]

———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. 566), H1542 [15AP]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H889 [11MR]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H5401 [16JY]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201), H1707 [17AP]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H4647 [25JN]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H5401 [16JY]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H6026 [29JY]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]

Members of Congress: require comparable treatment with Federal employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 342), H1289 [21MR]

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

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685, 2211), H1112 [18MR], H6707 [31JY]

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), H701 [27FE]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3660 [10JN]

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 Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 712), H3660 [10JN]

National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2914), H10769 [12NO]

National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 2848), H10171 [6NO]

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

National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct a National Railroad Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172), H4086 [19JN]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H4836 [26JN]

Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1456 [14AP]

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H2351 [7MY]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]

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]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2199), H9614 [28OC]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H768 [5MR]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H8834 [9OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H6918 [4SE]

Public welfare programs: treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]

Religion: permit revocation by members of the clergy of their exemption from Social Security coverage (see H.R. 939), H1289 [21MR]

Roads and highways: funding for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing interstate highways (see H.R. 1657), H2874 [16MY]

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]

SBA: reauthorize women's business training program (see H.R. 1495), H2090 [30AP]

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), H2680 [14MY]

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), H2785 [15MY]

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]

———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H3865 [17JN]

———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: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H2255 [6MY]

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

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H1018 [13MR]

Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public ownership of teams (see H.R. 590), H2156 [1MY]

———extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]

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

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H3274 [3JN]

Taxation: allow expensing and rapid amortization of expenditures for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 997), H804 [6MR]

———allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H6962 [5SE]

———allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]

———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), H4339 [24JN]

———deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 1791), H7365 [16SE]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H1018 [13MR]

———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 2553), H7910 [25SE]

———eliminate the marriage penalty, establish a commission to simplify the tax code, and require the IRS to use alternative dispute resolution (see H.R. 3059), H10954 [13NO]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H1040 [17MR]

———extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any extension of fuel tax rates (see H.R. 2489), H7527 [17SE]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 69, 1792), H1440 [10AP], H7365 [16SE]

———issuance of tax-exempt remediation bonds to finance cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 996), H804 [6MR]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10956 [13NO]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2445 [8MY]

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

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H3660 [10JN]

———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]

Telephones: prevent splitting of local communities into multiple telephone area codes (see H.R. 1216), H1707 [17AP]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H5916 [28JY]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H8633 [7OC]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H2351 [7MY]

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

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

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H1340 [8AP]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H804 [6MR]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H1795 [23AP]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H5487 [17JY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4836 [26JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H5664 [23JY]

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

———minimum survivor annuities for unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died prior to survivor benefit plan participation (see H.R. 38), H5177 [11JY]

———rename Court of Veterans Appeals as Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (see H.R. 1089), H1456 [14AP]

Volunteer firefighters: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1040 [17MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1542 [15AP]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1707 [17AP]

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

Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 1693), H4136 [21JN]

———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]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H5488 [17JY]

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

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 2084), H4834 [26JN]

Essays: Voice of Democracy

Sharma, Sanjay, E1154 [10JN]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7915 [26SE]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5560 [22JY]

Ameritech (business): tribute to Ameritech Awards of Excellence in Crime Prevention, H8568 [7OC]

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3153 [21MY]

Aviation: bilateral aviation agreement with Japan relative to market and airline access restrictions, H7496 [17SE]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7062 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance, H422 [11FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4650 [26JN], H5012 [9JY], H5670 [24JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6648 [31JY]

———Republican proposal, H729 [5MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3028 [20MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9621 [29OC]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8222 [30SE], H10910 [13NO]

Chicago, IL: Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church anniversary, H8116 [29SE]

———tribute to Haymarket Center, E1636 [3SE]

———tribute to John Milton Gregory Elementary School, E2226 [8NO]

———tribute to Whitney M. Young High School Academic Decathlon team, H2778 [15MY]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (H. Res. 265), H8886 [21OC]

———relocation of Lake Michigan helicopter rescue unit from Glenview, IL, to Muskegon, MI, H8886 [21OC]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4097 [20JN]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4097 [20JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5999 [29JY]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7339 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5149, H5166 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5358 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation: mass transit systems funding, H5636 [23JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), H5636 [23JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7855, H7885 [25SE], H8222 [30SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10910 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9652 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7022, H7062 [9SE], H7339 [16SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5358 [16JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8800 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8800 [9OC]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H7885 [25SE]

Education: national policy to improve system, H634 [26FE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H7022 [9SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5418, H5437 [17JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5437 [17JY]

Employment: labor and trade policies, H3266, H3267, H3269 [3JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6366 [30JY], H6753 [3SE]

Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 852), H998 [13MR]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H853 [11MR]

———role of community health centers, H9713, H9714, H9715, H9716 [29OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2229, H2230 [6MY], H2407 [8MY], H2561 [13MY]

———funding for choice based rental housing and homeownership assistance, H2407 [8MY]

———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2229, H2230 [6MY]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9652 [29OC]

———reform policies, H787-H789 [6MR]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6753 [3SE]

———human rights violations, H6753 [3SE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorization, H787-H789 [6MR]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Central High School, H8268 [1OC]

LSC: funding, H7855 [25SE]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (H.R. 2020), H10774 [13NO]

Minimum wage: level, H3267 [3JN]

Mother Teresa: condolences on death (H. Res. 227), H7252 [11SE]

NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H5003 [9JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5149 [11JY]

National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5166 [11JY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (H.R. 2610), H8878 [21OC]

OPIC: funding, H6366 [30JY]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1378 [9AP]

Public housing: allow local housing authorities flexibility in implementing certain requirements, H2561 [13MY]

Public welfare programs: reform, H3266 [3JN]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1577 [16AP]

Taxation: capital gains rates, H5670 [24JY]

———rates, H4650 [26JN], H5012 [9JY]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9064 [23OC]

Votes: position on missed, E1196 [12JN]

WIC: funding, H1958 [29AP], H5560 [22JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1986 [29AP], H2676 [14MY], H2782 [15MY], H3168 [21MY], H3269 [3JN], H3922 [18JN], H4083 [19JN], H4337 [24JN], H4644 [25JN], H5019 [9JY], H5295 [15JY], H6783 [3SE], H7724 [23SE], H7829 [24SE], H8158 [29SE], H8631 [7OC], H8726 [8OC]

Reports

American Health Care Revolution and the Critical Role of Health Centers, H9716-H9719 [29OC]

Community, Migrant, and Homeless Health Centers, H9720-H9723 [29OC]

Health Centers Are Unique in Structure and Mission, H9719 [29OC]

Tributes

Brennan, William J., Jr., H6013 [29JY]

Brooks, Gwendolyn, E1366 [8JY]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H4626 [25JN]

Brunson, Milton, E743 [24AP]

Grenda, George, E1519 [25JY]

Hayes, Charles A., H1604 [16AP]

Jagan, Cheddi, E2231 [8NO]

Mankarious, Jewel Lafontant, H4609 [25JN]

Manley, Michael, E2231 [8NO]

Randolph, Artensa, H6763 [3SE]

Rawlings, Eugene, E770 [29AP]

Sengstacke, John H., H3248 [3JN]

Shabazz, Betty, H4309 [24JN]

Sharma, Sanjay, E1154 [10JN]

Thurman, Dorrie, E797 [30AP]

Weaver, Robert, E1696 [9SE]