HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)

Articles and editorials

Alexis Herman for Secretary of Labor of the United States, Miami (FL) Diario Las Americas, E400 [6MR]

Scandal-Ridden Honduran Apparel Industry Seeks New Image—Embittered Industry Manufactures Its Own Code of Conduct, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E2160 [31OC]

Well, I've Come From Alabama—With a Brand New Point of View—The State Has a Lot To Offer, James T. Yenckel, Washington (DC) Post, E1519-E1521 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2445 [8MY]

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H10172 [6NO]

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

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

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H8633 [7OC]

———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), H5022 [9JY]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858), H725 [4MR]

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]

Children and youth: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1440 [10AP]

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

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6963 [5SE]

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

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

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]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4339 [24JN]

Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279), H5916 [28JY]

———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]

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

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H2156 [1MY]

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), H5826 [25JY]

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

———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H2590 [13MY]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2590 [13MY]

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]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H6798 [3SE]

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

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H6963 [5SE]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H3720 [11JN]

———prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H8299 [1OC]

Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182), H6026 [29JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H5297 [15JY]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2545), H7910 [25SE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1340 [8AP]

———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]

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]

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

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

Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H7008 [8SE]

———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]

EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]

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: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H1988 [29AP]

———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]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8727 [8OC]

———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8727 [8OC]

Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1339 [8AP]

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

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2590 [13MY]

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

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3476 [4JN]

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]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H2092 [30AP]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H8633 [7OC]

———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), H1262 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H2091 [30AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8633 [7OC]

———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]

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), H948 [12MR]

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

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

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

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H3568 [5JN]

Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]

———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1339 [8AP]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H3070 [20MY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1261 [20MR]

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1340 [8AP]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2680 [14MY]

———payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912), H10421 [8NO]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H3274 [3JN]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2445 [8MY]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3924 [18JN]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3865 [17JN]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966), H802 [6MR]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1542 [15AP]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [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), H10957 [13NO]

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

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

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]

National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H525 [12FE]

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2785 [15MY]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H525 [12FE]

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

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1340 [8AP]

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]

OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4914 [8JY]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H2091 [30AP]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]

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), H1989 [29AP]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1893 [24AP]

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

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

Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]

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

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

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

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1707 [17AP]

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

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1706 [17AP]

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), H3213 [30MY]

Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2156 [1MY]

———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H7911 [25SE]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2157 [1MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H2680 [14MY]

———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]

———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102), H2254 [6MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1542 [15AP]

———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), H669 [26FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1988 [29AP]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H5487 [17JY]

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

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H5570 [22JY]

Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H8834 [9OC]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H6798 [3SE]

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1988 [29AP]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3720 [11JN]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608), H347 [5FE]

Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608), H347 [5FE]

Taxation: treatment of affiliation or control of nonprofit organizations by for-profit organizations relative to eligibility for low-income housing tax credits (see H.R. 2765), H9729 [29OC]

Proposals

Investigate circumstances surrounding travel to Libya, H7818 [24SE]

Remarks

Alabama: tribute, E1519 [25JY]

Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin (H. Con. Res. 16), H837 [11MR]

Budget: balance, H952 [13MR]

Curl, Hollis: Hector Award recipient, E818 [1MY]

Education: tribute to TRIO programs, E254 [13FE]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), E445 [12MR]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1041, H1072, H1075 [18MR], E400 [6MR]

Honduras: establish apparel industry code of conduct, E2160 [31OC]

Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (H.R. 750), H843 [11MR]

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (H. Res. 68), H839 [11MR]

WIC: funding, H2568 [13MY]

Wilcox County, AL: tribute to County Commission for support of Gee's-Bend Ferry project, E2188 [7NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate circumstances surrounding travel to Libya, H8036, H8037 [26SE]

Leave of absence: granted, H8631 [7OC]

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H2585 [13MY]

Statements

Resolution of Ethics Charges Against Speaker Gingrich: by, E445 [12MR]

Tributes

Chambliss, Wendell J., E2143 [30OC]

Johnson, Bernice C., E217 [11FE]

Johnson, James, E1931 [2OC]

Liljegren, Henrik, E1402 [11JY]

Moy, Ruby, E1344 [27JN]

Patton, W.C., E218 [11FE]

Shores, Arthur, E220 [11FE]

Tanner, Patrick G., E696 [17AP]

Wilson, Robert T., Sr., E1602 [1AU]