STABENOW, DEBBIE (a Representative from Michigan)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H1187 [19MR]

———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H3720 [11JN]

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), H10956 [13NO]

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

Armed Forces: improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H9502 [23OC]

Baraga, Frederic: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 45), H5487 [17JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H4836 [26JN]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5401 [16JY]

Census: provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see H.R. 2081), H4834 [26JN]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1795 [23AP]

Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2327), H9865 [31OC]

———facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by the National Child Protection Act (see H.R. 2488), H8161 [29SE]

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

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H10769 [12NO]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1795 [23AP]

Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 1174), H10768 [12NO]

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), H1112 [18MR]

———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H6026 [29JY]

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

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

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H2446 [8MY]

Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]

Dallas, TX: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project for the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H10957 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76, 1631), H9614 [28OC], H10421 [8NO]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

———repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H1440 [10AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40, 48), H453 [11FE], H590 [13FE]

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H2254 [6MY]

———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), H1340 [8AP]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5401 [16JY]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1112 [18MR]

———penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H7199 [10SE]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H9730 [29OC]

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), H452 [11FE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H3567 [5JN]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2131), H7730 [23SE]

———recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance the teaching and use of technology (see H.R. 2424), H7119 [9SE]

———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), H2445 [8MY]

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H9558 [24OC]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H2445 [8MY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1392 [9AP]

Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H2091 [30AP]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8161 [29SE]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H805 [6MR]

———designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H1289 [21MR]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H6798 [3SE]

Foreign trade: European Union obligations relative to U.S. meat and pork exporting facilities (see H.R. 723), H1262 [20MR]

———identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H10172 [6NO]

Grand Haven, MI: designate as ``Coast Guard City, USA'' (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5296 [15JY]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1989 [29AP]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3865 [17JN]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2351 [7MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159, 1854), H1258 [20MR], H5132 [10JY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H889 [11MR]

———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), H9502 [23OC]

———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H8833 [9OC]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H2092 [30AP]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H2157 [1MY]

———require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 80), H2156 [1MY]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H8161 [29SE]

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

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H5022 [9JY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H2874 [16MY]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1340 [8AP]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10171 [6NO]

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

Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H3566 [5JN]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1040 [17MR]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H407 [10FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H453 [11FE], H3070 [20MY]

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

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

———condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]

Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H1542 [15AP]

NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H6918 [4SE]

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3201 [22MY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H4222 [23JN]

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

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1040 [17MR]

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

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]

New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1256), H9039 [22OC]

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

NIST: improve computer security (see H.R. 1903), H3864 [17JN]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend authorizations of appropriations (see H.R. 1671), H7263 [11SE]

Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H6797 [3SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2183, 2777; H. Res. 236), H6707 [31JY], H7911 [25SE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2680 [14MY]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2446 [8MY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7263 [11SE]

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), H3568 [5JN]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6798 [3SE]

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), H7730 [23SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H804 [6MR]

Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H1610 [16AP]

St. Helena Island National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 1733), H5570 [22JY]

States: establish notification procedures relative to release of convicted sex offenders (see H. Con. Res. 125), H5826 [25JY]

Surplus Government property: transfer certain property to State and local governments for law enforcement and safety purposes (see H.R. 404), H2254 [6MY]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H9730 [29OC]

———allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions (see H.R. 2499), H9865 [31OC]

———exclude from gross income pension benefits received by the survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 921), H3476 [4JN]

———exempt certain small businesses from use of electronic fund transfer system for depository taxes (see H.R. 722), H950 [12MR]

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

———extend research and development tax credit (see H.R. 947), H1187 [19MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 144), H5778 [24JY], H7008 [8SE]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H7528 [17SE]

———provide income exclusion for work study payments (see H.R. 1296), H3660 [10JN]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9502 [23OC]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1153, 1478), H1988 [29AP], H6707 [31JY]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H628 [25FE]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3070 [20MY]

———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H1892 [24AP]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H9559 [24OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H524 [12FE]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H1261 [20MR]

———use of income averaging for farmers (see H.R. 86), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8300 [1OC]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H1261 [20MR]

Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H8633 [7OC]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2390), H7601 [18SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions (see H. Res. 211), H9559 [24OC]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H7119 [9SE]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H4836 [26JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H7364, H7365 [16SE]

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

Women: comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H1340 [8AP]

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

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1392 [9AP]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H9615 [28OC]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]

World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H6798 [3SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]

Letters

Advanced Technology Program: Christopher G. Caine, IBM, H7812 [24SE]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9812 [31OC]

Remarks

Agriculture: understand and control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium graminearum and related fungi (H.R. 2168), E1429 [15JY]

Budget: balance, H895 [12MR]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4654, H4657, H4659, H4806, H4807 [26JN], H5581 [23JY], H5928 [29JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4563 [25JN]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), motion to instruct conferees, H3243 [3JN]

Cantlon, Danise J.: Presidential Award in Mathematics and Science Training recipient, E1230 [17JN]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9622 [29OC]

Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (H.R. 1373), H8715 [8OC]

Coburn, Representative: remarks relative to television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'', E380 [5MR]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9812 [31OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 129), H2102 [1MY]

Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Program: funding, H7081 [9SE]

Congress: adjournment (H. Con. Res. 108), consideration (H. Res. 176), H4654, H4657, H4659 [26JN]

Crime: juvenile justice block grants programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology Program, H7812 [24SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4164, H4165 [23JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), motion to instruct conferees, H8275 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5154 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, H8751 [9OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7812 [24SE], H7887 [25SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7027, H7028, H7081 [9SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8759 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8759 [9OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H3172 [22MY], H8448 [7OC]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (H.R. 1373), H8715 [8OC]

Great Lakes: zebra mussel infestation research funding, H3880 [18JN]

Greater Lansing Business Monthly (publication): anniversary, E1221 [17JN]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H895 [12MR]

House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 305), H10117 [6NO]

Ingham County, MI: tribute to the Capital Area Transportation Authority, E2077 [24OC]

International ATHENA Foundation: tribute, E924 [14MY]

Lansing, MI: anniversary of St. Stephen's Community Church, E1792 [18SE]

Michigan: tribute to Mason High School boys' soccer team, E2376 [13NO]

Michigan Women's Historical Center: anniversary, E1223 [17JN]

National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5154 [11JY]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3880 [18JN]

NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 38), H323 [5FE]

NIST: Advanced Technology Program funding, H7887 [25SE]

NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H1811 [24AP]

OSHA: Compliance Assistance Program funding, H7027, H7028 [9SE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: adjudication and payment of certain claims by veterans against Iraq, H8275 [1OC]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-Aid Highway Program, H8751 [9OC]

Taxation: child tax credit, H4807 [26JN]

———rates, H3928 [19JN], H4224 [24JN], H4654, H4657, H4806, H4807 [26JN], H5581 [23JY], H5928 [29JY]

———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (H.R. 1478), E774 [29AP]

———treatment of higher education expenses, H4806 [26JN]

Veterans: priority health care to individuals who served during the Persian Gulf Conflict, H4164, H4165 [23JN]

Votes: position on missed, H849 [11MR], H5540 [22JY]

WIC: funding, H2615 [14MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H801 [6MR]

Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY], H3656 [10JN]

Tributes

Capps, Walter H., H9791 [30OC]

Cole, Paul L., H2685 [15MY]

Hoffman, Morton, E1226 [17JN]

Stack, Jack M., E1790 [18SE]

White, Virginia, E2364 [13NO]