LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5301 [15JY], H5691 [24JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7200 [10SE], H7365 [16SE], H7469 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7365 [16SE], H7528 [17SE], H7831 [24SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7365 [16SE], H7373 [17SE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7321 [16SE]

———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Drunk Driving Makes a Comeback, Joey Kennedy, Redbook (publication), H2572 [13MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]

Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H9730 [29OC]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H3924 [18JN]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]

———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H8161 [29SE]

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

Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1893 [24AP]

———promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]

Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H6799 [3SE]

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

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

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9800 [30OC]

Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4914 [8JY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H1187 [19MR]

Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2157 [1MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7119 [9SE]

———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H3578 [7JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]

Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3070 [20MY]

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

Children and youth: provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]

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

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]

China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]

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

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H9614 [28OC]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H10956 [13NO]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H4136 [21JN]

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

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1707 [17AP]

Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3203 [22MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]

———establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H1018 [13MR]

———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]

———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7911 [25SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1795 [23AP]

Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 149), H144 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1542 [15AP]

———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]

———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H5177 [11JY]

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

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H10956 [13NO]

———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), H245 [21JA]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H1439 [10AP]

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

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H7604 [22SE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), 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), H1391 [9AP]

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

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H3660 [10JN]

Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]

———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 2351), H6704 [31JY]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]

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

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7601 [18SE]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H8929 [21OC]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1392 [9AP]

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

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), H1186 [19MR]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3660 [10JN]

Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8300 [1OC]

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), H147 [9JA]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H1018 [13MR]

Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H408 [10FE]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H244 [21JA]

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H3865 [17JN]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H590 [13FE]

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

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

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1749), H3203 [22MY]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]

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

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1262 [20MR]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H8300 [1OC]

Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H6707 [31JY]

Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H453 [11FE]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8265 [30SE]

———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]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H590 [13FE]

———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]

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

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1262 [20MR]

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H6963 [5SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H144 [9JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]

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

———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6026 [29JY]

Johnson, Henry: relief (see H.R. 544), H590 [13FE]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4087 [19JN]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9865 [31OC]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

Medicare: 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), H285 [4FE]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H4836 [26JN]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H889 [11MR]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H2157 [1MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2590 [13MY]

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

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H3865 [17JN]

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

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H524 [12FE]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]

Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H7730 [23SE]

Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]

Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H2590 [13MY]

———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H1392 [9AP]

———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7601 [18SE]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]

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 Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1289 [21MR]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]

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

National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]

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

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

New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]

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

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H5022 [9JY]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1112 [18MR]

Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H589 [13FE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H10957 [13NO]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H4087 [19JN]

Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]

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), H2255 [6MY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7830 [24SE]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]

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

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), H3204 [22MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

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

Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H5664 [23JY]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

Taxation: 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), H1340 [8AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H5401 [16JY]

———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H286 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H8834 [9OC]

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

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H1289 [21MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H3797 [12JN]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]

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

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]

———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3865 [17JN]

———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H670 [26FE]

———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H8438 [6OC]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1440 [10AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H3804 [16JN]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H5401 [16JY]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

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]

Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]

Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5487 [17JY]

———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [4FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]

U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H804 [6MR]

———authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H149 [9JA]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H2785 [15MY]

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), H4836 [26JN]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]

Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 1284), H3797 [12JN]

Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H588 [13FE]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H5664 [23JY]

———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), H4221 [23JN]

———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H586 [13FE]

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

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5826 [25JY]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H4914 [8JY]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H4086 [19JN]

Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H803 [6MR]

———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H803 [6MR]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H5826 [25JY]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]

Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719), H9501 [23OC]

———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1736), H3202 [22MY]

Firearms: prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H767 [5MR]

Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 2344), H6704 [31JY]

Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847), H669 [26FE]

———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881), H700 [27FE]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H1017 [13MR]

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

Insurance: require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H3202 [22MY]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H2155 [1MY]

Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]

Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2346), H6704 [31JY]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352), H1611 [16AP]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H1438 [10AP]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1017 [13MR]

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

Taxation: credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1017 [13MR]

———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]

Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]

Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 2374), H6715 [1AU]

Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]

———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 1105), H1111 [18MR]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2585), H8265 [30SE]

Essays

Reading Can Open Many Doors: Adam Frankel, E814 [1MY]

Letters

Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding: several Representatives, H7211 [11SE]

Medicare reform: P. John Seward, AMA, H8658-H8661 [8OC]

NIH clinical research programs: Jeffrey Kern, American Federation for Medical Research, E2318 [10NO]

———several health organizations, E2317 [10NO]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4060 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8651, H8655, H8656, H8658 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1206, H1216 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1196 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8651, H8655, H8656, H8658 [8OC]

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5561 [22JY], H5658 [23JY], H5691, H5698 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5561 [22JY], H5691, H5698, H5704, H5708 [24JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5656, H5658 [23JY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1764 [23AP]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6749 [3SE]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7056, H7062, H7071, H7078 [9SE]

Bloomberg, Michael: American Jewish Committee Herbert Lehman Award recipient, E952 [19MY]

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

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3053 [20MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9626 [29OC]

Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (H.R. 1516), E814 [1MY]

China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10142 [6NO]

Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H6757 [3SE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7208 [11SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5470 [17JY]

———U.S. policy, H5470 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5708 [24JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5704 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4060 [19JN]

Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7326 [16SE]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7226 [11SE]

———State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7046, H7047 [9SE]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3340 [4JN], H3486 [5JN], H3606, H3612 [10JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5072, H5075, H5107 [10JY], H5145 [11JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7469 [17SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7865, H7892 [25SE], H8012 [26SE], H8240 [30SE], E1879 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6861 [4SE], H6934, H6941 [5SE], H6984, H6985, H6990 [8SE], H7046, H7047, H7056, H7062, H7071, H7078 [9SE], H7208, H7214, H7215, H7226, H7230 [11SE], H7326 [16SE], H7373, H7374 [17SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8760, H8781 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8760 [9OC]

———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]

Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, H2571 [13MY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H313 [5FE]

———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6990 [8SE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6984, H6985 [8SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5438 [17JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5438 [17JY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2275), E2106 [28OC]

———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1137 [19MR]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7469 [17SE]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs, H6734 [3SE]

———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H532 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3486 [5JN], H6833 [4SE], H8506 [7OC]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H556 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 46), H554 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6355 [30JY], H6734, H6749 [3SE], H6833 [4SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10675 [12NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8506 [7OC]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5107 [10JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1087 [18MR]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (H.R. 1176), E568 [21MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6934 [5SE]

Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H3612 [10JN]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, H2598 [14MY]

Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs (H.R. 1525), E855 [6MY]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 60), H3590 [10JN]

Kessler, David: League of Women Voters Carrier Chapman Catt Award recipient, E2351 [13NO]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to instruct conferees, H6757 [3SE]

LSC: funding, H7865 [25SE]

Maritime Administration: State maritime academies funding, H8240 [30SE]

Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H4560 [25JN], H7230 [11SE]

Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3606 [10JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2106 [28OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5072 [10JY]

———replace funding with block grants to States, H5145 [11JY]

New Rochelle, NY: anniversary of Congregation Anshe Sholom, E912 [14MY]

New York, NY: restoration of Ellis Island buildings, H5075 [10JY]

———tribute to National Organization of Women award recipients, E983 [20MY]

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants: anniversary, E133 [4FE]

NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (H.R. 3001), E2317 [10NO]

NOAA: non-point source pollution control programs funding, H7892 [25SE]

Older Americans Act: funding, H6941 [5SE]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (H.R. 1070), E2106 [28OC]

Public welfare programs: expand vocational and higher education opportunities and allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work requirements (H.R. 3002), E2304 [10NO]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, H7214, H7215 [11SE]

———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (H.R. 1104), H7000, H7001 [8SE], E507 [18MR]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), H6669 [31JY]

Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (H.R. 2995), E2302 [10NO]

———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9073 [23OC]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9073 [23OC]

Tobacco products: prohibit use of Federal funds to promote sale or export to foreign countries, H8012 [26SE]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7373, H7374 [17SE]

U.N.: withdraw U.S. membership, H3340 [4JN]

———withhold payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, E1879 [26SE]

Votes: position on missed, H7735 [24SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H336 [5FE]

Statements

Mildred Jones—Woman of the Year: United Presbyterian Church, E1326 [25JN]

Tributes

Aronson, Arnold, H865 [11MR]

Fraenkel, Francis, E1007 [21MY]

Gilbert, Joan, E500 [18MR]

Jackson, Miriam, E2213 [7NO]

Jones, Mildred, E1326 [25JN]

Kelly, Dorothy A., E1349 [27JN]

Molinari, Representative, H6665 [31JY]

Shargel, Norton and Baila, E2355 [13NO]