MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2756 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5969 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5089 [10JY]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2033 [30AP]

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H818 [11MR]

Articles and editorials

Army Probe To Focus on Top Levels—Inquiry To Examine Leaders' Responsibility in Sexual Misconduct, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, H5971 [29JY]

Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S536 [21JA]

We Should Have Listened to Henry B., Molly Ivins, H8577 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]

Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5297 [15JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2351 [7MY]

———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: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H585 [13FE]

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

Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1893 [24AP]

America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10957 [13NO]

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

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

———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), H1340 [8AP]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1341 [8AP]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H2444 [8MY]

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

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H890 [11MR]

Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753), H7119 [9SE]

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

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

———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H1707 [17AP]

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

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]

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

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1543 [15AP]

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]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H8054 [26SE]

———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]

Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]

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), H6918 [4SE]

———protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558), H629 [25FE]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8438 [6OC]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H5569 [22JY]

Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 281), H702 [27FE]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H1795 [23AP]

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

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H4836 [26JN]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]

———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93), H949 [12MR]

Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 2662), H8832 [9OC]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H10172 [6NO]

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

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H9502 [23OC]

Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H8438 [6OC]

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

———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H8929 [21OC]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2784 [15MY]

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]

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

———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 HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H5826 [25JY]

Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H585 [13FE]

———moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]

———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H5777 [24JY]

Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see H.R. 1255), H1391 [9AP]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H1262 [20MR]

———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), H286 [4FE]

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

———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H1893 [24AP]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H589 [13FE]

———osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H9038 [22OC]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]

———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H9800 [30OC]

Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H1893 [24AP]

———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]

———facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests (see H.R. 2870), H10957 [13NO]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8265 [30SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H5022 [9JY]

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

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]

Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H285 [4FE]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———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), H2445 [8MY]

———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]

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

———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]

Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H4836 [26JN]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373, 2713), H8054 [26SE], H10956 [13NO]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]

———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 191), H1988 [29AP]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H8054 [26SE]

FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]

———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]

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

———treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930), H766 [5MR]

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

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4222 [23JN]

———authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1060), H5022 [9JY]

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

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (see H.R. 1306), H1439 [10AP]

———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]

———provide relief for limited purpose banks from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be temporary (see H.R. 1655), H2874 [16MY]

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1707 [17AP]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4835 [26JN]

———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H8727 [8OC]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2351 [7MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H2446 [8MY]

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

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2785 [15MY]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442), H1890 [24AP]

Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H2875 [16MY]

Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H1440 [10AP]

Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]

Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

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

———establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52), H1456 [14AP]

———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]

———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), H7199 [10SE]

———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), H1793 [23AP]

Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2953), H10420 [8NO]

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]

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]

———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1543 [15AP]

Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]

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

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

Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10956 [13NO]

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

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]

———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]

Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1893 [24AP]

———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H3924 [18JN]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1392 [9AP]

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

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

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

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

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), H6798 [3SE]

International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]

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

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]

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

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

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]

———require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8439 [6OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9039 [22OC]

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]

Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]

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), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

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

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H949 [12MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]

Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]

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

Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7528 [17SE]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H4913 [8JY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York: relief of certain aliens (see H.R. 2210), H7119 [9SE]

———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), H9038 [22OC]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1440 [10AP]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H4836 [26JN]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

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

Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H889 [11MR]

Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]

Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H702 [27FE]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2199; H. Res. 236), H286 [4FE], H346 [5FE], H7600 [18SE], H9614 [28OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H9039 [22OC]

———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H7830 [24SE]

———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H3797 [12JN]

———require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H3660 [10JN]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H1795 [23AP]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H1392 [9AP]

Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1892 [24AP]

Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]

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 utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]

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

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

Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H6716 [1AU]

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), H1541 [15AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]

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

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

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H6707 [31JY]

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), H3274 [3JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]

Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1542 [15AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

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

———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]

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

Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]

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

———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]

———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H3274 [3JN]

———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 employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H6406 [30JY]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H8054 [26SE]

———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), H8633 [7OC]

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

Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H8054 [26SE]

———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]

Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2187), H5486 [17JY]

Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors (see H.R. 1772), H7604 [22SE]

———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), H10957 [13NO]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6797 [3SE]

———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2387), H7200 [10SE]

Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H3797 [12JN]

———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]

———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

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

U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]

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), H6962 [5SE]

———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H9502 [23OC]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1110 [18MR]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H805 [6MR]

Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1441 [10AP]

———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H1988 [29AP]

Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H5022 [9JY]

———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]

———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), H3476 [4JN]

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

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H3924 [18JN]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

———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), H1794 [23AP]

World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957), H10420 [8NO]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H1259 [20MR]

Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 (see H.R. 1177), H1259 [20MR]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 92), H949 [12MR]

Contracts: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for environmental response costs (see H.R. 236), H147 [9JA]

Credit: require notice before changing the interest rate applicable on any credit card account or before changing the index used to determine such rate (see H.R. 3066), H10954 [13NO]

Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1541 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1017 [13MR]

———establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H3659 [10JN]

———increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1482), H1988 [29AP]

Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142), H1258 [20MR]

Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H147 [9JA]

FBI: privacy and security of records provided to the White House containing sensitive background security information (see H.R. 537), H283 [4FE]

FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179), H1259 [20MR]

Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347), H6704 [31JY]

Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H153 [9JA]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H147 [9JA]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (see H.R. 2119), H5020 [9JY]

———provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H.R. 3067), H10954 [13NO]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5021 [9JY]

Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and suppliers on Federal construction projects (see H.R. 3032), H10767 [12NO]

Health: insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53), H524 [12FE]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H152 [9JA]

Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]

———settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106), H1111 [18MR]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H282 [4FE]

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

Southern Star (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1528), H2156 [1MY]

Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 1706), H3201 [22MY]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H7118 [9SE]

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), H523 [12FE]

Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]

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

Letters

Decennial census accuracy relative to use of sampling: Representative Gingrich, H3537 [5JN]

Dept. of Defense funding for reporting requirements of crime statistics: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, H5969-H5971 [29JY]

Use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census: Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, H8223-H8225 [30SE]

———Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Shays, H8225 [30SE]

Lists

Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues achievements, H8841 [21OC]

Organizations endorsing use of sampling in the 2000 census, H8226 [30SE]

Press releases

Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and Expenditure Practices: Citizen Action (organization), H1380 [9AP]

———Reform Party, H1381 [9AP]

———U.S. Public Interest Research Group, H1380 [9AP]

Proposals

Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9806 [31OC]

Questions and answers

Defense Incident-Based Reporting System, H5972 [29JY]

Remarks

Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4061 [19JN]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8662 [8OC]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1213 [20MR]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8662 [8OC]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5702 [24JY]

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H519 [12FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2757 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3537 [5JN]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2606 [14MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2691 [15MY]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1764 [23AP]

Army: School of the Americas funding, H6748 [3SE]

Bartosiewicz, John T.: Pulaski Association of Business and Professional Men Man of the Year award recipient, E452 [12MR]

Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7074 [9SE]

Black History Month: observance, H436 [11FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2980 [20MY]

Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9625 [29OC]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3537 [5JN], H8223 [30SE], H10909, H10932 [13NO]

———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (H.R. 1178), E531 [20MR]

Chian Federation (nonprofit organization): tribute to honorees, E2234 [8NO]

Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H945 [12MR]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4264 [24JN]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (H. Res. 265), H8888 [21OC]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1379 [9AP]

———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4098 [20JN]

Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5877 [28JY], H9806 [31OC]

Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1237 [20MR]

Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues: anniversary, H8840 [21OC]

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2185 [6MY]

Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H7906 [25SE], E1858 [25SE]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5458, H5466 [17JY]

———Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5510 [22JY]

———U.S. policy, H5458, H5466 [17JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5702 [24JY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4048, H4061 [19JN]

———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3939 [19JN]

———breast cancer research funding, H7848 [25SE]

———funding for reporting requirements of crime statistics, H5969, H5972 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5969, H5972 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H7848 [25SE]

———reform, H4048 [19JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3495 [5JN], E1258 [19JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5089, H5090, H5110 [10JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5056 [10JY]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7789 [24SE], H7867, H7906 [25SE], H8223 [30SE], E1858 [25SE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10932 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10909 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9651 [29OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7074 [9SE], H7179 [10SE]

Education: Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers funding, H7179 [10SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5440 [17JY], H5533 [22JY]

———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5440 [17JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1123 [19MR]

ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (H.R. 1142), E611 [9AP]

Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 1962), H8873 [21OC]

Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8193 [30SE]

Families and domestic relations: designation of guardians for children in advance of parents death, H2033 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2033 [30AP]

FEC: funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H2606 [14MY], H2691, H2757 [15MY]

Federal employees: treatment of travel expenses (H.R. 930), H1575, H1575 [16AP]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H538 [13FE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3495 [5JN], H6840 [4SE]

———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H562 [13FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6748, H6754 [3SE], H6812, H6840 [4SE]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H5110 [10JY]

FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (H.R. 2119), H5457 [17JY]

Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (H. Con. Res. 112), E1449 [17JY]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1090 [18MR]

Greenpoint, NY: anniversary of Polish National Catholic Church of the Resurrection, E1764 [16SE]

Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8983, H8987 [22OC]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2049 [30AP]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9651 [29OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6754 [3SE], H6812 [4SE]

———human rights violations, H6754 [3SE]

INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E931 [14MY]

Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8983, H8987 [22OC]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5877 [28JY]

LSC: funding, H7867 [25SE]

Ming Pao Daily News (publication): tribute, E579 [8AP]

Monitor (U.S.S.): tribute, E392 [5MR]

Ms. Foundation for Women: anniversary, E1141 [5JN]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8983, H8987 [22OC]

National Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1943 [7OC]

National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5056 [10JY]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (H.R. 1376), E700 [17AP]

National Midwifery Week: observance, E1924 [2OC]

New York, NY: anniversary of Adirondack Museum, E1484 [23JY]

———anniversary of East Side Chamber of Commerce, E1836 [24SE]

———anniversary of Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, E713 [21AP]

———anniversary of St. Stanislaus B. & M. Parish, E822 [5MY]

———anniversary of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village apartment complexes, E1638 [3SE]

———tribute to March of the Living Program, E1383 [9JY]

———tribute to Polish & Slavic Center, E713 [21AP]

New York (NY) Greenpoint Gazette: anniversary, E81 [9JA]

Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (H.R. 680), H1942 [29AP], H7579 [18SE]

Oxi Day: observance, E2149 [30OC]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1379 [9AP], H6922 [5SE], H7126 [10SE], H7614 [23SE], H8888 [21OC]

———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7191 [10SE]

Queens, NY: anniversary of Congregation Beth Jacob, E1591 [1AU]

Queens Surface Corp.: anniversary, E1518 [24JY]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1576 [16AP]

Rochester, NY: Susan B. Anthony House restoration funding, H5089, H5090 [10JY]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), E1655 [4SE]

Siblings Day: observance, E714 [21AP]

Silver, Sheldon: United Jewish Council award recipient, E46 [7JA]

Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (H.R. 173), H1575 [16AP]

Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (H.R. 2343), H7617 [23SE]

Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1565 [16AP]

Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (H. Con. Res. 148), E1706 [9SE]

U.N.: relocation of headquarters and change to part-time body, E1258 [19JN]

Votes: position on missed, H8216 [30SE]

Wesley, Brown, and Bartle Co., Inc.: tribute to minority employment practices study, E282 [13FE]

Western Queens (NY) Gazette: anniversary, E1248 [18JN]

Women: research health risks posed by the presence of certain additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products (H.R. 2900), E2236 [8NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H801 [6MR]

Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY], H3718 [11JN], H5485 [17JY], H7829 [24SE], H9035 [22OC]

Statements

Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and Expenditure Practices: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H1380 [9AP]

———Becky Cain, League of Women Voters, H1379 [9AP]

———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization), H1381 [9AP]

———Thomas H. Andrews, Citizen Action (organization), H1379 [9AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 112, expand Germany's reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors, E1450 [17JY]

Tributes

Bamonte, Anthony, E793 [30AP]

Bednarek, Virginia and Pawel, E1578 [1AU]

Bienstock, Larry, E580 [8AP]

Capps, Walter H., E2159 [31OC]

Cassato, David L., E794 [30AP]

Catapano, Thomas F., E1763 [16SE]

Delson, Sally A., E1262 [19JN]

Dougherty, James D., E583 [8AP]

Esposito, Gerald A., E1304 [24JN]

Gonzalez, Representative, H8577 [7OC]

Guggenheimer, Randolph and Elinor, E1103 [4JN]

Hepburn, Katharine, E885 [8MY]

Levitt, Mortimer, E344 [27FE]

Lincer, William, E821 [5MY]

Marangos, Despina, E2216 [7NO]

Partridge, Michael, E2156 [31OC]

Sachs, Alice, E876 [8MY]

Smith, Alex, E261 [13FE]

Stanton, Ellsworth G., III, E1125 [5JN]

Stephanopoulos, Robert and Nikki, E1020 [22MY]

Stewart, Jimmy, E1375 [8JY]

Torres, Ida, E1197 [12JN]

Walsh, Robert W., E562 [21MR]

Weiss, Ted, E1932 [2OC]