FLAKE, FLOYD H. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

Conferee: S. 1026, Eximbank reauthorization, H8397 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56), H950 [12MR]

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]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3170 [21MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1892 [24AP]

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

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

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

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

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

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

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

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

Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (see H. Res. 212), H6706 [31JY]

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

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

———grants to States to provide support services to participants in adult education programs (see H.R. 1336), H2680 [14MY]

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 895), H1019 [13MR]

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]

———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1707 [17AP]

Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H10172 [6NO]

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

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

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

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

District of Columbia: provide scholarship assistance for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 1797), H3566 [5JN]

Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4914 [8JY]

Ecology and environment: 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), H3204 [22MY]

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

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]

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

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 1572), H2680 [14MY]

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

———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]

———voucher program to provide school choice (see H.R. 2724, 2746), H9501 [23OC], H9613 [28OC]

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), H1340 [8AP]

EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H1340 [8AP]

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

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), H702 [27FE]

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

Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]

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]

———increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 669), H451 [11FE]

———U.S. participation in certain international financial institutions (see H.R. 1488), H2089 [30AP]

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

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H2883 [19MY]

Foreign trade: authorize a trade agreement with Northern Ireland and certain border counties in Ireland (see H.R. 1181), H1893 [24AP]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H2445 [8MY]

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

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7528 [17SE]

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

———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), H725 [4MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H890 [11MR]

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

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

Health Care Financing Administration: graduate medical education reimbursement for combined residencies producing primary care physicians (see H.R. 689), H1440 [10AP]

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5177 [11JY]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H1543 [15AP]

Hudson and Mohawk Rivers National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 545), H284 [4FE]

India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 37), H5177 [11JY]

Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1340 [8AP]

———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]

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

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3865 [17JN]

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

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

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H669 [26FE]

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

International relations: encourage efforts to reunite families separated during Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 14), H768 [5MR]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]

Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

Medicaid: waiver of enrollment composition rule relative to certain HMO's (see H.R. 1610), H3720 [11JN]

Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H1186 [19MR]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H524 [12FE]

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

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H812 [10MR], H889 [11MR]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566), H1542 [15AP]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H725 [4MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H888 [11MR]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1340 [8AP]

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 Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]

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

Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 543), H283 [4FE]

NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1289 [21MR]

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]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H702 [27FE]

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

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

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

Public welfare programs: exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1289 [21MR]

———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), H767 [5MR]

Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2255 [6MY]

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), H1261 [20MR]

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H8320 [2OC]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

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

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

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]

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

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

Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H4913 [8JY]

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

Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H949 [12MR]

———establish Transition to Work Program for individuals entitled to disability benefits (see H.R. 534), H890 [11MR]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H3576 [6JN]

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

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

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1707 [17AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H5021 [9JY]

———provide incentives for investment in renewal communities (see H.R. 1031), H948 [12MR]

———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (see H.R. 2373, 2646), H6715 [1AU], H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H2680 [14MY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H2156 [1MY]

———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H3797 [12JN]

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), H4647 [25JN]

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

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

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

———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H3865 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: exempt certain institutions of higher education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility for student loan programs (see H.R. 717), H522 [12FE]

Letters

Postponement of resignation as a Member of Congress: by, H8807 [9OC]

Remarks

Coins: establish circulating commemorative coin program commemorating each State (H.R. 2414), H7619, H7622 [23SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5354, H5355, H5356, H5359, H5360, H5361 [16JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5354, H5355, H5356, H5359, H5360, H5361 [16JY]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8792 [9OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8792 [9OC]

Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9823 [31OC]

———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9823 [31OC]

Eximbank: preferential assistance relative to conduct by firms exporting to the People's Republic of China, H8201 [30SE]

———prohibit assistance to companies that are at least 50 percent owned by a foreign country or military, H8374, H8375 [6OC]

———prohibit assistance to countries with nondemocratic governments, H8378 [6OC]

———prohibit assistance to Russia relative to sale of missile systems to the People's Republic of China, H8381 [6OC]

———reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8189, H8197, H8201 [30SE], H8374, H8375, H8378, H8381 [6OC]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147), H2942, H2945 [20MY]

Mitchell, Linda: Lutheran Schools Association Administrator of the Year award recipient, E1482 [23JY]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (H. Res. 122), H10371 [8NO]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1650), H2939, H2940 [20MY]

National Association of Federal Credit Unions: anniversary, E724 [23AP]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 279), H1938 [29AP]

WIC: funding, H1798 [24AP]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H2676 [14MY], H3656 [10JN]

Special order: granted, H3474 [4JN], H6959 [5SE]

Resignations

House of Representatives, H6718 [3SE]