SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H6798 [3SE]

Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo (see H. Res. 273), H9502 [23OC]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H3720 [11JN]

Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H9614 [28OC]

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

Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10956 [13NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2351 [7MY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1542 [15AP]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H4647 [25JN]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6963 [5SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6919 [4SE]

Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H805 [6MR]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]

Copyrights: protection of certain original designs (see H.R. 2696), H9038 [22OC]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8320 [2OC]

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179), H5401 [16JY]

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

Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]

Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]

Diseases: 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), H7600 [18SE]

Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]

Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1707 [17AP]

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: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]

Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 136), H1018 [13MR]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H700 [27FE]

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

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

Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4086 [19JN]

———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H245 [21JA]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H5177 [11JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H152 [9JA]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H767 [5MR]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1340 [8AP]

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

Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1441 [10AP]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H453 [11FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H3660 [10JN]

———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]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 328), H286 [4FE]

International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2141), H5131 [10JY]

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]

IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]

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

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

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136), H1018 [13MR]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

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

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1261 [20MR]

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

———require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 1457), H1891 [24AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

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

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7730 [23SE]

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

NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1019 [13MR]

NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H9502 [23OC]

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

Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9615 [28OC]

Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 674), H525 [12FE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6407 [30JY]

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), H8265 [30SE]

Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156), H453 [11FE]

———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H283 [4FE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7831 [24SE]

———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3204 [22MY]

———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H3924 [18JN]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]

———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]

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

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 525), H590 [13FE]

———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H283 [4FE]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]

———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H8929 [21OC]

———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]

———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]

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

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H521 [12FE]

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H1611 [16AP]

Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H1339 [8AP]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1288 [21MR]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1542 [15AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2446 [8MY]

Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H5916 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]

Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487), H7527 [17SE]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327), H10955 [13NO]

Foreign trade: deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported for sale at boat shows (see H.R. 2770), H9729 [29OC]

Medicare: provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673), H3069 [20MY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]

M/V Bahama Pride (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2471), H7263 [11SE]

National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1339 [8AP]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 1048), H949 [12MR], H1288 [21MR]

Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 2684), H8928 [21OC]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1611 [16AP]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

Descriptions

Tax Treatment of Timeshare Homeowners Associations (H.R. 1350), E684 [16AP]

Designated Speaker pro tempore

House of Representatives, H2257 [7MY]

Explanations

Historic Homeownership Assistance Act (H.R. 1134), E522 [19MR]

Histories

Legislative History of House Amendment to Adoption and Safe Families Act, H10783-H10787 [13NO]

Letters

Clarify family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program: by, S12092 [8NO]

Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H1933 [29AP]

———Representative Stump, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H1933 [29AP]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5374 [16JY]

Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo (H. Res. 273), H10883 [13NO]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2739, H2740 [15MY]

Broward County, FL: beach restoration project funding, H5752, H5753 [24JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4684 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6639 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4558, H4566, H4569 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6328, H6329 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5037, H5038 [10JY]

Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to scheduled elections and constitutional government (H. Res. 175), H5515 [22JY]

Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (H.R. 3034), H10889, H10890 [13NO]

Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1463), H2183 [6MY]

David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 1479), H9578 [28OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8239 [30SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7380 [17SE]

Employment: treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H4569 [25JN], H6328, H6329 [30JY]

———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5037, H5038 [10JY]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5752, H5753 [24JY]

Families and domestic relations: change the time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2028 [30AP]

———criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and group care staff, H2032 [30AP]

———increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (H.R. 2487), H8084 [29SE]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2015, H2028, H2032, H2034 [30AP]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), Senate amendment (H. Res. 327), H10776, H10782, H10790 [13NO]

———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), consideration (H. Res. 134), H2014 [30AP]

Federal aid programs: extend deadline for States relative to child support enforcement system automation program, H7380 [17SE]

Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute, E2131 [30OC]

Foreign trade: provide for the deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported for sale at boat shows (H.R. 2770), E2114 [29OC]

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Melaleuca Research and Quarantine Facility funding, H5374 [16JY]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2640 [14MY]

Levy, Emily: Westinghouse Science Talent Search award recipient, E387 [5MR]

Magill, Ron: tribute to Harpy Eagle Project, E1485 [23JY]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5037 [10JY]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H976, H978, H986 [13MR]

———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H961 [13MR]

———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H631 [26FE], H728 [5MR]

National Weather Service: funding, H8239 [30SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (H.R. 2610), H8879 [21OC]

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1917, H1931, H1933 [29AP]

Point of order, H7040 [9SE]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2739, H2740 [15MY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1499 [15AP]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (H.R. 1134), E521 [19MR]

———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H6639 [31JY]

———rates, H4558 [25JN], H6639 [31JY]

———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (H.R. 2684), E2034 [21OC]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (H.R. 1150), E559 [21MR]

———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (H.R. 1350), E683 [16AP]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (H.R. 1509), E809 [1MY]

Votes: correction, H3756 [12JN]

———position on missed, H6312 [30JY]

Summaries

Tax Treatment of Real Estate Investment Trusts (H.R. 1150), E559-E561 [21MR]

Tables

Households Owning Resort Timeshares, E684 [16AP]

Tributes

Benedikt, Margaret S., E1229 [17JN]

Saunders, Norman T., E1181 [11JN]