FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7200 [10SE], H7238 [11SE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 40), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H10172 [6NO]

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

Alcoholic beverages: prohibit advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H.R. 1067), H1017 [13MR]

Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance (see H.R. 1210), H1441 [10AP]

———timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic performance, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1210), H5297 [15JY]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H699 [27FE]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1440 [10AP]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6963 [5SE]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H590 [13FE]

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

———discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H8634 [7OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 20), H1186 [19MR]

———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]

———include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H1543 [15AP]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H8265 [30SE]

———prohibit sale of personal information without parental consent (see H.R. 1972), H4085 [19JN]

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

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

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H7730 [23SE]

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

Congress: compile and make available to the public the names of candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in accordance with a Code of Election Ethics (see H. Con. Res. 160), H9615 [28OC]

Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H2254 [6MY]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]

Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]

Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H3204 [22MY]

Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H524 [12FE]

———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6026 [29JY]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H2254 [6MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1186 [19MR]

———offer loan guaranteed by an adjustable rate mortgage (see H.R. 1007), H887 [11MR]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H3568 [5JN]

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

———prostate cancer research programs (see H.R. 297), H629 [25FE]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5569 [22JY]

Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H949 [12MR]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (see H.R. 956), H1340 [8AP]

Ecology and environment: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]

———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]

———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]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H1112 [18MR]

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

Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for multiseat congressional districts (see H.R. 3068), H10954 [13NO]

Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 1385), H2255 [6MY]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H9615 [28OC]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H245 [21JA]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H348 [5FE]

Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H8265 [30SE]

———State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H8265 [30SE]

Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1040 [17MR]

———make certain temporary Federal service creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 1873), H4836 [26JN]

———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 2526), H10172 [6NO]

Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8265 [30SE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H8265 [30SE]

Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]

Government: coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H1988 [29AP]

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1624), H3204 [22MY]

H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H1262 [20MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H1437 [10AP]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H286 [4FE]

———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H1392 [9AP]

———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H524 [12FE]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2446 [8MY]

———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), H3797 [12JN]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

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

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H4914 [8JY]

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

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

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H1611 [16AP]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H589 [13FE]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1289 [21MR]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H3477 [4JN]

———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1441 [10AP]

Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10172 [6NO]

Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4836 [26JN]

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

Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1456 [14AP]

Medicaid: disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 148), H1392 [9AP]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H244 [21JA]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H245 [21JA]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H1340 [8AP]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H3203 [22MY]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 685), H629 [25FE]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H8161 [29SE]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H8161 [29SE]

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

National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: establish (see H.R. 1511), H2155 [1MY]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

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

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]

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), H1456 [14AP]

Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H2169 [5MY]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: increase amount of funds Director may transfer between agency accounts (see H.R. 1641), H2784 [15MY]

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

Pensions: require annual report of investments to participants in 401(k) pension plans (see H.R. 819), H1262 [20MR]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]

———impose monetary penalties for use of fraudulent political advertisements (see H.R. 423), H349 [5FE]

———require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H408 [10FE]

Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 1231), H2875 [16MY]

Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H7730 [23SE]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H8438 [6OC]

———prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 399), H245 [21JA]

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

Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]

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

Roads and highways: increase number of State participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 710), H1440 [10AP]

Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]

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

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9730 [29OC]

Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]

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

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), H3070 [20MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

———increase opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 168), H286 [4FE]

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

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H524 [12FE]

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

Social Security: modification of certain State agreements relative to certain students (see H.R. 1035), H1542 [15AP]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 755), H2446 [8MY]

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

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

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H1187 [19MR]

———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H668 [26FE]

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

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H2169 [5MY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 1382), H10421 [8NO]

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

———extend the work opportunity credit (see H.R. 1729), H3274 [3JN]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 876), H700 [27FE], H1288 [21MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1340 [8AP]

———modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock (see H.R. 420), H2091 [30AP]

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

———repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock mines (see H.R. 779), H8161 [29SE]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]

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

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

———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H5664 [23JY]

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H524 [12FE]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H8265 [30SE]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H1542 [15AP]

———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H524 [12FE]

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

———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H5132 [10JY]

Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries (see H.R. 280), H348 [5FE]

United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H7830 [24SE]

Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]

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

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1456 [14AP]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4837 [26JN]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]

FEC: responsibility for investigations relative to campaign fundraising practices (see H. Con. Res. 46), H949 [12MR]

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

House of Representatives: transition for new Members (see H.R. 3053), H10954 [13NO]

House Rules: allow proxy voting in committees in limited circumstances (see H. Res. 186), H5296 [15JY]

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

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 828, 1234), H628 [25FE], H1338 [8AP]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H587 [13FE]

Remarks

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (H.R. 864), H1387 [9AP]

Andrew Jacobs, Jr., U.S. Post Office Building, Indianapolis, IN: designate (H.R. 1057), H3812, H3813 [17JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2719 [15MY]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2999 [20MY]

———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H916 [12MR]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (H.R. 681), H8850, H8851 [21OC]

Children and youth: extend authorization to use official mail in the location and recovery of missing children (S. 1378), H10642 [12NO]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4098 [20JN]

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

Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2183, H2187 [6MY]

David B. Champagne Post Office Building, South Kingstown, RI: designate (H.R. 2013), H8853, H8854 [21OC]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7472 [17SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7137 [10SE], H7239 [11SE]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (H.R. 2129), H8854, H8855 [21OC]

Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3186 [22MY]

Education: anniversary of Say Yes to Education Program, E1489 [23JY]

———charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7137 [10SE]

———funding to local educational agencies relative to per pupil expenditures, H7239 [11SE]

Frank M. Tejeda Post Office Building, San Antonio, TX: designate (H.R. 499), H292, H293, H294, H296 [5FE]

House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7548 [18SE]

John T. Myers Post Office Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate (H.R. 1058), H3815, H3816 [17JN]

Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 282), H8852 [21OC]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (H.R. 2564), H8856, H8857 [21OC]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel Synagogue, E648 [14AP]

Postal Service: expansion of Global Package Link System, H7472 [17SE]

Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1578 [16AP]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (H.R. 777), E1489 [23JY]

University of Pennsylvania: tribute to Crystal Stair Award recipients, E1069 [30MY]

WIC: funding, H2719 [15MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H8158 [29SE]

Special order: granted, H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]

Tributes

Anderson, Marian, E347 [27FE]

Hughes, James A., E1466 [22JY]