BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)

Amendments

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3477 [4JN], H3497 [5JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H3924 [18JN]

Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1542 [15AP]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H5132 [10JY]

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

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]

Armed Forces: permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their dependents (see H.R. 2128), H5297 [15JY]

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

Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H9801 [30OC]

Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2785 [15MY]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7831 [24SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H9615 [28OC]

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

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

Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]

Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]

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

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]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H1340 [8AP]

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

———require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2590 [13MY]

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]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H3660 [10JN]

———reform economic redevelopment process and improve ability to contract for protective services at installations being closed (see H.R. 1243, 1300), H1338 [8AP], H1438 [10AP]

Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H629 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 48), H453 [11FE]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H453 [11FE]

———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4132 [20JN]

———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), H2157 [1MY]

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

———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), H4836 [26JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

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]

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

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

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H143 [9JA]

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

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

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

Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1047), H1795 [23AP]

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

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H1795 [23AP]

———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H2351 [7MY]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H1707 [17AP]

Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 47), H2883 [19MY]

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), H628 [25FE]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5664 [23JY]

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

Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H5826 [25JY]

Government: continuance of pay and authority to enter into contracts or obligations when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 1537), H7601 [18SE]

———coordinate Federal financial assistance programs (see H.R. 1480), H2590 [13MY]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H7911 [25SE]

———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H1456 [14AP]

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

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H2351 [7MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337), H453 [11FE]

———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), H8633 [7OC]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program and amend relative to persons of mixed ancestry (see H.R. 2418), H6962 [5SE]

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

Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2488 [12MY]

Homeless: housing programs for veterans (see H.R. 1754), H5401 [16JY]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]

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), H2092 [30AP]

Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H700 [27FE]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H6707 [31JY]

Immigration: adjust the status of certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge status (see H.R. 3033, 3049), H10767 [12NO], H10953 [13NO]

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

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H629 [25FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]

———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]

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]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H5487 [17JY]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8929 [21OC]

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

Medicaid: increase the minimum Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 835), H628 [25FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1288 [21MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H10421 [8NO]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H2446 [8MY]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417, 418), H245 [21JA], H453 [11FE]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H1288 [21MR]

———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1703 [17AP]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1706, H1707 [17AP]

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

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]

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

NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5021 [9JY]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H244 [21JA]

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

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

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]

Pilot Records Improvement Act: clarify (see H.R. 2626), H9866 [31OC]

Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H5778 [24JY]

Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H4913 [8JY]

Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group relative to restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6715 [1AU]

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

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

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

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), H2590 [13MY]

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), H1289 [21MR]

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

———install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see H.R. 1444), H1891 [24AP]

———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H3476 [4JN]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H725 [4MR]

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]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

Sports: extend pension benefits to certain surviving professional basketball players (see H. Con. Res. 83), H2874 [16MY]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1456 [14AP]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8833 [9OC]

Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 1043), H2446 [8MY]

Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 1529), H6707 [31JY]

———allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1016), H1340 [8AP]

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

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H725 [4MR]

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

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

———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 382), H245 [21JA]

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

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

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

———reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H2446 [8MY]

Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H10956 [13NO]

———extend Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to enter into enhanced-use leases for certain property and rename Court of Veterans Appeals and National Cemetery System (see H.R. 1092), H1289 [21MR]

———extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards (see H.R. 466), H243 [21JA]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7365 [16SE]

———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H6798 [3SE]

———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1262 [20MR]

Voting: guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elections (see H.R. 699), H4087 [19JN]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7601 [18SE]

Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4339 [24JN]

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

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1715 [21AP]

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

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Women: tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]

Letters

Human rights violations in Ecuador: Francisco Baquerizo Villao and Robert Vera, Comite de Internos, H3497 [5JN]

———Franklin Ayala Gomez, H3497 [5JN]

———James G. Wiliams, H2673 [14MY]

———Mel Earley, Committee for the Release of Mel Souter, E940 [15MY]

Remarks

American Basketball League: tribute, H3831 [17JN]

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 2247), H8975 [22OC], H9525 [24OC]

———labor protection and contracting regulations, H9525 [24OC]

———wage continuation and severance benefits for employees affected by a discontinuance, reduction, or relocation of service, H8975 [22OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2742 [15MY]

Black History Month: observance, H428 [11FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2995, H3027 [20MY]

Burroughs, Kenneth: Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame inductee, E1039 [22MY]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1844 [24SE]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2389 [8MY]

Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations relative to the privatization of depot maintenance, H4196 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4196 [23JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3497 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (H.R. 2036), H8093 [29SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7882 [25SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H10763 [12NO]

Economic Development Administration: funding, H7882 [25SE]

Ecuador: human rights violations, H2669, H2671, H2672, H2673 [14MY], H3497 [5JN], E940 [15MY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1137, H1162 [19MR]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3753 [12JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), E1674 [5SE]

Haiti: sinking of ferry, H7106 [9SE]

Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1075 [18MR]

Highway Trust Fund: increase funding relative to budget resolution, H2995 [20MY]

Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 129), H5990 [29JY]

Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H10763 [12NO]

Ingram, Robert R.: award Medal of Honor for service during the Vietnamese Conflict (H.R. 2813), H10408 [8NO]

Music and dance: tribute to musical ``Chicago'', E1228 [17JN]

NAFTA: inspection of food at Mexican border, H5924 [29JY]

National Air Traffic Controllers Association: anniversary, H4072 [19JN]

Roads and highways: modify minimum allocation formula for the Federal-aid highway program, H2260 [7MY]

SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2742 [15MY]

Ukraine: make foreign aid conditional on economic and business reform, E1674 [5SE]

Votes: position on missed, H3756 [12JN]

Women in Military Service for America Memorial: dedication, H9476 [23OC]

Women's National Basketball Association: tribute, H3831 [17JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H1184 [19MR], H2782 [15MY], H3859 [17JN], H4083 [19JN], H4644 [25JN], H6025 [29JY], H7116 [9SE], H9035 [22OC], H9499 [23OC]

Tributes

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H4624, H4629, H4630 [25JN]

Herzog, Chaim, E932 [14MY]

Hu, Jason C., E1844 [24SE]

Lee Teng-hui, E956 [19MY], E1000 [21MY], E1844 [24SE]