CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments
Education: voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), H9817 [31OC]
Appointments
Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, H923 [12MR]
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
Articles and editorials
Champion of Principle—Former Cardinal Curt Flood Dead, Alvin A. Reid, St. Louis (MO) American, E389
Curt Flood's Famous Letter—A Signature Document, Barry Cooper, St. Louis (MO) American, E389
GOP Welfare Plan Insults the Poor, St Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1251
Packnett Touched Many Lives, Stood Up for Important Causes, Gregory Freeman, St. Louis (MO) Post Dispatch, E195
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2784 [15MY]
African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H3865 [17JN]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H6918 [4SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Bridges: Bridge Discretionary Program reform (see H.R. 1664), H3069 [20MY]
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]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H9559 [24OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
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]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7261 [11SE]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H4086 [19JN]
Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]
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]
———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5177 [11JY]
Crime: penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5132 [10JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]
———expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs (see H.R. 3086), H10955 [13NO]
Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H2680 [14MY]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4087 [19JN]
———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), H3476 [4JN]
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), H6798 [3SE]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: 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), H7008 [8SE]
———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]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]
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: 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]
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), H6026 [29JY]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3476 [4JN]
Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H725 [4MR]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H4339 [24JN]
———prohibit agencies from contracting out work that can be done cheaper by current employees (see H.R. 885), H3476 [4JN]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]
———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10957 [13NO]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1543 [15AP]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H5487 [17JY]
Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]
Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 100), H70 [7JA], H142 [9JA]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]
———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H146 [9JA]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8054 [26SE]
———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 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), H1018 [13MR]
———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), H5487 [17JY]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9614 [28OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H3476 [4JN]
———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H3865 [17JN]
International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H1186 [19MR]
John N. Griesemer Post Office Building, Springfield, MO: designate (see H.R. 1254), H1391 [9AP]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H6798 [3SE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers (see H.R. 1215), H10172 [6NO]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H5487 [17JY]
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]
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]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H1340 [8AP]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
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 Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1018 [13MR]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]
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]
New Mexico: Dept. of the Interior agreement with the Arch Hurley Conservancy District on prepayment of water reclamation repayment contracts (see H.R. 488), H1456 [14AP]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
———impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
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]
OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities providing Government services (see H.R. 887), H3476 [4JN]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]
Public welfare programs: restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H2254 [6MY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]
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), H3798 [12JN]
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]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
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]
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), H2157 [1MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H148 [9JA]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
———increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women (see H.R. 1824), H4647 [25JN]
———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H725 [4MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H1187 [19MR]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]
Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H6406 [30JY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990), H10957 [13NO]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]
———require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 367), H4913 [8JY]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H670 [26FE]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H3568 [5JN]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]
———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1261 [20MR]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H587 [13FE]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 483), H2680 [14MY]
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), H1795 [23AP]
———extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a period of war (see H.R. 2946), H10419 [8NO]
Weapons: 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), H4837 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8834 [9OC]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H7119 [9SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see H.R. 1803), H3566 [5JN]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435, 2546), H1890 [24AP], H7910 [25SE]
———provide State and local assistance to improve adult education and family literacy (see H.R. 1562), H2444 [8MY]
———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H1338 [8AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 109), H142 [9JA]
Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]
Remarks
African Americans: official apology for those who suffered as slaves (H. Con. Res. 96), H3891
Black History Month: observance, E297
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4810
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4560 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5036 [10JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2998 [20MY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7634
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H8223 [30SE]
Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (H.R. 1516), E830
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (H.R. 23), E71
Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5304 [16JY], H5788 [25JY]
Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7384 [17SE]
———prohibit sanctions of public educational institutions relative to enforcement of preference or affirmative action admissions plans, H7383 [17SE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5270
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8223 [30SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6980 [8SE], H7383, H7384 [17SE]
———making appropriations (S. 1061), H7144 [10SE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5323, H5324, H5325 [16JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8803
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8803
Education: allow consolidation of direct student loans (H.R. 2535), H8847, H8848 [21OC]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (H.R. 1435), E755
———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9823, H9829, H9831 [31OC]
———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (H.R. 1233), E599
———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6980 [8SE]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5414 [17JY], H5527 [22JY]
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9823, H9829, H9831 [31OC]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2798 [16MY]
———eligibility requirements and limits on accrual of compensatory time, H1139 [19MR]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1124, H1130, H1130
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1117 [19MR]
———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5036 [10JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (H.R. 109), E57
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7144 [10SE]
———reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2534 [13MY]
INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E932
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5210
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5788 [25JY]
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5036 [10JY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5270
NSF: funding relative to awarding of grants, H5323, H5324, H5325 [16JY]
Public welfare programs: reform, E1251
Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (H.R. 1436), E755
Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), E1646
Taxation: child tax credit, H4810
———rates, H4810
———treatment of higher education expenses, H4810
U.S. Army Research Laboratory: tribute to Science and Technology Academic Recognition System fellowship recipients, E1853
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]
Summaries
Assist Local Communities in Renewal of Public Schools (H.R. 1436), E756
Improve Access to and Affordability of Higher Education (H.R. 1435), E756
Tributes
Farmer, James, H1872
Flood, Curt, E389
Freeman, Frankie M., E147
Hayes, Charles A., E704
Packnett, Ronald, E195
Sturdivant, John N., E2391