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
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
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]