HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)
Articles and editorials
Alexis Herman for Secretary of Labor of the United States, Miami (FL) Diario Las Americas, E400
Scandal-Ridden Honduran Apparel Industry Seeks New Image—Embittered Industry Manufactures Its Own Code of Conduct, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication), E2160
Well, I've Come From Alabama—With a Brand New Point of View—The State Has a Lot To Offer, James T. Yenckel, Washington (DC) Post, E1519
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H2445 [8MY]
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]
Agriculture: restore the effectiveness of certain provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act regulating Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 786), H629 [25FE]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H10172 [6NO]
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 92), H6705 [31JY]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]
Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 91), H6705 [31JY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H8633 [7OC]
———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), H5022 [9JY]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H7262 [11SE]
California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (see H.R. 858), H725 [4MR]
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: child care funding for low-income families (see H.R. 899), H1440 [10AP]
———funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H1891 [24AP]
China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6963 [5SE]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]
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]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H4339 [24JN]
Contracts: establish limitations on taxpayer-financed compensation for defense contractors (see H.R. 2279), H5916 [28JY]
———limit Federal agency payments to contractors for the compensation of any individual (see H.R. 2280), H5916 [28JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]
Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H2156 [1MY]
Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5826 [25JY]
———continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]
———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H2590 [13MY]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H2590 [13MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1340 [8AP]
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), H6798 [3SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]
Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see H.R. 877), H6963 [5SE]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H3720 [11JN]
———prohibit payments to hospitals for reducing the number of residents in graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 2600), H8299 [1OC]
Dept. of Justice: clarify authority of the inspector general (see H.R. 2182), H6026 [29JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]
Diseases: coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H151 [9JA]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H5297 [15JY]
———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), H1340 [8AP]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2031), H4338 [24JN]
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]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]
———provide tax relief for higher education expenses, increase financial aid, and improve student loan programs (see H.R. 1233), H3204 [22MY]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to adoptive and foster parents (see H.R. 1573), H3477 [4JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H7008 [8SE]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1340 [8AP]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5487 [17JY]
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: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H1988 [29AP]
———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), H1543 [15AP]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2454), H8727 [8OC]
———prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits (see H.R. 2457), H8727 [8OC]
Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be valid in all States (see H.R. 339), H1339 [8AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1340 [8AP]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2590 [13MY]
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]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3476 [4JN]
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]
———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H2092 [30AP]
———establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H8633 [7OC]
———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), H1262 [20MR]
———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 bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H8633 [7OC]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
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), H948 [12MR]
Insurance: 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]
———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H3865 [17JN]
———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H3568 [5JN]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5401 [16JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H2254 [6MY]
———exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 339), H1339 [8AP]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8265 [30SE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1128), H3070 [20MY]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H1261 [20MR]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H1340 [8AP]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H2680 [14MY]
———payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of potential fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2912), H10421 [8NO]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H3274 [3JN]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2445 [8MY]
———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3924 [18JN]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H3865 [17JN]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H1893 [24AP]
———reimbursement for telehealth services (see H.R. 966), H802 [6MR]
———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see H.R. 916), H1542 [15AP]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
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), H10957 [13NO]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
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), H1339 [8AP]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H525 [12FE]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H2785 [15MY]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H525 [12FE]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (see H.R. 680), H1340 [8AP]
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]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 2064), H4914 [8JY]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H2091 [30AP]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]
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), H1989 [29AP]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1893 [24AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
Rural areas: improve health services (see H.R. 1189), H1260 [20MR]
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), H1892 [24AP]
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), H1707 [17AP]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
———provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1706 [17AP]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H3213 [30MY]
Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H2156 [1MY]
———business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H7911 [25SE]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H2157 [1MY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H2680 [14MY]
———credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]
———encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 1102), H2254 [6MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1542 [15AP]
———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), H669 [26FE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1988 [29AP]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1608), H5487 [17JY]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]
———reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 2004), H5570 [22JY]
Western Sahara: self-determination referendum (see H. Res. 245), H8834 [9OC]
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), H1988 [29AP]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3720 [11JN]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H4132 [20JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608), H347 [5FE]
Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (see H.R. 608), H347 [5FE]
Taxation: treatment of affiliation or control of nonprofit organizations by for-profit organizations relative to eligibility for low-income housing tax credits (see H.R. 2765), H9729 [29OC]
Proposals
Investigate circumstances surrounding travel to Libya, H7818 [24SE]
Remarks
Alabama: tribute, E1519
Asia: improve living standards in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin (H. Con. Res. 16), H837 [11MR]
Budget: balance, H952 [13MR]
Curl, Hollis: Hector Award recipient, E818
Education: tribute to TRIO programs, E254
Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), E445
Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1041, H1072, H1075 [18MR], E400
Honduras: establish apparel industry code of conduct, E2160
Hong Kong: support autonomous governance after reversion to the People's Republic of China (H.R. 750), H843 [11MR]
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the U.S. and Japan: support (H. Res. 68), H839 [11MR]
WIC: funding, H2568 [13MY]
Wilcox County, AL: tribute to County Commission for support of Gee's-Bend Ferry project, E2188
Remarks in House relative to
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): investigate circumstances surrounding travel to Libya, H8036, H8037 [26SE]
Leave of absence: granted, H8631 [7OC]
Special order: granted, H1109 [18MR], H2585 [13MY]
Statements
Resolution of Ethics Charges Against Speaker Gingrich: by, E445
Tributes
Chambliss, Wendell J., E2143
Johnson, Bernice C., E217
Johnson, James, E1931
Liljegren, Henrik, E1402
Moy, Ruby, E1344
Patton, W.C., E218
Shores, Arthur, E220
Tanner, Patrick G., E696
Wilson, Robert T., Sr., E1602