MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2756 [15MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5969 [29JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5089 [10JY]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2033 [30AP]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H818 [11MR]
Articles and editorials
Army Probe To Focus on Top Levels—Inquiry To Examine Leaders' Responsibility in Sexual Misconduct, Dana Priest, Washington (DC) Post, H5971 [29JY]
Ms. Maloney and Mr. Waldheim, S536 [21JA]
We Should Have Listened to Henry B., Molly Ivins, H8577 [7OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H286 [4FE]
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (see H. Res. 56), H669 [26FE]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H5297 [15JY]
———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H2351 [7MY]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
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]
Alcoholic beverages: establish voluntary broadcasting code for advertising (see H.R. 1292), H1893 [24AP]
America Recycles Day: designate (see H. Res. 251), H10957 [13NO]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9800 [30OC]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1340 [8AP]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H1341 [8AP]
Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H2444 [8MY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: implementation of peace agreement, support democratic efforts of countries from former Yugoslavia and continue efforts to prosecute war criminals (see H. Res. 15), H890 [11MR]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753), H7119 [9SE]
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]
———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H1707 [17AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3070 [20MY]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1543 [15AP]
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]
———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H8054 [26SE]
———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]
Choephel, Ngawang: arrest and treatment in the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H6918 [4SE]
———protect first amendment rights (see H.R. 558), H629 [25FE]
———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H8438 [6OC]
Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H5664 [23JY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H5569 [22JY]
Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 281), H702 [27FE]
Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish (see H.R. 1330), H1795 [23AP]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H4836 [26JN]
———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]
———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H950 [12MR]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 93), H949 [12MR]
Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 2662), H8832 [9OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H10172 [6NO]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1441 [10AP]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H9502 [23OC]
Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments relative to consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2053), H8438 [6OC]
Crime: provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]
———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H8929 [21OC]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H2784 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]
———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]
———treatment of Boeing Co. defense contracts relative to restructuring costs from its purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp. (see H.R. 648), H1611 [16AP]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 304), H5826 [25JY]
Dept. of the Interior: deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project and negotiate the water rights of Ute Indian tribes (see H.R. 745), H585 [13FE]
———moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3073), H10954 [13NO]
———prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 3074), H10954 [13NO]
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]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
Disabled: enforcement of electronic and information technology accessibility guidelines for Federal employees with disabilities (see H.R. 1255), H1391 [9AP]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H1262 [20MR]
———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), H286 [4FE]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H1893 [24AP]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H589 [13FE]
———osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders information clearinghouse funding (see H.R. 2704), H9038 [22OC]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———research programs for lymphangioleiomyomatosis (see H.R. 751), H585 [13FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
———treatments relative to the transmission of HIV (see H.R. 3072), H10954 [13NO]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H9800 [30OC]
Ecology and environment: assist States and local governments in assessing and remediating brownfield sites and encouraging environmental cleanup programs (see H.R. 1395), H1893 [24AP]
———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), H6704 [31JY]
———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]
———facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests (see H.R. 2870), H10957 [13NO]
———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H1706 [17AP]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H8265 [30SE]
———provide off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund (see H.R. 1732), H5022 [9JY]
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: 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]
———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), H2445 [8MY]
———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), H1186 [19MR]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]
———take immediate steps to abate emissions of mercury and release to Congress a study of mercury (see H. Con. Res. 91), H3203 [22MY]
Eximbank: reauthorization (see H.R. 1370), H1704 [17AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H4836 [26JN]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373, 2713), H8054 [26SE], H10956 [13NO]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H669 [26FE]
———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 191), H1988 [29AP]
———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H8054 [26SE]
FEC: require reports on certain election expenditures (see H.R. 1705), H3201 [22MY]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H629 [25FE]
———expand definition of ``special Government employees'' (see H.R. 1966), H4085 [19JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]
———treatment of travel expenses (see H.R. 930), H766 [5MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices (see H.R. 1060), H4222 [23JN]
———authorize compounding of certain drugs and devices, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1060), H5022 [9JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2758), H9729 [29OC]
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]
———provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]
———provide relief for limited purpose banks from certain outdated restrictions that were intended to be temporary (see H.R. 1655), H2874 [16MY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1707 [17AP]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4835 [26JN]
———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]
———requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety devices to prevent access by children (see H.R. 814), H8727 [8OC]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2351 [7MY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H2446 [8MY]
Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H2785 [15MY]
FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442), H1890 [24AP]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H2875 [16MY]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H1440 [10AP]
Great Irish Potato Famine: honor memory of victims (see H. Con. Res. 159), H7911 [25SE]
Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]
Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]
———establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 52), H1456 [14AP]
———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), H345 [5FE]
———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), H7199 [10SE]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H1793 [23AP]
Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2953), H10420 [8NO]
Herzog, Chaim: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 73), H2254 [6MY]
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), H950 [12MR]
———implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 119), H3798 [12JN]
House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H1543 [15AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras (see H.R. 2635), H9615 [28OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 129), H6026 [29JY]
Immigration: treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H10956 [13NO]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]
———permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council (see H. Res. 248), H8054 [26SE]
Indonesia: limit military assistance and arms transfers (see H.R. 1132), H1893 [24AP]
———support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H7365 [16SE]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H1339 [8AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H3924 [18JN]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1392 [9AP]
———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]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1340 [8AP]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H6798 [3SE]
International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H286 [4FE]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6026 [29JY]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (see H.R. 2116), H5916 [28JY]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]
———require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8439 [6OC]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9039 [22OC]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Malaysia: anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed (see H. Con. Res. 174), H9801 [30OC]
Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H804 [6MR]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1704 [17AP]
———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]
———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H949 [12MR]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]
———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]
Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]
Monuments and memorials: establish National Peace Garden Monument (see H.R. 1497), H2090 [30AP]
Mother Teresa: condolences on death (see H. Res. 226), H7263 [11SE]
Motor vehicles: titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7528 [17SE]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H4913 [8JY]
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 security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H525 [12FE]
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]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H1989 [29AP]
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]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H3170 [21MY]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1440 [10AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H4836 [26JN]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 298), H889 [11MR]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H2680 [14MY]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 17), H702 [27FE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 493, 600, 2199; H. Res. 236), H286 [4FE], H346 [5FE], H7600 [18SE], H9614 [28OC]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 1366), consideration (see H. Res. 259), H9039 [22OC]
———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H7830 [24SE]
———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H3797 [12JN]
———require that certain communications contain information relative to sponsorship and authorization (see H.R. 1541), H3660 [10JN]
Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual records available through interactive computer services (see H.R. 1330), H1795 [23AP]
Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 623), H1392 [9AP]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1892 [24AP]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 1359), H1703 [17AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7263 [11SE]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H6716 [1AU]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H1541 [15AP]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H5825 [25JY]
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]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H6707 [31JY]
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), H3274 [3JN]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H589 [13FE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 96), H1542 [15AP]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H347 [5FE]
———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Taxation: credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1340 [8AP]
———employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 988), H803 [6MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 2026), H4338 [24JN]
———require child support delinquent parents to include their unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a deduction for unpaid child support (see H.R. 869), H3274 [3JN]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of employer-provided transit passes and parking benefits (see H.R. 878), H6406 [30JY]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H8054 [26SE]
———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8633 [7OC]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]
Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 910), H8054 [26SE]
———treatment of voluntary guidelines relative to applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 1510), H2155 [1MY]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2187), H5486 [17JY]
Tobacco products: application of fines to decrease usage by minors (see H.R. 1772), H7604 [22SE]
———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10957 [13NO]
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2385), H6797 [3SE]
———treatment of taxes relative to payments made pursuant to tobacco industry settlement legislation (see H.R. 2387), H7200 [10SE]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (see H.R. 1361), H3797 [12JN]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 181), H9729 [29OC]
———protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to People's Republic of China and Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 44), H1392 [9AP]
United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H1017 [13MR]
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), H6962 [5SE]
———extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents (see H.R. 2224), H9502 [23OC]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1110 [18MR]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H805 [6MR]
Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1188), H1441 [10AP]
———establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H1988 [29AP]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H5022 [9JY]
———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), H4221 [23JN]
———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H586 [13FE]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H3924 [18JN]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see H.R. 1427), H1794 [23AP]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war crimes (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5826 [25JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Aviation: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 2957), H10420 [8NO]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (see H.R. 1178), H1259 [20MR]
Computers: require the head of each Federal agency ensure that computer systems can differentiate the years 2000 and 1900 (see H.R. 1177), H1259 [20MR]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Res. 92), H949 [12MR]
Contracts: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for environmental response costs (see H.R. 236), H147 [9JA]
Credit: require notice before changing the interest rate applicable on any credit card account or before changing the index used to determine such rate (see H.R. 3066), H10954 [13NO]
Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1541 [15AP]
Dept. of Defense: establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1017 [13MR]
———establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H3659 [10JN]
———increase whistleblower protections for members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1482), H1988 [29AP]
Dept. of HHS: make certain information available to the Dept. of the Treasury for the collection of debts owed to the Federal Government (see H.R. 2063), H4646 [25JN]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 1142), H1258 [20MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H147 [9JA]
FBI: privacy and security of records provided to the White House containing sensitive background security information (see H.R. 537), H283 [4FE]
FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1179), H1259 [20MR]
Federal aid programs: ensure accuracy of eligibility information relative to Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 2347), H6704 [31JY]
Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H153 [9JA]
Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H147 [9JA]
FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (see H.R. 2119), H5020 [9JY]
———provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain regulations relative to labor-management relations (see H.R. 3067), H10954 [13NO]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H5021 [9JY]
Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and suppliers on Federal construction projects (see H.R. 3032), H10767 [12NO]
Health: insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]
House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 53), H524 [12FE]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]
Medicare: coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H152 [9JA]
Petroleum: management of royalties from oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1107), H1111 [18MR]
———settlement of U.S. royalty claims (see H.R. 1106), H1111 [18MR]
Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 498), H282 [4FE]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]
Southern Star (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1528), H2156 [1MY]
Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care services to employees (see H.R. 1706), H3201 [22MY]
Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (see H. Con. Res. 148), H7118 [9SE]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H804 [6MR]
Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]
Waldheim, Kurt: receipt of U.N. retirement allowance (see H. Con. Res. 144), H6917 [4SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]
Letters
Decennial census accuracy relative to use of sampling: Representative Gingrich, H3537 [5JN]
Dept. of Defense funding for reporting requirements of crime statistics: Judith A. Miller, Dept. of Defense, H5969-H5971 [29JY]
Use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census: Johnny H. Killian, Congressional Research Service, H8223-H8225 [30SE]
———Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Shays, H8225 [30SE]
Lists
Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues achievements, H8841 [21OC]
Organizations endorsing use of sampling in the 2000 census, H8226 [30SE]
Press releases
Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and Expenditure Practices: Citizen Action (organization), H1380 [9AP]
———Reform Party, H1381 [9AP]
———U.S. Public Interest Research Group, H1380 [9AP]
Proposals
Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9806 [31OC]
Questions and answers
Defense Incident-Based Reporting System, H5972 [29JY]
Remarks
Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4061 [19JN]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8662 [8OC]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1213 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8662 [8OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5702 [24JY]
Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H519
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2757 [15MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3537 [5JN]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2606 [14MY]
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2691 [15MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1764
Army: School of the Americas funding, H6748
Bartosiewicz, John T.: Pulaski Association of Business and Professional Men Man of the Year award recipient, E452
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7074 [9SE]
Black History Month: observance, H436 [11FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2980 [20MY]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9625
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3537 [5JN], H8223 [30SE], H10909, H10932 [13NO]
———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census (H.R. 1178), E531
Chian Federation (nonprofit organization): tribute to honorees, E2234
Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H945
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4264 [24JN]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), consideration (H. Res. 265), H8888 [21OC]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H1379 [9AP]
———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4098 [20JN]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5877 [28JY], H9806 [31OC]
Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (H. Res. 91), consideration (H. Res. 101), H1237 [20MR]
Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues: anniversary, H8840 [21OC]
Consumer Price Index: calculation relative to correction of cost-of-living adjustments (H. Res. 93), H2185 [6MY]
Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H7906
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5458, H5466
———Turkish occupation (H. Con. Res. 81), H5510 [22JY]
———U.S. policy, H5458, H5466
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5702 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4048, H4061 [19JN]
———authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), consideration (H. Res. 169), H3939 [19JN]
———breast cancer research funding, H7848
———funding for reporting requirements of crime statistics, H5969, H5972 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), H5969, H5972 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2266), conference report, H7848
———reform, H4048 [19JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3495
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5089, H5090, H5110 [10JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2107), consideration (H. Res. 181), H5056 [10JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7789 [24SE], H7867
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), conference report, H10932 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10909 [13NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9651
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7074 [9SE], H7179
Education: Comprehensive Regional Assistance Centers funding, H7179
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5440 [17JY], H5533
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5440 [17JY]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 99), H1123 [19MR]
ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards from an abuser's pension (H.R. 1142), E611
Executive Office of the President: appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer (H.R. 1962), H8873 [21OC]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8193 [30SE]
Families and domestic relations: designation of guardians for children in advance of parents death, H2033 [30AP]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2033 [30AP]
FEC: funding for investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H2606 [14MY], H2691, H2757 [15MY]
Federal employees: treatment of travel expenses (H.R. 930), H1575, H1575
Foreign aid: international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H538 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3495
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H562 [13FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6748
Forest Service: road construction funding, H5110 [10JY]
FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the transportation of paper checks (H.R. 2119), H5457 [17JY]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (H. Con. Res. 112), E1449
Greece: independence anniversary, H1090
Greenpoint, NY: anniversary of Polish National Catholic Church of the Resurrection, E1764
Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8983
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2049
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9651
India: allocation of foreign aid, H6754
———human rights violations, H6754
INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, E931
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8983
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), H5877 [28JY]
LSC: funding, H7867
Ming Pao Daily News (publication): tribute, E579
Monitor (U.S.S.): tribute, E392
Ms. Foundation for Women: anniversary, E1141
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8983
National Dystonia Awareness Week: observance, E1943
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5056 [10JY]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (H.R. 1376), E700
National Midwifery Week: observance, E1924
New York, NY: anniversary of Adirondack Museum, E1484
———anniversary of East Side Chamber of Commerce, E1836
———anniversary of Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, E713
———anniversary of St. Stanislaus B. & M. Parish, E822
———anniversary of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village apartment complexes, E1638
———tribute to March of the Living Program, E1383
———tribute to Polish & Slavic Center, E713
New York (NY) Greenpoint Gazette: anniversary, E81
Nonprofit organizations: authorize transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation (H.R. 680), H1942 [29AP], H7579
Oxi Day: observance, E2149
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1379 [9AP], H6922 [5SE], H7126 [10SE], H7614 [23SE], H8888 [21OC]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7191 [10SE]
Queens, NY: anniversary of Congregation Beth Jacob, E1591
Queens Surface Corp.: anniversary, E1518
Robinson, Jackie: tribute (H. Con. Res. 61), H1576 [16AP]
Rochester, NY: Susan B. Anthony House restoration funding, H5089, H5090 [10JY]
Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), E1655
Siblings Day: observance, E714
Silver, Sheldon: United Jewish Council award recipient, E46
Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers (H.R. 173), H1575 [16AP]
Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: abolish (H.R. 2343), H7617 [23SE]
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1565 [16AP]
Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna (H. Con. Res. 148), E1706
U.N.: relocation of headquarters and change to part-time body, E1258
Votes: position on missed, H8216 [30SE]
Wesley, Brown, and Bartle Co., Inc.: tribute to minority employment practices study, E282
Western Queens (NY) Gazette: anniversary, E1248
Women: research health risks posed by the presence of certain additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products (H.R. 2900), E2236
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H801 [6MR]
Special order: granted, H2676 [14MY], H3718 [11JN], H5485 [17JY], H7829 [24SE], H9035 [22OC]
Statements
Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and Expenditure Practices: Ann McBride, Common Cause (organization), H1380 [9AP]
———Becky Cain, League of Women Voters, H1379 [9AP]
———Joan Claybrook, Public Citizen (organization), H1381 [9AP]
———Thomas H. Andrews, Citizen Action (organization), H1379 [9AP]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 112, expand Germany's reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors, E1450
Tributes
Bamonte, Anthony, E793
Bednarek, Virginia and Pawel, E1578
Bienstock, Larry, E580
Capps, Walter H., E2159
Cassato, David L., E794
Catapano, Thomas F., E1763
Delson, Sally A., E1262
Dougherty, James D., E583
Esposito, Gerald A., E1304
Gonzalez, Representative, H8577 [7OC]
Guggenheimer, Randolph and Elinor, E1103
Hepburn, Katharine, E885
Levitt, Mortimer, E344
Lincer, William, E821
Marangos, Despina, E2216
Partridge, Michael, E2156
Sachs, Alice, E876
Smith, Alex, E261
Stanton, Ellsworth G., III, E1125
Stephanopoulos, Robert and Nikki, E1020
Stewart, Jimmy, E1375
Torres, Ida, E1197
Walsh, Robert W., E562
Weiss, Ted, E1932