MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)
Addresses
Minimum Wage Level: Bill Dauster, E2223
Amendments
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5403 [16JY], H5432 [17JY], H5538 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H1611 [16AP]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2157 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7200 [10SE]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
———include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Children and youth: 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), H6918 [4SE]
———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]
———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1392 [9AP]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H524 [12FE]
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), H7911 [25SE]
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H4086 [19JN]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Consumers: labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H1439 [10AP]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1989 [29AP]
Courts: conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H2590 [13MY]
———residency requirement quotas for judges in each Federal judicial circuit Court of Appeals (see H.R. 932), H766 [5MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]
Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H286 [4FE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1541 [15AP]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]
———use of certain grant funds to provide parental education to assist in child abuse prevention (see H.R. 2381), H6797 [3SE]
Dallas, TX: designate the museum to be known as ``The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future'' as a Millennium Project for the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 187), H10957 [13NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H1339 [8AP]
Dept. of Education: study methods for identifying and treating children with dyslexia (see H.R. 3058), H10954 [13NO]
Dept. of the Interior: 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: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
———make permanent the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program (see H.R. 2317), H6703 [31JY]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191), H10420 [8NO]
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]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H3660 [10JN]
———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]
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), H949 [12MR]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H1340 [8AP]
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), 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: increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8834 [9OC]
———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 2131), H7730 [23SE]
———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H10421 [8NO]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives (see H.R. 2568), H9615 [28OC]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H1392 [9AP]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
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), H629 [25FE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity with other civil service employees and public sector firefighters (see H.R. 1166), H1612 [16AP]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1187 [19MR]
Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 289), H2784 [15MY]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H3070 [20MY]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: design and construct a permanent addition (see H.J. Res. 76), H4339 [24JN]
Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403), H1706 [17AP]
Hazardous substances: storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1893 [24AP]
———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H4647 [25JN]
———develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H1289 [21MR]
———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), H7600 [18SE]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 1815, 2198), H3567 [5JN], H5916 [28JY]
———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]
———require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research (see H.R. 366), H889 [11MR]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H7263 [11SE]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H3070 [20MY]
Housing: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see H.R. 626), H392 [6FE]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5487 [17JY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Immigration: clarify and provide additional relief and procedural rights for certain aliens who would otherwise be ineligible for such procedural rights (see H.R. 2302), H7730 [23SE]
———establish visa waiver pilot program for Korean nationals traveling in tour groups (see H.R. 627), H392 [6FE]
———modify qualifications for countries to be in the visa waiver pilot program (see H.R. 1880), H5916 [28JY]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]
———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H10768 [12NO]
———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2540), H7830 [24SE]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H144 [9JA]
———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), H157 [9JA]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons (see H.R. 2850), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H10956 [13NO]
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), H8265 [30SE]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1392 [9AP]
———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]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H6406 [30JY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H5132 [10JY]
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H2156 [1MY]
National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H4086 [19JN]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish (see H.R. 1715), H3201 [22MY]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H767 [5MR]
Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related transportation services (see H.R. 2665), H8832 [9OC]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H1542 [15AP]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
NIH: establish National Center for Integral Medicine (see H.R. 1055), H1017 [13MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H7528 [17SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777; H. Res. 236), H346 [5FE], H7600 [18SE], H9800 [30OC]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]
———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 667), H1542 [15AP]
———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
———treatment of certain legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H890 [11MR]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H699 [27FE]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]
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), H2351 [7MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 598), H1262 [20MR]
Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H7911 [25SE]
SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H346 [5FE]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]
Stewart, Jimmy: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4913 [8JY]
Tariff: scientific instruments and apparatus (see H.R. 1876), H5022 [9JY]
Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H153 [9JA]
———expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 2523), H7729 [23SE]
———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990), H10957 [13NO]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H10172 [6NO]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4133 [20JN]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1989 [29AP]
———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H5401 [16JY]
———treatment of domestic air travel (see H.R. 2318), H6703 [31JY]
———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H6918 [4SE]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6919 [4SE]
Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
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), H8265 [30SE]
———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]
———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H3865 [17JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3213 [30MY]
Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1403), H1706 [17AP]
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), H1715 [21AP]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1019 [13MR]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H3865 [17JN]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
Year of the Ocean: observance (see H. Con. Res. 131), H7263 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (see H.R. 781), H587 [13FE]
Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H1338 [8AP]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575), H284 [4FE]
Contracts: require that work that requires licensing be performed by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 571), H284 [4FE]
Dept. of Defense: ensure that Federal construction contractors abide by State tax, employment, and licensing regulations (see H.R. 1186), H1259 [20MR]
Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 579), H285 [4FE]
Diseases: compensation for individuals who develop stomach cancer due to exposure from radioactive substances (see H.R. 573), H284 [4FE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H767 [5MR]
Government: use of private delivery services in filing documents with Federal agencies (see H.R. 782), H587 [13FE]
Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 580), H285 [4FE]
Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 576), H285 [4FE]
———regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see H.R. 1187), H1259 [20MR]
Health: studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 1245), H1338 [8AP]
Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (see H.R. 570), H284 [4FE]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]
Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024), H888 [11MR]
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: authorizing appropriations for the expansion of the columbarium (see H.R. 2144), H5131 [10JY]
NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 572), H284 [4FE]
Northern Mariana Islands: plebiscite on adherence to U.S. laws or independence (see H. Con. Res. 164), H8300 [1OC]
Political campaigns: prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law (see H.R. 783), H587 [13FE]
———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (see H.R. 1025), H888 [11MR]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2638), H8727 [8OC]
Social Security: treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H285 [4FE]
Taxation: treatment of certain personal care services under the unemployment tax (see H.R. 578), H285 [4FE]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1045, 1498), H948 [12MR], H2090 [30AP]
———treatment of funeral trusts (see H.R. 684), H452 [11FE]
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]
Letters
Domestic Sugar Program: Eugene Moos, Dept. of Agriculture, H5701 [24JY]
Federal educational programs: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H9573 [28OC]
Motions
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5541 [22JY]
House of Representatives: adjournment, H7834 [25SE], H10139 [6NO]
Proposals
Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9805 [31OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (H.R. 781), E275
———price supports for sugar, H5376 [16JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5376 [16JY], H5559 [22JY], H5701 [24JY]
Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, E319
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2714
———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3543
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H3149
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), E1372
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6654
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4574 [25JN]
———submission of budget proposal by the President without budgetary contingencies (H. Res. 89), H907 [12MR]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3543
Children and youth: importance of arts and humanities education programs, H944
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4285
Committee on House Oversight (House): funding to conduct investigation into labor unions and practices, H5305 [16JY]
———investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H5789 [25JY], H9805 [31OC]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: appropriations, E2392
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5701 [24JY]
Dept. of Education: establish block grants for local educational agencies, H7386 [17SE]
———national testing standards, E1791
———programs and funding, H1030-H1034 [17MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5147, H5166 [11JY], H5271
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7797 [24SE], H8236
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration (H. Res. 239), H7758 [24SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), motion to instruct conferees, H9654
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6947
Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs (H.R. 953), E390
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (H. Con. Res. 8), H1743
Education: Impact Aid Program funding for school construction through rescissions in NLRB funding, H7172, H7173 [10SE]
———improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), E2309
———national policy to improve system, H1030-H1034 [17MR]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H. Res. 139), H9571, H9572, H9573 [28OC]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5432 [17JY], H5527, H5530 [22JY]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), motion to recommit, H5541, H5542 [22JY]
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5432 [17JY]
Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1034 [17MR], H1127, H1142 [19MR]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2023
Girl Scouts: anniversary, E451
Government: use of private delivery services in filing documents with Federal agencies (H.R. 782), E283
Hawaii: acquisition of Kai Malino Ranch for the Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, H5271
———regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (H.R. 1187), E557
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: congressional consent to certain amendments enacted by Hawaii State Legislature (H.J. Res. 32), H833
Honolulu, HI: East-West Center funding, H8242
Horticulture: plant genetic conservation program funding (H.R. 570), E180
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H9654
Insurance: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (H.R. 1024), E430
International Brotherhood of Teamsters: limit Federal funding for rerun of leadership election, E1793
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), E1434
Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E1349
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), consideration (H. Res. 197), H5789 [25JY]
Medicare: medical savings accounts, H4574 [25JN]
Minimum wage: level, E2223
National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5147 [11JY]
National Endowment for the Humanities: funding, H5166 [11JY]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), E1269
NLRB: adjust employer business activity threshold relative to jurisdiction of labor disputes, H7242 [11SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: enforcement of labor and immigration laws, H8414
———Federal Victims' Assistance Program funding, H7797 [24SE]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (H.R. 400), H1738
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1079, H1080 [18MR], H7204 [11SE], H7839 [25SE]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H7020 [9SE]
———prohibit candidates from accepting unsecured loans from depository institutions regulated under Federal law (H.R. 783), H643
———prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections (H.R. 1025), E495
Princess Diana (Wales): death in car accident in Paris, E1689
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain elderly permanent resident aliens (H.R. 2638), H8694
———treatment of certain legal immigrants, H4574 [25JN]
Social Security: treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (H.R. 577), E156
Taxation: aviation excise tax formula, H6654
———rates, H6654
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (H.R. 1045), E493
———treatment of funeral trusts (H.R. 684), E224
WIC: funding, H2714
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (H. Con. Res. 103), H4217, H4218
Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1142 [19MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H667 [26FE], H3168 [21MY], H4219 [23JN], H6701 [31JY], H8435 [6OC], H8726 [8OC]
Tables
State administration costs for formula grant programs, H9574 [28OC]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 103, celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities, H4219 [23JN]
Tributes
Dauster, Bill, E2223