OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Calling World Leaders To Action To Address the New Roles and Responsibilities of the Global Corporation in the New Century: Tadahiro Sekimoto, NEC Corp., E2196
Amendments
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2792, H2794 [15MY], H2844 [16MY]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1141 [19MR]
Articles and editorials
How California Betrayed Its Schools—Starved Them of Cash, Then Fed Them Fads, Brent Staples, New York (NY) Times, H610 [25FE]
Wages of Welfare Reform, Washington (DC) Post, H3268 [3JN]
Wrong Move on Education, Washington (DC) Post, H7273 [15SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
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]
———official apology for those who suffered as slaves (see H. Con. Res. 96), H7263 [11SE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H242 [21JA]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H2874 [16MY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H1262 [20MR]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H8438 [6OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H2157 [1MY]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H586 [13FE]
———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H1707 [17AP]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: postpone relocation of Suffragists Portrait Monument to the rotunda (see H. Con. Res. 72), H2156 [1MY]
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (see H.R. 643), H393 [6FE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]
Children and youth: provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H6407 [30JY]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1289 [21MR]
Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]
Civil rights: prohibit 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]
Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced merchandise (see H.R. 563), H2445 [8MY]
———labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made without child labor (see H.R. 1301), H10768 [12NO]
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]
———require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H245 [21JA]
Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H347 [5FE]
Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs in Federal prisons (see H.R. 1643), H2784 [15MY]
Courts: continue judicial supervision over certain offenders with substance abuse problems (see H.R. 1644), H2784 [15MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H5778 [24JY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H5297 [15JY]
———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
———permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service projects (see H.R. 925), H1612 [16AP]
———protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1795 [23AP]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H8929 [21OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: eliminate Market Access Program (see H.R. 972), H802 [6MR]
———establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6963 [5SE]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best business practices for defense inventory management (see H.R. 1850), H5297 [15JY]
———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 Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10957 [13NO]
———suspend development of national testing proposals until congressional authority is granted (see H. Res. 214), H6715 [1AU]
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]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H2680 [14MY]
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), H3203 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H10768 [12NO]
———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]
———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), H669 [26FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H804 [6MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H3720 [11JN]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
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: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H6797 [3SE]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H6716 [1AU]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H6707 [31JY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H6706 [31JY]
Education: establish computer learning centers in low-income areas (see H.R. 1640), H2784 [15MY]
———establish funding for local communities to repair school infrastructure (see H.R. 1639), H2784 [15MY]
———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H5183 [14JY]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1611 [16AP]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]
Eximbank: give financial assistance preferences to firms that have shown a commitment to reinvestment and job creation in the U.S. (see H.R. 2069), H6026 [29JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 1870), H3796 [12JN]
Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 191, 234), H949 [12MR], H1988 [29AP]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H7199 [10SE]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H5487 [17JY]
———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H3213 [30MY]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1187 [19MR]
———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1989 [29AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H524 [12FE]
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]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]
———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328), H10768 [12NO]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive medical fund for Holocaust survivors (see H. Con. Res. 112), H6707 [31JY]
———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 1531), H7830 [24SE]
Health: allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want under certain conditions (see H.R. 746), H585 [13FE]
———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]
———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), 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), H6407 [30JY]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H589 [13FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5297 [15JY]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H1262 [20MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1893 [24AP]
Immigration: naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H702 [27FE]
Insurance: 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]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1707 [17AP]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3569 [5JN]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6707 [31JY]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local governments purchase armor vests for officers (see H.R. 2829), H10957 [13NO]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H10956 [13NO]
———issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Liberia: elections (see H. Con. Res. 135), H6406 [30JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]
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]
Medicare: coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H5487 [17JY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H1795 [23AP]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 418), H286 [4FE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 2211), H8054 [26SE]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
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), H155 [9JA]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]
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), H8438 [6OC]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H10956 [13NO]
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: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H5487 [17JY]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600), H346 [5FE]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services (see H.R. 198), H2091 [30AP]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H10768 [12NO]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H.R. 856), H1440 [10AP]
Racial relations: congressional role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H1541 [15AP]
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), H1262 [20MR]
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), H7263 [11SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H768 [5MR]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1909 [28AP]
States: establish demonstration projects to develop kinship care programs and require notification of adult relative caregivers (see H.R. 1452), H1891 [24AP]
Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 599), H1018 [13MR]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H6026 [29JY]
———deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation (see H.R. 687), H725 [4MR]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18, 69), H628 [25FE], H1288 [21MR]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H1440 [10AP]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H1542 [15AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance and interest on education loans (see H.R. 1632), H5297 [15JY]
———treatment of ethanol fuel (see H.R. 587), H1262 [20MR]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H702 [27FE]
———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]
———treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals relative to nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 2660), H8832 [9OC]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1288 [21MR]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
Urban areas: development of municipally owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 726), H523 [12FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4837 [26JN]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1909 [28AP]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H1262 [20MR]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H10956 [13NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
BATF: regulation of firearms, ammunition, and certain firearm products (see H.R. 788), H587 [13FE]
Education: restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]
Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and bear arms (see H.J. Res. 61), H804 [6MR]
———prohibit sale, import, manufacture, export, purchase, transfer, receipt, possession or transportation of certain handguns and ammunition (see H.R. 787), H587 [13FE]
Health: provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see H.R. 1191), H1260 [20MR]
Factsheets
Many Corporations Are Using Accumulated Profits To Buy Back Stock Rather Than To Pay Dividends to Stockholders, H1315 [8AP]
Introductions
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa: Dullah Omar, H444 [11FE]
Letters
Tax laws governing corporations buying back own stock: several Members of Congress, H1314 [8AP]
Tax treatment of certain corporate profits: by, H875, H876 [11MR]
Poems
``Indispensable Nation,'' by, H382 [6FE], E144
``Regular Order'', E779
Remarks
African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), H3846-H3853 [17JN]
———impact of historical injustices on current socioeconomic conditions, H759-H764 [5MR]
———official apology for those who suffered as slaves (H. Con. Res. 96), H3846-H3853 [17JN], H5478 [17JY]
Albania: civil war, H1094 [18MR]
Arcadia, CA: tribute to Arcadia High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Black History Month: observance, H436, H439, H440, H441, H443 [11FE]
Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Clara Barton High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP], E1324 [25JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H2434-H2440 [8MY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4702
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4581
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6017-H6023 [29JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2997, H3029 [20MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), conference report, H3553-H3559 [5JN]
Business and industry: tax laws governing buying back own stock, H1311-H1318 [8AP]
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H1009 [13MR]
———summer youth employment program funding relative to disadvantaged youth programs, H2844, H2845
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H760 [5MR]
———most-favored-nation status, H3261, H3262 [3JN]
Civil wars: U.S. role in foreign civil wars, H1095 [18MR]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H8310 [2OC]
Denver, CO: tribute to East High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4031 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7331 [16SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6981 [8SE], H7139 [10SE], H7266-H7273 [15SE], H7331 [16SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8781 [9OC]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8825-H8828 [9OC]
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]
East Brunswick, NJ: tribute to East Brunswick High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1093, H1094, H1096 [18MR], H4328 [24JN]
Education: charter schools funding through rescissions in Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program funding, H7139 [10SE]
———improve the reading and literacy skills of children and families (H.R. 2614), H10396 [8NO]
———national policy to improve system, H375-H382 [6FE], H605-H612 [25FE], H2066, H2075, H2078 [30AP], H3553-H3559 [5JN], H5472-H5478 [17JY], H7266-H7273 [15SE], H8314-H8316 [2OC], H8825-H8828 [9OC], H9847-H9853 [31OC], E144
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H2997 [20MY], H5472-H5478 [17JY]
———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6981 [8SE]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5436 [17JY]
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5436 [17JY]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), H2844, H2845
———labor and trade policies, H3263, H3264, H3265, H3267, H3268, H3269 [3JN]
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1009-H1015 [13MR], H1090 [18MR], H1126, H1141, H1142 [19MR]
Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1046 [18MR]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2425
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4967 [9JY]
IRS: enforcement of tax laws towards corporations, H8828-H8831 [9OC]
———restructure, H8312 [2OC], H8828-H8831 [9OC], H8917 [21OC]
Kent, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Kentwood, MI: tribute to East Kent High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to improve economic competitiveness, H1091-H1093 [18MR]
Miami, FL: tribute to Our Lady of Lourdes Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Minimum wage: level, H3263, H3265, H3267, H3268, H3269 [3JN]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H1971, H1972, H1973, H1974, H1975 [29AP], H3261, H3262 [3JN]
———impact on environmental issues, H1971 [29AP]
National Education Funding Support Day: observance, H9851 [31OC]
National Medical Librarians Month: observance, E1993
Net Day: observance, H9851 [31OC]
NetDay96: tribute (H. Res. 38), H325, H326, H327 [5FE]
New York: tax treatment relative to other States, H8917-H8923 [21OC]
New York, NY: anniversary of Brooklyn Chinese-American Association, E84
Newburgh, IN: tribute to Castle High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Park Ridge, IL: tribute to Maine South High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H8310 [2OC]
Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H2078 [30AP]
Racial relations: Presidential initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., H8313 [2OC]
Savings and loan associations: bailout, H1094 [18MR]
Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H758-H764 [5MR]
Taxation: rates, H1311 [8AP], H4328 [24JN], H4702
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H6020-H6023 [29JY]
———treatment of certain corporate profits, H874-H883 [11MR]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9059 [23OC]
Telecommunications: universal service support for schools and libraries, H8313 [2OC]
Working Families Flexibility Act: exempt certain employees, H1141, H1142 [19MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H278 [4FE], H336 [5FE], H4644 [25JN], H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]
Reports
Tax Penalty on Corporations That Accumulate Surplus Profits in Excess of the Reasonable Needs of the Business, H879 [11MR]
Statements
Separating Myth From Fact Regarding the Communications Workers of America v. Beck Supreme Court Decision, H1092 [18MR]
Studies
District of Columbia Appropriations Bill Davis-Bacon Act Provisions: Peter Phillips, H8781 [9OC]
Tables
Stock buybacks by 40 large corporations in 3 years, H1315 [8AP]
Tributes
Aronson, Arnold, H867 [11MR]
Bloomfield, Randall, E55
Brennan, William J., Jr., H6012 [29JY]
Dubin, Etheline, E1902
Gill, Edena C., E25
Graber, Shirley U., E130
Hayes, Charles A., H1606, H1607 [16AP], E779
Henry, Lorelle, E21
Hu, Jason C., E1995
Inniss, Charles E., E319
Malone, James A., E29
Malone, Rubie M., E32
Martin, Thelma, E2179
McFadden, Christine, E48
Nicholson, Annie, E39
Papillon, Evy, E23
Pease, William H., Jr., E1906
Reid, Asquith, E43
Taylor, Kenneth, E36
Turner, Ted, H8311 [2OC]