SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2377 [8MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H6708 [31JY], H7731 [23SE], H7805 [24SE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H500 [12FE]
Articles and editorials
Rabbinic Cabinet Visits Jewish Community in Tunisia, Israel Zoberman, Southeastern Virginia Jewish News (publication), E1199
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 1032), H948 [12MR], H1019 [13MR]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H6704 [31JY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6799 [3SE]
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]
Chesapeake Bay: restoration (see H.R. 1578), H5177 [11JY]
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network: establish (see H.R. 1579), H5177 [11JY]
Children and youth: require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H700 [27FE]
Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H9614 [28OC]
Commission on National Drug Policy: establish (see H.R. 1345), H1610 [16AP]
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]
———conversion of temporary district court judgeships to permanent status (see H.R. 977), H3204 [22MY]
Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H286 [4FE]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (see H.R. 1699), H3169 [21MY]
———penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
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]
———disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]
Dept. of Justice: report certain information relative to prisoners (see H.R. 2214), H5569 [22JY]
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), H286 [4FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H5778 [24JY]
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: 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), H4085 [19JN]
———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435), H1890 [24AP]
———restore opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 1115), H1111 [18MR]
———substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort default rates in eligibility determinations for student assistance programs (see H.R. 386), H349 [5FE]
English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H245 [21JA]
Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H3661 [10JN]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H4913 [8JY]
Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 1432), H1890 [24AP]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H3660 [10JN]
Health: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200), H1260 [20MR]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H9039 [22OC]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H157 [9JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H6918 [4SE]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H9730 [29OC]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2785 [15MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H5178 [11JY]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8928 [21OC]
———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), H6962 [5SE]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H9502 [23OC]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H8928 [21OC]
———protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H3865 [17JN]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1818), H3567 [5JN]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (see H. Res. 144), H3204 [22MY]
———mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (see H.R. 1560), H3204 [22MY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9865 [31OC]
Medicare: demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H9730 [29OC]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H1112 [18MR]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 1519), H2155 [1MY]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 27), H701 [27FE]
NASA: tribute for successfully carrying out the Mars Pathfinder Mission (see H. Con. Res. 111), H5665 [23JY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish (see H.R. 1524), H6707 [31JY]
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 Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]
Nigeria: condemn treatment of U.S. Ambassador Walter Carrington (see H. Res. 260), H8438 [6OC]
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]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H7911 [25SE], H9800 [30OC]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H2254 [6MY]
Public Health Service Act: improve research of children's health (see H.R. 1451), H1891 [24AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation: extend authority to establish memorial (see H.J. Res. 57), H701 [27FE]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H949 [12MR]
Schools: assist local communities in renewal of public schools (see H.R. 1436), H1890 [24AP]
Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 183), H5826 [25JY]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H7601 [18SE]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1261 [20MR]
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: earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 612), H725 [4MR]
Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9502 [23OC]
———treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]
———treatment of trusts established for the benefit of individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 2335), H7008 [8SE]
Transportation: reauthorize highway construction and surface transportation funding (see H.R. 674), H452 [11FE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H1795 [23AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H767, H768 [5MR]
———revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error (see H.R. 1090), H1340 [8AP]
Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]
Letters
State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: Richard W. Riley, Sec. of Education, H7378 [17SE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8652 [8OC]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1205 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 262), H8645 [8OC]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8652 [8OC]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H8892 [21OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6637 [31JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3027, H3045 [20MY]
Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), H716, H719, H720 [4MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (H.R. 1909), H3809 [17JN]
Correctional institutions: housing of juveniles with adults, H5206 [15JY]
Courts: allow victims to attend and observe the trials of those accused of the crime (H.R. 924), H1050 [18MR]
Crime: funding for building, expanding, and operating juvenile correction and detention facilities, H2377 [8MY]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2327, H2331, H2341, H2342 [7MY], H2377, H2383, H2384, H2386 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit sanctions of public educational institutions relative to enforcement of preference or affirmative action admissions plans, H7383 [17SE]
———prohibit State sanctions relative to special education services for certain adult prisoners under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, H7377, H7378 [17SE]
Dept. of HUD: empowerment zones and enterprise communities funding, H6637 [31JY]
Dept. of Justice: crime prevention, drug treatment, and family resource service programs funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7805, H7806 [24SE]
———Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7809 [24SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7805, H7806, H7809 [24SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7377, H7378, H7383 [17SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8794 [9OC]
———permit the waiver of residency requirements for certain employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia (H.R. 514), H1056 [18MR]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8794 [9OC]
Education: improve and expand charter schools (H.R. 2616), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9826 [31OC]
———notification of enrollment of juvenile sex offenders in elementary or secondary schools, H2383, H2384 [8MY]
———voucher program to provide school choice (H.R. 2746), consideration (H. Res. 288), H9826 [31OC]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3732 [12JN]
Hampton, VA: anniversary of Hampton Jazz Festival, E1354
———tribute to Hampton High School boys' football team, E347
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 5), H2537 [13MY]
Jones, Robert: Navy Cross recipient, E804
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), H5206 [15JY]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H473, H494, H495, H496, H499, H500, H501 [12FE]
———constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (H. Res. 47), H467 [12FE]
Newport News, VA: tribute to Achievable Dream Academy, E897
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1481, H1482, H1502 [15AP]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), consideration (H. Res. 113), H1476 [15AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5400 [16JY], H8923 [21OC], H9035 [22OC], H9499 [23OC]
Tributes
Farmer, James, H1872
Holloway, Paul F., E646
Segaloff, Walter, E897
Zoberman, Israel, E1199