SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H6798 [3SE]
Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo (see H. Res. 273), H9502 [23OC]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H3720 [11JN]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1766), H9614 [28OC]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H1187 [19MR]
Bankruptcy: declare that donations made from a sense of religious obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a reasonably equivalent value (see H.R. 2611), H10956 [13NO]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date (see H.R. 1172), H2351 [7MY]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H154 [9JA]
———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H1542 [15AP]
———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H4647 [25JN]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6963 [5SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6919 [4SE]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on birth in the U.S. (see H.J. Res. 26), H805 [6MR]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1909), H8054 [26SE]
Copyrights: protection of certain original designs (see H.R. 2696), H9038 [22OC]
Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H8320 [2OC]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal Presidential authority relative to suspension of certain effective dates (see H.R. 2179), H5401 [16JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation (see H.R. 2631), H8834 [9OC]
Disasters: provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]
Diseases: 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), H7600 [18SE]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of illegal drugs by young people (see H. Res. 267), H9559 [24OC]
Ecology and environment: maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Con. Res. 8), H1707 [17AP]
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: ensure that funding is not used to promote the teaching or use of regional or group dialects (see H.R. 1203), H1289 [21MR]
Everglades National Park: designate Earnest F. Coe Visitor Center (see H.R. 136), H1018 [13MR]
Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (see H.R. 867), H700 [27FE]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1392 [9AP]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H1340 [8AP]
Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 1989), H4086 [19JN]
———restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental Shelf (see H.R. 180), H245 [21JA]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H5177 [11JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H152 [9JA]
———biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H767 [5MR]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H1340 [8AP]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]
Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 2250), H5777 [24JY]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1441 [10AP]
Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H453 [11FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H3660 [10JN]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H347 [5FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 328), H286 [4FE]
International law: judicial remedies for U.S. persons injured as a result of foreign violations of arbitral obligations (see H.R. 2141), H5131 [10JY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]
IRS: restructure (see H.R. 2292), H8265 [30SE]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2091 [30AP]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness: designate (see H.R. 136), H1018 [13MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H7599 [18SE]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H1261 [20MR]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H286 [4FE]
———require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 1457), H1891 [24AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]
Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3568 [5JN]
National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7730 [23SE]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H889 [11MR]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1019 [13MR]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the absence of a stipulation or consent (see H.R. 1595), H9502 [23OC]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (see H.R. 2604), H9615 [28OC]
Roads and highways: construction funding (see H.R. 674), H525 [12FE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H6407 [30JY]
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), H8265 [30SE]
Social Security: exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156), H453 [11FE]
———prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 530), H283 [4FE]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7831 [24SE]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3204 [22MY]
———exclude certain business taxable income relative to sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1279), H3924 [18JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H1262 [20MR]
———permanent extension of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1443), H1890 [24AP]
———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 525), H590 [13FE]
———restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation (see H.R. 532), H283 [4FE]
———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H8299 [1OC]
———treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1285), H8929 [21OC]
———treatment of computer software exports (see H.R. 143), H589 [13FE]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H143 [9JA]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H1892 [24AP]
———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 693), H521 [12FE]
———treatment of State tuition programs (see H.R. 1355), H1611 [16AP]
Time: change effective date of daylight savings time (see H.R. 222), H1339 [8AP]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H1288 [21MR]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H1542 [15AP]
Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H2446 [8MY]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social Security number to register to vote (see H.R. 1428), H5916 [28JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (see H.R. 3034), H10767 [12NO]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 2487), H7527 [17SE]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 327), H10955 [13NO]
Foreign trade: deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported for sale at boat shows (see H.R. 2770), H9729 [29OC]
Medicare: provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of patients (see H.R. 1673), H3069 [20MY]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.J. Res. 58), H709 [3MR]
M/V Bahama Pride (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2471), H7263 [11SE]
National Weather Service: making emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.R. 1251), H1339 [8AP]
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 1048), H949 [12MR], H1288 [21MR]
Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]
———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (see H.R. 2684), H8928 [21OC]
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]
———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H1611 [16AP]
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]
Descriptions
Tax Treatment of Timeshare Homeowners Associations (H.R. 1350), E684
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H2257 [7MY]
Explanations
Historic Homeownership Assistance Act (H.R. 1134), E522
Histories
Legislative History of House Amendment to Adoption and Safe Families Act, H10783-H10787 [13NO]
Letters
Clarify family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program: by, S12092 [8NO]
Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act: Representative Goodling, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H1933 [29AP]
———Representative Stump, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H1933 [29AP]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5374 [16JY]
Angola: condemn military intervention in the Republic of the Congo (H. Res. 273), H10883 [13NO]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2739, H2740 [15MY]
Broward County, FL: beach restoration project funding, H5752, H5753 [24JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4684 [26JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6639 [31JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4558, H4566, H4569 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6328, H6329 [30JY]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5037, H5038 [10JY]
Congo, Republic of the: outbreak of violence and threat to scheduled elections and constitutional government (H. Res. 175), H5515 [22JY]
Customs Service: allow the use of user fees to provide for inspectional personnel in connection with the arrival of passengers in Florida (H.R. 3034), H10889, H10890 [13NO]
Customs Service, ITC, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1463), H2183
David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 1479), H9578
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8239 [30SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7380 [17SE]
Employment: treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H4569 [25JN], H6328, H6329 [30JY]
———treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protections, H5037, H5038 [10JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2203), H5752, H5753 [24JY]
Families and domestic relations: change the time requirements for parental rights relative to adoption of children in foster care, H2028 [30AP]
———criminal record checks for prospective foster and adoptive parents and group care staff, H2032 [30AP]
———increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support enforcement programs (H.R. 2487), H8084 [29SE]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), H2015, H2028, H2032, H2034 [30AP]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), Senate amendment (H. Res. 327), H10776, H10782, H10790 [13NO]
———promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), consideration (H. Res. 134), H2014 [30AP]
Federal aid programs: extend deadline for States relative to child support enforcement system automation program, H7380 [17SE]
Florida Marlins (baseball team): tribute, E2131
Foreign trade: provide for the deferral of duty on certain large yachts imported for sale at boat shows (H.R. 2770), E2114
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Melaleuca Research and Quarantine Facility funding, H5374 [16JY]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2640 [14MY]
Levy, Emily: Westinghouse Science Talent Search award recipient, E387
Magill, Ron: tribute to Harpy Eagle Project, E1485
Medicare: age eligibility requirements, H5037 [10JY]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H976, H978, H986 [13MR]
———disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), consideration (H. Res. 95), H961 [13MR]
———foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts, H631 [26FE], H728 [5MR]
National Weather Service: funding, H8239 [30SE]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: expand responsibilities and extend authorization (H.R. 2610), H8879 [21OC]
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act: technical amendments (H.R. 1048), H1917, H1931, H1933 [29AP]
Point of order, H7040 [9SE]
SSI: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving benefits, H2739, H2740 [15MY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1499 [15AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (H.R. 1134), E521
———definition of income levels impacted by proposed tax cuts, H6639 [31JY]
———rates, H4558 [25JN], H6639 [31JY]
———treatment of certain foreign base company shipping income (H.R. 2684), E2034
———treatment of real estate investment trusts (H.R. 1150), E559
———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (H.R. 1350), E683
———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (H.R. 1509), E809
Votes: correction, H3756 [12JN]
———position on missed, H6312 [30JY]
Summaries
Tax Treatment of Real Estate Investment Trusts (H.R. 1150), E559
Tables
Households Owning Resort Timeshares, E684
Tributes
Benedikt, Margaret S., E1229
Saunders, Norman T., E1181