STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)

Addresses

Making a Case for Diversity in the Sciences: Walter E. Massey, E503-E505 [18MR]

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5318 [16JY]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2158, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H6725 [3SE]

———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]

Articles and editorials

Lessons in Life From a Loving Man—Grandpa, April McClellan-Copeland, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1268 [19JN]

Still the Greatest—Muhammad Ali's Latest Comeback Has Made Him a Beloved Figure All Over the World, Daivd Maraniss, Washington (DC) Post, E1416-E1418 [11JY]

Who's Managing the Money, Kevin A. Carter and Tony Chapelle, NAACP Update (publication), E1464 [22JY]

Yes, Apologies Would Be in Order, Afi-Adelia E. Scruggs, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, E1419 [14JY]

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), H285 [4FE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H8438 [6OC]

———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1232), H9730 [29OC]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H950 [12MR]

Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1019 [13MR]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H3568 [5JN]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9502 [23OC]

Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]

———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2468), H10956 [13NO]

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), H3070 [20MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H8634 [7OC]

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), H1795 [23AP]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H2874 [16MY]

Crime: 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), H6707 [31JY]

Dept. of Defense: reimbursement to Army Reserve and National Guard members deployed to Europe relative to Operation Joint Guard (see H.R. 2796), H10768 [12NO]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———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), H3476 [4JN]

Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2129), H5916 [28JY]

Ecology and environment: 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), H8929 [21OC]

———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), H6707 [31JY]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7008 [8SE]

Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H3203 [22MY]

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]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]

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: granting of additional points to the passing grades of welfare recipients' competitive service examinations (see H.R. 1066), H1262 [20MR]

Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H7119 [9SE]

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]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H8438 [6OC]

———funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]

———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), H245 [21JA]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (see H. Res. 147), H2589 [13MY]

Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H286 [4FE]

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]

Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (see H.R. 2766), H9729 [29OC]

``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]

Medicaid: repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see H.R. 216), H393 [6FE]

Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H949 [12MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H5021 [9JY]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H6798 [3SE]

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]

National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H7601 [18SE]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

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), H7911 [25SE]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (see H.R. 1553), H2444 [8MY]

Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H4132 [20JN]

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), H1111 [18MR]

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), H2785 [15MY]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]

———strengthen Federal contracting opportunities and assess impact of contract bundling by Federal agencies (see H.R. 373), H8320 [2OC]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Taxation: treatment of reorganizations and stocks for specialized small business investment companies (see H.R. 2707), H9501 [23OC]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

Tobacco products: 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), H10767 [12NO]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]

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), H8633 [7OC]

———benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4647 [25JN]

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act: applicability of mandatory minimum penalties in certain cases (see H.R. 1237), H10956 [13NO]

Weapons: restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H8320 [2OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Health: revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]

National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]

Biographies

Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E206 [11FE]

Lists

Artistic Discovery student art competition participants, E1128 [5JN]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H6724 [3SE]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1224 [20MR]

African Americans: celebrate end of slavery in the U.S. (H.J. Res. 56), E1253 [18JN]

———official apology for those who suffered as slaves (H. Con. Res. 96), E1419 [14JY]

———presence in money management industries, E1464 [22JY]

Americans for Democratic Action (organization): anniversary, H520 [12FE]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), conference report, H3535 [5JN]

Black History Month: observance, H434, H442 [11FE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2997 [20MY]

Bullock, Steve D.: Black Professionals Association Black Professional of the Year award recipient, E235 [12FE]

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, OH: designate (H.R. 643), H7634 [23SE]

Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H3535 [5JN]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, E704 [17AP]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), E1367 [8JY]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of testimonial dinner of the Masjid Bilal, E2124 [29OC]

———tribute to NASA's Lewis Research Center, E2220 [7NO]

Cleveland State University: anniversary of Thyagaraja Festival, E760 [28AP]

Congress: tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student art competition, E1127 [5JN]

Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H5281 [15JY]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2389 [8MY]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public Servants Merit Award recipients, E206 [11FE]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), E683 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7222 [11SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5360, H5361, H5362 [16JY]

Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2169), conference report, E2064 [23OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Medical Collections Fund, H5312, H5313 [16JY]

———medical, prosthetic, and Gulf War Syndrome research funding, H5281 [15JY]

———national cemetery construction funding, H5310 [16JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6860 [4SE], H7132, H7165 [10SE], H7222 [11SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5258, H5261, H5263, H5281 [15JY], H5310, H5312, H5313, H5318, H5324, H5325, H5328, H5360, H5361, H5362, H5363, H5364, H5366 [16JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), conference report, H8676, H8682 [8OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2158), motion to instruct conferees, H6724 [3SE]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), E2081 [24OC]

———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, E2081 [24OC]

Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 3020), E2311 [10NO]

Education: high-risk youth programs funding through rescissions in Goals 2000 Program funding, H7132 [10SE]

———national policy to improve system, H7165 [10SE]

———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5420 [17JY]

Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1134 [19MR]

EPA: Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund funding, H5363 [16JY]

———Superfund funding, H6724 [3SE]

Families and domestic relations: promote the adoption of children in foster care (H.R. 867), E812 [1MY]

FEMA: windstorm simulation center funding, H5318 [16JY]

Foreign aid: African Development Fund funding, E1700 [9SE]

———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), E300 [25FE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), E1700 [9SE]

Gingrich, Representative: resolution of ethics charges (H. Res. 31), H234 [21JA]

Health: improve health care services for women, E806 [30AP]

———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (H.R. 1895), E1207 [12JN]

———role of community health centers, E2180 [4NO]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H1158 [19MR]

House Ethics Reform Task Force: implement recommendations (H. Res. 168), H7547, H7548 [18SE]

House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147), H2943, H2944 [20MY]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid, E1700 [9SE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1818), E1448 [17JY]

Maple Heights, OH: St. Martin of Tours School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1154 [10JN]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H483 [12FE]

National Senior Citizen Month: observance, E971 [19MY]

NSF: funding relative to awarding of grants, H5324, H5325 [16JY]

Ohio: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority extension, E2064 [23OC]

Point of order, H5363 [16JY]

President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act: extend authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board (H.R. 1553), H4150 [23JN]

Public housing: tenant-based assistance funding relative to replacement of demolished units, H5328 [16JY]

Rogers, Wilson A.: Ronald McDonald Award recipient, E598 [8AP]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), E1675 [5SE]

University Heights, OH: Gesu Catholic School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1157 [10JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H4644 [25JN]

Statements

Tribute to Anastasia D. Kaptur: Representative Kaptur and Steve Kaptur, E591-E593 [8AP]

Tributes

Ali, Muhammad, E1416 [11JY]

Berryman, Ada, E2046 [22OC]

Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H4630 [25JN]

Clay, Luella H., E346 [27FE]

Coyne, John M., E2050 [22OC]

Crockett, George W., Jr., E1704 [9SE]

Farmer, James, E761 [28AP]

Fisk, Marvin, E971 [19MY]

Fuller, Robert L., E1001 [21MY]

Gray, Fred D., E1671 [5SE]

Hayes, Charles A., E689 [17AP]

Herzog, Chaim, E924 [14MY]

Kaptur, Anastasia D., E591 [8AP]

Kreinberg, Joseph S., E554 [21MR]

Massey, Walter E., E503 [18MR]

Priest, Roy O., E939 [15MY]

Robinson, Jackie, E759 [28AP]

Roebuck, Raymon (Chez), H7614 [23SE]

Strassmeyer, Mary, E1266 [19JN]

Ware, William J., Sr., E1268 [19JN]

White, Jay B., E1226 [17JN]