WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2883 [19MY], H3021 [20MY]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2373 [8MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7731 [23SE], H7807, H7831 [24SE]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2006 [29AP], H2192, H2211 [6MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4917 [8JY], H4990, H4994 [9JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H4132 [20JN]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H1892 [24AP]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H1707 [17AP]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H8928 [21OC]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9800 [30OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H9800 [30OC]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9730 [29OC]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (see H.R. 1753), H9730 [29OC]
Business and industry: discourage relocation to foreign countries and encourage creation of new jobs (see H.R. 775), H1707 [17AP]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6799 [3SE]
———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H1988 [29AP]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]
Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H3477 [4JN]
———provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]
———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H8054 [26SE]
Civil War—U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans (see H.R. 2453), H7911 [25SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H9558 [24OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]
Consumer Price Index: reduction (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]
Consumers: prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H3274 [3JN]
———require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements (see H.R. 3060), H10954 [13NO]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H10956 [13NO]
———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H5297 [15JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H6918 [4SE]
Crime: protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 1332), H1795 [23AP]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7199 [10SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H5486 [17JY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals without explicit and specific legislation (see H.R. 2846), H10171 [6NO]
Dept. of Labor: establish programs to educate the public on retirement savings (see H.R. 1377), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H670 [26FE]
———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), H2590 [13MY]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H4836 [26JN]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H3274 [3JN]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H3476 [4JN]
———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]
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), H6704 [31JY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H6707 [31JY]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H7528 [17SE]
Education: 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), H1909 [28AP]
Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
Federal employees: encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H1456 [14AP]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]
Federal Home Loan Banks: authorize and expand community development activities and grants (see H.R. 1555), H2444 [8MY]
Federal-State relations: repeal restrictions on communications between Government agencies and the INS (see H.R. 850), H1892 [24AP]
Financial institutions: provide consumer protection (see H.R. 1900), H3863 [17JN]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H2157 [1MY]
———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H286 [4FE]
Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H2090 [30AP]
Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H7008 [8SE]
FRS: expand the opportunity for private enterprise to compete with the Board of Governors in the provision of check-clearing and other services (see H.R. 1442), H3568 [5JN]
———promote accountability and the public interest in operations (see H.R. 1160), H3170 [21MY]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 1111), H6716 [1AU]
———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]
———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159), H1289 [21MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H286 [4FE]
———revise and extend mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]
———revise and extend programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1895), H3797 [12JN]
House of Representatives: allow Members to hire employees from welfare rolls relative to application towards welfare participation rates in home jurisdiction (see H.R. 1046), H948 [12MR]
Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H1340 [8AP]
———public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 839, 973), H668 [26FE], H803 [6MR]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H5132 [10JY]
Immigration: adjust the status of certain Haitian nationals who were provided refuge status (see H.R. 3049), H10953 [13NO]
———adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to continuous physical presence (see H.R. 3054), H10954 [13NO]
———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H1456 [14AP]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]
———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), H149 [9JA]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H1340 [8AP]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H8633 [7OC]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H629 [25FE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H6704 [31JY]
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]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide for withdrawal (see H.R. 978), H803 [6MR]
National Day of Unity: designate (see H. Res. 170), H4086 [19JN]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program (see H.R. 1635), H2783 [15MY]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 1786), H3476 [4JN]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]
Patents: restore term of patent protection and retain confidentiality relative to the publication of patent applications (see H.R. 811), H627 [25FE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H10421 [8NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2777), H9800 [30OC]
Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H1891 [24AP]
———restore benefits to legal immigrants through reductions in arms transfer subsidies (see H.R. 2597), H8299 [1OC]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H767 [5MR]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2351 [7MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 29), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]
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), H1261 [20MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]
Social Security: benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]
———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H1340 [8AP]
SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H812 [10MR]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H1989 [29AP]
Taxation: allow tax credit for equity investments in community development financial institutions (see H.R. 2254), H5777 [24JY]
———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H282 [4FE]
———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3797 [12JN]
———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits relative to earned income tax credit (see H.R. 1498), H2090 [30AP]
———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), H1340 [8AP]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H7528 [17SE]
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]
———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2367), H7601 [18SE]
———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 165), H3213 [30MY]
———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), H7261 [11SE]
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]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H1112 [18MR]
———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CIA: establish select committee to investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras (see H. Res. 34), H244 [21JA]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (see H. Res. 296), H9778 [30OC]
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]
Crime: penalties for theft by public officials under color of law (see H.R. 1645), H2784 [15MY]
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]
Families and domestic relations: State assistance for certain adults who are caring for the children of relatives (see H.R. 1646), H2784 [15MY]
Foreign aid: establish an alternative crop production demonstration program for developing countries with illicit crop production (see H.R. 1642), H2784 [15MY]
Health: funding for substance abuse prevention and treatment programs (see H.R. 1637, 1638), H2784 [15MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
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]
Small business: assist certain women and minority business people (see H.R. 1647), H2784 [15MY]
Remarks
Army: School of the Americas funding, H6745, H6746, H6747 [3SE]
Black History Month: observance, H422, H423, H442 [11FE]
Black Women of Achievement (organization): tribute to award recipients, E1135
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding (H.R. 1753), H10798 [13NO]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4611 [25JN], H4686, H4812
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6649 [31JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2995, H2999, H3024 [20MY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H7788 [24SE], H10912 [13NO]
CIA: investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund Contras, H1042, H1103-H1108 [18MR], H4995, H4997, H4998 [9JY]
———investigate use of chemical weapons in Persian Gulf Conflict, H4990, H4992, H4993, H4994 [9JY]
Clandestine Drug Study Commission: establish, H4995, H4997, H4998 [9JY]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H. Res. 296), H9584 [28OC], H9778 [30OC]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: appropriations, E2392
Correctional institutions: removal of restrictions on funding for abortions, H7816 [24SE]
Cosby, Camille: statement on effects of violent crime, E783 [29AP]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2373, H2374 [8MY]
———prosecution of certain juveniles charged with drug offenses, H2373, H2374 [8MY]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7332 [16SE]
Dept. of HUD: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2211 [6MY]
Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions in truth-in-sentencing prison grant programs, H7807, H7808, H7809 [24SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program funding, H5351, H5352, H5353, H5357, H5359, H5360 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7788, H7807, H7808, H7809, H7816 [24SE], H7864, H7876 [25SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2267), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 330), H10912 [13NO]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7333 [16SE], E2392
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2158), H5351, H5352, H5353, H5357, H5359, H5360, H5365 [16JY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8793, H8800 [9OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2607), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 324), H10680 [12NO]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8793, H8800 [9OC]
Drugs: establish matching grant program for local communities that first demonstrate a long-term commitment to reduce youth substance abuse (H.R. 956), H3184 [22MY]
Employment: treatment of former welfare recipients relative to income and workplace protection, H3790 [12JN]
Eximbank: reauthorization (H.R. 1370), H8192 [30SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H556 [13FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6745, H6746, H6747 [3SE]
Health: improve health care services for women, H1967
Herman, Alexis M.: nomination to be Sec. of Labor, H1042 [18MR]
Hilliard, Representative: investigate circumstances surrounding travel to Libya, H8037 [26SE]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2046 [30AP], H2192, H2194, H2199, H2200, H2225 [6MY]
———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2225 [6MY]
Immigration: obtain suspension of deportation of aliens under rules in place at the time of application for residency, H10680 [12NO]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4967, H4990, H4992, H4993, H4994, H4995, H4997, H4998 [9JY]
LSC: funding, H7864 [25SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on women's diseases, H1967
Office of U.S. Trade Representative: increase funding to research and study laws affected by trade negotiations, H7876 [25SE]
Point of order, H5348 [16JY]
Public housing: grievance procedures for evictions except those that are a threat to the tenants' safety or for drug-related activities, H2192, H2194, H2211 [6MY]
———require payment of minimum wage relative to community work requirements, H2199, H2200 [6MY]
Taxation: capital gains rates, H4812
———child tax credit, H4686, H4812
———rates, H4611 [25JN], H4686, H4812
———treatment of higher education expenses, H4812
Truth in Lending Act: require notice of cancellation rights relative to private mortgage insurance (H.R. 607), H1564 [16AP]
WIC: funding, H2012 [30AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H278 [4FE], H1241 [20MR], H3718 [11JN], H3794 [12JN], H4644 [25JN], H8052 [26SE], H8923 [21OC], H9499 [23OC]
Statements
Violent Crime: Camille Cosby, E783
Texts of
H. Res. 296, Committee on House Oversight (House) investigation of voter irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District, H9584 [28OC]
Tributes
Brennan, William J., Jr., H6011, H6012, H6015 [29JY]
Gonzalez, Representative, H8579
Hayes, Charles A., H1604 [16AP]
Shabazz, Betty, H6776 [3SE]