    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
            certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H4835 [18JN]
        Alaska:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
            H6999 [3AU]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2931 [6MY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H3014 [7MY]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H5737 [16JY]
        Clothing industry:  legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
            (see H.R. 23), H7915 [16SE]
        Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans:
            establish, (see H.R. 40), H5493 [14JY]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H5493
            [14JY]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1550 [25MR]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H2606
            [29AP]
        Dept. of Education:  establish demonstration projects to ensure
            equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
            disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
            3596), H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
            [23AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
            rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637), H5737
            [16JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  determination of service connection for
            certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
            warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
            3279), H2331 [27AP]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
        Dept of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
            colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H10077 [8OC]
        Diseases:  ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H2813
            [5MY]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1159
            [12MR]
        Education:  improve, raise standards, and attract the best teachers
            to public schools, (see H.R. 3986), H4055 [3JN]
        Employment:  prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or
            sexual orientation, (see H.R. 1858), H1854 [31MR]
        FAA:  address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
            (see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ foreign repair station rules, (see H.R. 145), H5064 [23JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
            electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H2931 [6MY]
        ----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
            of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H2931
            [6MY]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H7617
            [11SE], (see H.R. 4283), H7617 [11SE]
        Gabon:  elections, (see H. Res. 518), H9346 [2OC]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Health:  establish certain requirements for managed care plans, (see
            H.R. 2606), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ prohibit restriction of certain medical communications
            between health care providers and their patients, (see H.R.
            586), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum
            hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, (see H.R.
            135), H1643 [26MR]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2606
            [29AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H2056 [1AP]
        Insurance:  coverage and treatment of emergency services under
            health plans, (see H.R. 815), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
            or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H2423 [28AP]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H5737 [16JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H8932 [25SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3510), H2120 [21AP]
        Music and dance:  tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
            Res. 27), H2056 [1AP]
        National forests:  ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
            and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
            and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H5297 [24JN]
        National Lighthouse Center and Museum:  grant Federal charter, (see
            H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
        New York:  disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3744
            [21MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Nigeria:  impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H2055 [1AP]
        NSF:  demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
            mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
            3496), H5737 [16JY]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H7178 [4AU]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
        Public works:  provide incentives for the creation of jobs and
            restoration of infrastructure, (see H.R. 950), H2931 [6MY]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
            H8528 [23SE]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H9346 [2OC]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H10353
            [9OC]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
            [23JY]
        Taxation:  allow tax credit for public transportation expenses, (see
            H.R. 3178), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H4055 [3JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4629 [16JN]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500),
            H10833 [13OC]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2331 [27AP], (see
            H.R. 3661), H2424 [28AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Supreme Court:  hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as
            clerks to the Justices, (see H. Res. 591), H10353 [9OC]
      Bills and resolutions relative to
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House):  minority party
            appointments, (see H. Res. 351), H385 [5FE]
      Certificates of election
        House of Representatives, H364 [5FE]
      Oaths of office
        House of Representatives, H364 [5FE], H382 [5FE]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6204
            [23JY]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6501
            [28JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11900 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10088 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11900 [18DE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), conference report, H9927 [7OC]
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), H2661 [30AP]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H10677 [13OC]
        ------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
            H10677 [13OC]
        House of Representatives:  appreciation of opportunity to serve,
            H365 [5FE]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, H9927 [7OC]
        Jackie Robinson Foundation:  allow purchase of remaining stock of
            Jackie Robinson commemorative coins, H10327 [9OC]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals (H.R. 2560),
            H10327 [9OC]
        Votes:  position on missed, H2373 [28AP]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H3482 [19MY]
        Tribute, H365 [5FE], H365 [5FE]
      Tributes
        Stokes, Representative, H6235 [23JY]
        Waters, Benny, E2038<bullet> [10OC]