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

    CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)
      Amendments
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2426 [28AP], H2580
            [29AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H851 [4MR]
        Agriculture:  provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and
            promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
            facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
        Alcoholic beverages:  FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits
            on radio and television, (see H. Res. 171), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors, (see H.R.
            3537), H4165 [4JN]
        Animals:  establish research and grant programs relative to the
            efficient, healthful, and environmentally sound disposal of
            animal waste, (see H.R. 3793), H2813 [5MY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        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. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H3015 [7MY]
        Colleges and universities:  make information regarding men's and
            women's athletic programs available to prospective students,
            (see H.R. 1987), H100 [28JA]
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  improve agricultural
            credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
            H5736 [16JY]
        Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
            Women:  ratification, (see H. Res. 96), H7495 [9SE]
        Courts:  independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H1159
            [12MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H6453 [24JY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H2424 [28AP]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1643
            [26MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H5738 [16JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
        Dept. of Defense:  equitable retirement for military reserve
            technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H6880
            [31JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
            colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
        ------ collection of information relative to the use of mentally
            disabled children and individuals in biomedical and behavioral
            research, (see H.R. 4135), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
            of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
            development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
            for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H4962
            [22JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H2707 [30AP]
        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), H7428 [7AU]
        Diseases:  ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative
            to arachnoiditis prevention, (see H.R. 738), H329 [4FE]
        ------ issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research, (see
            H.R. 3517), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
            information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H11023
            [15OC]
        ------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H3105
            [12MY]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H1643 [26MR]
        ------ establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity
            Program, (see H.R. 1970), H64 [27JA]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
            [17JN]
        Employment:  provide an exemption of overtime compensation for
            certain firefighters and rescue squad members, cosponsorship
            withdrawn, (see H.R. 94), H3744 [21MY]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H1643 [26MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ improve child care and family support services, (see H.R.
            2713), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 3292), H1699 [27MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
            child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
            electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H64 [27JA]
        ----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
            of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H64
            [27JA]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H6880
            [31JY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H6454 [24JY]
        Fish and fishing:  authorize assistance to the States for fish
            restoration and management projects, (see H.R. 2973), H2706
            [30AP]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H11769 [17DE]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2052 [1AP], (see H.R.
            4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
            H4056 [3JN]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
            [28SE]
        Gardner, Ava:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
            H241 [3FE]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Government:  procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
            Res. 313), H5494 [14JY]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H5494 [14JY]
        ------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H64 [27JA]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers, (see H.R. 1415), H1643 [26MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4629
            [16JN]
        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), H3106
            [12MY]
        Housing:  remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing,
            (see H.R. 3435), H3105 [12MY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        Law enforcement officers:  collective bargaining rights for public
            safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
            H.R. 1173), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ establish a bill of rights, (see H.R. 350), H9722 [6OC]
        ------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H241
            [3FE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3744
            [21MY]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H2120
            [21AP]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
            H2119 [21AP]
        ------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
            procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
            and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
        ------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 3128), H99 [28JA]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H5738 [16JY]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H5594 [15JY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3489 [19MY]
        Public welfare programs:  disregard payment of earned income tax
            credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
            for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
            programs, (see H.R. 4818), H11042 [16OC]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
            H2744 [4MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
            [15JY]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
            [23JN]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            (see H.R. 2695), H851 [4MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H1168 [16MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
            shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H3744 [21MY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H8035 [17SE]
        Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC:  designate, (see H.R.
            3982), H4054 [3JN]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H11696 [20OC]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7495
            [9SE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H6186 [22JY]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H5494 [14JY]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2331
            [27AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Agriculture:  reform agricultural credit programs, (see
            H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
      Remarks
        African Americans:  discrimination claims by farmers against the
            Dept. of Agriculture, H545 [24FE], H547 [24FE], H548 [24FE],
            H549 [24FE], H550 [24FE], H1096 [11MR]
        ------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
            by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H4986 [23JN], H5848
            [17JY]
        ------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
            by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H9331 [2OC]
        Agriculture:  economic condition of African-American farmers, H489
            [12FE]
        ------ ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4126 [4JN], H4130
            [4JN], H5393 [25JN] ensure that federally funded research and
            education programs address high-priority concerns with national
            multistate significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 446), H3765 [22MY], H3767 [22MY] ensure that
            federally funded research and education programs address high-
            priority concerns with national multistate significance (S.
            1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu (H. Res. 365), H517
            [24FE]
        ------ price supports for peanuts, H5019 [23JN]
        ------ provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote
            the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
            facilities (H.R. 3550), H1626 [26MR]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H9331 [2OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            H9507 [5OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, H10811 [13OC], H10838 [14OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4986 [23JN], H5019 [23JN],
            H5393 [25JN]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2159), H5848 [17JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9331
            [2OC], H9507 [5OC]
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 135), H10868<bullet>
            [14OC]
        ------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
            (H.R. 3579), consideration (H. Res. 402), H1788 [31MR]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
            Employees Health Benefits Program, H3689 [21MY]
        Black History Month:  observance, H417 [11FE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4155 [4JN]
        ----- setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
            284), consideration (H. Res. 455), H4139 [4JN]
        Capitol Pages:  tribute, H4230 [5JN]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7192 [5AU]
        China, Republic of:  observance of National Day, E1862<bullet> [1OC]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11847 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach, H9651 [6OC] Committee on the Judiciary
            (House) inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res.
            581), H10089<bullet> [8OC], E2211<bullet> [15OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11847 [18DE]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2908 [6MY]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10811 [13OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  marketing assistance loans funding, H9507
            [5OC]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs (H.R. 3513), H1096
            [11MR], H5848 [17JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3689 [21MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7173<bullet>
            [4AU], H7192 [5AU]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H10140<bullet> [8OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6253 [23JY]
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), H2667<bullet> [30AP]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H. Res. 423), H3029
            [12MY], H3038 [12MY]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt certain regulations and initiatives
            from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
            limitations, H6253 [23JY]
        Education:  increase the number of qualified early child care
            professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, H2576
            [29AP]
        ------ national policy to improve system, H10645<bullet> [12OC],
            H10811 [13OC], H10838 [14OC]
        ------ reductions in school class size (H.R. 3876), H10645<bullet>
            [12OC]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4919 [22JN], H5393 [25JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  reduction of teenage pregnancy
            rates, H3737<bullet> [21MY]
        FCC:  encourage competition in telecommunications industry, H489
            [12FE]
        Federal-State relations:  reduce State and local costs due to
            unfunded Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program,
            H4126 [4JN]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
            1733), H10936 [15OC]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383),
            H1035 [11MR]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), H9109 [28SE]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities (H.R. 4647), H9506
            [5OC]
        FRS:  bailout of Long-Term Capital, Ltd., hedge fund, H9507 [5OC]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), H10458<bullet> [10OC], E2207<bullet> [15OC]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 3605), H5969 [21JY]
        ----- protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6304 [24JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2576 [29AP], H2580
            [29AP], H2908 [6MY], H5848 [17JY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9161<bullet> [28SE]
        Housing:  expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10706 [13OC],
            E2209<bullet> [15OC]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
            H4582 [16JN]
        Minimum wage:  level, H3078 [12MY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, H3375 [19MY]
        Pesticides:  clarify circumstances in which a substance is
            considered to be a pesticide chemical (H.R. 4679), H9899 [7OC],
            E2197<bullet> [15OC]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3765 [22MY], H3767 [22MY]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H254 [4FE]
        SBA:  National Women's Business Council funding, H7173<bullet> [4AU]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8753 [25SE]
        Telecommunications Act:  implementation, H489 [12FE]
        Tobacco products:  provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers,
            workers, and communities dependent on tobacco production, H3298
            [14MY]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H377 [5FE]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1180<bullet> [19JN], E1475<bullet>
            [30JY]
        Voting:  distribution by mail of voter registration applications to
            college students, H2580 [29AP], H5848 [17JY]
        ------ establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
            citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
            Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H467 [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H4832 [18JN], H5733 [16JY]
        Special order:  granted, H381 [5FE], H493 [12FE], H1103 [11MR],
            H1640 [26MR], H2930 [6MY], H3011 [7MY], H3102 [12MY], H3244
            [13MY], H3310 [14MY], H3482 [19MY], H3622 [20MY], H3739 [21MY],
            H5857 [17JY], H6067 [21JY], H9532 [5OC], H9719 [6OC], H10665
            [12OC], H10831 [13OC]
      Statements
        Use of Sampling To Improve the Accuracy of the Decennial Census,
            H7193 [5AU]
      Tributes
        Abzug, Bella S., E673<bullet> [27AP]
        Hefner, Representative, H4910 [22JN]
        Sanford, Terry, H3604 [20MY]
        Stokes, Representative, H6232 [23JY]