[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7180 [4AU]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2606 [29AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of
law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
------ 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]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H578 [24FE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H6820 [30JY]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H5297 [24JN]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements
for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H2423 [28AP]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H6282 [23JY]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H578 [24FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9179 [28SE]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve
technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H5402
[25JN]
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: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H5297 [24JN]
------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H6186
[22JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish
a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
------ 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), H676 [26FE]
------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5405 [25JN]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H6820 [30JY]
------ provide a cost-of-living adjustment in compensation rates
paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and make
various improvements in education, housing, and cemetery
programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5297 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
Ecuador: human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
353), H385 [5FE]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family
support services, (see H.R. 2713), H579 [24FE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the
temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
child poverty rates, (see H.R. 4692), H9537 [5OC]
Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
3956), H10353 [9OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the
electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H2606 [29AP]
----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H2606
[29AP]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5493
[14JY], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
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), H6698 [29JY]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H5859
[17JY]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5494 [14JY]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9723 [6OC]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H8528 [23SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
[26MR]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
Homeless: protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H6697 [29JY]
Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H579 [24FE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5957 [20JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H8528 [23SE]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H755
[3MR]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate, (see H.R. 3336), H1112 [11MR]
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), H5957
[20JY]
Medicaid: prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H447 [11FE]
Medicare: continuous open enrollment of individuals in
Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4653), H11696 [20OC]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H579
[24FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H7494 [9SE],
(see H.R. 4339), H8035 [17SE]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H1112 [11MR]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
H3743 [21MY]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H1445 [24MR]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H755 [3MR]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H1445 [24MR]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H3312 [14MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H9723 [6OC]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H5493 [14JY]
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]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H851 [4MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1379 [23MR]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052), H4549 [11JN]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H4629 [16JN]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H5405 [25JN]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H7690 [14SE]
Roads and highways: funding for roads classified as local or rural
minor collectors, (see H.R. 1131), H1112 [11MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H909 [9MR]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
(see H.R. 3134), H755 [3MR]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H7290 [5AU]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
------ benefits for foreign corporations, (see H.R. 599), H10833
[13OC]
------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1021 [10MR]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H6487 [27JY]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H4325 [9JN]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8528 [23SE]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H851 [4MR]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H7290 [5AU]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9346 [2OC]
Uganda: condemn forced abduction of children and their use as
soldiers, (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6698 [29JY]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
[17JY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6697 [29JY]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
[31JY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR], (see
H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
------ extend priority health care to those who received
nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H8528 [23SE]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
3243), H497 [12FE]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see H.R. 2670), H2119 [21AP]
Women: support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H7494
[9SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida, (see H. Con. Res. 298),
H5737 [16JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3690 [21MY]
------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11738 [17DE]
Aviation: donation of obsolete air traffic control equipment to
eligible African countries, H1072 [11MR]
Bethune Cookman College: tribute, H413 [11FE]
Black History Month: observance, H413 [11FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6475 [27JY]
China, Republic of: financial and economic stability, E940<bullet>
[22MY]
------ observance of National Day, E1814<bullet> [25SE]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10090<bullet>
[8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11869 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2907 [6MY]
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation: tribute to Veterans
Braintrust forum, E1896<bullet> [2OC]
Council on Environmental Quality: prohibit funding to American
Heritage Rivers Initiative, H6261 [23JY]
Courts: U.S. courthouse revitalization projects funding,
H5722<bullet> [16JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3690 [21MY]
Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure
equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
disabilities at institutions of higher education, H2874<bullet>
[6MY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5722<bullet> [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1998 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
System funding, H6555 [29JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6261 [23JY], H6555 [29JY]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), consideration (H. Res. 413), H2620 [30AP]
Edward Waters College: tribute, H413 [11FE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7035 [4AU]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2007 [1AP]
Florida: airport construction projects funding, H7035 [4AU]
Florida A&M University: tribute, H413 [11FE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1072 [11MR]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
H8797<bullet> [25SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6381<bullet> [24JY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2874<bullet> [6MY],
H2907 [6MY]
Leverette, Glen S.: Military Service Member of the Year award
recipient, E216<bullet> [24FE]
National Women's History Month: observance, H1836 [31MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H255 [4FE], H305 [4FE]
Rwanda: international response to genocide, E777<bullet> [6MY]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8839 [25SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8839 [25SE]
Telecommunications: merger of MCI Communications Corp. and
WorldCom, Inc., E272<bullet> [3MR]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1903 [1AP], H1998
[1AP], H2007 [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H611<bullet> [25FE], E513<bullet> [30MR]
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 (H.R. 1428), H475<bullet>
[12FE], E205<bullet> [24FE]
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida (H. Con. Res. 298), H5881
[20JY], H5882 [20JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H327 [4FE], H437 [11FE], H753 [3MR], H1443
[24MR], H1850 [31MR], H3482 [19MY], H8929 [25SE]
Tributes
Baltimore, Frances L.J., E2282<bullet> [21OC]
Beck, James D., E2286<bullet> [21OC]
Brown, Mary Jane Lawson, H1836 [31MR]
Dellums, Representative, H211<bullet> [3FE]
McFarlin, Kernaa D., E208<bullet> [24FE], E215<bullet> [24FE]