[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]