[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EMPLOYMENT related term(s) Sexual Harassment; Unemployment
Addresses
EDA and the Federal Role in Economics Development--an Historical
Perspective: John E. Corrigan, Economic Development
Administration, E2110-E2112 [13OC]
Social Security Saved! Senator Moynihan, S2155-S2157 [18MR]
Workforce Development: Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
E457 [24MR]
Amendments
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), S12397 [12OC],
S12427 [12OC]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel (H.R. 2070), S12680 [20OC], S12726
[20OC], H11701 [21OC]
Education: vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6296 [12JN],
S6328 [15JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for
certain employees (H.R. 2888), H4332 [9JN], H4474 [10JN], H4475
[10JN]
Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference
eligibles applying for certain Government positions (S. 1021),
S11497 [5OC], S11508 [5OC]
Government: improve and consolidate Federal job training programs
(S. 1186), S3963 [1MY], S4016 [1MY], S4017 [1MY], S4019 [1MY],
S4020 [1MY], S4041 [1MY], S4086 [1MY], S4128 [1MY], S4129 [1MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3107 [12MY], H3229 [13MY], H3430 [19MY], H3432 [19MY],
H3436 [19MY], H3443 [19MY], H3446 [19MY]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9642 [6OC]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4966 [18MY], S4967 [18MY],
S4978 [18MY], S4979 [18MY], S4981 [18MY], S4989 [18MY], S4992
[18MY], S5025 [18MY], S5026 [18MY], S5027 [18MY]
----- increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H6698
[29JY], H6820 [30JY]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8529
[23SE], H8591 [24SE] increase number of temporary visas for
skilled workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers
(H.R. 3736), consideration (H. Res. 513), H8578 [24SE]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1619 [26MR]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S906 [24FE], S907 [24FE], S908
[24FE], S933 [24FE], S938 [24FE], S939 [24FE], S940 [24FE],
S1000 [25FE], S1016 [25FE], S1017 [25FE], S1019 [25FE], S1021
[25FE], S1022 [25FE], S1023 [25FE], S1024 [25FE]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9642 [6OC]
Taxation: increase amount which may be contributed to defined
contribution pension plans (S. 1856), S10245 [11SE]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5387 [25JN]
Analyses
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Staffing
Requirements (S. 1746), S1779 [11MR]
Appointments
Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, H11722 [17DE]
Conferees: H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy
Enhancement Act, S4349 [5MY], H3966 [22MY]
------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, S6306 [12JN], H5850
[17JY]
National Skill Standards Board, S5401 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Abuses Are Cited in Trade of Money for U.S. Residence, S4987 [18MY]
Admitting More Immigrants Would Provide More Workers, S2717 [27MR]
At 18, It's Sink or Swim--For Ex-Foster Children Transition Is
Difficult, E1477 [30JY]
Best Deal?--Plan McConnell Backs Brings in Quick Cash, but Would
Ultimately Kill Off Small Farms, S6461 [17JN]
Best Students are Immigrants' Children, Study Says, S2416 [23MR]
Big Government Era Lives on in Clinton's Child Care Proposal, E96
[4FE]
Big No to Sweatshops, H2864 [6MY]
CBO's Fractured Crystal Ball, E1068 [9JN]
Chicken Feed--Minimum Wage Is Up, But a Fast-Food Chain Notices
Little Impact--Economic Boom Lifts Profit--Firm's Main Problem
Is Hiring, Retraining People--Pressures on Job Are Rising, S55
[27JA]
Choctaw's Climb From Despair, E1751 [17SE]
Closing the Skills Gap, S2244 [19MR]
Decent Income for Low-Wage Workers, S4777 [13MY]
Do Bad Real Good, S10274 [14SE]
Economists Alter Minimum-Wage View--New Data Show Small Increase
Doesn't Cut Jobs, S54 [27JA]
Education Monopoly, H4605 [16JN]
End Nativist Hiring Caps, S2245 [19MR]
End Welfare's Catch-22, S7819 [9JY]
Extend the Benefits of Free Trade, E251 [2MR]
For Workers, Island Jobs Can Be a Losing Proposition, E130 [11FE]
Fruits of the Bumper Job Crop, S2717 [27MR]
Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor--And Your Engineers, S1820 [12MR]
Helping Needy Women Dress for Work Success, E361 [12MR]
High-Tech Layoffs Are Accelerating, S12255 [9OC]
High-Tech Talent--Don't Bolt the Golden Door, S2244 [19MR]
Huckabee Flees Forum After Welfare Protest, E704 [29AP]
IBEW 124 Ties Good Business, Contractor Says, S10278 [14SE]
Jobs Go Begging, S2245 [19MR]
Layoff Reports Outpacing Level Seen Last Year; High-Tech Hit Hard,
S12256 [9OC]
Leaf Act, S6455 [17JN]
Leaving America--Ireland, New Promised Land, H10005 [7OC]
Less Government, More Growth, S3925 [30AP]
Lugar Tobacco Bill Punishes Farmers, S6460 [17JN]
``Made in the USA'' Is at Heart of the Second Battle of Saipan, E986
[3JN]
McConnell May Have Right Idea--Lugar's Plan Could Ultimately Benefit
Tobacco Farmers More Than Ford's, S6453 [17JN]
McConnell's About-Face Might Mark End of Tobacco Quotas, S6461
[17JN]
Middle Class--Winning in Politics, Losing in Life, S8848 [23JY]
Millennium's Superstars--Year 2000 Project Managers are Worth Their
Weight in Gold. How Do You Keep Them?, S12255 [9OC]
Minimum Wage--Who Pays?, E445 [24MR]
Modest Start on Sweatshops, H2864 [6MY]
Mortal Wounds, S6454 [17JN]
New Transatlantic, E1296 [14JY]
New Transatlantic Agenda, E1274 [26JN]
``No Sweat'' Requires Sweat Equity, H2864 [6MY]
Pass the Salt Reform, S10305 [14SE]
Pessimism Retains Grip on Appalachian Poor, S503 [9FE]
Public Trust Busting, S2154 [18MR], S2927 [1AP]
Q&A--Making Uncle Sam Your Customer, E1396 [23JY]
Rural Areas Must Survive, Even if Tobacco Doesn't, S6460 [17JN]
Salt, Not Light, S10305 [14SE]
Smoking Bomb--Tobacco Buy-Out a Reasonable Idea, S6454 [17JN]
Social Security Needs Repair, but Poor Shouldn't Pay for It--
Moynihan's Plan Isn't Perfect, but at Least He's Got People
Talking, S2926 [1AP]
SOS for SS, S2927 [1AP]
South Carolina's Factory Workers Lowest Paid in Southeast Economic
Grade, S7712 [9JY]
Special Needs Child Care Is ``Accident Waiting to Happen'', S5461
[22MY]
States Must Ask the Right Questions, S502 [9FE]
Taiwan, Not Mainland, Is on Right Path, E1267 [26JN]
Teens With Tech Talent Rise to Top--Not Even Out of High School,
Computer Jocks Rake in Big Bucks, S4955 [18MY]
Tinkering Won't Do the Job--The Only Sensible Solution Allows
Private Investment, S2926 [1AP]
To Overcome Means Accepting Reality, E1052 [5JN]
Tobacco Plan Is Merely Realistic, S6454 [17JN]
U.S. Issuing More Visas to Investors--Critics Say 1990 Statute Opens
Path to Citizenship for Wealthy Foreigners, S4988 [18MY]
Untimely Demise--McConnell Plan Kills Tobacco Program Too Fast,
S6461 [17JN]
We Don't Have 25 Years for LEAF Act, S6452 [17JN]
Wrong Way on Social Security, S2927 [1AP]
Your Pricey Clothing Is Their Low-Pay Work, E125-E127 [11FE]
Bills and resolutions
Business and industry: protect employees of air carriers who serve
as whistleblower under applicable Federal law, or who refuse to
violate an applicable law, (see S. 2277), S7678 [8JY]
------ require certain employers who close plants to negotiate
possible ways to continue to use the plant and equipment for
continued employment purposes, (see H.R. 3397), H903 [5MR]
------ treatment of personal employment information reported to the
National Directory of New Hires, (see S. 1865), S2660 [26MR]
Children and youth: establish early childhood education services
referral hotline, improve quality of child care services, and
provide tax credit for employer expenses in providing certain
dependent care services, (see H.R. 4102), H4961 [22JN]
------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
(see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct against
merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
(see H.R. 3755), H2605 [29AP]
------ allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary
retirement of tenured faculty, (see H.R. 3473), H1236 [17MR]
------ improve and strengthen recruitment and training of math and
science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902 [5MR]
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
------ provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, (see
S. 1927), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 3622), H2051 [1AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: establish demonstration
projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
Correctional institutions: employment of Federal prisoners, (see
H.R. 4100), H4879 [19JN]
------ use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities, (see H.R.
3893), H3487 [19MY]
Courts: independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H1159
[12MR]
Credit: furnishing and using consumer reports for employment
purposes, (see S. 2561), S11582 [6OC]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers
called ``helpers'', (see H.R. 4546), H7584 [10SE]
------ require cancellation of contracts with repeat violators, (see
H.R. 3826), H3024 [11MY]
------ require disclosure of certain payroll information, (see H.R.
3827), H3024 [11MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: modify overtime and holiday pay for
veterinarians performing meat and poultry inspections, (see S.
2511), S10722 [22SE]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in specific
industries, (see H.R. 3270), H630 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve
technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H5402
[25JN]
Dept. of Education: make grants for postsecondary information
technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants, (see H.R. 3923), H3624 [20MY]
------ purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads,
(see H.R. 3941), H3743 [21MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H903 [5MR]
------ provide State and local authorities access to information
relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H3971 [22MY]
Dept. of Labor: protect employer rights, (see S. 1981), S3534
[23AP]
------ State assistance for pre-vocational training programs to
improve the transition of welfare recipients to employment, (see
S. 1709), S1336 [4MR]
------ treatment of immigration relative to certain information
technology occupations, (see H.R. 3273), H630 [25FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish educational assistance
programs to facilitate employment of health care professionals,
(see S. 2115), S5433 [22MY]
------ staffing requirements in the Office of Inspector General,
(see S. 1746), S1772 [11MR]
------ use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment
levels, (see H.R. 4705), H9722 [6OC]
District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
treatment of residents, (see H.R. 3329), H850 [4MR]
------ reform certain retirement programs, (see H.R. 4568), H7802
[15SE]
Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs, (see H.R. 3853, S.
2203), S6885 [23JN], H3246 [13MY]
Education: establish regional partnerships to train workers in the
area of information technology, (see S. 2021), S3919 [30AP]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H630 [25FE]
------ increase the dependent care allowance used to calculate Pell
Grant awards, (see S. 1701), S1255 [3MR]
------ increase the number of qualified early child care
professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, (see
H.R. 3727), H2317 [23AP]
------ terminate social promotion in schools, (see H. Res. 401),
H1776 [30MR]
Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see H.R.
3819), H3013 [7MY]
ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
terminated pension plans, (see H.R. 4396), H7178 [4AU]
------ protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
terminated pension plans, (see S. 2475), S10383 [15SE]
------ provide that participants in employee benefit plans are
entitled to certain judicial reviews of benefit determinations,
(see H.R. 4406), H7289 [5AU]
------ regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements,
(see H.R. 4238), H5736 [16JY]
------ treatment of an individual account plan relative to
investment in employer securities and the employee's ability to
withdraw an equivalent amount, (see S. 2320), S8382 [16JY]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, (see H.R.
4318), H6281 [23JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages
for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide for
studies on pay disparities, (see H.R. 3769), H2705 [30AP]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees,
(see S. 2144), S5787 [9JN] minimum wage and overtime exemptions
for certain employees (H.R. 2888), consideration, (see H. Res.
461), H4324 [9JN] minimum wage and overtime exemptions for
licensed funeral directors, (see S. 2405), S9556 [31JY]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral
directors, (see H.R. 4540), H7583 [10SE]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, (see
H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood, (see
S. 2579), S11970 [8OC]
------ provide compensatory time opportunities and certain work
programs for private sector employees, S2410-S2415 [23MR],
S2452-S2456 [24MR], S2485 [24MR]
------ reform provisions relative to child labor, (see S. 2383),
S9425 [30JY], (see H.R. 4450), H7412 [6AU]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see S. 1610), S378
[4FE], (see H.R. 3292), H676 [26FE], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care during periods outside school hours, (see S. 1697), S1200
[2MR], (see H.R. 3400), H903 [5MR]
----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of school-
based child care, (see H.R. 3768), H2705 [30AP]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see S. 2489), S10517 [17SE]
------ tax relief to increase affordability of child care, (see H.R.
3144), H240 [3FE]
Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify, (see H.R. 3751),
H2605 [29AP]
------ tax treatment of periods of leave required to be permitted
relative to the pension participation and vesting rules, (see
H.R. 4178), H5403 [25JN]
FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel
actions, (see H.R. 3614), H1854 [31MR]
Federal aid programs: coordinate response to communities adversely
affected by the closure or significant downsizing of a plant or
industry, (see S. 1715), S1435 [5MR]
------ improve and expand empowerment and enterprise zone programs,
(see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
------ reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment Program
and apply savings to emergency food assistance programs, (see
H.R. 4571), H7802 [15SE]
Federal contracts: require employers to provide health care
benefits, (see H.R. 4278), H5956 [20JY]
Federal employees: appointment of certain officers to fill vacant
positions in executive agencies, (see H. Res. 339), H63 [27JA]
------ equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R. 3956), H3970
[22MY]
Food stamps: exception to work requirements relative to loss of
adequate child care, (see H.R. 4486), H7413 [6AU]
------ exception to work requirements relative to victimization by
sexual harassment, (see H.R. 4487), H7413 [6AU]
Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor,
(see H.R. 4506), H7414 [6AU]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
[21MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H1444 [24MR]
----- analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of
proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534),
consideration, (see H. Res. 426), H3104 [12MY]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and
procedures, (see H.R. 4259), H5737 [16JY]
------ test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration,
(see H. Res. 576), H9536 [5OC]
Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage
and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic
information, (see H.R. 3299), H677 [26FE]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, (see H.R. 3784), H2706 [30AP]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ require certain businesses to provide health insurance
coverage, (see S. 1969), S3428 [22AP]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas, (see S. 2210),
S7012 [24JN]
------ ensure home care agencies conduct background checks on job
applicants, (see H.R. 4592), H8035 [17SE]
------ limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services
personnel, (see H.R. 3958), H3970 [22MY]
House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on legislation
increasing the minimum wage, (see H. Res. 496), H5404 [25JN]
IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H2706 [30AP]
Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
H.R. 3410), H1020 [10MR]
------ create a new nonimmigrant category for temporary agricultural
workers admitted pursuant to a labor condition attestation, (see
S. 1698), S1255 [3MR]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers, (see S. 1723), S1508 [6MR], (see S. 1878), S2719
[27MR] increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, (see H.R. 3736),
H2423 [28AP] increase number of temporary visas for skilled
workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R.
3736), consideration, (see H. Res. 513), H6819 [30JY]
------ permit aliens who join a limited partnership after the
partnership's creation to qualify for a visa, (see H.R. 4619),
H8626 [24SE]
------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program, (see S.
2337), S8658 [21JY]
Income: minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents,
(see H.R. 4778), H10352 [9OC]
------ protect retirement security of individuals, (see H.R. 3450),
H1158 [12MR]
Insurance: require health insurance issuers to notify participants
if a group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a
conversion option if the plan is terminated, (see H.R. 4709),
H9722 [6OC]
Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry
councils for labor market areas that are located in more than
one State, (see H.R. 3271), H630 [25FE]
------ funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training
providers that place large percentages of individuals in certain
occupations, (see H.R. 3272), H630 [25FE]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents
for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY, (see S.
2612), S12164 [9OC]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the
dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
Pilots Association, (see S. Res. 270), S9877 [2SE]
------ strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize and
strike, (see S. 2389), S9425 [30JY]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend, (see H.R.
4770), H10352 [9OC]
Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
[17MR]
------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare
providers, (see S. 2055), S4558 [8MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history
background checks for direct care employees in nursing
facilities, home health agencies, and hospice programs, (see
H.R. 4789), H10513 [10OC]
Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in
certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement benefits
to Members convicted of felonies, (see H.R. 4260), H5737 [16JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see S. 1573), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3100, S.
1805), S2296 [19MR], H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H1444
[24MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
Native Americans: promote economic development and investment on
Indian reservations, (see S. 2010), S3919 [30AP]
------ transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of
Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations, (see H.R. 4087), H4834 [18JN]
NLRB: assert jurisdiction over horseracing and dogracing
industries, (see H.R. 3825), H3024 [11MY]
------ determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see S. 1686), S1070 [26FE]
------ recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
organizations who prevail in proceedings, (see S. 1684), S1070
[26FE]
------ resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely
manner, (see S. 1685), S1070 [26FE]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246, S. 2085), S4906 [14MY], H577 [24FE] treatment of
businesses, labor organizations, and employees (H.R. 3246),
consideration, (see H. Res. 393), H1548 [25MR]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC], (see H.R. 4804), H10513 [10OC]
OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in
Federal agencies, (see S. 2588), S11970 [8OC]
OSHA: require employers to notify local emergency officials of
workplace emergencies, (see S. 2245), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R.
4231), H5593 [15JY]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R.
4152, S. 2339), S8658 [21JY], H5402 [25JN]
------ ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans relative
to State income taxes, (see H.R. 4572), H7802 [15SE]
------ reform, (see H.R. 3788), H2744 [4MY], (see H.R. 4123), H5296
[24JN]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
1600), S318 [3FE], (see H.R. 3632, S. 2267), S7574 [7JY], H2052
[1AP]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization, (see S. 1663), S837 [23FE]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer, (see H.R. 3725, S. 2112), S5433 [22MY],
H2317 [23AP]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens, (see H.R. 4558), H7690 [14SE]
------ guarantee loans and provide State grants to finance
transportation services for welfare recipients, and establish
preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see S. Con. Res. 80), S1436 [5MR]
Rehabilitation Act: extend authorization, (see S. 1579), S113
[28JA]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Office of
Senate Fair Employment Practices in cases involving William L.
Singer and the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, (see S.
Res. 202), S2764 [30MR]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax
payments into individual security accounts and extend the old
age, survivors, and disability insurance program, (see H.R.
4256), H5737 [16JY]
------ allow diversion of percentage of payroll tax payments into
individual security accounts and extend the old age, survivors,
and disability insurance program, (see H.R. 4824), H10832 [13OC]
------ create personalized retirement accounts, (see S. 2552),
S11582 [6OC]
------ determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of
child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative, (see
H.R. 4456), H7412 [6AU]
------ divert percentage of payroll tax into personal investment
plans, increase retirement age, adjust Consumer Price Index, and
reduce benefits to wealthier individuals, (see S. 2313), S8240
[15JY]
------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, (see
S. 1571), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3912), H3624 [20MY]
------ establish pilot program for personalized retirement security
through personal retirement savings accounts, (see H.R. 3560, S.
2369), S9243 [29JY], H1642 [26MR]
------ increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason
of delayed retirement, (see H.R. 4459), H7412 [6AU]
------ modification of certain State agreements relative to certain
students, (see S. 2325), S8482 [17JY]
------ provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in
the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals,
(see H.R. 4369), H6879 [31JY]
------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
return to work by improving access to health care, (see S.
1858), S2570 [25MR]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1111 [11MR] provide disabled
beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend
Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (H.R.
3433), consideration, (see H. Res. 450), H3970 [22MY]
------ reduce payroll taxes, (see S. 1792), S2214 [18MR]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and
procedures, (see H.R. 4259), H5737 [16JY]
------ test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration,
(see H. Res. 576), H9536 [5OC]
States: establish a pilot program for mediation of private rights
of action under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act, (see H.R. 3317), H850 [4MR]
------ expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
(see H.R. 3697), H2119 [21AP]
------ provide authority to permit certain employers of domestic
workers to make annual wage reports, (see S. 1880), S2764 [30MR]
------ use of individuals other than merit-staffed or civil service
employees in providing certain employment services, (see H.R.
3994, S. 2174), S6405 [16JN], H4164 [4JN]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as
clerks to the Justices, (see H. Res. 591), H10353 [9OC]
Taxation: adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals, (see S. 2147), S5787 [9JN]
------ allow a credit for certain corporations which have
substantial employee ownership and encourage stock ownership by
employees, (see H.R. 3562), H1642 [26MR]
------ allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking
benefits, (see S. 2575), S11698 [7OC], (see H.R. 4777), H10352
[9OC]
------ allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H63 [27JA]
------ allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals
who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized
health plans, (see H.R. 3475), H1236 [17MR]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
(see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
(see S. 2492), S10517 [17SE]
------ allow employers a deduction for training expenses, (see H.R.
4451), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H677
[26FE]
------ allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative
minimum tax, (see H.R. 3772), H2705 [30AP]
------ deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who
are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service, (see S.
2628), S12402 [12OC], (see H.R. 4810), H10667 [12OC]
------ designate certain entities organized to participate in States
workmen's compensation assigned risk insurance plans as tax-
exempt entities, (see S. 2482), S10423 [16SE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709 [28AP],
(see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
[23AP], (see H.R. 4622), H8627 [24SE]
------ disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for
old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the
employee, (see H.R. 3777), H2705 [30AP]
------ disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of taxes
paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance
for the employee, (see H.R. 3776), H2705 [30AP]
------ employer credits for expenses of providing child care
services to employees, (see S. 2593), S11970 [8OC], (see H.R.
4782), H10352 [9OC]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503, S. 2329), S8482 [17JY], H1335 [19MR]
------ exclude certain severance payments from gross income, (see S.
2644), S12720 [20OC]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
S. Res. 180), S1003 [25FE]
------ extend certain expiring provisions, (see S. 2622), S12309
[10OC]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125, S. 2230),
S7172 [25JN], H99 [28JA]
------ extend work opportunity tax credit relative to dislocated
workers in areas suffering extensive job losses, (see S. 2018),
S3919 [30AP]
------ full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals, (see H.R. 4642), H8931 [25SE]
------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans, (see
H.R. 3101), H63 [27JA]
------ increase amount which may be contributed to defined
contribution pension plans, (see S. 1856), S2569 [25MR], (see
H.R. 3663), H2053 [1AP]
------ increase deductions for health insurance costs by self-
employed individuals through revenues from an estate tax
technical correction, (see S. 2613), S12164 [9OC]
------ permit early distributions from employee stock ownership
plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer
purchases, (see H.R. 4740), H10075 [8OC]
------ permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited
by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans,
(see H.R. 4741), H10075 [8OC]
------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2054
[1AP]
------ promote job creation and expand small businesses in
economically-distressed communities, (see H.R. 3643), H2052
[1AP]
------ promote retirement savings, (see S. 2635), S12558 [14OC],
(see H.R. 4823), H10832 [13OC]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870, S.
2130), S5634 [4JN], H3311 [14MY]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes, (see S.
1924), S3120 [2AP], (see H.R. 3819), H3013 [7MY]
------ treatment of adoption expenses, (see H.R. 4765), H10352 [9OC]
------ treatment of businesses operating abroad, (see S. 2231),
S7172 [25JN], (see H.R. 4173), H5403 [25JN]
------ treatment of employers who maintain a self-insured health
plan for their employees, (see H.R. 4411), H7289 [5AU]
------ treatment of high technology job training expenses, (see H.R.
3274), H630 [25FE]
------ treatment of information technology job training expenses,
(see S. 2089), S5019 [18MY], (see H.R. 4025, S. 2409), S9556
[31JY], H4478 [10JN]
------ treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and prepaid
tuition plans of private colleges, (see H.R. 3103), H63 [27JA]
------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
business, (see H.R. 4106), H4961 [22JN] treatment of meals
furnished to employees at a place of business if they are
furnished for the convenience of the employer, (see H.R. 3834),
H3104 [12MY]
------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
business if they are furnished for the convenience of the
employer, (see H.R. 4638), H8931 [25SE]
------ treatment of meals provided to hotel and restaurant employees
in non-discriminatory employee cafeterias, (see S. 2027), S4035
[1MY]
------ treatment of medical savings accounts and health insurance
costs of employees without employer-provided health coverage,
(see H.R. 3816), H3013 [7MY]
------ treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual
retirement plans, (see H.R. 3225), H496 [12FE]
------ treatment of tips, (see H.R. 4408), H7289 [5AU]
------ treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria
plans, flexible spending arrangements, and health flexible
spending accounts, (see S. 2304), S8135 [14JY]
Telecommunications: establish a program for training and employing
residents of low-income rural areas in new telecommunications
industry jobs, (see S. 2624), S12309 [10OC]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and
administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
to the Dept. of Agriculture, (see H.R. 3664), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and
communities dependent on tobacco production with funds
contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and importers, (see
H.R. 3867), H3311 [14MY]
------ provide market transition assistance for quota owners,
tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize tobacco
quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H630 [25FE], (see H.R.
3437), H1111 [11MR]
------ provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
of U.S. tobacco, (see S. 1582), S113 [28JA]
Tourist trade: create employment opportunities and promote economic
growth in the travel and tourism industry, (see S. 2412), S9556
[31JY]
------ establish a public-private partnership between the U.S.
travel and tourism industry and every level of Government to
make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world,
(see H.R. 4631), H8931 [25SE]
Unemployment: eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving
employment relative to loss of adequate child care, (see H.R.
4702), H9536 [5OC]
----- eligibility for compensation for individuals leaving
employment relative to victimization by sexual harassment, (see
H.R. 4701), H9536 [5OC]
------ establish the Strategic Transitional Employment Program for
the long-term unemployed living in poverty in certain identified
communities, (see S. 2215), S7172 [25JN], (see H.R. 4097), H4879
[19JN]
------ improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the
provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see H.R. 3684), H2054 [1AP]
------ improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the
provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see S. 2556), S11582 [6OC]
------ make permanent self-employment assistance programs, (see H.R.
3773), H2705 [30AP]
USIA: repeal authority for administration of an au pair program,
(see H.R. 3092), H62 [27JA]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H329 [4FE]
Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims,
(see S. 2558), S11582 [6OC]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
[24MR]
Cloture motions
Dept. of Labor: protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to
proceed, S10221 [10SE], S10309 [14SE]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S909 [24FE], S909 [24FE], S919
[24FE], S1045 [26FE]
Commentaries
BankBoston Corp.'s diversity program, E772 [6MY]
Conference reports
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (H.R. 1853),
H10032-H10048 [8OC]
Workforce Investment Act (H.R. 1385), H6604-H6695 [29JY]
Cost Estimates
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act (S. 1275):
CBO, S5995-S5997 [9JN]
Declarations
Fundamental principles and rights at work: International Labor
Organization, S6909 [23JN]
Descriptions
Social Security Solvency Act (S. 1792), S2166 [18MR]
Tax Relief Extension Act (S. 2622), S12328-S12336 [10OC]
Explanations
Increase Number of Temporary Visas for Skilled Workers and Protect
Similarly Qualified U.S. Workers, S12750-S12757 [21OC]
Workforce Improvement and Protection Act (H.R. 3736), E2323-E2328
[12NO]
Factsheets
H-1B Visa Program, H2599 [29AP]
101 Facts on the Status of Working Women, H1420 [24MR]
Letters
American Competitiveness Act: C.R. (Bob) Bell, Greater Omaha, NE,
Chamber of Commerce, S4968 [18MY]
------ Jack Kemp, S2716 [27MR]
------ Jose F. Nino, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, S2717 [27MR]
------ Karen K. Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal
Consortium, S2716 [27MR]
------ Scott Hoffman, American Business for Legal Immigration
(organization), S1520 [6MR]
------ Susan Au Allen, U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce,
S1521 [6MR]
Amtrak appropriations and management reform: Anthony Perl, H6718
[29JY]
------ Francis P. Mulvey, H6712 [29JY]
------ Phyllis F. Scheinberg, GAO, H6713-H6715 [29JY]
------ Raymond J. DeCarli, Dept. of Transportation, H6719 [29JY]
Children's Act for Responsible Employment: Darlene S. Adkins, Child
Labor Coalition, S9441 [30JY]
Davis-Bacon Act improvements: Mechanical Electrical Sheet Metal
Alliance, H2105 [21AP]
Dept. of Agriculture overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians
performing meat and poultry inspections: Dan Glickman, Sec. of
Agriculture, S10725 [22SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General staffing
requirements: Hershel W. Gober, Dept. of Veterans Affairs,
S1779 [11MR]
Education and human resources development reform: Marc Tucker,
National Center on Education and the Economy, E1819-E1825 [25SE]
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: George M.C.
Fisher and Lawrence Perlman, Business Roundtable (organization),
S4263 [5MY]
Employment opportunities in Utah: T.J. Seely, S10352 [15SE]
Establish standards of conduct for Dept. of Justice employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance: Nora M.
Manella, Dept. of Justice, H7246 [5AU]
FBI Fairness To Appeal Improvement Act: Ed Bethune, FBI Agents
Association, E525 [31MR]
H-1B Visa Program: American Business for Legal Immigration
(organization), S4991 [18MY]
------ Harris N. Miller, S4991 [18MY]
------ Paul R. Huard, National Association of Manufacturers, S4991
[18MY]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4991 [18MY]
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Alvino
Lucero, Pueblo of Isleta Indians, H9632 [6OC]
----- Bob Martin, Haskell Indian Nations University, H9630 [6OC]
----- Brad Lerschen, Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, H9636
[6OC]
----- Jean Wagner, Haskell Indian Nations University Board of
Regents, H9634 [6OC]
----- Joyce C. Dugan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, H9631 [6OC]
----- Lana Redeye, Seneca Nation of Indians, H9634 [6OC]
----- Leon Campbell, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, H9632 [6OC]
----- Lorene Willis, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute,
H9630 [6OC]
----- Lorinda Sam, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, H9631 [6OC]
----- Mamie Rupnicki, Prarie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, KS,
H9633 [6OC]
----- Mark Nichols, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H9635 [6OC]
----- Roy W. Bernal, All Indian Pueblo Council, Albuquerque, NM,
H9633 [6OC]
----- Russell Welsh, Colorado River Indian Tribes, H9631 [6OC]
----- Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education
Consortium, H9630 [6OC]
Hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking
employment is union organization and representation: Betty
Tyson, T&B Metal Works, Inc., S10274 [14SE]
----- Cliff Frankin, Central Electric Co., Inc., S10278 [14SE]
----- Frank Alonso, Alonso Electric (business), S10278 [14SE]
----- Jack L. Manno, Manno Electric, Inc., S10273 [14SE]
----- Rick L. Ellis, Kenny Electric Service (business), S10272
[14SE]
----- Robert Wilson, Wilson Electric (business), S10279 [14SE]
----- Tim J. Long, TL Electric, Inc., S10278 [14SE]
----- William D. Larlee, Coast Electric (business), S10279 [14SE]
Increase amount which may be contributed to defined contribution
pension plans: IPSCO (business) employees, S2571 [25MR]
----- several business organizations, S2571 [25MR]
Increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand
education and training opportunities for U.S. students and
workers: Representative Klink, H2599 [29AP]
Increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and protect
similarly qualified U.S. workers: Doris Meissner, INS, S12757
[21OC]
----- Senator Abraham, S12757 [21OC]
Increase Pell Grant awards to certain students: Charles L. Currie,
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, H613 [25FE],
H2583 [29AP]
------ Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, H613 [25FE],
H2583 [29AP]
Industry Union Glass Container Promotion Program: Alexis M. Herman,
Sec. of Labor, S9552 [31JY]
Make postsecondary or vocational education training a permissible
work activity under public welfare programs: Milton J. Little,
Jr., National Urban League, S7823 [9JY]
----- Sherri Barker and Daisy Johnson, Kentuckians for the
Commonwealth (organization), S7818 [9JY]
----- Tom Burch, S7818 [9JY]
----- Viola P. Miller, Kentucky Dept. of Families and Children,
S7818 [9JY]
----- several organizations, S7822 [9JY]
Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act:
Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House),
H8500 [23SE]
------ Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H8500
[23SE]
------ Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House),
H8499 [23SE]
Pension Coverage and Portability Act: Brian Graff, American Society
of Pension Actuaries, S8675 [21JY]
------ James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare
Plans, S8676 [21JY]
------ M. Dee Williams and Richard E. Schumacher, National
Association of State Retirement Administrators, S8676 [21JY]
------ Profit Sharing 401(K) Council of America, S8675 [21JY]
Prevailing wage requirements for construction projects: Vincent
Piscitello, VIP Restoration, Inc., E2185 [15OC]
Prohibit special waiver of the criminal conflict of interest laws
for the employee representative on the IRS Oversight Board:
Carol A. Bonosaro and G. Jerry Shaw, Senior Executives
Association, S4458 [7MY]
----- Stephen D. Potts, U.S. Office of Government Ethics, S4416
[6MY], S4457 [7MY]
Provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers, industry
workers, and their communities: Alben B. Mills, S6455 [17JN]
----- H.H. Barlow III, S6455 [17JN]
----- Larry O. Bond, S6455 [17JN]
----- Megan Cobb, S6455 [17JN]
Replace Federal highway program affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs: George M. Friez, Gilman
Construction (business), S1416 [5MR]
----- George R. La Noue, S1487 [6MR]
----- Jack Zeigler, Associated Sand & Gravel Co., Inc., S1416 [5MR]
----- Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Rodney E. Slater, Sec. of
Transportation, S1427 [5MR]
----- Lee T. Bernardi, Inland Asphalt Co., S1416 [5MR]
----- Mark Johnson, Westway Construction, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
----- Raymond C. Fisher, Dept. of Justice, S1413 [5MR]
----- Steven R. Goebel, Robert B. Goebel General Contractor, Inc.,
S1416 [5MR]
----- Thomas C. Stewart, Frank Gurney, Inc., S1415 [5MR], S1416
[5MR]
----- Wayne L. Van Zante, Steelman-Duff, Inc., S1416 [5MR]
State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees: Alex
W. Rose, Kentucky Office of General Counsel, S7116 [25JN]
------ Alex W. Rose, Kentucky Revenue Cabinet, S11220 [1OC]
------ Elizabeth Harchenko, Oregon Dept. of Revenue, S11223 [1OC]
------ Harley T. Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators, S7113
[25JN]
------ Harley T. Duncan, Federation of Tax Administrators, S11217
[1OC]
------ Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S7113 [25JN]
------ Paul E. Patton, Governor of Kentucky, S11216 [1OC]
------ Tom Johnson, National Conference of State Legislatures,
S11218 [1OC]
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act: Martin Corry, AARP, H4020
[3JN]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4020 [3JN]
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Susan R. Meisinger, Society
for Human Resource Management, H10188 [8OC]
Workforce Investment Partnership Act: Antonio Pagan, New York, NY,
Dept. of Employment, S4012 [1MY]
------ Bret Lovejoy, American Vocational Association, S2293 [19MR],
S4009 [1MY]
------ Curtis E. Moll, Growth Association of Cleveland, S4013 [1MY]
------ David R. Pierce, American Association of Community Colleges,
S4009 [1MY]
------ Gordon M. Ambach, Council of Chief State School Officers,
S4009 [1MY], S4013 [1MY]
------ Judith B. Riley and Robert Knight, National Association of
Private Industry Councils, S2292 [19MR]
------ Kimberly A. Green, National Association of State Directors of
Vocational Technical Education Consortium, S4008 [1MY] Kimberly
A. Green, National Association of State Directors of the
Vocational Technical Education Consortium, S2293 [19MR]
------ Paul R. Huard, National Association of Manufacturers, S2292
[19MR]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4012 [1MY]
------ Randy Johnson, National Association of Counties, S2293 [19MR]
------ Richard Finan and Linda Furney, National Conference of State
Legislatures, S4012 [1MY]
------ Robert T. Jones, National Alliance of Business, S4012 [1MY]
------ several educational organizations, S4008 [1MY]
------ Susan R. Meisinger, Society for Human Resources Management,
S4013 [1MY]
Lists
Apparel Industry Partnership (organization), H2862 [6MY]
Campaign for a Fair Minimum Wage participants, S10261 [11SE]
Coalition for Religious Freedom in the Workplace, E4 [27JA]
Federal facilities adversely affected by proposed legislation
relative to State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
employees from border States, S7114 [25JN]
Federal facilities potentially affected by the preempting of State
authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees, S11215
[1OC]
Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
Organizations endorsing S. 1723, American Competitiveness Act, S4957
[18MY]
Organizations supporting certain market transition assistance
programs relative to S. 1415, National Tobacco Policy and Youth
Smoking Reduction Act, S6398 [16JN]
Organizations supporting S. 2337, Agricultural Job Opportunity
Benefits and Security Act, S8669 [21JY]
Organizations supporting Wellstone amendment on making postsecondary
or vocational education training a permissible work activity
under public welfare programs to S. 1882, Higher Education Act
reauthorization, S7823 [9JY]
Proposed revisions to H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and
Protection Act, S12995 [12NO]
States adversely affected by proposed legislation relative to State
authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees from
border States, S7114 [25JN]
Tobacco Workers' Unity Summit participants, S6468 [17JN]
Memorandums
Amtrak Appropriations and Management Reform: Anthony M. Pagano,
H6719 [29JY]
Independent Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions
General Counsel and Staff Director Appointments: Rogelio
Garcia, Congressional Research Service, S6762 [22JN]
State Authority To Tax Compensation Paid to Certain Employees:
Jason Moseley, Kentucky Office of the Attorney General, S7115
[25JN]
Messages
Council of Economic Advisers Report: President Clinton, S584
[10FE], H390 [11FE]
International Labor Organization Convention on Employment and
Occupation Discrimination: President Clinton, S5029 [18MY]
Motions
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), S4996 [18MY], S4997 [18MY]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S905 [24FE], S907 [24FE], S999
[25FE], S1000 [25FE]
Pledges
Tobacco Workers' Unity Pledge, S6468 [17JN]
Press releases
Dr. Charles L. Flynn, Jr., Endorses Pell Grant Legislation: Richard
P. Burke, Assumption College, H613 [25FE]
H-1B Visa Program: National Immigration Forum (organization), S4992
[18MY]
North Carolina Unions Stand Up for Tobacco Jobs--Urge Political and
Business Leaders To Save State's Economy by Joining Fight for
Fair Settlement: North Carolina AFL-CIO, S6509 [18JN]
Proclamations
Retired Citizens Month: Fob James, Jr., Governor of Alabama, E1265
[26JN]
Proposals
Administrative law judges pay, E2310 [12NO]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: observance of Food Check-Out Day, E127 [11FE]
Air Force: pilot retention, H3077 [12MY]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide
certain air safety information (H.R. 915), H1515 [25MR]
Alabama: observance of Retired Citizens Month, E1265 [26JN]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, H6706
[29JY]
BankBoston Corp.: inclusion of gay and lesbian workers in diversity
program, E772 [6MY]
Beaver County, PA: labor council Equal Pay Day observance, E574
[2AP]
Budget: treatment of Federal employee health and retirement
benefits, H4213 [5JN]
Busico, Molly and Michael: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor
Council Friends of Labor honorees, E643 [23AP]
Business and industry: disparity in salaries between workers and
executives, H4247 [9JN]
------ economic impact of hostile takeovers, H9091 [28SE]
------ ensure drug testing of employees is administered by certified
laboratories and positive test results are reviewed by licensed
medical officers, H7876 [16SE]
------ require consent of employees relative to overtime, H4474
[10JN], H4475 [10JN]
California: observance of Hire a Veteran Week, E706 [29AP]
------ prohibit use of labor organization dues and fees for
political activities, E491 [26MR]
CBO: require annual report on the economic impact of the Mandates
Information Act on employment and businesses, H3443 [19MY]
Center for Military and Private Sector Initiatives: tribute, E2095
[12OC]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), H9124-H9127
[28SE], H10796-H10798 [13OC]
------ GAO report on use of child labor in agriculture, E1785
[23SE], E1786 [23SE]
------ summer youth jobs programs funding, E1330 [17JY]
------ use of child labor in foreign countries, E1869 [1OC]
Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2921 [6MY], H4969
[23JN], H4971 [23JN], E363 [12MR]
------ prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex,
race, or national origin (H.R. 1302), H1419-H1425 [24MR]
------ prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual
orientation (H.R. 365), E2306 [21OC]
------ prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national
origin, or sex in Federal actions (H.R. 1909), E363 [12MR]
------ religious accommodations in the workplace (H.R. 2948), E4
[27JA]
Cleveland, OH: anniversary of Painters District Council No. 6, E766
[5MY]
------ anniversary of Pipefitters Local Union No. 120, E1353 [20JY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions
(H.R. 23), H1508 [25MR]
Coalition of Labor Union Women: observance of Equal Pay Day, E601
[21AP]
Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct against
merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
H2861-H2865 [6MY]
------ adopt licensing codes of conduct against merchandise produced
under sweatshop and child labor conditions, E1884 [2OC]
------ allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary
retirement of tenured faculty, H2525 [29AP], H2532 [29AP] allow
use of age-based incentives for the voluntary retirement of
tenured faculty (H.R. 3473), E386 [17MR]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542 [1AP]
Congress: exclude points of order against amendments relative to an
increase in the direct costs of Federal private sector mandates,
H3443-H3446 [19MY]
------ permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect civil rights, H3446-H3448
[19MY] permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
environment, H3436-H3442 [19MY], H3450 [19MY]
Conway, Matt: Foundation for Exceptional Children Yes I Can!
Program honoree, E347 [11MR]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel (H.R. 2070), H6935-H6937 [3AU]
------ test incarcerated persons for serious transmissible diseases
if their bodily fluids come into contact with corrections
personnel (H.R. 2070), H11701 [21OC], E2314 [12NO]
------ use of Federal prison labor relative to human rights
violations and commercial competition for products, H4888
[22JN], H4889 [22JN]
Courts: exempt Federal agencies from adhering to certain court
precedents involving civil rights, labor rights, or
environmental protection issues, H595-H597 [25FE]
------ provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law
judges (H.R. 1240), E2309 [12NO]
Credit: furnishing and using consumer reports for employment
purposes (S. 2561), H10218-H10220 [8OC]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers
called ``helpers'' (H.R. 4546), E1692 [10SE]
------ repeal, H2101 [21AP], H2104 [21AP]
Dept. of Commerce: Economic Development Agency funding, E1551 [5AU]
------ provide grants to improve job skills in specific industries
(H.R. 3270), H507 [24FE]
Dept. of Defense: Dual Use Science and Technology Program funding,
H5230 [24JN]
------ impact of defense spending cuts, H2378 [28AP], H2382 [28AP]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants (H.R. 3923), E922 [20MY]
----- employment and economic assistance to workers and communities
at the Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium enrichment
plants, H4929 [22JN]
------ purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads
(H.R. 3941), E942 [22MY]
Dept. of HUD: tribute to Campus of Learners Initiative, E764 [5MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7229-H7243 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7228-H7247 [5AU], E1584
[7AU] establish standards of conduct for employees and establish
a review board to monitor compliance (H.R. 3396), H855 [5MR],
E301 [5MR]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance (H.R. 3396), H11912 [18DE]
------ provide State and local authorities access to information
relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
prospective employees (H.R. 3975), E959 [22MY]
------ provide State and local authorities access to information
relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
prospective employees, H7845-H7848 [16SE] provide State and
local authorities access to information relative to criminal
background checks on port employees and prospective employees
(H.R. 3975), E1744 [17SE]
Dept. of Labor: agricultural employment statistics, E1743 [17SE]
------ treatment of immigration relative to certain information
technology occupations, H1413 [24MR] treatment of immigration
relative to certain information technology occupations (H.R.
3273), H507 [24FE]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1903 [1AP], H1997-H2000 [1AP]
------ clarify policy on grants to States who suspend certain
disadvantaged business enterprise programs in compliance with
court orders, H1913 [1AP], H2001 [1AP]
Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual
orientation (H.R. 1858), H3736 [21MY]
District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
treatment of residents (H.R. 3329), E282 [4MR]
------ repeal of pay raise for Financial Control Board employees,
H7341 [6AU]
------ residency requirements for certain city employees,
H7362-H7367 [6AU]
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 (H.R. 1050), H5915 [20JY]
Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (H.R. 3853),
H4974-H4981 [23JN]
Economy: jobs availability, H1650 [27MR]
------ national objectives priority assignments, H28-H30 [6OC],
E2216 [16OC]
Education: extend Pell Grant eligibility to the Freely Associated
States, E1862 [1OC], E1884 [2OC]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, H2582-H2584
[29AP], H2770 [5MY], E728 [30AP]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students (H.R. 3269),
H612 [25FE]
------ increase the number of qualified early child care
professionals through a student loan forgiveness program,
H2575-H2577 [29AP], E724 [30AP]
------ increase the number of qualified teachers through a student
loan forgiveness program, H2520 [29AP]
------ terminate social promotion in schools (H. Res. 401),
H4603-H4608 [16JN]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5843 [17JY]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
H10200 [8OC], H10201 [8OC]
EEOC: funding, H7266 [5AU], E1670 [9SE]
Employee Benefit Research Institute: anniversary, E1808 [25SE],
E2095 [12OC]
Employment: reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes (H.R. 3819),
E790 [7MY]
ERISA: regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements
(H.R. 4238), E1330 [17JY]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
H7247-H7262 [5AU], E1580 [7AU], E1586 [7AU], E1617 [7AU]
FAA: require air traffic controller proficiency and operational
training programs, H6738 [29JY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for
certain employees (H.R. 2888), H4466-H4475 [10JN], H4488-H4488
[11JN]
----- minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees
(H.R. 2888), consideration (H. Res. 461), H4465 [10JN], H4466
[10JN]
----- minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees
(H.R. 2888), corrections in engrossment, H4491 [11JN]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R.
4257), H9121-H9124 [28SE]
------ reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 1870), E1785
[23SE], E2075 [11OC]
------ reform provisions relative to child labor (H.R. 4450), E1785
[23SE]
Families and domestic relations: improvement of social services,
E1746 [17SE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, H1279 [18MR], H1281 [18MR] increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care (H.R. 3292), E239
[26FE] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
child care during periods outside school hours (H.R. 3400),
H1282 [18MR], E313 [5MR] increase availability, affordability,
and quality of school-based child care (H.R. 3768), H3077
[12MY], H3078 [12MY], E726 [30AP]
Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify (H.R. 3751), E710
[29AP]
FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel
actions (H.R. 3614), E525 [31MR]
FEC: require that the Commissioners vote to reappoint or replace
the general counsel and staff director every four years,
H9257-H9262 [1OC], H9917 [7OC], H9927 [7OC]
Federal aid programs: reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and
Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food
assistance programs (H.R. 4571), E1728 [15SE]
Federal employees: pay adjustment and comparability payment
funding, H5692 [16JY], H5693 [16JY]
------ prevent discrimination against preference eligibles applying
for certain Government positions (S. 1021), H10185-H10190 [8OC]
------ prohibit funding for sex technique training courses, E1136
[16JN]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
abortifacients, H5719-H5722 [16JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, H5568 [15JY], H5569 [15JY], H5571
[15JY], H5677-H5684 [16JY], H5694-H5697 [16JY], H5865 [20JY],
E1346 [17JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, H9184 [29SE], H9190 [1OC], H9339
[2OC], H9914-H9919 [7OC], H9928-H9932 [7OC]
Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor
(H.R. 4506), H10163-H10166 [8OC], E2075 [11OC]
GATT: implementation, E1673 [9SE]
General Motors, Inc.: effects of UAW strike, E1310 [15JY]
Getachew, Yoseph: National Industries for the Blind (organization)
Peter J. Salmon National Service Employee of the Year award
recipient, H8509 [23SE]
Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
H3965 [22MY]
----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
conference report, H6865-H6867 [31JY], H7427 [7AU]
------ procurement of Federal contracts, E1396 [23JY]
------ require random drug testing of newly appointed employees,
H7877-H7880 [16SE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
1010), E458 [24MR]
----- analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of
proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534),
H3223-H3231 [13MY], H3430-H3452 [19MY], E955 [22MY], E964 [22MY]
----- analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of
proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R. 3534),
consideration (H. Res. 426), H3119-H3122 [13MY]
Guam: tribute to efforts relative to employment of disabled
individuals, E2169 [14OC]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9629-H9646 [6OC]
----- test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration
(H. Res. 576), H9628 [6OC], H9629 [6OC]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
H6931-H6935 [3AU]
Hooper, Rhoda: New Hampshire Outstanding Older Worker award
recipient, E331 [10MR]
Hope Now for Youth (organization): tribute, H855 [5MR]
House of Representatives: fire in Longworth House Office Building,
H2266 [23AP], H2267 [23AP]
Houston, TX: anniversary of International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees, E1890 [2OC]
Hunsucker, Gregory D.: Merced-Mariposa (CA) Central Labor Council
Labor Leader of the Year honoree, E950 [22MY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers, H2598 [29AP], H3076 [12MY]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, H10674 [13OC] increase
number of temporary visas for skilled workers and protect
similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8578-H8602
[24SE], E1841 [28SE], E2323 [12NO] increase number of temporary
visas for skilled workers and protect similarly qualified U.S.
workers (H.R. 3736), consideration (H. Res. 513), H8571-H8578
[24SE] increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
corrections in engrossment, H8602 [24SE]
------ moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens,
certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (H.R. 347), E441
[23MR]
------ permit aliens who join a limited partnership after the
partnership's creation to qualify for a visa (H.R. 4619), E1800
[24SE]
------ treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly
skilled workers, H10537 [11OC], H10538 [11OC]
Income: elimination of prevailing wage requirements for
construction projects, E2185 [15OC]
------ minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents
(H.R. 4778), E2039 [10OC]
Injured Workers Bar Association: report on workers' compensation
fraud, E2057 [11OC]
Intelligence services: undergraduate training program, H2952 [7MY]
International Working Women's Day: observance, H929 [10MR]
Ironworkers Union: Local 229 recipient of San Diego-Imperial
Counties Labor Council Labor to Neighbor Award, E647 [23AP]
IRS: clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis for
evaluating employees (H.R. 2736), H1302 [19MR]
Job Training Partnership Act: establish regional private industry
councils for labor market areas that are located in more than
one State (H.R. 3271), H507 [24FE]
------ funding of incentive bonuses to certain job training
providers that place large percentages of individuals in certain
occupations (H.R. 3272), H507 [24FE]
Jobs With Justice (organization): tribute, E733 [1MY], E804 [7MY],
E817 [12MY]
Labor: national objectives priority assignments, H312-H317 [4FE]
Labor Day: observance, H7470 [9SE]
Labor unions: allow employees to organize and form collective
bargaining units to improve salaries and working conditions,
H4953-H4960 [22JN], H4966 [23JN], H4968 [23JN], H4969 [23JN],
H4970 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], E1202 [23JN]
------ inform workers of their rights relative to the payment of
dues or fees to labor organizations (H.R. 1625), H1761 [30MR]
------ protect the free choice of individual employees relative to
participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59), H2822 [6MY],
H3759 [22MY], H5586-H5591 [15JY], E935 [21MY], E1258 [26JN],
E1276 [26JN], E1364 [21JY], E1381 [22JY], E1558 [5AU]
------ tribute to Day To Make Our Voices Heard campaign, E1203
[23JN], E1204 [23JN]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: amend (H.R. 4770),
E2107 [13OC]
Law enforcement officers: funding for the hiring of personnel who
perform nonadministrative services (H.R. 804), H9999-H10001
[7OC]
Let's Celebrate, Inc.: anniversary, E599 [21AP]
Long Beach, CA: tribute to Economic Development Administration,
E2117 [13OC]
Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Los Angeles Opportunities
Industrialization Center Gold Key Awards Dinner, E1677 [9SE]
Manchester, NH: tribute to Bobby Stephen St. Patrick's Day
Celebration, E398 [17MR]
Maryland Rehabilitation Center: anniversary, E1084 [10JN]
Medicaid: application of certain Federal intergovernmental
mandates, H3229-H3231 [13MY]
Medicare: reform (H.R. 1165), E795 [7MY]
Minimum wage: level, H1303 [19MR], H1783 [31MR], H2106 [21AP],
H3078 [12MY], H5850-H5857 [17JY], E445 [24MR], E1052 [5JN]
------ level (H.R. 3100), H21 [27JA]
NAFTA: impact on automobile industry, E1310 [15JY]
------ impact on employment and the economy, H737-H742 [3MR], H1174
[17MR], H1452 [25MR], H1557 [26MR], H2063 [21AP], E251 [2MR],
E608 [21AP], E1340 [17JY], E1614 [7AU]
------ implementation, E793 [7MY], E1673 [9SE]
National Association of Letter Carriers: Branch 70 recipient of San
Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Community Service Award,
E649 [23AP]
National Association of Working Women: anniversary, E2099 [12OC]
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: funding, H2524
[29AP]
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act:
technical corrections (H.R. 4566), H10466-H10469 [10OC]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees (H.R. 4659),
E1872 [1OC]
National Institute for Metalworking Skills: tribute, E1709 [14SE]
National Labor Relations Act: legislative review, E699 [29AP]
------ require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes
(H.R. 2848), H4958 [22JN]
National Payroll Week: observance, H8720 [25SE]
Native Americans: transfer services and personnel from the BIA to
the Office of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job
creation on Indian reservations (H.R. 4087), E1162 [18JN]
------ tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, H7699
[15SE], E1722 [15SE], E1724 [15SE], E1739 [16SE], E1750 [17SE],
E2070 [11OC]
New Directions, Inc.: tribute, E2013 [10OC]
New Haven, CT: tribute to Regional Workforce Development Board,
E2320 [12NO]
New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants: anniversary,
E1025 [4JN]
New Mexico: tribute to Project Uplift for efforts in providing
information on technical education and career opportunities to
minority youth, E2093 [12OC]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1210 [17MR], H1455 [25MR], H1556 [26MR], H1558
[26MR], H1599 [26MR], H1609-H1623 [26MR], E195 [24FE], E504
[27MR], E510 [30MR], E518 [30MR], E544 [1AP]
----- treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1609 [26MR]
Northern Front Range Continuum of Care (organization): tribute,
E652 [23AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, E985 [3JN]
----- labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative
to textile industry (H.R. 1450), E125 [11FE], E130 [11FE]
------ labor abuses, E125 [11FE], E130 [11FE]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed (H.R. 4686), E2066 [11OC]
Oakland, CA: anniversary of the Women in Skilled Trades program,
E1328 [17JY]
Oakland Private Industry Council: tribute to ``EASTBAY Works''
career and human resources center, E1158 [18JN]
Occupational Therapy Month: observance, E679 [28AP]
Ohio City, OH: tribute to Dave's Supermarkets (business), E215
[24FE]
Opportunity, Inc.: tribute, E1838 [28SE]
Orange County, CA: tribute to Orange County School of Culinary
Arts, E1 [27JA]
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: funding,
E1580 [7AU]
Orphan Foundation of America: tribute, E1476 [30JY]
OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to
compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
H1176 [17MR], H1178 [17MR], E405 [18MR], E406 [18MR]
------ prohibit any employee performance measures relative to number
of inspections conducted, citations issued, or penalties
assessed (H.R. 2877), H1177-H1179 [17MR], E412 [18MR]
------ workplace violence prevention recommendations for late-night
retail establishments, E1181 [19JN]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits (H.R. 4152), E1252 [26JN], E1253 [26JN]
------ ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans relative
to State income taxes (H.R. 4572), H10949 [15OC]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization, H6940 [3AU], H6942 [3AU]
----- protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), H2101 [21AP], E213 [24FE]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities, H3630 [21MY], H3631 [21MY],
H3632 [21MY], H3633 [21MY], H3759 [22MY], H3979 [3JN], H5587
[15JY] require worker approval for use of labor organization
dues and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H1748-H1754
[30MR], H2600-H2602 [29AP], H3609-H3615 [20MY], H4699-H4705
[17JN], E1571 [7AU]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer (H.R. 3725), E651 [23AP]
------ application of OSHA standards in the same manner as any other
employer (S. 2112), H7647 [14SE], H7648 [14SE], E1739 [16SE]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance, E797 [7MY]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8498-H8501 [23SE], E1796
[24SE]
------ reform, H848 [4MR], H945 [10MR], H1223 [17MR], H1427 [24MR],
H2084 [21AP], H2085 [21AP], H7814 [16SE], H10839 [14OC], E703
[29AP], E1542 [4AU]
Racial relations: national objectives priority assignments,
H746-H753 [3MR]
Republican Party: attempts to influence trade associations, law
firms, and lobbying groups from hiring people affiliated with
the Democratic Party, E2265 [21OC]
------ national agenda, H1284-H1291 [18MR]
Rosario, Mildred: firing as teacher relative to religious comments,
H4842 [19JN]
Saal, Phil: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Leadership
Award recipient, E645 [23AP]
San Diego Construction & Building Trades Council: San Diego-
Imperial Counties Labor Council Community Service Award
recipient, E649 [23AP]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of San Francisco Conservation Corps,
E1772 [22SE]
Sand City, CA: tribute to partnership with Gateway Industries that
employs developmentally disabled individuals, E1764 [18SE]
Santa Maria, CA: tribute to GSS Family Thrift Store fundraising
efforts for homeless shelters, E1378 [22JY]
Sheet Metal Workers Union: Local 206 recipient of San Diego-
Imperial Counties Labor Council Labor to Neighbor Award, E647
[23AP]
Social Security: allow personal retirement savings plans (H.R.
3082), H2378 [28AP], H2780 [5MY]
------ choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule
application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R.
3008), H2082 [21AP]
------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R.
3912), E915 [20MY]
------ establish pilot program for personalized retirement security
through personal retirement savings accounts (H.R. 3560), H2299
[23AP], H2378 [28AP], H2780 [5MY]
------ payroll taxes, H1384 [24MR]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), H4007-H4024 [3JN], E347 [11MR]
provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work,
and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), consideration (H. Res. 450),
H4005-H4007 [3JN]
------ use budget surplus to establish personal retirement savings
accounts, H2085 [21AP], H2086 [21AP]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9629-H9646 [6OC]
----- test the feasibility and desirability of new personnel
management policies and procedures (H.R. 4259), consideration
(H. Res. 576), H9628 [6OC], H9629 [6OC]
SSI: treatment of certain cash awards from tax-exempt groups
relative to fulfilling wishes for children with life-threatening
diseases, H8500 [23SE]
Take Our Daughters to Work Day: observance, H2300 [23AP]
Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades (H.R. 3110), E200 [24FE]
------ full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals, E1833 [28SE]
------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (H.R.
3101), E10 [27JA], E14 [27JA]
------ permit early distributions from employee stock ownership
plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer
purchases (H.R. 4740), E1965 [8OC]
------ permit 401(k) contributions which would otherwise be limited
by employer contributions to employees stock ownership plans
(H.R. 4741), E1965 [8OC]
------ promote expanded retirement savings (H.R. 3672), E579 [2AP]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes (H.R. 3819),
E790 [7MY]
------ treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (H.R. 2231),
E562 [2AP]
------ treatment of businesses operating abroad (H.R. 4173), E1246
[26JN]
------ treatment of employer health insurance deductions, H4656
[17JN], H4657 [17JN], H4659 [17JN], H4663 [17JN]
------ treatment of high technology job training expenses (H.R.
3274), H507 [24FE]
------ treatment of information technology job training expenses
(H.R. 4025), E1088 [10JN]
Telecommunications: merger of MCI Communications Corp. and
WorldCom, Inc., E272 [3MR]
Thompson, Violet: National Industries for the Blind (organization)
Peter J. Salmon National Manufacturing Employee of the Year
Award recipient, E1723 [15SE]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory (H. Res. 595), E2153 [13OC]
Tobacco products: provide crop insurance, extension services, and
administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
to the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 3664), H2034 [1AP]
------ provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers, workers, and
communities dependent on tobacco production, H3298 [14MY]
Tong, Mary: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council Friends of
Labor honoree, E643 [23AP]
Tourist trade: establish a public-private partnership between the
U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government
to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world
(H.R. 4631), E1811 [25SE]
Transportation: telecommuting centers funding, E708 [29AP]
Triangle Shirtwaist Co.: anniversary of factory fire, H1508 [25MR]
Trucking industry: obtain written consent of applicants before
obtaining Federal Highway Authority driving records and
accidents history, H10219 [8OC], H10220 [8OC]
Tuttle, Rick: All City Employees Benefits Service Association
Employee of the Year Award recipient, E76 [3FE]
Tweet, Bill: San Diego County Building and Construction Trades
Council Labor Leader of the Year award recipient, E1730 [16SE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: impact of treaty on
economy, E76 [3FE]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (H.R. 4097), E1177 [19JN]
United Domestic Workers of America: San Diego-Imperial Counties
Labor Council Organizing Award recipient, E642 [23AP]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad (H.R. 3213), H1396-H1399 [24MR]
------ post-military employment prospects and unemployment
statistics, E2095 [12OC]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5386 [25JN]
Williams, Charles: Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind Ronald Pearce
Blind Employee of the Year Award recipient, E610 [21AP]
Wolka, Joyce: Macomb Chapter of Professional Secretaries
International Secretary or the Year award recipient, E605 [21AP]
Woodlake, CA: tribute to Got-A-Job Summer Youth Employment Program,
E1666 [9SE]
Worker Memorial Day: observance, E684 [28AP]
Workers Memorial Day: observance, E807 [11MY]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: observance of Food Check-Out Day, S523 [9FE]
Air Force: pilot retention, S9717 [1SE]
Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform, S3915
[30AP], S8903 [23JY]
------ authorizing appropriations and management reform (S. 738),
S4941 [15MY], S5244 [20MY]
Amtrak Reform Board: nominations, S4941 [15MY], S5244 [20MY]
Armed Forces: tribute to businesses who employ members of the
National Guard or Reserve forces, S9992 [8SE]
Bankruptcy: protection of retirement savings, S10186 [10SE], S10508
[17SE]
Bramucci, Raymond: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Labor for
Employment and Training, S9518 [30JY]
Budget: establish reserve fund to provide certain disabled
beneficiaries with opportunities to return to work, S3088 [2AP]
Business and industry: ensure economic equity for women (S. 71),
S3116 [2AP], S6033 [10JN]
----- ensure economic equity for women (S. 71), star print, S2878
[31MR]
------ hiring of certain individuals whose sole purpose of seeking
employment is union organization and representation,
S10270-S10283 [14SE], S10304-S10309 [14SE]
------ treatment of personal employment information reported to the
National Directory of New Hires (S. 1865), S2661 [26MR]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), S12397 [12OC]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based
on sex, race, or national origin (S. 232), S3116 [2AP]
Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary, S4132 [1MY]
------ tribute, S3232 [3AP]
Clover Technologies: dedication of new headquarters in Wixom, MI,
S12027 [8OC]
Colleges and universities: allow the use of age-based incentives
for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S11073 [29SE]
------ allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary
retirement of tenured faculty, S7841 [9JY], S7842 [9JY], S8054
[13JY], S8055 [13JY]
Colorado: public welfare programs reform legislation, S10641-S10643
[21SE]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (S. 1927), S3141 [2AP]
Contracts: debar or suspend potential contractors using forced or
indentured child labor from Federal contract eligibility, S9108
[28JY], S9109 [28JY], S9200-S9207 [29JY]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel (H.R. 2070), S12680 [20OC]
Credit: furnishing and using consumer reports for employment
purposes (S. 2561), S11638 [6OC], S11639 [6OC]
Crime: allow nursing facilities and home care agencies to conduct
criminal background checks on job applicants, S8856 [23JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency employment assistance
relative to reductions in force, S2612 [26MR]
------ modify overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians performing
meat and poultry inspections (S. 2511), S10724 [22SE], S11002
[25SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorize pay increase for military personnel,
S7112 [25JN], S9326 [30JY]
------ report on ``nuclear cities'' initiative to improve employment
opportunities for former Soviet nuclear weapons personnel, S7146
[25JN]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Portsmouth, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants, S6540 [18JN], S6541 [18JN]
------ implementation of ``nuclear cities'' initiative to improve
employment opportunities for former Soviet nuclear weapons
personnel, S6531 [18JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance (H.R. 3396),
S12858 [21OC]
Dept. of Labor: anniversary of Industry Union Glass Container
Promotion Program, S9552 [31JY]
------ protect employer rights (S. 1981), S3543 [23AP], S3559
[23AP], S10263 [11SE]
------ protect employer rights (S. 1981), motion to proceed, S10221
[10SE], S10270-S10283 [14SE], S10304-S10309 [14SE]
------ protect employer rights (S. 1981), placed on the calendar,
S3563 [24AP]
------ State assistance for pre-vocational training programs to
improve the transition of welfare recipients to employment,
S4257 [5MY] State assistance for pre-vocational training
programs to improve the transition of welfare recipients to
employment (S. 1709), S1347 [4MR]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, S1682-S1684 [10MR]
------ clarify policy on grants to States who suspend certain
disadvantaged business enterprise programs in compliance with
court orders, S1758 [11MR], S1825 [12MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish educational assistance
programs to facilitate employment of health care professionals,
S8333 [16JY]
----- establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
employment of health care professionals (S. 2115), S5441-S5445
[22MY]
------ staffing requirements in the Office of Inspector General (S.
1746), S1779 [11MR]
Discrimination: submission of employee claims to mandatory and
binding arbitration (S. 63), S4793 [13MY], S4794 [13MY]
District of Columbia: impose an income tax on nonresident workers
to fund a regional education and workforce training system and
to improve school facilities (S. 1070), S2752 [30MR]
Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs, S12760 [21OC]
------ require random drug testing for job training program
applicants, S4018 [1MY]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S13-S15 [27JA],
S16 [27JA], S82 [28JA], S300 [3FE], S11570 [6OC], S12374 [12OC]
Education: establish regional partnerships to train workers in the
area of information technology, S4260 [5MY]
----- establish regional partnerships to train workers in the area
of information technology (S. 2021), S3938-S3940 [30AP]
------ provide loan forgiveness and cancellation for certain child
care and education providers, S7848 [9JY]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), S6306 [12JN]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report,
S12034 [8OC], S12035 [8OC]
------ vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11907 [8OC]
EEOC: funding, S2709 [27MR], S3081 [2AP], S3082 [2AP]
Employee Benefit Research Institute: anniversary, S10328 [14SE]
Equal Pay Act: anniversary, S6033 [10JN]
ERISA: protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
terminated pension plans (S. 2475), S10384 [15SE]
Fair Labor Standards Act: anniversary, S7161 [25JN], S7211 [25JN]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed funeral
directors (S. 2405), S9562 [31JY]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R.
4257), S11526 [5OC]
------ permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (S.
2579), S11971 [8OC]
------ reform provisions relative to child labor (S. 2383), S9440
[30JY]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant
programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
care (S. 1577), S115-S123 [28JA]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, S103 [28JA], S690 [12FE], S2709 [27MR], S2800-S2809 [31MR]
increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care
(S. 1610), S388-S393 [4FE], S2784 [31MR], S5461 [22MY] increase
availability, affordability, and quality of child care during
periods outside school hours (S. 1697), S1202 [2MR]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care (S. 2489), S10518-S10520 [17SE]
FEC: require that the Commissioners vote to reappoint or replace
the general counsel and staff director every four years, S6762
[22JN], S6763 [22JN], S9219-S9221 [29JY], S9357 [30JY]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs (S. 2418), S9591 [31JY], S9592 [31JY]
------ prohibit funds designated for the Workforce Investment
Partnership Act to be used for the School-to-Work Opportunities
Act, S4016 [1MY], S4017 [1MY]
Federal employees: prevent discrimination against preference
eligibles applying for certain Government positions (S. 1021),
S11506 [5OC]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
coverage, S9193-S9199 [29JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, S11681 [7OC], S12135 [9OC], S12136
[9OC]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, S1396-S1433 [5MR],
S1481-S1498 [6MR]
Foreign trade: prohibit imports produced by child labor,
S12543-S12545 [14OC]
------ U.S. policy, S442 [5FE]
GAO: release of report on private and employer-based health
insurance, S6633 [18JN]
General Motors, Inc.: effects of UAW strike, S8274 [16JY], S8549
[20JY]
Government: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
S4252-S4349 [5MY]
----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
conference report, S9489-S9493 [30JY], S9612 [31JY], S9616
[31JY]
----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385), insert
language of S. 1186 in lieu, S4026 [1MY]
------ improve and consolidate Federal job training programs (S.
1186), S2290-S2293 [19MR], S3963-S4027 [1MY] improve and
consolidate Federal job training programs (S. 1186), unanimous-
consent agreement, S3662 [27AP]
------ improve and consolidate Federal job training programs, S10639
[21SE]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), S12598 [14OC]
Health: require certain businesses to provide health insurance
coverage (S. 1969), S3440 [22AP]
------ require certain businesses to provide health insurance
coverage (S. 1969), S11120 [29SE]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (S. 2210), S7013
[24JN]
------ allow nursing facilities and home care agencies to conduct
criminal background checks on job applicants, S8856 [23JY]
Immigrant Investor Program: repeal, S4981-S4989 [18MY], S4997
[18MY]
Immigration: educational performance of immigrant children, S2416
[23MR]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers (S. 1723), S1516-S1519 [6MR], S1820 [12MR], S2244
[19MR], S2715 [27MR], S4685 [12MY], S4745 [12MY], S4954-S5001
[18MY] increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), unanimous-consent agreement,
S4778 [13MY] increase number of temporary visas for skilled
workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S.
students and workers (S. 1723), unanimous-consent request, S4612
[11MY], S4613 [11MY] increase number of temporary visas for
skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities
for U.S. students and workers (S. 1878), S2725 [27MR]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students
and workers (S. 1723), S10877-S10879 [24SE]
------ increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and
protect similarly qualified U.S. workers, S12748 [21OC], S12758
[21OC], S12773 [21OC] increase number of temporary visas for
skilled workers and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers
(H.R. 3736), S12254-S12257 [9OC], S12995 [12NO], S13001 [12NO]
------ protect and recruit qualified U.S. workers while increasing
number of temporary visas for skilled workers, S4964-S4966
[18MY], S4989-S4992 [18MY], S4996 [18MY]
------ provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers, S4021 [1MY]
------ provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers, S12785 [21OC]
------ provide whistleblower protection to foreign workers who file
successful complaints against employers, S4967 [18MY]
------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program,
S8839-S8851 [23JY]
------ reform the temporary agricultural workers program (S. 2337),
S8661 [21JY], S8662 [21JY], S8669-S8671 [21JY]
------ treatment of petitions for employment visas for highly
skilled workers, S12705 [20OC]
Insurance: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life
insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), S6638 [18JN]
International Labor Organization: adoption of declaration on
fundamental principles and rights at work, S6907-S6909 [23JN]
IRS: establish combined employment tax reporting demonstration
project, S4460 [7MY]
------ increase whistleblower protections for employees, S4392 [6MY]
Japan: U.S. policy, S1964-S1966 [16MR]
Kentucky: prohibit taxation of compensation of Tennessee residents
for services as Federal employees at Fort Campbell, KY (S.
2612), S12179 [9OC]
Labor unions: Presidential actions relative to resolving the
dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
Pilots Association (S. Res. 270), S9885 [2SE]
------ strengthen the rights of workers to associate, organize and
strike (S. 2389), S9448 [30JY]
Medicare: improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option, S2708 [27MR], S2746 [30MR]
----- improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2127-S2135
[17MR]
------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers
(S. 2055), S4559 [8MY]
Minimum wage: level, S707 [12FE], S1802 [11MR], S4776 [13MY],
S9903-S9907 [3SE], S9922 [3SE], S10096 [9SE], S10183 [10SE],
S10193 [10SE], S10194 [10SE], S10260-S10263 [11SE], S10647
[21SE], S10678 [22SE], S10680-S10697 [22SE], S10716 [22SE],
S11058 [28SE]
------ level (S. 1573), S51-S56 [27JA], S409 [4FE]
------ level (S. 1805), S2305 [19MR]
NAFTA: impact on trade deficit, S8276 [16JY]
National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act:
technical corrections (H.R. 4566), S12477 [14OC]
National Guard: anniversary of the National Committee for Employer
Support of the Guard and Reserve, S7606 [7JY]
National Payroll Week: observance, S10328 [14SE]
Native Americans: promote economic development and investment on
Indian reservations (S. 2010), S3922 [30AP]
------ transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office of
Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations (S. 1279), S6537 [18JN], S6638 [18JN], S6639
[18JN]
Navy: eligibility for special duty pay for certain divers, S6674
[19JN]
------ pilot retention, S9717 [1SE]
New Orleans, LA: Avondale Shipyard labor dispute resolution, S11233
[1OC]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent (S. 1686), S1073 [26FE]
------ recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
organizations who prevail in proceedings (S. 1684), S1073 [26FE]
------ resolution of unfair labor practice complaints in a timely
manner (S. 1685), S1073 [26FE]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(S. 2085), S4915 [14MY]
Northwest Airlines, Inc.: impact of Air Line Pilots Association
strike on air travel in North Dakota, S9853 [2SE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (S. 765), S12281-S12283
[10OC]
------ amend (S. 1237), S7036 [24JN]
Ohio: implement demonstration projects to develop new and
specialized techniques that address community employment and
training needs, S4021 [1MY]
OPM: develop classification standards for physician assistants in
Federal agencies (S. 2588), S11984 [8OC]
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: funding,
S8594 [20JY], S8773 [22JY], S8872 [23JY], S8873 [23JY]
OSHA: consultation with State officials by employers relative to
compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
S7035 [24JN], S7036 [24JN]
------ prohibit any employee performance measures relative to number
of inspections conducted, citations issued, or penalties
assessed (H.R. 2877), S7035 [24JN], S7036 [24JN]
------ prohibit any employee performance measures relative to number
of inspections conducted, citations issued, or penalties
assessed (H.R. 2877), S12281-S12283 [10OC]
------ require employers to notify local emergency officials of
workplace emergencies (S. 2245), S7262 [26JN]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits (S. 2249), S7264 [26JN]
----- ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits (S. 2339), S8672-S8676 [21JY]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S. 1600),
S322 [3FE] waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S.
2267), S7577 [7JY]
Political campaigns: protect individuals from having their money
involuntarily collected and used for politics by a corporation
or labor organization (S. 1663), S805 [23FE], S807 [23FE],
S817-S832 [23FE], S861-S863 [23FE], S867-S882 [24FE], S884-S919
[24FE], S972-S995 [25FE], S997-S1001 [25FE], S1036-S1052 [26FE]
----- protect individuals from having their money involuntarily
collected and used for politics by a corporation or labor
organization (S. 1663), unanimous-consent agreement, S802
[23FE], S832 [23FE], S948 [25FE]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities, S10149-S10160 [10SE]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer (S. 2112), S5434-S5436 [22MY], S9528-S9530
[31JY]
------ application of OSHA standards in the same manner as any other
employer (S. 2112), S12281-S12283 [10OC]
------ tribute to employees, S8069 [13JY]
Public Service Recognition Week: observance, S4215 [4MY], S4552
[7MY]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), S12036 [8OC]
------ continuation of benefits for those completing higher
education programs, S1548 [9MR], S3346 [21AP]
------ continuation of benefits for those completing higher
education programs, S11089-S11093 [29SE]
------ make postsecondary or vocational education training a
permissible work activity, S7795-S7797 [9JY], S7816-S7824 [9JY]
------ reform, S107-S109 [28JA], S502 [9FE], S504 [9FE],
S10641-S10643 [21SE]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity (S. Con. Res. 80), S1461 [5MR]
Rehabilitation Act: extend authorization, S4009 [1MY], S4014-S4016
[1MY], S4258 [5MY]
------ extend authorization (S. 1579), S126-S171 [28JA]
SBA: training and technical assistance funding relative to small
businesses in rural Alaska, S8648 [21JY]
Senate Legal Counsel: authorizing representation for the Office of
Senate Fair Employment Practices in cases involving William L.
Singer and the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms (S. Res.
202), S2778 [30MR], S2779 [30MR]
Social Security: create personalized retirement accounts (S. 2552),
S11443-S11448 [5OC]
------ divert percentage of payroll tax into personal investment
plans, increase retirement age, adjust Consumer Price Index, and
reduce benefits to wealthier individuals (S. 2313), S8244-S8248
[15JY]
------ divert percentage of payroll tax into personal investment
plans, S10233 [11SE]
------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S.
1571), S49 [27JA]
------ establish pilot program for personalized retirement security
through personal retirement savings accounts (S. 2369), S9244
[29JY]
------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
return to work by improving access to health care (S. 1858),
S2571 [25MR], S2572 [25MR], S2752 [30MR]
------ provide certain disabled beneficiaries with opportunities to
return to work by improving access to health care (S. 1858),
S12545 [14OC]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), S5733 [5JN], S5737 [9JN]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), S12593 [14OC]
------ reduce payroll taxes, S9403 [30JY], S9404 [30JY]
------ reduce payroll taxes (S. 1792), S2154-S2168 [18MR], S8447
[17JY]
------ reform relative to women and minorities, S8985-S8987 [24JY]
------ use budget surplus to establish personal retirement savings
accounts, S2917-S2929 [1AP]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), S12598 [14OC]
Springfield, VT: Springfield Workforce Development Center funding,
S12772 [21OC]
States: provide authority to permit certain employers of domestic
workers to make annual wage reports (S. 1880), S2765 [30MR]
Take Our Daughters To Work Day: observance, S3473 [23AP]
Taxation: adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and
allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals, S6002 [10JN], S6007 [10JN], S6010-S6033 [10JN]
----- adjust deduction amounts for certain married couples and allow
full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals (S. 2147), S5790 [9JN]
------ allow cash payment to Federal employees in lieu of parking
benefits (S. 2575), S11713 [7OC], S11714 [7OC]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage (S.
2492), S10522 [17SE], S10523 [17SE]
------ deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who
are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (S.
2628), S12405 [12OC]
------ designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
------ employee option to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu
of nontaxable parking benefits, S1742 [11MR]
------ employer credits for expenses of providing child care
services to employees (S. 2593), S11986 [8OC]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits (S. 2329),
S8484 [17JY], S8516 [17JY]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (S.
Res. 180), S1016 [25FE]
------ extend certain expiring provisions (S. 2622), S12324-S12337
[10OC]
------ extend the work opportunity credit (S. 2230), S7192 [25JN],
S7193 [25JN]
------ extend work opportunity tax credit relative to dislocated
workers in areas suffering extensive job losses (S. 2018), S3936
[30AP]
------ implement return-free filing system, S4612 [11MY]
------ increase amount which may be contributed to defined
contribution pension plans (S. 1856), S2570 [25MR]
------ increase deductions for health insurance costs by self-
employed individuals through revenues from an estate tax
technical correction (S. 2613), S12187 [9OC], S12342 [10OC]
------ promote retirement savings (S. 2635), S12563 [14OC]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals (S. 2130), S5634 [4JN]
------ reform standard for classifying technical workers as
independent contractors for employment tax purposes (S. 1924),
S3139 [2AP]
------ State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
employees, S7112-S7117 [25JN]
------ State authority to tax compensation paid to certain
employees, S11215-S11225 [1OC], S11232 [1OC]
------ treatment of businesses operating abroad (S. 2231),
S7193-S7195 [25JN]
------ treatment of information technology job training expenses (S.
2089), S5021 [18MY] treatment of information technology job
training expenses (S. 2409), S9569 [31JY]
------ treatment of meals provided to hotel and restaurant employees
in non-discriminatory employee cafeterias (S. 2027), S4037 [1MY]
------ treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria
plans, flexible spending arrangements, and health flexible
spending accounts (S. 2304), S8137 [14JY]
Telecommunications: establish a program for training and employing
residents of low-income rural areas in new telecommunications
industry jobs (S. 2624), S12341 [10OC]
Textile industry and fabrics: impact of foreign trade policies and
agreements on domestic businesses, S7711-S7713 [9JY]
Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for tobacco
producers, industry workers, and their communities, S4428 [6MY],
S5084 [19MY], S5089 [19MY], S5094 [19MY], S5494 [1JN], S5500
[1JN], S5764 [9JN], S6383-S6398 [16JN], S6451-S6457 [17JN],
S6460 [17JN], S6462 [17JN], S6512 [18JN]
----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco producers,
industry workers, and their communities and ensure the quality
of U.S. tobacco (S. 1582), S173 [28JA]
----- provide market transition assistance for tobacco warehousemen,
S6467 [17JN]
Tourist trade: create employment opportunities and promote economic
growth in the travel and tourism industry (S. 2412), S9571
[31JY], S9572 [31JY]
Training voucher system: establish, S4263 [5MY], S4264 [5MY]
Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
reauthorization, S5413 [22MY], S5414 [22MY]
Treaties and agreements: removal of injunction of secrecy, S5029
[18MY]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: ratification, S3902
[30AP], S3903 [30AP]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (S. 2215), S7172-S7175 [25JN]
------ improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes and the
provision of such revenues for employment security
administration (S. 2556), S11583 [6OC]
Urban areas: allow certain cities to retain their designation as
Service Delivery Areas for purposes of implementing job training
programs, S4019 [1MY], S4020 [1MY]
Vermont: tribute to Federal employees, S4215 [4MY]
Veterans: treatment in Federal job training programs, S4263 [5MY]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), S9318 [29JY]
Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (S.
2558), S11584 [6OC]
Workers Memorial Day: observance, S4216 [4MY]
Reports
Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp.--Current Performance
and Future Prospects: Randolph R. Resor, ZETA-TECH Associates,
Inc., H6716-H6718 [29JY]
Hunger 1997--The Faces and Facts: Second Harvest (organization),
S1802 [11MR]
New DOT Regulations--How Are They Narrowly Tailored? Senator
Specter, S1485 [6MR]
Workers' Compensation Fraud: Labor Research Association,
E2057-E2059 [11OC]
Workplace Code of Conduct: Apparel Industry Partnership
(organization), H2862-H2864 [6MY]
Reports filed
American Competitiveness Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate)
(S. 1723), S3119 [2AP]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1723) (S. Rept. 105-
186), S4630 [11MY]
Analyze Impact and Improve Congressional Deliberation of Proposed
Federal Private Sector Mandates: Committee on Rules (House)
(H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 105-515), H3012 [7MY]
Consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act:
Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 461) (H. Rept. 105-572),
H4324 [9JN]
Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and
Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H.
Rept. 105-463), H1548 [25MR]
Consideration of H.R. 3433, Provide Disabled Social Security
Beneficiaries the Opportunities To Return to Work, Extend
Medicare Coverage, and Continue Tax Credits: Committee on Rules
(House) (H. Res. 450) (H. Rept. 105-553), H3970 [22MY]
Consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 426) (H. Rept. 105-529), H3104 [12MY]
Consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 513) (H. Rept. 105-
660), H6819 [30JY]
Consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems
Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 576) (H. Rept. 105-
779), H9536 [5OC]
Correction Officers Health and Safety Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2070) (H. Rept. 105-665), H6879 [31JY]
Drug-Free Workplace Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (H.R.
3853) (S. Rept. 105-348), S10984 [25SE]
Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 1385) (H. Rept. 105-659), H6696 [29JY]
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 4259) (H. Rept.
105-700), H7493 [9SE]
Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act: Committee on
the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), H6999
[3AU]
Mandates Information Act: Committee on Governmental Affairs
(Senate) (S. 389) (S. Rept. 105-299), S9877 [2SE]
NLRB Treatment of Businesses, Labor Organizations, and Employees:
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H.
Rept. 105-453), H1298 [18MR]
Nomination of Ida L. Castro to the EEOC: Committee on Labor and
Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
Nomination of Paul A. Igasaki to the EEOC: Committee on Labor and
Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
Nomination of Paul S. Miller to the EEOC: Committee on Labor and
Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act: Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1275) (S. Rept. 105-
201), S5694 [5JN]
OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: Committee on
Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 105-
444), H1235 [17MR]
OSHA Identification and Notification of Specific Industries to Which
Regulations and Compliance Standards Apply: Committee on
Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2873) (H. Rept. 105-
733), H8083 [18SE]
Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act: Committee on Labor and
Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2112), S9135 [28JY]
Prohibit OSHA Employee Performance Measures Relative to Number of
Inspections Conducted, Citations Issued, or Penalties Assessed:
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2877) (H.
Rept. 105-445), H1235 [17MR]
Promote Drug-Free Workplace Programs: Committee on Small Business
(House) (H.R. 3853) (H. Rept. 105-584), H4834 [18JN]
Protect Federal Law Enforcement Officers Who Intervene in Certain
Violent Situations Outside the Scope of Their Employment:
Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1031), S9425 [30JY]
Provide Disabled Social Security Beneficiaries the Opportunities To
Return to Work, Extend Medicare Coverage, and Continue Tax
Credits: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3433) (H.
Rept. 105-537), H3365 [18MY]
Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and
Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558)
(H. Rept. 105-735), H8461 [22SE]
Rehabilitation Act Authorization Extension: Committee on Labor and
Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1579) (S. Rept. 105-166), S1200
[2MR]
Safety Advancement for Employees Act: Committee on Labor and Human
Resources (Senate) (S. 1237) (S. Rept. 105-159), S48 [27JA]
Sales Incentive Compensation Act: Committee on Education and the
Workforce (House) (H.R. 2888) (H. Rept. 105-558), H4054 [3JN]
Self-Audit Promotion Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce
(House) (H.R. 2869) (H. Rept. 105-731), H8083 [18SE]
Sound Scientific Practices Act: Committee on Education and the
Workforce (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 105-730), H8083 [18SE]
Transfer BIA Services and Personnel to the Office of Self-Governance
and Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1279) (S. Rept. 105-
207), S5694 [5JN]
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act: Committee on Veterans
Affairs (Senate) (S. 1021) (S. Rept. 105-340), S10657 [21SE]
Veterans' Reemployment Rights Relative to States, Private Employers,
and Servicemen Employed by U.S. Companies Abroad: Committee on
Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3213) (H. Rept. 105-448), H1235
[17MR]
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 1853) (H. Rept. 105-800), H10075 [8OC]
Workforce Improvement and Protection Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3736) (H. Rept. 105-657), H6696 [29JY]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Responding to Globalization, E1663 [9SE]
------ State of the Economy, E220 [25FE], E220 [25FE]
Resolutions by organizations
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Akutan Traditional Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Indio, CA, H9635 [6OC]
----- Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma, Anadarko, OK, H9631 [6OC]
----- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Duckwater, NV, H9631 [6OC]
----- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC, H9631 [6OC]
----- Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Fort Independence Reservation, Independence, CA, H9632 [6OC]
----- Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council, Grand Portage, MN,
H9632 [6OC]
----- Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents, H9633
[6OC]
----- Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, H9632 [6OC]
----- Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board, Hayward, WI, H9631
[6OC]
----- Los Coyotes Reservation, Warner Springs, CA, H9630 [6OC]
----- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami, OK, H9632 [6OC]
----- National Congress of American Indians, H9633 [6OC]
----- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, H9636 [6OC]
----- Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Miami, OK, H9632 [6OC]
----- Pinoleville Indian Reservation Tribal Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Pueblo of Isleta Indians, Isleta, NM, H9633 [6OC]
----- Puyallup Indians Tribal Council, H9637 [6OC]
----- Quileute Indians Tribal Council, H9636 [6OC]
----- Soboba Band of Mission Indians Tribal Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Tribal Council,
H9636 [6OC]
----- Table Bluff Wiyot Tribe Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council, H9636
[6OC]
----- Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, H9636 [6OC]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: Oakland County, MI,
Board of Commissioners, E76 [3FE]
Statements
BankBoston Corp.'s Diversity Program: Chad Gifford and Henrique
Meirelles, BankBoston Corp., E772 [6MY]
Education and Wages: Neale Gay and Liz Rocheleau, E1560 [5AU]
GAO Report on Use of Child Labor in Agriculture: Alexis M. Herman,
Sec. of Labor, E1785 [23SE]
------ L. Diane Mull, Association of Farmworker Opportunity
Programs, E1786 [23SE]
Gay-Straight Alliance: Isaac Evans-Frantz and Alina Lyon, E1375
[21JY]
------ Nicholas Webb, Ginger Irish, and Palmer Legare, E1527 [3AU]
------ Several Vermont High School Students, E1426 [24JY]
Increase Pell Grant Awards to Certain Students: Paul J. Lynskey,
H613 [25FE]
International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work: Alexis M. Herman, Sec. of Labor,
S6910 [23JN]
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: Clyde W. Summers,
E2107-E2109 [13OC]
Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical Amendments Act:
Executive Office of the President, H8499 [23SE]
SSI Treatment of Certain Cash Awards Relative to Fulfilling Wishes
for Children With Life-Threatening Diseases: Tony Leal, Jr.,
Make-A-Wish Foundation, H8500 [23SE]
Use of Child Labor in Clothing Manufacturing Plants: Kathie Lee
Gifford, E1869 [1OC]
Workforce Investment Partnership Act: OMB, S4008 [1MY]
Summaries
America After School Act (H.R. 3400), E313 [5MR]
Child Care A.C.C.E.S.S. Act (S. 1610), S391 [4FE]
Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3672),
E580 [2AP]
Enhance the Portability of Retirement Benefits (S. 2329),
S8485-S8487 [17JY]
Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act (H.R. 2759),
H6934 [3AU]
High-Tech Immigration and U.S. Worker Protection Act (S. 1878),
S2725 [27MR]
Medicare Early Access Act (S. 1789), S2133 [17MR]
National Labor Relations Act Legislative Review: Independent
Electrical Contractors (organization), E699 [29AP]
Pension Improvement Act (H.R. 3101), E14 [27JA]
Private and Employer-Based Health Insurance Report: GAO, S6634
[18JN]
Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act (H.R. 4152),
E1253-E1255 [26JN]
Tobacco Market Transition Act (S. 1582), S178 [28JA]
Tables
Budget deficits and Social Security, S2921 [1AP]
Payroll taxes, S2921 [1AP]
Tax Relief Extension Act estimated revenue effects, S12336 [10OC]
Testimonies
Child Labor Laws: Sergio Reyes, S9442 [30JY]
Jobs With Justice (organization) Hearing on Welfare/Workfare Issues:
Brooks Sunkett, Communications Workers of America, E733 [1MY]
----- Christopher Lamb, Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law,
E805 [7MY]
----- David Roth, Cleveland Works (organization), E734 [1MY]
----- Ilana Barger, People Organized To Win Employment Rights
(organization), E818 [12MY]
----- Joselito Laudencia, Californians for Justice (organization),
E804 [7MY]
----- Josie Mooney, Service Employees International Union, E734
[1MY]
----- Laurie Barretto, Catholic Charities (organization), E817
[12MY]
----- Paul Booth, American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, E806 [7MY]
----- Peggy Haack, E818 [12MY]
----- Sabrina Gillon, Campaign for a Sustainable Milwaukee
(organization), E805 [7MY]
----- Wardell Yotaghan, Coalition To Protect Public Housing, E818
[12MY]
Replace Federal Highway Program Affirmative Action Policies With
Emerging Business Enterprise Programs: Eugene Volokh, S1407
[5MR]
----- George R. La Noue, S1407 [5MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business
and Employees Act, H1600 [26MR]
H. Res. 401, terminate social promotion in schools, H4603 [16JN]
H. Res. 426, consideration of H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act,
H3119 [13MY]
H. Res. 450, consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-
Sufficiency Act, H4006 [3JN]
H. Res. 461, consideration of H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive
Compensation Act, H4465 [10JN]
H. Res. 513, consideration of H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and
Protection Act, H8572 [24SE]
H. Res. 576, consideration of H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations
University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Administrative Systems Act, H9628 [6OC]
H.R. 804, funding for the hiring of law enforcement personnel who
perform nonadministrative services, H9999 [7OC]
H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act,
S4266-S4349 [5MY]
H.R. 2070, Correction Officers Health and Safety Act, H6935 [3AU],
H11701 [21OC]
H.R. 2327, Drive for Teen Employment Act, H9124 [28SE]
H.R. 2608, Paycheck Protection Act, H1748 [30MR]
H.R. 2759, Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act,
H6931 [3AU]
H.R. 2864, OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act, H1176
[17MR]
H.R. 2877, prohibit any OSHA employee performance measures relative
to number of inspections conducted, citations issued, or
penalties assessed, H1177 [17MR]
H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act, H4473 [10JN]
H.R. 3152, exempt certain food bank volunteers from the Fair Labor
Standards Act, H5387 [25JN]
H.R. 3213, enforcement of veterans reemployment rights relative to
States, private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S.
companies abroad, H1396 [24MR]
H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act, H1618
[26MR]
H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act, H4007-H4018
[3JN]
H.R. 3534, Mandates Information Act, H3229 [13MY]
H.R. 3614, FBI Fairness To Appeal Improvement Act, E525 [31MR]
H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection Act, H8578-H8584
[24SE]
H.R. 3853, Drug-Free Workplace Act, H4974 [23JN]
H.R. 3912, Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act, E915 [20MY]
H.R. 4025, tax treatment of information technology job training
expenses, E1089 [10JN]
H.R. 4257, permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood
under the Fair Labor Standards Act, H9122 [28SE]
H.R. 4259, Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act, H9645 [6OC]
H.R. 4506, International Child Labor Relief Act, H10163 [8OC]
H.R. 4558, Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical
Amendments Act, H8498 [23SE]
H.R. 4566, National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act technical corrections, H10466-H10469 [10OC]
H.R. 4572, ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
relative to State income taxes, H10949 [15OC]
S. 1021, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, S11506-S11511 [5OC],
H10185-H10187 [8OC]
S. 1186, Workforce Investment Partnership Act, S3963-S4003 [1MY]
S. 1279, transfer services and personnel from the BIA to the Office
of Self-Governance and emphasize the need for job creation on
Indian reservations, S6638 [18JN]
S. 1573, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S56 [27JA]
S. 1577, Caring for Children Act, S116-S119 [28JA]
S. 1579, Rehabilitation Act authorization extension, S127-S168
[28JA]
S. 1582, Tobacco Market Transition Act, S174-S178 [28JA]
S. 1600, waive limit on tax benefits from multiemployer pension
plans, S322 [3FE]
S. 1684, Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act, S1074
[26FE]
S. 1685, Justice on Time Act, S1075 [26FE]
S. 1686, Fair Hearing Act, S1075 [26FE]
S. 1697, America After School Act, S1203-S1205 [2MR]
S. 1723, American Competitiveness Act, S1519 [6MR], S4998-S5000
[18MY]
S. 1746, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General
staffing requirements, S1779 [11MR]
S. 1789, Medicare Early Access Act, S2127-S2133 [17MR]
S. 1792, Social Security Solvency Act, S2160-S2166 [18MR]
S. 1805, Fair Minimum Wage Act, S2305 [19MR]
S. 1880, State authority to permit certain employers of domestic
workers to make annual wage reports, S2766 [30MR]
S. 1924, Technical Workers Fairness Act, S3139 [2AP]
S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
S. 1969, Health Care for Working Families Act, S3440 [22AP]
S. 2010, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and
Tourism Act, S3923-S3925 [30AP]
S. 2021, Technology Skills Partnership Act, S3939 [30AP]
S. 2027, tax treatment of meals provided to hotel and restaurant
employees in non-discriminatory employee cafeterias, S4038 [1MY]
S. 2085, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act, S4915 [14MY]
S. 2089, tax treatment of information technology job training
expenses, S5022 [18MY]
S. 2112, Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act, S5435 [22MY],
S9528 [31JY], H7647 [14SE]
S. 2115, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive
Act, S5442-S5444 [22MY]
S. 2147, adjust tax deduction amounts for certain married couples
and allow full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
employed individuals, S5790 [9JN]
S. 2210, Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act, S7014-S7016
[24JN]
S. 2245, Industrial Emergency Notification Act, S7262 [26JN]
S. 2249, Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act,
S7264-S7280 [26JN]
S. 2267, waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans,
S7578 [7JY]
S. 2337, Agricultural Job Opportunity Benefits and Security Act,
S8662-S8669 [21JY]
S. 2369, Personal Retirement Accounts Act, S9245-S9253 [29JY]
S. 2383, Children's Act for Responsible Employment, S9441 [30JY]
S. 2409, Businesses Educating Students in Technology (BEST) Act,
S9570 [31JY]
S. 2475, Pension Plan Participant Protection Act, S10385 [15SE]
S. 2492, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act, S10616 [18SE]
S. 2511, Federal Meat and Poultry Employees Pay Act, S11002 [25SE]
S. 2561, Consumer Reporting Employment Clarification Act, S11806
[7OC], H10218 [8OC]
S. 2575, Federal Employee Flexibility Act, S11714 [7OC]
S. 2622, Tax Relief Extension Act, S12325-S12328 [10OC]
S. 2624, Rural Employment in Telecommunications Industry Act, S12341
[10OC]
S. 2628, tax deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals
who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service,
S12406 [12OC]
S. Con. Res. 80, modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows
and widowers of railroad employees relative to conversion from
spouse to widow or widower railroads annuity, S1461 [5MR]
S. Res. 180, exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance
from taxable income, S1016 [25FE]
S. Res. 202, Senate Legal Counsel representation for the Office of
Senate Fair Employment Practices in cases involving William L.
Singer and the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, S2774
[30MR], S2779 [30MR]
S. Res. 270, Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute
between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line Pilots
Association, S9884 [2SE]