[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2432 [28AP], H2707
[30AP], H2873 [6MY], H2874 [6MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service,
Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies
appropriations, H7814 [16SE]
Articles and editorials
College Crusader--Developer Paves Road to Education, Jack Wheat,
Miami (FL) Herald, E2298<bullet> [21OC]
Dante B. Fascell, Miami (FL) Herald, E2155<bullet> [14OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
Res. 523), H9346 [2OC]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
[22JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Biscayne National Park: designate visitor center as the Dante
Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park, (see H.R.
3285), H676 [26FE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H5405 [25JN]
Children and youth: facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by
National Child Protection Act, (see H.R. 2488), H2119 [21AP]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2318 [23AP]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9179 [28SE]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate, (see H.R. 4757),
H10352 [9OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H1112 [11MR]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637), H2052
[1AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2120 [21AP]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit charging of fees for certain uses
of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental
Shelf, (see H.R. 3972), H7415 [6AU]
------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240),
H4165 [4JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H5494 [14JY]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H3488 [19MY]
Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
program, (see H.R. 2257), H631 [25FE]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H5737 [16JY]
------ osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H10917
[14OC]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack
cocaine offenses, (see H.R. 2031), H5859 [17JY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
------ national objectives priority assignments, (see H.R. 1404),
H4550 [11JN]
Ecuador: human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
353), H1700 [27MR]
Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for
multiseat congressional districts, (see H.R. 3068), H1550 [25MR]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H447
[11FE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H578 [24FE]
Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe,
(see H.R. 3055), H1337 [19MR]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H3106 [12MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5064
[23JN], (see H.R. 4283), H6511 [28JY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H631 [25FE]
------ miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws,
(see H.R. 4856), H11694 [20OC]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H4165 [4JN]
Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for
certain aliens, (see H.R. 2052), H691 [2MR]
------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H2056
[1AP]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H65 [27JA]
------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
[1AP]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement
options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R.
1215), H631 [25FE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate, (see H.R. 3336), H1299 [18MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1237 [17MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1237
[17MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H5957
[20JY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H4165 [4JN]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
3137), H678 [26FE]
------ demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients
enrolled in certain clinical trials, (see H.R. 1628), H3625
[20MY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H2119 [21AP]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H9179 [28SE]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing
essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
2987), H579 [24FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H1549 [25MR]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
3496), H5737 [16JY]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1112 [11MR]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H6282 [23JY]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H241 [3FE]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
------ establish asset-based welfare policies, (see H.R. 2849),
H6820 [30JY]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H447
[11FE]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H8084
[18SE]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
[23JN]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H7414 [6AU]
------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
(see H.R. 1134), H1112 [11MR]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H6070
[21JY]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H2706 [30AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H64 [27JA], (see H.R. 979), H578 [24FE]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a
State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for
property, (see H.R. 4361), H6819 [30JY]
Transportation: continue certain preclearance and inspection
activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
passengers, (see H.R. 4819), H10832 [13OC]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H6698 [29JY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H3744
[21MY]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
[17JY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H3024 [11MY]
------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
[4FE]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1854 [31MR]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
3243), H497 [12FE]
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida, (see H. Con. Res. 298),
H5737 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure
equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
3596), H1776 [30MR]
Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals, (see H.R.
3231), H496 [12FE]
Immigration: prohibit discrimination in the issuance of
nonimmigrant visas, (see H.R. 3597), H1776 [30MR]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052), H4549 [11JN]
Poems
``O Captain! My Captain!'' Walt Whitman, H6467 [27JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 446), H3768 [22MY]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1809 [31MR]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, E2314<bullet> [12NO]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11739 [17DE]
Black History Month: observance, H416 [11FE]
Brown, Jerome: North Miami, FL, Police Dept. Officer of the Year
award recipient, E8<bullet> [27JA]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, E1166<bullet> [18JN]
----- condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue of hate crimes
(H. Res. 466), H4535 [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6467 [27JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H6788 [30JY], H7199 [5AU], H7200 [5AU]
Clinton, President: censure, H11808 [18DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10087 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11808 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2901 [6MY]
Courts: permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries
which are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no
extradition treaty or other remedies exist, E2314<bullet> [12NO]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (H.R. 4757),
E2155<bullet> [14OC]
Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure
equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
disabilities at institutions of higher education, H2873 [6MY]
Dept. of Justice: Community Relations Service funding, H7118 [4AU]
------ Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions in Economic
Development Administration, H7123 [4AU]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5577 [15JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 563), H9258 [1OC] making
appropriations (H.R. 4104), consideration of conference report
(H. Res. 579), H9913 [7OC]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, E2314<bullet> [12NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
System funding, H6554 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6975 [3AU], H7118
[4AU], H7123 [4AU], H7199 [5AU], H7200 [5AU]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (H. Res.
508), H6788 [30JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5753 [17JY], H5819 [17JY],
H6554 [29JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9620
[6OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 574), H9602 [6OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7364
[6AU]
------ residency requirements for certain city employees, H7364
[6AU]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English (H.R. 3892), E1701<bullet> [11SE]
FCC: encourage competition in telecommunications industry,
E480<bullet> [25MR]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2008 [1AP]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1051 [11MR]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), E1909<bullet> [5OC]
Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses (H. Res.
313), H932 [10MR]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2873 [6MY], H2901
[6MY]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
217), H719 [3MR], H721 [3MR]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, H5819 [17JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, H9620 [6OC]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, H9913 [7OC]
Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD:
designate (H.R. 4516), H10314 [9OC]
Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (S.
1298), H10313 [9OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in
the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 113), H4900 [22JN]
LSC: funding, H6975 [3AU]
Miami, FL: dedication of Chesterfield Smith Center for Equal
Justice by Legal Services of Greater Miami, E653<bullet> [23AP]
------ tribute to Miami Carol City High School football team,
E409<bullet> [18MR]
Mumford, Red: North Miami Westside Property Owners' Association
honoree, E224<bullet> [25FE]
National Women's History Month: observance, H932 [10MR]
North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens Services: tribute to
volunteer workers, E754<bullet> [5MY]
Older Americans Month: observance, E754<bullet> [5MY]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL (H.R. 4052), H10312 [9OC]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
H3768 [22MY]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8752 [25SE]
South Florida Food Recovery (organization): anniversary,
E1846<bullet> [29SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8837 [25SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2008 [1AP]
Votes: correction, E279<bullet> [4MR]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H466 [12FE]
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida (H. Con. Res. 298),
E1428<bullet> [24JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2314 [23AP], H8081 [18SE]
Special order: granted, H437 [11FE], H1018 [10MR]
Tables
Percentage of African Americans not counted in the decennial census,
1940-1990, H6788 [30JY]
Tributes
Binder, Eli, E10<bullet> [27JA]
Ceccotti, Lucia, E731<bullet> [30AP]
Craig, William E., E758<bullet> [5MY]
Cranman, Steven J., E1073<bullet> [9JN]
Dellums, Representative, H197 [3FE]
Johnson, Morris, E2257<bullet> [20OC]
McDade, Representative, H9249 [1OC]
Petersen, Tom, E453<bullet> [24MR]
Poitier, Bernard C., E1910<bullet> [5OC]
Portz, Robert A., E487<bullet> [26MR]
Rolle, William, H22 [27JA]
Solomon, Representative, H9602 [6OC]
Stokes, Representative, H6230 [23JY]
Tate, Stanley G., E2298<bullet> [21OC]
Toussaint, Jimmy, E10<bullet> [27JA]
Trice, Jessie, E2000<bullet> [9OC]