[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide
certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H4835 [18JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H6999 [3AU]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
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), H2931 [6MY]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H3014 [7MY]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H5737 [16JY]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H7915 [16SE]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans:
establish, (see H.R. 40), H5493 [14JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H5493
[14JY]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1550 [25MR]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H2606
[29AP]
Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure
equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
3596), H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
Dept. of HUD: 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), H5737
[16JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
3279), H2331 [27AP]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
Dept of HHS: carry out a national public awareness campaign on
colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H10077 [8OC]
Diseases: ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H2813
[5MY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1159
[12MR]
Education: improve, raise standards, and attract the best teachers
to public schools, (see H.R. 3986), H4055 [3JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or
sexual orientation, (see H.R. 1858), H1854 [31MR]
FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
(see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
------ foreign repair station rules, (see H.R. 145), H5064 [23JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the
electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H2931 [6MY]
----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H2931
[6MY]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H7617
[11SE], (see H.R. 4283), H7617 [11SE]
Gabon: elections, (see H. Res. 518), H9346 [2OC]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Health: establish certain requirements for managed care plans, (see
H.R. 2606), H1777 [30MR]
------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H6697 [29JY]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ prohibit restriction of certain medical communications
between health care providers and their patients, (see H.R.
586), H2706 [30AP]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP]
------ require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum
hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, (see H.R.
135), H1643 [26MR]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2606
[29AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H2056 [1AP]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under
health plans, (see H.R. 815), H2318 [23AP]
------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H2423 [28AP]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H5737 [16JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H1236 [17MR]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H7415 [6AU]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H2119 [21AP]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H9275 [1OC]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H8932 [25SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H2120 [21AP]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
Res. 27), H2056 [1AP]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H5297 [24JN]
National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter, (see
H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
New York: disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3744
[21MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H2055 [1AP]
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]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H7178 [4AU]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and
restoration of infrastructure, (see H.R. 950), H2931 [6MY]
Religion: support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
H8528 [23SE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H9346 [2OC]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H10353
[9OC]
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 tax credit for public transportation expenses, (see
H.R. 3178), H1550 [25MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4055 [3JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4629 [16JN]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H6698 [29JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500),
H10833 [13OC]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H1159 [12MR]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H1159 [12MR]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2331 [27AP], (see
H.R. 3661), H2424 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as
clerks to the Justices, (see H. Res. 591), H10353 [9OC]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): minority party
appointments, (see H. Res. 351), H385 [5FE]
Certificates of election
House of Representatives, H364 [5FE]
Oaths of office
House of Representatives, H364 [5FE], H382 [5FE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6204
[23JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6501
[28JY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11900 [18DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10088 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11900 [18DE]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), conference report, H9927 [7OC]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), H2661 [30AP]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10677 [13OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H10677 [13OC]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve,
H365 [5FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, H9927 [7OC]
Jackie Robinson Foundation: allow purchase of remaining stock of
Jackie Robinson commemorative coins, H10327 [9OC]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (H.R. 2560),
H10327 [9OC]
Votes: position on missed, H2373 [28AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3482 [19MY]
Tribute, H365 [5FE], H365 [5FE]
Tributes
Stokes, Representative, H6235 [23JY]
Waters, Benny, E2038<bullet> [10OC]