[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
POVERTY related term(s) Homeless; Hunger
Addresses
Health Care Reform in 1998--What Can We Expect From the 105th
Congress? Representative Gingrich, E911 [20MY]
Non-Benign Neglect--America and the Developing World in the Era of
Globalization: James G. Speth, E2191-E2193 [15OC]
Workforce Development: Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
E457 [24MR]
Amendments
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9067 [27JY],
H7620 [14SE]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S9604 [31JY], S9629 [31JY], S9646 [31JY]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S12511 [14OC]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5387 [25JN]
Analyses
American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 4838), E2283 [21OC]
Appointments
Conferees: S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
[24SE]
Articles and editorials
At 18, It's Sink or Swim--For Ex-Foster Children Transition Is
Difficult, E1477 [30JY]
Battle Won, A Center Born--Nurse Midwife To Open Birthing Facility
for D.C.'s Poor, E1921 [6OC]
For Nurses, a Barrier Broken--It's a Test Insurers Are Backing--Can
Primary Care Work Without Doctors?, S9486 [30JY]
Gospel, According to Msgr. Boxleitner, Is With Poor, E2290 [21OC]
Habitat for Humanity Tribute, E509 [30MR]
Head Start Vote in the House, H7641 [14SE]
Huckabee Flees Forum After Welfare Protest, E704 [29AP]
Is There Really Hunger in America, Joseph Ioffe, S12670 [16OC]
Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
New Transatlantic, E1296 [14JY]
Not Enough Lifeboats, E356 [11MR]
Pessimism Retains Grip on Appalachian Poor, S503 [9FE]
Poverty in Republic Is Second in U.N. Report, E2045 [10OC]
Rural Areas Complain of Pitiful Neglect--Towns Such as Ballina in
County Mayo Typify the Region's Poor Relation Status, E2045
[10OC]
Sanctions--A Force Behind Falling Welfare Rolls--States Are Cutting
Off Tens of Thousands Who Won't Seek Work or Follow Rules, S2378
[23MR]
States Must Ask the Right Questions, S502 [9FE]
Whatever Happened to Politics?, S15 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental
services, (see S. 2583), S11970 [8OC]
------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
services for those testing positive, (see S. 2598), S12163
[9OC], (see H.R. 4825), H10832 [13OC]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
and operation of a national database to track participation in
Federal means-tested public assistance programs, (see S. 2447),
S9973 [8SE]
Dept. of Education: reform and reauthorize the State Student
Incentive Grant Program, (see S. 1644), S730 [12FE]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families, (see
H.R. 4838), H10917 [14OC]
District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
treatment of residents, (see H.R. 3329), H850 [4MR]
Education: encourage local agencies to work with the private sector
to provide care to children under compulsory school attendance
age, (see H.R. 3129), H99 [28JA]
------ support the participation of low-income parents in
postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based
child care, (see H.R. 3296), H677 [26FE]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs, (see S. 2418), S9556 [31JY]
------ prohibit States from imposing restrictions on additional
children relative to the temporary assistance to needy families
program, (see H.R. 4066), H4628 [16JN]
------ reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and Employment Program
and apply savings to emergency food assistance programs, (see
H.R. 4571), H7802 [15SE]
------ State eligibility for bonuses under the temporary assistance
to needy families block grants relative to child poverty rates,
(see H.R. 4692), H9345 [2OC]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage, (see
H.R. 3118), H99 [28JA]
Head Start Act: amend, (see H.R. 4241), H5736 [16JY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S.
2206), S6886 [23JN], H3311 [14MY], (see H.R. 4439), H7411 [6AU]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals,
(see S. 1754), S1884 [12MR]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, (see S. 2074), S4823 [13MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H329 [4FE]
------ ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are
carried out in an efficient and fair manner, (see H.R. 3545),
H1549 [25MR]
------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, (see
H.R. 4551), H7617 [11SE]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435, S. 1877), S2719 [27MR], H1111 [11MR]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
health insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2236 [22AP]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
S. 2485), S10423 [16SE], (see H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
------ permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children, (see
H.R. 3640, S. 2382), S9425 [30JY], H2052 [1AP]
Medicare: establish a demonstration project to increase awareness
of the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible
beneficiaries, (see S. 2528), S11122 [29SE], (see H.R. 4662),
H9274 [1OC]
------ improve access to benefits for certain individuals and
provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to
afford premiums, (see H.R. 4799), H10513 [10OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: pilot program for the use of optical memory
cards, (see H.R. 4317), H6281 [23JY]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens, (see H.R. 4558), H7690 [14SE]
------ 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]
------ require States to pass child support directly through to
families and disregard child support in determining eligibility
for the temporary assistance to needy families program, (see S.
2586), S11970 [8OC]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see S. 2190), S6564 [18JN],
(see H.R. 4179), H5403 [25JN]
Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under
State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, (see
H.R. 4767), H10352 [9OC]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H3104 [12MY]
Taxation: designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709
[28AP], (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ 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]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H676
[26FE]
------ promote job creation and expand small businesses in
economically-distressed communities, (see H.R. 3643), H2052
[1AP]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774, S. 2366), S9137 [28JY], H2705 [30AP]
Telecommunications: establish a program for training and employing
residents of low-income rural areas in new telecommunications
industry jobs, (see S. 2624), S12309 [10OC]
Unemployment: 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]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H329 [4FE]
Conference reports
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
Cost Estimates
Health Professions Education Partnership Act (S. 1754): CBO, S8418
[16JY]
Letters
Children's Health Equity Act: Washington congressional delegation,
E1736 [16SE]
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Sarah M. Greene, National Head Start
Association, H7641 [14SE]
Fannie Mae Trillion Dollar Commitment program: Alex Penelas, Mayor
of Miami, FL, E417 [18MR]
------ Emanuel Cleaver II, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, E416 [18MR]
------ Lee P. Brown, Mayor of Houston, TX, E417 [18MR]
------ Michael P. Peters, Mayor of Hartford, CT, E416 [18MR]
------ Sharon Sayles Belton, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN, E388 [17MR]
Health Professions Education Partnership Act: several health and
education organizations, S1891 [12MR]
Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act: Maria
Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, H715
[3MR]
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]
Patient Access to Responsible Care Act: Dennis S. O'Leary, Margaret
E. O'Kane, and Randolph D. Smoak, Jr., American Medical
Accreditation Program, S681 [12FE]
------ Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, S682 [12FE]
Standardize relationships for group health plans and enrollees:
Boone Powell, Jr., Baylor Health Care System, S682 [12FE]
Tribute to Representative Tony Hall's effort to combat hunger:
Unity Against Hunger and Poverty (coalition), E2101 [12OC]
Lists
Groups supporting S. 2215, establish the Strategic Transitional
Employment Program for the long-term unemployed living in
poverty in certain identified communities, S7175 [25JN]
International Fund for Agricultural Development Desertification
Working Group recommendations, E1946 [8OC]
International Fund for Agricultural Development Microfinance Working
Group recommendations, E1946 [8OC]
International Fund for Agricultural Development Popular Coalition To
Eradicate Hunger and Poverty Working Group recommendations,
E1946 [8OC]
Poems
``Lasting Impressions of La Habana,'' Heidi McGurrin, E846 [13MY]
Press releases
America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing: Dept. of HUD, H5814
[17JY]
Remarks in House
Baltimore, MD: tribute to Catholic Relief Services, E1642 [7AU]
Bankruptcy: impact of reforms on economically-disadvantaged
individuals, H4374 [10JN]
Bernard, Elaine De La Torre: Central California Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce Business Woman of the Year award recipient, E125 [11FE]
Bet Tzedek Legal Services (organization): tribute, E4 [28JA]
Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corp.: tribute, E1214 [24JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to ``A Matriot's Dream--
Health Care for All'' exhibit, E846 [13MY]
Charlotte, MI: tribute to contributors to Habitat for Humanity
(organization) House That Congress Built project, E2346 [18DE],
E2347 [18DE], E2351 [19DE]
Charlotte, NC: tribute to Unity Against Hunger and Poverty
(coalition), E2101 [12OC]
Chicago State University: observance of National Annual TRIO Day,
E224 [25FE]
Colorado: tribute to Plant a Row for the Hungry Project, E1880
[2OC]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542 [1AP]
Cuba: humanitarian assistance, E1134 [16JN]
Darling, Sharon: John Hopkins University Albert Schweitzer Prize
for Humanitarianism award recipient, E1797 [24SE]
De La Torre, Carol: Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Business Woman of the Year award recipient, E125 [11FE]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H20 [27JA], H21 [27JA], H854
[5MR], H4067 [4JN], H7695 [15SE], H9595 [6OC], H10357 [10OC],
H10359 [10OC], H10360 [10OC], H10362 [10OC], H10365 [10OC],
H10516 [11OC], H10527 [11OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: Emergency Food Assistance Program funding,
E2101 [12OC]
------ emergency food assistance program funding for food banks,
H4997 [23JN]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities, H11651 [20OC]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
Dept. of HUD: expansion and improvement of Houston, TX, field
office, E1497 [31JY]
------ grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R.
4838), E2283 [21OC]
------ Rental Assistance Voucher Program funding, H5763 [17JY],
H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY], H5766 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1903 [1AP], H1997-H2000 [1AP]
District of Columbia: designate as empowerment zone and modify tax
treatment of residents (H.R. 3329), E282 [4MR]
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]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H28-H30 [4JN],
H4133 [4JN]
Focus--HOPE (organization): anniversary, E1401 [23JY]
Foodlink for Tulare County, Inc.: anniversary, E1797 [24SE]
Foods banks: level of supplies, E248 [26FE], E390 [17MR], E394
[17MR]
Fresno, CA: Poverello House (organization) anniversary, E2224
[16OC]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R.
3118), E42 [28JA]
Head Start Act: amend (H.R. 4241), E1328 [17JY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (H.R. 3880), E860 [14MY],
E967 [22MY]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
[24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
conference report, H9647 [6OC]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), H10748-H10771 [13OC], E2203 [15OC]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, H20 [27JA], H68 [28JA], H75 [28JA], H78-H84 [28JA],
H293 [4FE], H307-H312 [4FE], H3632 [21MY], E501 [27MR], E910
[20MY], E1122 [11JN]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, H10523 [11OC]
------ provide national quality standards for all health care plans,
H295 [4FE], H296 [4FE]
Homeless: housing programs for veterans (H.R. 1754), H883 [5MR]
House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to
provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147),
H4824 [18JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5874-H5879
[20JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, H5642-H5649
[16JY], H5814-H5821 [17JY], E1344 [17JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, H9613-H9618
[6OC], H9620 [6OC], H9621 [6OC], H9623 [6OC]
------ deregulation of public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, E1401 [23JY]
------ expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, H5772 [17JY], H5773
[17JY], E1343 [17JY]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635), E582 [2AP]
Houston, TX: anniversary of Food Bank, E286 [4MR]
Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
health insurance plans (H.R. 3713), E626 [22AP]
International Fund for Agricultural Development: anniversary, E1946
[8OC]
Job Corps: funding, H7007 [4AU], H7557 [10SE]
Long Beach, CA: tribute to Legal Aid Foundation, E1628 [7AU]
LSC: funding, H6974-H6983 [3AU], E1534 [4AU], E1537 [4AU], E1602
[7AU], E1668 [9SE]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (H.R.
4583), E1736 [16SE]
------ permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (H.R.
3640), E562 [2AP]
------ reform, H4223 [5JN]
Milwaukee, WI: St. Rose Residence anniversary, E781 [6MY]
Montgomery, AL: tribute to Habitat for Humanity (organization),
E509 [30MR]
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive
efforts, H2936 [7MY]
------ tribute to food drive sponsorship, E663 [23AP]
National City, CA: tribute to Community Food Bank of National City
for receipt of Victory Against Hunger Award, E1244 [26JN]
National Day of Caring: observance, E243 [26FE]
New York, NY: tribute to Save Our Youth Initiative Congressional
Youth Council, E1179 [19JN]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Amartya Sen for economic sciences,
E2157 [14OC]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products (H.R. 4189), E1259 [26JN], E1273 [26JN]
Orphan Foundation of America: tribute, E1476 [30JY]
Paterson Task Force for Community Action, Inc.: tribute, E813
[12MY]
People's Self-Help Housing (organization): tribute, E899 [19MY]
Project for Pride in Living (organization): Fannie Mae Foundation
Sustained Excellence Award recipient, E948 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8498-H8501 [23SE], E1796
[24SE]
------ disregard payment of earned income tax credits in determining
eligibility for the temporary assistance for needy families
program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing programs (H.R. 4818),
E2097 [12OC]
------ reform, H848 [4MR], H945 [10MR], H1223 [17MR], H1427 [24MR],
H2084 [21AP], H2085 [21AP], H7814 [16SE], H10839 [14OC], E703
[29AP], E1542 [4AU]
Santa Maria, CA: tribute to GSS Family Thrift Store fundraising
efforts for homeless shelters, E1378 [22JY]
Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN], H5198
[24JN]
Smith, Barbara: Green Thumb, Inc., Prime Time Award recipient, E364
[12MR]
Social Security: reform, E1601 [7AU]
South Florida Food Recovery (organization): anniversary, E1846
[29SE]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children (H.R. 3459), E361 [12MR]
------ treatment of certain cash awards from tax-exempt groups
relative to fulfilling wishes for children with life-threatening
diseases, H8500 [23SE]
Taxation: earned income tax credit, H5041 [23JN]
------ modify the low-income housing credit (H.R. 3290), E237 [26FE]
------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
farmers (H.R. 2450), E248 [26FE]
Togetherness With Love Center, Inc.: tribute, E1772 [22SE]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (H.R. 4097), E1177 [19JN]
Valdez, Edward C.: Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Latin American Businessman of the Year award recipient, E130
[11FE]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5386 [25JN]
Remarks in Senate
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental
services (S. 2583), S11976 [8OC]
------ provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2746 [30MR]
------ require proof of screening for lead poisoning and follow-up
services for those testing positive (S. 2598), S12165 [9OC]
Civilian Conservation Corps: anniversary, S4132 [1MY]
------ tribute, S3232 [3AP]
Colleges and universities: increase undergraduate teaching duties
of professors at research universities, S7829 [9JY]
Colorado: public welfare programs reform legislation, S10641-S10643
[21SE]
Columbia University: anniversary of School of Public Health, S10609
[18SE]
------ tribute to Mailman Foundation for endowment to School of
Public Health, S10609 [18SE]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones (S. 1927), S3141 [2AP]
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: funding, S8443
[17JY]
Congress: legislative priorities, S300 [3FE]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S3 [27JA], S99-S109 [28JA],
S700-S704 [12FE], S707 [12FE], S4139-S4141 [1MY], S4606 [11MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Nutrition Education and Training Program
funding, S8327 [16JY]
------ Nutrition Program for the Elderly funding, S8327 [16JY],
S8328 [16JY]
------ school breakfast research project funding, S10606 [18SE]
------ study options for the design, development, implementation,
and operation of a national database to track participation in
Federal means-tested public assistance programs (S. 2447), S9977
[8SE]
Dept. of Defense: military families food stamp usage report, S9376
[30JY]
Dept. of Education: reform and reauthorize the State Student
Incentive Grant Program, S4979 [18MY], S4980 [18MY]
----- reform and reauthorize the State Student Incentive Grant
Program (S. 1644), S750 [12FE], S751 [12FE]
Dept. of HHS: report on the number of former welfare recipients
that are now economically self-sufficient, S1218-S1224 [3MR],
S1234-S1236 [3MR], S2377-S2381 [23MR]
Dept. of HUD: Mark-to-Market Program implementation, S7560 [7JY]
------ provide extra points or preferences to grant applications
from empowerment zones or enterprise communities, S8443 [17JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, S1682-S1684 [10MR]
Disabled: provide accessible and affordable health care for
disabled persons, S2746 [30MR]
Education: support the participation of low-income parents in
postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based
child care, S7834 [9JY]
------ support the participation of low-income parents in
postsecondary education, S11120 [29SE]
------ voucher program to provide school choice, S6115 [10JN]
Federal aid programs: improve and expand empowerment and enterprise
zone programs (S. 2418), S9591 [31JY], S9592 [31JY]
Focus--HOPE (organization): anniversary, S1657 [9MR]
Goodwill Industries International, Inc.: tribute, S4561 [8MY]
Goodwill Industries Week: observance, S4561 [8MY]
Greenwich School Age Child Care Inc.: anniversary, S6427 [16JN]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S7009 [24JN],
S9061 [27JY], S9067-S9087 [27JY], S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report--
unanimous-consent agreement, S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S1890-S1893 [12MR], S8418 [16JY], S9629-S9647 [31JY]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S12024 [8OC], S12511-S12529 [14OC], S12575 [14OC],
S12592 [14OC], S12640 [15OC]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, S13-S15 [27JA], S679-S682 [12FE], S707 [12FE], S4198
[4MY], S7606 [7JY], S8266 [15JY] national policy to provide
health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2074),
S4825-S4827 [13MY]
Health care facilities: nursing school administered primary care
clinics funding, S9485 [30JY]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
implementation, S1661 [9MR], S2104 [17MR]
Higher Education Act: expand educational opportunities for students
of low-income families, S7847 [9JY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ allocate savings from FHA property disposition reform to
Federal housing assistance programs, S8369 [16JY]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, S11833 [8OC],
S11837 [8OC], S11840-S11843 [8OC], S11845 [8OC]
------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, S7559-S7561 [7JY],
S8372-S8374 [16JY]
------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, S11838 [8OC]
------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, S8366
[16JY]
------ provide affordable housing and expand homeownership
opportunities, S8438 [17JY], S8441 [17JY]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (S.
1877), S2724 [27MR], S2725 [27MR]
Job Corps: funding, S4026 [1MY]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
Program allotment to cover additional low-income children (S.
2485), S10437 [16SE]
------ permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (S.
2382), S9439 [30JY], S9440 [30JY]
Medicare: establish a demonstration project to increase awareness
of the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible
beneficiaries (S. 2528), S11126 [29SE]
------ use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP],
S3212-S3214 [3AP]
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive
efforts, S5142 [19MY]
Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc.: anniversary,
S1900 [12MR]
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]
------ reform, S107-S109 [28JA], S502 [9FE], S504 [9FE],
S10641-S10643 [21SE]
------ require States to pass child support directly through to
families and disregard child support in determining eligibility
for the temporary assistance to needy families program (S.
2586), S11981 [8OC]
Schools: development of high school dropout prevention programs,
S6921 [24JN]
------ high school dropout prevention programs development,
S3485-S3488 [23AP], S3494 [23AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs (S. 2190), S6567-S6570
[18JN], S7294 [26JN]
St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Covenant House, S10138 [9SE]
Taxation: designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720
[28AP]
------ earned income tax credit, S8324 [16JY]
------ 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]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252),
S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252), S12577
[14OC]
------ tax incentives to donate to elementary and secondary schools
and other organizations providing scholarships to disadvantaged
students, S3396-S3398 [22AP], S3422 [22AP], S3469 [23AP], S3470
[23AP]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (S.
2366), S9138 [28JY]
Telecommunications: establish a program for training and employing
residents of low-income rural areas in new telecommunications
industry jobs (S. 2624), S12341 [10OC]
Unemployment: establish the Strategic Transitional Employment
Program for the long-term unemployed living in poverty in
certain identified communities (S. 2215), S7172-S7175 [25JN]
Vermont State Housing Authority: anniversary, S3178 [2AP]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), S9318 [29JY]
West Virginia: tribute to Energy Express Project, S9146 [28JY]
World Concern Development Organization: tribute, S9861 [2SE]
World Vision Relief and Development (organization): tribute, S9861
[2SE]
Reports
Empty Shelves--1998 Survey of U.S. Food Banks: Representative Tony
P. Hall, E248-E250 [26FE]
Future of Public Hospitals: Bailus Walker and Deitra Hazelwood Lee,
E501 [27MR]
Health Insurance Standards--New Federal Law Creates Challenges for
Consumers, Insurers, Regulators: GAO, S1662 [9MR]
Hunger 1997--The Faces and Facts: Second Harvest (organization),
S1802 [11MR]
Reports filed
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
Head Start Program Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on
Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256),
S8657 [21JY]
Health Professions Education Partnership Act: Committee on Labor
and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1754) (S. Rept. 105-220), S6883
[23JN]
Public Assistance and Benefits for Noncitizens Clarification and
Improvement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4558)
(H. Rept. 105-735), H8461 [22SE]
Reports to constituents
Hamilton, Representative: Literacy in America, E1656 [9SE]
------ Social Security Reform, E1303 [15JY]
Resolutions by organizations
Pledge to overcome racism, poverty and injustice: Focus--HOPE
(organization), S1657 [9MR]
Statements
Humanitarian Aid to Cuba: Theodore E. McCarrick, U.S. Catholic
Conference, and John H. Ricard, Catholic Relief Services, E1134
[16JN]
Increase Pell Grant Awards to Certain Students: Paul J. Lynskey,
H613 [25FE]
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]
Summaries
Are States Improving the Lives of Poor Families?--A Scale Measure of
State Welfare Policies: Tufts University Center on Hunger and
Poverty, S1220 [3MR]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
Appropriations (H.R. 4194): Title V on Deregulation of Public
Housing and Rental Assistance Programs and Increase Community
Control Over Such Programs, H9614-H9616 [6OC]
Make Grants To Establish Additional Rural Enterprise Communities and
Empowerment Zones (H.R. 4666), E1866 [1OC]
Testimonies
Toyota Family Literacy Program: Raynice Brumfield, S3736 [28AP]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 208, access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, H5874 [20JY]
H.R. 3152, exempt certain food bank volunteers from the Fair Labor
Standards Act, H5387 [25JN]
H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
H.R. 4558, Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical
Amendments Act, H8498 [23SE]
S. 1644, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Act, S750
[12FE]
S. 1754, Health Professions Education Partnership Act, S1930-S1947
[13MR], S9629-S9646 [31JY], S12511-S12529 [14OC], H10748-H10768
[13OC]
S. 1927, Empowerment Zone Enhancement Act, S3142 [2AP]
S. 2190, Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act, S6568
[18JN]
S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
S. 2366, tax treatment of Native American housing assistance
programs, S9139 [28JY]
S. 2382, Children's Health Assurance Through the Medicaid Program
(CHAMP) Act, S9440 [30JY]
S. 2447, Dept. of Agriculture study of options for the design,
development, implementation, and operation of a national
database to track participation in Federal means-tested public
assistance programs, S9977 [8SE]
S. 2583, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act, S11977-S11980
[8OC]
S. 2586, Children First Child Support Reform Act, S11982 [8OC]
S. 2598, Children's Lead Prevention and Inclusive Treatment Act,
S12165-S12167 [9OC]
S. 2624, Rural Employment in Telecommunications Industry Act, S12341
[10OC]