CHRISTENSEN, DONNA MC (a Delegate from the Virgin Islands)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H2273 [21AP]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H2273 [21AP]
———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1239), H2374 [27AP]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 2161), H4127 [10JN]
Antitrust policy: make technical corrections to laws (see H.R. 1801), H3170 [13MY]
Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), H4822 [23JN]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H12795 [18NO]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), H12795 [18NO]
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H7996 [8SE]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 599), H2921 [6MY]
———promote youth entrepreneurship education and training (see H.R. 1331), H1801 [25MR]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), H2468 [28AP]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H5094 [29JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H8872 [27SE]
Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10862 [26OC]
———establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns (see H.R. 1193), H1973 [13AP]
———improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), H4024 [9JN]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 1119), H8099 [9SE]
———provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-school programs (see H.R. 1307), H1800 [25MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H2054 [14AP] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H7886 [5AU]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H11068 [27OC]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
———require distribution of information relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), H8099 [9SE]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H6599 [29JY]
Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H4615 [17JN]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H9410 [5OC]
———protect female inmates from sexual misconduct (see H.R. 3158), H12227 [17NO]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), H1161 [10MR]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H3171 [13MY]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H3087 [12MY]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H5688 [15JY]
———protect consumers from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1276), H2273 [21AP]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 2590), H6352 [22JY]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7026 [4AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 1983), H7026 [4AU]
Dept. of Defense: make certain equipment available to State and local governments to assist in emergency law enforcement and rescue operations (see H.R. 1369), H1866 [12AP]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H3711 [27MY]
———provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]
Dept. of HUD: distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (see H.R. 1627), H3087 [12MY]
———establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H2130 [15AP]
———insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H1333 [16MR]
Dept. of State: prohibit charges or fees for providing passport information (see H.R. 1956), H3693 [26MY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State (see H.R. 566), H1070 [9MR]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H5178 [30JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8556 [22SE]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
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 (see H.R. 1050), H1162 [10MR]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H4912 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H7881 [5AU]
———promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H2272 [21AP]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]
———include violence prevention in training for individuals pursuing careers in early childhood development and education (see H.R. 2673), H6843 [2AU]
———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3071), H12795 [18NO]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
———provide grants to urban educational agencies to enable them to recruit and retain qualified teachers (see H.R. 2659), H8375 [15SE]
———support teachers (see H. Res. 157), H2636 [4MY]
El Camino Real de los Tejas: designate as a national historic trail (see H.R. 2409), H5751 [16JY]
Elections: conduct study of issues relative to online and Internet technologies in the voting process (see H.R. 3232), H11645 [5NO]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H1804 [25MR]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
———provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees if the U.S. has a reciprocal agreement with the country of which the transferee is a national (see H.R. 2662), H6759 [30JY]
ERISA: reduce premiums paid by small businesses to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (see H.R. 3246), H11702 [8NO]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3461 [20MY]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), H7886 [5AU]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 3297), H11953 [10NO]
FCC: develop guidelines for advertisers to prohibit discrimination against minority formatted broadcast stations (see H.R. 1948), H5688 [15JY]
———establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), H11196 [1NO]
Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), H1070 [9MR]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H2636 [4MY]
———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H11953 [10NO]
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act: strengthen sanctions for certain violations relative to oil or gas royalties (see H.R. 1269), H2138 [19AP]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments for the acquisition of thermal imaging cameras (see H.R. 1839), H6019 [20JY]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), H1019 [8MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit imposition of fees for checks returned due to insufficient funds, other than a fee imposed on the maker of the check (see H.R. 2386), H6019 [20JY]
Firearms: encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), H1973 [13AP]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), H2373 [27AP]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 2003), H3710 [27MY]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3323), H11954 [10NO]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H3461 [20MY]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H5687 [15JY]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H2921 [6MY]
Foreign trade: bar the imposition of increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime (see H.R. 1361), H1802 [25MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 2424), H5332 [1JY]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or service (see H.R. 170), H1163 [10MR]
Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see H. Res. 184), H3460 [20MY]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1336 [16MR]
Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]
———develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see H.R. 2316), H8290 [14SE]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H12796 [18NO]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H9241 [1OC]
———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H3861 [8JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H6599 [29JY]
Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 1008), H1408 [17MR]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H3171 [13MY]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H12109 [16NO]
———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), H2998 [11MY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H1867 [12AP]
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), H5367 [12JY] (see H.R. 3149), H10861 [26OC]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H3295 [18MY]
———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H3171 [13MY]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H12226 [17NO]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), H1334 [16MR]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H5688 [15JY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H3087 [12MY]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H2636 [4MY]
———require health insurance issuers to notify participants of impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), H2811 [5MY]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H7886 [5AU]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5335 [1JY]
———tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2637 [4MY]
Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H2273 [21AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H3215 [17MY]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
Libraries: provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3008), H12795 [18NO]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 2357), H6965 [3AU]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H1867 [12AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2921 [6MY]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H9899 [12OC]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]
———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H4822 [23JN]
Medicare: coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot ulcers (see H.R. 2369), H8967 [28SE]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H3695 [26MY]
———eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), H7887 [5AU]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H9022 [29SE]
———exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), H5367 [12JY]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H12109 [16NO]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H8290 [14SE]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H6599 [29JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H7886 [5AU]
———provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 2546), H8872 [27SE]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2546 [29AP]
———revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 2240), H5094 [29JN]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H1258 [11MR]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H1972 [13AP]
Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), H3860 [8JN]
Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H8100 [9SE]
———recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H1802 [25MR]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
National Park Service: require inventory, evaluation, and documentation of surviving historic Life-Saving Service stations (see H.R. 2832), H12109 [16NO]
National Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 826), H8872 [27SE]
Native Americans: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (see H.R. 1167), H4024 [9JN]
———improve services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encourage maximum participation of Indians in such programs (see H.R. 3397), H12108 [16NO]
———use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12793 [18NO]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H1267 [15MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H10340 [19OC]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H7997 [8SE]
Oceans: provide financial assistance for coral reef conservation projects (see H.R. 3133), H10724 [21OC]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H5336 [1JY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H6599 [29JY]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H12227 [17NO]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (see H.R. 2389), H8557 [22SE]
Puerto Rico: tax treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2139), H4127 [10JN]
Qatar: commitment to democracy, women's suffrage, and elections (see H. Con. Res. 35), H1973 [13AP]
Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), H3295 [18MY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1867 [12AP]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5179 [30JN]
SBA: provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses (see H.R. 1614), H2469 [28AP]
———women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 1497), H2273 [21AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H2054 [14AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H1597 [23MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H3606 [25MY]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H12795 [18NO]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), H1259 [11MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5333 [1JY]
———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 1772), H8290 [14SE]
———allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2553), H5838 [19JY]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H2470 [28AP]
———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H6843 [2AU]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H8290 [14SE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2811 [5MY]
———exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified urban areas (see H.R. 3389), H12107 [16NO]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools and provide incentives for corporations to participate in cooperative agreements with public schools in distressed areas (see H.R. 1660), H2634 [4MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H4912 [24JN]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H2055 [14AP]
———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), H3171 [13MY]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H12226 [17NO]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H1801 [25MR]
———repeal limitation on the amount of receipts attributable to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign trade income (see H.R. 796), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), H1408 [17MR]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H2374 [27AP]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H4734 [22JN]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H5751 [16JY]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7886 [5AU]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy: designate (see H.R. 52), H1697 [24MR]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H5839 [19JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2811 [5MY]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3861 [8JN]
———provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), H4024 [9JN]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1407 [17MR]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H8289 [14SE]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H1973 [13AP]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3212 [14MY]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1070 [9MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Health: require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Ships and vessels: exempt from inspection certain small passenger vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands (see H.R. 3512), H12896 [19NO]
Social Security: extend SSI benefits to Guam and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1308), H1800 [25MR]
Taxation: promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), H11702 [8NO]
Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (see H.R. 2296), H4733 [22JN]
———establish the District Court of the Virgin Islands as a Federal court (see H.R. 2011), H3856 [8JN]
———provide greater fiscal autonomy (see H.R. 2841), H8148 [13SE]
Letters
Haiti trip report: several Representatives, H8772 [27SE]
Remarks
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 2765), H9019 [29SE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2862
Budget: allocation of funds, H11092 [28OC]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H7906
Congressional Black Caucus: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding, H9019 [29SE], H9181 [30SE]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4554
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), H10899 [27OC]
Dept. of the Interior: restore funding to the State-side program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, H5418 [13JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5418 [13JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for veterans health care, H7424
———improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (H.R. 2116), H8403
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11092 [28OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3037), H10773 [26OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H7906
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (H. Res. 275), H7424
Diseases: HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding relative to minority populations, H9290, H9291, H9292 [4OC], H10773 [26OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2587), H6625 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3064), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 345), H11092 [28OC]
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H6625 [29JY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10512
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), H9356
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5724, H5727
———importance of addressing HIV/AIDS crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, H5743 [16JY]
Foreign trade: miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws (H.R. 435), H3737
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (H. Con. Res. 140), H8771 [27SE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9455 [6OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9421 [6OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H5356, H5357, H5358 [12JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H8970 [29SE], H9414, H9487 [6OC], H9561, H9563, H9628
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (H. Res. 323), H9421 [6OC]
———provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain, H10899 [27OC]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (H.R. 1860), E1055
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries, H2862
———preparations in Virgin Islands for Hurricane Lenny, H12114 [17NO]
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9561, H9628
National Techies Day: observance, H9307 [5OC]
NIH: raise Office of Minority Health Research to level of center, H9019 [29SE]
Oklahoma: allow mineral leasing of certain Indian lands (S. 944), H8786 [27SE]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), E817
Ships and vessels: exempt from inspection certain small passenger vessels that operate only in the waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands (H.R. 3512), E2523
Small Business Innovation Research Program: extend authorization (H.R. 2392), H8765 [27SE]
Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (H.R. 3075), H11624
Taxation: promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (H.R. 3247), E2295
Veterans: provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (H.R. 1568), H5024 [29JN]
Virgin Islands: allow self-determination on number of members in the legislature and number of such members constituting a quorum (H.R. 2296), E1357
———provide greater fiscal autonomy (H.R. 2841), H8787, H8788 [27SE]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities, H6403 [26JY]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10512
World War II: commend veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge (H.J. Res. 65), H9328
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6197 [21JY], H6422 [26JY], H9074 [30SE], H10722 [21OC]
Reports
Haiti Trip: Several Representatives, H8772-H8776 [27SE]
Tributes
Hess, Leon, H3173 [14MY]