CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
Amendments
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1071 [9MR]
Appointments
Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards (House), H410 [3FE]
Conferee: H.R. 800, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, H1567 [23MR]
———H.R. 1501, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, H6725 [30JY]
———H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, H11395 [3NO]
Articles and editorials
Better Settlement Than Anyone Else Got, James A. DeClue and William L. Taylor, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1583
Deal Struck for Ending Busing Plan in St. Louis, Pam Belluck, New York (NY) Times, E1584
Eye for the Prize, Wanda S. Franklin, About . . . Time (publication), E471
Pearlie—A Mover and Shaker, A Magazine, E2399
Settlement Is Reached in Desegregation Case, Rick Pierce and Carolyn Bower, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1582
Voting for a Miracle—Public Education, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E1584
Zero-Tolerance and Common Sense, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, E2390
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H4342 [15JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H4129 [10JN]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H4993 [25JN]
Armenia: provide all U.S. records relative to the Armenian genocide to the Committee on International Relations (House), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum library, and the Armenian Genocide Museum (see H. Res. 155), H2470 [28AP]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H717 [23FE]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H3711 [27MY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H3392 [19MY]
BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H7996 [8SE]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H3503 [24MY]
Business and industry: 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 and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H3392 [19MY]
Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H2133 [15AP]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), H1336 [16MR]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H12227 [17NO]
———Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary (see H. Res. 178), H3296 [18MY]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H9516 [6OC]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), H5572 [14JY]
Computers: disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1884), H5335 [1JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H4126 [10JN]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H4024 [9JN]
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), H4471 [16JN]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8557 [22SE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H3695 [26MY]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11956 [10NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H645 [11FE] (see H.R. 1644), H2545 [29AP]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), H3171 [13MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (see H.R. 1402), H3087 [12MY]
Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), H4823 [23JN]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), H7881 [5AU]
———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), H6353 [22JY]
———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: establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H2130 [15AP]
———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H5750 [16JY]
Dept. of the Interior: make grants to promote voluntary protection of certain lands in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA (see H.R. 2202), H6424 [26JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H2138 [19AP]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H5178 [30JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H657 [12FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H645 [11FE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H4735 [22JN]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), H891 [2MR]
———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), H2203 [20AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———encourage State response programs for contaminated sites, remove barriers to cleanup of brownfield sites, and return contaminated sites to economically productive or other beneficial uses (see H.R. 2580), H6198 [21JY]
———ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H956 [3MR]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H5570 [14JY]
———promote family literacy projects (see H.R. 3222), H11556 [4NO]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2390), H5177 [30JN]
Electronic commerce: improve access to electronic databases including securities market information databases (see H.R. 1858), H4616 [17JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H3606 [25MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H376 [2FE]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H5838 [19JY]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H416 [3FE]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H379 [2FE]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3323), H11954 [10NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H1868 [12AP]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]
Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3031), H9515 [6OC]
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]
Future Business Leaders of America—Phi Beta Lambda (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 46), H538 [9FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H1595 [23MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H6199 [21JY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Health Professions Education Partnership Act: applicability to the Health Education Assistance Program (see H.R. 2148), H4127 [10JN]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses (see H. Res. 38), H419 [3FE]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H10861 [26OC]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H2372 [27AP]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
IMF: provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold reserves (see H.R. 2939), H10174 [18OC]
Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien (see H.R. 2121), H7997 [8SE]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), H1334 [16MR]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2895), H11955 [10NO]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H9022 [29SE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H3859 [8JN]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4665 [18JN]
Iron and steel industry: limit steel imports to the average monthly volume of such imports during the 3 years preceding July, 1997 (see H.R. 506), H419 [3FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2637 [4MY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11956 [10NO]
———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H2131 [15AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
———reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and create commission to study and report on policies and practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of police officers (see H.R. 1659), H3296 [18MY]
Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not guilty (see H.R. 943), H891 [2MR]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H10611 [20OC]
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]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1597 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H3393 [19MY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H8374 [15SE]
———exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), H4912 [24JN]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H8375 [15SE]
———increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), H11145 [28OC]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H1697 [24MR]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H5336 [1JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H3860 [8JN]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3461 [20MY]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H3392 [19MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H644 [11FE]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 2339), H4910 [24JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H6019 [20JY]
National Unity Day: designate (see H. Res. 315), H9646 [7OC]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H3860 [8JN]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H892 [2MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H2203 [20AP]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1259 [11MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H642 [11FE]
———prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H11068 [27OC]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11972 [15NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H2273 [21AP]
———improve whistleblower protection for employees (see H.R. 1851), H3295 [18MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 782), H715 [23FE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
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), H8968 [28SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1739), H2920 [6MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H5839 [19JY]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11481 [3NO]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate (see H.R. 233), H645 [11FE]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1236), H2055 [14AP]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5688 [15JY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 938), H890 [2MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), H379 [2FE]
Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2567), H6424 [26JY] (see H.R. 2982), H9076 [30SE]
Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and activities of local boards except during national emergencies and require report on development of standby registration program (see H.R. 1812), H3170 [13MY]
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]
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), H5839 [19JY]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H5335 [1JY]
———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), H5179 [30JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H7996 [8SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1260 [11MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H378 [2FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H6424 [26JY]
———provide tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and the development of alternative fuels (see H.R. 2252), H9410 [5OC]
———treatment of beer (see H.R. 1366), H2374 [27AP]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H586 [10FE]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H6964 [3AU]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H2921 [6MY]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6424 [26JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6583 [27JY]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H1868 [12AP]
Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 875), H3392 [19MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans (see H.R. 1594), H11854 [9NO]
———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8290 [14SE]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3461 [20MY]
Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), H1011 [4MR]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H461 [4FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H234 [7JA]
Education: reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H2544 [29AP]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H3693 [26MY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: amend (see H.R. 91), H234 [7JA]
Excerpts
Letter to Clarence Thomas on his confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice: A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., E630
Letters
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: several Representatives, E2523
Motions
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10714 [21OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1549 [23MR]
Poems
``Delta,'' Melvin B. Tolson, E293
``Rendezvous With America,'' Melvin B. Tolson, E293
Remarks
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 73), H11078 [28OC]
———making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12805
Black History Month: observance, E293
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (H.R. 90), E47
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4511 [17JN]
Decatur, IL: expulsion of students from Eisenhower High School, E2390
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), H6910, H6923, H6927 [3AU]
———require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 271), H6903 [3AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11078 [28OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11078 [28OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3194), conference report, H12805
Dunham, Katherine, E1379
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (H.R. 2300), H10690, H10703, H10714 [21OC]
———empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5863, H5879, H5910 [20JY]
———encourage use of direct systematic phonics instruction in schools (H. Con. Res. 214), H11491, H11493, H11499 [4NO]
———establish a scholarship program for children who are victims of violent crime or attend unsafe schools, H10624 [21OC]
———increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs (H. Con. Res. 88), H2577
———national policy to improve system, H10714 [21OC]
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (H. Res. 303), H9843, H9845, H9846 [12OC]
———reduce class size and improve teacher quality, H5863, H5879, H5910 [20JY]
———reductions in school class size, H1083, H1084, H1136 [10MR], H1549, H1554 [23MR], H12805
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10414, H10510 [20OC], H10624 [21OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1091 [10MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), conference report, H2212, H2216 [21AP]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1083, H1084 [10MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), motion to instruct conferees, H1549, H1554 [23MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), unanimous-consent request, H1136 [10MR]
———prohibit waivers relative to serving schools with high low-income student populations, H1091 [10MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 1960), E1107
Employment: provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain firefighters and rescue squad members (H.R. 1693), H11500 [4NO]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood (H.R. 221), H839 [2MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: amend (H.R. 91), E48
Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: exempt certain reports from automatic elimination and sunset (H.R. 3234), H11903 [10NO]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9453, H9455 [6OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H11388 [3NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11388 [3NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9484 [6OC], H9564
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H1549, H1554 [23MR]
———funding (H. Con. Res. 84), H2570 [4MY]
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9564
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations, H4511 [17JN]
New York, NY: Brooklyn Museum of Art funding termination (H. Con. Res. 191), H9268, H9269, H9270, H9272 [4OC]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), E726
Point of order, H1105 [10MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8246 [14SE]
———require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities, H8246 [14SE]
Social Security: grants for projects designed to promote responsible fatherhood (H.R. 3073), H11877 [10NO]
St. Louis, MO: tribute to voluntary metropolitan school desegregation program, E1582
Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), conference report, H7262 [5AU]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10414, H10510 [20OC]
Tables
Changes in black student enrollment in St. Louis, MO, suburban school districts, E1583
Tributes
Evans, Pearlie, E2399
Hampton, Henry, E471
Higginbotham, A. Leon, Jr., E629
Mack, Willie, E1966
Tolson, Melvin B., E293