CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), H8968 [28SE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1072 [9MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 2233), H4665 [18JN]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 443), H1070 [9MR]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H9303 [4OC]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 2161), H4127 [10JN]
Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 453), H1259 [11MR]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H1013 [4MR]
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]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H957 [3MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H3711 [27MY]
Bankruptcy: exempt certain payments relative to discrimination based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, or gender (see H.R. 1588), H2373 [27AP]
Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census (see H.R. 683), H957 [3MR]
Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), H2811 [5MY]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1868 [12AP]
Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data to decide whether to count such individuals in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), H5333 [1JY]
———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H481 [8FE]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H4734 [22JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H8872 [27SE]
Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H794 [24FE]
———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), H1407 [17MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H539 [9FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
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), H10770 [25OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H1259 [11MR]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1597 [23MR]
Computers: funding for States to correct year 2000 problem in computers that administer State and local government programs (see H.R. 1022), H1867 [12AP]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: eliminate funding for loans for qualified beginning farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 882), H892 [2MR]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H2134 [15AP]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H586 [10FE]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), H1161 [10MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H12796 [18NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H3461 [20MY]
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), H2053 [14AP]
———make supplemental income payments to producers of certain crops for years when the national gross revenue of the crop is below a certain percentage (see H.R. 2792), H8100 [9SE]
———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 2829), H8098 [9SE]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H2133 [15AP]
———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 Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H2055 [14AP]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1268 [15MR]
Disasters: grant program to assist small businesses and agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 3109), H10339 [19OC]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H957 [3MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H459 [4FE]
———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: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H4912 [24JN]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), H891 [2MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H1477 [22MR]
———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H375 [2FE]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H3503 [24MY]
———provide for a rural education development initiative (see H.R. 1868), H3391 [19MY]
———provide for capital investments in technology education (see H.R. 709), H3392 [19MY]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3461 [20MY]
———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]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1636), H2544 [29AP]
Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), H2811 [5MY]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H378 [2FE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1597 [23MR]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H416 [3FE] (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H2810 [5MY]
Food industry: collection of information regarding prices paid for the procurement of certain livestock and meat products (see H.R. 693), H585 [10FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H10611 [20OC]
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]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see H. Res. 184), H3460 [20MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H6759 [30JY]
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H9023 [29SE]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H7881 [5AU]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H890 [2MR]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
Housing: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), H7026 [4AU]
———expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H4223 [14JN]
Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), H10340 [19OC]
Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), H9303 [4OC]
———transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (see H. Res. 349), H11196 [1NO]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H1474 [18MR]
IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), H9077 [30SE]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H3295 [18MY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2811 [5MY]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H8665 [24SE]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H12226 [17NO]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H5093 [29JN]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
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), H377 [2FE]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3211 [14MY]
———tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2637 [4MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H2811 [5MY]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4736 [22JN]
Law enforcement: 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]
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]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
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), H586 [10FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H8665 [24SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1256 [11MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7886 [5AU]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H2052 [14AP]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H643 [11FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1973 [13AP]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), H2470 [28AP]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H1259 [11MR]
———reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing birth centers (see H.R. 2817), H7996 [8SE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H268 [19JA]
Mental health: 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]
Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), H1804 [25MR]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H644 [11FE]
NASA: design and present an award to the Apollo astronauts (see H.R. 2572), H7887 [5AU]
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 Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4024 [9JN]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H957 [3MR]
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), H2636 [4MY]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H642 [11FE]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H9899 [12OC]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H891 [2MR]
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), H12227 [17NO]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H12794 [18NO]
Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for generic drugs (see H.R. 805), H716 [23FE]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H8375 [15SE]
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), H8665 [24SE]
Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H9410 [5OC]
———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H11196 [1NO]
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]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H12795 [18NO]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3393 [19MY]
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]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H4223 [14JN]
SBA: women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), H461 [4FE]
Senior citizens: prevent abuse (see H.R. 1984), H3710 [27MY]
———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H3606 [25MY]
Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1866 [12AP]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2921 [6MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H890 [2MR]
Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women (see H.R. 1843), H12109 [16NO]
———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]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———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), H8099 [9SE]
———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2976), H9021 [29SE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H5751 [16JY]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), H8556 [22SE]
States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), H1407 [17MR]
———increase allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), H1803 [25MR]
———require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H2470 [28AP]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H4342 [15JN]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), H1259 [11MR]
Taxation: allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H1472 [18MR]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H379 [2FE]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H3606 [25MY]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), H956 [3MR]
———exclude from gross income payments made to tobacco quota and allotment holders and tobacco growers pursuant to the settlement agreement between a State and tobacco product manufacturers (see H.R. 2748), H10174 [18OC]
———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]
———extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), H5573 [14JY]
———increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such credit against the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 756), H1867 [12AP]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1803 [25MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1803 [25MR]
———permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services (see H.R. 718), H642 [11FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H1867 [12AP]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H2055 [14AP]
———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), H8967 [28SE]
———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), H3694 [26MY]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of certain welfare benefits as earned income for purposes of earned income credit (see H.R. 932), H1804 [25MR]
———treatment of forestry activities (see H.R. 1083), H5687 [15JY]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 2750), H10340 [19OC]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H9303 [4OC]
———treatment of interest on the tax portion of an underpayment and of payments under an installment agreement (see H.R. 753), H2373 [27AP]
———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 385), H270 [19JA]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H12226 [17NO]
———treatment of unearned income of children attributable to personal injury awards (see H.R. 2019), H3857 [8JN]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see H.R. 179), H419 [3FE]
Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 911), H889 [2MR]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H796 [24FE]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H2055 [14AP]
Walsh, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 986), H1011 [4MR]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2299 [22AP]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 889), H1260 [11MR]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H1260 [11MR]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H2373 [27AP]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 5), H461 [4FE] (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), H1598 [23MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 1983), H3710 [27MY]
Education: provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
Oyebade-Balogun, Abimbola: relief (see H.R. 1904), H3462 [20MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: climate change research grants funding, H3631 [26MY]
———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices, H2043 [14AP], H2530 [29AP], H2562 [4MY]
———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, H1454 [18MR], H9230 [1OC]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), H8982 [29SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3547, H3558, H3574 [25MY], H3631 [26MY], H3794, H3815, H3826 [8JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, H9230 [1OC]
Agromedicine Institute: tribute, H8828 [27SE]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 82), H12743 [18NO]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 173), H3230 [18MY]
———making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental appropriations, H12889 [18NO]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian Gulf region, E27
Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H3558, H3574 [25MY], H3631 [26MY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1722, H1754 [25MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), conference report, H1988 [14AP]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 137), H1983 [14AP]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (H.R. 1143), H1889 [13AP]
Census: accuracy of decennial census, H1573 [23MR]
———allow precensus local review, H2025 [14AP]
———require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H2025 [14AP]
Children and youth: assessment of causes of violence, H2277 [22AP]
Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1843 [12AP]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4447 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: administration funding, H3574 [25MY]
———community facilities loan and grant program funding, H3794 [8JN]
———Farm Service Agency funding, H2530 [29AP], H2562 [4MY], H3230 [18MY]
———Market Access Program funding, H3815 [8JN]
———Office of Chief Information Officer funding, H3558 [25MY]
———Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers Program funding, H3826 [8JN]
Dept. of Education: Title I Concentration Grants funding for local school districts relative to school-age population and poverty, H10631 [21OC]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), H6919 [3AU]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6056 [21JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11105 [28OC]
District of Columbia: anniversary of Imani Temple, E1392
———making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11105 [28OC]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5893 [20JY]
———national policy to improve system, H9188 [30SE]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers, H5893 [20JY]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (H.R. 1629), H2475 [29AP]
———reductions in school class size, H1083 [10MR]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10631 [21OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1026 [9MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1083 [10MR]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 93), H2519 [29AP]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (H.R. 1636), H3066 [12MY]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4603 [17JN]
Food: assistance programs funding, H1139 [10MR]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6820 [2AU]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5728
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any selective embargo on agricultural commodities (H.R. 17), H4235 [15JN]
Goldsboro, NC: Communities Can! (organization) Community of Excellence Award recipient, H4327 [15JN]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1722 [25MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9457 [6OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), H1849, H1850 [12AP], H2971 [11MY], H3688 [26MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9309, H9395 [5OC], H9562 [7OC]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 326), H2971 [11MY]
Health care facilities: teaching hospital funding, H9012 [29SE]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H8446, H8447 [21SE], H8538 [22SE], H8828 [27SE], H9018 [29SE], H9289 [4OC], H9329, H9333 [5OC], H9879 [12OC], H10913 [27OC], H11105 [28OC]
———disaster assistance to North Carolina, H11685 [8NO], H12889 [18NO]
———disaster assistance to North Carolina relative to school construction and renovation, H9188 [30SE]
———express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (H. Res. 322), H9329, H9333 [5OC], H9648 [8OC]
———transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (H. Res. 349), H11331 [2NO]
———tribute to group providing cleanup assistance to North Carolina, H10864 [27OC]
India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H6820 [2AU]
Insurance: legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, H9309, H9395 [5OC], H9562 [7OC]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (H. Res. 156), H2605 [4MY]
Jones, Olga M.: Distinguished Woman of North Carolina award recipient, E1366
National Cooperative Month: observance, H9382 [5OC]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (H. Res. 293), H8534 [22SE]
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H3066 [12MY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2154 [20AP]
Peru: increase U.S. support to democracy and human rights activists, review threats to freedom of the press and judicial independence, and secure release of Lori H. Berenson, H6056 [21JY]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11400 [3NO]
Rural areas: Federal farm policies, H1454 [18MR]
———Federal farm policy, H2043 [14AP]
———promote and improve access to health care services, H1722 [25MR]
Schools: enhance safety relative to zero tolerance policy for illegal drugs, H4447 [16JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1983 [14AP]
———effects of reform proposals on women, H2620 [4MY]
Taxation: incentives to increase the demands for and supply of quality child care, H1918 [13AP]
———rates, H1988 [14AP]
———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), H6752 [30JY]
Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H9395 [5OC]
Votes: position on missed, H8660
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities, H6401 [26JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4125 [10JN], H6840 [2AU]
Special order: granted, H223 [6JA], H1160 [10MR], H1468 [18MR], H1593 [23MR], H3084 [12MY], H3855 [8JN], H4339 [15JN], H6422 [26JY], H6580 [27JY], H6757 [30JY], H8553 [22SE], H8870 [27SE], H9301 [4OC], H9408 [5OC], H9822 [8OC], H9897 [12OC], H12789 [18NO]
Tributes
Duncan, Charles N., E1348
Green, Edith, H6401 [26JY]
Holloman, Aretta F., E1189
Lee Teng-hui, E1006
Lien Chan, E1006
Meek, Representative, H9381, H9382 [5OC]
Mink, Representative, H6401 [26JY]
Stallings, G. Augustus, Jr., E1392