CUMMINGS, ELIJAH E. (a Representative from Maryland)
Appointments
Conferee: S. 1059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H5215 [1JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H2998 [11MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H7886 [5AU]
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), H2811 [5MY]
———recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), H1868 [12AP]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 264), H6600 [29JY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H1972 [13AP]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H5572 [14JY]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H3392 [19MY]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 599), H1013 [4MR]
———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]
Capitol Building and Grounds: display artwork in the Capitol and the House office buildings which represent the contributions of women to American society (see H. Res. 202), H3859 [8JN]
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), H5839 [19JY]
———increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H11196 [1NO]
———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), H5094 [29JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H4342 [15JN]
Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H1336 [16MR]
———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
———provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-school programs (see H.R. 1307), H1973 [13AP]
———provide greater access to child care services for Federal employees (see H.R. 206), H238 [7JA]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11972 [15NO]
China, Republic of: express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), H8629 [23SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H1335 [16MR] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H10174 [18OC]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
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), H816 [25FE]
Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), H2131 [15AP]
———disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1884), H3460 [20MY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H5179 [30JN]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H5368 [12JY]
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), H11955 [10NO]
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]
———establish new method for fixing rates of basic pay for administrative appeals judges (see H.R. 3185), H11195 [1NO]
———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (see H.R. 1658), H2634 [4MY]
———waive time limits for introduction of motions for forensic DNA testing in certain Federal trials (see H.R. 3233), H11645 [5NO]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H1334 [16MR]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H12226 [17NO]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H1408 [17MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1336 [16MR]
———penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H3503 [24MY]
———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), H2545 [29AP]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H12109 [16NO]
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), H5750 [16JY]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H2130 [15AP]
———provide assistance for startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see H.R. 1518), H10724 [21OC]
Dept. of Transportation: conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at roadside emergencies (see H.R. 1990), H7997 [8SE]
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), H957 [3MR]
———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1268 [15MR]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H10725 [21OC]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1013 [4MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H2132 [15AP]
———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H6018 [20JY]
———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]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H2468 [28AP]
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]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H2545 [29AP]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H2203 [20AP]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H2203 [20AP]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2544 [29AP]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H3171 [13MY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H4025 [9JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H7025 [4AU]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H1408 [17MR]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H1335 [16MR]
———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), H12226 [17NO]
FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), H2921 [6MY]
Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), H2054 [14AP]
———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H4912 [24JN]
Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), H378 [2FE]
———allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies (see H.R. 807), H716 [23FE]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 34), H657 [12FE]
———equitable overtime pay policies (see H.R. 582), H796 [24FE]
———make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective deferrals (see H.R. 483), H376 [2FE]
———provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (see H.R. 416), H271 [19JA]
———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H6597 [29JY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), H890 [2MR]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), H4024 [9JN]
Firearms: assist State and local governments in conducting community gun buy back programs (see H.R. 2813), H8873 [27SE]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H2054 [14AP] (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H242 [7JA]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H3461 [20MY]
Food Safety Administration: establish as independent agency to consolidate food safety, labeling, and inspection functions (see H.R. 2345), H4911 [24JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H11703 [8NO]
———require GAO report on effectiveness of economic sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical supplies and equipment (see H.R. 212), H1972 [13AP]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]
———establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions (see H.R. 1244), H3695 [26MY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H2998 [11MY]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H5687 [15JY]
———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), H2636 [4MY]
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), H1697 [24MR]
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]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1336 [16MR]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H2998 [11MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H8290 [14SE]
———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]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H12109 [16NO]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———promote purchase of private long-term care insurance by providing tax deductibility, State Medicaid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1260), H2998 [11MY]
———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H3605 [25MY]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H9077 [30SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]
———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: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H8468 [21SE]
Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H10861 [26OC]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H7997 [8SE]
Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), H7881 [5AU]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H8556 [22SE]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
IMF: make funding contingent upon cancellation of certain foreign debt owed to the U.S. (see H.R. 1305), H8872 [27SE]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H5179 [30JN]
———cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H4993 [25JN]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H4342 [15JN]
———modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 1650), H10174 [18OC]
———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H12795 [18NO]
Immigration and Nationality Act: remove certain limitations on eligibility for adjustment of status (see H.R. 1841), H6599 [29JY]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6600 [29JY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H8100 [9SE]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2373 [27AP]
———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), H4993 [25JN]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H1799 [25MR]
———require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 2021), H4912 [24JN]
International Labor Organization: tribute to Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (see H. Con. Res. 116), H3860 [8JN]
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]
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), H4472 [16JN]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5336 [1JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11854 [9NO]
———improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see H.R. 2656), H6758 [30JY]
———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), H1474 [18MR]
———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]
Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H6964 [3AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H717 [23FE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1474 [18MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H11645 [5NO]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H10724 [21OC]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H9077 [30SE]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H379 [2FE]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 351), H2374 [27AP]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H5750 [16JY]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H4129 [10JN]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H7997 [8SE]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H8149 [13SE]
———ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 634), H537 [9FE]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H5572 [14JY]
———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), H1697 [24MR]
———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), H2545 [29AP]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5367 [12JY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H1803 [25MR]
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), H1800 [25MR]
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]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H3392 [19MY]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H12793 [18NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H1267 [15MR]
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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 1246), H1695 [24MR]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H10173 [18OC]
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]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8100 [9SE]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H1973 [13AP]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H3606 [25MY]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1259 [11MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H7997 [8SE]
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), H7887 [5AU]
Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11645 [5NO]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Office of National Drug Control Policy: enter into negotiations with Cuban Government representatives to provide for increased cooperation on drug interdiction efforts (see H.R. 2365), H6353 [22JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H1474 [18MR]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4735 [22JN]
Organ donors: tribute to kidney donors (see H. Res. 94), H4472 [16JN]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H5751 [16JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Petroleum: prohibit certain transfers or assignments of service station franchises and certain fixing or maintaining of motor fuel prices (see H.R. 811), H2203 [20AP]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H584 [10FE]
———preserve, protect, and promote viability (see H.R. 2535), H5686 [15JY]
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), H11372 [2NO]
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), 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]
SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 1497), H2273 [21AP]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H3695 [26MY]
———waive local matching requirement under the Community Oriented Policing Program to allow placement of law enforcement officers in schools (see H.R. 2371), H5091 [29JN]
Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H4025 [9JN]
———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: express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), H3461 [20MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H890 [2MR]
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]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H1868 [12AP]
———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), H1973 [13AP]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H5093 [29JN]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H1013 [4MR]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H3606 [25MY]
States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), H1407 [17MR]
———require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H1013 [4MR]
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]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H4024 [9JN]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H5335 [1JY]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), H956 [3MR]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H4024 [9JN]
———encourage contributions of capital gain real property for conservation purposes and qualified conservation contributions, and modify rules on estate tax exclusion for certain land (see H.R. 2263), H10861 [26OC]
———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H3859 [8JN]
———equitable treatment for certain individuals performing duties on vessels relative to State and local taxes (see H.R. 1293), H2922 [6MY]
———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), H3695 [26MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1760), H4130 [10JN]
———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs to contaminated sites located outside of targeted areas (see H.R. 2264), H10861 [26OC]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H8099 [9SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3711 [27MY]
———modify and extend the work opportunity credit and allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (see H.R. 2101), H9242 [1OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H3212 [14MY]
———prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), H11371 [2NO]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H2055 [14AP]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H4129 [10JN]
———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), H12226 [17NO]
———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 costs of demolishing structures other than certified historic structures or historically residential structures (see H.R. 2262), H10861 [26OC]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 1631), H3171 [13MY] (see H.R. 2750), H7882 [5AU]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129), H1804 [25MR]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H9077 [30SE]
Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), H11954 [10NO]
———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H378 [2FE]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H3503 [24MY] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H5572 [14JY]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2133 [15AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
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), H815 [25FE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H1335 [16MR]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1973 [13AP]
———provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), H4735 [22JN]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (see H.R. 1775), H10174 [18OC]
Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3085 [12MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———heart disease (see H. Res. 220), H4822 [23JN]
———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H3461 [20MY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H2203 [20AP]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (see H. Res. 244), H5456 [13JY]
World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), H5750 [16JY]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1868 [12AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Baltimore, MD: designate certain Postal Service facilities (see H.R. 3238), H11645 [5NO]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), H7881 [5AU]
Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), H3085 [12MY]
———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see H.R. 2842), H8148 [13SE]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H235 [7JA]
———increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 457), H375 [2FE]
———revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 1770), H3085 [12MY]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Meise, John, E1377
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4345 [16JN]
Remarks
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (H. Res. 279), H10200, H10202 [19OC]
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H9265, H9266 [4OC]
Academy of Osseointegration: tribute, E206
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of New Psalmist Baptist Church, H4882 [24JN]
———designate certain Postal Service facilities (H.R. 3238), E2293
Baltimore Orioles (baseball team): playing of exhibition games with Cuban National Team, H1252 [11MR]
Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H1578 [23MR], H2011 [14AP]
———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H1578 [23MR]
Colleges and universities: affirmative action admission programs, E2495
Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, E930
Copyrights: technical corrections to laws (S. 1260), H6363 [26JY]
Courts: cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (H.R. 915), H10740, H10741, H10742 [25OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H9964 [13OC]
———national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, H3612 [26MY]
———prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5118
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (H.R. 2739), E1786
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H5640 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for veterans health care, E2373
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (H. Res. 105), H1285, H1287, H1288 [16MR]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2587), H6625 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2587), conference report, H8079 [9SE]
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H6625 [29JY], H8079 [9SE]
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5899 [20JY]
———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers, H9186 [30SE]
———increase funding for Pell Grant awards and existing campus-based aid programs (H. Con. Res. 88), H2577
———national policy to improve system, H3589, H3590, H3592, H3593 [25MY], H9186 [30SE]
———recognize that quality teachers are integral to the development of children, H5899 [20JY]
———reductions in school class size, H11860 [10NO]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1135 [10MR]
———prohibit waivers relative to serving schools with high low-income student populations, H1135 [10MR]
EgyptAir: tribute to victims of flight 990 air disaster, H11450 [3NO]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), H9353 [5OC]
Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 208), H2163, H2164 [20AP]
———allow service credit portability for Federal Reserve Board employees who obtain employment with other Federal agencies (H.R. 807), H1283, H1284 [16MR]
———eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), E938
———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (H.R. 2842), E1855
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (H.R. 110), H2112 [15AP], E42
———increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (H.R. 457), H6360, H6361 [26JY], E110
———provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage errors (H.R. 416), H1508, H1509, H1510 [23MR]
———revise overtime pay limitation (H.R. 1770), E933
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H5640 [15JY]
Firearms: gun control, H3612 [26MY]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4345 [16JN]
Foreign countries: HIV prevention and care programs funding, H6664 [29JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6664 [29JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H4741 [23JN]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), H2973
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9629
Iron and steel industry: reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), H1359, H1369
Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball accomplishments (H. Res. 269), H11674, H11675 [8NO]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (H.R. 3189), H11667 [8NO]
Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1358
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1199 [11MR]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Res. 319), E2015
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), H3372 [19MY]
National Federation of the Blind: tribute, H12081 [16NO]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (H. Res. 293), H8531, H8532, H8533, H8534, H8535 [22SE]
National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: observance, E844
National Read Across America Day: observance, H834 [2MR]
National Transportation Week: observance, H3275 [18MY], H3301 [19MY]
National Women's History Month: observance, H1673 [24MR]
Office of Government Ethics: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2904), H11665 [8NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2154 [20AP]
Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses (S. 1258), H6364 [26JY]
Payton, Walter: tribute (H. Res. 370), H12041, H12042 [16NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2206 [21AP]
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (H. Con. Res. 94), H5040 [29JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H10865 [27OC]
Serna, Joe, Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 363), H12044 [16NO]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1338 [17MR]
———effects of reform proposals on women, H2625
———reform, E465
Stewart, Payne: express condolences on his death and express sympathy for his family and the families of those who died with him (H. Res. 344), H11671, H11672 [8NO]
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), H6024 [21JY], H6586 [29JY]
Thomas J. Brown Post Office Building, Hopkinton, MA: designate (H.R. 2307), H11668, H11669 [8NO]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (H.R. 130), H1495
Trademarks: protection against dilution (S. 1259), H6364 [26JY]
Transportation and Community Systems Preservation Program: awarding of grants to encourage integration of smart growth policies in transportation projects design, E930
Votes: position on missed, H9210
Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team (H. Res. 244), H5378, H5379, H5380, H5381 [13JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3292 [18MY]
Special order: granted, H2125 [15AP], H2543 [29AP], H2917 [6MY], H2994 [11MY], H3501 [24MY], H3602 [25MY], H4906 [24JN], H5454 [13JY], H5685 [15JY], H6197 [21JY], H6580 [27JY], H7990 [8SE], H8144 [13SE], H9020 [29SE], H10030 [13OC], H11478 [3NO], H12106 [16NO]
Tributes
Higginbotham, A. Leon, Jr., E75
Hughes, Cathy, E2502
Meise, John, E1376
Tobias, Robert, H6566 [27JY]