HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
Addresses
Preventative Diplomacy/Preventative Defense: Lee H. Hamilton, E207
Amendments
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6074 [21JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6826 [2AU]
Appointments
Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), H647 [12FE]
Conferee: H.R. 1555, intelligence services appropriations, H8523 [22SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: eliminate prohibitions on the transmission of abortion related material (see H.R. 2808), H7995 [8SE]
———provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H3087 [12MY]
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), H11854 [9NO]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors (see H.R. 2161), H4127 [10JN]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H2811 [5MY]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H4736 [22JN]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H3392 [19MY]
Babbitt, Dina: release of paintings by the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum in Poland (see H. Con. Res. 162), H6352 [22JY]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H2203 [20AP]
Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), H9515 [6OC]
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of industry (see H.R. 2964), H8966 [28SE]
Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), H2468 [28AP]
Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (see H.R. 1666), H2635 [4MY]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H5094 [29JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: surveillance and research of autism and related developmental diseases to implement effective treatment and prevention strategies (see H.R. 274), H3392 [19MY]
CERCLA: reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 1300), H3087 [12MY]
Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10724 [21OC]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H5572 [14JY]
———express sympathy for earthquake victims (see H. Res. 297), H8468 [21SE]
———participation in WHO (see H.R. 1794), H5094 [29JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H4342 [15JN] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 270), H8099 [9SE]
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), H9411 [5OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H3694 [26MY]
Colleges and universities: assist at-risk students to stay in school and complete their academic programs (see H.R. 3223), H11556 [4NO]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H225 [6JA]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H11196 [1NO]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H1336 [16MR] (see H.R. 2616), H6582 [27JY]
———use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 850), H4130 [10JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H6965 [3AU]
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]
———appointment of additional Federal district judges in Florida (see H.R. 1394), H1971 [13AP]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8100 [9SE]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———provide penalties for day care providers who misrepresent credentials or conditions or injure children in their care (see H.R. 469), H2133 [15AP]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
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), H2811 [5MY]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12796 [18NO]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H2130 [15AP]
Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to information relative to criminal background checks on port employees and prospective employees (see H.R. 318), H796 [24FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, FL, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1628), H3503 [24MY]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H8290 [14SE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———increase public awareness, encourage regular testing and examinations, and extend research programs for prostate cancer (see H. Res. 211), H4471 [16JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1013 [4MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H10340 [19OC]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
———recognize the severity of colon cancer and the need for education in prevention and early detection (see H. Con. Res. 133), H4472 [16JN]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H4912 [24JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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]
Education: ensure schools prepare girls to compete in the 21st century (see H.R. 2505), H8100 [9SE]
———include violence prevention in training for individuals pursuing careers in early childhood development and education (see H.R. 2673), H7887 [5AU]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H2055 [14AP]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H7885 [5AU]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H12226 [17NO]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see H.R. 673), H2203 [20AP]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (see H.R. 1000), H2055 [14AP]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), H4126 [10JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1334 [16MR]
Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), H3171 [13MY]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H10340 [19OC]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic preference for recording depositions (see H.R. 771), H1474 [18MR]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H12796 [18NO]
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), H3694 [26MY] (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H379 [2FE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), H4024 [9JN]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H10120 [14OC]
Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), H1335 [16MR]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H8290 [14SE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]
———limit sanctions on exports to India and Pakistan to material contributions to nuclear weapons and missiles (see H. Con. Res. 146), H5572 [14JY]
———suspend certain sanctions imposed on India and Pakistan (see H.R. 1784), H4665 [18JN]
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), H11196 [1NO]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: implementation (see H.R. 2909), H8555 [22SE]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1868 [12AP]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H7996 [8SE]
Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H11703 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA]
———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), H7997 [8SE]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC]
———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), H7026 [4AU]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H2373 [27AP]
———express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), H9303 [4OC]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H7997 [8SE]
———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), H5367 [12JY]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6600 [29JY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
India: support elections and encourage visit by President Clinton (see H. Con. Res. 211), H12109 [16NO]
Indonesia: deployment of a U.N. force to address human rights violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-determination (see H. Res. 292), H8289 [14SE]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H6019 [20JY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H3170 [13MY]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H460 [4FE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H1335 [16MR]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
Iran: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Con. Res. 128), H4472 [16JN]
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]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H10770 [25OC]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2637 [4MY]
Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), H4822 [23JN]
Jordan: encourage holders of Jordanian debt to provide debt relief (see H. Res. 265), H6598 [29JY]
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]
Kosovo: condition and humanitarian needs of refugees (see H. Res. 161), H3171 [13MY]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5572 [14JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H11068 [27OC]
———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]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
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), H5093 [29JN]
———definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), H6843 [2AU]
———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H2300 [22AP]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), H417 [3FE]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H2922 [6MY]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), H6424 [26JY]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H8469 [21SE]
———payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education programs in critical need specialty areas (see H.R. 1645), H3171 [13MY]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H1597 [23MR]
Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H8100 [9SE]
———recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H1802 [25MR]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H3392 [19MY]
Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11196 [1NO]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act: clarify application of certain provisions (see H.R. 1886), H3460 [20MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H717 [23FE]
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 Eye Institute: funding (see H.R. 731), H8099 [9SE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
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), H460 [4FE]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H7881 [5AU]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H3392 [19MY]
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]
———report on establishment of high-speed, large bandwidth capacity Internet access for all public elementary and secondary schools and libraries (see H.R. 2534), H7997 [8SE]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H538 [9FE]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 776), H7996 [8SE]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H4733 [22JN]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Peace Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 669), H584 [10FE]
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), H9410 [5OC]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12795 [18NO]
Public welfare programs: deny benefits to individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 1788), H4912 [24JN]
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), H11854 [9NO]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H5688 [15JY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (see H.R. 1344), H7026 [4AU]
Russia: condemn anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1408 [17MR]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2567), H6018 [20JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), H2054 [14AP]
———prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), H3606 [25MY]
Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations (see H. Res. 62), H644 [11FE]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H3392 [19MY]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H890 [2MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H9022 [29SE]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (see H. Res. 93), H956 [3MR]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H5093 [29JN]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), H1335 [16MR]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1697 [24MR]
States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), H1407 [17MR]
———provide grants to improve reporting of unidentified and missing persons (see H.R. 1915), H3604 [25MY]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), H1259 [11MR]
Taxation: adjust tax brackets, provide partial exclusion from income for dividends and interest, provide long-term capital gains deduction, and increase IRA contribution limit (see H.R. 1840), H4025 [9JN]
———allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5839 [19JY]
———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H4472 [16JN]
———allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H9303 [4OC]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H5571 [14JY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2811 [5MY]
———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), H643 [11FE]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H5750 [16JY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H4665 [18JN]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H4665 [18JN]
———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), H11702 [8NO]
———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 264), H658 [12FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H4129 [10JN]
———treatment of primary health providers in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 385), H270 [19JA]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
U.N.: restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H3695 [26MY]
UNESCO: develop a strategy to bring the U.S. back into full and active participation (see H.R. 1974), H3709 [27MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
———designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1732), H4130 [10JN]
Veterans: issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H4223 [14JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H2203 [20AP]
———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H3461 [20MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11952 [10NO]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 1106), H1258 [11MR]
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: 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), H1070 [9MR] (see H.R. 1248), H2133 [15AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 72), H1696 [24MR]
Courts: independent counsel law repeal (see H.R. 794), H715 [23FE]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Con. Res. 140), H4735 [22JN]
Indonesia: implementation of results of referendum in East Timor and end violence by paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 183), H8099 [9SE]
Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), H10724 [21OC]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4128 [10JN] (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5091 [29JN]
Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), H2635 [4MY]
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 161), H6018 [20JY]
Serbia: express regret and apologize for accidental bombing of Chinese Embassy by NATO forces (see H. Con. Res. 106), H3086 [12MY]
Sierra Leone: commend signing of cease-fire agreement and urge swift solution to crisis (see H. Res. 199), H3857 [8JN]
Letters
Discovery precedents from the impeachment trial of Judge Alcee L. Hastings: Terrence J. Anderson, S1795 [23FE]
Tribute to Susan Glaser: by, E535
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3574 [25MY]
Air Force: operation and maintenance of space launch facilities, H4089 [10JN]
Armed Forces: support for troops carrying out NATO military operations against Serbia (H. Res. 130), H1666 [24MR]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2452 [28AP]
Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H3574 [25MY]
Colombia: tribute to flower industry, H6826, H6827 [2AU]
Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison release orders, H4431, H4432 [16JN]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7374 [5AU]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4393, H4397, H4431, H4432 [16JN]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: funding, H6981 [4AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: administration funding, H3574 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H4054, H4089 [10JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6078 [21JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7374 [5AU]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), consideration (H. Res. 273), H6981 [4AU]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4802
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6821, H6826, H6827 [2AU]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), veto, H10148 [18OC]
Foreign Service: anniversary (H. Res. 168), H8769 [27SE]
Haiti: elections, H6078 [21JY]
———encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (H. Con. Res. 140), H8770, H8772 [27SE]
India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights violations, H6821 [2AU]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1194, H1233, H1235, H1240 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2386 [28AP]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H4054 [10JN]
Law enforcement: drug interdiction efforts at U.S. borders, H6981 [4AU]
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (H. Con. Res. 161), H7236
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2386 [28AP]
———authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2386, H2437 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2386 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2382 [28AP]
Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations (H. Res. 62), H4239 [15JN]
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), H6025 [21JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1332 [16MR], H1969 [13AP], H2297 [22AP], H3707 [27MY], H5454 [13JY], H5748 [16JY], H8144 [13SE], H8287 [14SE], H8371 [15SE]
Special order: granted, H5835 [19JY], H6840 [2AU], H6959 [3AU], H7019 [4AU], H10859 [26OC]
Tributes
Atkins, C. Clyde, E447
Glaser, Susan, E535
Hamilton, Lee H., E207
Johnson, Frank M., Jr., E1689
Roach, Margaret Blake, E1683