HAYES, ROBIN (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6662 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 31), H716 [23FE]
———protect lives of unborn persons (see H.R. 2436), H6583 [27JY]
———provide grants for State programs to provide pregnant women with alternatives to abortion (see H.R. 2901), H8557 [22SE]
Agriculture: improve crop insurance coverage and administration (see H.R. 2239), H4470 [16JN]
———increase maximum amount of marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments that an agricultural producer may receive during the crop year (see H.R. 2530), H5686 [15JY]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (see H.R. 2559), H6018 [20JY]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: make anthrax vaccination immunization program voluntary (see H.R. 2543), H6600 [29JY]
———recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), H825 [1MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H12227 [17NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced budget and greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation (see H.J. Res. 1), H379 [2FE] (see H.J. Res. 53), H8968 [28SE]
———establish 2-year cycle (see H. Res. 396), H12793 [18NO]
Business and industry: involvement of private companies in the trafficking of fetal tissue and body parts (see H. Res. 350), H11703 [8NO]
———promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), H6599 [29JY]
———recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor organizations who prevail in proceedings brought by NLRB or OSHA (see H.R. 1987), H9242 [1OC]
Clean Air Act: prohibit listing of liquefied petroleum gas (see H.R. 1301), H2055 [14AP]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H1597 [23MR]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 2088), H4022 [9JN]
Courts: allow media coverage of court proceedings (see H.R. 1281), H1799 [25MR]
———encourage efficient resolution of litigation arising from year 2000 computer problem (see H.R. 775), H796 [24FE]
———product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), H2372 [27AP]
———simplify and expedite access to Federal courts for injured parties whose rights and privileges have been deprived by final actions of State or Federal agencies (see H.R. 2372), H9515 [6OC]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (see H.R. 1218), H1868 [12AP]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see H.R. 2260), H4615 [17JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and quarantine (see H.R. 1504), H2271 [21AP]
———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]
Dept. of Defense: Navy Theater-Wide Missile Defense system and Theater High-Altitude Area Defense system testing program development (see H.R. 2596), H7997 [8SE]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visitors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), H2999 [11MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see H.R. 710), H825 [1MR]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (see H.R. 987), H2470 [28AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in the redesign of the one dollar bill (see H.R. 903), H2304 [26AP]
Disasters: grant program to assist small businesses and agricultural enterprises in meeting disaster-related expenses (see H.R. 3109), H10339 [19OC]
Ecology and environment: establish standards for cleanup of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2726), H8100 [9SE]
Education: assist local educational agencies in enabling students to meet academic achievement standards (see H.R. 2300), H4734 [22JN]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (see H.R. 1326), H2471 [28AP]
———percentage of Federal education dollars spent in the classroom (see H. Res. 303), H8873 [27SE]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H5179 [30JN]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (see H.R. 1494), H2202 [20AP]
Entertainment industry: develop and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products (see H.R. 2248), H7886 [5AU]
Executive departments: expedite review procedures for granting waivers to States under a grant program administered by the agency if another State has already been granted a similar waiver (see H.R. 2376), H5091 [29JN]
Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling (see H.R. 2511), H6760 [30JY]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements (see H.R. 2129), H5572 [14JY]
Firearms: prohibit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers (see H.R. 1032), H1597 [23MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: establish certain requirements (see H.R. 1592), H3171 [13MY]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H5572 [14JY]
Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (see H.R. 2709), H10611 [20OC]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H1474 [18MR]
Government: promote federalism, protect reserved powers of the States, and impose accountability for Federal preemption of State and local laws (see H.R. 2245), H5336 [1JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (see H.R. 350), H268 [19JA]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H9410 [5OC]
House Rules: prohibit consideration of legislation that designates or redesignates any building, highway, or other structure in honor of a serving Member of Congress (see H. Res. 343), H11068 [27OC]
Housing: expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5335 [1JY]
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]
Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 41), H226 [6JA]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: permit State and local educational agencies to establish uniform disciplinary policies (see H.R. 1272), H6599 [29JY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5332 [1JY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H4616 [17JN]
Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 99), H2810 [5MY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees relative to participation in labor organizations (see H.R. 792), H715 [23FE]
Law enforcement officers: ensure that States provide due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 3299), H12109 [16NO]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6965 [3AU]
Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H11645 [5NO]
———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), H825 [1MR]
Medicare: facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H11703 [8NO]
———reform (see H.R. 3075), H10174 [18OC]
———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H2546 [29AP]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), H891 [2MR]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H12109 [16NO]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National security: national missile defense system (see H.R. 4), H644 [11FE]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H1014 [4MR]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (see H.R. 1695), H11955 [10NO]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H538 [9FE]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish a Chief Agricultural Negotiator (see H.R. 3173), H11143 [28OC]
———periodically revise retaliation lists of goods of countries that fail to comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (see H.R. 2991), H9646 [7OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Panama Canal: negotiate renewed presence of U.S. Armed Forces and review contract bidding process for lease of port facilities by People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 186), H8385 [17SE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H1407 [17MR]
Patents: provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H10861 [26OC]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H1972 [13AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1922), H3604 [25MY]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H2203 [20AP]
Prayer: recommend Nation's leaders to call for days of prayer to promote public healing and reconciliation and to unite in seeking God (see H. Con. Res. 94), H2635 [4MY]
Presidential appointments: require the appointment of the Chief of the Forest Service by the President (see H.R. 3040), H9644 [7OC]
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), H8375 [15SE]
Puerto Rico: use of Vieques Island for military operations (see H. Con. Res. 212), H11481 [3NO]
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 883), H1474 [18MR]
———private property owner rights (see H.R. 1142), H5335 [1JY]
Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]
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]
Social Security: 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), H6583 [27JY]
———reform relative to State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 101), H6200 [21JY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Taxation: adjust for inflation the amount of agricultural labor wages that can be paid without being subject to Federal unemployment taxes (see H.R. 1874), H3391 [19MY]
———allocation of farm income among taxable years (see H.R. 1464), H2922 [6MY]
———allow a refundable credit to certain low-income members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 1055), H1597 [23MR]
———allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H7886 [5AU]
———allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts (see H.R. 957), H955 [3MR]
———allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 2362), H9515 [6OC]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H583 [10FE]
———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), H7882 [5AU]
———exclusion from gross income for family-to-family sale of farm businesses (see H.R. 1386), H4472 [16JN]
———incentives for education (see H.R. 254), H538 [9FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1014 [4MR]
———increases relative to additional Government spending (see H. Con. Res. 197), H10032 [13OC]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H957 [3MR]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H957 [3MR]
———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]
———rates (see H.R. 104), H481 [8FE]
———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 86), H234 [7JA]
———treatment of tips (see H.R. 1329), H6199 [21JY]
———treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 27), H538 [9FE]
Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 911), H889 [2MR]
Veterans: increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H8290 [14SE]
World Trade Organization: address issue of runaway film production and cultural content restrictions at Seattle, WA, talks (see H. Res. 384), H12226 [17NO]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1408 [17MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 2843), H8148 [13SE]
Foreign policy: require President adhere to consistent policy when introducing Armed Forces into hostile situations (see H. Con. Res. 164), H6582 [27JY]
Kosovo: use all diplomatic means to negotiate a peaceful settlement without the introduction of U.S. ground forces (see H. Con. Res. 96), H2810 [5MY]
Members of Congress: allow Members to decline annual pay adjustments (see H.R. 2622), H6582 [27JY]
Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (see H.R. 998), H1012 [4MR]
Letters
Fort Bragg, NC, National Guard Military Education Center funding: Michael J. Squier, Army National Guard, H5392 [13JY]
Troops-to-Teachers Program Improvement Act: by, H5896 [20JY]
Remarks
Agriculture: emergency assistance to farmers and ranchers (H.R. 2843), H8475 [22SE]
———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, H9232 [1OC]
———strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), consideration (H. Res. 308), H8976 [29SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3815 [8JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, H9232 [1OC]
Anson County, NC: tribute to Jaycees (organization), E2081
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for military operations, refugee relief, and humanitarian assistance relative to Kosovo conflict, and for military operations in Southwest Asia (H.R. 1664), H2848
———offset emergency funding relative to Kosovo conflict by requiring an across the board cut of all non-defense and non-exempt discretionary spending, H2848
Armed Forces: allow participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, H4034 [10JN]
Army: replacement of nonsecure tactical radio used by the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC, H4088
Channel One Network: tribute to anti-drug efforts, E1747
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): release of report on Chinese nuclear espionage, H3871 [9JN]
Concord, NC: tribute to Genesis Family Home, E2079
Constitution—U.S.: distinction between the premise of ``separation of church and state'' and free exercise of religion, H9300 [4OC]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5119
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4458 [16JN], H4534 [17JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), consideration (H. Res. 313), H9043 [30SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: farm loan program funding, E887
———implementation of certain milk price structures as part of the implementation of the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H.R. 1402), H8484
———Market Access Program funding, H3815 [8JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 288), H8298 [15SE]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1059), motion to instruct conferees, H5213
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3893, H3972 [9JN], H4034, H4088
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 195), H3706 [27MY]
———F-22 fighter funding, H6251 [22JY]
———funding, H323 [2FE]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), H5392
———making appropriations (H.R. 2561), consideration (H. Res. 257), H6251 [22JY]
Dept. of Energy: impose moratorium on foreign visitors to national laboratories until counterintelligence program is implemented and grant waiver authority for those essential to national security, H3972 [9JN]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), consideration (H. Res. 271), H6903 [3AU]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), E1604
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5407
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H5621
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8059
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), conference report, H10053 [14OC]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), H10110
———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H10110
———prohibit the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative from taking effect, H10110
Education: empower teachers, improve student achievement through professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act (H.R. 1995), H5890
———establish a scholarship program for children who are victims of violent crime or attend unsafe schools, H10626 [21OC]
———establish partnerships between State and local education agencies for character education programs, H4534 [17JN]
———improve and transfer the jurisdiction of the Troops-to-Teachers Program (H.R. 1326), H5896
———professional development programs to improve quality of principals, H5891 [20JY]
———provide funds to assist high-poverty school districts meet their teaching needs, H5896
———provide teachers with instructional training relative to character education, H5890
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10505 [20OC], H10626 [21OC]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), H1120, H1121 [10MR]
———allow State participation in activities (H.R. 800), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 143), H2210 [21AP]
———ensure that increased flexibility leads to improved student achievement, H1120, H1121 [10MR]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4799 [23JN]
Foreign aid: ensure that child survival and disease programs funding is not used for family planning programs, H6712 [29JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6662, H6712 [29JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), motion to recommit, H5745 [16JY]
———prohibit funding for introduction of Armed Forces into hostile situations unless a threat to strategic national interests exists, H6662 [29JY]
Fort Bragg, NC: National Guard Military Education Center funding, H5392
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), H9469
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H9521 [7OC]
Hendrix, Earl: Progressive Farmer, Inc., Man of the Year in Southeast Agriculture award recipient, E525
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H9232 [1OC], H9329 [5OC]
———express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (H. Res. 322), H9329 [5OC]
———transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (H. Res. 349), H11336 [2NO]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1206 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law, H2888 [6MY]
———tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia, H5213
Maddox, Nick: Associated Press (news service) North Carolina Football Player of the Year award recipient, E325
Members of Congress: deny cost-of-living adjustments, H5621
Monroe, NC: Shiloh Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, H4534 [17JN]
National Day of Prayer: observance, E898
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 165), H2953
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1432 [18MR]
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), H5043 [29JN], E1496
Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (H.R. 883), H3413
Republican Party: national agenda, H11379 [3NO]
Richmond, NC: tribute to Richmond Senior High School football team, E162
Richmond County, NC: tribute to North Carolina Teaching Fellows scholarship recipients, E920
Scotland County, NC: anniversary, H1275 [16MR]
Serbia: declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2434 [28AP]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H11379 [3NO]
———create a fair and modern Social Security Program to strengthen and protect the retirement income security of every U.S. citizen (H.J. Res. 32), H851 [2MR]
Stanly County, NC: tribute to North Carolina Teaching Fellows scholarship recipients, E1124
States: reserve power to allow display of the Ten Commandments on public property, H4458 [16JN]
Taxation: extend work opportunity tax credit relative to hiring of workers in rural areas (H.R. 998), H988 [4MR]
———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), H5579 [15JY], H6217
Textile industry and fabrics: establish special access program for apparel articles assembled in countries in sub-Saharan Africa solely from U.S. fabrics, yarns, and threads, H5745 [16JY]
U.N.: designation of Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage Sites, and Ramsar Sites, H3413
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund, E1604
———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, E1604
Votes: position on missed, H6081 [21JY]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10505 [20OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H886 [2MR]
Statements
Character Education Program: Shiloh Elementary School, Monroe, NC, H4534 [17JN]
Tributes
Henderson, David, E1305
Horovitz, June, E2279
Livingston, Representative, H692 [23FE]
McGee, Hannah Covington, E324
Nesbitt, Willene C., E1050
Strain, Ken, E864