KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
Addresses
World War II Commemorative Stamp Unveiling: Roger Durbin, E1945
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3607 [25MY], H3783 [8JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1141, emergency supplemental appropriations, H2282 [22AP]
———H.R. 1906, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H8128 [13SE]
———H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H9284 [4OC]
Articles and editorials
Greenspan Contradicts U.S. Trade View—Competition Is the Goal, He Says, Toledo (OH) Blade, H2196 [20AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H1405 [17MR]
———price supports for milk (see H.R. 1535), H2299 [22AP]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 222), H239 [7JA] (see H.R. 1145), H1406 [17MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
American Battle Monuments Commission: expand fundraising authorities for establishment, repair, and maintenance of World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1247), H3859 [8JN]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility requirements for interment (see H.R. 70), H272 [19JA]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H4129 [10JN]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11955 [10NO]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11196 [1NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 2005), H5572 [14JY]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), H2811 [5MY]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1163 [10MR]
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), H2636 [4MY]
Children and youth: meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H794 [24FE]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 884), H824 [1MR]
———normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), H4823 [23JN]
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 218), H11372 [2NO]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H417 [3FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H4912 [24JN]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Cold war: celebrate victory and anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (see H. Con. Res. 121), H5094 [29JN]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1910), H5094 [29JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H7026 [4AU]
Contracts: provide simplified criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor and limit retroactive employment tax reclassifications (see H.R. 1525), H3606 [25MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1163 [10MR]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H1070 [9MR]
———prevent issuers from taking advantage of traditional college students and protect parents of such students (see H.R. 3142), H10769 [25OC]
Crime: ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (see H.R. 2590), H6352 [22JY]
———provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial purposes (see H.R. 97), H8099 [9SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Farmland Protection Program funding (see H.R. 1950), H6353 [22JY]
———improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 1983), H5336 [1JY]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12107 [16NO]
Dept. of Energy: establish a compensation program for employees injured in Federal nuclear activities (see H.R. 3495), H12793 [18NO]
———establish compensation programs for employees sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 3418), H12225 [17NO]
Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]
Dept. of HUD: grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H5750 [16JY]
———insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H5573 [14JY]
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), H418 [3FE]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H2373 [27AP]
———improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), H7996 [8SE]
———payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods between terms (see H.R. 625), H1070 [9MR]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H8873 [27SE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H957 [3MR]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10770 [25OC]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H4912 [24JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research (see H.R. 1472), H4129 [10JN]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H5335 [1JY]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H1162 [10MR]
Donald J. Pease Federal Building, Medina, OH: designate (see H.R. 1405), H2053 [14AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities (see H.R. 637), H825 [1MR]
———grants for public policy programs at certain institutes and schools (see H.R. 788), H715 [23FE]
———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H375 [2FE]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2999 [11MY]
Electric power: allow local government entities to serve as nonprofit aggregators of electricity services (see H.R. 2734), H7881 [5AU]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 2702), H7025 [4AU]
———require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H2373 [27AP]
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]
FCC: preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting (see H.R. 486), H4222 [14JN]
FEC: authorizing appropriations and improving efficiency (see H.R. 1818), H6424 [26JY]
Federal employees: treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H8099 [9SE]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H7996 [8SE]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 33), H795 [24FE]
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]
———prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H8967 [28SE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H1336 [16MR]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H4129 [10JN]
Foreign trade: 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), H1802 [25MR]
———eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H795 [24FE]
———require development of objective criteria to achieve market access in foreign countries and provide the President with reciprocal trade authority (see H.R. 2612), H9899 [12OC]
———require the marking of frozen produce with the country of origin on the front panel of the package for retail sale (see H.R. 2995), H10770 [25OC]
FTC: establish a toll-free telephone number to assist consumers in determining if products are U.S.-made (see H.R. 754), H825 [1MR]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H2054 [14AP]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H4735 [22JN]
Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H1596 [23MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H5335 [1JY]
———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (see H.R. 1941), H7886 [5AU]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1162 [10MR]
———regulatory burdens on home health agencies (see H. Con. Res. 79), H5094 [29JN]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H1972 [13AP]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 2171), H4128 [10JN]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H2636 [4MY]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), H11702 [8NO]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H3711 [27MY]
———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), H4823 [23JN] (see H.R. 1356), H1802 [25MR]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H4342 [15JN]
———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), H8556 [22SE]
———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), H8290 [14SE]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H9022 [29SE]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), H2272 [21AP]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H235 [7JA]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional assistance relative to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran (see H.R. 1477), H2201 [20AP]
International relations: commend Greece and Turkey for mutual humanitarian assistance and rescue relief relative to earthquakes (see H. Con. Res. 188), H9516 [6OC]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H7997 [8SE]
Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of certain steel products from Japan, Russia, Republic of Korea, and Brazil (see H.R. 502), H377 [2FE]
———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), H1011 [4MR]
———respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (see H.R. 412), H379 [2FE]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H4616 [17JN]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5839 [19JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H6843 [2AU]
Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 2357), H6965 [3AU]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2203 [20AP]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8872 [27SE]
———remove limit on disproportionate share hospital payments to Ohio (see H.R. 3065), H10032 [13OC]
Medicare: comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (see H.R. 1224), H2203 [20AP]
———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see H.R. 2945), H12795 [18NO]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H2202 [20AP]
———eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health agencies and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), H6582 [27JY]
———exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (see H.R. 655), H957 [3MR]
———exempt financial limitations imposed on physical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services and develop and implement a classification system to vary the limitations (see H.R. 1736), H3461 [20MY]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1222), H8468 [21SE]
———improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), H4341 [15JN]
———improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (see H.R. 491), H957 [3MR]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H5750 [16JY]
———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), H8100 [9SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H8665 [24SE]
———reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), H1972 [13AP]
———revise payment amounts to home health agencies (see H.R. 2240), H5572 [14JY]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5367 [12JY]
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), H2055 [14AP]
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]
Mental Health Advisory Committee: establish (see H. Res. 19), H244 [7JA]
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), H267 [19JA]
National 4-H Council: issue postage stamp in commemoration of 4-H Youth Development Program's centennial (see H. Res. 109), H2055 [14AP]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Labor Relations Act: require arbitration of initial contract negotiation disputes (see H.R. 1412), H4912 [24JN]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 1246), H1695 [24MR]
Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain individuals (see H.R. 552), H418 [3FE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H2636 [4MY]
Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), H5573 [14JY]
Northern Ireland Peace Agreement: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 54), H1804 [25MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 730), H642 [11FE]
———prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H5572 [14JY]
Northwest Territory of the Great Lakes National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 3411), H12108 [16NO]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H3695 [26MY]
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]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
Organ donors: allow leave for individuals who give living organ donations and address payment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals donating or receiving organs (see H.R. 1857), H8375 [15SE]
———establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 941), H5750 [16JY]
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: St. Petersburg Declaration by the Parliamentary Assembly (see H. Con. Res. 161), H6018 [20JY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H4912 [24JN]
Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling swine intended for slaughter (see H.R. 3324), H12227 [17NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H10725 [21OC]
———reform (see H.R. 1102), H4342 [15JN]
Polish-American Enterprise Fund: transfer funds to a private, nonprofit organization located in Poland upon termination (see H.R. 901), H2921 [6MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1739), H2920 [6MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H5572 [14JY]
———make American Battle Monuments Commission and World War II Memorial Advisory Board eligible to use nonprofit mail rates (see H.R. 2319), H6600 [29JY]
POW: authorize payment of compensation to surviving spouses of certain former prisoners relative to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 784), H1597 [23MR]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H5751 [16JY]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H11196 [1NO]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4665 [18JN]
Railroads: protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H11372 [2NO]
Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H2470 [28AP]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens for burial of Houston Braly (see H. Con. Res. 123), H3711 [27MY]
———tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group for restoration of stained glass windows (see H. Con. Res. 123), H3711 [27MY]
Russia: propose principles governing the provision of IMF assistance (see H.R. 3027), H9410 [5OC]
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), H4912 [24JN]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———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]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H3861 [8JN]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1014 [4MR]
Sports: limit antitrust exemption applicable to broadcasting agreements made by professional sports leagues (see H.R. 532), H10611 [20OC]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2332), H5688 [15JY]
Surgeon General: importance of report on media and violence (see H.J. Res. 47), H3393 [19MY]
Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 2193), H4222 [14JN]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5688 [15JY]
———allow medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing expenses attributable to academic medical centers and other hospital research organizations (see H.R. 1039), H1069 [9MR]
———allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H5572 [14JY]
———authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), H5573 [14JY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H2133 [15AP]
———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 7), H1408 [17MR] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H7886 [5AU]
———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), H5367 [12JY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H2054 [14AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H1474 [18MR]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H6352 [22JY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H4129 [10JN]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H1335 [16MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H4129 [10JN]
———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]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), H2132 [15AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3461 [20MY]
———treatment of capital gains earned by designated settlement funds (see H.R. 580), H6759 [30JY]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H7997 [8SE]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey (see H. Con. Res. 36), H2134 [15AP]
———compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100), H2920 [6MY] (see H. Con. Res. 159), H6018 [20JY]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H5094 [29JN]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H8149 [13SE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [26MY]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H12792 [18NO]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H12226 [17NO]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H2055 [14AP]
———pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H2470 [28AP]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H2470 [28AP] (see H.R. 1764), H4736 [22JN]
———provide technical, financial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small businesses (see H.R. 1568), H5093 [29JN]
———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H1804 [25MR]
VFW: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring anniversary (see H. Res. 115), H4617 [17JN]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2374 [27AP]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H1973 [13AP]
———Government procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 15), H539 [9FE]
———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H1800 [25MR]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H379 [2FE] (see H.R. 1248), H2133 [15AP]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H718 [23FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture: economic assistance to certain hog producers (see H. Con. Res. 14), H272 [19JA]
———provide for accreditation of associations of agricultural producers and promote good faith bargaining between such associations and handlers of agricultural products (see H.R. 2830), H8099 [9SE]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 2829), H8098 [9SE]
———provide flexibility to help developing countries and move surplus commodities from the U.S. (see H.R. 3104), H10339 [19OC]
Dept. of Defense: require consideration of percentage of work to be performed in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts (see H.R. 867), H815 [25FE]
Dept. of Energy: establish compensation programs for employees sustaining illnesses from exposure to beryllium and other hazardous substances and examine health effects of exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 3478), H12792 [18NO]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 13), H243 [7JA]
Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: designate (see H.R. 868), H815 [25FE]
Foreign aid: support millenium good will food aid initiative (see H. Con. Res. 201), H10339 [19OC]
National Commission on the Impact of U.S. Culture on American Youth: establish (see H.R. 3251), H11702 [8NO]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 1003), H1012 [4MR]
Ships and vessels: allow a formal entry exception for vessels required to anchor at Belle Isle Anchorage, Port of Detroit, MI, while awaiting cargo or pilot services, prior to proceeding to the Port of Toledo, OH (see H.R. 2213), H4341 [15JN]
Tariff: chemical APE (see H.R. 2217), H4341 [15JN]
———chemical DiTMP (see H.R. 2214), H4341 [15JN]
———chemical EBP (see H.R. 2215), H4341 [15JN]
———chemical HPA (see H.R. 2216), H4341 [15JN]
———chemical TMPDE (see H.R. 2218), H4341 [15JN]
———chemical TMPME (see H.R. 2219), H4341 [15JN]
Taxation: relief of certain corporations from a tax liability incurred by the import of halon-1211 for recycling purposes (see H.R. 2805), H7885 [5AU]
Factsheets
Impact of 1999 Drought on Ohio Crop and Livestock Farms, H9231 [1OC]
Letters
Equivalent health and safety standards for imported meat and poultry products: Dale W. Moore, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, H3788 [8JN]
Relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, H1389 [17MR]
Relief for agriculture losses in drought-affected States: Bob Taft, Governor of Ohio, H9231 [1OC]
———several Governors, H9231 [1OC]
Memorandums
Agriculture Loss Estimates in Drought-Affected States: Several States, H9231, H9232 [1OC]
Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed Study Talking Points, H2514 [29AP]
Motions
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, H9235 [1OC]
Proposals
President Clinton's abstention from renegotiation of international trade agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, H11324 [2NO]
Remarks
Agriculture: climate change research grants funding, H3628, H3629, H3631 [26MY]
———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices, H2039, H2041, H2042, H2043, H2044 [14AP]
———relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low commodity prices and weather, H1389 [17MR], H8944 [28SE], H9211, H9230, H9233 [1OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3541, H3543, H3544, H3546, H3559, H3568, H3569, H3571, H3575, H3579 [25MY], H3621, H3622, H3623, H3624, H3625, H3628, H3629, H3631, H3633, H3634, H3635, H3636, H3637, H3638, H3644, H3647, H3648 [26MY], H3780, H3783, H3788, H3798, H3799, H3802, H3809, H3810, H3812, H3818, H3822 [8JN], H8944 [28SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1906), conference report, H9226, H9230, H9233 [1OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 1906), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 317), H9211, H9212, H9216 [1OC]
Agriculture Research Service: funding, H3623, H3624, H3625 [26MY]
———funding to study the effects of pollen on butterflies, H3621, H3622 [26MY]
Appropriations: eliminate certain rescissions used to offset emergency supplemental appropriations, H1636, H1637 [24MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), H1453 [18MR], H1618, H1636, H1637 [24MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), motion to instruct conferees, H2280 [22AP]
———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), H2842 [6MY]
———Senate amendment to reduce funding for emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, H2280 [22AP]
Budget: enforcement of spending caps on appropriations legislation to protect Social Security trust funds, H3559, H3569, H3571, H3575, H3579 [25MY], H3623, H3624, H3625, H3628, H3629, H3631, H3634, H3635, H3636, H3637, H3638 [26MY], H3818 [8JN]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 57), H6461 [27JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures, H11511 [4NO]
Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, E724
Corps of Engineers: reauthorizing water resources development programs (H.R. 1480), H2514 [29AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: administration funding, H3575 [25MY]
———agritourism promotion program funding, H3783 [8JN]
———Economic Research Service funding, H3579 [25MY]
———expand School Breakfast Program, H3543 [25MY]
———farm loan program funding, H2842 [6MY]
———Market Access Program funding, H3812 [8JN]
———Niles, MI, Plant Protection Center funding, H3544 [25MY]
———Office of Chief Information Officer funding, H3559 [25MY]
———operation, maintenance, and repair of buildings and facilities funding, H3568, H3569, H3571 [25MY]
———Outreach for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers Program funding, H3783 [8JN]
———peanut research and education activities funding, H3644 [26MY]
———require equivalent health and safety standards for imported meat and poultry products, H3788 [8JN]
———wood utilization research funding, H3633, H3637 [26MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8023 [9SE], E1872
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2196, H2197 [20AP]
Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site: designate (S. 548), H12842 [18NO]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H3798, H3799, H3802, H3809, H3810 [8JN]
———salaries and expenses funding, H3822 [8JN]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), H11127 [28OC]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 355), H11524 [4NO]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4604 [17JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), conference report, H9369 [5OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 3196), H11595 [5NO]
Foreign trade: U.S. deficit, H1684 [24MR]
House of Representatives: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H3622 [26MY]
Hurricanes: transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (H. Res. 349), H11333 [2NO]
Iron and steel industry: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for steel and iron ore companies (H.R. 1664), H7228 [4AU]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (H.R. 975), consideration (H. Res. 114), H1347 [17MR]
Lake Erie: Western Lake Erie Basin Watershed study funding, H2514 [29AP]
Lebanon: allow sale of allocated U.S. surplus commodities and investment of proceeds in development projects, H9369 [5OC]
Middle East: Wye River Accords funding, H11595 [5NO]
Minimum wage: level, H2196, H2197 [20AP]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H2196 [20AP]
National Cooperative Month: observance, H9383
National Credit Union Administration: revolving loan fund for low income credit unions funding, H8023 [9SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H2045 [14AP], H3552, H3566 [25MY]
Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (H.R. 1907), H6945, H6946 [3AU], H6970 [4AU]
Point of order, H3550 [25MY], H6941 [3AU]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 417), H8196, H8275 [14SE]
Power resources: establish an emergency loan guarantee program for oil and gas producers (H.R. 1664), H7228 [4AU]
Rossford, OH: tribute to authors of book on community history ``As I Recall'', E2515
Rural areas: Federal farm policy, H2039, H2041, H2042, H2043, H2044 [14AP], H2280 [22AP], E724
Russia: food assistance policy, H1618 [24MR]
Social Security: effects of reform proposals on women, H2623 [4MY]
Toledo, OH: anniversary of Memorial United Church of Christ, E2519
———tribute to individuals for humanitarian efforts relative to Hurricane Mitch, H1453 [18MR]
Toledo Metal Spinning Co.: Blue Chip Enterprise Initiative Award recipient, E1224
Topolewski, John: Knight Cross of the French Legion of Honor award recipient, E1504
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, H12078 [16NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H9644 [7OC]
Special order: granted, H1693 [24MR], H2200 [20AP], H6197 [21JY], H8625 [23SE], H8663 [24SE], H8965 [28SE], H11141 [28OC], H11555 [4NO], H12106 [16NO]
Statements
Lopsided Farm Bill—What's Wrong With This Picture? by, H11333 [2NO]
Tables
Agricultural production flexibility contract and market loss assistance payments, H11334 [2NO]
CCC expenditures, H9232 [1OC]
Expected agricultural market loss payments, H11334-H11336 [2NO]
Tributes
Ashrawi, Hanan, E2024
Bankowski, Lawrence, E936
Blake, Richard C., E1530
Borski, Representative, H2655 [5MY]
Clair, Lorraine, E2498
Crenshaw, H. M., E421
Damien, Mary, E2536
Deal, Sarah, E2520
Durbin, Roger, E1944
Engler, Roy and Georgette, E2245
Hoffman, Wes, E2500
Hurley, John M., E1783
Ibarra, Estella, E1302
Opfer, Darrell W., E2051
Ujvagi, Edward B. (Api), E2112