McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Afghanistan: prevent any Taliban led Government from obtaining a seat in the U.N. and refuse recognition for any Afghan Government while human rights violations persist against women and girls (see H. Res. 187), H4343 [15JN]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H8467 [21SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H2273 [21AP]
Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H7883 [5AU]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1597 [23MR]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H1697 [24MR]
———recognize the sacrifice and dedication of members throughout history (see H.J. Res. 25), H1804 [25MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11481 [3NO]
———strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 1935), H5572 [14JY]
———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), H11854 [9NO]
Armenia: murder of government officials during terrorist attack on Parliament building (see H. Con. Res. 216), H11645 [5NO]
Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons and application of savings to certain domestic initiatives (see H.R. 2545), H11955 [10NO]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H1335 [16MR]
Asia: human rights violations and noncompliance with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe commitments on democratization in Central Asia (see H. Con. Res. 204), H11557 [4NO]
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]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H12109 [16NO]
Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 599), H1163 [10MR]
———require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), H4472 [16JN]
Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and use data to decide whether to count such individuals in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 2444), H6199 [21JY]
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), H10724 [21OC]
CERCLA: reauthorize (see H.R. 2956), H10120 [14OC]
Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), H3503 [24MY]
———provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-school programs (see H.R. 1307), H12226 [17NO]
China, People's Republic of: normal trade relations status (see H.J. Res. 57), H4823 [23JN]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), H5332 [1JY]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H539 [9FE] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1271), H4471 [16JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), H1803 [25MR]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H9304 [4OC]
Colleges and universities: require distribution of information relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), H8099 [9SE]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H6759 [30JY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H1336 [16MR]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H6759 [30JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1163 [10MR]
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]
———independent counsel law reform (see H.R. 117), H235 [7JA]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H6843 [2AU]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1336 [16MR]
———youth violence (see H. Res. 357), H11481 [3NO]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 230), H239 [7JA] (see H.R. 1644), H2545 [29AP]
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: eliminate backlog of requests for issuance or replacement of military medals and decorations (see H.R. 1226), H8872 [27SE]
———requirements for honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H. Con. Res. 23), H2999 [11MY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1211), H1477 [22MR] (see H.R. 2415), H5331 [1JY] (see H.R. 3427), H12225 [17NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance quality assurance program within the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 1214), H1595 [23MR]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1249), H1695 [24MR]
———establish presumption of service connection for certain chronic symptoms of Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2697), H12109 [16NO]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1160), H1697 [24MR]
———provide long-term nursing care at public expense to veterans with extensive service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 1432), H4129 [10JN]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H5178 [30JN]
———expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1803 [25MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H8556 [22SE]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), H12896 [19NO]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———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), H2928 [10MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H2272 [21AP]
Education: increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H2055 [14AP]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H3461 [20MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H2636 [4MY]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H4735 [22JN]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), H4126 [10JN]
Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 2500), H9646 [7OC]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H11972 [15NO]
———require sunscreen products to include an expiration date and storage recommendations on label (see H.R. 2658), H6758 [30JY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H5687 [15JY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H12795 [18NO]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1407 [17MR]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H242 [7JA]
———regulate transfer over the Internet (see H.R. 1245), H2373 [27AP]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H10120 [14OC]
Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1070 [9MR]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H1162 [10MR]
Foreign countries: require congressional approval of U.S. economic sanctions on agricultural products, medicines, and medical products (see H.R. 3140), H11703 [8NO]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H714 [23FE]
Forests: guarantee States and counties containing Federal forest lands compensation for loss of property tax revenues instead of timber sale revenues (see H.R. 2868), H10340 [19OC]
Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3031), H11196 [1NO]
FRS: require the Board of Governors to post notices to employees relative to the applicable provisions of the Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 2424), H5332 [1JY]
Glenn, John: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 239), H6352 [22JY]
Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see H. Res. 184), H4913 [24JN]
Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H10340 [19OC]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform (see H.R. 809), H6424 [26JY]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Con. Res. 140), H8873 [27SE]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H6199 [21JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H6759 [30JY]
———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]
———develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see H.R. 2316), H4821 [23JN]
———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H7885 [5AU]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H6353 [22JY]
———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]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
———revise and extend organ procurement and transplantation programs (see H.R. 2418), H8557 [22SE]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H8556 [22SE]
Homeless: require that a portion of housing program funds be designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 1008), H1697 [24MR]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H6199 [21JY]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC] (see H.R. 3244), H11702 [8NO]
———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H10861 [26OC]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2544 [29AP]
———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), H5093 [29JN] (see H.R. 1356), H11372 [2NO]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H2471 [28AP]
IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. Con. Res. 132), H5094 [29JN]
———provide debt relief to highly indebted poor countries, end participation in Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, and require that certain conditions be met before the sale of gold reserves (see H.R. 2939), H10033 [13OC]
Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 1849), H3295 [18MY]
———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), H5179 [30JN]
———prevent admission, require removal, and authorize investigation of aliens who commit acts of torture or genocide abroad (see H.R. 3058), H12227 [17NO]
———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H10119 [14OC]
Indonesia: prohibit economic assistance until the results of the referendum in East Timor have been fully implemented (see H.R. 2809), H8375 [15SE] (see H.R. 2838), H9077 [30SE] (see H.R. 2895), H8968 [28SE]
———prohibit military assistance until the termination of paramilitary funding and human rights violations in East Timor (see H. Con. Res. 97), H2810 [5MY]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H10861 [26OC]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H5093 [29JN]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H6599 [29JY]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H12226 [17NO]
———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]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1070 [9MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H5333 [1JY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H5335 [1JY]
Jackson, Joseph J. (Shoeless Joe): recognition of baseball accomplishments (see H. Res. 269), H8100 [9SE]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: direct Library of Congress to purchase papers from estate (see H.R. 2963), H8966 [28SE]
———placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]
Korea, Republic of: designate for Visa Waiver Pilot Program (see H.R. 1896), H6583 [27JY]
Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 1671), H4342 [15JN]
Kosovo: support efforts and recommendations of U.S.-Russian meeting in Vienna, Austria relative to peace negotiations (see H. Con. Res. 99), H4130 [10JN]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5839 [19JY]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H12109 [16NO]
———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (see H.R. 2340), H12795 [18NO]
———prevent traffic stops motivated by race or other biases (see H.R. 1676), H4665 [18JN]
———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H2553 [3MY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1474 [18MR]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
Lawyers and attorneys: reimburse individuals for attorneys' fees who are indicted by an independent counsel but found not guilty (see H.R. 943), H891 [2MR]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Library of Congress: assemble a written history of the House of Representatives for publication (see H.R. 2303), H4734 [22JN]
Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 2357), H6965 [3AU]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H2054 [14AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2203 [20AP]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H2052 [14AP]
———remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), H6353 [22JY]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), H1868 [12AP]
———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H6199 [21JY]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H9303 [4OC]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H8100 [9SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H4222 [14JN]
———repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1385), H3503 [24MY]
———require universal product numbers on claims forms for reimbursement for durable medical equipment and other items (see H.R. 418), H6352 [22JY]
Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H8100 [9SE]
———postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H6353 [22JY]
———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]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H1697 [24MR]
Monuments and memorials: authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs (see H.R. 348), H6199 [21JY]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 1246), H1695 [24MR]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9646 [7OC]
Natural resources: establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people (see H.R. 701), H4129 [10JN]
———use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H892 [2MR]
New Ulm, MN: recognize the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park as a national symbol of the contributions of German Americans (see H. Con. Res. 89), H8968 [28SE]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize and modify conditions (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of mathematics, science, and information technology (see H.R. 1265), H1696 [24MR]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering complete nuclear disarmament (see H. Res. 82), H795 [24FE]
———reduce risks and dangers (see H. Res. 369), H11853 [9NO]
———remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H8968 [28SE]
———stockpile management (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1696 [24MR]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H3694 [26MY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H9899 [12OC]
Pakistan: opposition to military coup and support for a civilian, democratically-elected government (see H. Con. Res. 200), H11481 [3NO]
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), H12109 [16NO]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 1739), H2920 [6MY]
Population: develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize U.S. population growth (see H. Con. Res. 17), H2811 [5MY]
Postal Service: delivery of mail to a commercial mail receiving agency (see H.J. Res. 55), H6200 [21JY]
———guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H6019 [20JY]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1450), H2999 [11MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H8872 [27SE]
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), H12227 [17NO]
Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of torture (see H.R. 2367), H5091 [29JN]
Riverside, CA: designate memorial being built at Riverside National Cemetery to honor Medal of Honor recipients as a national memorial (see H.R. 1663), H2635 [4MY]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H4823 [23JN]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Russia: encourage the peaceful resolution of the armed conflict in Chechnya in the North Caucasus region (see H. Con. Res. 206), H11481 [3NO]
Schools: recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2567), H6018 [20JY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H6583 [27JY]
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), H8099 [9SE]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2203 [20AP]
Social Security: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotment to cover uninsured pregnant women (see H.R. 1843), H7886 [5AU]
———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), H3296 [18MY]
———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H6582 [27JY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), H4823 [23JN]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H1867 [12AP]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H4342 [15JN]
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), H6583 [27JY]
———allow certain individuals a credit for elective deferrals and individual retirement account contributions (see H.R. 2553), H6760 [30JY]
———allow penalty-free withdrawals from individual retirement plans for adoption expenses and expand and extend permanently the exclusion allowed for employer adoption assistance programs (see H.R. 2282), H6199 [21JY]
———allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 924), H3296 [18MY]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H6199 [21JY]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H6599 [29JY]
———encourage production and use of electric vehicles (see H.R. 1108), H3503 [24MY]
———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H6599 [29JY]
———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), H6199 [21JY]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H7996 [8SE]
———impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax (see H.R. 1099), H1258 [11MR]
———increase annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 802), H8872 [27SE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2133 [15AP]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1867 [12AP]
———permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates (see H.R. 835), H6352 [22JY]
———prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), H11371 [2NO]
———provide a credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities (see H.R. 2713), H7880 [5AU]
———provide incentives for the ownership and control of corporations by employees (see H.R. 1462), H2132 [15AP]
———reduce the per dose tax on vaccines (see H.R. 1337), H6599 [29JY]
———treat certain dealer derivative financial instruments, hedging transactions, and supplies as ordinary assets (see H.R. 1713), H4130 [10JN]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H6353 [22JY]
———treatment of contributions to standard and education individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1357), H4342 [15JN]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H2928 [10MY]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H3862 [8JN]
———treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security benefits (see H.R. 372), H2810 [5MY]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 1631), H4223 [14JN]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), H6759 [30JY]
Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H12796 [18NO]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H2999 [11MY]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H888 [2MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H3694 [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]
Veterans: allow certain World War II Filipino veterans to receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the Philippines (see H.R. 26), H4616 [17JN]
———authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H3170 [13MY]
———authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), H2811 [5MY]
———expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with respect to radiation-exposed veterans (see H.R. 1286), H1799 [25MR]
———extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 708), H1803 [25MR]
———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Purple Heart recipients (see H. Con. Res. 77), H1697 [24MR]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H7026 [4AU] (see H.R. 1764), H3085 [12MY]
Voting: require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see H.R. 2864), H10174 [18OC]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H2299 [22AP]
Weapons: increase monitoring of the use of offsets in international defense trade (see H.R. 2652), H8557 [22SE]
———limit production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 679), H1014 [4MR]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H1973 [13AP]
———promote research and disseminate information on the health effects of silicone breast implants (see H.R. 1323), H7886 [5AU]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H1867 [12AP] (see H.R. 1248), H1695 [24MR]
World Bank: prevent U.S. funds from being used for environmentally destructive projects or projects involving involuntary resettlement (see H.R. 2969), H9021 [29SE]
World Tibet Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 156), H5750 [16JY]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H1698 [24MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts (see H.R. 3049), H9645 [7OC]
Forests: 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]
Factsheets
Dept. of State Federal Civilian Employment by Race and National Origin: OPM, H8768 [27SE]
Remarks
Army: School of the Americas funding, H6708
Asia Foundation: funding, H5815
Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West: funding, H5815
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, H10037 [14OC]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: funding, H5815
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 200), H3880 [9JN]
———funding, H6428 [27JY]
Dept. of State: funding for construction and security improvements of U.S. diplomatic facilities, H5769 [19JY]
———International Rape Counseling Program funding, H5797
———permit annual budgetary scoring of leased properties to expedite construction of U.S. diplomatic facilities, H5819 [19JY]
———prohibit interference with certain foreign intellectual property laws or policies designed to make pharmaceuticals more affordable, H6028 [21JY]
———require independent report on role of diplomacy in ending the conflict in Kosovo, H5820 [19JY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H5769, H5775, H5797
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10513
Foreign aid: prohibit certain foreign assistance to countries that consistently oppose the U.S. position in the U.N. General Assembly, H6048 [21JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6708
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5735 [16JY]
———encourage development of small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and trade with U.S. small businesses, H5735 [16JY]
Foreign Service: anniversary (H. Res. 168), H8767 [27SE]
Georgia: preferential treatment relative to Federal funding for certain housing assistance programs, H2276 [22AP]
———tribute to Sister to Sister Fly-In event, H2206 [21AP]
Health: develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (H.R. 2316), H9905 [13OC]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively (H.R. 1073), H2276 [22AP]
IMF: impact of policies on social and economic situations in poor countries, H10188 [19OC]
Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor relative to vote on self-determination, H8158 [14SE]
———support elections in East Timor to determine independence, H6042 [21JY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes (H. Con. Res. 42), H1198 [11MR]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2381 [28AP]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H3880 [9JN]
Mexico: treatment of Mexican sewage flowing into U.S. waters, H6061 [21JY]
Moseley-Braun, Carol: nomination to be Ambassador to New Zealand, H10620 [21OC]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (H. Res. 165), H3003 [12MY]
National security: national missile defense system (H.R. 4), H1425 [18MR]
Peru: increase U.S. support to democracy and human rights activists, review threats to freedom of the press and judicial independence, and secure release of Lori H. Berenson, H6056 [21JY]
Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H11402 [3NO]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2381 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2381 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), consideration (H. Res. 151), H2381 [28AP]
Shepard, Matthew: anniversary of murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue of hate crimes, E2108
Sierra Leone: U.S. policy, H10866 [27OC]
U.N.: prohibit U.S. contributions, H5817 [19JY]
———U.S. contribution to U.N. Population Fund relative to family planning activities in the People's Republic of China, H5803 [19JY]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10513
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H8463 [21SE], H8964 [28SE], H9301 [4OC]
Special order: granted, H6197 [21JY], H6422 [26JY]
Tributes
Stalnaker, Russell, H3003 [12MY]