MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3504 [24MY], H3788 [8JN]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H4740 [22JN], H4827 [23JN], H4869 [24JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3990 [9JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H6966 [3AU]
Appointments
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House), H284 [2FE]
Conferee: H.R. 2490, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations, H6082 [21JY]
———H.R. 2684, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H9284 [4OC]
Articles and editorials
Journalists Launch Voice for U.S. Haitians, Curtis Morgan, Miami (FL) Herald, E2114
Protecting Children From Lead Poisoning and Building Healthy Communities, American Journal of Public Health, E2179
Representative Meek Makes 20-Year Mark—Miami Congresswoman Displays Deft Political Touch, H9381 [5OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing imported meat (see H.R. 1144), H7886 [5AU]
———require labeling of country of origin of imported perishable agricultural commodities (see H.R. 1145), H1973 [13AP]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H2998 [11MY]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H1596 [23MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H5572 [14JY]
Armed Forces: extend and make improvements to procurement contract goals relative to small disadvantaged businesses and certain institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2334), H4822 [23JN]
———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H2133 [15AP]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H1163 [10MR]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), H11645 [5NO]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Association of American State Geologists: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2354), H6965 [3AU]
Aviation: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 1052), H3087 [12MY]
Baumel, Zachary: locate and secure return along with other Israeli soldiers missing in action (see H.R. 1175), H1471 [18MR]
Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H5687 [15JY]
Biscayne National Park: boundary adjustment (see H.R. 3033), H9515 [6OC]
Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries (see H.R. 1143), H1405 [17MR]
Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Post Office, Madison, FL: designate (see H.R. 1666), H2635 [4MY]
Census: increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 193), H11196 [1NO]
———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H418 [3FE]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H4823 [23JN]
Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 22), H419 [3FE]
Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H10724 [21OC]
———infant crib safety (see H.R. 2486), H10611 [20OC]
———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
———require lead poisoning screening for enrollees in certain Federal programs (see H.R. 1996), H5336 [1JY]
———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H5838 [19JY]
Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 2493), H10033 [13OC]
———waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H4735 [22JN]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H1867 [12AP] (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]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H8556 [22SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H7885 [5AU]
Colleges and universities: require distribution of information relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), H8099 [9SE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition: establish (see H.R. 2235), H9077 [30SE]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H225 [6JA]
Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H12793 [18NO]
———provide grant funding for additional empowerment zones, enterprise communities, and strategic planning communities (see H.R. 2170), H4128 [10JN]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 850), H814 [25FE]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H4342 [15JN]
Council of Conservative Citizens: condemn racist and bigoted views (see H. Res. 35), H1164 [10MR]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H1866 [12AP]
———appointment of additional Federal district judges in Florida (see H.R. 1394), H1971 [13AP]
Credit: protect consumers from payday lenders demanding exorbitant interest rates and participating in other unfair practices (see H.R. 1684), H3393 [19MY]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H3087 [12MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H1257 [11MR]
———penalties for intentionally damaging mass transit vehicles or causing death or serious injury to transit employees or passengers (see H.R. 1080), H1257 [11MR]
Cuba: human rights violations (see H. Res. 99), H1408 [17MR]
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), H2374 [27AP]
Dept. of Defense: improve authorities relative to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of veterans (see H.R. 2283), H4913 [24JN]
Dept. of HHS: employment opportunities for women scientists (see H.R. 269), H6843 [2AU]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H2130 [15AP]
———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 425), H2133 [15AP]
———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), H1333 [16MR]
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]
———establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Miami, FL, metropolitan area (see H.R. 1628), H3503 [24MY]
———establish additional national cemeteries for veterans (see H.R. 1476), H2201 [20AP]
———furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of certain individuals (see H.R. 1387), H1971 [13AP]
———make pay adjustments for nurses and certain other health-care professionals in the same manner as Federal employees and allow locality pay adjustments for those employees (see H.R. 1216), H1595 [23MR]
Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1509), H2272 [21AP]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H7882 [5AU]
Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 2405), H5178 [30JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1013 [4MR]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H1804 [25MR]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H4912 [24JN]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 939), H891 [2MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H2552 [3MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H417 [3FE]
Education: provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H2999 [11MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H7885 [5AU]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H4025 [9JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
EPA: authorize grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other agencies to improve water quality throughout the Florida Keys (see H.R. 673), H1972 [13AP]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3461 [20MY]
———increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H2133 [15AP]
FCC: revise television station ownership rules relative to local marketing agreements (see H.R. 942), H891 [2MR]
Federal aid programs: participation requirements for summer youth employment programs relative to attendance rates (see H.R. 777), H2054 [14AP]
———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H2471 [28AP]
Federal employees: allow for the contribution of rollover distributions to accounts and eliminate waiting-period requirements for participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 208), H272 [19JA]
———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1111), H2304 [26AP]
———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H11953 [10NO]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), H890 [2MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: safeguard public health and provide food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented (see H.R. 1346), H2133 [15AP]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1597 [23MR]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), H3296 [18MY]
Financial institutions: ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H11954 [10NO]
Firearms: encourage State and local governments to bring lawsuits against weapons manufacturers (see H.R. 1086), H1257 [11MR]
———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1512), H2272 [21AP]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H539 [9FE]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 902), H3215 [17MY]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H10120 [14OC]
Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 33), H378 [2FE]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3323), H11954 [10NO]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy persons (see H.R. 1324), H8290 [14SE]
Food Security Act: authorize enrollment of land in the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 2066), H5572 [14JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H1259 [11MR] (see H.R. 772), H1336 [16MR]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H3171 [13MY]
Foreign trade: amend trade laws to address import crises (see H.R. 1505), H3861 [8JN]
———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]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H5571 [14JY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H1972 [13AP]
———make forestry insurance plans available to owners of private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters (see H.R. 1530), H2547 [29AP]
Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3031), H9515 [6OC]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
———jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide during World War II (see H.R. 271), H241 [7JA]
Government: procurement access for minority-owned businesses (see H. Res. 184), H3460 [20MY]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Con. Res. 140), H5094 [29JN] (see H. Res. 97), H1013 [4MR]
Harbors: repeal harbor maintenance tax and authorize appropriations for activities formerly funded with Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund revenues (see H.R. 1260), H5093 [29JN]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H3861 [8JN]
Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]
———develop monitoring systems to promote safe motherhood (see H.R. 2316), H8290 [14SE]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H11703 [8NO]
———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2555), H5838 [19JY]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H419 [3FE]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H1804 [25MR]
———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and inform women concerning reproductive and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), H2373 [27AP]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H8556 [22SE]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H3171 [13MY]
———expand homeownership (see H.R. 1776), H5094 [29JN]
Human rights: prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), H2055 [14AP]
Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), H7881 [5AU]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1581), H5572 [14JY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H1867 [12AP]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act: repeal judicial jurisdiction limitations (see H.R. 2125), H4126 [10JN] (see H.R. 3149), H10861 [26OC]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2201 [20AP]
———make Religious Worker Visa Program permanent (see H.R. 1871), H5688 [15JY]
———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H10119 [14OC]
———treatment of aliens born in the Philippines or Japan who were fathered by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1128), H1334 [16MR]
``In Memory'' Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6600 [29JY]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Indianapolis (U.S.S.): award a Presidential Unit Citation to final crew (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H6600 [29JY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H9022 [29SE]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H2636 [4MY]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H273 [19JA]
———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H7886 [5AU]
———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), H6583 [27JY]
———impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 1883), H7026 [4AU]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3295 [18MY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (see H.R. 2442), H8100 [9SE]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1821), H3211 [14MY]
Jerry O'Brien Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 2330), H4822 [23JN]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4223 [14JN] (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5091 [29JN]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5572 [14JY]
Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H4024 [9JN]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H1258 [11MR]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
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]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
McVay, Charles B., III: court-martial conviction relative to sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (see H.J. Res. 48), H2469 [28AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1973 [13AP]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H11196 [1NO]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]
———prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), H417 [3FE]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H8556 [22SE]
———require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), H8469 [21SE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H3461 [20MY]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H5335 [1JY]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H4735 [22JN]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H11854 [9NO]
———payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see H.R. 1579), H9303 [4OC]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H7996 [8SE]
———repeal restriction on payment for hospital discharges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), H8375 [15SE]
Medicare/Medicaid: expand and clarify requirements regarding advance directives to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are observed (see H.R. 1149), H2055 [14AP]
Mental health: recognize the significance to society of issues relating to mental illness and express full support for the White House Conference on Mental Health (see H. Res. 133), H1802 [25MR]
Miami, FL: selection as permanent location for the Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (see H. Con. Res. 217), H11196 [1NO]
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (see H. Con. Res. 24), H718 [23FE]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H267 [19JA]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H718 [23FE]
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 Weather Service: provide overtime pay for forecasters performing essential services during severe weather events and limit Sunday premium pay to hours of service actually performed (see H.R. 826), H794 [24FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan or Cuban nationals and provide status adjustment to other nationals (see H.R. 36), H225 [6JA]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H7881 [5AU]
NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H8375 [15SE]
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 Waste Policy Act: amend (see H.R. 45), H272 [19JA]
Older Americans Act: amend to help prevent osteoporosis (see H.R. 2294), H8556 [22SE]
———reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H5336 [1JY]
OPIC: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H8290 [14SE]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Patents: enhance protection for inventors, innovators, and patent terms, and reduce patent litigation (see H.R. 1907), H6019 [20JY]
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), H12795 [18NO]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H3296 [18MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H6424 [26JY]
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), H10770 [25OC]
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]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3393 [19MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 938), H890 [2MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (see H.R. 396), H270 [19JA]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), H270 [19JA]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing for Federal contracts (see H.R. 234), H379 [2FE]
———women's business center programs funding (see H.R. 392), H270 [19JA]
Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly (see H.R. 1624), H2544 [29AP]
———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H3606 [25MY]
Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1866 [12AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H1259 [11MR]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H890 [2MR]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H1595 [23MR]
———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), H2203 [20AP]
———permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2976), H9021 [29SE]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H1697 [24MR]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of Better America Bonds (see H.R. 2446), H5572 [14JY]
———allow a deduction for post-secondary tuition and related expenses (see H.R. 1188), H2373 [27AP]
———allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H4472 [16JN]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H1407 [17MR]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H10032 [13OC]
———employer credits for expenses of providing child care services to employees (see H.R. 389), H825 [1MR]
———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), H6599 [29JY]
———extend the work opportunity credit and the welfare-to-work credit (see H.R. 2015), H5179 [30JN]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H643 [11FE]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H3171 [13MY]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H272 [19JA]
———prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduction for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), H11371 [2NO]
———prohibit denial of unemployment compensation solely on the basis of leaving employment due to a reasonable fear of domestic violence (see H.R. 2370), H5091 [29JN]
———promote job creation and expand small businesses in economically-distressed communities (see H.R. 3247), H11702 [8NO]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1333), H5335 [1JY]
———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), H3460 [20MY]
———provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 264), H241 [7JA]
———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see H.R. 2289), H5572 [14JY]
———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 1325), H4823 [23JN]
———treatment of child tax credit and other nonrefundable credits relative to alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1097), H2055 [14AP]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 716), H1803 [25MR]
———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H267 [19JA]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 226), H379 [2FE]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to charitable contributions (see H.R. 1311), H6353 [22JY]
———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129), H1804 [25MR]
———treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H1867 [12AP]
———treatment of tax-exempt bond financing of certain electrical output facilities (see H.R. 721), H8468 [21SE]
———treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small businesses (see H.R. 179), H272 [19JA]
Trade and Development Agency: reauthorize (see H.R. 1993), H3710 [27MY]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100, 159), H6843 [2AU]
———end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of the enclaved people of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6760 [30JY]
U.N.: oppose convening of conference to enforce the Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War relative to Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory (see H. Con. Res. 117), H4993 [25JN]
———promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H12796 [18NO]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2133 [15AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: 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]
———increase burial benefits paid for plot allowances and pay States for plot allowances for veterans eligible for burial in a national cemetery who are buried in cemeteries of such States (see H.R. 2586), H6600 [29JY]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H3171 [13MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4665 [18JN]
———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), H1407 [17MR]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H11952 [10NO]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (see H.R. 1106), H1258 [11MR]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———Government procurement access for women-owned businesses (see H. Res. 15), H273 [19JA]
———heart disease (see H. Res. 220), H4822 [23JN]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H3212 [14MY]
———recognize the severity of the issue of cervical health (see H. Con. Res. 64), H1473 [18MR]
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: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see H.R. 2581), H6199 [21JY]
Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census (see H.R. 683), H585 [10FE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H657 [12FE]
Honduras: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 1007), H1012 [4MR]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2553 [3MY]
National Park Service: conduct study on inclusion of Miami Circle in Biscayne National Park (see H.R. 2557), H5839 [19JY]
Press releases
INS Names New Chief Patrol Agent for Miami Sector: INS, E1916
Remarks
Aaron, Henry: anniversary of breaking the Major League Baseball career home run record (H. Res. 279), H10201 [19OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 1906), H3621 [26MY], H3788, H3789 [8JN]
Agriculture Research Service: funding to study the effects of pollen on butterflies, H3621 [26MY]
Allstate Insurance Co.: tribute to From Whence We Came Award recipients, H785 [24FE]
Anzac Day: observance by Australia and New Zealand, E600
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3259 [18MY]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3990 [9JN]
Asia Foundation: funding, H5815 [19JY]
Black History Month: observance, H785 [24FE]
Book, Ronald L.: American Association of Bikur Cholim Hospital International Brotherhood Award recipient, E2467
Business and industry: economic contributions of the cruise industry, E974
Census: allow precensus local review, H2013 [14AP]
———increase public participation in the 2000 decennial census (H. Con. Res. 193), H11253 [2NO]
———require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H1578 [23MR], H2013 [14AP]
———use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial census, H1001
Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West: funding, H5815 [19JY]
Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4413 [16JN]
Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 820), H1374
———search and rescue efforts, H1374
Community development: encourage community renewal through community- and faith-based organizations (H. Res. 207), H4692 [22JN]
Courts: improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H4868, H4869 [24JN]
———permit Federal civil forfeitures relative to illegal alien smuggling, H4869 [24JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4413, H4446, H4447 [16JN]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate (H.R. 432), H290 [2FE]
———funding, H5815 [19JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: require equivalent health and safety standards for imported meat and poultry products, H3788, H3789 [8JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3892, H3989, H3990 [9JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H5815 [19JY], H6056, H6062
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H5528 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5528 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: prohibit implementation of Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation system, H8038 [9SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7008 [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8038 [9SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), conference report, H10052 [14OC]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (H.R. 762), H11074 [28OC], E1513
———HIV/AIDS research and prevention programs funding relative to minority populations, H9290 [4OC]
District of Columbia: funding to assist any petition or lawsuit seeking full voting representation in Congress, H6632 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2587), H6632 [29JY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10502 [20OC]
———spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 336), H10411 [20OC]
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers and prevent redlining in the insurance industry, H5194 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 235), H5194 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 355), H11523 [4NO]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4583, H4593, H4604 [17JN]
———shorten turn around time for background checks at gun shows, allow face to face deals between gun dealers, and increase penalties for the criminal use of guns with large capacity ammunition feeding devices, H4593 [17JN]
Florida: tribute to the Rosewood Survivors Family reunion, E1598
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5723 [16JY]
Haiti: elections, H6078
———encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (H. Con. Res. 140), H8776
———presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H3892, H3989 [9JN]
Haitian Times (publication): tribute, E2114
Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (H.R. 1966), E1108
Holocaust: remembrance, E993
Housing: need for low-income, affordable rental housing, H3259 [18MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (H. Res. 156), H2603 [4MY]
Louise Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (H.R. 2357), H9838
LSC: funding, H7008 [4AU]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (H.R. 576), H9830
McRae, George E.: Miami (FL) Herald Charles Whited Spirit of Excellence Award recipient, E2190
Memorial Day: observance, E1113
Miami, FL: tribute to Gratigny Elementary School sixth grade class, E1190
Middle East: oppose unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State (H. Con. Res. 24), H1297
Mother's Day: observance, H2619 [4MY]
National Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: observance, E2179
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month: observance, H3071 [12MY]
National Women's History Month: observance, H1915 [13AP]
NIH: lupus research funding, H1915 [13AP]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2182 [20AP]
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, H6062
Reeves, Garth: Florida Black Business Investment Board Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E718
Schools: enhance safety relative to zero tolerance policy for illegal drugs, H4446, H4447 [16JN]
Social Security: effects of reform proposals on women, H2619 [4MY]
Taxation: reduce individual income tax rates, provide marriage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish incentives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), H6190 [21JY]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities, E1628
———tribute to contributions to small business, H1915 [13AP]
Women's Educational Equity Act: reauthorize, H10502 [20OC]
Women's World Cup: tribute to U.S. women's soccer team, H5352 [12JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2200 [20AP], H3084 [12MY], H5361 [12JY], H6197 [21JY], H9074 [30SE], H10168 [18OC], H11192 [1NO]
Tributes
Agrawal, Piyush, E2004
Barrett, Ivan, E602
Bigony, Jonathan P., II, E943
Carter, Joseph E., E1577
Clark, Roslyn McGruder, E1740
Crotty, E. William, E2117
Dale, Paulette, E1039
DiNino, Aileen, E921
Horton, G. David, E1617
Kercheval, Phra E., E1801
Lang, Bobby, E1514
Littman, Irving, E1089
Lombardi, John V., H11182 [1NO]
Mathieu, Phinelie and Teucheler, and family, E1431
McTighe, Daniel J., E827
Meyer, John, E360
Milton, Israel H., E1860
O'Leary, Matthew P., E696
O'Shaughnessy, Seamus, E829
Quirino, Gabriella, E180
Scarlett-Golden, Yvonne, E820
Trice, Jessie Collins, E2082
Underdown, Lynne, E1916
Wilson, Frederica, E194