MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H2546 [29AP]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H3215 [17MY]
———provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon enlistment (see H.R. 355), H1697 [24MR]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H5572 [14JY]
Bureau of the Census: facilitate recruitment of temporary employees to assist in the conduct of the decennial census (see H.R. 683), H957 [3MR]
Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 1600), H2468 [28AP]
Capitol Police: appreciation for efforts during impeachment proceedings (see H. Res. 106), H1698 [24MR]
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), H5333 [1JY]
———use of sampling to determine populations in States for purposes of congressional redistricting (see H.R. 548), H481 [8FE]
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), H10173 [18OC]
Children and youth: mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H12791 [18NO]
China, Republic of: assist in enhancement of security (see H.R. 1838), H10340 [19OC]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H2470 [28AP]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H9899 [12OC]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1972 [13AP]
Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H12793 [18NO]
———license America's Private Investment Companies and provide enhanced credit to stimulate private investment in low-income communities (see H.R. 2764), H7882 [5AU]
Computers: coordinate testing and disclose readiness of certain Federal and non-Federal computer systems relative to the year 2000 problem (see H.R. 1447), H2131 [15AP]
Copyrights: prevent the misappropriation of collections of information (see H.R. 354), H5687 [15JY]
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]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H2636 [4MY]
Credit cards: consumer protections (see H.R. 900), H3087 [12MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 1082), H8099 [9SE]
———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), H645 [11FE] (see H.R. 1644), H2545 [29AP]
———grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 262), H3171 [13MY]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H825 [1MR]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding (see H.R. 2739), H7881 [5AU]
———make grants in the form of forgiveable capital advances to help preserve community hospitals experiencing financial difficulties (see H.R. 2236), H4470 [16JN]
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), H1407 [17MR]
———make certain single family properties available at a discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see H.R. 2657), H6758 [30JY]
DiMaggio, Joe: tribute (see H. Res. 105), H1163 [10MR]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H657 [12FE]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Donald J. Mitchell Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Rome, NY: designate (see H.R. 1982), H3709 [27MY]
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), H1597 [23MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H2997 [11MY]
Education: provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 1820), H5572 [14JY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H717 [23FE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 1960), H6583 [27JY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 1584), H3393 [19MY]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H4665 [18JN]
———improve the availability of child care and development services outside normal school hours (see H.R. 489), H3860 [8JN]
FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 125), H8099 [9SE]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H8556 [22SE]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H2546 [29AP]
Fisher, Zachary: confer status as an honorary veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces (see H.J. Res. 46), H10120 [14OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 434), H374 [2FE]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H4735 [22JN]
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]
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]
Gambling: restore the effectiveness of State laws over gambling cruises-to-nowhere (see H.R. 316), H2921 [6MY]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1868 [12AP]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), H1012 [4MR]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 2723), H8967 [28SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H272 [19JA]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3604 [25MY]
Housing: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see H.R. 595), H459 [4FE]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC]
Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), H10340 [19OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries (see H.R. 984), H2373 [27AP]
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]
IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. Con. Res. 132), H5368 [12JY]
Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H2922 [6MY]
———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), H6424 [26JY]
———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]
India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir and Jammu (see H. Res. 227), H5092 [29JN]
Information services: deregulate Internet and high speed data services (see H.R. 2420), H5688 [15JY]
INS: replace with the National Immigration Bureau, separate functions and restructure fees relative to immigration enforcement and adjudication services, and restore status adjustment eligibility (see H.R. 2680), H8629 [23SE]
Insurance: disclose limitations placed on medical care services to plan participants that would otherwise be protected under State law (see H.R. 2113), H6199 [21JY]
———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H12109 [16NO]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H242 [7JA]
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), H1011 [4MR]
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]
———tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (see H. Res. 156), H2637 [4MY]
James W. McCabe, Sr., Post Office Building, Johnson City, NY: designate (see H.R. 2302), H7886 [5AU]
Jordan: tribute to efforts by King Abdullah Bin Hussein on the Middle East peace process and to condemn efforts within Jordan to further hostility towards Israel (see H. Res. 340), H11481 [3NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: placement of a plaque commemorating the ``I Have a Dream'' speech at the Lincoln Memorial (see H.R. 2879), H8375 [15SE]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4616 [17JN] (see H. Con. Res. 145), H5179 [30JN]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H10769 [25OC]
———improve prevention and prosecution of police misconduct (see H.R. 2656), H6758 [30JY]
———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H2131 [15AP]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H5335 [1JY]
———condemn acts of police brutality and use of excessive force (see H. Res. 124), H1473 [18MR]
———reinforce training, reestablish community relations, and create commission to study and report on policies and practices that govern training, recruitment, and oversight of police officers (see H.R. 1659), H3296 [18MY]
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]
Long Island Sound: management plan implementation funding (see H.R. 3313), H11953 [10NO]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the flag should especially be displayed (see H.R. 576), H717 [23FE] (see H.R. 576), H2373 [27AP]
Matthew F. McHugh Post Office, Ithaca, NY: designate (see H.R. 3030), H11703 [8NO]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1256 [11MR]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H8100 [9SE]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H2922 [6MY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1109), H2300 [22AP] (see H.R. 1495), H3860 [8JN]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10032 [13OC]
———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 1999), H7997 [8SE]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H8100 [9SE]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H584 [10FE]
———treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice organizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), H4912 [24JN]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H379 [2FE]
Morality and ethics: establish a commission to study the culture and glorification of violence in the U.S. (see H.R. 1670), H2922 [6MY]
NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 33), H644 [11FE]
National Center for Research on Domestic Health Disparities: establish (see H.R. 2391), H5177 [30JN]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 293), H8290 [14SE]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 165), H2997 [11MY]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H4665 [18JN]
NATO: recommend the integration of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania (see H. Con. Res. 21), H4472 [16JN]
New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), H2373 [27AP]
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), H891 [2MR]
———provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8100 [9SE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism research activities (see H.R. 997), H10173 [18OC]
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: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H11645 [5NO]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H2054 [14AP]
OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H11854 [9NO]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 573), H459 [4FE]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer education programs (see H.R. 380), H539 [9FE]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12226 [17NO]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and drivers' licenses (see H.R. 2337), H4910 [24JN]
Racial relations: recognize the historical significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and reaffirm the fundamental belief that we are all ``one Nation under God, indivisible'' (see H. Res. 176), H3295 [18MY]
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]
Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 384), H796 [24FE]
Sacramento, CA: condemn arson at three area synagogues and affirm opposition to all forms of hate crimes (see H. Res. 226), H5092 [29JN]
SBA: women's business center programs funding and conditions of participation (see H.R. 1497), H2374 [27AP]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees (see H.R. 1256), H3296 [18MY] (see H.R. 2441), H5333 [1JY]
Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations (see H. Res. 62), H644 [11FE]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs using funds from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 413), H2203 [20AP]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 923), H890 [2MR]
Social Security: expand health care coverage for working, disabled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work opportunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1180), H6599 [29JY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Sports: reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing (see H.R. 1832), H3215 [17MY]
———reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in professional boxing, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 1832), H11481 [3NO]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H1259 [11MR]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H4342 [15JN]
Taxation: accelerate phase in of exclusion limit from estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 682), H2373 [27AP]
———dependent care tax credit (see H.R. 963), H956 [3MR]
———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H3861 [8JN]
———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), H2373 [27AP]
———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), H3695 [26MY]
———extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1411), H2471 [28AP]
———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 980), H3212 [14MY]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H2546 [29AP]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H717 [23FE]
———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 8), H10611 [20OC]
———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), H4993 [25JN]
———provide credit for medical research relative to developing vaccines against widespread diseases (see H.R. 1274), H9303 [4OC]
———treatment of certain commercial power takeoff vehicles (see H.R. 1317), H2374 [27AP]
———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H9646 [7OC]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 1631), H3171 [13MY]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2163), H4127 [10JN]
Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H12796 [18NO]
Transportation: prohibit the awarding of transportation project grants relative to purchases of diesel-fueled buses for use in certain nonattainment areas (see H.R. 3326), H11954 [10NO]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 120), H7887 [5AU]
Urban areas: develop and implement integrated cockroach management programs to reduce health risks to residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and asthma-related illnesses (see H.R. 875), H2636 [4MY]
———development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 2305), H5336 [1JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to awarding of Purple Heart (see H.R. 430), H374 [2FE]
———ensure eligibility for discretionary relief from detention or deportation (see H.R. 2287), H4913 [24JN]
———issue a series of postage stamps in commemoration of veterans service organizations (see H. Con. Res. 60), H2811 [5MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H11854 [9NO]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H2374 [27AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3323), H11954 [10NO]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as clerks to the Justices (see H. Res. 111), H1259 [11MR]
Remarks
Africa: urge an end to the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and call on human rights organizations to investigate abuses in connection with the conflict (H. Con. Res. 46), H10810 [26OC]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), conference report, H3262 [18MY]
Bankruptcy: allow victims of domestic violence to stay eviction proceedings through bankruptcy filings, H2768
———amend laws (H.R. 833), H2768
Boston Red Sox (baseball team): tribute, H10189 [19OC]
Community Reinvestment Act: protect and expand, H6735 [30JY]
———review of certain financial products sold by bank affiliates, H3868 [9JN]
Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible to receive or retain universal service assistance, H4539 [17JN]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H9965 [13OC]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4396 [16JN], H4539 [17JN], E1329
Customs Service: report on strip searches at airports relative to racial profiles, H5663 [15JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3989 [9JN]
Dept. of Justice: evaluate and collect data relative to police brutality, H6999 [4AU]
———restrict grants to local law enforcement agencies relative to reporting of data on use of excessive force, H7357 [5AU]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2490), H5663 [15JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H6999 [4AU], H7357, H7360, H7364 [5AU]
FCC: prohibit requirement to use accounting method not conforming to generally accepted accounting principles, H7364 [5AU]
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers, H6735 [30JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), motion to instruct conferees, H6735 [30JY]
Firearms: exempt current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, H4628
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4583 [17JN], H4628
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4839 [24JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5716 [16JY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (H. Res. 250), H5696 [16JY]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, H3989 [9JN]
Immigration: ensure no alien is removed, denied benefits, or otherwise deprived of liberty, based on evidence that is kept secret from the alien, H7360 [5AU]
India: civil liberties violations of Sikhs, E783
———Sikh observance of Baisakhi Day, E783
New York Mets (baseball team): tribute, H10189 [19OC]
New York Yankees (baseball team): tribute, H10189 [19OC]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2156 [20AP]
Serbia: declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2428 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2416 [28AP]
Sierra Leone: condemn military coup d'etat and human rights violations (H. Res. 62), H4240 [15JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10867 [27OC]
Sudan: condemn Government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (H. Con. Res. 75), H4243 [15JN], E1313
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), H6242 [22JY]
Votes: position on missed, H11380 [3NO]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H9074 [30SE]