WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8470 [21SE], H8588 [23SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6053, H6061 [21JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), H3089 [12MY], H3137 [13MY]
Appointments
Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]
George E. Brown, Jr., funeral attendees, H6558 [27JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H1802 [25MR]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H7883 [5AU]
Agriculture: allow referendum on creation of avocado promotion, research, and information program (see H.R. 2962), H10340 [19OC]
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 11), H825 [1MR]
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), H1596 [23MR]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
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]
Armstrong, Neil A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 732), H1972 [13AP]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 643), H3392 [19MY]
Census: 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), H5094 [29JN]
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]
———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H1260 [11MR]
———provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards (see H.R. 329), H5367 [12JY]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H796 [24FE]
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]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H9899 [12OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 90), H644 [11FE]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (see H.R. 2425), H5332 [1JY]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H1267 [15MR]
Community development: 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: 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), H7026 [4AU]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1163 [10MR]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H1973 [13AP]
———applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal government (see H.R. 1048), H1161 [10MR]
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]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H645 [11FE]
Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (see H.R. 1715), H2919 [6MY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit mineral leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1036), H1069 [9MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering (see H.R. 2896), H8467 [21SE]
———prohibit the sale of guns that have not been approved (see H.R. 1580), H2372 [27AP]
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]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 961), H4735 [22JN]
———provide for screenings, referrals, and education relative to osteoporosis (see H.R. 2471), H5366 [12JY]
Domestic policy: establish a living wage, develop job opportunities, convert military programs to social programs, produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and redistribute wealth and power (see H.R. 1050), H2203 [20AP]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 912), H1867 [12AP]
Ecology and environment: 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), H956 [3MR]
———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]
———promote environmental justice by establishing links between pollution and community health problems and assist such communities (see H.R. 1510), H2272 [21AP]
Education: establish a child care provider scholarship program (see H.R. 846), H795 [24FE]
———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1648), H3606 [25MY]
———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 959), H1867 [12AP]
———provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H3461 [20MY]
———reductions in school class size (see H.R. 1623), H3695 [26MY]
———strengthen accountability for student achievement, raise teaching standards, reward successful teachers and schools, and provide better information to parents (see H.R. 1734), H3503 [24MY]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international transactions (see H.R. 382), H6759 [30JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend (see H.R. 2719), H7881 [5AU]
Employment: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H892 [2MR]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability, affordability, and quality of child care and enhance early childhood development (see H.R. 1139), H1474 [18MR]
Family and Medical Leave Act: eliminate an hours of service requirement for benefits (see H.R. 3297), H11953 [10NO]
Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H2373 [27AP]
———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-State relations: clarify primacy of State and local regulation of fees and surcharges imposed by operators of automatic teller machines (see H.R. 3494), H12793 [18NO]
50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act: include District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 1029), H1019 [8MR]
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), H12109 [16NO]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 515), H2998 [11MY]
———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in handguns (see H.R. 315), H717 [23FE]
Fish and fishing: efforts to rehabilitate salmon stocks in the Pacific Northwest (see H.R. 2798), H11372 [2NO]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H12107 [16NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for international military education, training assistance, or arms transfers (see H.R. 1063), H2203 [20AP]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H1258 [11MR]
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]
FRS: broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used as collateral for Federal reserve notes (see H.R. 1094), H1258 [11MR]
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]
Haiti: encourage political leaders to seek agreement on transparent, free, and widely participatory elections (see H. Res. 97), H1013 [4MR]
Health: minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———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]
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana, CA: designate (see H.R. 2539), H5839 [19JY]
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1932), H3860 [8JN]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H2133 [15AP]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3154), H11067 [27OC]
———condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 209), H12109 [16NO]
———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H2999 [11MY]
———prevent trafficking of women and children for forced prostitution and labor (see H.R. 1238), H2055 [14AP]
IMF: oppose use of proceeds from the sale of gold reserves for structural adjustment programs in developing countries (see H. Con. Res. 132), H4913 [24JN]
Immigration: 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), H9646 [7OC]
Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H2467 [28AP]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H242 [7JA]
———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), H3695 [26MY]
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), H1164 [10MR]
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]
Joseph Ileto Post Office, Chino Hills, CA: designate (see H.R. 3189), E2532 [22NO]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4472 [16JN]
Kuwait: commend decision to grant women the right to vote and run for elected office (see H. Con. Res. 147), H5572 [14JY]
Law enforcement: 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: 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]
Marshall, Thurgood: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 319), H9241 [1OC]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H2203 [20AP]
———coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1514), H5573 [14JY]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H2467 [28AP]
———provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and certain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), H8556 [22SE]
Medicare: increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), H7886 [5AU]
———increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), H2636 [4MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H889 [2MR]
———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H2054 [14AP]
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 642), H3392 [19MY]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H12793 [18NO]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 325), H1267 [15MR]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses without seatbelts (see H.R. 165), H3605 [25MY]
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]
Native Americans: use a portion of the budget surplus for payment and management of all federally held tribal trust fund accounts and individual Indian money accounts (see H. Con. Res. 237), H12793 [18NO]
Natural resources: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund acquisition, improvement, and maintenance of public resources (see H.R. 798), H2138 [19AP]
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]
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]
Nutrition: establish a national folic acid education program to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 2538), H5687 [15JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 773), H714 [23FE]
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), H9410 [5OC]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices (see H.R. 670), H12226 [17NO]
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]
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), H5688 [15JY]
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), H1867 [12AP]
Sacramento, CA: condemn acts of arson against synagogues (see H. Res. 219), H5094 [29JN]
Schools: enhance safety (see H.R. 1895), H3695 [26MY]
———recruit, hire, and train additional school-based mental health personnel (see H.R. 2567), H6018 [20JY]
Serbia: release of captured U.S. servicemen and adherence to Geneva Convention protocols relative to POW and civilians (see H. Con. Res. 83), H1866 [12AP]
Social Security: 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]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), H377 [2FE]
———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]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H7996 [8SE]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2134 [15AP]
Taxation: allow a deduction for State and local sales taxes in lieu of State and local income taxes (see H.R. 1433), H5839 [19JY]
———creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction (see H.R. 415), H2272 [21AP]
———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]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H4222 [14JN]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H3859 [8JN]
———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 a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H2055 [14AP]
———treatment of Alaska Native settlement trusts (see H.R. 2359), H4912 [24JN]
———treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans (see H.R. 1631), H3861 [8JN]
Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H12796 [18NO]
Turkey: compliance with U.N. resolutions relative to Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 100, 159), H8100 [9SE]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H2471 [28AP]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 895), H2546 [29AP]
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), H3392 [19MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H2919 [6MY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H889 [2MR]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1549), H8099 [9SE]
Weapons: strengthen firearms and explosives laws (see H.R. 1768), H3085 [12MY]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 1478), H5179 [30JN]
———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2624), H6582 [27JY]
———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 357), H268 [19JA] (see H.R. 1248), H8099 [9SE]
World War II: tribute to women who served in military capacities and contributed to victory (see H. Res. 41), H10340 [19OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Angola: support peace process (see H. Res. 390), H12226 [17NO]
Community development: amend certain community reinvestment statutes (see H.R. 3504), H12793 [18NO]
Crime: eliminate money laundering in private banking, warn banks of countries with a concentration of money laundering, and require the FRS to include money laundering in the consideration of certain applications (see H.R. 1471), H2132 [15AP]
———eliminate money laundering in private banking and require the Dept. of the Treasury to take certain actions relative to countries with a concentration of money laundering activities (see H.R. 2905), H8468 [21SE]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat money laundering (see H.R. 1426), H2054 [14AP]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H2635 [4MY]
———eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1241), H1596 [23MR]
Financial institutions: provide basic low-cost banking accounts, eliminate certain automated teller machine surcharges, and reauthorize a bank fee survey by the FRS (see H.R. 3503), H12793 [18NO]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2232), H4341 [15JN]
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]
Lists
Jubilee 2000 Campaign supporters, H9642 [7OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: eliminate certain rescissions used to offset emergency supplemental appropriations, H1641 [24MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), H1641, H1649, H1652, H1653 [24MR]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 173), H3229 [18MY]
———offset emergency supplemental appropriations through rescissions in the Callable Capital Account for Multilateral Development Banks, H1649, H1652, H1653 [24MR]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3992 [9JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2000-2009 (H. Con. Res. 68), H1725 [25MR]
Census: require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), consideration (H. Res. 138), H2004 [14AP]
Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, H4411 [16JN]
———require States to certify that prospective foster parents are being adequately trained, H4986 [25JN]
———State funding to assist the transition of children from foster care to independent adults (H.R. 1802), H4986 [25JN]
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), H214 [6JA]
Community Reinvestment Act: impact of reporting requirements, H11534 [4NO]
———protect and expand, H6733 [30JY]
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]
Congressional Black Caucus: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding, H9180 [30SE]
Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, H4443 [16JN]
Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8588, H8589, H8590 [23SE]
———limit civil liability for school professionals who take reasonable actions to maintain order, discipline, and an appropriate educational environment, H4542, H4543 [17JN]
Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4368, H4393, H4397, H4411, H4443, H4450, H4460, H4468 [16JN], H4539, H4542, H4543 [17JN]
Cuba: human rights violations (H. Res. 99), H1528 [23MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), H3992 [9JN], H4060 [10JN], E1211
———authorizing appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1401), consideration (H. Res. 200), E1217
Dept. of HUD: affordable housing for low-income families funding, H8042 [9SE]
Dept. of Justice: prohibit discrimination against or denigration of the religious or moral beliefs of juveniles participating in juvenile justice programs, H4468 [16JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H6053, H6054, H6056, H6057, H6058, H6061, H6062 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H5524 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2466), H5519, H5524 [14JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: health care facilities' funding, H1725 [25MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7012 [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2684), H8042 [9SE]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2684), consideration (H. Res. 275), H7419 [5AU]
Development Fund for Africa: funding, H6664 [29JY]
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers, H6733 [30JY]
———prevent implementation of ``Know Your Customer'' regulations proposed by Federal banking agencies, H5290 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5226, H5290 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11534 [4NO]
———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]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), motion to instruct conferees, H6733 [30JY]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), H4604 [17JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2606), H6664 [29JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2606), conference report, H9372 [5OC], H9640, H9641, H9642, H9643 [7OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), H5718, H5737, H5740 [16JY]
———authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (H. Res. 250), H5694 [16JY]
———encourage U.S. businesses to establish HIV/AIDS Response Fund for sub-Saharan Africa, H5740 [16JY]
———ensure that OPIC and Eximbank financed investments in sub-Saharan Africa support improved infrastructure and meet certain goals for involvement by minorities, women, and native citizens, H5737 [16JY]
———provide bilateral and multilateral debt relief relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 2232), H6664 [29JY]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (H.R. 1095), H6664 [29JY]
———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries and strengthen similar international relief efforts, H9372 [5OC], H9640, H9641, H9642, H9643 [7OC]
Foreign trade: dispute with European Union over bananas, H1027 [9MR]
Haiti: presence of U.S. Armed Forces, E1211
Hesburgh, Theodore M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1932), H9848 [12OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Caribbean and Central American countries, H1649 [24MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), H3138 [13MY]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1555), conference report, H11761
———prohibit employees and agents from participating in drug trafficking activities, H3138 [13MY], H11761
Interstate Class Action Jurisdiction Act: make implementation contingent upon Federal judgeship vacancy levels, H8588, H8589, H8590 [23SE]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: tribute to efforts to secure release of captured U.S. servicemen held in Serbia (H. Res. 156), H2605 [4MY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, H4060 [10JN]
———prohibit funding for deployment of U.S. Armed Forces unless authorized by law (H.R. 1569), H2389 [28AP]
———U.S. participation in NATO military operations against Serbia relative to human rights violations, H4060 [10JN]
LSC: funding, H7012 [4AU]
Native Americans: BIA, Indian Health Service, and school construction programs funding, H5519 [14JY]
Parks, Rosa: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 573), H2151, H2157 [20AP]
Parliamentary inquiry, H6057 [21JY]
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, H6053, H6054, H6056, H6057, H6058, H6061, H6062 [21JY]
Schools: construction of memorials and holding of memorial services at public schools to honor teachers and students murdered on campus, H4450 [16JN]
Serbia: authorize the President to conduct military air operations and missile strikes (S. Con. Res. 21), H2389 [28AP]
———declaration of war (H.J. Res. 44), H2389 [28AP]
———direct the President to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to the War Powers Resolution (H. Con. Res. 82), H2389 [28AP]
Small business: increase percentage of Federal contracts awarded to businesses owned by disadvantaged individuals or women, E1217
States: reserve power to allow display of the Ten Commandments on public property, H4460 [16JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3760 [7JN]
Special order: granted, H9020 [29SE], H9074 [30SE], H9301 [4OC], H9408 [5OC], H9644 [7OC], H11555 [4NO]
Tributes
Boudreaux, Barbara M., E1356
Moore, Raydell, E1655