WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2652, H2714 [5MY]
Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8470 [21SE], H8584 [23SE]
Financial institutions: provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5303 [1JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4833 [24JN]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H1781 [25MR]
Conferee: S. 900, Financial Services Act, H6738 [30JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 953), H4342 [15JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H9303 [4OC]
Aldrin, Edwin E. (Buzz): award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
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]
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to espionage and campaign fundraising investigations (see H. Con. Res. 124), H7026 [4AU]
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), H892 [2MR]
Census Monitoring Board: amend qualification requirements (see H.R. 2306), H5094 [29JN]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (see H.R. 371), H9077 [30SE]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 541), H2636 [4MY] (see H.R. 2397), H5178 [30JN]
Clark, Wesley K.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2459), H5334 [1JY]
Clinton, President: abstain from renegotiating international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing measures (see H. Res. 298), H10770 [25OC]
Collins, Michael: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2815), H11145 [28OC]
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), H2054 [14AP]
Correctional institutions: prohibit operation by private contractors and require persons convicted of Federal offenses be housed in facilities managed and maintained by Federal employees (see H.R. 979), H9410 [5OC]
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]
Credit: prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments in consumer solicitations (see H.R. 2351), H4911 [24JN]
Crime: condemn hate-crime shootings in Midwest States (see H. Res. 254), H8100 [9SE]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (see H.R. 1501), H2271 [21AP]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H4735 [22JN]
———lift trade embargo (see H.R. 229), H6352 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: use of funds to pay for environmental fines and penalties (see H.R. 3387), H12796 [18NO]
Dept. of HHS: provide bonus grants to high performance States based on certain criteria and collect data to evaluate the outcome of welfare reform (see H.R. 3150), H10861 [26OC]
Dept. of 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), H5093 [29JN]
Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 111), H7997 [8SE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 762), H2203 [20AP]
———increased support and funding to combat diabetes (see H. Res. 325), H10725 [21OC]
———issue special postage stamps to fund AIDS research and education programs (see H.R. 597), H1803 [25MR]
———issue special postage stamps to fund Alzheimer's research (see H.R. 1939), H3605 [25MY]
———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), H12896 [19NO]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1750), H6583 [27JY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 525), H2272 [21AP]
Education: provide grants to rural educational agencies to enable the recruitment and retention of qualified teachers (see H.R. 1629), H4025 [9JN]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2355), H4911 [24JN]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (see H.R. 764), H3461 [20MY]
Federal employees: increase leave time relative to services as an organ donor (see H.R. 457), H3086 [12MY]
Flag—U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 31), H1336 [16MR]
Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (see H.R. 3323), H11954 [10NO]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H4615 [17JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 772), H1336 [16MR]
———provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H2921 [6MY]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H7997 [8SE]
———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), H4823 [23JN]
Frank M. Johnson Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3031), H11196 [1NO]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious groups (see H. Res. 388), H12226 [17NO]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (see H.R. 1221), H8375 [15SE]
Health: importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (see H. Res. 278), H8469 [21SE]
———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H12227 [17NO]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H11702 [8NO]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), H1163 [10MR]
———provide access, ensure privacy, and impose penalties on unauthorized use of certain health information (see H.R. 1057), H3606 [25MY]
———require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), H3391 [19MY]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H3392 [19MY]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H4823 [23JN]
Hunger: issue special postage stamps to fund emergency food relief programs (see H.R. 2730), H10340 [19OC]
Hurricanes: express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (see H. Res. 322), H9303 [4OC]
Hurston, Zora Neale: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 60), H644 [11FE]
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), H9410 [5OC]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see H.R. 383), H3296 [18MY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H379 [2FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H1473 [18MR]
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), H892 [2MR]
———reduce the volume of steel imports (see H.R. 975), H1164 [10MR]
Israel: elections (see H. Con. Res. 109), H3393 [19MY]
Kosovo: tribute to U.S. and NATO troops for carrying out military operations against Serbia (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4616 [17JN]
Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H5335 [1JY]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1093), H4665 [18JN]
———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), H3503 [24MY]
Leland, Mickey: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 175), H7884 [5AU]
Louis Stokes Post Office, Shaker Heights, OH: designate (see H.R. 2357), H7997 [8SE]
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), H2921 [6MY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H3461 [20MY]
———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H10724 [21OC]
Medicare: coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), H2470 [28AP]
———coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), H3695 [26MY]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1471 [18MR]
———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), H1474 [18MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H6353 [22JY]
———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see H.R. 1115), H10340 [19OC]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), H9077 [30SE]
———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), H8469 [21SE]
———preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), H4471 [16JN]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5367 [12JY]
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]
NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 89), H2637 [4MY]
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), H2546 [29AP]
One America: celebrate differences in ethnicity, race, and religion in the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4735 [22JN]
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), H6199 [21JY]
———provide term restoration review procedure for certain drug products (see H.R. 1598), H8629 [23SE]
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), H11196 [1NO]
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), H12795 [18NO]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1236), H2636 [4MY]
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), H379 [2FE]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2672), H6842 [2AU]
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]
———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H2468 [28AP]
———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]
———promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2807), H10340 [19OC]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H1474 [18MR]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1604), H2469 [28AP]
Space policy: tribute to the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing and the accomplishments of the Apollo program (see H. Con. Res. 110), H6353 [22JY]
Sudan: condemn government for genocide in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2134 [15AP]
Taxation: enhance the portability of retirement benefits (see H.R. 739), H12226 [17NO]
———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), H7997 [8SE]
———expand types of equipment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service organizations (see H.R. 1229), H8290 [14SE]
———extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind (see H.R. 750), H5179 [30JN]
———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 864), H1803 [25MR]
———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H1473 [18MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H4471 [16JN]
———provide a source of interest-free capital for school construction and renovation in States experiencing increased enrollment (see H.R. 996), H1012 [4MR]
———provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small employers and self-employed individuals (see H.R. 352), H2921 [6MY]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H7997 [8SE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H5572 [14JY]
———treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses (see H.R. 1195), H5687 [15JY]
Television: importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H12796 [18NO]
Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate (see H.R. 911), H889 [2MR]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages (see H.R. 1355), H3503 [24MY] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3695 [26MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1732), H9646 [7OC]
Veterans: pay special compensation to certain severely disabled military retirees (see H.R. 44), H2921 [6MY]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H3296 [18MY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 906), H1164 [10MR]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 287), H8148 [13SE]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 41), H5573 [14JY]
———determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products (see H.R. 890), H10173 [18OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
States: allow use of redistricting systems for congressional districts other than single-member districts (see H.R. 1173), H1407 [17MR]
Letters
Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of the U.S. Flag: Robert D. Evans, ABA, H4839 [24JN]
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 continuing (H.J. Res. 68), consideration (H. Res. 305), H8897 [28SE]
———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1141), motion to instruct conferees, H3142 [13MY]
———prohibit the inclusion of non-emergency spending in emergency supplemental appropriations legislation, H3142 [13MY]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 833), H2704, H2707, H2709, H2714, H2716 [5MY]
———amend laws (H.R. 833), consideration (H. Res. 158), H2648 [5MY]
———require debt relief organizations to make minimal disclosures of procedures and costs to potential clients, H2707, H2709 [5MY]
———require filers to submit past tax returns only when requested by a party of interest, H2714, H2716 [5MY]
Census: allow precensus local review, H2027 [14AP]
———require use of postcensus local review (H.R. 472), H2027 [14AP]
Civil rights: reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1844 [12AP]
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 10), H214 [6JA]
Courts: apply principles of Federal diversity jurisdiction to interstate class actions (H.R. 1875), H8574, H8583, H8584 [23SE]
———increase Federal penalties for criminals who commit Federal crimes of violence against children, H4421, H4422 [16JN]
———prohibit moving class action claims from State courts to Federal courts by other than certified members of the class, H8584 [23SE]
———prohibit moving tobacco company class action claims from State courts to Federal courts, H8583 [23SE]
Credit cards: require issuers to disclose information on interest rates, minimum payments, and penalties, and regulate web-based solicitations, H2704 [5MY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 1218), H5117 [30JN]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H4391, H4392, H4396, H4421, H4422 [16JN], H4520 [17JN]
———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), consideration (H. Res. 209), H4362 [16JN]
———protect unborn victims of violence (H.R. 2436), H9057, H9063, H9064 [30SE]
Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), consideration (H. Res. 339), H10873 [27OC]
Dept. of Education: Title I Concentration Grants funding for local school districts relative to school-age population and poverty, H10634 [21OC]
Dept. of Justice: crime prevention and drug treatment programs funding through offsets in the truth-in-sentencing block grant program, H7199 [4AU]
Dept. of Labor: require completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before implementing standards or guidelines on ergonomics (H.R. 987), H6926 [3AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), H7199 [4AU]
———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2670), motion to instruct conferees, H10278 [19OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11104 [28OC], E2253
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 3064), conference report, H11104 [28OC], E2253
Drugs: freeze assets of certain foreign narcotics traffickers and prohibit financial dealings with the U.S. (H.R. 3164), H11229 [2NO]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms (H.R. 2), H10634 [21OC]
Financial institutions: ensure medical and financial privacy for consumers, H6734 [30JY]
———prohibit lenders from conditioning a loan on the purchase of an insurance product from the lender or one of its subsidiaries, H5303 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), H5285, H5287, H5303, H5308 [1JY]
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), conference report, H11536 [4NO], E2363
———provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), motion to instruct conferees, H6734 [30JY]
———study effects of consolidation of financial services on small businesses and farm lending, H5287 [1JY]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (H.R. 2122), consideration (H. Res. 209), H4362 [16JN]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 33), H4792 [23JN], H4833, H4837, H4839 [24JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), consideration (H. Res. 250), H5697 [16JY]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty (H.R. 1691), H5592, H5603 [15JY]
———restrict filing of housing and employment discrimination claims to small landlords, religious institutions, and small business owners, H5603 [15JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H4832 [24JN]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to Atlantic Coast States, H11104 [28OC]
———disaster assistance to North Carolina, E2253
———express sympathy for victims of Hurricane Floyd in Atlantic Coast States (H. Res. 322), H9332 [5OC]
———transmittal to Congress of the Presidential recommendations for emergency response actions for relief of the victims of Hurricane Floyd (H. Res. 349), H11337 [2NO]
Immigration: modify implementation requirements for automated entry and exit control systems, H10278 [19OC]
Insurance: allow mutual insurance companies to redomesticate to another State and reorganize into a mutual holding or stock company, H5308 [1JY]
———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence, H5308 [1JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H11906 [10NO]
Jefferson Pilot Insurance Corp.: allow expansion of broadcast holdings, H5285 [1JY]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing appropriations, H4520 [17JN]
National Women's History Month: observance, E600
Parliamentary inquiry, H2088 [15AP]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), H2071, H2081, H2085, H2088, H2090, H2092, H2093, H2094 [15AP]
———constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 37), consideration (H. Res. 139), H2067 [15AP]
Reports
Community-Based Development—Coming of Age: National Congress for Community Economic Development, E2122
Statements
Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: OMB, H4840 [24JN]
———Paul C. Tash, American Society of Newspaper Editors, H4840 [24JN]
Studies
Do States With Supermajorities Have Smaller Tax Increases or Faster Economic Growth Than Other States: Iris J. Lav and Nicholas Johnson, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H2090-H2092 [15AP]
Tributes
Brown, Charlotte Hawkins, E600
Hicks, H. Beecher, III, E1115
Higginbotham, A. Leon, H946 [3MR]