CLAYTON, EVA M. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H4122 [8JN], H4784 [20JN], H5536, H5585 [29JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1565 [29MR]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12088 [14DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: require country of origin labeling of peanuts and peanut products (see H.R. 3263), H7211 [27JY]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H10473 [19OC]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]

Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H9011 [5OC]

Belarus: human rights violations and democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 304), H2239 [12AP]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7129 [26JY]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H758 [8MR]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H3523 [22MY]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H209 [2FE]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H1956 [6AP]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]

———protect students from commercial exploitation (see H.R. 2915), H2607 [4MY]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6777 [24JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H6052 [13JY]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5737 [10JY]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 4353), H2410 [2MY]

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H3172 [16MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: discipline members of certain county and area committees who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, or others, on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap (see H.R. 4687), H4591 [15JN]

———prohibit excessive concentration resulting from mergers among certain purchasers, processors, and sellers of agricultural commodities and establish an Office of Special Counsel for Agriculture (see H.R. 4339), H2339 [13AP]

Dept. of Commerce: establish an Office of Community Economic Adjustment to coordinate the Federal response in regions and communities experiencing economic distress (see H.R. 4711), H4816 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H7281 [6SE]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H255 [8FE]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6600 [19JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H3523 [22MY]

———create incentives for private sector research to develop vaccines against widespread diseases and ensure that such vaccines are affordable and widely distributed (see H.R. 3812), H7503 [12SE]

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2122 [11AP]

———support efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research (see H. Res. 576), H8201 [26SE]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H922 [9MR]

Education: encourage the implementation or expansion of pre-kindergarten programs to include certain young students (see H.R. 2865), H574 [29FE]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H2341 [13AP]

———provide for teacher technology training (see H.R. 645), H997 [14MR]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3071), H922 [9MR]

———provide grants to partnerships to establish and carry out information technology training programs and to provide incentives for educators to obtain information technology certification (see H.R. 4176), H2412 [2MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H1588 [29MR]

———raise awareness, and create educational programs, concerning eating disorders (see H.R. 3928), H6355 [17JY]

EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4818 [21JN]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H255 [8FE]

———recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H219 [7FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2239 [12AP]

Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H4036 [7JN]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H9505 [6OC]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H7281 [6SE]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H997 [14MR] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

———ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), H575 [29FE]

Food Security Act: establish the Conservation Security Program (see H.R. 5511), H10472 [19OC]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief and improve the provision of multilateral debt relief (see H.R. 1095), H1674 [3AP]

Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]

Government: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H5084 [23JN]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H998 [14MR]

Health: increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H1285 [22MR]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4174 [9JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4675 [19JN]

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), H7723 [18SE]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H209 [2FE]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]

Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H1588 [29MR]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H8469 [28SE]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H50 [27JA]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H2606 [4MY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]

James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]

Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1406 [23MR]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H510 [16FE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H4592 [15JN]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H12022 [6DE]

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

———waive disproportionate share hospital designation for certain rural hospitals relative to obstetrician requirements (see H.R. 4793), H5737 [10JY]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H4675 [19JN]

———increase access to health care for beneficiaries through telehealth services (see H.R. 4841), H5955 [12JY]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H3925 [6JN]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2340 [13AP]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H1589 [29MR]

Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]

National Archives and Records Administration: transfer the master versions of the photographic works of Griffith J. Davis to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (see H.R. 4756), H6719 [20JY]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H209 [2FE]

National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H339 [10FE]

Natural Gas Act: limit use of eminent domain to acquire certain State-owned property (see H.R. 5515), H10472 [19OC]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2411 [2MY]

NIH: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 437), H6471 [18JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: prohibit use of the ``Made in USA'' label on products and deny such products duty-free and quota-free treatment (see H.R. 1621), H454 [15FE]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H2905 [10MY]

———support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 259), H3869 [25MY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H50 [27JA]

Postal Service: issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Poultry Products Inspection Act: cover pigeons distributed for use as human food (see H.R. 4073), H1404 [23MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H6052 [13JY]

Public utilities: facilitate competition in electric power industry (see H.R. 4971), H11928 [14NO]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]

SBA: make grants and loans to small businesses and agricultural enterprises to enable them to reopen after natural or other disasters (see H.R. 3479), H1163 [21MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H2012 [10AP]

Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]

Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H255 [8FE]

Taxation: allow deduction for charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize other deductions (see H.R. 1310), H1077 [15MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]

———designate renewal communities (see H.R. 815), H510 [16FE]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2239 [12AP]

———exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative to certain nongovernmental placement agencies (see H.R. 1194), H3474 [19MY]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H1476 [28MR]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7652 [14SE]

———increase estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests (see H.R. 4562), H3868 [25MY]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———reduce estate and gift tax rates (see H.R. 5315), H10473 [19OC]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1129), H757 [8MR]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

———importance of family-oriented programming (see H. Res. 346), H575 [29FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H7282 [6SE]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H5085 [23JN]

Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H5084 [23JN]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H11195 [25OC]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 4535), H3813 [24MY]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (see H.R. 4378), H2605 [4MY]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4035 [7JN]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5935 [12JY]

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3820 [25MY], E887 [6JN]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5536, H5548, H5557, H5576, H5585 [29JN], H5713 [10JY], H5792 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9692 [11OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), consideration (H. Res. 538), H5421 [28JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations, H5548 [29JN]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1565, H1581 [29MR], H5089 [26JN]

Budget: ensure Medicare coverage of prescription drugs prior to consideration of any tax cuts, H1977 [10AP]

———improve and strengthen budget process (H.R. 853), H3097 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1309, H1350, H1395 [23MR]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), conference report, H2252 [13AP]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), motion to instruct conferees, H1977 [10AP]

Business and industry: increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9050 [6OC]

Camp LeJeune, NC: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Black and White Scholarship Ball, E43 [1FE]

Census: importance of decennial census, H1061 [15MR]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3701 [24MY], E2030 [30OC]

China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E1689 [6OC]

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2922 [11MY]

Colleges and universities: historically black colleges and universities funding for agricultural and food sciences research, H5536 [29JN]

Congressional Rural Caucus: reestablishment to address issues impacting rural areas, E307 [14MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Natural Resources and the Environment funding relative to proposed EPA rules on water quality total maximum daily load, H5576 [29JN]

———research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5557 [29JN]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2627 [8MY]

———school breakfast programs research funding, H5713 [10JY]

———support exchange programs whereby African-American farmers and other agricultural specialists share technical knowledge with African farmers to improve farming in Africa (H.R. 4378), H2601 [4MY]

Dept. of HUD: allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761 [20JN]

———Section 8 housing programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11237 [26OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4053 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4757, H4760, H4761 [20JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 653), H11237 [26OC]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12060 [8DE]

Education: encourage use of technology to effectively teach students computer skills and improve the general educational performance of students, H6033 [13JY]

———national policy to improve system, H6033, H6034, H6035 [13JY]

———reductions in school class size, H4053 [8JN]

Emergency services: firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1581 [29MR]

Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (H. Con. Res. 76), E144 [15FE]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (H.R. 1885), H7915 [20SE]

Food stamps: provide for a national standard of interoperability and portability for electronic benefit transfer systems (S. 1733), E63 [2FE]

Foreign aid: improve famine prevention and freedom from hunger programs (H.R. 4002), H6729 [24JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H5421 [28JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5917, H5935 [12JY], H6014 [13JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5917 [12JY]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), H11693 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H133 [1FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3528), H4024 [7JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H133 [1FE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1902 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4757 [20JN]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H5089 [26JN]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers, H6033, H6034 [13JY]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8782 [4OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11237 [26OC]

India: allocation of foreign aid, H6014 [13JY]

Korean War: anniversary (H.J. Res. 86), H733 [8MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H7915 [20SE]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5078 [23JN], H5367 [28JN]

NIH: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 437), H7082 [26JY]

North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]

Princeville, NC: Flood Water Mitigation and Stream Restoration Project funding, H1565 [29MR]

Public lands: restore stability to payments made to States and counties containing certain Federal lands used for the benefit of public schools and roads (H.R. 2389), H9613 [10OC]

———Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program funding, H2922 [11MY]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Rural areas: national policy to improve education and economy, H1827 [5AP]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H318 [10FE]

———make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social Security and Medicare solvency certification and public debt elimination, H318 [10FE]

———phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4153 [9JN]

Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2291 [13AP]

Votes: position on missed, E100, E101, E103 [9FE], E1095 [23JN], E1184 [30JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H452 [15FE], H983 [14MR], H1849 [5AP], H2604 [4MY], H3647 [23MY], H4034 [7JN], H5082 [23JN], H8404 [27SE], H8797 [4OC], H10469 [19OC], H11192 [25OC]

Tables

Education funding reductions in North Carolina, H4053 [8JN]

Tributes

Brock, Calvin, E874 [25MY]

Clay, Representative, H11422 [27OC]

Currin, Hugh M., E1258 [18JY]

Dixon, Julian C., H12074 [11DE]

Robertson, Turner N., E1192 [10JY]

Shinhoster, Earl T., E1002 [14JN]

Strayhorn, Dale, E1789 [13OC]

White, Joseph, E1257 [18JY]