PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)

Addresses

Africa's Role in the World Movement for Democracy: Carl Gershman, National Endowment for Democracy, E1953-E1955 [26OC]

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5437 [28JN]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1589 [29MR]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H5971 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5948, H5950, H5958, H5959 [12JY], H5980, H6006 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H632 [1MR]

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association: tribute to individuals who are being awarded the Medal for Military Service (see H. Con. Res. 283), H1077 [15MR]

Animals: prohibit certain conduct relative to elephants in circuses (see H.R. 2929), H5169 [26JN]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H9767 [11OC]

———provide for a system of sanctuaries for chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted by the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3514), H9635 [10OC]

Architect of the Capitol: establish the position of Director of Fire Safety and Protection (see H.R. 4366), H5657 [29JN]

Argentina: condemn terrorist attack on Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires and urge Argentine Government to punish those responsible (see H. Res. 531), H5436 [28JN]

———resolution of Buenos Aires Yoga School investigation (see H. Res. 622), H10809 [24OC]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H4675 [19JN]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H7932 [20SE]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H757 [8MR]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2012 [10AP]

Benin: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 361), H7282 [6SE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H1674 [3AP]

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7002 [25JY]

Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see H.R. 3440), H4174 [9JN]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H3172 [16MY]

Burundi: encourage continuation of peace process and commend all who contributed to power sharing agreement (see H. Res. 660), H11446 [27OC]

Business and industry: require countries receiving foreign assistance engage in fair business practices (see H.R. 4697), H4783 [20JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H5656 [29JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 368), H5956 [12JY]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H3413 [18MY]

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

———establish national policy on youth development (see H.R. 5250), H10534 [23OC]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1629 [30MR]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H5084 [23JN]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H7128 [26JY]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H5169 [26JN]

China, Republic of: accession to the World Trade Organization (see H. Con. Res. 262), H641 [2MR]

———elections (see H. Con. Res. 272), H921 [9MR]

———high-level visits by Taiwanese officials to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 401), H9011 [5OC]

———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7280 [6SE]

Civil liberties: condemn Western European countries that violate international agreements relative to freedom of individuals to profess and practice certain religious beliefs (see H. Res. 588), H7991 [21SE]

———protect day laborers from unfair labor practices (see H.R. 5182), H7651 [14SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H455 [15FE]

Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 25), H2411 [2MY]

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]

Colleges and universities: require distribution of information relative to handling of sexual harassment complaints (see H.R. 2837), H342 [10FE]

———rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Community development: increase capital available to communities for economic and community development projects (see H.R. 4822), H7281 [6SE]

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), H6719 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H2341 [13AP]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), H1588 [29MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7578 [13SE]

———ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H758 [8MR]

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

Correctional institutions: improve conditions for female inmates (see H.R. 3920), H997 [14MR]

———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), H632 [1MR]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H5036 [22JN]

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]

———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]

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 Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5037 [22JN]

Dept. of Energy: create an oil reserve for use when fuel oil prices rise sharply because of anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3608), H373 [14FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H5037 [22JN]

———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), H6051 [13JY]

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H5843 [11JY]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Diseases: address problems associated with polycystic kidney disease (see H. Res. 537), H6471 [18JY]

———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H8201 [26SE]

———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), H758 [8MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H11195 [25OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H3474 [19MY]

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

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 1595), H5656 [29JN]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H998 [14MR]

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 4333), H6471 [18JY]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

———modernize public schools, reduce class size, increase access to technology, enhance school safety, improve teacher quality, and strengthen accountability for academic results (see H.R. 4346), H2409 [2MY]

———promote child literacy by making books available through early learning and other child care programs (see H.R. 5043), H7207 [27JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]

———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]

———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]

———support youth civic literacy (see H. Res. 661), H11490 [28OC]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]

Employment: require U.S. nationals employing more than 20 persons in a foreign country to implement a corporate code of conduct relative to the employment of those persons (see H.R. 4596), H4035 [7JN]

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

ERISA: improve the retirement security of American families (see H.R. 5549), H11194 [25OC]

Families and domestic relations: issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4784 [20JN]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H3309 [17MY]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see H.R. 4207), H2412 [2MY]

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), H3868 [25MY]

———extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H342 [10FE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H4484 [14JN]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H6354 [17JY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H5084 [23JN]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H5084 [23JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain countries (see H.R. 2269), H2122 [11AP]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (see H.R. 4975), H7128 [26JY]

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

Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H511 [16FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H212 [3FE]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H90 [31JA]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H1852 [5AP]

———enhance the Nation's capacity to address public health threats and emergencies (see H.R. 4964), H11207 [26OC]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H5656 [29JN]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H7003 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H1588 [29MR]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5955 [12JY]

———provide programs for the treatment of mental illness (see H.R. 5091), H9767 [11OC]

Health Care Financing Administration: consider current systems that provide better, more cost-effective emergency transport before promulgating any final rule on emergency medical services (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2770 [9MY]

Health care professionals: protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (see H.R. 4854), H6051 [13JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]

Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H1674 [3AP]

Horowitz, Michael: tribute for efforts to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Sudan (see H. Res. 421), H278 [9FE]

House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling Program (see H. Res. 146), H8469 [28SE]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4035 [7JN]

Immigration: provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 4887), H10257 [18OC]

———provide H-1B status to nonimmigrants that meet certain educational requirements and whose employers make scholarship payments to institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3508), H922 [9MR]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H11207 [26OC]

INS: reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H5654 [29JN]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H6355 [17JY]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H4817 [21JN]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10257 [18OC]

Kenya: condemn assassination of John Kaiser and others who worked to promote human rights and justice (see H. Con. Res. 410), H8200 [26SE]

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), H1407 [23MR]

Medicaid: establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H1477 [28MR]

———exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), H4591 [15JN]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7991 [21SE]

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

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H11195 [25OC]

———coverage of medically appropriate actinic keratoses treatment and removal (see H. Con. Res. 341), H6355 [17JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1109), H757 [8MR] (see H.R. 1495), H2512 [3MY]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H11446 [27OC]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H1163 [21MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H3309 [17MY]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H5656 [29JN]

———reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), H574 [29FE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H6355 [17JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H5656 [29JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8617 [2OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3412 [18MY]

Mental health: issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H4592 [15JN]

———recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H342 [10FE]

Mexico: elections (see H. Res. 544), H5843 [11JY]

———political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H4120 [8JN]

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

Minorities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Mitchell, George J.: urge the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Northern Ireland peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 242), H49 [27JA]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H756 [8MR]

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

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11490 [28OC]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H10473 [19OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Res. 547), H7366 [7SE]

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), H209 [2FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]

Petroleum: prohibit the use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) in reformulated gasoline, accelerate cleanup of leaking underground storage tanks, and assist communities with drinking water contamination (see H.R. 3798), H3309 [17MY]

———prohibit use of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), provide flexibility within the EPA's oxygenate requirements, and promote the use of renewable ethanol (see H.R. 4011), H4592 [15JN]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H7212 [27JY]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2770 [9MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7211 [27JY]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 2882), H4592 [15JN]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H5037 [22JN]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7002 [25JY]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H5956 [12JY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]

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

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H342 [10FE]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H2123 [11AP]

———provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (see H.R. 4506), H8469 [28SE]

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), H5169 [26JN]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H6776 [24JY]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H9767 [11OC]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H9505 [6OC]

———require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 555), H6719 [20JY]

Taxation: allow a tax credit for expenses incurred while transporting food to food banks (see H.R. 954), H4035 [7JN]

———allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 3249), H11928 [14NO]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H4174 [9JN]

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

———prevent evasion of excise taxes on cigarettes (see H.R. 4598), H6355 [17JY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 5546), H11194 [25OC]

———repeal limits on the deduction for interest on education loans and increase income threshold for the phase out of such deduction (see H.R. 2141), H1119 [16MR]

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

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4220 [12JN]

Tobacco products: impose restrictions on the sale of cigars (see H.R. 2579), H1119 [16MR]

———prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H5737 [10JY]

———strengthen warning labels on smokeless tobacco products (see H.R. 1532), H931 [13MR]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]

Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H4675 [19JN]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H3868 [25MY]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H6720 [20JY]

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H4675 [19JN]

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: anniversary (see H. Res. 577), H8062 [25SE]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7281 [6SE]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———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]

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

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H998 [14MR]

———reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H5037 [22JN]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8406 [27SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Africa: efforts to avert drought and famine (see H. Con. Res. 316), H2511 [3MY]

Education: increase student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in schools with a high concentration of low-income students (see H.R. 4956), H7002 [25JY]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 294), H1476 [28MR]

Senegal: elections (see H. Res. 449), H1406 [23MR]

Eulogies

Alagna, Armando (Ace): by Marion Fortunato, E1238 [14JY]

Letters

Designate India as a state sponsor of terrorism: by, E1329 [27JY]

Pledge of Allegiance

House of Representatives, H7378 [12SE]

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5900, H5938 [12JY]

———political reform, E1953 [26OC]

Angola: prohibit U.S. assistance to countries not in compliance with U.N. sanctions against UNITA, H5972 [13JY]

Black History Month: observance, H153 [1FE]

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

Business and industry: provide assistance to microenterprises in developing countries, H5945 [12JY]

Congo, Democratic Republic of: peace process funding, H5950, H5951 [12JY]

Cox, Darlene L.: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1017 [15JN]

Davis, Sampson: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Dept. of State: tribute to African Bureau efforts relative to membership of Sudan on the U.N. Security Council, E1759 [12OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5118, H5121, H5125 [26JN]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5948, H5949, H5950 [12JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2386 [2MY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12059 [8DE]

Education: promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7466 [12SE]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H6000 [13JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5900, H5930, H5938, H5945, H5948, H5949, H5950, H5951, H5952, H5953 [12JY], H5972, H5980, H5981, H6000, H6006, H6007 [13JY]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2580, H2586 [4MY]

———provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5930 [12JY]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, H5118, H5121, H5125 [26JN], H5952, H5953 [12JY]

Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, NJ: designate (H.R. 4975), H7756 [19SE]

Greece: return of the Parthenon Marbles (H. Con. Res. 294), H2321 [13AP]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9043 [6OC]

Hunt, Ramek: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Jenkins, George: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Literacy Involves Families Together Act: prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7466 [12SE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H888 [9MR]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H948 [14MR]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H579 [1MR]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of Service Employees International Union Local 617, E2017 [29OC]

Northern Ireland: peace efforts (H. Res. 547), H8174 [26SE]

Oliver, Gloria J.: New Jersey YWCA ``Woman of Influence'' award recipient, E1968 [28OC]

Olympic games: tribute to South Orange, NJ, and Maplewood, NJ, participants, E1862 [19OC]

Reid, Arthur, Jr.: posthumous receipt of military medals for service during World War II, E1911 [25OC]

Senegal: elections (H. Res. 449), H2433 [3MY]

Serbia: democracy efforts, E1711 [6OC]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (H.R. 3879), H2430 [3MY]

Sudan: human rights violations, H1751, H1752, H1754, H1756 [4AP]

———National Democratic Alliance funding, H5950 [12JY], H5980, H6006, H6007 [13JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H2334 [13AP], H11192 [25OC]

Tributes

Alagna, Armando (Ace), E1238 [14JY]

Carroll, Mary L., E1020 [15JN]

Carter, Mary Alice, E2117 [4DE]

Frank, Daniel A., E1859 [19OC]

Glenn, Patricia Campbell, E262 [9MR]

Gregory, Bob, E1913 [25OC]

Howard, M. William, Jr., E2018 [29OC]

Jefferson, David, Sr., E955 [9JN]

Luongo, Richard R., E959 [9JN]

Moran, Catherine, H7379 [12SE]

Simmons, Willie A., E1860 [19OC]

Stephens, Robert E., E162 [16FE]

Thomas, Charles E., E1686 [5OC]

Williams, Thelma M., E1903 [25OC]

Youngs, Josephine, E1683 [5OC]