DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5038 [22JN], H5115 [26JN]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]

———H.R. 4392, intelligence services appropriations, H8766 [4OC]

———H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H5923 [12JY]

———H.R. 4942, District of Columbia appropriations, H8754 [4OC]

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 Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Animals: 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), H7281 [6SE]

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

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7212 [27JY]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR]

Burma: recognize anniversary of free and fair elections and improve democratic and human rights (see H. Con. Res. 328), H5085 [23JN]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H11207 [26OC]

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

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2397), H1477 [28MR]

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), H5956 [12JY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H573 [29FE]

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

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]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H1674 [3AP]

Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H2412 [2MY]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1477 [28MR]

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H1406 [23MR]

Education: improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H922 [9MR]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H922 [9MR]

———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]

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

Federal employees: reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H1852 [5AP]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H7280 [6SE]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [3AP]

Firefighters: authorize equal overtime pay for all Federal employees engaged in wildfire suppression operations (see H.R. 2814), H5169 [26JN]

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

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H758 [8MR]

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

Freedmen's Bureau: ensure preservation of records (see H.R. 5157), H8406 [27SE]

Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H5737 [10JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4036 [7JN]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4818 [21JN]

Immigration: provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H2341 [13AP]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5630), H11879 [13NO]

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), H10036 [17OC]

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

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]

Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building, Pasadena, CA: designate (see H.R. 4157), H1674 [3AP]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1077 [15MR]

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

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7281 [6SE]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3840), H756 [8MR]

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

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 2002), H3413 [18MY]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H758 [8MR]

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

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (see H. Res. 431), H998 [14MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H50 [27JA]

———improve and expand clinical research programs (see H.R. 1798), H50 [27JA]

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), H632 [1MR]

Nuclear weapons: remove from hair-trigger alert (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3173 [16MY]

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]

———require any city completely surrounded by another city to have its own ZIP Code (see H.R. 3768), H1675 [3AP]

Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing need for animal testing (see H.R. 4281), H4592 [15JN]

Public welfare programs: improve onsite inspections of State food stamp programs and provide grants to develop community partnerships and innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs (see H.R. 2738), H2512 [3MY]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H3649 [23MY]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H6355 [17JY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H8061 [25SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H931 [13MR]

Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4063), H1284 [22MR]

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

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11781 [1NO]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H6471 [18JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: 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), H2340 [13AP]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H2341 [13AP]

———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), H10036 [17OC]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———provide incentives to reduce energy consumption (see H.R. 5345), H8736 [3OC]

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

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2340 [13AP]

———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 4570), H3868 [25MY]

———treatment of interest on student loans (see H.R. 1196), H757 [8MR]

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: claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H5737 [10JY]

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

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]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: authorize design and construction of a temporary education center (see H.R. 5268), H7996 [22SE]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H9011 [5OC]

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), H2967 [11MY]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H8062 [25SE]

World War II: allow certain individuals of Japanese ancestry who were brought forcibly to the U.S. from Latin America and were interned in the U.S. to be provided restitution (see H.R. 4735), H7129 [26JY]

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

Remarks

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8900 [5OC]

California: anniversary of statehood, H7556 [13SE]

China, People's Republic of: impact of policies and goals on U.S. national security interests, H3508 [22MY]

———permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3716 [24MY]

CIA: investigate the effects of foreign espionage on U.S. trade secrets, patents, technology developments, and industrial competitiveness, H3507 [22MY]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9854 [12OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), E1136 [28JN]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), H7034, H7051 [26JY]

———prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7034, H7051 [26JY]

Foreign policy: U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, E1136 [28JN]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H3458, H3461 [19MY], H3502, H3507, H3508 [22MY], H9853, H9854, H9860 [12OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5630), H11865 [13NO]

———public disclosure of expenditures for the preceding year, H3502 [22MY]

King, Beverly A.: National Minority Enterprise Development Week Award recipient, E1410 [6SE]

Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5378 [28JN]

Taxation: eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (H.R. 6), H310 [10FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H5034 [22JN], H11943 [4DE]

Tributes

Ashby, Helena, E210 [1MR]

Clay, Representative, H11427 [27OC]

Cole, Earl L., E88 [8FE]

Dejan, Leo J., E1916 [25OC]

Hughes, Teresa P., E1240 [14JY]

Rubin, Marty, E584 [13AP]

West, James D., E743 [17MY]