HAYES, ROBIN (a Representative from North Carolina)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5436 [28JN], H5556, H5658 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3283 [17MY]

Articles and editorials

Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, Sally Harris, Virginia Tech Spectrum (publication), H5558 [29JN]

Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, Virginia Tech Spectrum (publication), H5559 [29JN]

In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, A.J. Hostetler, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, H5560 [29JN]

New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, Andrew Pollack, New York (NY) Times, H5561 [29JN]

Remote Sensing Center Establishment, Virginia Tech Edge (publication), H5560 [29JN]

Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, Virginia Tech Spectrum (publication), H5559 [29JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H7129 [26JY]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]

Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H7211 [27JY]

China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]

Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1164 [21MR]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]

Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]

———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]

Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]

Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3869 [25MY]

Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]

Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), H7502 [12SE]

Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1406 [23MR]

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]

———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]

FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H278 [9FE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

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

FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]

FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H1119 [16MR]

Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]

Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]

GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]

Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H4817 [21JN]

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

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]

———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1412 [27MR]

Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]

Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]

Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

———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), H3523 [22MY]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10534 [23OC]

———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7212 [27JY]

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]

Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]

National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]

National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2340 [13AP]

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), H6777 [24JY]

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

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]

OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]

Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]

———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7933 [20SE]

Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]

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), H8062 [25SE]

Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]

———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]

States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2412 [2MY]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3663), H1589 [29MR] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]

———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]

———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H998 [14MR]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H632 [1MR]

———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]

———treatment of retirement benefits received by members of certain religious orders (see H.R. 4325), H2339 [13AP]

———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H1163 [21MR]

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]

Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4035 [7JN]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H455 [15FE]

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

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: declare the American G.I. as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H997 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]

Foreign trade: provide additional benefits for individuals receiving trade adjustment assistance (see H.R. 4466), H3172 [16MY]

———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H3172 [16MY]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4484 [14JN]

Letters

Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]

———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]

———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]

———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]

Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]

———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]

———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]

———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3825 [25MY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5556 [29JN]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), E1671 [4OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1504 [29MR]

Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), H1966, H1968 [10AP]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7452 [12SE]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1359 [23MR]

Cabarrus County, NC: tribute to School-to-Work Partnership and JobLink Systems, E12 [27JA]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3692 [24MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288 [17MY]

Concord, NC: tribute to Central Cabarrus High School boys' basketball team, H1768 [5AP]

———tribute to Central Cabarrus High School girls' softball team, E864 [25MY]

———tribute to emergency medical response professionals relative to collapse of pedestrian bridge, E860 [25MY]

———tribute to Five Oaks Nursing Home, E721 [15MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3268, H3288 [17MY]

———funding, H1504 [29MR]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3073 [16MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3980 [7JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4645 [19JN], H5041 [23JN], E1169 [30JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5041 [23JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4061 [8JN], E1008 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4645 [19JN], E1169 [30JN]

Diseases: cervical cancer research funding, E875 [25MY]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, E1008 [14JN]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2999, H3001 [15MY], E121 [10FE]

Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2585 [4MY]

Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2585 [4MY]

Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1504 [29MR]

J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (H.R. 4658), H5807 [11JY]

Korean War: anniversary, E1133 [28JN]

National Nursing Home Week: observance, E721 [15MY]

Rockingham, NC: tribute to Richmond Senior High School Beta Club Quiz Bowl Team, E1245 [14JY]

Sports: trap shooting competition between the House and Senate, H3289 [17MY]

Standard Register Co.: tribute to Monroe, NC, facility for operation with no work-related injuries, E1457 [13SE]

Taxation: provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6828 [25JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1813 [5AP]

Votes: position on missed, H4640, H4651 [19JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Workforce Development Week 2000: Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce, E12 [27JA]

Statements

Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]

Tributes

McDuffie, Frank, E834 [25MY]