WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)

Amendments

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5738 [10JY]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1478 [28MR]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5845 [11JY], H5926 [12JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1911 [6AP]

Appointments

Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

Inglewood Writes the Book on Success, Duke Helfand, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E841-E843 [25MY]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Agriculture: eliminate use of antibiotic drugs in livestock unless there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health (see H.R. 3266), H6719 [20JY]

———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), H2607 [4MY]

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: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H10473 [19OC]

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

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see H.R. 1275), H11207 [26OC]

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

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

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 4162), H4121 [8JN]

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

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]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 829), H757 [8MR]

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), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3901), H3869 [25MY]

Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H8799 [4OC]

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

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H7128 [26JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H5169 [26JN]

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 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: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), H3474 [19MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: clarify the intent of Congress relative to the authority of the U.S. Mint to produce numismatic coins (see H.R. 5273), H8061 [25SE]

———establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5010), H7206 [27JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure compensation rates for the service-connected loss of a breast due to a mastectomy are comparable to rates for the loss of use of a creative organ (see H.R. 3998), H1118 [16MR]

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

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H7003 [25JY]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H575 [29FE]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H5656 [29JN]

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

———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), H998 [14MR]

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

Financial institutions: establish a program to promote access to financial services for low- and moderate-income individuals (see H.R. 4490), H3412 [18MY]

———protect consumers from exorbitant fees for basic financial services (see H.R. 4332), H2339 [13AP]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H5084 [23JN]

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

Foreign trade: exempt certain small businesses from increased tariffs or other retaliatory measures against products of the European Union in response to its banana regime and treatment of imported meat (see H.R. 4478), H3308 [17MY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H3474 [19MY]

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

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H50 [27JA]

Government: prohibit the acquisition of products produced by forced labor (see H. Con. Res. 308), H5085 [23JN]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H10257 [18OC]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3173 [16MY]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4674 [19JN]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Hispanic Americans: prevent suicide among Latina adolescents (see H.R. 4439; H. Con. Res. 325), H2966 [11MY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5241 [27JN]

Immigration: establish special procedures for filing and consideration of asylum applications by alien children and for the detention of any unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 4590), H4784 [20JN]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H5955 [12JY]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]

Indonesia: prohibit military assistance relative to free elections and human rights conditions in East Timor (see H.R. 4357), H5169 [26JN]

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]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H8062 [25SE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H2607 [4MY]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H7502 [12SE]

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

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

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2512 [3MY]

Medicare: waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H5169 [26JN]

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

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H5241 [27JN]

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

Money: convert to a circulating currency system that does not involve debt or interest (see H.R. 5510), H10472 [19OC]

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

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), H7366 [7SE]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H3474 [19MY]

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), H1958 [6AP]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H8799 [4OC]

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), H7871 [19SE]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H5169 [26JN]

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

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

Taxation: avoid duplicate reporting of information on political activities of certain State and local political organizations (see H.R. 5277), H8469 [28SE]

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

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H2906 [10MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

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), H11195 [25OC]

———claim of sovereignty over islands and islets in the Aegean Sea (see H. Con. Res. 340), H9901 [12OC]

———withdraw armed forces from Cyprus and negotiate for the reunification of Cyprus (see H. Con. Res. 370), H9901 [12OC]

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]

———presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain veterans (see H.R. 1020), H5036 [22JN]

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]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H7723 [18SE]

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]

Bills and resolutions introduced

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

Crime: treatment of acts of torture committed in the U.S. (see H.R. 5325), H8406 [27SE]

Drugs: treatment of controlled substances (see H.R. 5326), H8406 [27SE]

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

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7210 [27JY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1782 [5AP]

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5900, H5936, H5938 [12JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5711 [10JY], H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4461), conference report, H9696 [11OC]

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1535 [29MR]

———making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), consideration (H. Res. 450), H1494 [29MR]

Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1353, H1360 [23MR]

California: anniversary of statehood, E1488 [14SE]

Child Care Development Block Grant: funding, H4211 [12JN]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3686 [24MY]

Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1535 [29MR]

Congo: allocation of foreign aid, H5951 [12JY]

Crime: provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2031 [11AP]

Cuba: export of U.S. medical supplies, H14 [27JA]

———lift trade embargo, H5711 [10JY]

Defense Production Act: extend expiration date (H.R. 1715), H7677 [18SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783 [11JY]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H5024 [22JN]

———handling of investigation of missing nuclear missile technology from Los Alamos National Laboratory, addressing of agency security issues, and determination of accountability for security lapses, H9893 [12OC]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4580 [15JN]

———weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4547 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4547, H4564, H4580 [15JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a commemorative quarter dollar coin program for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 5010), H7673, H7675 [18SE]

———produce certain security documents at the request of foreign governments or States or any political subdivision thereof, on a reimbursable basis (H.R. 4096), H7678 [18SE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4974, H5024 [22JN], E1137 [28JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4200, H4211 [12JN]

Diseases: establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (H.R. 3519), H2384 [2MY], H3020 [15MY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12055 [8DE]

Drugs: substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1494, H1535 [29MR], H4200 [12JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit assistance to countries that use children as soldiers, H6001 [13JY]

Foreign countries: exempt agricultural products, medicines, and medical products from U.S. economic sanctions, H9696 [11OC]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5900, H5907, H5908, H5926, H5929, H5931, H5936, H5938, H5951 [12JY], H6001 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), conference report, H10836 [25OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4811), motion to instruct conferees, H10449 [19OC]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5900, H5907, H5908, H5926, H5929, H5931 [12JY]

———U.N. international peacekeeping activities funding for Africa, E1137 [28JN]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father, H14 [27JA]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), motion to instruct conferees, H132 [1FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H132 [1FE]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1911, H1913 [6AP]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911, H1913 [6AP]

Income: increase minimum wage and provide tax benefits for small businesses (H.R. 3081), H849 [9MR]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4564 [15JN]

Inglewood, CA: tribute to Inglewood Unified School District, E841 [25MY]

LSC: funding, H4974 [22JN]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 4770), E1188 [10JY]

———make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), E1188 [10JY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H895 [9MR]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid, H1353 [23MR], H1494 [29MR]

———support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H949 [14MR]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (H.R. 3679), H7805 [19SE]

Russia: prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any debt owed to the U.S. until the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba is permanently closed (H.R. 4118), consideration (H. Res. 555), H6556 [19JY]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9798 [11OC]

Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6827 [25JY]

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), H6827 [25JY]

Votes: position on missed, H5290 [27JN]

World Trade Organization: withdraw U.S. membership and funding (H.J. Res. 90), H4803 [21JN]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H6772 [24JY], H9502 [6OC], H11809 [2NO], H12529 [15DE]

Special order: granted, H36 [27JA]

Tributes

Clay, Representative, H11422 [27OC]

Gonzalez, Henry B., H12006 [5DE]

Vento, Bruce F., H9798 [11OC]