OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)

Articles and editorials

Activism on Mother's Day, New York (NY) Times, H3627 [23MY]

Commentary on Public Education and Other Critical Issues—A Blank Check, Sandra Feldman, H2754 [9MY]

High Infant Mortality Rates in Brooklyn Mystify Experts, Jennifer Steinhauer, New York (NY) Times, H627 [1MR]

Power of Mothers Marching, New York (NY) Times, H3628 [23MY]

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), H1077 [15MR]

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: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H757 [8MR]

———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), H8617 [2OC]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2412 [2MY]

———improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1588 [29MR]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H575 [29FE]

———revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses (see H.R. 72), H632 [1MR]

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), H1078 [15MR]

Budget: establish 2-year cycle, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H. Res. 396), H998 [14MR]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H757 [8MR]

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]

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), H7212 [27JY]

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), H1764 [4AP]

———improve health and safety of children receiving child care outside the home (see H.R. 4750), H5956 [12JY]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3869 [25MY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H209 [2FE]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H1285 [22MR]

———require posting of CPSC safety standards in child care centers and require a Dept. of HHS report with recommendations to promote compliance with such standards (see H.R. 2552), H574 [29FE]

Citizenship: confer U.S. citizenship automatically and retroactively to foreign-born children adopted by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2883), H4174 [9JN]

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

———religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4237), H2122 [11AP]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H1589 [29MR]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H7212 [27JY]

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]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H922 [9MR]

———enhance availability of capital and credit for citizens and communities and ensure that community reinvestment keeps pace as financial service providers become affiliated (see H.R. 4893), H6599 [19JY]

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]

Computers: tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H2412 [2MY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H6471 [18JY]

Consumers: treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice and prohibit use in consumer transactions (see H.R. 2258), H1588 [29MR]

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

———prohibit delinquent Federal debtors from being eligible to enter into Federal contracts (see H.R. 4181), H1851 [5AP]

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

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H90 [31JA]

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

Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1371), H1852 [5AP]

CPSC: restore jurisdiction over fixed site amusement park rides (see H.R. 3032), H4484 [14JN]

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

Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4036 [7JN]

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), H4784 [20JN]

———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: equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered under FERS or CSRS (see H.R. 1079), H2340 [13AP]

Dept. of Education: make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 3105), H7211 [27JY] (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]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H90 [31JA]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H4036 [7JN]

———establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6778 [24JY]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H574 [29FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see H.R. 4820), H6355 [17JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for providing assistance to emergency response organizations (see H.R. 3155), H278 [9FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H575 [29FE]

———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H2122 [11AP]

Diseases: increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H1764 [4AP]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H2341 [13AP]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H997 [14MR]

Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 960), H48 [27JA]

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H2341 [13AP]

———ensure recruitment and training of math and science teachers at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3702), H572 [29FE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H165 [1FE]

———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 3880), H1629 [30MR]

———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 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), H5169 [26JN]

———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: prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 872), H574 [29FE]

———provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H1077 [15MR]

———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]

EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (see H.R. 828), H2122 [11AP]

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

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (see H.R. 4109), H1587 [29MR] (see H.R. 4182), H1958 [6AP]

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), H90 [31JA]

FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H647 [6MR]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), H1163 [21MR]

———enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see H.R. 2842), H1588 [29MR]

———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 4567), H3926 [6JN]

———establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H1163 [21MR]

———make certain service performed as an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 2686), H997 [14MR]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see H.R. 3295), H1588 [29MR]

———revise overtime pay limitation (see H.R. 1770), H1588 [29MR]

———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H209 [2FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3925 [6JN]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1852 [5AP]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H11955 [4DE]

———require persons to obtain a State license before receiving a handgun or ammunition (see H.R. 2916), H255 [8FE]

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), H165 [1FE]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H1120 [16MR]

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

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

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]

Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]

Health: embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H1407 [23MR]

———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 2771), H1285 [22MR]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H998 [14MR]

———increase public awareness of the dangers of pediatric cancer (see H. Con. Res. 115), H575 [29FE]

———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H575 [29FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H1674 [3AP]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H255 [8FE]

———require States to provide a minimum level of access to health care to all citizens as a condition for participation in Federal health care funding programs (see H.R. 4075), H1405 [23MR]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4152), H3869 [25MY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4485 [14JN]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H1852 [5AP]

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

Immigration: cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain aliens (see H.R. 1485), H7128 [26JY]

———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), H1077 [15MR]

———exempt certain elderly persons from certain naturalization requirements and permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice (see H.R. 2899), H7211 [27JY]

———protection of battered immigrant women (see H.R. 3083), H342 [10FE]

———provide a mechanism for U.S. citizens, and lawful permanent residents, to sponsor their permanent partners for U.S. residence (see H.R. 3650), H11879 [13NO]

Immigration and Nationality Act: amend relative to Caribbean-born immigrants (see H.R. 5032), H7207 [27JY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 3545), H373 [14FE] (see H.R. 4055), H2411 [2MY]

INS: provide for direct payment of information fees by foreign students under the Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students Program (see H.R. 3732), H1589 [29MR]

———reduce backlog in processing of benefit applications and improve infrastructure necessary for effective provision of immigration services (see H.R. 4798), H7723 [18SE]

Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H342 [10FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 116), H4035 [7JN]

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), H1675 [3AP]

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), H1076 [15MR]

———encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3927), H1075 [15MR]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 1443), H757 [8MR]

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]

———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 2059), H50 [27JA]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see H.R. 919), H8200 [26SE]

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H3869 [25MY]

———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 inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 3482), H2655 [8MY]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H4174 [9JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 1785), H757 [8MR] (see H.R. 4239), H3926 [6JN]

———require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthesia services (see H.R. 632), H6354 [17JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H931 [13MR]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3172 [16MY]

Mental health: recognize the importance of mental health awareness, mental disorders, and early detection of mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 243), H49 [27JA]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H255 [8FE]

Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]

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]

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H3869 [25MY]

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

National Historical Publications and Records Commission: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4110), H1587 [29MR]

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering: establish (see H.R. 1795), H632 [1MR]

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to the etiology of breast cancer (see H.R. 3433), H2512 [3MY]

National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2122 [11AP]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8200 [26SE]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8799 [4OC]

NIH: establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (see H.R. 2573), H1588 [29MR]

———support modernization and construction of biomedical and behavioral research facilities and laboratory instrumentation (see H.R. 4431), H2966 [11MY]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 2288), H647 [6MR]

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), H342 [10FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H7651 [14SE]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H89 [31JA]

Olympic games: mint commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and U.S. Olympic Committee programs (see H.R. 3679), H509 [16FE]

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), H631 [1MR]

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

Postage and stamps: modify rates relative to reduced-rate mail matter (see H.R. 4636), H4220 [12JN]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H5955 [12JY]

———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), H3926 [6JN]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H12022 [6DE]

Privacy: regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 3560), H998 [14MR]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1477 [28MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H7281 [6SE]

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

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H1477 [28MR]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7129 [26JY]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H633 [1MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H997 [14MR]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), H1285 [22MR]

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

Senior citizens: ensure the opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs (see H.R. 2802), H342 [10FE]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H11207 [26OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help them protect themselves (see H.R. 612), H1119 [16MR]

Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 148), H454 [15FE]

———earnings test for blind individuals (see H.R. 1601), H209 [2FE]

———improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 827), H342 [10FE]

———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5612), H11879 [13NO]

———prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative vendors in the administration of State children's health insurance plans (see H.R. 3600), H1120 [16MR]

———provide choice between lump sum payments or an improved computation formula for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 568), H255 [8FE]

Special days and holidays: specify that the legal public holiday known as Washington's Birthday be called by that name (see H.R. 1363), H574 [29FE]

Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1629 [30MR]

———exclude reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 390), H6470 [18JY]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H1406 [23MR]

———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), H9505 [6OC]

———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 partial income exclusion to certain teachers in high-poverty schools (see H.R. 2611), H209 [2FE]

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

———reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 4133), H2412 [2MY]

———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), H1477 [28MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3413 [18MY]

———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]

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3926 [6JN]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H342 [10FE]

———treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 323), H1764 [4AP]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H1674 [3AP]

Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Courthouse, Islip, NY: designate (see H.R. 5267), H7996 [22SE]

Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H5843 [11JY]

U.N.: promote full equality for Israel (see H.R. 3405), H1588 [29MR]

U.S. Congressional Philharmonic Society: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1477 [28MR]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H575 [29FE]

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]

———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H90 [31JA]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H2122 [11AP]

———recognize the importance of veterans to the U.S. and express support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students (VETS) Day (see H. Con. Res. 58), H6720 [20JY]

———repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset (see H.R. 363), H5240 [27JN]

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: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see H.R. 5158), H8406 [27SE]

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

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (see H.R. 1248), H3412 [18MY]

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

Burton, Andrea P.: relief (see H.R. 5452), H9767 [11OC]

Immigration: provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 4887), H6599 [19JY]

———provide permanent resident status for certain alien orphans physically present in the U.S. and provide for deferred enforced departure status for alien parents of certain children born in the U.S. (see H.R. 4359), H2410 [2MY]

Iqbal, Javed: relief (see H.R. 5102), H7211 [27JY]

Ladouceur, Pierre L.: relief (see H.R. 5103), H7211 [27JY]

Leslie, Derrick: relief (see H.R. 5104), H7211 [27JY]

Museums: establish a commission to study the establishment of a national education museum and archive (see H.R. 4667), H4484 [14JN]

Pharmaceuticals: provide for prices that are fair to the producer and the consumer (see H.R. 4772), H5240 [27JN]

Smith, Regina: relief (see H.R. 5105), H7211 [27JY]

Wallace, Laurence: relief (see H.R. 5453), H9767 [11OC]

Wallace, Louise I.: relief (see H.R. 5454), H9767 [11OC]

Letters

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: by, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), S11043 [26OC]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8679 [3OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program proposal: by, Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: by, H11613, H11614 [30OC]

Use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry: several African American business and educational organizations, H1845, H1846 [5AP]

Lists

School construction bills introduced during the 106th Congress, H11617 [30OC]

Poems

``Bill Clay—The St. Louis Choice,'' by, E2124 [5DE]

``Chant for Surplus Justice,'' by, E1218 [13JY]

``Credo of the Executioner'', E1096 [23JN]

``Let the Mothers Lead the Fight,'' by, H3632 [23MY]

``Make Culture Not War,'' by, E1873 [19OC]

``Robbers in Robes,'' by, E2238 [15DE]

Remarks

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 1451), H241 [8FE]

African Americans: promote cultural education and awareness of the history of slavery, H431 [15FE]

———race-based assistance programs funding, H243 [8FE]

Black History Month: observance, H153 [1FE], H431, H434, H435, H437 [15FE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H241-H247 [8FE]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1264 [22MR], H1342, H1343, H1358 [23MR]

———treatment of any budget surpluses, H3626 [23MY], H8300, H8301 [27SE], E1218 [13JY]

China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3611, H3626 [23MY], H3710 [24MY], E868 [25MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H431 [15FE]

Cooke, Eileen D.: Points of Light Foundation Daily Points of Light Award recipient, E1177 [30JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H11608-H11617 [30OC]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site (H.R. 3201), H431 [15FE]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6681 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4100 [8JN], H4253, H4256 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H11735, H11737, H11744 [1NO]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12057 [8DE]

Education: encourage students to pursue careers and higher education degrees in science, computers, and technology, H11611 [30OC]

———national policy to improve system, H1269, H1271 [22MR], H1342 [23MR], H1840 [5AP], H3629 [23MY], H10228 [18OC]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools, H8301 [27SE]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3071), H11612 [30OC]

———reductions in school class size, H11744 [1NO]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, H244-H247 [8FE], H1342 [23MR], H2446 [3MY], H4253 [13JN], H8301 [27SE], H11608, H11612-H11617 [30OC], H11735, H11737 [1NO]

———support teachers, H2756 [9MY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: allow States and local school districts flexibility in allocating Federal funds (H.R. 4141), H2753, H2756 [9MY]

———assist States and local educational agencies with expenses of Federal infrastructure, technology, and equipment requirements (H.R. 4766), H11612 [30OC]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 2254), H1840 [5AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify treatment of stock options (S. 2323), H2443, H2446, H2448 [3MY]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (H. Res. 527), H4683 [20JN]

Federal contracts: prohibit implementation of proposed contractor responsibility amendments to Federal acquisition regulations, H6681 [20JY]

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]

Graham, Gary: execution in Texas capital case, E1096 [23JN]

Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H11609 [30OC]

Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8704 [3OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11609 [30OC]

———use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry, H1845 [5AP]

India: resolution of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, E2163 [8DE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H4256 [13JN]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624, H625 [1MR], H1266 [22MR]

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H621, H625, H626 [1MR], H1264 [22MR]

Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H11609 [30OC]

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation, H3626 [23MY]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H887 [9MR]

Montserrat: extension of temporary U.S. protective status, H11610 [30OC]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H580, H622, H625, H626 [1MR], H1267 [22MR]

———tribute to the Brooklyn Museum of Art's exhibit ``Hip-Hop Nation—Roots, Rhymes, and Rage'', E1873 [19OC]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8676, H8679 [3OC], E1511 [18SE]

100 Women for Major Owens (organization): anniversary, E643 [4MY]

OSHA: implementation of ergonomic regulations, H4100 [8JN]

Poland: support judicial efforts to obtain compensation on behalf of Polish Jewish Holocaust victims, E1257 [18JY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H8300 [27SE]

———eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 5), H621 [1MR]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, E2238 [15DE]

Taxation: expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (H.R. 4094), H10228 [18OC]

———rates, E1218 [13JY]

U.N.: secure objective review of violations of minority human rights in the U.S., H1267 [22MR]

Votes: position on missed, H723 [8MR], H2282 [13AP], H4228 [13JN], H5858 [12JY], H7321 [7SE], H7532 [13SE], H9014 [6OC], E47 [1FE], E147 [15FE], E676 [9MY], E735 [16MY], E776 [19MY], E817 [24MY], E1061 [20JN], E1217, E1218 [13JY], E1434 [7SE], E1463, E1465 [13SE], E1666 [4OC]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10254 [18OC], H12064 [8DE]

Statements

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: by, and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide: Executive Office of the President, H1844 [5AP]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

School Construction and Infrastructure Improvements Funding: by, H11614 [30OC]

Summaries

Provide Grants To Improve the Infrastructure of Elementary and Secondary Schools (H.R. 3071), H11613 [30OC]

Public Schools Emergency Recovery Program Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H11615 [30OC]

Tributes

Bullock, James S., E1715 [6OC]

Clay, Representative, E2124 [5DE]