CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H5975 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6689 [20JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5957 [12JY]

Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H479 [16FE]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9796 [11OC]

———H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, H7631 [14SE]

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

———S. 1692, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, H3830 [25MY]

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

Articles and editorials

As Florida Goes, Bruce Ackerman, New York (NY) Times, E2211 [15DE]

Battered Girlfriends Need Protection, Too, Judy Mann, Washington (DC) Post, E1441 [11SE]

Biting the Ballot, William Safire, New York (NY) Times, E2174 [11DE]

Demagogic Bill, Washington (DC) Post, H2793 [10MY]

Deregulation Called Blow to Minorities, Stephen Labaton, New York (NY) Times, E2223 [15DE]

For Clinton's Last Act, Robert S. McNamara and Benjamin B. Ferencz, New York (NY) Times, E2219 [15DE]

Georgia Regulatory Agency To Lead Investigation Into Insurer's Rates for Black Customers, Scot J. Paltrow, Wall Street Journal, E2209 [15DE]

Ghosts in Florida, Colbert I. King, Washington (DC) Post, E2174 [11DE]

Gwendolyn Brooks, Poet Nurturer, Jabari Asim, Washington (DC) Post, E2167 [11DE]

Keep Them Out! Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E2170 [11DE]

No Surprise, It's an Activist Court, Larry D. Kramer, New York (NY) Times, E2221 [15DE]

Raising the Stakes, Anthony Lewis, New York (NY) Times, E2173 [11DE]

Ruling Voids Use of Vouchers in Ohio Schools, Jodi Wilgoren, New York (NY) Times, E2205 [15DE]

Secret Agent Man—Fashion Photographer Scores Big Off Pals in the Narcotics Trade, Jose de Cordoba, Wall Street Journal, E2155, E2157 [8DE]

Skeleton in the Closet, George M. Fredrickson, New York Review of Books (publication), E2105-E2107 [14NO]

To Any Lengths, Bob Herbert, New York (NY) Times, E2173 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa (see H.R. 2765), H50 [27JA]

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]

———promote competition among wholesale purchasers and establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentration, and market power (see H.R. 4321), H7503 [12SE]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H2340 [13AP]

Animals: conservation of great apes (see H.R. 4320), H4485 [14JN]

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

———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), H4592 [15JN]

Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1071), H1119 [16MR]

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

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7366 [7SE]

Bob Jones University: condemn discriminatory practices (see H. Con. Res. 261), H631 [1MR] (see H. Res. 428), H574 [29FE]

Bureau of Justice Statistics: establish a task force to gather information about, study, and report on incidents of abandonment of infant children (see H.R. 4222), H3413 [18MY]

Bureau of the Census: decennial census funding (see H.R. 3581), H575 [29FE]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]

———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), H4036 [7JN]

Children and youth: authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H632 [1MR]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H1406 [23MR]

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H758 [8MR]

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: 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), H6600 [19JY]

Computers: impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (see H.R. 4267), H2336 [13AP]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H5084 [23JN]

Congressional Review Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 5380), H8799 [4OC]

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]

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

Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

———increase research of link between violence against animals and violence against humans (see H. Con. Res. 338), H3868 [25MY]

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 Defense: terminate the practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their working life and facilitate the adoption of such dogs (see H.R. 5314), H9505 [6OC]

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 of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H. Con. Res. 273), H998 [14MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H6051 [13JY]

Dept. of Labor: establish Normal Trade Relations for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program (see H.R. 4649), H6599 [19JY]

Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H2655 [8MY]

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

———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]

———international tuberculosis control (see H.R. 4057), H1477 [28MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer research (see H.R. 2562), H2411 [2MY]

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

Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H1629 [30MR]

———improve and expand access to educational television programming (see H.R. 2965), H342 [10FE]

———improve and refocus civic education (see H.R. 3195), H11621 [30OC]

———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), H2967 [11MY]

———provide grants to improve the infrastructure of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3071), H90 [31JA]

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

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

Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), H373 [14FE]

———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), H5169 [26JN]

EPA: reauthorize the Great Lakes Program (see H.R. 3670), H1589 [29MR]

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

Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), H9505 [6OC]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H165 [1FE]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H3412 [18MY]

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

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]

Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 4046), H11207 [26OC]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 3377), H165 [1FE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 5095), H8062 [25SE]

———safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H920 [9MR]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1852 [5AP]

Foreign countries: human rights violations against homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgendered individuals (see H. Con. Res. 259), H631 [1MR]

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

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H511 [16FE]

———technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7280 [6SE]

Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling (see H.R. 1205), H1406 [23MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

Health: establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see H.R. 4412), H2770 [9MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H2411 [2MY] (see H.R. 4992), H7282 [6SE] (see H.R. 5551), H11194 [25OC]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H9768 [11OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4485 [14JN]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H165 [1FE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 4489), H3412 [18MY]

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: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), H2340 [13AP]

———guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2606 [4MY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H2340 [13AP]

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), H2411 [2MY]

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

Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1477 [28MR]

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H3474 [19MY]

———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 outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 1495), H50 [27JA] (see H.R. 4770), H5240 [27JN]

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

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas (see H. Con. Res. 238), H50 [27JA]

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

Michigan State University: tribute to men's basketball team (see H. Res. 481), H3474 [19MY]

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

Million Mom March: tribute to event supporting gun control legislation (see H. Res. 498), H2770 [9MY]

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), H3869 [25MY]

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

National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Labor Relations Act: treatment of employers and performers in the live performing arts (see H.R. 5185), H11207 [26OC]

Native Americans: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

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

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H1477 [28MR]

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), H50 [27JA]

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]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 5520), H12045 [7DE]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H2512 [3MY]

Pharmaceuticals: availability of HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 5101), H7578 [13SE]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2411 [2MY]

Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators (see H.R. 783), H4817 [21JN]

Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H922 [9MR]

Refuse disposal: State control of municipal solid waste transportation and disposal (see H.R. 1190), H50 [27JA]

Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]

Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]

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), H7366 [7SE]

Social Security: expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 4927), H7366 [7SE]

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

Supreme Court: interpretation of the first amendment to the Constitution in the case Buckley v. Valeo (see H. Con. Res. 377), H8469 [28SE]

———make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (see H.R. 5136), H7723 [18SE]

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), H575 [29FE]

———allow small employers a tax credit for costs incurred in establishing a qualified employer plan (see H.R. 1021), H922 [9MR]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H572 [29FE]

———establish nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services (see H.R. 4391), H2654 [8MY]

———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), H2512 [3MY] (see H.R. 4214, 4245), H2412 [2MY]

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

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (see H.R. 4460), H3171 [16MY]

———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]

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

———treatment of gross income for amounts received under qualified group legal services plans (see H.R. 1640), H511 [16FE]

Tiger Woods Foundation: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

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), H5169 [26JN]

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

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see H.R. 4165), H4121 [8JN]

Veterans: increase size of the estate an incompetent veteran may have without being subject to suspension of benefits while under institutional care by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4935), H6777 [24JY]

———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), H11207 [26OC]

Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act (see H.R. 4740), H6777 [24JY]

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

Water: moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), H1406 [23MR]

William S. Broomfield Post Office Building, Royal Oak, MI: designate (see H.R. 4884), H6598 [19JY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see H.R. 3861), H756 [8MR]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3173 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (see H.R. 5020), H7207 [27JY]

Correctional institutions: authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities (see H.R. 5567), H11206 [26OC]

Courts: establish alternative sentencing procedures for certain nonviolent drug offenses (see H.R. 5608), H11716 [31OC]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 5021), H7207 [27JY]

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

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

Iraq: provide citizens access to U.S. food and medicines (see H.R. 3825), H641 [2MR]

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]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (see H. Res. 416), H219 [7FE]

Letters

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

Ensure physician's rights to choose whether to join a labor organization: Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H5642 [29JN]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: Don Siegelman, Governor of Alabama, H2795 [10MY]

———Edward T. Schafer, Governor of North Dakota, H2794 [10MY]

———Frank Keating, Governor of Oklahoma, H2795 [10MY]

———Gary E. Johnson, Governor of New Mexico, H2795 [10MY]

———several Governors, H2794 [10MY]

———Tom Ridge, Governor of Pennsylvania, H2794 [10MY]

Juvenile Justice Reform Act conference committee meeting: by, S2706 [13AP], H2085 [11AP]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: Nancy Stoner, Natural Resources Defense Council, H483 [16FE]

Treatment of child support and alimony payments in bankruptcy: several women and children advocacy groups, H9838 [12OC]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), H3829 [25MY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9840 [12OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1111 [16MR]

Crime: promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), H1975 [10AP], H2080 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205) conferees, H7532 [13SE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2819 [10MY]

Remarks

Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1780, H1792 [5AP]

———prohibit partial-birth abortions (S. 1692), motion to instruct conferees, H3829 [25MY]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history, E2105 [14NO]

Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 2415), H9789, H9791 [11OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), conference report, H9832, H9834, H9837, H9838 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 624), H9830, H9831 [12OC]

———amend laws (H.R. 2415), motion to instruct conferees, H9792 [11OC]

———amend laws (S. 3186), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 427), H9840 [12OC]

———extend reenactment period for chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code relative to family farmers (H.R. 5540), H11703 [31OC]

———prohibition on conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt homestead property and preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H9837 [12OC]

———treatment of child support and alimony payments, H9834, H9838 [12OC]

Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7448, H7449, H7450, H7453 [12SE]

Business and industry: clarify statute of repose for durable goods relative to existing State statutes of limitation and assertion of claims for remediation of environmental hazards, H182 [2FE]

———establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H174, H176, H182 [2FE]

———increase fees charged to employers who are petitioners for the employment of H-1B non-immigrant workers (H.R. 5362), H9049, H9050 [6OC]

Capital punishment: prohibit the execution of pregnant women (H.R. 4888), H6792, H6793, H6794, H6796 [25JY]

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 (H. Con. Res. 368), H7446 [12SE]

Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8156, H8160 [26SE]

Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements for Hmong refugees (H.R. 371), H3577 [23MY]

Classified information: establish new criminal offense for unauthorized disclosure of properly classified information, H9857 [12OC]

Cleveland, OH: Federal appeals court decision on vouchers to provide school choice, E2205 [15DE]

Computers: encourage expansion of electronic commerce (S. 761), conference report, H4365 [14JN]

———impose a permanent moratorium on Internet access taxes, extend a moratorium on electronic commerce taxes, and encourage States to adopt a uniform sales and use tax (H.R. 4267), E564 [13AP], E741 [17MY]

———prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6061, H6062, H6066 [17JY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (H. Con. Res. 363), E1859 [19OC]

Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (H.R. 534), H8688 [3OC]

Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over all constitutional rights disputes, H1100 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over local zoning processes and land use disputes, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), H1091, H1100, H1108 [16MR]

———clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 2372), motion to recommit, H1112 [16MR]

———improve procedures for Federal civil forfeitures (H.R. 1658), H2053 [11AP]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 5021), H8094 [26SE], E1359 [27JY]

Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9035 [6OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7524, H7532, H7534, H7538, H7539, H7540 [13SE]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3935 [7JN]

———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8695 [3OC]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H1044, H1046 [15MR], H2080, H2081, H2084, H2087 [11AP]

———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2028 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7444 [12SE], H7524, H7532, H7534, H7538, H7539, H7540 [13SE]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4985 [22JN]

———create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens, H5148 [26JN]

———Federal Prison System salaries and expenses funding reductions relative to INS use of secret evidence in the detention of certain non-citizens, H5006 [22JN]

———Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4986, H4988 [22JN]

Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2415), H9789, H9791 [11OC]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations, H11294 [26OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4985, H4988, H4990, H5006 [22JN], H5060 [23JN], H5148 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), conference report, H12499 [15DE]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Redford High School, E837 [25MY]

Detroit Red Wings (hockey team): anniversary, E1761 [12OC]

District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4942), conference report, H11294 [26OC]

Drugs: establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (H.R. 4493), H9954 [17OC]

Firearms: enhance enforcement of handgun safety laws and prevent children from obtaining access to firearms, H2080, H2081, H2084, H2087 [11AP]

———gun control, H1046 [15MR], H1176 [22MR]

———lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, H468 [16FE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms, E179 [29FE]

———regulation of transfers at gun shows, H1044 [15MR]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

———constitutionality of State legislature's attempt to appoint Presidential electors, E2211 [15DE]

FTC: antitrust activities funding, H4990 [22JN]

Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (H.R. 5107), H7772, H7774 [19SE], E1407 [6SE]

Haiti: allocation of foreign aid, H5976 [13JY]

———elections, H5976 [13JY]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5628, H5631, H5637, H5638, H5641, H5642, H5643, H5644, H5646, H5651 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5621, H5625 [29JN]

Health care professionals: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641, H5642, H5643 [29JN]

———exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5621, H5644, H5646 [29JN]

———negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637, H5638 [29JN]

Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), H2687 [9MY]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), conference report, H9037 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9035 [6OC]

———combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), motion to instruct conferees, H7630 [14SE]

———remove limit on the number of nonimmigrant visas for victims of sex trafficking or involuntary servitude, H7630 [14SE]

Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (H.R. 4489), H3572, H3574 [23MY], E777 [19MY]

———establish the eligibility for cancellation of removal of certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence (H.R. 5062), H7768, H7769 [19SE], H12499 [15DE]

———improve and permanently authorize the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H.R. 3767), H9544 [10OC]

———increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers and expand education and training opportunities for U.S. students and workers (S. 2045), H8701 [3OC]

———prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

———remove certain limitations on the eligibility of aliens residing in the U.S. to obtain lawful permanent residency status, H11294 [26OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 4966), E1350 [27JY]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4392), H9857 [12OC]

International Criminal Court: encourage President Clinton to sign establishing treaty, E2219 [15DE]

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization: permit foreign employees to maintain visa status after privatization, H9544 [10OC]

Internet Nondiscrimination Act: impact of unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments, H2785, H2786 [10MY]

Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact: congressional consent (H.R. 4700), H6744 [24JY]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), E321 [15MR]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 4516), H4939 [22JN]

Life Insurance Co. of Georgia: investigation into African-American policyholder premium rates, E2209 [15DE]

McDonald, Alan: condemn district judge for bringing the appearance of improper racial, ethnic, and religious bias upon the Federal judiciary and protect against the perception of such bias within the judiciary (H. Res. 416), E70 [7FE]

Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), H898 [9MR]

Parliamentary inquiry, H5627 [29JN], H9788 [11OC]

Patent and Trademark Office: funding through reductions in Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of the Census, and the Educational and Cultural Exchange Program, H5060 [23JN]

Point of order, H2785 [10MY], H7528 [13SE]

Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H7456 [12SE]

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: improve application process and compensation criteria for certain individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills and through fallout from nuclear weapons testing (S. 1515), H5190 [27JN]

Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 72), H6747 [24JY]

Small business: limit punitive damages against small businesses except in cases where they are proven to have acted with specific intent to cause harm, H477 [16FE]

———protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H464, H468, H470, H477, H478, H481, H482, H483 [16FE]

Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``punitive damages'' as those awarded to punish or deter similar behavior and not including civil penalties, fines, or treble damages assessed by a State or Federal agency, H478 [16FE]

———define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H481, H482, H483 [16FE]

Supreme Court: decision on Florida's disputed Presidential election results, E2220 [15DE]

Taxation: extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), H2785, H2786, H2787, H2793, H2804, H2810 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 3709), motion to recommit, H2819 [10MY]

———extend the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce (H.R. 4460), E741 [17MY]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, H226 [8FE]

———impact on women and minorities, E2223 [15DE]

Votes: position on missed, H4587 [15JN]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9035, H9037 [6OC]

———reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8094, H8101 [26SE]

Summaries

Restoration of Fairness in Immigration Law Act (H.R. 4966), E1350-E1353 [27JY]

Tributes

Brooks, Gwendolyn, E2167 [11DE]

Clay, Representative, H11427 [27OC]

Dixon, Julian C., H12077 [11DE]

Edwards, Ester G., E1430 [7SE]

Fredrickson, George M., E2105 [14NO]

Hendricks, Jon, E1428 [7SE]