BROWN, CORRINE (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4578), H4337 [13JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4784 [20JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5242 [27JN]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, H7134 [27JY]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12088 [14DE]
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]
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), H9767 [11OC]
———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), H8406 [27SE]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4268), H2336 [13AP]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H219 [7FE]
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), H9635 [10OC]
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), H5656 [29JN]
———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), H4336 [13JN]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]
Census: authorize the deposit of a census questionnaire in the letter box of a household, free of postage, during the nonresponse followup phase of a decennial census (see H.R. 3290), H997 [14MR]
Children and youth: acquisition, construction, and improvement of child care facilities or equipment (see H.R. 3610), H6719 [20JY]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H575 [29FE]
———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]
———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]
China, Republic of: U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7366 [7SE]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H5843 [11JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7211 [27JY]
———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]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1644), H7211 [27JY]
Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H5084 [23JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: agricultural trade programs funding (see H.R. 3593), H2512 [3MY]
———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]
———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 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]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H997 [14MR]
———enhance outreach programs to more fully inform surviving spouses and dependents of available benefits and provide dedicated staff to assist in obtaining those benefits (see H.R. 5552), H11194 [25OC]
———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]
———establish presumption of service connection for a stroke or heart attack incurred or aggravated while performing inactive duty training (see H.R. 3816), H631 [1MR]
———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits and enhance programs providing compensation and life insurance benefits for veterans (see H.R. 4850), H6719 [20JY]
———provide grants for toll-free telephone number to provide information and assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2736), H1852 [5AP]
———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6354 [17JY]
Diseases: authorizing appropriations for international HIV/AIDS control efforts (see H.R. 4140), H3523 [22MY]
———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H6471 [18JY]
———reduce burden of diabetes among children and youth (see H.R. 4594), H8406 [27SE]
Education: 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), H2906 [10MY]
———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H3308 [17MY]
———provide grants to local educational agencies to develop smaller schools (see H.R. 3044), H5843 [11JY]
———provide greater access to high quality distance education programs (see H.R. 3542), H49 [27JA]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H758 [8MR]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]
Employment: 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), H5241 [27JN]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 318), H2606 [4MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 3540), H7503 [12SE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize and enhance public awareness of the social problem of child abuse and neglect (see H. Con. Res. 76), H255 [8FE]
FDA: facilitate the importation into the U.S. of certain approved drugs (see H.R. 1885), H2012 [10AP]
Federal employees: extend civil service retirement options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1227), H6719 [20JY]
———treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S. attorneys (see H.R. 583), H5240 [27JN]
Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5240 [27JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]
Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1284 [22MR]
———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H2341 [13AP]
Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1406 [23MR]
———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H5241 [27JN]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H4121 [8JN]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction: compliance (see H. Con. Res. 293), H1405 [23MR]
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H3869 [25MY]
Health: cooperation between the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and the Dept. of Defense in the procurement of medical items (see H. Con. Res. 413), H8468 [28SE]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H5084 [23JN]
———minority health programs (see H.R. 3250), H575 [29FE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H3926 [6JN]
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), H1284 [22MR]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2741), H3474 [19MY]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7127 [26JY]
———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2341 [13AP]
Insurance: require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see H.R. 49), H5737 [10JY]
Interstate commerce: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on interstate limousine services (see H.R. 1689), H7578 [13SE]
Iran: condemn arrest and detention of Iranian Jews accused of espionage (see H. Con. Res. 307), H3309 [17MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and request the ITC to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment (see H. Res. 635), H10036 [17OC]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3633), H2411 [2MY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 3144), H5240 [27JN]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1407 [23MR]
Lumber industry: promote open and competitive trade of softwood lumber between the U.S. and Canada (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1959 [6AP]
Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office, Miami, FL: designate (see H.R. 5068), H7208 [27JY]
Medicaid: assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hospital Program (see H.R. 3710), H1589 [29MR]
———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. 4770), H5240 [27JN]
———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H1588 [29MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), H3412 [18MY]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H5843 [11JY]
———graduate medical education payments (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), H2770 [9MY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3813 [24MY]
———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8201 [26SE]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10257 [18OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H10257 [18OC]
Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]
Motor vehicles: impose a mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor carriers (see H.R. 4441), H4337 [13JN]
Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H3869 [25MY]
National Guard: end the prohibition against overtime pay for military technicians (see H.R. 4360), H4592 [15JN]
———extend to military technicians certain provisions concerning separation and retirement benefits of Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve military technicians (see H.R. 4361), H4592 [15JN]
———provide more equitable civil service retirement and retention provisions for technicians (see H.R. 5342), H8468 [28SE]
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), H3172 [16MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: extend deadlines for applying for relief (see H.R. 3572), H3869 [25MY]
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), H509 [16FE]
Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]
Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H7652 [14SE]
Public buildings: placement of automatic external defibrillators to assist individuals who experience cardiac arrest and protections from civil liability relative to emergency use of the devices (see H.R. 2498), H50 [27JA]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H1077 [15MR]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H5436 [28JN]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (see H.J. Res. 102), H5657 [29JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6471 [18JY]
Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (see H.R. 5309), H8407 [27SE]
Schulz, Charles M.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3642), H341 [10FE]
Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H6600 [19JY]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7991 [21SE]
Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H4035 [7JN]
———make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8406 [27SE] (see H.R. 5612), H11955 [4DE]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H3925 [6JN]
Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1958 [6AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1172), H4817 [21JN]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 2265), H757 [8MR]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H4174 [9JN]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7871 [19SE]
———provide incentives and job training grants for communities affected by migration of businesses and jobs to Canada or Mexico as a result of NAFTA (see H.R. 1967), H48 [27JA]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H4592 [15JN]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H3172 [16MY]
———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7871 [19SE]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H5240 [27JN]
Terrorism: improve Federal efforts to prepare for, and respond to, terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4210), H3413 [18MY]
Trucking industry: support freeze on longer combination vehicles and current Federal limitations on truck size and weight (see H. Con. Res. 306), H3649 [23MY]
Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7211 [27JY]
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]
Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]
———improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7578 [13SE]
Vicki Coceano Post Office Building, Miramar City, FL: designate (see H.R. 3985), H3173 [16MY]
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: place a plaque to honor those veterans who died after their service, but as a direct result of that service (see H.R. 3293), H1406 [23MR]
Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]
World Trade Organization: file complaint against oil-producing countries for violating trade rules prohibiting quantitative limitations on import or export of resources or products across borders (see H. Con. Res. 276), H1120 [16MR]
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
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (see H.R. 4399), H2769 [9MY]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (see H.R. 4400), H2769 [9MY]
National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (see H. Con. Res. 268), H756 [8MR]
Factsheets
AIDS in Africa, H5938 [12JY]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 3660), H1786 [5AP]
Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5920, H5937 [12JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5586 [29JN]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: funding, H5586 [29JN]
Armed Forces: performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H3349 [18MY]
Arthur (Pappy) Kennedy Post Office Building, Orlando, FL: designate (H.R. 4399), H2957 [11MY], H11354 [26OC]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and elimination of the marriage tax penalty (H.R. 4810), H5874 [12JY]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1350, H1360 [23MR]
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3699 [24MY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (H.R. 701), H2843 [10MY]
Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Legislative Conference's Veterans Braintrust forum on African American veterans in the Korean War, E2191
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3349 [18MY]
———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1350 [23MR]
Dept. of HUD: funding, H4770 [20JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5020 [22JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4268
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4770 [20JN]
Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building, Jacksonville, FL: designate (H.R. 4400), H2737 [9MY], H11355 [26OC]
Education: national policy to improve system, H1831, H1832, H1833 [5AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4733), H5268 [27JN]
EPA: reauthorize Clean Lakes Program (H.R. 2328), H2152 [12AP]
Everglades National Park: restoration plan, H10358 [19OC], H11830
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), conference report, H1018 [15MR]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H.R. 3439), H2308
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5920, H5937 [12JY]
Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5920 [12JY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4268
Jacksonville, FL: reopening of Cecil Field Naval Air Station under the Military Airport Program, H1018 [15MR]
Law enforcement: community policing programs, H5020 [22JN]
Medicare: make more competitive and efficient and provide for a prescription drug benefit (H.R. 4680), H5369 [28JN]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3846), E344
National Day of Honor for African American World War II Veterans: support (H. Con. Res. 268), E241
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7851
Petroleum: dependence on foreign sources, H5268 [27JN]
Power resources: national energy policy, H5268 [27JN]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (H.R. 4844), H7345
Robert S. Walker Post Office, Millersville, PA: designate (S. 3194), H11353 [26OC]
Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building, Melbourne, FL: designate (H.R. 5309), H11351 [26OC]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4156 [9JN]
Votes: position on missed, H6708 [20JY], H12502
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available water supply and develop alternative water sources (H.R. 1106), H2563 [4MY]
———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), H10358 [19OC]
———provide for conservation and development of water resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 2796), conference report, H11830
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal programs (S. 835), conference report, H10861 [25OC]
World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), E877
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2768 [9MY], H2965 [11MY], H3647 [23MY], H3804 [24MY]
Tributes
Dixon, Julian C., E2189