CARSON, JULIA (a Representative from Indiana)

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: allocate accruing interest to cover health care costs for certain miners (see H.R. 4144), H7652 [14SE]

African Americans: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 356), H4674 [19JN]

Agriculture: ensure safety of imported meat and poultry products (see H.R. 2581), H3049 [15MY]

———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), H1406 [23MR]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see H.R. 2776), H647 [6MR]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2166), H7652 [14SE]

———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), H922 [9MR]

Armed Forces: annual determination of the basic benefit rate for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill (see H.R. 4334), H2607 [4MY]

———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), H255 [8FE]

Aviation: provide basic consumer protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see H.R. 780), H921 [9MR]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2606 [4MY]

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

Booker T. Washington Leadership Institute: provide support (see H.R. 3440), H4675 [19JN]

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]

Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2341 [13AP]

———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), H1762 [4AP]

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), H4817 [21JN]

———assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H4174 [9JN]

———authorize grants for the prevention of alcoholic beverage consumption by underage individuals (see H.R. 3430), H342 [10FE]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H757 [8MR]

———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care and improve support services for families with young children (see H.R. 4206), H3309 [17MY]

———meet mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of incarcerated children and youth (see H.R. 837), H511 [16FE]

———mental health services (see H.R. 3455), H90 [31JA]

———provide benefits for children of women Vietnam veterans who suffer from certain types of birth defects (see H.R. 4488), H3412 [18MY]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking (see H.R. 5137), H10257 [18OC]

———provide for the health, education, and welfare of children under 6 years of age (see H.R. 4630), H4174 [9JN]

———provide State grants to improve child care (see H.R. 2175), H997 [14MR]

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

Clean Air Act: continue transportation projects funding relative to lapses in conformity requirements (see H.R. 3686), H2411 [2MY]

Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6778 [24JY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H5036 [22JN]

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: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 3113), H3474 [19MY]

Congress: establish a day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year (see H. Con. Res. 363), H6720 [20JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 4644), H5737 [10JY]

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

CPSC: improve handling of defective products (see H.R. 3208), H2607 [4MY]

———promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes (see H.R. 1130), H342 [10FE]

———require child-proof caps for portable gasoline containers (see H.R. 3136), H342 [10FE]

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

Crime: convene a summit of national leaders to develop an action plan to deter acts of violence, especially domestic violence and sexual assault (see H. Con. Res. 353), H4484 [14JN]

———improve the Federal capability to deal with child exploitation (see H.R. 1159), H2606 [4MY]

———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]

———prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H2338 [13AP]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions (see H.R. 4471), H4675 [19JN]

Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for U.S. Customs Cybersmuggling Center (see H.R. 640), H2655 [8MY]

———detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H2906 [10MY]

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]

———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: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H922 [9MR]

Dept. of Education: establish school dropout prevention programs (see H.R. 5015), H9011 [5OC]

———make grants to educational organizations for Holocaust educational programs (see H.R. 4539), H5657 [29JN]

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), H758 [8MR]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H922 [9MR]

———require report on readiness of heating oil and propane industries to respond to rises in prices due to anticompetitive activity, shortage, or extreme winter weather (see H.R. 3662), H1077 [15MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (see H.R. 4483), H6052 [13JY]

———provide State grants for dental health programs for children (see H.R. 4821), H5842 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H7991 [21SE]

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

———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H5436 [28JN]

———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (see H.R. 2780), H1674 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H11207 [26OC]

———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]

———reaffirm and clarify duty of the Secretary to administer laws which assist claimants for benefits (see H.R. 4864), H6471 [18JY]

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

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see H.R. 5204), H9907 [16OC]

———establish an international trust fund to combat the AIDS epidemic (see H.R. 3519), H922 [9MR]

———increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2607 [4MY]

———increase public awareness of tuberous sclerosis (see H. Con. Res. 337), H10257 [18OC]

———increased support and funding to combat juvenile diabetes (see H. Con. Res. 321), H5436 [28JN]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H511 [16FE]

Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1681), H757 [8MR]

———establish grants for drug treatment alternatives to prison programs administered by State or local prosecutors (see H.R. 4493), H9907 [16OC]

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), H1412 [27MR]

———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1657), H11781 [1NO]

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

———ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 4333), H6471 [18JY]

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

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 4143), H4174 [9JN]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 4271, 4272), H5436 [28JN]

———grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer training for elementary and secondary school teachers (see H.R. 455), H8469 [28SE]

———improve program for the forgiveness of student loans to teachers (see H.R. 4538), H10534 [23OC]

———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), H5737 [10JY]

———provide grants to eligible consortia to provide professional development to superintendents and principals and prospects for such positions (see H.R. 4487), H7212 [27JY]

———provide grants to local educational agencies to initiate and improve physical education programs (see H.R. 4536), H5737 [10JY]

———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), H1852 [5AP]

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

Electric power: promote energy independence and self-sufficiency through net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems (see H.R. 2947), H2770 [9MY]

Employment: limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H10036 [17OC]

———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), H4035 [7JN]

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), H373 [14FE]

———reform provisions relative to child labor (see H.R. 2119), H6052 [13JY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H4220 [12JN]

———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H4675 [19JN]

———limit the effects of domestic violence on the lives of children (see H.R. 3315), H1285 [22MR]

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: require periodic cost-of-living adjustments to the maximum amount of deposit insurance available (see H.R. 4467), H3926 [6JN]

Federal employees: establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insurance (see H.R. 110), H997 [14MR] (see H.R. 1111), H757 [8MR]

———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), H342 [10FE]

———require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), H9907 [16OC]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H632 [1MR]

Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal contracts (see H.R. 2551), H511 [16FE]

Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking system (see H.R. 1354), H4817 [21JN]

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

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4427), H3413 [18MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2967 [11MY]

Firearms: application of Federal laws to antique firearms (see H.R. 4137), H1628 [30MR]

———ban manufacture of handguns that cannot be personalized, require report on commercial feasibility of personalizing firearms, and provide grants to improve firearms safety (see H.R. 2025), H1163 [21MR]

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

———implement a system of licensing purchasers and a record of sale system (see H.R. 4915), H8406 [27SE]

———prevent children from having access to firearms (see H.R. 3987), H2341 [13AP]

———prevent theft from commercial carriers (see H.R. 3563), H757 [8MR]

———provide grants for the purchase of firearms to States and units of local government that enforce certain rules designed to protect the public from the misuse of handguns (see H.R. 5472), H9900 [12OC]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H4175 [9JN]

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), H1477 [28MR]

Food industry: safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 3883), H2967 [11MY]

Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H922 [9MR]

———prohibit application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental and multilateral organizations (see H.R. 4211), H3523 [22MY]

Foreign policy: encourage foreign countries to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the name of family honor and to provide relief for victims (see H. Con. Res. 362), H5036 [22JN]

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), H1477 [28MR]

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

Government regulations: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see H.R. 1227), H574 [29FE]

Harry S Truman Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3639), H647 [6MR]

Hazardous substances: reduce emissions of mercury, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (see H.R. 2980), H4336 [13JN]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H1588 [29MR]

———development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3891), H1413 [27MR]

———embryonic stem cell research funding (see H. Res. 414), H7578 [13SE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 247), H342 [10FE]

———encourage private-sector distributors of the influenza vaccine to give priority to distributing the available vaccine to individuals at a high risk of developing complications from influenza (see H. Res. 672), H12532 [15DE]

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

———establish national system of screening newborn infants for hereditary disorders (see H.R. 5260), H7991 [21SE]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H3474 [19MY]

———initiatives to protect and inform the public about food allergies (see H. Res. 309), H10809 [24OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3000), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4992), H7503 [12SE]

———prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H4817 [21JN]

———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]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4337 [13JN]

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

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (see H.R. 2888), H997 [14MR]

Hoosier Automobile & Truck National Heritage Trail Area: authorize (see H.R. 5518), H10472 [19OC]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H4818 [21JN]

———expedite the declassification of certain documents relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras and other regions (see H.R. 1625), H757 [8MR]

Immigration: 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), H2512 [3MY]

———modify provisions governing naturalization of children born outside the U.S. (see H.R. 3667), H2341 [13AP]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 840), H1284 [22MR]

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

———provide for legal permanent resident status for certain undocumented or nonimmigrant aliens (see H.R. 4887), H10257 [18OC]

———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), H8200 [26SE]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 4966), H7503 [12SE]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H3173 [16MY]

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

———use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H11207 [26OC]

Insurance: guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children (see H.R. 4390), H2967 [11MY]

———implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H373 [14FE]

———make the same health insurance options afforded to executive and judicial branch employees available to Federal annuitants, legislative branch employees, and Armed Forces members and retirees (see H.R. 4277), H11716 [31OC]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), H1285 [22MR]

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]

Japan: oppose permanent seat on U.N. Security Council until the Japanese Government complies with International Whaling Commission requirements and ends the commercialization of whale meat (see H. Con. Res. 431), H10473 [19OC]

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: ban the transfer and receipt of handguns or ammunition by persons subject to restraining orders (see H.R. 4778), H10036 [17OC]

———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 assistance to State and local forensic laboratories in analyzing DNA samples from convicted offenders (see H.R. 3087), H647 [6MR]

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]

Library of Congress: bicentennial (see H. Con. Res. 269), H1078 [15MR]

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

———establish a new prospective payment system for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), H2122 [11AP]

———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), H10036 [17OC]

———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H7723 [18SE]

———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H4121 [8JN]

Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H9011 [5OC]

———coverage of screening mammography, pap smears, and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4330), H8799 [4OC]

———coverage of screening pap smears and pelvic exams (see H.R. 4571), H9505 [6OC]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), H4174 [9JN]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H7003 [25JY]

———ensure adequacy of digital mammography payments (see H.R. 5172), H9505 [6OC]

———expand and make permanent the demonstration project for military retirees and dependents (see H.R. 1413), H1629 [30MR]

———expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), H8799 [4OC]

———increase proportion of charges recognized for mental health services furnished to qualified beneficiaries residing in congregate residences (see H.R. 4950), H10036 [17OC]

———prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), H4817 [21JN]

———protect beneficiaries under the Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 4356), H10809 [24OC]

———protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), H1764 [4AP]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H9907 [16OC]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3926 [6JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H8617 [2OC]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H10473 [19OC]

Mental health: establish demonstration diversion courts (see H.R. 2594), H5656 [29JN]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to raise autism awareness (see H. Res. 458), H5436 [28JN]

———postpartum depression policies (see H. Res. 163), H1629 [30MR]

Mexico: political repression of foreign observers (see H. Con. Res. 350), H6471 [18JY]

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), H1405 [23MR]

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

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to food drive efforts (see H. Res. 452), H1764 [4AP]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7578 [13SE]

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), H12017 [5DE]

———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 4634), H10036 [17OC]

National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H7373 [11SE]

National Museum of the U.S. Army: locate at Fort Belvoir, VA (see H.R. 1912), H2012 [10AP]

National School Lunch Act: revise eligibility of private organizations under the child and adult care food program (see H.R. 2907), H9505 [6OC]

National Take Your Kids To Vote Day: support (see H. Con. Res. 389), H7210 [27JY]

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

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]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): issue commemorative postage stamp to honor ship and crew (see H. Con. Res. 119), H373 [14FE]

Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H2012 [10AP]

O'Connor, John Cardinal: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3557), H373 [14FE]

Office for Protection of Human Research Subjects: establish (see H.R. 3569), H2770 [9MY]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (see H.R. 1899), H997 [14MR]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans (see H.R. 2902), H757 [8MR]

———reform (see H.R. 1102), H1588 [29MR]

Poland: anniversary of workers' strikes that led to the creation of the independent trade union Solidarnosc (see H. Con. Res. 416), H10473 [19OC]

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2411 [2MY]

Privacy: limit the disclosure of consumer credit reports on an employee which are obtained in connection with allegations of illegal conduct (see H.R. 4373), H3050 [15MY]

Product safety: establish flammability testing standards and labeling regulations for upholstered furniture which is sold in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4368), H5843 [11JY]

Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (see H.R. 3301), H2770 [9MY]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H921 [9MR]

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H2012 [10AP]

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Inc.: tribute (see H. Res. 517), H10534 [23OC]

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), H7003 [25JY]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H632 [1MR]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H2239 [12AP]

SBA: conduct a pilot program to raise awareness about telecommuting among small business employers (see H.R. 3500), H2905 [10MY]

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), H9505 [6OC]

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H. Con. Res. 323), H4337 [13JN]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H4121 [8JN]

Social Security: make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 5324), H8617 [2OC] (see H.R. 5612), H11813 [2NO]

———promote smoking cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Maternal and Child Health Program (see H.R. 5208), H9767 [11OC]

———restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (see H.R. 4481), H7503 [12SE]

States: permit the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4707), H10036 [17OC]

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

Taxation: allow credit to businesses who employ military reservists and a comparable credit to self-employed military reservists, and restore deductions for services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 3915), H2655 [8MY]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H3474 [19MY]

———encourage stronger mathematics and science programs at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4273), H5436 [28JN]

———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. 4214), H2607 [4MY]

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

———expand S corporation eligibility for banks (see H.R. 1586), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 1994), H4035 [7JN]

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H9907 [16OC]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H2239 [12AP]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H922 [9MR]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 3688), H3813 [24MY] (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]

———S corporation reform (see H.R. 689), H4817 [21JN]

———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H2411 [2MY]

———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]

———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H373 [14FE]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H3309 [17MY]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H4121 [8JN]

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

Tobacco products: prohibit the importation of bidi cigarettes (see H.R. 3628), H6052 [13JY]

U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H922 [9MR]

Ukrainian-American Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3463), H7503 [12SE]

Veterans: authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign conflicts other than declared wars (see H.R. 1804), H2340 [13AP]

———increase minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for surviving spouses age 62 and older (see H.R. 2000), H10036 [17OC]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4131), H1958 [6AP]

———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]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H757 [8MR]

———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), H6600 [19JY]

———require employers to give employees who are members of reserve components leave of absence to participate in an honor guard for veterans' funerals (see H.R. 284), H7991 [21SE]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see H.R. 2660), H255 [8FE]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 5109), H7503 [12SE]

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]

Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 2720), H4591 [15JN]

———moratorium on export of bulk fresh water until certain conditions are met (see H.R. 2595), H2967 [11MY]

Women: provide Federal contracting assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 4897), H7003 [25JY]

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

World War II: recognition of American civilian POW (see H. Res. 51), H7723 [18SE]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3413 [18MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

National Responsible Father's Day: designate (see H. Res. 526), H4484 [14JN]

Tariff: fluridone aquatic herbicide (see H.R. 4295), H2337 [13AP]

Remarks

Black History Month: observance, H528 [29FE]

Children and youth: mental health services funding, H6577, H6578 [19JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7536 [13SE]

———promote accountability for violent and repeat juvenile offenders (H.R. 1501), motion to instruct conferees, H2081 [11AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7536 [13SE]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to implement Smith & Wesson (business) gun safety settlement agreement, H4899 [21JN]

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), H528 [29FE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4884, H4899 [21JN]

Education: national policy to improve system, H10227 [18OC]

EPA: postpone implementation of air quality standards until issuance of Supreme Court decision, H4884 [21JN]

Families and domestic relations: importance of responsible fatherhood (H. Res. 522), H4609 [19JN]

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

———improve safety of handguns (H.R. 515), H611 [1MR], H1082 [16MR], H1176 [22MR], H1769 [5AP]

John Brademas Post Office, South Bend, IN: designate (H.R. 2938), H4721, H4722 [20JN]

Mount Morris Township, MI: shooting of student at Buell Elementary School, H611 [1MR]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H953 [14MR]

National Federation of State High School Associations: tribute, H610 [1MR]

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 (H.R. 2498), H3587 [23MY]

Votes: position on missed, H5146 [26JN], E20 [27JA], E88 [8FE], E147 [15FE], E490 [4AP], E618 [3MY], E1241 [14JY], E1273 [19JY], E1666 [4OC], E1762 [12OC], E2096 [14NO]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8791 [4OC]

Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women (H.R. 1248), H8100 [26SE], H8816 [5OC]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H3561 [23MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H35 [27JA], H87 [31JA], H370 [14FE], H1671 [3AP], H2398 [2MY], H4814 [21JN], H5166 [26JN], H5953 [12JY], H6345 [17JY], H8615 [2OC], H9502 [6OC], H9632 [10OC], H11840 [3NO]

Special order: granted, H628 [1MR], H1074 [15MR], H2120 [11AP], H10254 [18OC], H11204 [26OC], H11442 [27OC]

Tributes

Einhorn, Lawrence and Claudette, E2099 [14NO]

Pease, Representative, H11409 [27OC]

Wells, Herman B., H2096 [11AP]