HAYES, ROBIN (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5436 [28JN], H5556, H5658 [29JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3283 [17MY]
Articles and editorials
Castagnoli's Discovery May Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, Sally Harris, Virginia Tech Spectrum (publication), H5558 [29JN]
Commercial Scale Cultivation of Pharmaceutical-Producing Tobacco Possible, Virginia Tech Scientists Find, Virginia Tech Spectrum (publication), H5559 [29JN]
In This Case, Tobacco Could Be a Lifesaver, A.J. Hostetler, Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, H5560 [29JN]
New Ventures Aim To Put Farms in Vanguard of Drug Production—Altering Gene Structure To ``Grow'' Medicines in Common Crops, Andrew Pollack, New York (NY) Times, H5561 [29JN]
Remote Sensing Center Establishment, Virginia Tech Edge (publication), H5560 [29JN]
Virginia Tech Begins Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plants Producing Pharmaceuticals, Virginia Tech Spectrum (publication), H5559 [29JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers and improve competitiveness of U.S. commodities and products in global markets (see H.R. 4885), H7129 [26JY]
Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H255 [8FE]
Aviation: ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal land and to the airspace over that land (see H.R. 3661), H454 [15FE]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H7211 [27JY]
China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1477 [28MR]
Computers: improve Internet security and protect against cyberterrorism (see H. Con. Res. 285), H1164 [21MR]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H7280 [6SE]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure personal injury claims (see H.R. 1283), H511 [16FE]
———legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2341 [13AP]
Crime: enhance penalties for crimes of violence against children (see H.R. 4045), H1163 [21MR]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3869 [25MY]
Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]
———participation of certain Medicare-eligible individuals in pharmacy programs (see H.R. 3697), H510 [16FE]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program emission standards (see H.R. 2788), H7502 [12SE]
Disasters: creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), H1406 [23MR]
EPA: ensure changes to the rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program are subjected to public and congressional review (see H.R. 4922), H6776 [24JY]
———repeal rule on water quality standards total maximum daily load program (see H.J. Res. 105), H6470 [18JY]
FCC: prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H278 [9FE]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve implementation (see H.R. 4502), H3474 [19MY]
FEMA: make grants to fire departments to improve public safety against fire and fire-related hazards (see H.R. 1168), H1406 [23MR]
FERC: hydroelectric projects licensing reform (see H.R. 2335), H1119 [16MR]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), H455 [15FE] (see H.R. 4082), H1405 [23MR]
Foreign policy: defend fundamental human rights to family, conscience, and life in international negotiations (see H. Res. 521), H4174 [9JN]
GAO: conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Dept. of Education (see H.R. 4079), H1405 [23MR]
Government: separation of powers between Congress and the President (see H.R. 2655), H4817 [21JN]
James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]
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]
———exempt from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218), H1412 [27MR]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H455 [15FE]
Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H2013 [10AP]
Medicare: eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3576), H632 [1MR] (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]
———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), H3523 [22MY]
Middle East: condemn current level of violence between Israelis and Palestinians (see H. Con. Res. 426), H10534 [23OC]
———prohibit U.S. assistance to the Palestinian Authority if a Palestinian state is declared unilaterally (see H.R. 4976), H7212 [27JY]
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: restore certain penalties (see H.R. 4296), H2338 [13AP]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H2655 [8MY]
National security: U.S. policy relative to deployment of a national missile defense system (see H.R. 5536), H10808 [24OC]
National Trails System Act: require compensation of property owners when certain railbanked trails are developed for public use (see H.R. 4086), H1405 [23MR]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2340 [13AP]
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), H6777 [24JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see H.R. 5178), H8469 [28SE]
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]
OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H758 [8MR]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
———preserve, rehabilitate, and improve certain railroad tracks and bridges using funds collected through the diesel fuel tax (see H.R. 4746), H7933 [20SE]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5241 [27JN]
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), H8062 [25SE]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 5), H574 [29FE]
———include additional information in account statements (see H.R. 5028), H7207 [27JY]
States: permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to parental consent (see H.R. 3302), H7211 [27JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (see H.J. Res. 94), H1957 [6AP]
———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H2412 [2MY]
———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), H1589 [29MR] (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP]
———exclude from self-employment earnings certain payments under the Conservation Reserve Program (see H.R. 4064), H2122 [11AP]
———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H5036 [22JN]
———increase unified estate and gift tax credit and provide for inflation adjustment (see H.R. 4112), H1587 [29MR]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H998 [14MR]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 531), H632 [1MR]
———treatment of certain farm rental income and all payments under the environmental conservation acreage reserve program (see H.R. 4260), H2238 [12AP]
———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H3413 [18MY]
———treatment of retirement benefits received by members of certain religious orders (see H.R. 4325), H2339 [13AP]
———treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm rental income (see H.R. 1044), H1163 [21MR]
Television: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (see H.R. 3671), H509 [16FE]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 303), H4035 [7JN]
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), H455 [15FE]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2512 [3MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: declare the American G.I. as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H997 [14MR]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]
Foreign trade: provide additional benefits for individuals receiving trade adjustment assistance (see H.R. 4466), H3172 [16MY]
———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H3172 [16MY]
J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4484 [14JN]
Letters
Impact Aid Program reauthorization: Brent D. Gish, National Indian Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY]
———Fleet Reserve Association, H3000 [15MY]
———James D. Staton, Air Force Sergeants Association, H3000 [15MY]
———John B. Forkenbrock, National Association of Federally Impacted Schools, H3000 [15MY], E121
———John F. Deegan, National Military Impacted Schools Association, H3000 [15MY], E121
———Margaret Hallgren, National Military Family Association, Inc., H3000 [15MY]
Research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding: Charles W. Steger, Virginia Tech, H5557 [29JN]
———Kenneth L. Dretchen, Georgetown University Medical Center, H5557 [29JN]
———Larry B. Wooten, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, H5558 [29JN]
———Mary Anne Fox, North Carolina State University, H5557 [29JN]
Remarks
Agriculture: strengthen safety net for agricultural producers and improve efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H.R. 2559), conference report, H3825 [25MY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5556 [29JN]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (H.R. 5212), E1671
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1504 [29MR]
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (H. Con. Res. 282), H1966, H1968 [10AP]
Boy Scouts: repeal Federal charter (H.R. 4892), H7452 [12SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2005 (H. Con. Res. 290), H1359 [23MR]
Cabarrus County, NC: tribute to School-to-Work Partnership and JobLink Systems, E12
China, People's Republic of: permanent normal trade relations upon accession to the World Trade Organization (H.R. 4444), H3692 [24MY]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security, H3288
Concord, NC: tribute to Central Cabarrus High School boys' basketball team, H1768 [5AP]
———tribute to Central Cabarrus High School girls' softball team, E864
———tribute to emergency medical response professionals relative to collapse of pedestrian bridge, E860
———tribute to Five Oaks Nursing Home, E721
Dept. of Agriculture: research on medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco funding, H5556 [29JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), H3268, H3288
———funding, H1504 [29MR]
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3073 [16MY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), H3980
Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4645 [19JN], H5041 [23JN], E1169
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5041 [23JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), H4061 [8JN], E1008
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4645 [19JN], E1169
Diseases: cervical cancer research funding, E875
Education: Impact Aid Program funding, E1008
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2999, H3001 [15MY], E121
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 434), conference report, H2585 [4MY]
Foreign trade: provide additional trade benefits to certain beneficiary countries in the Caribbean, H2585 [4MY]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1504 [29MR]
J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (H.R. 4658), H5807 [11JY]
Korean War: anniversary, E1133
National Nursing Home Week: observance, E721
Rockingham, NC: tribute to Richmond Senior High School Beta Club Quiz Bowl Team, E1245
Sports: trap shooting competition between the House and Senate, H3289 [17MY]
Standard Register Co.: tribute to Monroe, NC, facility for operation with no work-related injuries, E1457
Taxation: provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (H.R. 4923), H6828 [25JY]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: eliminate administrative waste, fraud, and abuse in fish and wildlife restoration projects funded by excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment (H.R. 3671), H1813 [5AP]
Votes: position on missed, H4640
Resolutions by organizations
Workforce Development Week 2000: Cabarrus, NC, Regional Chamber of Commerce, E12
Statements
Research on Medical, Biotechnological, Food, and Industrial Uses of Tobacco Funding: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization), H5558 [29JN]
Tributes
McDuffie, Frank, E834