MEEKS, GREGORY W. (a Representative from New York)

Appointments

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

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Agriculture: improve representation and accountability of Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act committees and access to and service of Dept. of Agriculture programs (see H.R. 4675), H4590 [15JN]

Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 2900), H1852 [5AP]

American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H7870 [19SE]

Armed Forces: restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3573), H2411 [2MY]

BATF: expand powers to regulate firearms, ammunition, firearm products, and non-powder firearms (see H.R. 920), H2411 [2MY]

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

Black Patriots Foundation: extend authority to establish a Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial (see H.R. 4957), H7212 [27JY]

Capital punishment: temporary moratorium to ensure that defendants have adequate counsel and to allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 3623), H340 [10FE] (see H.R. 4162), H1762 [4AP]

Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H2337 [13AP]

Census: conduct an interim census of Americans abroad and require such individuals to be included in future decennial censuses (see H.R. 3649), H373 [14FE]

Children and youth: assist State and local prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies, with implementation of juvenile justice witness assistance programs (see H.R. 3132), H1588 [29MR]

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

Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H510 [16FE]

Community development: encourage small business development in certain communities through support of Community Development Venture Capital funds (see H.R. 2812), H165 [1FE]

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), H6777 [24JY]

Computers: promote and preserve the successes, leadership, and uniqueness of the U.S. information technology sector (see H. Con. Res. 182), H1285 [22MR]

———tribute to Federal workforce for successfully preparing for year 2000 computer problem (see H. Con. Res. 300), H1957 [6AP]

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), H1675 [3AP]

———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]

Crime: prevent identity fraud in consumer credit transactions and credit reports (see H.R. 4311), H6719 [20JY]

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

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: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H1958 [6AP]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H2512 [3MY]

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), H632 [1MR]

———draw down and sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve relative to anticompetitive activities (see H.R. 3543), H49 [27JA]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 4172), H1763 [4AP]

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

Domestic Volunteer Service Act: establish National Youth Technology Corps Program (see H.R. 2934), H342 [10FE]

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), H5737 [10JY]

———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]

Federal employees: 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), H1629 [30MR]

———reduce contributions to CSRS and FERS (see H.R. 2631), H2411 [2MY]

Federal firefighters: make mandatory separation age match requirement for Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 460), H5084 [23JN]

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

Financial institutions: prohibit federally insured institutions from engaging in high-cost payday loans and expand protections for consumers in connection with the making of such loans by uninsured entities (see H.R. 3823), H641 [2MR]

———require payment of interest on reserves maintained at Federal reserve banks by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 4427), H2966 [11MY]

———strengthen consumer control over use and disclosure of personal financial and health information (see H.R. 4380), H2605 [4MY]

Firearms: enhance the enforcement of gun violence laws (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [3AP]

———require background checks for individuals that win firearms in lotteries (see H.R. 4559), H3867 [25MY]

Flags: display of the Confederate flag (see H. Res. 466), H1958 [6AP]

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), H455 [15FE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: reunite with father (see H. Con. Res. 240), H48 [27JA]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), H2411 [2MY]

———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 3826), H6052 [13JY]

Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H6471 [18JY]

Human rights: condemn use of children as soldiers (see H. Con. Res. 348), H5436 [28JN]

Immigration: promote a fairer and more efficient means for using highly skilled workers and improve collection and use of H-1B nonimmigrant fees (see H.R. 3983), H2906 [10MY]

———treatment of H-1B nonimmigrant aliens and fair distribution of employment-based immigrant visas (see H.R. 4200), H2412 [2MY]

Income: protect retirement security of individuals (see H.R. 1590), H6599 [19JY]

Iraq: failure to release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in violation of international agreements (see H. Con. Res. 275), H921 [9MR]

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]

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]

Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H2411 [2MY]

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

———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]

Medicare: coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), H3309 [17MY]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H1406 [23MR]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H4784 [20JN]

———graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 4239), H5737 [10JY]

———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H2012 [10AP]

———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H3523 [22MY]

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

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

Mozambique: provide debt relief and reconstruction aid (see H.R. 4091), H1405 [23MR]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4527), H8736 [3OC]

New York: conveyance of Governors Island (see H.R. 5242), H8736 [3OC]

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), H7211 [27JY]

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

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

Pope John Paul II: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3544), H2607 [4MY]

Postal Service: amend pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs for postmasters (see H.R. 3842), H6719 [20JY]

———issue a semipostal in order to afford the public a convenient way to contribute to funding for the establishment of the World War II Memorial (see H.R. 4492), H3813 [24MY]

Power resources: ensure the energy self-sufficiency of the U.S. (see H.R. 5585), H11782 [1NO]

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]

———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H90 [31JA]

Ramadan: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 220), H255 [8FE]

Research: continuation of Federal research and development programs funding in a fiscally sustainable way (see H.R. 3161), H2122 [11AP]

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

Senegal: elections (see H. Res. 449), H1406 [23MR]

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

Sierra Leone: support Government in its peace-building efforts (see H.R. 3879), H920 [9MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H3413 [18MY]

Social Security: computation system for benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 1217), H8062 [25SE]

———disregard State annuities paid to blind veterans in the determination of SSI benefits (see H.R. 4817), H5956 [12JY]

———provide targeted payment relief for hospitals that serve primarily Medicare and Medicaid patients that have been disproportionately impacted by certain payment reductions (see H.R. 4624), H7212 [27JY]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 860), H8200 [26SE]

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

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

Taxation: allow small business employers a credit for certain expenses for long-term training of employees in highly skilled small business trades (see H.R. 1824), H7871 [19SE]

———allow tax credit for public transportation expenses and reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 3538), H49 [27JA]

———allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H1958 [6AP]

———eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 6), H291 [10FE]

———ensure tax payments from certain religious individuals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), H1958 [6AP]

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

———incentives to ensure timely and equitable access to the Internet over current and future generations of broadband capability (see H.R. 4728), H7871 [19SE] (see H.R. 4728), H8200 [26SE]

———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H1629 [30MR]

———prohibit the imposition of access fees on Internet service providers (see H.R. 1291), H2770 [9MY]

———provide a uniform dollar limitation for transportation fringe benefits excludable from gross income (see H.R. 3546), H922 [9MR]

———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H2655 [8MY]

———require certain political organizations to report information to the IRS (see H.R. 4168), H1762 [4AP]

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

———treatment of computers provided to employees for personal use (see H.R. 4274), H7723 [18SE]

———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H2655 [8MY]

———treatment of small businesses (see H.R. 3874), H920 [9MR]

———use revenues from excise taxes imposed on fuel used in trains for the elimination of railway-highway crossing hazards (see H.R. 2060), H209 [2FE]

Telephones: prohibit telemarketers from interfering with a consumers caller identification service (see H.R. 3100), H1852 [5AP]

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

U.N.: establish permanent security force (see H. Con. Res. 346), H5085 [23JN]

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), H2411 [2MY]

———establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the Hepatitis C virus (see H.R. 5132), H7364 [7SE]

———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), H2411 [2MY]

———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), H8468 [28SE]

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), H1675 [3AP]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see H.R. 5158), H8617 [2OC]

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

Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H2967 [11MY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H8406 [27SE]

———tribute (see H. Res. 654), H11194 [25OC]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Colleges and universities: rights and privileges of student-athletes (see H.R. 4117), H1587 [29MR]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H4484 [14JN]

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

Remarks

Africa: HIV/AIDS prevention programs funding for sub-Saharan Africa, H5900, H5935 [12JY]

Cuba: lift travel restrictions, H6697 [20JY]

Dept. of HUD: funding, H4745 [20JN]

———improve the quality of housing for the elderly and disabled, E1225 [13JY]

Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4871), H6697 [20JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), consideration (H. Res. 518), H4052 [8JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4745 [20JN], E1225 [13JY]

Development Fund for Africa: funding, H5949 [12JY]

Dixon, Julian C.: tribute (H. Res. 671), H12062 [8DE]

Education: Pell Grant Program funding, H4052 [8JN]

Floyd H. Flake Federal Building, Queens, NY: designate (H.R. 3323), H5204 [27JN]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5900, H5903, H5931, H5935, H5949 [12JY]

Foreign policy: provide bilateral debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries, H5931 [12JY]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (H.R. 4664), E1005 [14JN]

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

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H624 [1MR]

Mozambique: support humanitarian assistance (H. Res. 431), H946 [14MR]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H580, H624 [1MR]

Zimbabwe: allocation of foreign aid, H5903 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H3170 [16MY], H9502 [6OC], H11192 [25OC]

Tributes

Moynihan, Senator, H7738 [19SE]

Shinhoster, Earl T., E1007 [14JN]