MYRICK, SUE WILKINS (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9847 [12OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 3660), H454 [15FE]
American Folklife Center: collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of U.S. war veterans (see H.R. 5212), H8736 [3OC]
Americans With Disabilities Act: require that any civil action against a place of public accommodation or commercial facility allow an opportunity for alleged violations to be corrected (see H.R. 3590), H5737 [10JY]
Armed Forces: declare the American GI as the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th century (see H. Con. Res. 282), H2013 [10AP]
Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds to discriminate against the Boy Scouts of America on the basis of organizational, associational, or constitutional beliefs (see H.R. 5306), H8200 [26SE]
———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 384), H7503 [12SE]
Business and industry: restrict use of mandatory minimum personnel experience and educational requirements in procurement of information technology goods or services unless sufficiently justified (see H.R. 3582), H632 [1MR]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H2607 [4MY]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (see H.R. 4292), H2967 [11MY]
China, Republic of: congratulations on elections and reaffirmation of U.S. commitment to security and democracy (see H. Con. Res. 292), H1407 [23MR]
———U.N. participation (see H. Con. Res. 390), H7872 [19SE]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H7212 [27JY]
Comprehensive AIDS Resources Act: revise and extend programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 4807), H6600 [19JY]
Computers: require schools and libraries to install and use Internet filtering or blocking technology to be eligible for Federal funds for computers (see H.R. 4545), H3867 [25MY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling disputes (see H.R. 534), H341 [10FE]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (see H.R. 1349), H1406 [23MR]
Courts: legal definition of human life relative to presence of brain wave activity and spontaneous cardiac activity (see H. Con. Res. 305), H2239 [12AP]
———provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7723 [18SE]
Crime: add certain firearms related crimes to the list of crimes giving rise to a presumption of dangerousness for purposes of hearings on the release of defendants before trial (see H.R. 4220), H4817 [21JN]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1589 [29MR]
———prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges by those seeking to commit a crime (see H.R. 2633), H4783 [20JN]
———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (see H.R. 4827), H5954 [12JY]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (see H.R. 4051), H1407 [23MR]
Cuba: assist internal opposition and further help the Cuban people to regain their freedom (see H.R. 4537), H3813 [24MY]
Dept. of Defense: adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers (see H.R. 3680), H633 [1MR]
———deny educational assistance funds to local educational agencies that deny access to secondary school students for military recruiting purposes (see H.R. 4660), H5169 [26JN]
———return unclaimed military decorations subject to State escheatment to the proper military department for donation to museums and resource centers (see H.R. 5517), H10472 [19OC]
Dept. of Energy: extend public comment period on proposed rules on clothes washers, air conditioners, and heat pumps (see H.R. 5613), H11781 [1NO]
Dept. of State: provide appropriate training and materials to all executive branch employees involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide (see H. Res. 398), H4675 [19JN]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit action to finalize, implement, or enforce a rule relative to the hours of service of drivers for motor carriers (see H.R. 4511), H4337 [13JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assist claimants for benefits in developing claims and clarify the burden of proof for such claims (see H.R. 3193), H219 [7FE]
Diseases: extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 4069), H1404 [23MR]
Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs (see H.R. 4802), H5655 [29JN]
Education: importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 266), H1764 [4AP]
———tribute to home educators and home schooled students (see H. Res. 578), H7933 [20SE]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: exempt certain investigative reports from the definition of consumer reports (see H.R. 3408), H1077 [15MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: amend (see H.R. 5026), H7871 [19SE]
Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 343), H4337 [13JN]
———issue special postage stamps to fund domestic violence programs (see H.R. 4659), H5241 [27JN]
FCC: follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see H.R. 3525), H90 [31JA]
———prohibit from establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (see H.R. 3439), H647 [6MR]
FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278, 3278), H165 [1FE] (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]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions (see H.R. 842), H7991 [21SE]
———extend trade adjustment assistance benefit period for adversely affected workers enrolled in training programs (see H.R. 4077), H5656 [29JN]
———provide additional benefits for individuals receiving trade adjustment assistance (see H.R. 4466), H4036 [7JN]
———provide for reciprocal trade in textile and apparel goods between the U.S. and other countries (see H.R. 4465), H4036 [7JN]
Gambling: prohibit gambling on high school and college sports and the Olympic games (see H.R. 3575), H647 [6MR]
GAO: require report to Congress on agency regulatory actions (see H.R. 3669), H2967 [11MY]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (see H.R. 3244), H2655 [8MY]
Hungary: anniversary of foundation as a state (see H. Con. Res. 297), H4485 [14JN]
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), H1589 [29MR]
Insurance: implement coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), H255 [8FE]
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]
J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building, Fayetteville, NC: designate (see H.R. 4658), H4592 [15JN]
James T. Broyhill Post Office Building, Lenoir, NC: designate (see H.R. 4534), H3812 [24MY]
Korean War: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 86), H165 [1FE]
Law enforcement: combat club drug trafficking, distribution, and abuse (see H.R. 4553), H5085 [23JN]
———establish national prerelease warrant check system (see H.R. 4954), H7503 [12SE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H1477 [28MR]
———ensure confidentiality of personnel records or personal information (see H.R. 3694), H1285 [22MR]
———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 4550), H3867 [25MY]
Marshall Islands: name the Army missile range at Kwajalein Atoll for former President Ronald Reagan (see H.R. 3554), H1077 [15MR]
Medicaid: State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H3049 [15MY]
Medicare: designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 3003), H7281 [6SE]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 4219), H6355 [17JY]
———facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), H1477 [28MR]
———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see H.R. 5200), H8201 [26SE]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H3523 [22MY]
———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 5163), H7652 [14SE]
———waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), H4336 [13JN]
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), H8062 [25SE]
Montgomery, G.V. (Sonny): name an honorary room in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol (see H. Res. 491), H3050 [15MY]
National Law Enforcement Museum: establish (see H.R. 2710), H6470 [18JY]
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), H6599 [19JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: waive applicability to employment performed in an employee's residence (see H.R. 3530), H165 [1FE]
Ohio: constitutionality of State motto (see H. Res. 494), H2967 [11MY]
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]
OSHA: require public comment, and a sound scientific basis, for proposed ergonomics regulations (see H. Con. Res. 260), H631 [1MR]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7992 [21SE]
Postal Service: 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), H4121 [8JN]
Public debt: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax return for deficit reduction (see H.R. 5349), H8551 [29SE]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H7003 [25JY]
Reagan, Ronald and Nancy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3591), H253 [8FE]
Research: requirements for disclosures relative to transfers of human fetal tissue (see H.R. 3980), H1477 [28MR]
Russia: location and removal of KGB cache of arms and explosives placed in the U.S. (see H. Res. 380), H90 [31JA]
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument: establish (see H.R. 3676), H5436 [28JN]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), H255 [8FE]
Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see H.R. 4259), H7503 [12SE]
Social Security: provide for personalized retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts and increase individual control over retirement income (see H.R. 4839), H5955 [12JY]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles within State borders after meeting minimum standards (see H.R. 3219), H2607 [4MY]
Taxation: allow credit for dry cleaning equipment that uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances (see H.R. 1303), H2512 [3MY]
———allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials (see H.R. 4025), H8200 [26SE]
———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), H996 [14MR]
———clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2273), H5240 [27JN]
———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]
———increase annual limitation on nondeductible contributions and adjust for inflation the amount of deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1322), H2967 [11MY]
———make permanent the moratorium on the taxation of Internet and interactive computer service commerce, cosponsorship withdrawn (see H.R. 3252), H1478 [28MR]
———provide a shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain restaurant buildings (see H.R. 2894), H5737 [10JY]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 844), H2340 [13AP]
———provide consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3517), H4336 [13JN]
———provide tax relief for health insurance and medical care expenses and establish more options for obtaining quality health care (see H.R. 4925), H6776 [24JY]
———repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications services (see H.R. 3916), H1477 [28MR]
———repeal modification of capital gains tax payments relative to small businesses sold on the installment sales method (see H.R. 3594), H1406 [23MR]
———restore deductions for expenses relative to services performed by military reservists (see H.R. 4328), H4675 [19JN]
———terminate Internal Revenue Code (see H.R. 4199), H1956 [6AP]
———treatment of contributions of computers to schools and public libraries (see H.R. 2308), H1119 [16MR]
———treatment of volunteer firefighter savings account contributions (see H.R. 1870), H922 [9MR]
Turkey: call for the release of certain Kurdish members of the Parliament from prison, and for the recognition of full cultural and language rights for the Kurdish people (see H. Res. 461), H7933 [20SE]
U.S. Submarine Force: anniversary (see H. Res. 397), H511 [16FE]
Volunteer firefighters: remove civil liability barriers surrounding donating fire equipment to volunteer fire companies (see H.R. 4736), H7281 [6SE]
Water pollution: exempt discharges from certain silviculture activities from permit requirements of the national pollutant discharge elimination system (see H.R. 3625), H3649 [23MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armstrong, Lance: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5258), H7991 [21SE]
Crime: increase penalties on sexually violent offenders who fail to comply with registration and reporting requirements (see H.R. 4936), H6777 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (see H. Res. 503), H3171 [16MY] (see H. Res. 504), H3308 [17MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 616), H9634 [10OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (see H. Res. 514), H3924 [6JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H6469 [18JY]
Double Eagle2 (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 4617), H4121 [8JN]
Harney County, OR: designate wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in the vicinity of Steens Mountain (H.R. 4828), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H8735 [3OC]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (see H. Res. 640), H10256 [18OC]
———same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 540), H5435 [28JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (see H.R. 4386), H2606 [4MY]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 628), H9766 [11OC]
Tariff: isobornyl acetate (see H.R. 3742), H573 [29FE]
———monolite blue 3R (see H.R. 3739), H573 [29FE]
———monolite green 860 (see H.R. 3734), H573 [29FE]
———monolite green 952 (see H.R. 3735), H573 [29FE]
———polymers (see H.R. 3741), H573 [29FE]
———sodium petroleum sulfonate (see H.R. 3743), H573 [29FE]
———solsperse 5000 (see H.R. 3738), H573 [29FE]
———solsperse 17000 (see H.R. 3737), H573 [29FE]
———solsperse 17260 (see H.R. 3736), H573 [29FE]
———TAED chemicals (see H.R. 3740), H573 [29FE]
Poems
``Tax His Cow'', H4153 [9JN]
Remarks
Abortion: pro choice versus right to life, E140
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4461), H5585 [29JN]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1515 [29MR]
———strike nonemergency spending and require offsets for emergency supplemental appropriations, H1515 [29MR]
Budget: treatment of any budget surpluses, H8296 [27SE]
Charlotte, NC: anniversary of the Battle of the Bees and the Battle of Kings Mountain, H8629 [3OC]
Children and youth: protect infants who are born alive (H.R. 4292), H8160 [26SE]
Commodity Exchange Act: reauthorize and amend to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4541), H10411 [19OC]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (H.R. 1349), H7810 [19SE]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5754 [11JY]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2028 [11AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 503), H3185, H3186, H3188, H3192 [17MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration (H. Res. 504), H3321 [18MY]
———authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 616), H9641 [11OC]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration (H. Res. 514), H3961 [7JN]
———making appropriations (H.R. 4576), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H6529 [19JY]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10411, H10453 [19OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4577), motion to instruct conferees, H7819 [19SE]
Diseases: impact of cancer, H6040 [13JY]
Families and domestic relations: grants to carry out certain activities promoting adoption counseling, E1707
Financial institutions: repeal the prohibition on the payment of interest on demand deposits (H.R. 4067), E621
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H5987 [13JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 4811), H5987 [13JY]
Gastonia, NC: All-American City award recipient, E969
Gore, Vice President: economic plan, H8296 [27SE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and consider certain legislation (H. Res. 640), H10411 [19OC]
Hurricanes: disaster assistance to North Carolina, H1515 [29MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), H2689 [9MY]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment for certain women and research on relationship between cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (H.R. 4386), Senate amendment (H. Res. 628), H9843, H9847 [12OC]
———coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (H.R. 1070), H1624 [30MR]
Minimum wage: level, E473
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H3186 [17MY]
North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), E1707
Schools: postcoital emergency contraception distribution funding, H7819 [19SE]
Taxation: phase-out and repeal estate and gift taxes (H.R. 8), H4153 [9JN]
———rates, H8296 [27SE]
Votes: correction, E474
———position on missed, E141
Reports filed
Allow Consideration of Motions To Suspend House Rules and Consider Certain Legislation: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 640) (H. Rept. 106-992), H10256 [18OC]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 616) (H. Rept. 106-952), H9634 [10OC]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 106-757), H6469 [18JY]
Consideration of H.R. 4205, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities, Prescribing Personnel Strengths, and Military Construction: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 503) (H. Rept. 106-621), H3171 [16MY]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 504) (H. Rept. 106-624), H3308 [17MY]
Consideration of H.R. 4576, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 514) (H. Rept. 106-652), H3924 [6JN]
Consideration of H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 106-930), H8735 [3OC]
Same-Day Consideration of Certain Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 540) (H. Rept. 106-707), H5435 [28JN]
Senate Amendment to H.R. 4386, Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 628) (H. Rept. 106-975), H9766 [11OC]
Tributes
Anthony, Susan B., E140
Moderfferi, Kristen, H10453 [19OC]