SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H4820 [21JN], H5011, H5012 [22JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4676 [19JN]
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7316 [7SE]
Analyses
Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation (H.R. 894): Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H5752 [11JY]
Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act (S. 254): Council of State Governments, H5751 [11JY]
Appointments
Herbert H. Bateman funeral attendees, H7631 [14SE]
Julian C. Dixon funeral attendees, H12081 [13DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions (see H.R. 2149), H1163 [21MR]
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]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1239), H11446 [27OC]
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), H455 [15FE]
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), H7129 [26JY]
Capital punishment: reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed (see H.R. 4167), H1762 [4AP]
Carter, Jimmy and Rosalyn: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4289), H4036 [7JN]
Children and youth: improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 3235), H6599 [19JY]
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge: designate visitors center as the Herbert H. Bateman Educational and Administrative Center (see H.R. 5388), H8799 [4OC]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime (see H. Res. 561), H6718 [20JY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State and local conservation programs of coastal States (see H.R. 701), H757 [8MR]
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]
Contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 3766), H2607 [4MY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 107), H1478 [28MR]
Courts: give U.S. district courts jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations (see H.R. 5456), H9899 [12OC]
Customs Service: detention and searches of travelers (see H.R. 4001), H4174 [9JN]
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 Justice: establish the Violence Against Women Office (see H.R. 4848), H7578 [13SE]
———make grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to establish after-school technology programs (see H.R. 4178), H6777 [24JY]
Dept. of Labor: establish Office of Pension Participant Advocacy (see H.R. 4820), H5956 [12JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: motor vehicle reimbursement rates for veterans traveling to VA health care facilities (see H.R. 4716), H4817 [21JN]
Education: assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems (see H.R. 3873), H920 [9MR]
———improve character education programs (see H.R. 3681), H2341 [13AP]
———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), H2409 [2MY]
———qualify public defenders for student loan forgiveness under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4290), H2337 [13AP]
———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding (see H.R. 3705), H572 [29FE]
Education for All Handicapped Children Act: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 399), H7577 [13SE]
EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 4593), H4592 [15JN]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (see H.R. 3616), H340 [10FE]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 4082), H5843 [11JY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs funding (see H.R. 3634), H1477 [28MR]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 2512), H3172 [16MY]
———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1396), H632 [1MR]
Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc.: establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5331), H8468 [28SE]
Government regulations: technical corrections in copyright laws (see H.R. 5107), H7723 [18SE]
Health: prohibit health insurance and employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), H9505 [6OC]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson and family: award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 4384), H4121 [8JN]
Higher Education Act: repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 1053), H3869 [25MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: use of local funds to provide additional funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (see H.R. 5096), H7209 [27JY]
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), H10257 [18OC]
Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (see H.R. 4907), H7282 [6SE]
Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building, Merrifield, VA: designate (see H.R. 3699), H572 [29FE]
Joseph L. Fisher Post Office, Arlington, VA: designate (see H.R. 3701), H572 [29FE]
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]
———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (see H.R. 4640), H4220 [12JN]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (see H.R. 4033), H3173 [16MY]
Madison, James: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 396), H7992 [21SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), H1588 [29MR]
———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H7366 [7SE]
———provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 4825), H6778 [24JY]
———remove the cap on payments for Puerto Rico and certain other territories and adjust the statutory matching rate (see H.R. 5126), H8406 [27SE]
———State funding for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3698), H922 [9MR]
Medicare: coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), H7723 [18SE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), H2967 [11MY]
———revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3580), H6719 [20JY]
Middle Passage National Monument: establish (see H.R. 4581), H3924 [6JN]
National Guard: anniversary of initial activation of personnel for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm (see H. Res. 549), H6778 [24JY]
National School Lunch Act: ensure an adequate level of commodity purchases under the school lunch program (see H.R. 3614), H632 [1MR]
National Writing Project: improve (see H.R. 1456), H2512 [3MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 2722), H8406 [27SE]
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), H7365 [7SE]
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), H509 [16FE]
Philippines: address the environmental contamination and health effects emanating from former U.S. military facilities (see H. Con. Res. 355), H7282 [6SE]
Pope, Edmond: demand release from Russian prison for humanitarian reasons (see H. Con. Res. 364), H6052 [13JY] (see H. Con. Res. 404), H7871 [19SE]
Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see H.R. 3192), H6354 [17JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 4844), H6719 [20JY]
———protection of train employees (see H.R. 3091), H90 [31JA]
Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (see H.R. 5225), H7932 [20SE]
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: provide comprehensive technical assistance and implement highly effective prevention programs (see H.R. 3413), H373 [14FE]
Schools: improve security with the placement and use of metal detectors (see H.R. 4108), H1476 [28MR]
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), H7991 [21SE]
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9635 [10OC]
Supreme Court: make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (see H.R. 5136), H7723 [18SE]
Taxation: allow tax credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by an intercity passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 3700), H5084 [23JN]
———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), H2967 [11MY]
———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 4094), H2122 [11AP]
———extend tax credit for production of fuel from a nonconventional source (see H.R. 5401), H9011 [5OC]
———provide relief for payment of asbestos-related claims (see H.R. 4543), H3867 [25MY]
———provide that ancestors or lineal descendants of members of the Armed Forces shall be taken into account in determining tax-exempt status of veterans' organizations (see H.R. 4434), H11928 [14NO]
———require certain political organizations to report information to the FEC (see H.R. 4168), H2341 [13AP]
———treatment of computer contributions (see H.R. 4061), H1284 [22MR]
Veterans: mint coins in commemoration and use proceeds of surcharges imposed on the sale of such coins to fund the transport of veterans to and from Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals (see H.R. 5397), H9010 [5OC]
———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), H7502 [12SE]
Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 5073), H7578 [13SE]
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 Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]
World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see H.J. Res. 98), H3173 [16MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations (see H.R. 4333), H2339 [13AP]
———permit certain incarcerated students to receive Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 5632), H11927 [14NO]
Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (see H.R. 5284), H8061 [25SE]
Letters
Prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion: Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H7464 [12SE]
Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act: U.S. Sentencing Commission, H6941 [25JY]
Memorandums
NSF Competitive Grant Awards to Public and Private Schools To Hire Master Teachers: David M. Ackerman, H10619 [24OC]
Motions
Families and domestic relations: increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7319 [7SE]
Remarks
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.: tribute to Project Alpha, H8901, H8902 [5OC]
AMVETS: amend charter (H.R. 604), H12511 [15DE]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3908), H1536 [29MR]
Bateman, Herbert H.: tribute (H. Res. 573), H7432 [12SE]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012 [22JN]
Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (H.R. 2005), H174, H175 [2FE]
Children and youth: encourage communities to implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (H. Res. 605), H10634 [24OC]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (H.R. 3235), H8581 [2OC]
———improve efficiency and effectiveness of abuse and neglect courts (S. 2272), H8693 [3OC]
———increase the age of persons considered to be minors relative to prohibiting the transportation of obscene materials (H.R. 4147), H8579, H8580 [2OC]
Cole (U.S.S.): terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen, H9819 [12OC]
———terrorist attack on Navy destroyer in Yemen (H. Res. 631), H10072 [18OC]
Colombia: drug interdiction and counter-drug military assistance funding, H1536 [29MR]
Computers: prohibit gambling on the Internet (H.R. 3125), H6063 [17JY]
Correctional institutions: combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control prisoner health care costs (H.R. 1349), H7808, H7809, H7810 [19SE]
Courts: allow a judge to whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict litigation cases for trial (H.R. 5562), H12513 [15DE]
Crime: encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation, H9031 [6OC]
———encourage States to incarcerate individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation (H.R. 894), H5751, H5753, H5755, H5756 [11JY]
———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H7535 [13SE]
———establish Federal jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the U.S. by civilians employed by, or accompanying, the U.S. Armed Forces (H.R. 3380), H6930 [25JY]
———establish that certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the interception of communications (H.R. 3484), H8697 [3OC]
———increase penalties for bringing in and harboring certain aliens (H.R. 238), H8696 [3OC]
———life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (H.R. 4047), H6941 [25JY]
———prevent identity fraud (S. 2924), H12511 [15DE]
———prevent the entry by false pretenses to certain restricted areas and prevent misuse of genuine and counterfeit police badges (H.R. 4827), H8572 [2OC]
———provide incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum sentences for certain firearms offenses (H.R. 4051), H2028 [11AP]
———provide law enforcement block grants (H.R. 4999), H7816 [19SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4205), motion to instruct conferees, H7535 [13SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards for interstate transportation of prisoners by private companies (S. 1898), H12033 [7DE]
———provide grants to organizations to find missing adults (H.R. 2780), H10453, H10454 [19OC]
———report certain information relative to prisoners (H.R. 1800), H6737 [24JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4690), H5011, H5012 [22JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4856 [21JN]
Drugs: drug court funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5011, H5012 [22JN]
———protect children from drug traffickers (H.R. 5312), H9951
———substance abuse prevention and treatment programs funding, H1536 [29MR]
Education: establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (H.R. 4271), H10618 [24OC]
———promote family literacy projects (H.R. 3222), H7464 [12SE]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: reauthorize Impact Aid Program (H.R. 3616), H2997 [15MY]
Families and domestic relations: child abuse and neglect prevention (H.R. 764), Senate amendment, H122, H125 [1FE]
———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), H7313, H7317, H7318 [7SE]
———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), consideration (H. Res. 566), H7295 [7SE]
———increase child support money to families leaving welfare, improve assignment, distribution and collection of certain child support, and promote marriage (H.R. 4678), motion to recommit, H7319 [7SE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit certain employment actions by religious institutions assisted by Federal grants, H7313, H7317, H7318, H7319 [7SE]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (S. 2915), H10868 [25OC]
Human rights: combat trafficking in human beings and provide assistance to victims (H.R. 3244), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 613), H9031 [6OC]
``In God We Trust'': encourage public display of national motto (H. Res. 548), H6749 [24JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and require the President to formally acknowledge such injustices (H.R. 2442), H10627 [24OC]
Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission: establish (H.R. 4907), H11588 [30OC]
Law enforcement: authorize appropriations for the prosecution of obscenity cases (H.R. 4710), H6942, H6944 [25JY]
———community policing crime identification technology program funding through reductions in truth-in-sentencing prison construction grants, H5012 [22JN]
———facilitate exchange and collection of DNA identification information from violent offenders (H.R. 4640), H8576 [2OC]
———improve the quality and credibility of forensic science services for criminal justice purposes (S. 3045), H12029 [7DE]
Law enforcement officers: clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (H.R. 4033), H6933, H6936 [25JY]
———clarify procedures and conditions for the award of matching grants for the purchase of armor vests (S. 2413), H10871, H10872 [25OC]
———extend retroactive eligibility dates for educational assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty (S. 1638), H7811, H7813 [19SE]
Library of Congress: establish revolving funds for the operation of certain programs and activities (H.R. 5410), H10016 [17OC]
Literacy Involves Families Together Act: prohibit charitable choice provisions allowing religious organizations to participate in public grant programs and practice employment discrimination based on religion, H7464 [12SE]
Mental health: establish demonstration courts (S. 1865), H10637 [24OC]
NASA: funding, H4856 [21JN]
NSF: authorize competitive grant awards to public and private schools to hire master teachers, H10618 [24OC]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: provide additional protections to victims of rape (H.R. 3088), H8584, H8585, H8586 [2OC]
Owen B. Pickett U.S. Customhouse, Norfolk, VA: designate (H.R. 5284), H8559 [2OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H12028 [7DE]
Public Health Service Act: provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), H8252 [27SE]
———provide certain children's health services (H.R. 4365), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 594), H8208 [27SE]
Racial relations: recognize the significant contribution the Birmingham Pledge has made in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation (H.J. Res. 102), H11582 [30OC]
Red River Boundary Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 72), H6745 [24JY]
Richmond National Battlefield Park: revise boundaries and encourage cooperative management and protection of local resources associated with the Civil War (H.R. 5225), H10013 [17OC]
Secret Service: clarify authority relative to former Presidents and families, events of national significance, threat assessment, subpoena issuance, and forfeiture of computers and other counterfeiting devices (H.R. 3048), H10873, H10874 [25OC]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), H11584 [30OC]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (H.R. 2366), H465, H480, H483 [16FE]
Small Business Liability Reform Act: define ``small business'' relative to revenue and clarify provisions on product liability, hate crimes, and State punitive damages application and opt-out procedures, H480, H483 [16FE]
Smithsonian Institution: construct a base facility structure for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located in Hilo, HI (S. 2498), H10014 [17OC]
———rename the National Museum of American Art (S. 3201), H10013 [17OC]
Substance abuse: allow faith-based treatment centers to receive Federal funding and permit individuals receiving Federal assistance to choose private and religious oriented treatment, H6820, H6822, H6827, H6837 [25JY]
Supreme Court: make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds (H.R. 5136), H9540 [10OC]
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), H6820, H6822, H6827, H6837 [25JY]
Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8792 [4OC]
Women: reauthorize Federal programs to prevent violence against women, H9031 [6OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H11779 [1NO]
Special order: granted, H8615 [2OC], H9632 [10OC]
Testimonies
Encourage States To Incarcerate Individuals Convicted of Murder, Rape, or Child Molestation: Franklin Zimring, H5751 [11JY]
———Mike Lawlor, National Conference of State Legislatures, H5752 [11JY]
Tributes
Bateman, Herbert H., H9509
Bliley, Representative, H9509
Clay, Representative, H11429
Dixon, Julian C., H12074 [11DE]
Pease, Representative, H12519 [15DE]
Pickett, Representative, H9509
Vick, Michael, E311