WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4063 [17JY]
Appointments
Committee on Economics (Joint), H1693 [1MY]
Conferee: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, H4954 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 1350), H3260 [19JN]
Africa: efforts to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa (see H. Con. Res. 102), H4114 [17JY]
Air pollution: reduce emissions from electric powerplants (see H.R. 1256), H3619 [26JN]
Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 2908), H6702 [11OC]
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see H.R. 770), H1013 [20MR]
Armed Forces: improve Montgomery GI Bill benefits by improving and expanding educational assistance programs (see H.R. 320), H162 [31JA]
———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 179), H400 [14FE]
Army: close the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation and establish a joint congressional task force to assess the education and training needs for Latin American military personnel (see H.R. 1810), H5456 [6SE]
Aviation: provide assistance for employees who are separated from employment due to reductions in service by air carriers and airport closures caused by terrorist actions or security measures (see H.R. 2946), H6057 [25SE]
``Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989'': authorizing printing (see H. Con. Res. 43), H442 [27FE]
Capital punishment: ensure that defendants in capital cases have adequate counsel and allow those convicted to have a reasonable opportunity to present new evidence of innocence (see H.R. 912), H739 [7MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 169), H3357 [20JN]
———establish the Spirit of America Garden as part of the Capitol Visitors Center to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2991), H7592 [31OC]
Capitol Police: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 250), H7530 [30OC]
Census: funding for the planning of a special census of U.S. citizens living abroad (see H.R. 680), H3068 [12JN]
Children and youth: ensure health coverage, promote parental support and family stability, improve early education and child care, reduce poverty, create youth development programs, and provide a safe environment (see H.R. 1990), H4724 [26JY]
———increase the availability, affordability, and quality of child care (see H.R. 2097), H2997 [7JN]
Children's Vision Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 226), H5592 [11SE]
Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 97), H1191 [27MR]
Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]
Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1606), H1658 [26AP]
Congress: hold joint session in New York, NY (see H. Con. Res. 249), H7960 [8NO]
Cuba: make exception to trade embargo for food, medicines, and goods and services intended for children, lift travel restrictions, and provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals (see H.R. 2138), H3067 [12JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve agricultural credit programs (see H.R. 2653), H4723 [26JY]
Developing countries: prohibit export assistance to any company challenging an intellectual property law or policy of a country that regulates HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals or medical technologies (see H.R. 1690), H3961 [11JY]
Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]
Diseases: expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (see H.R. 717), H4113 [17JY]
———extend issuance of special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 2725), H5333 [2AU]
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries (see H.R. 933), H3960 [11JY]
District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 1193), H6137 [2OC]
Drugs: concentrate Federal resources on the prosecution of major drug offenses (see H.R. 1978), H2679 [23MY]
Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (see H. Res. 57), H442 [27FE]
Education: establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see H.R. 839), H622 [1MR]
———increase amount of loan forgiveness for teachers (see H.R. 687), H2142 [10MY]
Election Administration Commission: establish (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H4217 [18JY]
———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]
———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. 2782), H5336 [2AU]
EPA: reinstate revised drinking water standards for arsenic (see H.R. 1413), H1482 (see H.R. 1413), H1492 [4AP]
Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 94), H1490 [4AP]
FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see H.R. 448), H5405 [5SE]
Fair Credit Reporting Act: ensure that the statute of limitations for actions on identity theft doesn't start until the consumer discovers the problem (see H.R. 3368), H8564 [28NO]
Families and domestic relations: importance of families eating together (see H. Con. Res. 191), H5340 [2AU]
———importance of responsible fatherhood (see H. Res. 167), H3202 [14JN]
———provide grants to States to encourage media campaigns to promote responsible fatherhood skills (see H.R. 1300), H1344 [29MR]
Federal contracts: ensure public accountability, efficient delivery of services, reasonable cost savings, and prevention of unwarranted expenses (see H.R. 721), H398 [14FE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5125 [1AU]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H2680 [23MY]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 638), H2022 [8MY]
FEMA: establish a minority emergency preparedness demonstration program (see H.R. 2562), H4351 [19JY]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Corporation interest obligations from excess deposit insurance fund reserves (see H.R. 557), H258 [12FE]
Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 21), H1488 [4AP]
Fish and fishing: recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries (see H.R. 2570), H8343 [19NO]
Foreign policy: ensure that U.S. trade and economic development policies respect and support the rights of African farmers (see H. Con. Res. 260), H8133 [13NO]
Foreign trade: implement an importation requirement system for diamonds (see H.R. 2722), H7910 [7NO]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 1494), H2387 [21MY]
Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 34), H828 [8MR]
Health: emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 31), H624 [1MR]
———increase assistance to developing nations with high levels of infectious disease and premature death (see H.R. 1269), H5406 [5SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 526), H2679 [23MY]
Health care facilities: establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority and other populations served by health centers (see H.R. 3336), H9078 [6DE]
Health care professionals: alleviate nursing profession shortage by improving educational programs and partnerships and supporting additional training (see H.R. 1436), H10355 [18DE]
Higgins, Andrew Jackson: posthumous awarding of Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higgins Industries: award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II-era employees (see H.R. 2078), H2955 [6JN]
Higher Education Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1162), H1112 [22MR]
———repeal provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance (see H.R. 786), H828 [8MR]
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2690), H6056 [25SE]
Infrastructure: invest funds to restore the economy and to enhance security of transportation and environmental facilities (see H.R. 3166), H9078 [6DE]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H3863 [10JY]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 602), H444 [27FE]
———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 967), H4949 [31JY]
———provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 162), H8181 [14NO]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 536), H400 [14FE]
Intermountain Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H2083 [9MY]
Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see H.R. 808), H877 [13MR]
Israel: end violence in West Bank and Gaza and endorse recommendations of the Mitchell Committee Report (see H. Con. Res. 253), H7853 [6NO]
James L. Watson U.S. Court of International Trade Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 2841), H7960 [8NO]
JET Magazine: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 274), H8338 [16NO]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]
Law enforcement: community policing programs (see H.R. 2009), H5340 [2AU]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1475), H1486 (see H.R. 1475), H1496 [4AP]
———provide grants to agencies to ensure due process in cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or transfer (see H.R. 1212), H2712 [24MY]
McCarthy, Eugene J.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1199), H1925 [3MY]
Medicaid: permit children covered under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2701), H5125 [1AU]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 2063), H7592 [31OC]
———provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage (see H.R. 600), H323 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H6260 [3OC]
———coverage of oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 1624), H2849 [25MY]
———designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes education services (see H.R. 1645), H2849 [25MY]
———eliminate reduction in payment rates under the prospective payment system for home health services and increase payments for such services in rural areas (see H.R. 975), H3960 [11JY]
———ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 1638), H1659 [26AP]
———improve outpatient vision services (see H.R. 2484), H7910 [7NO]
———increase the payment amount for inpatient hospital services and freeze the reduction in payments to hospitals for indirect costs of medical education (see H.R. 1556), H7592 [31OC]
———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1177), H5339 [2AU]
Medicare/Medicaid: waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 1510), H8338 [16NO]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see H.R. 2380), H7852 [6NO]
Miller, Doris: waive certain time limitations to allow the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor for actions while a member of the Navy during World War II (see H.R. 1994), H2710 [24MY]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 665), H828 [8MR] (see H.R. 2812), H8421 [27NO]
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2349), H10055 [12DE]
National Character Counts Week: designate (see H. Con. Res. 204), H4948 [31JY]
National Health Center Week: establish (see H. Con. Res. 179), H3805 [28JN]
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. 1723), H2849 [25MY]
———authorize development of research centers focusing on environmental factors related to women's health and disease prevention (see H.R. 183), H3863 [10JY]
National Peace Officers Memorial Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1926 [3MY]
National security: develop local emergency response plans that provide a defined and unified response to terrorist attacks and other catastrophes (see H.R. 3161), H10966 [20DE]
National Weather Service: conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relative to tropical cyclone inland forecasting improvement (see H.R. 2486), H8732 [29NO]
Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H6260 [3OC]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: reauthorize (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Outer Continental Shelf: use of oil and gas production royalties to establish a fund for outdoor conservation and recreation needs (see H.R. 701), H4724 [26JY]
Pacific Northwest Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
Peace Corps: authorizing additional appropriations for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (see H.R. 2839), H8732 [29NO]
Peace Parks Foundation: efforts to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa (see H. Con. Res. 287), H10055 [12DE]
Postal Service: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 257), H7960 [8NO]
Project Apollo: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 631), H828 [8MR]
Public welfare programs: reauthorize supplemental grant for population increases in certain States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 1930), H3863 [10JY]
Railroads: modernize financing of railroad retirement system and provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1140), H1489 [4AP]
Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 280), H9240 [11DE]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 2815), H5337 [2AU]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]
Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 1125), H5125 [1AU]
Securities: issue Victory Bonds in response to the acts of terrorism perpetrated against the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 2900), H5928 [21SE]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund: expand to include individuals diagnosed with anthrax (see H.R. 3194), H7719 [1NO]
Shelton, Henry H.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2751), H5334 [2AU]
Shriver, Sargent: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2949), H7910 [7NO]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]
Social Security: allow coverage of pregnancy-related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 2610), H8949 [5DE]
———computation system for benefits relative to spouses' or surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 664), H395 [14FE]
———effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 128), H1716 [1MY]
———expand Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program to include parents of low-income families (see H.R. 2630), H4633 [25JY]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 1464), H3863 [10JY]
———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to certain individuals (see H.R. 1073), H1717 [1MY]
Southern Dairy Compact: congressional consent (see H.R. 1827), H2147 [14MY]
States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]
Summer Emergency Blood Donor Month: establish (see H. Res. 202), H5126 [1AU]
Taxation: allow a credit to holders of qualified bonds issued by Amtrak (see H.R. 2329), H4378 [20JY]
———allow use of principal repayments to issue additional mortgages and modify price limitations under the mortgage revenue bond program and change income limit for housing credit program (see H.R. 951), H10067 [13DE]
———expand incentives for construction and renovation of public schools (see H.R. 1076), H3806 [28JN]
———extend and expand the enhanced deduction for charitable contributions of computers to provide public access to computers (see H.R. 2281), H4635 [25JY]
———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 1030), H928 [14MR]
———restore partial deduction for personal interest to encourage economic recovery and avoid the need to borrow against home equity (see H.R. 2969), H6056 [25SE]
———treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 622), H1605 [25AP]
———treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment discrimination (see H.R. 840), H3619 [26JN]
Terrorism: bioterrorism preparedness and response funding (see H.R. 3255), H8343 [19NO]
———compensate victims of bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H.R. 3375), H8731 [29NO]
———improve the ability of the U.S. to prepare for and respond to a biological threat or attack (see H.R. 3448), H9239 [11DE]
———tribute to first responders injured or killed following attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, and recognize first responders to previous domestic attacks (see H. Con. Res. 233), H6138 [2OC]
U.N.: enhance capability to rapidly respond to emerging crises (see H.R. 938), H8564 [28NO]
———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see H. Res. 211), H4863 [30JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1613), H2335 [17MY]
Vernon Tarlton Post Office Building, Forest City, NC: designate (see H.R. 3072), H7718 [1NO]
Voting: establish a program to provide funds to State and local governments to replace punch card voting systems (see H.R. 775), H505 [28FE]
———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]
Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2335 [17MY]
W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building, Asheboro, NC: designate (see H.R. 821), H741 [7MR]
Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 2008), H2711 [24MY]
Real estate: payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established to pay taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on federally mortgaged property (see H.R. 2208), H3202 [14JN]
Remarks
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), H8292 [16NO]
———prohibit duty free and quota free import of textiles and apparel, H8292 [16NO]
Armed Forces: authorize use against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 64), H5654 [14SE]
Ashcroft, John: confirmation as Attorney General, E106
Aviation: preserve the continued viability of the U.S. air transportation system (H.R. 2926), consideration (H. Res. 244), same-day consideration (H. Res. 242), H5878 [21SE]
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), H524, H593, H594, H597 [1MR]
Budget: revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83), H1158 [27MR]
———treatment of any budget surpluses, H1158 [27MR]
Community service: provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), H4274 [19JY]
———provide incentives for communities and individuals to serve the poor and others in need and enhance ability of low-income individuals to build assets (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 196), H4230 [19JY]
Courts: allow judges to whom certain multidistrict litigation cases are transferred to retain jurisdiction and provide for Federal jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions (H.R. 860), H896, H897 [14MR]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 3338), H8539
Dept. of HUD: housing programs funding, H4673 [26JY]
Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H660 [7MR]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4673 [26JY], H4854 [30JY]
Earnhardt, Dale: tribute (H. Res. 57), H419 [27FE]
FHA: prohibit raising multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums to an amount greater than cost through reductions in Dept. of HUD Operation Safe Home program, H4854 [30JY]
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 36), H4063, H4064, H4066, H4067 [17JY]
Insurance: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism (H.R. 3210), H8603 [29NO]
Johnson C. Smith University: tribute to men's basketball team, H1016 [21MR]
Kaplan, Laura D.: Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching U.S. Professor of the Year award recipient, H8425 [28NO]
Kazakhstan: allocation of foreign aid, H8539
Moakley, John Joseph: tribute (H. Res. 157), H2922 [6JN]
New York, NY: allocation of funds relative to terrorist attacks, H8546 [28NO]
———economic impact of terrorist attacks, H8546 [28NO]
Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4230 [19JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 41), H1579 [25AP]
Terrorism: condemn and respond to hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H.J. Res. 61), H5519 [11SE]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 2975), H6759 [12OC]
———deter and punish terrorist acts and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (H.R. 3162), H7205 [23OC]
———tribute to those killed in attacks at the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H8137 [14NO], H8556, H8560 [28NO]
Thomasville, NC: anniversary, H4546 [25JY]
Unemployment: prohibit use of community development funds for any purpose other than wage supplements and health insurance assistance, H8546 [28NO]
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), consideration (H. Res. 311), H9261 [12DE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4777 [27JY]
Special order: granted, H2953 [6JN]
Statements
Confirmation of John Ashcroft as Attorney General: North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, E106
Tributes
Bonior, Representative, H10944 [20DE]
Chambers, Julius L., H2932 [6JN]
Madison, Samuel C., E2411
McColl, Hugh, H1561 [25AP]
McGinty, Michael G., H8186 [15NO]
Preyer, Richardson, H1589, H1590 [25AP]
Simkins, George, Jr., H8570 [29NO]