LEE, BARBARA (a Representative from California)
Addresses
Paul D. Wellstone's Introduction at the 21st Century Democrats Dinner: by, E1998
Amendments
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7739 [10OC]
Appointments
Patsy T. Mink funeral attendees, H7006 [3OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: recognize the importance of inheritance rights of women (see H. Con. Res. 421), H3668 [18JN]
Agriculture: provide protections for farmers and ranchers that may be harmed economically by genetically engineered seeds, plants, or animals and ensure fairness in dealings with certain biotech companies (see H.R. 4812), H2944 [22MY]
———respond to surge of coffee imports (see H. Res. 604), H8732 [13NO]
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animal Welfare Act: strengthen enforcement of animal fighting provisions (see H.R. 5268), H6304 [17SE]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H6559 [24SE]
———improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see H.R. 3058), H562 [26FE]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H832 [12MR]
Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decisionmaking, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see H.R. 2974), H4766 [16JY]
Armed Forces: provide for a Korea Defense Service Medal to be issued to members who participated in Korea after the Korean War (see H.R. 1935), H4574 [12JY]
———reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 3831), H4326 [27JN]
Armstrong, Lance: tribute (see H. Res. 548), H6559 [24SE]
Arts and humanities: application of antitrust laws to certain negotiations of freelance writers and artists for the sale of their written and graphic material to publishers (see H.R. 4643), H4575 [12JY]
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 408), H2019 [1MY]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H782 [7MR]
———prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H4605 [15JY]
———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (see H.R. 4083), H1688 [29AP]
California Missions Foundation: support efforts to restore and repair Spanish colonial and mission-era missions in California and to preserve artworks and artifacts of these missions (see H.R. 5699), H8041 [24OC]
Children and youth: access of disadvantaged children to dental services (see H.R. 3659), H634 [27FE]
———support and evaluate the provision of before-school activities that advance student academic achievement and encourage the establishment of and increase participation in school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4192), H1282 [11AP]
Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
China, People's Republic of: persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (see H. Con. Res. 447), H5453 [24JY]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 5294), H5996 [26JY]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H1201 [10AP]
Civil War: posthumously proclaim soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary U.S. citizens (see H.J. Res. 125), H9024 [14NO]
Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H2607 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]
———eliminate termination date on authority for schools with low default rates to make single disbursements of student loans (see H.R. 4639), H2472 [14MY]
———permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H5195 [23JY]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H2735 [21MY]
Community development: increase the expertise and capacity of community-based organizations involved in economic development activities and key community development programs (see H.R. 3974), H1156 [9AP]
Computers: encourage use of web-based enrollment systems in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5233), H5790 [25JY]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance (see H. Con. Res. 304), H78 [24JA]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 2531), H737 [6MR] (see H.R. 3807), H1091 [20MR]
———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H2608 [16MY]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H4326 [27JN]
———prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
———promote responsibility (see H.R. 5160), H4930 [18JY]
Corps of Engineers: participation in ecosystem restoration of the San Francisco Bay estuary (see H.R. 4926), H3513 [12JN]
Courts: assign liability for injury caused by genetically engineered organisms (see H.R. 4816), H2944 [22MY]
———establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
Crime: eliminate the securities fraud exception from the civil remedy for racketeering violations (see H.R. 3644), H1201 [10AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Cruz, Roberto: tribute (see H. Res. 576), H7738 [9OC] (see H. Res. 612), H8732 [13NO]
Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 26), H4498 [10JY]
Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]
Democracy: strengthen democratic institutions and promote good governance overseas by contributing to the development of professional legislative staff (see H.R. 4973), H3774 [20JN]
Dept. of Commerce: establish and appoint members of a Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee (see H.R. 5595), H7738 [9OC]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6560 [24SE]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H4425 [9JY]
———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]
———establish National Vaccine Authority (see H.R. 4100), H1153 [9AP]
———establish Office of Correctional Health (see H.R. 2422), H1674 [25AP]
———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see H.R. 3695), H4872 [17JY]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2108 [6MY]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5291), H5995 [26JY]
———permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H3161 [4JN]
———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5499), H6783 [30SE]
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H907 [13MR]
———establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
———establish an Office of Consumer Advocacy to represent consumers of electricity and natural gas in proceedings before the FERC (see H.R. 3952), H1338 [16AP]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing a Presidential National Historic Site in Hope, AR (see H.R. 3815), H634 [27FE]
———conduct a theme study on the peopling of America (see H.R. 2420), H3562 [13JN]
———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Transportation: improve security at U.S. maritime borders (see H.R. 3013), H688 [5MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care (see H.R. 5250), H6926 [1OC]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H2235 [8MY]
Developing countries: increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs (see H.R. 4073), H2164 [7MY]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H9025 [14NO]
Diseases: blood cancer research, information, and education funding (see H.R. 2629), H6060 [4SE]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H780 [7MR]
———constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 31), H1410 [17AP]
———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]
———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H4425 [9JY]
———require medically accurate and objective factual information as part of any sex education course (see H.R. 5668), H8022 [16OC]
EPA: establish a grant and fee program to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers (see H.R. 5158), H6230 [11SE]
———establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H2662 [20MY]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2735 [21MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H4351 [8JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3454 [11JN]
———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H1156 [9AP]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 5213), H6230 [11SE]
Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see H.R. 1841), H5087 [22JY]
———ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H2164 [7MY]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 1862), H6559 [24SE]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H228 [7FE]
Food: ensure safety of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 4813), H2944 [22MY]
———ensure that efforts to address world hunger through the use of genetically engineered animals and crops actually help developing countries and peoples while protecting human health and the environment (see H.R. 4815), H2944 [22MY]
———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]
———require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H2944 [22MY]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Francis Dayle `Chick' Hearn Post Office, Encino, CA: designate (see H.R. 5340), H6251 [12SE]
FTC: establish a list of consumers who request not to receive telephone sales calls (see H.R. 3911), H2608 [16MY]
Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H1202 [10AP]
Government: give preference in awarding of construction project contracts to qualified apprenticeship programs participants (see H.R. 5492), H7895 [10OC]
———support use of fair trade certified coffee (see H. Res. 491), H4872 [17JY]
Greece: capture of members of November 17 terrorist group (see H. Con. Res. 479), H6559 [24SE]
———return of the Parthenon Marbles (see H. Con. Res. 436), H4425 [9JY]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4324 [27JN]
Headwaters National Forest: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 3765), H523 [14FE]
Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 29), H1410 [17AP]
———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]
———provide individuals of health disparity populations prevention, detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases, and patient navigators to assist in receiving such services (see H.R. 5187), H5194 [23JY]
———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 3450), H688 [5MR]
Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H2662 [20MY]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H2662 [20MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H1091 [20MR]
IMF: provide for Special Drawing Rights of the U.S. to be contributed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and encourage other member countries to make similar contributions (see H.R. 3975), H931 [14MR]
Immigration: assess aliens' immigration status relative to eligibility to serve in the Armed Forces and to be employed in airport security, and permit naturalization through certain active-duty military service (see H.R. 4058), H3038 [23MY]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H6061 [4SE]
———facilitate entry of nonimmigrant aliens into the U.S. for temporary stays due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3714), H1091 [20MR]
———protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H2235 [8MY]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4424 [9JY]
———establish a method to provide outcome-based funding increases to States (see H.R. 5001), H4425 [9JY]
Indonesia: commemorate independence of East Timor and encourage establishment of diplomatic relations (see H. Con. Res. 405), H2735 [21MY]
Insurance: coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1520), H141 [5FE]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H8060 [8NO]
Interstate commerce: prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 3781), H655 [4MR]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and priority for veterans filing such claims (see H.R. 4573), H1619 [24AP]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2099 [2MY]
Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H1201 [10AP]
Jimmie Lee Jackson Post Office Building, Marion, AL: designate (see H.R. 3849), H3514 [12JN]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 1184), H367 [13FE]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8732 [13NO]
———provide grants to States to establish sexual assault response team programs (see H.R. 5514), H6926 [1OC]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1675 [25AP]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H6926 [1OC]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Los Angeles National Cemetery: designate the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel (see H.R. 4592), H2356 [9MY]
Medicaid: establish a demonstration grant program to assist States in providing subsidies for group health insurance premiums for low-income, Medicaid-eligible individuals (see H.R. 1903), H8732 [13NO]
———expand coverage of certain uninsured women for breast or cervical cancer to also cover ovarian and uterine cancer (see H.R. 5068), H5998 [26JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H367 [13FE]
Medicare: coverage for rehabilitation services provided by State vocational rehabilitation agencies to older, blind individuals (see H.R. 2674), H688 [5MR]
———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 3585), H1484 [18AP]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———provide access to kidney disease health care, management, and end stage renal disease prevention services (see H.R. 4729), H6061 [4SE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H562 [26FE]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 4939), H4350 [8JY]
Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4424 [9JY]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1675 [25AP]
Middle East: condemn hostilities between Israel and the Palestinians and encourage peace initiatives (see H. Res. 394), H1484 [18AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H8041 [24OC]
Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]
Nat King Cole Post Office, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 4797), H2943 [22MY]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H6374 [18SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H5087 [22JY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H1156 [9AP]
National Epilepsy Month: designate (see H. Res. 484), H6061 [4SE]
National Fragile X Research Day: observance (see H. Res. 398), H6130 [9SE]
National Guard: reduce number of consecutive days of deployment required before a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services is entitled to the higher rate of the basic allowance for housing (see H.R. 3280), H142 [5FE]
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: conduct and coordinate a research program on hormone disruption (see H.R. 4709), H3161 [4JN]
National Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5124), H6130 [9SE]
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day: establish (see H. Con. Res. 429), H4767 [16JY]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Jimmy Carter for peace (see H. Res. 588), H8024 [16OC]
Northeastern North Carolina Heritage Area: feasibility study (see H.R. 5274), H5995 [26JY]
NRC: ensure that sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets have been established near nuclear power plants and that appropriate plans for their utilization exist (see H.R. 3279), H737 [6MR]
Nuclear weapons: encourage end to the threat of nuclear destruction (see H.J. Res. 97), H3453 [11JN]
Oakland Athletics (baseball team): tribute (see H. Res. 530), H6303 [17SE]
Office of Technology Assessment: reestablish (see H.R. 2148), H2101 [2MY]
Older Americans Act: Elderly Nutrition Programs anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 199), H4606 [15JY]
Pharmaceuticals: permit commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 4614), H2101 [2MY]
Postage and stamps: moratorium on postage rate increases for nonprofit organizations and certain other mailers (see H.J. Res. 98), H3601 [17JN]
Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 182), H1156 [9AP]
Power resources: prohibit unethical acts, increase penalties for certain illegal acts, provide for audit trails and transparency in electric and natural gas markets, and expand FERC authority to order refunds of certain rates (see H.R. 5614), H8546 [12NO]
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: withdraw certain benefits from auditors that perform non-audit functions (see H.R. 3617), H1284 [11AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H4767 [16JY]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2164 [7MY]
Railroads: establish a national rail passenger transportation system and reauthorize and improve service and security on Amtrak (see H.R. 5216), H5789 [25JY]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1405), H1688 [29AP]
Reverend James Joseph Reeb Post Office Building, Selma, AL: designate (see H.R. 3850), H3514 [12JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3514 [12JN]
Robeson, Paul L.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1339 [16AP]
Ronald C. Packard Post Office Building, Oceanside, CA: designate (see H.R. 4794), H2943 [22MY]
Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]
———protect children from foods that pose a significant choking hazard (see H.R. 5739), H9023 [14NO]
SEC: permit certain funds assessed for securities laws violations to be used to compensate employees who are victims of excessive pension fund investments in employers stock (see H.R. 3634), H1484 [18AP]
Securities and Derivatives Oversight Commission: establish (see H.R. 4038), H1338 [16AP]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2035), H6229 [11SE]
———modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4553 [11JY]
———support programs and activities to prevent perpetrators of fraud from victimizing senior citizens (see H. Res. 443), H6085 [5SE]
Social Security: enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H8545 [12NO]
———expand dental coverage and community oral health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 5191), H5194 [23JY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H140 [5FE]
———modify calculation of the child support automation penalty and provide for reinvestment of any such penalty (see H.R. 4857), H4498 [10JY]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
———provide greater equity and efficiency to the SSA payment system for claimant representation (see H.R. 3332), H833 [12MR]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (see H.R. 3917), H907 [13MR]
Space policy: preserve peaceful uses of space by prohibiting space-based weapons and the use of weapons to destroy orbiting objects in space (see H.R. 3616), H1155 [9AP]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]
Steinbeck, John: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 336), H634 [27FE]
Stem Cell Research Board: establish (see H.R. 4011), H4350 [8JY]
Sudan: increase diplomatic efforts to encourage peace process in ongoing civil war and facilitate relief efforts (see H.R. 5531), H7172 [7OC]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H2101 [2MY]
———allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H4425 [9JY]
———clarify eligibility of certain expenses for low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3324), H1155 [9AP]
———expand pension benefits to those without retirement plans and provide additional protections to those who participate in the current system (see H.R. 3488), H6229 [11SE]
———expand the Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses and exempt certain Federal education grants when taking expenses into account (see H.R. 2219), H4574 [12JY]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H4326 [27JN]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H4498 [10JY]
———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 2641), H8546 [12NO]
Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund: tribute (see H. Res. 581), H7894 [10OC]
Tibet: recognize authorities who are currently exiled in Dharamsala, India, as the legitimate representatives of Tibet (see H. Res. 357), H687 [5MR]
Tien, Chang-Lin: tribute (see H. Res. 613), H9024 [14NO]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H367 [13FE]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H5996 [26JY]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1156 [9AP]
———support efforts and urge the President to continue working with interested members to formulate a comprehensive international terrorism convention (see H. Con. Res. 321), H1091 [20MR]
Ukraine: ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair parliamentary election process (see H. Res. 339), H202 [6FE]
Unemployment: modernize benefit system (see H.R. 4373), H1336 [16AP]
Veterans: continuation of dependency and indemnity compensation for the surviving spouse of a veteran if such spouse remarries after a certain age (see H.R. 1108), H6060 [4SE]
———improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H3669 [18JN]
———improve compensation for veterans in certain cases of loss of paired organs (see H.R. 5477), H6776 [26SE]
———increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 3719), H2662 [20MY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Water: authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (see H.R. 3792), H738 [6MR]
———establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to control and eradicate invasive species, educate the public, and restore ecosystems (see H.R. 5395), H8733 [13NO]
———establish national ballast water management program to prevent introduction of invasive species and improve prevention and treatment research and technology (see H.R. 5396), H6927 [1OC]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: determine the health risks of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in tampons and similar products and collect and analyze data on toxic shock syndrome (see H.R. 360), H3229 [5JN]
———support participation of women throughout the world in a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world peace (see H. Con. Res. 290), H1091 [20MR]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
———require warning labels on arsenic-treated wood sold in the U.S. (see H.R. 2721), H737 [6MR]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 1724), H6060 [4SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Employment: establish a living wage, and a policy providing jobs for everyone in the U.S. and its territories (see H.R. 3682), H140 [5FE]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (see H. Con. Res. 382), H1483 [18AP]
Health: coverage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and alternative treatments for hormone replacement therapy (see H.R. 5204), H5452 [24JY]
Iraq: support U.N. efforts to assure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions and advance peace and security in the Persian Gulf region (see H. Con. Res. 473), H6418 [19SE]
Treaties and agreements: continue applicability of the requirements of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty to the U.S. (see H.R. 4920), H3513 [12JN]
Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day: reaffirm and support (see H. Res. 611), H8732 [13NO]
Declarations
$10 Billion for AIDS Treatment—2 Million People Worldwide in Treatment by 2004: International AIDS Conference, H4526 [11JY]
Excerpts
``Grapes of Wrath,'' John Steinbeck, E1924
Remarks
Afghanistan: tribute to opening of schools to girls, E431
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2955, H3022, H3032
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), conference report, H5225 [23JY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7201 [8OC], H7739, H7740, H7749 [10OC]
———authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), motion to recommit, H7797 [10OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2361 [9MY]
———U.S. policy on use against Iraq, H6352 [18SE]
Black History Month: observance, H614, H616 [27FE]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (H.R. 3818), H4479 [10JY]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1549 [24AP]
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, H5468 [25JY]
California Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc.: tribute, E1759
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: express sympathy to people who were tragically affected by the eruption of Nyiragongo volcano and support an increase in the amount of U.S. assistance (H. Con. Res. 304), H534 [26FE]
Consumers: prohibit preemption of State laws that regulate rental-purchase agreements as a form of consumer credit, H6324 [18SE]
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6324 [18SE]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification, E312
Cuba: lift trade embargo, H5302 [23JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2278
———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 5011), H4150
Dept. of Energy: prohibit research and development of nuclear earth penetrator weapons, H2340, H2341
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5302 [23JY]
Diseases: AIDS epidemic, H4526 [11JY]
———collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (S. 2558), E1864
———improve access to HIV/AIDS-related treatments and services in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries, H5225 [23JY]
Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3711
Enron Corp.: economic collapse, H1549 [24AP]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (H. Res. 393), E1398
Eximbank: assess potential human rights impact of certain projects, H1982 [1MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1982 [1MY]
Federal employees: include legislative branch employees in the program under which Federal agencies may agree to repay student loans of their employees, H4896 [18JY]
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), H2751 [21MY]
———provide assistance to the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs, H2751 [21MY]
Haiti: end embargo and certain restrictions on humanitarian and development assistance (H. Con. Res. 382), H4495 [10JY]
———U.S. policy, H4495 [10JY]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2192 [8MY]
Health: expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), H6577 [25SE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H4541 [11JY]
Immigration: treatment of Haitian refugees, H4495 [10JY]
International AIDS Conference: tribute, H4526 [11JY]
International Women's Day: observance, E312
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 5121), H4896 [18JY]
Medicare: coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for women, H4150
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4168 [27JN]
Mink, Patsy T.: tribute (H. Res. 566), H6891 [1OC]
Minorities: increase homeownership, H3767, H3768, H3769 [20JN]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, E114
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 415), H3767, H3768, H3769 [20JN]
Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, H2192 [8MY]
Oakland, CA: anniversary, E691
———anniversary of Xi Gamma Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., E825
Oakland Athletics (baseball team): tribute (H. Res. 530), H6858, H6859 [1OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H7749 [10OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2356), H353
———increase hard money contribution limits applicable to House candidates, H442, H443
Privilege of the House, H3236 [6JN]
Public debt: ceiling, H2955 [23MY]
Public welfare programs: increase work requirements, H2549 [16MY]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4090), E637
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2549 [16MY]
Reagan, Ronald: tribute (H.J. Res. 82), E111
Rogers, Judi: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1633
Shin, Young: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Award recipient, E1633
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H2955, H3022 [23MY]
———ensure solvency, E297
Steinbeck, John: tribute (H. Con. Res. 336), E1924
Taxation: make repeal of estate taxes permanent (H.R. 2143), H3259
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (H.R. 3884), H4479 [10JY]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6203
———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 (H.R. 3375), H2684 [21MY]
Treaties and agreements: require congressional approval for U.S. withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty, H3236 [6JN]
Viaud, Loune: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation Human Rights Award recipient, E2035
Votes: position on missed, E294
Williams, Serena: tribute (H. Res. 94), E1511
Williams, Venus: tribute (H. Res. 94), E1511
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H685 [5MR], H735 [6MR]
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H4550 [11JY], H6371 [18SE], H6923 [1OC]
Tributes
Aoki, Tadeo, E1910
Appezzato, Ralph, E1626
Baxter, Peggy, E369
Carter, Joanne, E1051
Davis, Russell C., E2002
Herring, George, E781
Hill-Moore, Ida, E1300
Jones, Eric M., E1566
Lucy, William, E1753
Nichols, Roy C., E438
Pelosi, Representative, H126 [5FE]
Spees, Dick, E1832
Tien, Chang-Lin, E2037
Villastrigo, Edith Brisker, E359
Wellstone, Paul D., E1998
Woods-Jones, Dezie, E1247