WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)

Addresses

Reading of U.S. Constitution, H60 [6JA]

Amendments

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5360 [21JY]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4491 [23JN]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

Afghanistan: ensure funds provided for Armed Forces operations are only used for safe and orderly withdrawal of U.S. military forces and Dept. of Defense contractors (see H.R. 780), H1727 [10MR]

Africa: advance mutual interests of the U.S. and Africa with respect to the promotion of trade and investment and the advancement of socioeconomic development and opportunity (see H.R. 656), H2857 [14AP]

———support efforts to provide humanitarian relief to mitigate the effects of drought and avert famine in the Horn of Africa (see H. Res. 361), H5581 [26JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 401), H776 [14FE]

American Legion: provide for an additional power under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to individual departments and posts, but not control of activities of such entities (see H.R. 2369), H6182 [14SE]

Animals: prohibit shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption (see H.R. 2966), H6237 [19SE]

Armed Forces: require Presidential negotiation of and entrance into a bilateral status of forces agreement with Afghanistan (see H.R. 651), H2216 [31MR]

Aviation: allow additional flights beyond the perimeter restriction applicable to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (see H.R. 827), H1390 [28FE]

Bankruptcy: make privately issued student loans dischargeable (see H.R. 2028), H3755 [26MY]

Black History Month: observance (see H. Res. 36), H256 [18JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: designate a room of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'' (see H. Res. 364), H6855 [12OC]

Caribbean-American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 289), H4367 [21JN]

Children and youth: require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities (see H.R. 3741), H10014 [20DE]

Chisholm, Shirley: tribute (see H. Res. 451), H7207 [1NO]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 1519), H2664 [13AP]

———prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 1397), H3063 [4MY]

Consumers: delay implementation of proposed or final rules relative to reasonable and proportional fees and rules for electronic debit transactions (see H.R. 1081), H2605 [12AP]

Contracts: establish fair procedures for arbitration clauses (see H.R. 1873), H3278 [12MY]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 20), H3282 [12MY]

Correctional institutions: provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons (see H.R. 3547), H8075 [1DE]

Cote d'Ivoire: provide humanitarian support in response to political crisis and support democracy (see H. Res. 85), H681 [10FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Eva M. Clayton Fellows Program to provide fellowships on the eradication of world hunger and malnutrition (see H.R. 3437), H7713 [16NO]

———exclude value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from resource limitation for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see H.R. 3233), H6976 [14OC]

———provide emergency disaster assistance and loosen lending restrictions for agricultural producers, farmers, and ranchers in disaster counties (see H.R. 3740), H10013 [20DE]

Dept. of Education: provide grants for innovative teacher retention programs (see H.R. 1794), H3114 [6MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering application for veterans status of an individual who performed service in the merchant marines during World War II (see H.R. 1288), H4852 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see H.R. 709), H7257 [2NO]

Dept. of Justice: prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property by seeking injunctions against foreign websites dealing in illegal content and goods (see H.R. 3261), H7333 [3NO]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resources study on suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park and certain other sites as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 1278), H2213 [31MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve minting and issuing of coins and reduce the current excess stockpile of $1 coins (see H.R. 2760), H5923 [19AU]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out a program to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States to enhance the safety of older drivers and pedestrians (see H.R. 1776), H4794 [8JY]

Diseases: establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner (see H.R. 1394), H7928 [29NO]

———require reporting on the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy and on the status of international progress on universal access to HIV/AIDS treatment (see H.R. 1880), H3279 [12MY]

Ecology and environment: constitutional amendment on the right to a clean, safe, and sustainable environment (see H.J. Res. 33), H5782 [29JY]

Economy: constitutional amendment on the right to full employment and balanced growth (see H.J. Res. 35), H5782 [29JY]

———create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 3502), H8126 [2DE]

———provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (see H.R. 3743), H10014 [20DE]

———urge Congress to consider and pass critical jobs legislation to address the crisis facing communities of color and nationwide (see H. Res. 348), H5018 [13JY]

Education: constitutional amendment on the right to a quality public education (see H.J. Res. 29), H5782 [29JY]

Executive departments: reduce number of civil service positions (see H.R. 657), H722 [11FE]

Families and domestic relations: improve the lives of working families by providing medical, child care, and educational assistance and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces (see H.R. 2346), H7069 [25OC]

Financial institutions: authorize depository institutions, holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held by such institutions and companies (see H.R. 2636), H5905 [12AU]

Haiti: recognize anniversary of earthquake, honor victims and responders, and reaffirm support and assistance (see H. Res. 35), H202 [12JA]

Health: constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 30), H5782 [29JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1815), H3281 [12MY]

Housing: constitutional amendment on the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing (see H.J. Res. 32), H5782 [29JY]

IRS: make the Free File Program permanent (see H.R. 2569), H7400 [4NO]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 3618), H8318 [8DE]

Memphis, TN: recognize struggle of 1968 sanitation workers strike to voice grievances and reach a workplace rights agreement and contributions of strike participants (see H. Res. 198), H2266 [1AP]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

Music and dance: preserve knowledge and promote education about jazz (see H.R. 2823), H5923 [19AU] (see H.R. 2823), H5938 [6SE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1178 (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1197 [17FE]

National Baseball Hall of Fame: mint coins in recognition and celebration (see H.R. 2527), H5084 [14JY]

National Infrastructure Development Bank: establish (see H.R. 402), H2535 [7AP]

Political campaigns: reform financing of House of Representatives elections (see H.R. 1404), H3220 [11MY]

Postal Service: amend methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1351), H6010 [8SE]

Power resources: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 1881), H4586 [1JY]

President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 36), H5782 [29JY]

Public debt: increase statutory limit (see H.R. 2663), H5660 [27JY]

Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 1574), H5923 [19AU]

Salem, MA: recognize as birthplace of the National Guard (see H.R. 1339), H9928 [16DE]

Schools: provide assistance for the modernization, renovation, and repair of elementary and secondary school buildings and community colleges (see H.R. 2948), H7579 [14NO]

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.: tribute (see H. Res. 432), H6853 [12OC]

Taxation: allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for restitution and other State judicial debts that are past due (see H.R. 1416), H6182 [14SE]

———constitutional amendment on progressive taxation (see H.J. Res. 34), H5782 [29JY]

———extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit (see H.R. 721), H4852 [11JY]

———make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 1964), H3408 [24MY]

———promote charitable donations of qualified vehicles (see H.R. 860), H4852 [11JY]

———provide a credit to facilitate accelerated development and deployment of advanced safety systems for commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 1706), H5734 [28JY]

———restore credit lost from replacement of the making work pay credit with the employee payroll tax cut (see H.R. 772), H1456 [1MR]

Transportation: prevent and remedy discrimination relating to federally funded transportation projects (see H.R. 2019), H6140 [13SE]

Unemployment: provide additional emergency unemployment compensation (see H.R. 589), H1525 [2MR] (see H.R. 3346), H7330 [3NO]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H5782 [29JY]

Water pollution: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 1375), H3806 [31MY]

Wilson, John I.: tribute (see H. Res. 386), H5885 [1AU]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H5782 [29JY]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 69), H4457 [22JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 2447), H6140 [13SE]

Letters

Clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet: Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, H8164 [6DE]

Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act: Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Dept. of State, H7308 [3NO]

———Jack E. Herstein, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., H7307 [3NO]

Remarks

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2112), H4157 [14JN]

America Invents Act: application of severability clause to any provision or amendment found to be unconstitutional, H4491 [23JN]

Appropriations: making continuing, H6310 [21SE]

———making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H1134, H1135 [17FE]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 2), H7852 [18NO]

———cut and cap Federal spending, enact balanced budget constitutional amendment, and increase statutory debt limit, H5754 [29JY]

———deficit, H7852 [18NO]

CFTC: funding, H4157 [14JN]

Charlotte, NC: anniversary of First Legacy Community Credit Union, E728 [15AP]

Civil Air Patrol: World Peace Corps Mission Roving Ambassador for Peace Award recipient, E1456 [29JY]

Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays: establish (S. 627), consideration (H. Res. 383), H5754 [29JY]

Committees of the House: direct certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from Federal agencies (H. Res. 72), H651 [10FE]

Consumers: clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet (H.R. 2471), H8162, H8163 [6DE]

Cordray, Richard: nomination to be FRS Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, H8141 [6DE]

Dept. of HUD: rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program and terminate the program (H.R. 836), H1733, H1734 [11MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: terminate authority to provide new assistance under the Home Affordable Modification Program while preserving assistance that was already offered (H.R. 839), H2000 [29MR]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H651 [10FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: strengthen review authority of regulations issued by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (H.R. 1315), H5321 [21JY]

FRS: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding through reductions in IRS enforcement funding, H1134, H1135 [17FE]

Gilman, Benjamin A.: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize recipient, E1456 [29JY]

H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III: World Peace Corps Mission World Peace Prize recipient, E1456 [29JY]

Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2551), H5360, H5362 [21JY]

Office of Congressional Ethics: funding, H5360, H5362 [21JY]

Patent and Trademark Office: prohibit diversion, redirection, or transfer of funding, H4424, H4451 [22JN]

Patents: reform (H.R. 1249), H4424, H4451 [22JN], H4491 [23JN], H6310 [21SE]

Securities: preserve State rights to enforce securities laws with respect to fraud, deceit, or unlawful conduct, H7307, H7308 [3NO]

———provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities (H.R. 2930), H7307, H7308 [3NO]

Small Business Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6310 [21SE]

Small Business Investment Act: extend programs (H.R. 2608), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 405), H6310 [21SE]

Tributes

Chubbs, Howard A., E956 [25MY]

Jones, Cathy C., H8011 [1DE]