LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5301 [15JY], H5691 [24JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7200 [10SE], H7365 [16SE], H7469 [17SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7365 [16SE], H7528 [17SE], H7831 [24SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H7365 [16SE], H7373 [17SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2159, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H7321 [16SE]
———H.R. 2264, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, H7654 [23SE]
Articles and editorials
Drunk Driving Makes a Comeback, Joey Kennedy, Redbook (publication), H2572 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: provide freedom of choice to military personnel serving overseas (see H.R. 411), H245 [21JA]
Afghanistan: peace process and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 156), H7729 [23SE]
Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal (see H.R. 696), H9730 [29OC]
———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H3924 [18JN]
———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H524 [12FE]
———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H8265 [30SE]
———require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 754), H8161 [29SE]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]
Albania: civil war (see H. Res. 104), H1893 [24AP]
———promote democracy, economic stability, and resolution of civil war (see H. Con. Res. 153), H7600 [18SE]
Alcoholic beverages: FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits on radio and television (see H. Res. 171), H6799 [3SE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 864), H6798 [3SE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H702 [27FE]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H9800 [30OC]
Argentina: investigation of terrorist attack on Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires (see H. Con. Res. 50), H1018 [13MR]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4914 [8JY]
Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]
Aviation: prohibit smoking on domestic and foreign airline flights (see H.R. 552), H1187 [19MR]
Balanced Budget Act: disapproval of line-item veto of certain Medicaid provisions (see H.R. 2436), H7730 [23SE]
BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]
Business and industry: assist in development of microenterprises (see H.R. 1129), H2157 [1MY]
———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H7119 [9SE]
———prohibit rental car companies from imposing certain fees based upon the residence of the renter (see H.R. 1118), H3578 [7JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony honoring Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6406 [30JY]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H3070 [20MY]
———provide for enumeration of family caregivers as part of the decennial census (see H.R. 2081), H4834 [26JN]
Children and youth: provide for health, safety, and education (see H.R. 1726), H3202 [22MY]
———support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9559 [24OC]
China, People's Republic of: political reform (see H.R. 2095), H4835 [26JN]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1302), H1439 [10AP]
———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H9614 [28OC]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition (see H.R. 2365), H10956 [13NO]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]
Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail (see H.R. 1748), H4136 [21JN]
———restore freedom of speech to the Internet and protect children from unsuitable online material (see H.R. 774), H5664 [23JY]
———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H5401 [16JY]
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1707 [17AP]
Courts: provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H3203 [22MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 3081), H10955 [13NO]
———establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 501), H1018 [13MR]
———protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 305), H149 [9JA]
———provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders (see H.R. 2194), H9039 [22OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H7911 [25SE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]
Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]
———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H1795 [23AP]
Dept. of Education: allow certain counties flexibility in spending funds (see H.R. 149), H144 [9JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical centers to retain funds collected for the provision of health services (see H.R. 1125), H1542 [15AP]
———develop plan for allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1077), H1018 [13MR]
———improve allocation of health care resources (see H.R. 1580), H5177 [11JY]
———improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H8300 [1OC]
———revise process by which State housing construction grants are administered (see H.R. 1291), H1438 [10AP]
Diseases: ban use of certain radiopaque dyes in myelograms relative to arachnoiditis prevention (see H.R. 738), H10956 [13NO]
———coverage of prostate cancer screening and drug treatments under Medicare and Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and expansion of research and education programs (see H.R. 383), H245 [21JA]
———efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]
———establish estrogenic substance screening programs (see H.R. 1311), H1439 [10AP]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H5297 [15JY]
———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H7604 [22SE]
———ovarian cancer research programs (see H.R. 953), H2351 [7MY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H1340 [8AP]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Drugs: penalties relative to gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine hydrochloride (see H.R. 1530), H2168 [5MY]
Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 108), H3660 [10JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
———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. 2351), H6704 [31JY]
———expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's consumer products (see H.R. 1636), H2784 [15MY]
———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H3568 [5JN]
———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H4646 [25JN]
———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7601 [18SE]
———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H8929 [21OC]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]
Education: development of curriculum designed to educate students about the Irish famine (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1392 [9AP]
———State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1858), H3659 [10JN]
———provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 1130), H1186 [19MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H3660 [10JN]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child support obligations (see H.R. 2503), H8300 [1OC]
Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]
———expand coverage and allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities (see H.R. 234), H147 [9JA]
Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 419), H1018 [13MR]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions (see H.R. 2273), H5825 [25JY]
———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H408 [10FE]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2699), H9038 [22OC]
Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]
———require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2774), H10768 [12NO]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H244 [21JA]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1390), H3865 [17JN]
Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 546), H590 [13FE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1114), H3865 [17JN]
———establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 2006), H4132 [20JN]
———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H345 [5FE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 1749), H3203 [22MY]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 135), H143 [9JA]
———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5487 [17JY]
———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H6798 [3SE]
Housing: provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence to enable such victims to relocate (see H.R. 871), H1262 [20MR]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H8300 [1OC]
Immigration: provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H6707 [31JY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H453 [11FE]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H8265 [30SE]
———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H1988 [29AP]
———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H3169 [21MY]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 617), H590 [13FE]
———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see H.R. 1807), H8727 [8OC]
———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1609), H2679 [14MY]
———reform (see H. Con. Res. 43), H1262 [20MR]
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: restrict foreign assistance for countries providing sanctuary to indicted war criminals who are sought for prosecution (see H.R. 2121), H6963 [5SE]
International Fund for Ireland: require that disbursements are distributed in compliance with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 150), H144 [9JA]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2709), H9801 [30OC]
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]
———terrorist bombing in Jerusalem market (see H. Con. Res. 133), H6406 [30JY]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the President (see H.R. 2090), H6026 [29JY]
Johnson, Henry: relief (see H.R. 544), H590 [13FE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or local governments (see H.R. 1173), H4087 [19JN]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals (see H.R. 2560), H9865 [31OC]
Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (see H.R. 2201), H5487 [17JY]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H812 [10MR]
———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H285 [4FE]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1375), H4836 [26JN]
———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 417), H889 [11MR]
———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]
———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H1261 [20MR]
———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1218), H2157 [1MY]
———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see H.R. 475), H2590 [13MY]
———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H2156 [1MY]
———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 894), H3865 [17JN]
———reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see H.R. 1362), H4132 [20JN]
———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H524 [12FE]
———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews (see H. Con. Res. 93), H3567 [5JN]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 253), H7730 [23SE]
Motion pictures: tribute to NBC and Ford Motor Co., for television broadcast of movie ``Schindler's List'' (see H. Con. Res. 30), H701 [27FE]
Motor vehicles: install switches to deactivate air bags (see H.R. 1022), H2590 [13MY]
———length and weight limitations on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 551), H1392 [9AP]
———titling and registration requirements relative to salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles (see H.R. 1839), H7601 [18SE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H4087 [19JN]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity, and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests and roadless areas (see H.R. 1376), H1705 [17AP]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases in women (see H.R. 2130), H5021 [9JY]
National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H1289 [21MR]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H629 [25FE]
National security: threat to U.S. citizens and Government posed by armed militia and paramilitary groups (see H. Con. Res. 2), H155 [9JA]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 952), H1440 [10AP]
Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural assets (see H.R. 919), H724 [4MR]
NetDay96: tribute (see H. Res. 38), H348 [5FE]
New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7730 [23SE]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H10172 [6NO]
Nobel Prize: recognition of Carlos F.X. Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta for peace (see H. Res. 45), H407 [10FE]
Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 971), H1019 [13MR]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685), H5022 [9JY]
Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H4087 [19JN]
Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 282), H1289 [21MR]
Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H1112 [18MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from the Federal budget (see H.R. 107), H589 [13FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H10957 [13NO]
Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H1794 [23AP]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens receiving SSI and food stamps (see H.R. 1418), H1794 [23AP]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H4087 [19JN]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H3924 [18JN]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower annuity (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2255 [6MY]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H7830 [24SE]
Robert F. Kennedy Dept. of Justice Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 1383), H1705 [17AP]
Robinson, Jackie: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1335), H2091 [30AP]
Ships and vessels: support requirements that vessels operating between U.S. ports be built, owned, and operated by U.S. citizens (see H. Con. Res. 65), H3204 [22MY]
Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]
Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H1187 [19MR]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 45), H5664 [23JY]
Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]
Taxation: business meal, entertainment, and certain travel expense deductions (see H.R. 628), H7911 [25SE]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1340 [8AP]
———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1340 [8AP]
———disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying limits on certain bonds (see H.R. 840), H5401 [16JY]
———eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 242), H286 [4FE]
———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H3204 [22MY]
———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 1763), H8834 [9OC]
———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see H.R. 2990), H10957 [13NO]
———tax credit for investment in the revitalization of communities (see H.R. 465), H1289 [21MR]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H3797 [12JN]
———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1391), H3924 [18JN]
———treatment of contributions of computer technology and equipment to elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 1478), H1988 [29AP]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax (see H.R. 1583), H3865 [17JN]
———treatment of frequent flyer mileage awards (see H.R. 533), H670 [26FE]
———treatment of golf caddies (see H.R. 2321), H8438 [6OC]
———treatment of higher education expenses (see H.R. 553), H1440 [10AP]
———treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 446), H3804 [16JN]
———treatment of timeshare homeowner associations (see H.R. 1350), H5401 [16JY]
———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see H.R. 2527), H8300 [1OC]
Ted Weiss U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 548), H670 [26FE]
Tobacco products: application of domestic laws on labeling, advertising, and marketing to international sales (see H.R. 2135), H5487 [17JY]
———prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels, compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research (see H.R. 3028), H10767 [12NO]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H287 [4FE]
21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H6798 [3SE]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages (see H. Con. Res. 40), H804 [6MR]
———authorize payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 299), H149 [9JA]
U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H1715 [21AP]
United Kingdom: limit the sale or export of plastic bullets (see H.R. 1075), H2785 [15MY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H2090 [30AP]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 836), H4836 [26JN]
———permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303), H589 [13FE]
Water: allow public water systems to avoid filtration requirements (see H.R. 1284), H3797 [12JN]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H588 [13FE]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 1814), H5664 [23JY]
———restrict the use of funds for new deployments of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 2459), H7261 [11SE]
Women: celebrate and continue accomplishments of Title IX provisions relative to equity in women's educational and athletic opportunities (see H. Con. Res. 103), H4221 [23JN]
———comprehensive pension protection (see H.R. 766), H586 [13FE]
———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H3213 [30MY]
———establish offices of women's health within certain Federal agencies (see H.R. 920), H724 [4MR]
———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H5826 [25JY]
———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H4914 [8JY]
———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Colleges and universities: make information regarding men's and women's athletic programs available to prospective students (see H.R. 1987), H4086 [19JN]
Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 982), H803 [6MR]
———national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H803 [6MR]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2275), H5826 [25JY]
EPA: reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H283 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: establish program to provide child care through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 2719), H9501 [23OC]
———reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of prevention programs (see H.R. 1736), H3202 [22MY]
Firearms: prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H767 [5MR]
Food: include the imposition of civil monetary penalties for violations of meat and poultry inspection regulations (see H.R. 2344), H6704 [31JY]
Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 847), H669 [26FE]
———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881), H700 [27FE]
———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see H.R. 1069), H1017 [13MR]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H1259 [20MR]
Insurance: require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H3202 [22MY]
———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H2155 [1MY]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced weapons (see H.R. 2345), H6704 [31JY]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' memorials (see H.R. 2346), H6704 [31JY]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see H.R. 1352), H1611 [16AP]
Passports: record place of birth as Jerusalem, Israel, on certain U.S. passports (see H.R. 1298), H1438 [10AP]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (see H.R. 1070), H1017 [13MR]
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1111 [18MR]
Taxation: credits for employers for costs incurred to combat violence against women (see H.R. 1071), H1017 [13MR]
———treatment of capital losses on sale or exchange of a principal residence (see H.R. 535), H283 [4FE]
Tobacco products: treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs funding (see H.R. 2374), H6715 [1AU]
Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H7729 [23SE]
———treatment of pensions relative to spouses and former spouses (see H.R. 1105), H1111 [18MR]
World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2585), H8265 [30SE]
Essays
Reading Can Open Many Doors: Adam Frankel, E814
Letters
Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding: several Representatives, H7211 [11SE]
Medicare reform: P. John Seward, AMA, H8658
NIH clinical research programs: Jeffrey Kern, American Federation for Medical Research, E2318
———several health organizations, E2317
Remarks
Abortion: performance at military medical facilities, H4060 [19JN]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions except in cases that threaten the life or physical health of the mother, H8651, H8655, H8656, H8658
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), H1206, H1216 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), consideration (H. Res. 100), H1196 [20MR]
———prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), Senate amendments, H8651, H8655, H8656, H8658
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5561 [22JY], H5658 [23JY], H5691, H5698 [24JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5561 [22JY], H5691, H5698, H5704, H5708 [24JY]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2160), consideration (H. Res. 193), H5656, H5658 [23JY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H1764
Army: School of the Americas funding, H6749
Birth control: family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services from federally-funded clinics, H7056, H7062, H7071, H7078 [9SE]
Bloomberg, Michael: American Jewish Committee Herbert Lehman Award recipient, E952
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4560 [25JN]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3053 [20MY]
Capps, Walter H.: tribute (H. Res. 286), H9626
Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (H.R. 1516), E814
China, People's Republic of: condemn officials involved in enforcement of forced abortions and prevent officials from entering or remaining in the U.S. (H.R. 2570), H10142 [6NO]
Committee on Taxation (Joint): staffing levels, H6757
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H7208 [11SE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, H5470
———U.S. policy, H5470
Dept. of Agriculture: reduce loan rate for peanut quotas, H5708 [24JY]
———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets, H5704 [24JY]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4060 [19JN]
Dept. of Education: national testing standards, H7326 [16SE]
Dept. of HHS: Drug Needle Exchange Program funding, H7226 [11SE]
———State AIDS drug assistance programs funding, H7046, H7047 [9SE]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), H3340 [4JN], H3486 [5JN], H3606, H3612 [10JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5072, H5075, H5107 [10JY], H5145 [11JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2378), H7469 [17SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H7865, H7892 [25SE], H8012
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6861 [4SE], H6934, H6941 [5SE], H6984, H6985, H6990 [8SE], H7046, H7047, H7056, H7062, H7071, H7078 [9SE], H7208, H7214, H7215, H7226, H7230 [11SE], H7326 [16SE], H7373, H7374 [17SE]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2607), H8760, H8781 [9OC]
———scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H8760 [9OC]
———waive Davis-Bacon Act requirements relative to school construction and repairs, H8781 [9OC]
Drunken driving: statistics relative to alcohol-related deaths on U.S. highways, H2571 [13MY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H313 [5FE]
———special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6990 [8SE]
———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6984, H6985 [8SE]
———vocational education funding (H.R. 1853), H5438 [17JY]
———vocational education programs for women, girls, and gender equity, H5438 [17JY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2275), E2106
———provide compensatory time for all employees (H.R. 1), H1137
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7469 [17SE]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs, H6734 [3SE]
———international family planning programs (H.J. Res. 36), H532 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion, H3486 [5JN], H6833 [4SE], H8506 [7OC]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), H556 [13FE]
———international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion (H.R. 581), consideration (H. Res. 46), H554 [13FE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6355 [30JY], H6734, H6749
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), conference report, H10675 [12NO]
———making appropriations (H.R. 2159), motion to instruct conferees, H8506 [7OC]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H5107 [10JY]
Greece: independence anniversary, H1087
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (H.R. 1176), E568
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through rescissions in the Dept. of Labor wage and hour enforcement division, H6934 [5SE]
Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H3612 [10JN]
INS: deportation of Irish nationals to Northern Ireland, H2598 [14MY]
Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs (H.R. 1525), E855
Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (H. Con. Res. 60), H3590 [10JN]
Kessler, David: League of Women Voters Carrier Chapman Catt Award recipient, E2351
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2209), motion to instruct conferees, H6757
LSC: funding, H7865 [25SE]
Maritime Administration: State maritime academies funding, H8240 [30SE]
Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions, H4560 [25JN], H7230 [11SE]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, H3606 [10JN]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E2106
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5072 [10JY]
———replace funding with block grants to States, H5145 [11JY]
New Rochelle, NY: anniversary of Congregation Anshe Sholom, E912
New York, NY: restoration of Ellis Island buildings, H5075 [10JY]
———tribute to National Organization of Women award recipients, E983
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants: anniversary, E133
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs (H.R. 3001), E2317
NOAA: non-point source pollution control programs funding, H7892 [25SE]
Older Americans Act: funding, H6941 [5SE]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs (H.R. 1070), E2106
Public welfare programs: expand vocational and higher education opportunities and allow use of college work study to fulfill additional work requirements (H.R. 3002), E2304
Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities, H7214, H7215 [11SE]
———establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (H.R. 1104), H7000, H7001 [8SE], E507
Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 183), H6669 [31JY]
Taxation: allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work opportunity tax credit hiring incentives (H.R. 2995), E2302
———promote construction and rehabilitation of public schools by increasing the volume cap on certain bonds, H9073 [23OC]
———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), H9073 [23OC]
Tobacco products: prohibit use of Federal funds to promote sale or export to foreign countries, H8012
———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, H7373, H7374 [17SE]
U.N.: withdraw U.S. membership, H3340 [4JN]
———withhold payment of U.S. arrearages and contributions for U.N. peacekeeping activities, E1879
Votes: position on missed, H7735 [24SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H336 [5FE]
Statements
Mildred Jones—Woman of the Year: United Presbyterian Church, E1326
Tributes
Aronson, Arnold, H865 [11MR]
Fraenkel, Francis, E1007
Gilbert, Joan, E500
Jackson, Miriam, E2213
Jones, Mildred, E1326
Kelly, Dorothy A., E1349
Molinari, Representative, H6665 [31JY]
Shargel, Norton and Baila, E2355