Member of Congress

Mel Watt

Role: Former Representative
State: NC
Party: Democrat

Cosponsored legislation

H.R. 525 · 108th Congress

To authorize the President to posthumously award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to the seven members of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia in recognition of their outstanding and enduring contributions to the Nation.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-04

H.R. 1102 · 108th Congress

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-03-05

H.R. 284 · 108th Congress

Housing Bond and Credit Modernization and Fairness Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-01-08

H.R. 979 · 108th Congress

Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-27

H.Con.Res. 59 · 108th Congress

Recognizes the significant achievements and contributions of African-American scientists, mathematicians, and inventors, and supporting the establishment of a special day on which these great minds may be honored and esteemed.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-27

H.Con.Res. 58 · 108th Congress

Honoring the City of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and its many partners for the Festival of Flight, a celebration of the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight, the first controlled, powered flight in history.

Passed CongressStatus updated 2003-05-16

H.Res. 56 · 108th Congress

Supporting the goals of the Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families during World War II.

Passed chamber resolutionStatus updated 2004-03-04

H.Con.Res. 47 · 108th Congress

Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on those descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-13

H.R. 919 · 108th Congress

Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-26

H.R. 736 · 108th Congress

Mammogram Availability Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-12

H.R. 685 · 108th Congress

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-11

H.R. 577 · 108th Congress

To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the Government contribution for Federal employee health insurance.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-05

H.R. 589 · 108th Congress

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-05

H.R. 770 · 108th Congress

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge bill

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-13

H.R. 173 · 108th Congress

Blind Empowerment Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-01-07

H.R. 33 · 108th Congress

Rural Equity Payment Index Reform Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-01-07

H.R. 846 · 108th Congress

Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-13

H.R. 816 · 108th Congress

State Budget Relief Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-13

H.R. 781 · 108th Congress

Privacy Protection Clarification Act

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-13

H.Res. 82 · 108th Congress

Recognizing National Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the importance and accomplishments of historically Black colleges and universities.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-13

H.R. 361 · 108th Congress

Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act

Signed by the presidentStatus updated 2004-09-24

H.R. 20 · 108th Congress

Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2003

In committeeStatus updated 2003-01-07

H.Res. 59 · 108th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the people of Iran and their legitimate quest for freedom and friendship with the people of the United States, and for other purposes.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-02-05

H.Con.Res. 36 · 108th Congress

Encouraging the people of the United States to honor and celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and commending Abraham Lincoln's efforts to end slavery.

Passed a chamberStatus updated 2003-02-26

H.Res. 32 · 108th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the ongoing need to provide every qualified American with equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and the indispensability of Affirmative action programs in securing such equal access.

In committeeStatus updated 2003-01-27