COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)

Articles and editorials

Election-Year Politics on Gas Tax Will End Up Costing Us in the End, by, H5350 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Airlines and airports: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 3187), H7108 [27JN]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H5647 [29MY]

Animals: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 2240), H1325 [27FE]

Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H5173 [15MY]

Aviation: requirements relative to families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents (see H.R. 3923), H10236 [11SE]

———standards relative to foreign repair stations (see H.R. 3839), H8598 [26JY]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H3650 [18AP]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: restore missing person status to certain civilian and contractor employees (see H.R. 4000), H9923 [2AU]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 2566), H7154 [9JY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: reorganize and remove all duties not related to safety (see H.R. 3831), H7779 [17JY]

FDA: approval process and development of new drugs and biological products (see H.R. 3199), H6006 [6JN]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H5935 [5JN]

Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745), H914 [25JA]

Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (see H.R. 1010), H7154 [9JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see H.R. 4296), H12174 [28SE]

Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878), H5570 [23MY]

———funding for the hiring of personnel who perform nonadministrative services (see H.R. 2922), H1663 [4MR]

———reduce crime control assistance to States that do not provide health benefits to officers retired by on-duty injuries (see H.R. 2912), H1252 [23FE]

Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 1684), H2466 [19MR]

Medicare: improve health services to rural areas (see H.R. 3753), H11230 [25SE]

———medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247), H8635 [29JY]

Millennium Society: coordinate activities to commemorate the second millennium and endow an international cross-cultural scholarship fund (see H.R. 3631), H6285 [12JN]

Music and dance: tribute to African-American music (see H. Con. Res. 151), H5501 [22MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see H.R. 2209), H7474 [11JY]

Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514), H3231 [29MR]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1325 [27FE]

Persian Gulf Conflict: establish a commission to investigate exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents (see H.R. 4131), H12175 [28SE]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3834), H7779 [17JY]

Ronald H. Brown Commerce Building, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 3247), H4303 [30AP]

Ronald H. Brown Federal Building, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 3560), H8982 [30JY]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H9706 [1AU]

Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1636 [29FE]

———medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 580, 3142), H1325 [27FE], H8375 [24JY]

SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320), H1241 [13FE]

Taxation: standards for determining employment status of independent contractors (see H.R. 1972), H3231 [29MR]

Trucking industry: alcohol and drug testing of operators transporting agricultural commodities and properties for small local governments (see H.R. 3182), H6532 [19JN]

U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish (see H.R. 2652), H1508 [28FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500), H1636 [29FE]

Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 2192), H3231 [29MR]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: improve operation of certain programs (H.R. 2854), H1547 [29FE]

Appropriations: making continuing, H214 [5JA]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide, E638 [25AP]

Belleville, IL: anniversary of George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues, Inc., E1613 [16SE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution, H214 [5JA]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9417 [31JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), H5255 [16MY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1997-2002 (H. Con. Res. 178), conference report, H6266 [12JN]

Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (H.R. 1643), H214 [5JA]

Courts: limitations on punitive damage awards, H3202 [29MR]

———product liability reform (H.R. 956), conference report, H3202 [29MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: making appropriations (H.R. 3814), H8188 [23JY]

Education: national policy to improve system, H5255 [16MY]

Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned vehicles (H.R. 1227), H5530 [23MY]

FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric project in Illinois (H.R. 2630), H3416 [16AP]

Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125), H2698 [22MR]

Government: provide tax relief for small businesses, protect jobs, increase net pay, and create job opportunities (H.R. 3448), conference report, H9856 [2AU]

———shutdown relative to budget process, H214 [5JA]

Granite City, IL: anniversary, E191 [9FE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), E500 [29MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9807 [1AU]

Illinois: anniversary of Polish-American War Veterans (organization), E798 [14MY]

Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 78), H2069 [12MR]

LSC: funding, H5255 [16MY], H8188 [23JY]

Milstadt, IL: anniversary of VFW Post 7980, E1260 [11JY]

Minimum wage: level, H5530 [23MY], H9856 [2AU]

Petroleum: gasoline tax (H.R. 3415), H5350 [21MY]

Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 3734), H7816 [18JY]

———reform (H.R. 3734), conference report, H9417 [31JY]

Southern Illinois Univesity: tribute to debate team, E691 [1MY]

St. Clair County, IL: anniversary of Ladies' Ancient Order of Hibernians (organization), E1812 [28SE]

Steeleville, IL: anniversary of Peace Lutheran Church, E1121 [20JN]

Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services performed during a contingency operation (H.R. 2778), E304 [7MR]

Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 652), conference report, H1176 [1FE]

Transportation: national policy for infrastructure, H5255 [16MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3531 [17AP]

Tributes

Emerson, Bill, E1177 [26JN]

Hagnauer, Nelson, E921 [24MY]

Mfume, Representative, E193 [9FE]