STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Appointments

Committee on Economics (Joint), H818 [11MR]

Committee on Taxation (Joint), H395 [10FE]

Conferee: H.R. 2014, Taxpayer Relief Act, H5048 [10JY]

———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]

Articles and editorials

As Government Caves, Providers Make Their Own Antitrust Policy, Modern Healthcare (publication), E2104 [28OC]

China and Nuclear Trafficking, Representatives Markey, Gilman and Cox, Washington (DC) Post, E2128 [30OC]

Clinton's China Wriggle, A.M. Rosenthal, New York (NY) Times, E71 [7JA]

HMO Fines Angering Physicans—State Regulators Examine Harris Prescription Policy, Charles Ornstein, Dallas (TX) Morning News, E2179 [4NO]

Hot New Job in Health Care—In-House Cop, George Anders, Wall Street Journal, E1930 [2OC]

Inappropriate Drug Prescriptions for Elderly Residents of Board and Care Facilities, Diana L. Spore, American Journal of Public Health, E810 [1MY]

Medicare Abuses Spark Cry for Anti-Fraud Law, Peggy Rogers, Miami (FL) Herald, E1978 [8OC]

Medicare Outpatient Debacle—Hospitals Allowed To Charge More for Outpatient Care, Don McLeod, AARP Bulletin (publication), E123 [4FE]

Partial Hospitalization Coverage, Medicare Explained (publication), E1979 [8OC]

Quirk in Medicare Law Yields Bigger Bills for Outpatient Care—Officials Say Burden on the Elderly Is Increasing, Robert Pear, New York (NY) Times, E122 [4FE]

Retiring? Don't Assume Health Benefits Are Forever, Albert B. Crenshaw, Washington (DC) Post, E75 [9JA]

Turning to a Specialist To Curb Rising Health Care Costs, Steven Pearlstein, Washington (DC) Post, E2069 [23OC]

Va. Doctor's Treatment of Man Who Died Is Scrutinized, Leef Smith, Washington (DC) Post, E1823 [23SE]

Wanted—A Clearly Articulated Social Ethic for American Health Care, Uwe Reinhardt, Journal of the AMA, E2297 [10NO]

Why Medicare Outpatient and Inpatient Fees Can Be as Different as Apples and Oranges, Jeff Archer, Secure Retirement (publication), E302 [25FE]

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), H9615 [28OC]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 453), H9502 [23OC]

———repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates (see H.R. 1864), H3720 [11JN]

Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative to reformulated gasoline in certain areas (see H.R. 630), H3865 [17JN]

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), H7263 [11SE]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 900), H701 [27FE]

American Discovery Trail: designate (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

Animals: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 594), H5021 [9JY]

———prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see H.R. 619), H347 [5FE]

———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 1202), H1260 [20MR]

Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 55), H5183 [14JY]

Arms Export Control Act: amend relative to prohibition on imports of certain firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 1570), H3170 [21MY]

Army: close School of the Americas (see H.R. 611), H347 [5FE]

Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA: designate (see H.R. 2349), H9615 [28OC]

Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H8834 [9OC]

BATF: issue minimum safety and security standards for firearm dealers (see H.R. 2359), H6705 [31JY]

Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters (see H.R. 2094), H5826 [25JY]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 45), H348 [5FE]

Business and industry: end credit card possession requirements (see H.R. 2599), H8299 [1OC]

———maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H6707 [31JY]

———reduce corporate welfare (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Carlos J. Moorhead Post Office Building, Glendale, CA: designate (see H.R. 681), H3274 [3JN]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 776), H587 [13FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: commemorate birthday (see H.J. Res. 65), H1260 [20MR]

Children and youth: funding for health, nutrition, education, and child care for infants and toddlers (see H. Res. 131), H3477 [4JN]

———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 2408), H8929 [21OC]

———increase certain funding under Head Start Program (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (see H.R. 1363), H1703 [17AP]

———require initial intake screenings and the use of youth development specialists in Federal juvenile proceedings (see H.R. 879), H1112 [18MR]

———tribute to child care professionals (see H. Res. 279), H9615 [28OC]

China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S. supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S. withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval (see H.R. 1140), H1257 [20MR]

———participation of officials in international activities relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 967), H4087 [19JN]

———treatment of prisoners in Tibet (see H. Con. Res. 116), H5296 [15JY]

China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H6407 [30JY]

Chinese Student Protection Act: extend provisions to certain aliens who entered the U.S. without inspection (see H.R. 2728), H9502 [23OC]

Civil rights: prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

———provide improved remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see H.R. 2023), H7730 [23SE]

Clean Water Act: subject Federal facilities discharging radioactive waste into surface water to the same standards as private facilities (see H.R. 2222), H6407 [30JY]

Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 23), H4835 [26JN]

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification (see H. Res. 241), H7729 [23SE]

Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services (see H.R. 1054), H2680 [14MY]

———regulate use of personal information obtained by interactive computer services (see H.R. 98), H348 [5FE]

———transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 2272), H5825 [25JY]

Consumers: prevent credit card issuers from advertising and offering one type of credit card and then issuing another type (see H.R. 2662), H8832 [9OC]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 795), H1018 [13MR]

———protection from unreasonable credit card fees or interest rates (see H.R. 1975), H6707 [31JY]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2174), H6918 [4SE]

Contracts: require wages paid under Federal contracts to be above local poverty line (see H.R. 182), H286 [4FE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 96), H1707 [17AP]

Courts: prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H5664 [23JY]

———reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1835), H3658 [10JN]

Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1795 [23AP]

Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 290), H245 [21JA]

Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1951), H5022 [9JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish equitable service for customers and equal opportunity for employees (see H.R. 2185), H6026 [29JY]

———regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar beets (see H.R. 1387), H1705 [17AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 76), H3568 [5JN]

———establish a commission to investigate the military justice system, including policies relative to sexual misconduct, harassment, and discrimination (see H.R. 1072), H7730 [23SE]

———prohibit payment under defense contracts of restructuring costs for mergers or acquisitions (see H.R. 925), H765 [5MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve programs providing counseling and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans (see H.R. 2253), H5777 [24JY]

Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance program (see H.R. 2257), H8633 [7OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see H.R. 1219), H1288 [21MR]

———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H629 [25FE]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H888 [11MR]

———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1795 [23AP]

Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase and use of over-the-counter drug products (see H. Res. 151), H3274 [3JN]

———use of marijuana for medicinal purposes (see H.R. 1782), H5183 [14JY]

Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals (see H.R. 981), H5021 [9JY]

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. 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]

———maintain health and stability of coral reef ecosystems (see H. Res. 87), H812 [10MR]

———national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1404), H4836 [26JN]

———negotiation of an international climate change agreement (see H. Con. Res. 106), H7119 [9SE]

———protect children from exposure to certain environmental pollutants (see H.R. 2451), H7601 [18SE]

———provide certain off-budget treatment for the land and water conservation fund and limit fund relative to State financial assistance (see H.R. 1487), H2089 [30AP]

———strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H5570 [22JY]

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6918 [4SE]

Education: establish State infrastructure banks for education (see H.R. 1822), H6918 [4SE]

———establish Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program (see H.R. 1970), H4085 [19JN]

———improve teacher quality (see H.R. 2228), H5664 [23JY]

———increase Pell Grant awards (see H.R. 744), H1262 [20MR]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H8633 [7OC]

Emergency Commission To End the Trade Deficit: establish (see H.R. 2651), H8832 [9OC]

Employment: improve quality of Social Security card and criminalize the counterfeiting of work authorization documents (see H.R. 231), H146 [9JA]

———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), H1707 [17AP]

English language: encourage status as primary language and recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 4), H157 [9JA]

Eximbank: ensure that assistance for exports to the People's Republic of China is conditional on responsible conduct (see H.R. 2085), H4834 [26JN]

Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 989), H2446 [8MY]

FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H2254 [6MY]

Families and domestic relations: grants to States to establish supervised visitation centers for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 2779), H9800 [30OC]

———improve child care and family support services (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

———issues relative to child custody, child abuse, and domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 182), H9800 [30OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave to address domestic violence and its effects (see H.R. 851), H10172 [6NO]

———provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

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), H393 [6FE]

———delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments and maintenance of Federal agency retirement contributions (see H. Con. Res. 71), H3170 [21MY]

———eligibility of certain appointees for competitive status for purposes of transfer or reassignment (see H.R. 1874), H4913 [8JY]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H4339 [24JN]

Financial institutions: clarify consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards (see H.R. 2234), H6707 [31JY]

Firearms: ensure that criminal background checks are conducted before the transfer of a handgun by a firearms dealer (see H.R. 2935), H10419 [8NO]

———improve safety of handguns (see H.R. 1074), H1187 [19MR]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of a felony (see H.R. 1228), H1338 [8AP]

———prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce (see H.R. 12), H4913 [8JY]

———prohibit possession by nonpermanent resident aliens (see H.R. 949), H1340 [8AP]

———prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 476), H243 [21JA]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 492), H244 [21JA]

Food stamps: modify certain eligibility disqualifications (see H.R. 1507), H8161 [29SE]

Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and environmental standards in any trade agreements (see H.R. 1079), H1612 [16AP]

———prohibit imports produced by bonded child labor (see H.R. 2475), H7281 [15SE]

———prohibit imports produced by child labor (see H.R. 1328), H7008 [8SE]

Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]

Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World War II (see H.R. 235), H628 [25FE]

Hazardous substances: prohibit the location of solid and hazardous waste facilities near residential, day care, church, and school properties (see H.R. 843), H668 [26FE]

———storage of nuclear waste on any territory or possession of the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 32), H724 [4MR]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211), H146 [9JA]

———establish medical education trust fund (see H.R. 881), H7263 [11SE]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H4912 [8JY]

———prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 1506), H2090 [30AP]

———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. 820), H1707 [17AP]

———revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation program (see H.R. 2202), H5665 [23JY]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see H.R. 1415), H2091 [30AP]

Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 74), H9614 [28OC]

House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and local government transit programs (see H. Res. 37), H950 [12MR]

House Rules: amend to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to committees by eliminating current administrative requirements (see H. Res. 39), H890 [11MR]

———permit disabled employees with the privilege of the House floor to use supporting services on the floor (see H. Res. 135), H1988 [29AP]

Housing: authorize public housing agencies to establish rental amounts that do not discourage assisted families from obtaining employment (see H.R. 1014), H888 [11MR]

Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 114), H6707 [31JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1176), H4836 [26JN]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 825), H628 [25FE]

———naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to English language requirements (see H.R. 662), H812 [10MR]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses and children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2664), H10768 [12NO]

———provide special status for certain alien journalists working in Hong Kong (see H.R. 890), H1262 [20MR]

India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 22), H287 [4FE]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 574), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 815), H627 [25FE]

———coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H6962 [5SE]

———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), H6918 [4SE]

———prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1117), H1111 [18MR]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 306), H149 [9JA]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 2409), H7528 [17SE]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10957 [13NO]

———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 753), H585 [13FE]

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), H5183 [14JY]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (see H.R. 1226), H1441 [10AP]

———improve operations and governance (see H.R. 2428), H7528 [17SE]

Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]

Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 237), H7600 [18SE]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1076), H1017 [13MR]

Marine mammals: allow import of dolphin-safe tuna relative to lowering of dolphin mortality rate and certification of drug enforcement efforts (see H.R. 1259), H1391 [9AP]

Medicaid: expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see H.R. 1491), H3204 [22MY]

Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 1002), H1262 [20MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H4339 [24JN]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1438 [10AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1628), H2783 [15MY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 566, 625), H284 [4FE], H392 [6FE]

———hospice care reform (see H.R. 521), H283 [4FE]

———improve preventive care benefits (see H.R. 15), H524 [12FE]

———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H9038 [22OC]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H244 [21JA]

———provide payment for community health center services relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans (see H.R. 2962), H10420 [8NO]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585), H345 [5FE]

———reform (see H.R. 1165), H3274 [3JN]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

———require surety bonds and disclosure of certain ownership information for suppliers of durable medical equipment, home health agencies, and other health care providers (see H.R. 1457), H1891 [24AP]

———waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live near certain military hospitals (see H.R. 1738), H3202 [22MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [28AP]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H349 [5FE]

Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (see H.R. 2348), H10421 [8NO]

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: ensure receipt of a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 778), H1040 [17MR]

———reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines (see H.R. 780), H1040 [17MR]

Money: use of tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired (see H. Res. 122), H1706 [17AP]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1716), H3865 [17JN]

National discovery trails: establish (see H.R. 588), H346 [5FE]

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 Park Service: use of escrowed oil and gas revenues to improve visitor facilities (see H.R. 2143), H5401 [16JY]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

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]

Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]

Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (see H.R. 1685, 2431), H6707 [31JY], H8727 [8OC]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3798 [12JN]

OPIC: terminate authorities (see H.R. 387), H5487 [17JY]

Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H6963 [5SE]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777; H. Res. 236), H408 [10FE], H8834 [9OC], H9800 [30OC]

Postal Service: maintain Postal Uniform Allowance Program (see H. Con. Res. 168), H9502 [23OC]

Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal information (see H.R. 1813), H3567 [5JN]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1425), H9039 [22OC]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled children (see H.R. 1455), H2590 [13MY]

———exception to limited eligibility for SSI and food stamps for disabled permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1360), H1989 [29AP]

———provide an exemption to restrictions on eligibility for public benefits for certain aliens (see H.R. 931), H4836 [26JN]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 950), H1262 [20MR]

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), H2157 [1MY]

Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling programs (see H.R. 1586), H6716 [1AU]

Rudolph, Wilma G.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2717), H9501 [23OC]

San Francisco Bay: remove navigational hazards to prevent oil spills (see H.R. 882), H700 [27FE]

Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modernize school facilities (see H.R. 1104), H1289 [21MR]

Securities: quotation of securities transactions in decimals (see H.R. 1053), H1612 [16AP]

Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal (see H. Con. Res. 19), H3798 [12JN]

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), H3798 [12JN]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H1018 [13MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American Museum (see H.R. 773), H586 [13FE]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421), H1794 [23AP]

———State requirements for work experience and community service programs relative to child support (see H.R. 2463), H7262 [11SE]

Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 1423), H1794 [23AP]

SSA: develop plan with the IRS to eliminate mismatching of earnings information (see H.R. 591), H725 [4MR]

SSI: exception to limited eligibility for permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 663), H1909 [28AP]

States: require equal education funding throughout the State (see H.R. 1234), H8929 [21OC]

Tariff: treatment of live plants and fresh cut flowers (see H.R. 54), H1261 [20MR]

Taxation: credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H3204 [22MY]

———credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence (see H.R. 1134), H1186 [19MR]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1241), H6798 [3SE]

———encourage cleanup of brownfield sites and creation of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 505), H590 [13FE]

———establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see H.R. 1437), H4913 [8JY]

———impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface transportation programs (see H.R. 1449), H1891 [24AP]

———provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 1730), H4136 [21JN]

———retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 97), H4914 [8JY]

———strengthen provisions relative to individuals who relinquish U.S. citizenship (see H.R. 1015), H888 [11MR]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 1323), H1707 [17AP]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 1204), H1260 [20MR]

———treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and farmers (see H.R. 2450), H8265 [30SE]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 450), H349 [5FE]

———treatment of income relative to imported properties from foreign corporations (see H.R. 1373), H4087 [19JN]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 1150), H1258 [20MR]

———treatment of tobacco products (see H.R. 3027), H10957 [13NO]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (see H.R. 1509), H2155 [1MY]

Telephones: increase the forfeiture penalty for telephone service slamming and require providers of such service to report slamming incidents (see H.R. 2112), H5401 [16JY]

———prevent splitting of local communities into multiple telephone area codes (see H.R. 1216), H1707 [17AP]

———strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 2120), H5665 [23JY]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see H.R. 1364), H1704 [17AP]

———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]

———treatment of excise taxes relative to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 2387), H6797 [3SE]

Transportation: prohibit smoking in any federally funded transportation facility (see H.R. 1351), H1611 [16AP]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H1340 [8AP]

U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international criminal court (see H.J. Res. 89), H6406 [30JY]

U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 39), H804 [6MR]

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), H4647 [25JN]

———determination of active military service for certain merchant mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 1126), H5569 [22JY]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H724 [4MR]

Weapons: 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), H4837 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see H.J. Res. 66), H1261 [20MR]

———increase research and education on the drug DES (see H.R. 1788), H3476 [4JN]

———protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 2525), H8265 [30SE]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 26), H3924 [18JN]

———research programs relative to HIV and AIDS (see H.R. 1571), H2445 [8MY]

———tribute to the inaugural season of U.S. women's professional basketball leagues (see H. Res. 173), H5401 [16JY]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 3084), H10955 [13NO]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1576), H2445 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (see H.R. 2602), H8299 [1OC]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 444), H153 [9JA]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 735), H523 [12FE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H348 [5FE]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 560), H284 [4FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 337, 1749), H150 [9JA], H3203 [22MY]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H284 [4FE]

Insurance: expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532), H7729 [23SE]

Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (see H.R. 800), H588 [13FE]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see H.R. 2484), H7364 [16SE]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 2640), H8727 [8OC]

———continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2703), H9038 [22OC]

———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726), H9501 [23OC]

———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 2972), H10420 [8NO]

———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (see H.R. 2559), H7910 [25SE]

———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (see H.R. 1769), H3273 [3JN]

———limit additional payments to physicians through private contracts during periods in which the patient is in an exposed condition (see H.R. 2784), H9800 [30OC]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 2558), H285 [4FE], H7910 [25SE]

———payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2687), H8928 [21OC]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201), H1260 [20MR]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (see H.R. 443), H153 [9JA]

———provide for standard forms for medical necessity and terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633), H8633 [7OC]

———repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725), H9501 [23OC]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 2632), H3273 [3JN], H8633 [7OC]

———referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services (see H.R. 734), H523 [12FE]

———require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (see H.R. 2543), H7830 [24SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 2466), H7262 [11SE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (see H.R. 2421), H6962 [5SE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see H.R. 1505), H2090 [30AP]

Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 2557), H7910 [25SE]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 2422), H6962 [5SE]

Taxation: treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H3169 [21MY]

Briefs

Acceptance of new Medicare patients by physicians: Employee Benefit Research Institute, E1843 [24SE]

Descriptions

Children's Health Insurance Act (H.R. 561), E137 [4FE]

Florida Health Care Plan for Children: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, E160 [5FE]

Medicare Outpatient Services Payments and Charges: Bureau of National Affairs, E140 [4FE]

Excerpts

Medicare fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services: Association for Ambulatory Healthcare, Inc., E1979 [8OC]

Letters

Allow Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E2181 [4NO]

———Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, E2290 [9NO]

External audits of managed health care plans: Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Inc., E1494 [23JY]

Mail fraud: by, E2097 [28OC]

Medicare beneficiaries' entrance into private contracts for services: Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, E2295 [10NO]

Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, E132 [4FE]

Medicare overpayments to HMO's: by, E1887 [29SE]

Medicare payments and charges for outpatient services, E618, E619 [9AP]

———Keith L. Roberts, E499 [18MR]

———Warren H. Risser, E499 [18MR]

Medicare/Medicaid referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services: Stephen W. Holt, Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia, E238 [12FE]

Lists

California State University at Hayward Upward Bound Program award recipients, E858 [7MY]

Memorandums

External Audits of Managed Health Care Plans: Claudia Schlosberg, National Health Law Program, E1494-E1496 [23JY]

Health Care Govenment Regulations: Melody Harned, Health Insurance Association of America, E2178 [4NO]

Sale of Duplicate Insurance Policies to Medicare Beneficiaries: Institute on Law and Rights of Older Adults, E80 [9JA]

Taxpayer Relief Act Provisions Subject to Line-Item Veto: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H6640-H6642 [31JY]

Projections

Welfare Reform Impact, E1168 [10JN]

Remarks

Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5727 [24JY]

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2160), H5725, H5727 [24JY]

Armed Forces: strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (H.R. 3084), E2389 [13NO]

Budget: balance, H6637 [31JY]

———deficit, H6637 [31JY]

———line-item veto, H6640 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4694 [26JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6633, H6634, H6637, H6640, H6654 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), motion to instruct conferees, H5042 [10JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4561, H4584 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6324 [30JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), motion to instruct conferees, H5032, H5033, H5036 [10JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2980 [20MY]

California: pilot project in the Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National Forests to demonstrate resource management activity effectiveness (H.R. 858), H4936 [9JY]

California State University at Hayward: tribute to Upward Bound Program award recipients, E858 [7MY]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: continuation of operations (H.R. 1576), E889 [8MY]

Castro Valley, CA: tribute to William S. (Billy) Graham Foundation, Inc., E949 [16MY]

Chang-Lin Tien: Oakland Chinese Community Council award recipient, E588 [8AP]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, E160 [5FE], E2297 [10NO]

China, People's Republic of: certification of compliance with international nuclear nonproliferation obligations, E2127 [30OC]

———most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 79), H4234, H4236, H4246, H4268 [24JN]

———U.S. policy, E2127 [30OC]

———visit by President to the U.S., E2127 [30OC]

Civil liberties: display of the Ten Commandments in public places (H. Con. Res. 31), E389 [5MR]

Cook-Kallio, Cheryl: James Madison Fellowship award recipient, E1075 [3JN]

Crime: mail fraud, E2097 [28OC]

Death and dying: prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing (H.R. 1003), H1400 [10AP]

Dept. of Defense: classification of surplus military material (H.R. 2602), E1921 [2OC]

Drugs: manufacturers' patent exclusivity, E2120 [29OC]

Faux, Dick: Milpitas, CA, Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1278 [20JN]

FDA: Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative Enforcement and Outreach Program funding, H5725 [24JY]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6847 [4SE]

Fremont, CA: opening of Pickering Place housing development, E1228 [17JN]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 444), E74 [9JA]

———establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 735), E241-E243 [12FE]

———establish teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust fund, E1487 [23JY]

———external audits of managed care plans, E1494 [23JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E85 [9JA], E2178 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (H.R. 621), E172 [5FE]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 560), E128 [4FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, E2179 [4NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1749), E1036 [22MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), E46 [7JA], E89 [9JA], E1352 [27JN]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (H.R. 561), E137 [4FE]

Health care professionals: extend term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Payment Review Commission (H.R. 1001), H1471 [15AP]

Insurance: legality of sale of duplicate coverage relative to health insurance policies, E80 [9JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1775), H4969, H4984 [9JY]

———require separate unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H4984 [9JY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 408), H3133 [21MY]

IRS: impose criminal penalties for unauthorized inspection of tax return information (H.R. 1226), H1467 [15AP]

Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (H.R. 800), E250 [13FE]

———age eligibility requirements, H5032, H5033, H5036 [10JY]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services, E1820, E1823 [23SE]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (H.R. 2497), E2181 [4NO], E2290 [9NO], E2295 [10NO]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (H.R. 2484), E1766 [16SE]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 2640), E1978 [8OC]

———continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 2703), E2048 [22OC]

———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2069 [23OC]

———effects of increase in copayments and deductibles on the poor, E58 [7JA]

———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (H.R. 2559), E1859 [25SE]

———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (H.R. 1769), E1080 [3JN]

———improve quality of dialysis centers, E2282 [9NO]

———medical savings accounts, H4584 [25JN]

———overpayments to HMO's, E1887 [29SE]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (H.R. 2558), E1859 [25SE]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (H.R. 582), E122, E131, E140 [4FE], E302 [25FE], E499 [18MR], E618 [9AP], E723 [23AP]

———payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient department services (H.R. 2687), E2033 [21OC]

———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 1201), E547 [21MR], E810 [1MY]

———prohibit payments to nonprofit hospitals that convert to for-profit status without proper disclosure (H.R. 443), E82 [9JA]

———reform, H4561 [25JN], E1843 [24SE]

———repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under Medicare+Choice Program (H.R. 2725), E2067 [23OC]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (H.R. 2754), E2101 [28OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 1770), E1082 [3JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 2632), E1952 [7OC]

———referral information requirements of hospitals relative to post-hospital services (H.R. 734), E237 [12FE]

———require health care facilities and services to fund annual financial and compliance audits (H.R. 2543), E1845 [24SE], E1930 [2OC]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 2466), E1739 [11SE]

Military Selective Service Act: repeal (H.R. 2421), E1667 [5SE]

Moorefield, James M.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal recipient, E1632 [3SE]

Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (H.R. 1505), E727 [23AP], E804 [30AP]

Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: release of report on Medicare and the U.S. health care system, E1308 [24JN]

Public welfare programs: reform, E1168 [10JN]

———treatment of certain legal immigrants, E1501 [23JY]

Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (H.R. 2557), E1861 [25SE]

Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI presumptive disability benefit programs (H.R. 2422), E1670 [5SE]

Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 62), H1484 [15AP]

———eliminate payroll taxes and increase taxes on energy and pollutants, E2024 [21OC]

———rates, H4694 [26JN], H5042 [10JY], H6633, H6634, H6637, H6640, H6654 [31JY]

———rates (H. Res. 109), H1469 [15AP]

———treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), consideration (H. Res. 274), H9049, H9051, H9054 [23OC]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (H.R. 1698), E993 [21MY]

———workmen's compensation relative to certain personal liability assignments (H.R. 1509), E835 [5MY]

Remarks in House relative to

Leave of absence: granted, H4130 [20JN], H5663 [23JY]

Reports

Centers of Excellence Demonstration, E2069 [23OC]

Denver, CO, HMO Bidding Demonstration: Managed Medicare & Medicaid News (publication), E1888 [29SE]

Medicare and the American Health Care System: Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, E1308 [24JN]

Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment: Dept. of HHS, E132 [4FE]

Statements

Tribute to James M. Moorefield: Christopher M. Rose and Frederick R. Margolin, E1632 [3SE]

Summaries

California Policy Seminar on Access to Maternity Care in California, E1502 [23JY]

Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 1770), E1083 [3JN]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 337), E47 [7JA]

Medicare Pharmaceutical Care Services (H.R. 1201), E547 [21MR]

National Policy To Provide Health Care Coverage of Mental Illnesses (H.R. 621), E173 [5FE]

Prospective Payment Assessment Commission Meeting Minutes: Gray & Associates, E1887 [29SE]

Tax Treatment of School-Based Health Insurance Programs (H.R. 1698), E994 [21MY]

Tables

Comparison of hospital and ambulatory surgical center fees, E723 [23AP]

Testimonies

Biomedical Research Funding Relative to Market Exclusivity: Scott Hallquist, Immunex Corp., E2120 [29OC]

Consumer Protections and Quality in the Health Care Industry: by, E1352-E1354 [27JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1505, establish congressional commemorative medal for organ donors, E728 [23AP]

Tributes

Amaral, Dale E., E1928 [2OC]

Anderson, Hubert A., E73 [9JA]

Ferrito, Thomas J., E312 [25FE]

Flum, Judy, E1862 [25SE]

Johnson, Seanta, E326 [26FE]

Medeiros, Keith and Anne, E1821 [23SE]

Pelosi, Representative, E71 [7JA]

Samaha, John Marie, E1993 [9OC]

Sisk, Shirley, E1995 [9OC]

Wong, Albert C.M., E590 [8AP]