GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)

Amendments

Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2732 [15MY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4394 [25JN]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4394 [25JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4201 [23JN]

Articles and editorials

Legal Shield for Volunteers, Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, H3102 [21MY]

St. Patrick's Day Message, E570 [21MR]

Bills and resolutions cosponsored

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

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 987), H803 [6MR]

Armed Forces: require separate basic training for male and female recruits (see H.R. 1559), H2680 [14MY]

Aviation: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 2005), H4132 [20JN]

Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 1), H287 [4FE]

———reform process (see H.R. 1372), H1704 [17AP]

Business and industry: ensure congressional approval of compliance costs relative to Government regulations (see H.R. 1591), H2678 [14MY]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and security (see H.R. 695), H521 [12FE]

Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the basis of labor policies (see H.R. 1378), H5297 [15JY]

Copyrights: amend laws relative to certain exemptions (see H.R. 789), H587 [13FE]

———duration of protection (see H.R. 604), H347 [5FE]

Correctional institutions: prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system (see H.R. 816), H1040 [17MR]

Courts: access relative to Federal agency actions and State laws (see H.R. 1534), H5826 [25JY]

———allow suits against the Federal Government for gross negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas (see H.R. 1334), H8300 [1OC]

———photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court proceedings (see H.R. 1280), H1438 [10AP]

———provide for a three-judge panel to review applications for injunctions relative to the constitutionality of Federal or State legislation (see H.R. 1170), H1259 [20MR]

———provide procedures for future adjustments of salaries of Federal judges (see H.R. 875), H4836 [26JN]

———provide that proceedings against a judge be held in a circuit other than the circuit within which the judge serves (see H.R. 702), H702 [27FE]

———reform habeas corpus procedures relative to retrial of an accused (see H.R. 2392), H7008 [8SE]

———repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see H.R. 807), H588 [13FE]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (see H.R. 764), H586 [13FE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.J. Res. 71), H4339 [24JN]

———consumer fraud (see H.R. 474), H243 [21JA]

———implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see H.R. 1322), H4339 [24JN]

———improve investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in cloning cellular telephones (see H.R. 2460), H7730 [23SE]

———notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State engaging in that relocation (see H.R. 2181), H5485 [17JY]

———require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H5487 [17JY]

Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H3477 [4JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish temporary emergency minimum milk prices (see H. Res. 224), H8834 [9OC]

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

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

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

English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123), H142 [9JA]

EPA: distribution of funds to States for cooperative agreements relative to underground storage tanks (see H.R. 688), H452 [11FE]

———prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5177 [11JY]

FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in metered-dose inhalers as nonessential (see H.R. 2221), H5826 [25JY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: development, clearance, and use of certain devices (see H.R. 1710), H4133 [20JN]

Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such prohibitions (see H.R. 26), H5916 [28JY]

Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 54), H768 [5MR]

Foreign trade: identify countries that deny market access for U.S. agricultural products (see H.R. 2596), H9801 [30OC]

Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see H.J. Res. 78), H9039 [22OC]

H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 714), H768 [5MR]

Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1270), H4836 [26JN]

Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (see H.R. 1679), H3069 [20MY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2198), H5486 [17JY]

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

Higher Education Act: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H7263 [11SE]

Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2157 [1MY]

Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers (see H.R. 2377), H7281 [15SE]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H453 [11FE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see H.R. 616), H9502 [23OC]

Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 401), H152 [9JA]

Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles (see H.R. 2930), H10418 [8NO]

Israel: anniversary of reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1439 [10AP]

Little League Baseball Inc.: extend benefits and privileges available to nongovernmental international organizations (see H. Con. Res. 107), H8439 [6OC]

Medal of Honor: issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of recipients (see H. Con. Res. 200), H10955 [13NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see H.R. 2497), H9865 [31OC]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2), H154 [9JA]

———eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 1100), H7730 [23SE]

Mother Teresa: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1650), H2873 [16MY]

National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H2253 [6MY]

National Mammography Day: support goals (see H. Res. 235), H7600 [18SE]

National Physical Fitness and Sports Foundation: establish (see H.R. 756), H629 [25FE]

Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation, improve application process, and protect U.S. inventors (see H.R. 400), H286 [4FE]

Peter J. McCloskey Postal Facility, Pottsville, PA: designate (see H.R. 2564), H8054 [26SE]

Political campaigns: require worker approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for political activities (see H.R. 2608), H8437 [6OC]

Princess Diana (Wales): condolences on death in car accident in Paris (see H. Res. 219), H6917 [4SE]

Real property: preserve Federal sovereignty of certain public lands and preserve certain State and private property rights (see H.R. 901), H701 [27FE]

Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law (see H.R. 1689), H7730 [23SE]

Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 279), H669 [26FE]

Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers (see H.R. 2456), H7261 [11SE]

———application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H286 [4FE]

———capital gains rates (see H.R. 14), H1112 [18MR]

———exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 195), H1339 [8AP]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 18), H1456 [14AP]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see H.R. 979), H9800 [30OC]

———reduce rates on gains relative to depreciable real estate (see H.R. 2403), H6917 [4SE]

———repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes (see H.R. 902), H10956 [13NO]

———restore the deduction for two-earner married couples (see H.R. 2593), H9801 [30OC]

———treatment of beer (see H.R. 158), H6918 [4SE]

Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 4), H156 [9JA]

Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H155 [9JA]

Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 157), H453 [11FE]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 911), H1892 [24AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (see H.R. 638, 1916), H392 [6FE], H3864 [17JN]

Chong Ho Kwak: relief (see H.R. 2744), H9558 [24OC]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 1596), H2679 [14MY]

———prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents established in the Federal judicial circuits (see H.R. 1544), H2350 [7MY]

———provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (see H.R. 1240), H1338 [8AP]

———technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (see H.R. 2440), H7118 [9SE]

FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain campaign contributions (see H.R. 1494), H2090 [30AP]

Health: biomedical research funding (see H. Res. 83), H767 [5MR]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 872), H700 [27FE]

Taxation: State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (see H.R. 1953), H3923 [18JN]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 2113), H4912 [8JY]

Tobacco products: tax status of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 3030), H10767 [12NO]

Cost Estimates

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact (H.J. Res. 92): CBO, E2184 [7NO]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact congressional consent (H.J. Res. 91): CBO, E2198 [7NO]

Letters

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E2198 [7NO]

Notices

Public comment period relative to deletion of Harrisburg International Airport from Superfund list: EPA, E1420 [14JY]

Papers

Effect of Renunciation of Nationality and Citizenship in the Case of Persons Born in Puerto Rico, E767 [29AP]

Proposals

Automatic system for continuing appropriations, E671 [16AP]

Remarks

Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 92), E2184 [7NO]

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 91), E2198 [7NO]

Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing appropriations, H1687 [17AP], H2355 [8MY], H2606 [14MY], H2689, H2732 [15MY], H2931 [20MY], H3533 [5JN], H3888 [18JN], H5991 [29JY], E671 [16AP]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (H.R. 1916), H3832 [17JN], H4138 [23JN], H6723 [3SE]

———establish automatic system for continuing appropriations (H.R. 638), H248 [4FE], H597 [25FE], H1045 [18MR]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2732 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 146), H2606 [14MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), consideration (H. Res. 149), H2689 [15MY]

———making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), refer bill and veto message to Committee on Appropriations (House), H3636 [10JN]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6642 [31JY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H5991 [29JY]

———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H2931 [20MY]

Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact: congressional consent (H.J. Res. 95), H10663, H10664 [12NO]

China, Republic of: anniversary of Presidential elections, E970 [19MY]

———observance of National Day, E1998 [9OC]

Courts: appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (H.R. 1596), H5848, H5849 [28JY]

———provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law judges (H.R. 1240), E595 [8AP]

———technical amendments to U.S. Code relative to vacation of arbitration awards (H.R. 2440), H10663 [12NO]

———technical corrections to bankruptcy laws (H.R. 764), H10660 [12NO]

Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R. 3), H2365 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1119), H4210 [23JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2267), H8006 [26SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H6940 [5SE]

EPA: deletion of Harrisburg International Airport from Superfund list, E1419 [14JY]

FEC: establish and administer an escrow account for certain campaign contributions (H.R. 1494), H2052 [30AP], H4819 [26JN]

Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), E2210 [7NO]

Fort Indiantown Gap, PA: completion of military barracks complex, H4210 [23JN]

Gingrich, Representative: reelection as Speaker of the House, H35, H36 [7JA]

Greece: independence anniversary, H1083 [18MR]

Health: biomedical research funding (H. Res. 83), E454 [12MR]

———liability protection for suppliers of raw material and component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872), H1293 [8AP]

Hershey, PA: bipartisan congressional conference, H1162 [19MR]

House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H21 [7JA]

Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and increase community control over such programs (H.R. 2), H2048 [30AP]

LSC: implement system of case information disclosure, H8006 [26SE]

Medicare: claim status for permanently disabled, H6940 [5SE]

Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H475, H478 [12FE]

Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement efforts (H.J. Res. 58), H975 [13MR]

Moody, Ferman B.: National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Consortium Distinguished Service Award recipient, E765 [29AP]

Myers, Aaron J.: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1092 [3JN]

National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (H.R. 437), H3888 [18JN]

Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1082 [18MR]

Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), E766 [29AP]

St. Patrick's Day: observance, E570 [21MR]

Taxation: rates, H6642 [31JY]

———State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees (H.R. 1953), H5854, H5855, H5856 [28JY]

———treatment of certain election officials and workers (H.R. 2113), H4840 [8JY]

Tressler Adoption Services (organization): anniversary, E2188 [7NO]

Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations (H.R. 911), H3102 [21MY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 96), H10665, H10666 [12NO]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H38 [7JA], H239 [21JA], H624 [25FE], H1015 [13MR], H1332 [8AP], H1455 [14AP], H2088 [30AP], H3794 [12JN], H5913 [28JY]

Reports filed

Bankruptcy Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 764) (H. Rept. 105-324), H8927 [21OC]

Congressional Consent to Amendments Made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 105-396), H10418 [8NO]

Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208), H5915 [28JY]

Prevent Federal Agencies From Pursuing Policies of Unjustifiable Nonacquiescence and Relitigation of Precedents Established in Federal Judicial Circuits: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1544) (H. Rept. 105-395), H10418 [8NO]

Statements

Deletion of Harrisburg International Airport From Superfund List: by, E1421 [14JY]

Fast Track—Renew the Promise: William J. Hudson, AMP, Inc., E2210 [7NO]

Summaries

Deletion of Harrisburg International Airport From Superfund List: Federal Register, E1420 [14JY]

Tributes

Hu, Jason C., E1998 [9OC]

Lee Teng-hui, E970 [19MY], E1998 [9OC]

Lien Chan, E970 [19MY]