DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)
Amendments
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2725 [15MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 1119, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H5803 [25JY]
———H.R. 2015, Balanced Budget Act, H5040 [10JY]
———S. 830, FDA Modernization and Accountability Act, H8978 [22OC]
Articles and editorials
In Stocks and Social Security, a Free Lunch Is Pure Fantasy, Allan Sloan, Washington (DC) Post, E129
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: control wheat and barley diseases caused by Fusarium Graminearum and related fungi (see H.R. 2168), H5296 [15JY]
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see H.R. 915), H10172 [6NO]
Aviation: require foreign air carriers to establish disaster assistance plans (see H.R. 2476), H9039 [22OC]
Business and industry: maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label (see H. Con. Res. 80), H2784 [15MY]
Census: include ancestry data on decennial census (see H. Con. Res. 38), H767 [5MR]
Children and youth: support local reading programs for children (see H.R. 1516), H2155 [1MY]
China, Republic of: status after reversion of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China (see H. Con. Res. 100), H5570 [22JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit unions (see H.R. 1151), H1258 [20MR]
Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 75), H2350 [7MY]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation (see H. Con. Res. 81), H5570 [22JY]
Diseases: accurate guidelines for breast cancer screening for certain women (see H. Res. 40), H590 [13FE]
———issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 407), H629 [25FE]
———research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1260), H1391 [9AP]
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2248), H6707 [31JY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 678), H452 [11FE]
Education: State adoption of challenging academic standards in core curricula (see H. Res. 299), H9865 [31OC]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained (see H.R. 1984), H5177 [11JY]
———reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control (see H.R. 536), H1611 [16AP]
FAA: foreign repair station rules (see H.R. 145), H8265 [30SE]
FCC: clarify authority to authorize foreign investment in U.S. broadcast and common carrier radio licenses (see H.R. 1324), H1541 [15AP]
Federal employees: delays in retirement cost-of-living adjustments (see H. Con. Res. 13), H890 [11MR]
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: improve regulation of food ingredients, nutrient content claims, and health claims (see H.R. 2469), H7262 [11SE]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish restoration and management projects (see H.R. 2973), H10420 [8NO]
Flag—U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 23), H702 [27FE]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of fisheries and other natural resources (see H.R. 1481), H1988 [29AP]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H2351 [7MY]
———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 586), H890 [11MR]
———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 mammography quality standards programs (see H.R. 1289), H1438 [10AP]
Hope, Bob: confer honorary Armed Forces veteran status (see H.J. Res. 75), H2090 [30AP]
Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (see H.R. 2863), H10171 [6NO]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems (see H.R. 2481), H8929 [21OC]
———provide permanent residency status to certain Persian Gulf Conflict evacuees (see H.R. 793), H1018 [13MR]
———requirements for Canadian border boat landing permits (see H.R. 2551), H9865 [31OC]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish (see H.R. 1614), H2679 [14MY]
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), H6406 [30JY]
———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 408), H1339 [8AP]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of officers killed in the line of duty (see H. Con. Res. 41), H804 [6MR]
Lebanon: recognize territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and independence (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1988 [29AP]
Local government: provide for greater local input in transportation planning (see H.R. 1799), H3566 [5JN]
Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
Medicaid: permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1564), H2444 [8MY]
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see H.R. 58), H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 625), H392 [6FE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 880), H700 [27FE]
National cemeteries: penalties for theft and malicious vandalism (see H.R. 1532), H3274 [3JN]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 437), H1339 [8AP]
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 511, 1420), H282 [4FE], H1794 [23AP]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see H.R. 2697), H9038 [22OC]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration requirements relative to textile industry (see H.R. 1450), H1891 [24AP]
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive (see H.R. 351), H9865 [31OC]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland (see H.R. 1995), H4086 [19JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 600, 2777), H346 [5FE], H9800 [30OC]
———require radio and television broadcasters to provide free time for political advertising (see H.R. 84), H9558 [24OC]
Radio: liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1013), H888 [11MR]
Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 991), H8161 [29SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2263), H9730 [29OC]
SEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1262), H1391 [9AP]
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), H4087 [19JN]
Solid waste: congressional authorization for restrictions on receipt of out of State municipal solid waste (see H.R. 1346), H1610 [16AP]
Taxation: application of the alternative minimum tax to installment sales of farm property (see H.R. 426), H629 [25FE]
———credit for clinical testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1169), H1259 [20MR]
———treatment of employer-provided and graduate level educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H244 [21JA]
———treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private foundations (see H.R. 519), H1018 [13MR]
———treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 213), H286 [4FE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs (see H.R. 2400), H7911 [25SE]
Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 6), H1612 [16AP]
Veterans: expand range of criminal offenses resulting in forfeiture of benefits (see H.R. 1955), H4133 [20JN]
Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 806), H10172 [6NO]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and encourage State voluntary response programs relative to remediating brownfield sites (see H.R. 1120), H1185 [19MR]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 16), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 820), H628 [25FE]
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), H2089 [30AP]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 8), H154 [9JA]
Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 2251), H5777 [24JY]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 2382), H6797 [3SE]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure of money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 9), H154 [9JA]
———ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 140), H143 [9JA]
Select Commission To Advise on Reforming Elections: establish (see H.R. 141), H143 [9JA]
Telecommunications: Government treatment of universal service support payments (see H. Res. 200), H5916 [28JY]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (see H.R. 3050), H10954 [13NO]
Transportation: improve safety (see H.R. 1720), H3201 [22MY]
Letters
Clean Air Act emission reduction credits relative to military facilities: by, H9607
Maintain standards for ``Made in USA'' label: by, S11445 [30OC]
State regulation of insurance products sold through banks: Bill Schroeder and Myra Jones, E982
———several Representatives, E983
Oaths of office
Gingrich, Representative: Speaker of the House, H6 [7JA]
Press releases
Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: by, H8691 [8OC]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental for disaster relief and overseas peacekeeping operations (H.R. 1469), H2725 [15MY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), H4698
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2014), conference report, H6660
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), H4568 [25JN]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2015), conference report, H6338
———setting forth the Federal budget for 1998-2002 (H. Con. Res. 84), H3007
Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H6339
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H4099 [20JN]
———special investigative authorities (H. Res. 167), H4099 [20JN]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H8944 [22OC]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), E1170
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2107), H5155
Endangered Species Act: improve compliance by individuals and Government agencies relative to flood control projects, facilities, or structures (H.R. 478), H2302, H2311 [7MY]
———reauthorize, H8691 [8OC]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or particulate matter before existing standards have been attained, H3560 [5JN]
FCC: treatment of spectrum auction revenues, H6339
FDA: approval and development of new drugs and biological products (H.R. 1411), H8475, H8479 [7OC]
Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), E982
Flag—U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 54), H3747
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making appropriations (H.R. 2159), H6383, H6392 [30JY]
Guam: allow for election of the Delegate by a means other than separate ballot (H.R. 1460), H7650 [23SE]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (H.R. 1270), H9660 [29OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), E313
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8983
Henry Ford Community College: anniversary, E1710
Hermandad Mexicana Nacional (organization): filing of criminal charges by the U.S. Attorney in California for failure to comply with a subpoena relative to contested election (H. Res. 244), consideration (H. Res. 253), H8250 [30SE]
House of Representatives: report on trip to Asia by congressional delegation, H1424, H1425 [10AP]
House Rules: adopt and amend (H. Res. 5), H24
———repeal exception to the requirement that public committee proceedings be open to all media (H. Res. 301), H10631 [12NO]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8983
Medicaid: reform, H6339
———State expansion of health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (H.R. 1491), E803
Medicare: coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (H.R. 58), E56
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 625), E186
———reform, H6339
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), H504, H505, H507, H508 [12FE]
Middle East: condemn Palestinian Authority death penalty policy relative to sale of land to Jews, E1170
Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (H.R. 2251), E1521
Monroe County, MI: funding for costs associated with Comair plane crash, H2725 [15MY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8983
National Endowment for the Arts: replace funding with block grants to States, H5155
National Securities Markets Improvement Act: extend effective date of regulations relative to investment advisers (S. 410), H1069
National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (H.R. 1420), H3229 [3JN]
Palestinian Authority: suspend foreign aid, H6392 [30JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H504 [12FE]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to transportation trust funds (H.R. 2382), E1647
Prescription Drug User Fee Act: reauthorize, H8475 [7OC]
Social Security: privatization, E129
Taxation: rates, H6660
———standards for determining employment status of independent contractors, H4698
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (H.R. 3050), E2362
Transportation: improve safety (H.R. 1720), E1054
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9035 [22OC]
Statements
Endangered Species Act Reauthorization: by, H8691 [8OC]
House Committee and Floor Procedures for the 103d Congress: Representative Moakley, E99
House Minority Rights To File Views on Legislation: by, E99 [21JA]
Subpoena Notices
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, H6720 [3SE]
U.S. District Courts for the Central District of California and the District of Columbia, H8115 [29SE]
Testimonies
Conditions for the U.S. Becoming a Signatory to Any International Agreement on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: by, S6057 [23JN]
Tributes
DeMars, Bob, E141
Huard, James L., E823
Indritz, Phineas, H8978 [22OC]