    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    DELAHUNT, WILLIAM D. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
      Amendments
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4402 [10JN]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2237 [22AP], H2257 [23AP]
      Appointments
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4824 [18JN]
      Articles and editorials
        Losing Patients Over Home Health Care Cuts, Alison Cohen, Weymouth
            (MA) News, H5283<bullet> [24JN]
        Paying the Price for Mismanagement, Alison Cohen, Scituate (MA)
            Mariner, H5284<bullet> [24JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Alaska:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900), H241
            [3FE]
        Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
            viscera, (see H.R. 619), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, (see
            H.R. 1202), H2119 [21AP]
        Antitrust policy:  treatment of video programming for multichannel
            distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H1642 [26MR]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H10353 [9OC]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
            [5MR]
        Consumers:  labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made
            without child labor, (see H.R. 1301), H4325 [9JN]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H1854
            [31MR]
        CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
            3935), H7290 [5AU]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H65 [27JA]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H7915 [16SE]
        Dept. of State:  calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
            agents' retirement annuities, (see H.R. 633), H5064 [23JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H4241 [5JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  issue national park capital improvement
            bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital
            Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds, (see
            H.R. 2853), H1237 [17MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7584 [10SE]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H7584 [10SE]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1445
            [24MR]
        Ecology and environment:  control water pollution from concentrated
            animal feeding operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3624 [20MY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H3013 [7MY]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H1699 [27MR]
        Employment:  provide an exemption of overtime compensation for
            certain firefighters and rescue squad members, (see H.R. 94),
            H1112 [11MR]
        ----- provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain
            firefighters and rescue squad members, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H.R. 94), H1337 [19MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
            [17JN]
        Fish and fisheries:  reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries, (see
            H.R. 4180), H5404 [25JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3744 [21MY]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H8627 [24SE]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H447
            [11FE]
        Frederick Law Olmstead National Historic Site:  acquire certain
            lands for inclusion, (see H.R. 3436), H8528 [23SE]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
            H5494 [14JY]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see H.R. 3981), H6697 [29JY]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H64 [27JA]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H4835 [18JN]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
            [20MY]
        Hunting and trapping:  prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, (see H.R.
            1176), H5493 [14JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
            2955), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7585 [10SE]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H2932 [6MY]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H447 [11FE]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see H. Res. 425),
            H3366 [18MY]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H7412
            [6AU]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H1236 [17MR]
        Medicare:  clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
            laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H10077
            [8OC]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H10012 [7OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H8528 [23SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Lighthouse Museum:  establish, (see H.R. 2895), H2423
            [28AP]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H241 [3FE]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
        NOAA:  describe the hydrographic services functions of the
            Administrator, (see H.R. 3164), H579 [24FE]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
            H4550 [11JN]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H65 [27JA]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3106 [12MY]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H909 [9MR]
        Smithsonian Institution:  establish National African-American
            Museum, (see H.R. 773), H7428 [7AU]
        Social Security:  investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses
            into program, (see H. Res. 340), H498 [12FE]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H1021 [10MR]
        Taxation:  allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
            rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
            (see H.R. 1134), H6511 [28JY]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2319
            [23AP]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports located
            on sparsely populated islands, (see H.R. 4703), H9536 [5OC]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
            H386 [5FE]
        ------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
            shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
            senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
            H3105 [12MY]
        ------ treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals
            relative to nonmilitary purposes, (see H.R. 2660), H2056 [1AP]
        Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
            factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2319 [23AP]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to individuals who served
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H1021 [10MR]
        Women:  increase research and education on the drug DES, (see H.R.
            1788), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H7494
            [9SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Adams National Historical Park:  establish in Massachusetts as the
            successor to the Adams National Historic Site, (see H.R. 3703),
            H2236 [22AP]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5080 [24JN]
        Bankruptcy:  prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
            homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
            preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4406
            [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4365 [10JN], H4402 [10JN], H4406
            [10JN], H4436 [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 462), H4351
            [10JN]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4402 [10JN]
        Cape Cod National Seashore:  provide for a land exchange and extend
            the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory
            Commission (H.R. 2411), H4901 [22JN]
        Capitol Buildings and Grounds:  site of national robotics
            competition, H4698 [17JN]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11884 [18DE], H11913 [18DE], H12003
            [19DE], H12034 [19DE], H12039<bullet> [19DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10021 [8OC], H10022
            [8OC], H10097<bullet> [8OC], H10099<bullet> [8OC],
            H10102<bullet> [8OC], H10107<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11884 [18DE], H11894 [18DE],
            H11897 [18DE], H11908 [18DE], H11912 [18DE], H11913 [18DE],
            H12003 [19DE], H12034 [19DE], H12039<bullet> [19DE]
        Coast Guard:  funding, H6738 [29JY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
            of independent counsel report on investigation of President
            Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7600 [11SE],
            H7606<bullet> [11SE]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), H5035
            [23JN]
        Copyrights:  duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1461 [25MR], H1463
            [25MR], H1472 [25MR]
        ------ prevent the misappropriation of collections of information
            (H.R. 2652), H3403<bullet> [19MY]
        ------ prevent the misappropriation of collections of information,
            H10620<bullet> [12OC]
        ------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1472 [25MR]
        Courts:  limit Federal authority to force State and local
            governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H2257 [23AP],
            H2260 [23AP]
        Crime:  consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4592 [16JN]
        ------ enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
            E2230<bullet> [16OC]
        ------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
            3), H7743 [15SE]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H4528 [11JN]
        ------ provide State grants to combat violence against women and
            limit the effects of violence and sexual assaults against women
            and children, H4528 [11JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, H5080 [24JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7235 [5AU], H7241 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7229 [5AU], H7235 [5AU],
            H7241 [5AU], H7245<bullet> [5AU]
        ------ transfer Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grant funding to crime
            prevention, drug treatment, and family resource programs, H7136
            [4AU], H7137 [4AU], H7138 [4AU], H7140 [4AU]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5578 [15JY], H5579 [15JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6738 [29JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  veterans extended care facilities
            construction funding through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing
            Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program, H6566 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7136 [4AU], H7137
            [4AU], H7138 [4AU], H7140 [4AU], H7229 [5AU], H7235 [5AU], H7241
            [5AU], H7245<bullet> [5AU], H7252 [5AU], E1534<bullet> [4AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1668<bullet> [9SE],
            E1673<bullet> [9SE]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6566 [29JY], H6573<bullet>
            [29JY]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
            H3389 [19MY]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380),
            H7377<bullet> [6AU], E1672<bullet> [9SE]
        ------ prohibit funding for joint adoptions by individuals not
            related by blood or marriage, E1672<bullet> [9SE]
        ------ prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7377<bullet>
            [6AU]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), H2459 [29AP], H2474<bullet> [29AP]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base (H.R. 3898), H7717 [15SE]
        ------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
            and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
            purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7721 [15SE]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7252
            [5AU]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2249 [23AP], H2257 [23AP], H2260 [23AP], E723<bullet> [30AP]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
            H8802<bullet> [25SE]
        GATT:  implementation, E1673<bullet> [9SE]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
            H6573<bullet> [29JY], H7252 [5AU]
        Health:  revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program (H.R. 2202), H3428<bullet> [19MY]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1485<bullet> [25MR]
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act:  authorizing
            appropriations (H.R. 1818), H7743 [15SE]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions
            (H. Con. Res. 288), H4894 [22JN], H4895 [22JN]
        LSC:  funding, E1534<bullet> [4AU], E1668<bullet> [9SE]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services (H.R. 3205),
            H5282<bullet> [24JN]
        NAFTA:  impact on employment and the economy, H738 [3MR], H739
            [3MR], H740 [3MR], H741 [3MR], H742 [3MR]
        ------ implementation, E1673<bullet> [9SE]
        Nam Vets Association of the Cape and Island, Inc.:  anniversary,
            E505<bullet> [27MR]
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  authorizing
            appropriations (S. 2073), H7743 [15SE]
        Presidents of the U.S.:  use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432),
            H3645 [21MY]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes, E2230<bullet> [16OC]
        Television:  transmission of Federal court proceedings, E723<bullet>
            [30AP]
        Treaties and agreements:  preemption of State and local laws
            relative to GATT and NAFTA, E1673<bullet> [9SE]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10620<bullet>
            [12OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report,
            H10620<bullet> [12OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H4048 [3JN], H4710 [17JN]
      Statements
        Censure of President Clinton:  by, H11889 [18DE]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) Deliberative Review and Release
            of Independent Counsel Report on Investigation of President
            Clinton Relative to Perjury, Obstruction of Justice, and
            Improper Sexual Conduct:  by, H11886 [18DE]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) Inquiry Into Whether Grounds
            Exist To Impeach President Clinton:  by, H11885-H11888 [18DE]
        Impeachment of President Clinton:  by, H11888-H11890 [18DE]
        Questioning of Kenneth W. Starr by Counsel to President Clinton
            Before the Committee on the Judiciary (House):  by, H11888
            [18DE]
      Subpoena Notices
        Plymoth Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, H10007 [7OC]
      Transcripts
        Telephone Respondents to Marshfield, MA, Area Newspaper Articles on
            Home Health Care, H5285<bullet> [24JN]
      Tributes
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, E2228<bullet> [16OC]