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

    GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)
      Amendments
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H4719 [17JN], H5830 [17JY], H5935 [20JY], H6810 [30JY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, H8507 [23SE]
        ------ H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9150 [28SE]
        ------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
            improvement, H9202 [1OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H755 [3MR]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see H.R. 3168), H1237 [17MR]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        Children and youth:  parental notification and State criminal
            reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
            services from federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H579
            [24FE]
        ------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
            family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
            H.R. 3229), H579 [24FE]
        Clean Air Act:  proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
            the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
            (see H.R. 3690), H7178 [4AU]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see H.R. 4427), H7411
            [6AU]
        Contracts:  allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on the
            basis of labor policies, (see H.R. 1378), H1445 [24MR]
        Copyrights:  limitations on liability relative to on-line material,
            (see H.R. 3209), H495 [12FE]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H1379 [23MR]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H6187 [22JY]
        ------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
            injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
            4446), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H6698 [29JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  clarify method for filling vacancies subject to
            Senate confirmation, (see H.R. 3420), H1020 [10MR]
        ------ establish Office of Enforcement and Border Affairs, (see H.R.
            2588), H330 [4FE]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396), H2319
            [23AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H3366
            [18MY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit from imposing regulations
            relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
            compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H65 [27JA]
        ------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
            which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
            information, (see H.R. 3704), H5594 [15JY]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1550 [25MR]
        EPA:  require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
            conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
            4242), H8932 [25SE]
        Family and Medical Leave Act:  amend and clarify, (see H.R. 3751),
            H4325 [9JN]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports, (see H.R. 3582), H1776
            [30MR]
        Federal agencies and departments:  review of efficiency and need for
            certain agencies, (see H.R. 2939), H386 [5FE]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
            of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H5594 [15JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H447
            [11FE]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection, (see
            H.J. Res. 78), H101 [28JA]
        GAO:  reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and
            Deputy Comptroller General, (see H.R. 4296), H8528 [23SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4241 [5JN]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see H.R. 3981), H5738 [16JY]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4232), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
            4196), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H10833 [13OC]
        Government regulations:  require reasonable notice to businesses of
            changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see
            H.R. 4049), H5494 [14JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4479
            [10JN]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Immigration:  treatment of aliens relative to delinquent child
            support payments, (see H.R. 2985), H65 [27JA]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
            350), H9722 [6OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H9722 [6OC]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H8084
            [18SE]
        Medicare:  eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H11023 [15OC]
        ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
            accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
            services, (see H.R. 4075), H5738 [16JY]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
            114), H1337 [19MR]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H9275 [1OC]
        OSHA:  clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites,
            (see H.R. 2879), H8035 [17SE]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4835
            [18JN]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        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), H4629 [16JN]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H4165 [4JN]
        Social Security:  ensure integrity of trust funds, (see H.R. 857),
            H100 [28JA]
        ------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
            530), H2318 [23AP]
        States:  permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H4479 [10JN]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 2456), H329 [4FE]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H7428 [7AU]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
            and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H386 [5FE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H447 [11FE]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
        ------ treatment of amounts received under State programs providing
            compensation for birth-related injuries, (see H.R. 4139), H5402
            [25JN]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H2814 [5MY]
        Telecommunications:  ensure the restoration and preservation of
            State authority over intrastate telecommunications, (see H.R.
            4801), H10513 [10OC]
        Telephones:  reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
            services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3749), H2605 [29AP], (see H.R. 3888), H3312 [14MY]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H4712 [17JN]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H8084 [18SE]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H65 [27JA]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H100 [28JA]
        Voting:  guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel,
            merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal,
            State, and local elections, (see H.R. 699), H5404 [25JN]
        Washington, George:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
            Res. 251), H1643 [26MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Agriculture:  clarify and enhance the authorities of the
            Chief Information Officer, (see H.R. 3280), H676 [26FE]
        Federal aid programs:  reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and
            Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food
            assistance programs, (see H.R. 4571), H7802 [15SE]
        Floods:  ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely
            remove flood debris, (see H.R. 4128), H5296 [24JN]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals, (see
            H.R. 4366), H6879 [31JY]
        George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
            lands, (see H.R. 3226), H496 [12FE]
        Trademarks:  prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or
            alteration of product identification codes, (see H.R. 3891),
            H3487 [19MY]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H7295 [6AU]
      Eulogies
        Robinson, Thomas O.:  by Gary Abrecht, E578<bullet> [2AP]
      Letters
        Constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on the
            passage of legislation increasing taxes:  Representative Archer,
            Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2137 [22AP]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6205
            [23JY]
        Bankruptcy:  provide private trustees the right to seek judicial
            review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and
            trustee removal (H.R. 2592), H6902<bullet> [3AU]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10233 [9OC]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            H6508<bullet> [28JY]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10085 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11809 [18DE], H11901 [18DE],
            H11909 [18DE], H11911 [18DE]
        Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act:  implementation,
            H4889<bullet> [22JN]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem (S. 2392), H9204 [1OC]
        ------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, H7271 [5AU]
        ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
            security (H.R. 695), H1701 [30MR]
        Coors Brewing Co.:  Virginia Water Environment Association
            Environmental Excellence Award recipient, E2267<bullet> [21OC]
        Copyrights:  limitations on liability relative to on-line material
            (H.R. 3209), E165<bullet> [12FE]
        Courts:  prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
            unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
            established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), H588
            [25FE]
        Crime:  consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4590 [16JN], H4591 [16JN]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            consideration (H. Res. 499), H5518 [15JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3303),
            H4889<bullet> [22JN]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7271 [5AU]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), H2462 [29AP]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1757 [30MR]
        Federal aid programs:  reduce funding for Food Stamp Training and
            Employment Program and apply savings to emergency food
            assistance programs (H.R. 4571), E1728<bullet> [15SE]
        Floods:  ensure that States and localities can quickly and safely
            remove flood debris (H.R. 4128), E1229<bullet> [25JN]
        Food stamps:  prevention of issuance to deceased individuals (S.
            1733), H10935 [15OC], H10937 [15OC]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4084 [4JN]
        George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
            lands (H.R. 3226), H1400 [24MR], H1401 [24MR], H1402 [24MR],
            E161<bullet> [12FE]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
            consideration (H. Res. 513), H8577 [24SE]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59),
            H5586 [15JY], H5588 [15JY], H5589 [15JY], H5590 [15JY]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  designate (H.
            Con. Res. 171), H3424 [19MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H5936 [20JY], H5939 [20JY]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H778 [4MR], H799 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H778 [4MR], H799 [4MR]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            H2136 [22AP], H2137 [22AP]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4675<bullet>
            [17JN]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (H.R.
            3888), E2235<bullet> [19OC]
        Trademarks:  prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or
            alteration of product identification codes (H.R. 3891),
            E887<bullet> [19MY]
        ------ prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or
            alteration of product identification codes (H.R. 3891), H9112
            [28SE], H9114 [28SE], H9115 [28SE], H9116 [28SE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H6120<bullet> [22JY]
        Voting:  require proof of citizenship and Social Security number to
            register and repeal mandate that States provide mail voter
            registration, H5936 [20JY], H5939 [20JY]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation (H.R. 2281), H7095 [4AU]
        ------ implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10620<bullet>
            [12OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation (H.R. 2281), H7095 [4AU]
        ------ implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10620<bullet>
            [12OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H2049 [1AP]
      Tributes
        Robinson, Thomas O., E578<bullet> [2AP]