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

    LUTHER, BILL (a Representative from Minnesota)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see H.R. 1032),
            H6487 [27JY]
        Alcoholic beverages:  prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
            minors, (see H.R. 3537), H4165 [4JN]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7428 [7AU]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Budget:  authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed
            rescissions, (see H.R. 1321), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see H.R.
            457), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
            rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H10917 [14OC]
        Business and industry:  discourage relocation to foreign countries
            and encourage creation of new jobs, (see H.R. 775), H1699 [27MR]
        CERCLA:  treatment of certain parties relative to liability, (see
            H.R. 2485), H497 [12FE]
        Children and youth:  provide for grants, a national clearinghouse,
            and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-
            school programs, (see H.R. 4621), H11023 [15OC]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H447 [11FE]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H1236 [17MR]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H11042 [16OC]
        Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and
            Technology Development:  establish, (see H.R. 3007), H851 [4MR]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see H.R. 4350), H8932
            [25SE]
        Congress:  compile and make available to the public the names of
            candidates for election who agree to conduct campaigns in
            accordance with a Code of Election Ethics, (see H. Con. Res.
            160), H8932 [25SE]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H2056
            [1AP]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H3744 [21MY]
        ------ increase research of link between violence against animals
            and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H6070
            [21JY]
        ------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
            child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
            4531), H10917 [14OC]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H100
            [28JA]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish temporary enrollment priorities for
            the Conservation Reserve Program, (see H.R. 4394), H7415 [6AU]
        Dept. of HHS:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
            research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
            (see H.R. 3758), H9722 [6OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4712 [17JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3366 [18MY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H498 [12FE]
        Education:  dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
            the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
            Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H10012 [7OC]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to regulate campaign
            expenditures and contribution limits, (see H.J. Res. 108), H2932
            [6MY]
        Employment:  make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
            adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H2706 [30AP]
        Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN:  designate,
            (see H.R. 2836), H101 [28JA]
        Explosives:  require materials to contain taggants, (see H.R. 538),
            H9537 [5OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  develop, promote, and implement
            policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
            154), H498 [12FE]
        FEC:  require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
            and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Federal employees:  encourage the use of generic drugs in health
            insurance plans, (see H.R. 1073), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ reduce number of political appointees, (see H.R. 1828), H5297
            [24JN]
        Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
            electronic withdrawal of direct deposited veterans benefits,
            (see H.R. 2457), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ protect confidentiality of personal financial information,
            (see H.R. 4478), H10833 [13OC]
        Firearms:  improve safety of handguns, (see H.R. 1047), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H7415 [6AU]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
            countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H241 [3FE]
        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), H1699 [27MR]
        Government:  require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
            national debt, and Social Security system solvency, (see H. Con.
            Res. 228), H1445 [24MR]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit oil and gas drilling, (see H.R. 3887), H3312
            [14MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 418),
            H3247 [13MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Health:  establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of
            individually identifiable health information and allow
            individuals to inspect and copy their own health information,
            (see H.R. 3900), H5065 [23JN]
        ------ require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum
            hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, (see H.R.
            135), H3624 [20MY]
        House of Representatives:  require that excess amounts from Members'
            official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, (see H.R.
            866), H5297 [24JN], (see H.R. 352), H5404 [25JN]
        Human rights:  trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand
            for forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H4550 [11JN]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 1614), H64 [27JA], (see H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Indonesia:  limit military assistance and arms transfers, (see H.R.
            1132), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
            helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
            rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
            258), H2932 [6MY]
        Insurance:  prohibit use of genetic information in determining
            coverage or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H579 [24FE]
        Investments:  require brokers, dealers, investment companies and
            advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial
            information, (see H.R. 4479), H10833 [13OC]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H9345
            [2OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1112 [11MR]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2424 [28AP]
        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), H2423 [28AP]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1337 [19MR]
        Medicaid:  allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
            Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
            H.R. 4583), H8084 [18SE]
        ------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
            liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H9345 [2OC]
        Medicare:  limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see
            H.R. 3139), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reimbursement to Military Health Services System, (see H.R.
            192), H64 [27JA], (see H.R. 414), H5404 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 4627), H9179
            [28SE]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7585
            [10SE]
        Mississippi River:  management of the upper river system, (see H.R.
            4322), H6281 [23JY]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Commission on Terrorism:  establish, (see H.R. 4536), H8932
            [25SE]
        National forests:  ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
            and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
            and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H678 [26FE]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H6820 [30JY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H1337 [19MR]
        Postage and stamps:  use receipts from the sale of migratory bird
            hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp
            purchases, (see H.R. 4248), H6282 [23JY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        Power resources:  management of royalties from Federal and Outer
            Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H3743 [21MY]
        Public lands:  domestic livestock grazing fees, (see H.R. 547),
            H5404 [25JN]
        ------ require congressional approval before entering into certain
            agreements or arrangements, (see H.R. 4122), H7617 [11SE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1445 [24MR]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
        Social Security:  extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements
            relative to trust funds, (see H.R. 2586), H65 [27JA]
        Space policy:  participation in international space station program,
            (see H.R. 1831), H5297 [24JN]
        Taxation:  establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical
            testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers
            and other qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R.
            3815), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ reduce individual tax preparation time, (see H. Con. Res.
            241), H2056 [1AP]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H11023 [15OC]
        Tobacco products:  establish a responsible U.S. international
            tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
            products to children, and establish the American Center on
            Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in
            which the presence of minors is prohibited, (see H.R. 3298),
            H677 [26FE]
        TVA:  phase out Federal funding, (see H.R. 603), H2055 [1AP]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500), H447
            [11FE]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H65 [27JA]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H8035
            [17SE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H6187 [22JY]
        World War II:  require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
            war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H101 [28JA]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H4711 [17JN]
        Motion pictures:  prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has
            paid to have its tobacco product featured, (see H.R. 3457),
            H1158 [12MR]
      Colloquies
        Application of antitrust laws to Major League Baseball:  Senators
            Wellstone, Hatch, and Leahy, H9945<bullet> [7OC]
      Remarks
        Afghanistan:  establish cease fire and begin transition toward a
            broad-based multiethnic government that observes international
            norms of behavior (H. Con. Res. 218), H2355 [28AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            E1468<bullet> [30JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H12012<bullet> [19DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12012<bullet> [19DE]
        Dept. of State:  provide rewards for information leading to arrests
            for terrorism, drug offenses, or serious violations of
            international law relative to the former Yugoslavia (H.R. 4660),
            H10167 [8OC]
        Foreign policy:  support developmental alternatives for child labor
            (H.R. 4506), H10166 [8OC]
        Guyana:  elections (H. Con. Res. 215), H2361 [28AP]
        Little League Baseball, Inc.:  extend benefits and privileges
            available to nongovernmental international organizations (S.
            Con. Res. 37), H2356 [28AP]
        Major League Baseball:  application of antitrust laws (S. 53),
            H9945<bullet> [7OC]
        Mexico:  inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
            flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331), H10169
            [8OC], H10179 [8OC]
        Motion pictures:  discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
            motion picture industry (H. Con. Res. 184), E406<bullet> [18MR]
        ------ prohibit movies in which a tobacco company has paid to have
            its tobacco product featured (H.R. 3457), E406<bullet> [18MR]
        Nicaragua:  tribute to activities of the International Support and
            Verification Commission of the OAS (H. Con. Res. 222), H2360
            [28AP]
        Sri Lanka:  independence anniversary (H. Res. 350), H2352 [28AP]
        Votes:  position on missed, H1084<bullet> [11MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H626 [25FE], H848 [4MR]
      Tributes
        Hamilton, Representative, H9174<bullet> [28SE]
        Humphrey Brown, Muriel, E1847<bullet> [29SE]