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

    DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)
      Addresses
        National Policy Objectives:  Speaker Gingrich,
            E272<bullet>-E275<bullet> [3MR]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
            the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Aircraft:  treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
            H.R. 1521), H447 [11FE]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  disclosure of identity of any
            individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for
            interment is granted, (see H.R. 3089), H241 [3FE]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish, (see H.R. 3546), H2056 [1AP]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
            for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
            H.R. 4056), H5297 [24JN]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see H.
            Con. Res. 311), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res.
            310), H6487 [27JY]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        Contracts:  prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on
            the basis of labor policies, (see H.R. 1378), H5064 [23JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H1298 [18MR]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H3247 [13MY]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H4056 [3JN]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H101
            [28JA]
        Dept. of HHS:  provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
            civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
            (see H.R. 3511), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H10513 [10OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H7428
            [7AU]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
            [7MY]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2606 [29AP]
        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), H7178 [4AU]
        Employment:  protect employer rights, (see H.R. 758), H64 [27JA]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
            [11FE]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2120 [21AP]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources, (see H.R. 2515), H1159 [12MR]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7618 [11SE]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
        Health:  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. 4250), H5957 [20JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4629
            [16JN]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210), H6880 [31JY]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        IRS:  reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
            handguns, (see H.R. 218), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
            (see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6880 [31JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H3625 [20MY]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
            hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
        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), H7178
            [4AU]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H9723 [6OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  take certain actions in
            response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
            the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10352 [9OC]
        Religion:  permit revocation by members of the clergy of their
            exemption from Social Security coverage, (see H.R. 939), H755
            [3MR]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Shipping industry:  reform coastwise, intercoastal, and
            noncontiguous trade shipping laws, (see H.R. 1991), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ reform coastwise, intercoastal, and noncontiguous trade
            shipping laws, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 1991), H8529
            [23SE]
        Ships and vessels:  limit restriction on carriage of certain
            noncontainerized agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise
            trade by foreign-built freight vessels, (see H.R. 4236), H7803
            [15SE]
        ----- limit restriction on carriage of certain noncontainerized
            agricultural and bulk cargoes in coastwise trade by foreign-
            built freight vessels, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 4236),
            H8529 [23SE]
        Social Security:  increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H7428
            [7AU]
        Tariff:  wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
        Taxation:  allow capital gains treatment and exception from the
            uniform capitalization rules for certain timber, (see H.R.
            4330), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals
            who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized
            health plans, (see H.R. 3475), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
            not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
            (see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
            credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4880 [19JN]
        ------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
            [23AP]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
            [6MY]
        ------ 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),
            H4056 [3JN]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H101 [28JA]
        ------ increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
            lowest rate, (see H.R. 3151), H240 [3FE]
        ------ increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such
            credit against the alternative minimum tax, (see H.R. 3583),
            H3106 [12MY]
        ------ increase personal income tax exemption, (see H.R. 3149), H240
            [3FE]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
            [30AP]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
            4579), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
            [12FE]
        ------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
            of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
            (see H.R. 4332), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H6069 [21JY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
            equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
            1891), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ treatment of Social Security benefits, (see H.R. 2723), H579
            [24FE]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications, (see H.R. 1872), H578 [24FE]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H2318 [23AP]
        U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund:  establish on behalf of John M.
            Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, (see H.R. 4354), H6819 [30JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6697 [29JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Courts:  provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court, (see H.R. 3926),
            H3742 [21MY]
        Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act:
            authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 4463), H7412 [6AU]
        Medicaid:  allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
            Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
            H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
        Social Security:  include retirees among recipients of annual
            account statements, (see H.R. 3649), H2053 [1AP]
        Taxation:  determination of employment status, (see H.R. 4622),
            H8627 [24SE]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and
            increase the annual limit for incentive stock options, (see H.R.
            4685), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on
            land subject to conservation easement, (see H.R. 4301), H6186
            [22JY]
        ------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H5296
            [24JN]
      Essays
        Reflections on Easter and Spring:  Peter T. Coleman, E546<bullet>
            [1AP]
      Explanations
        Engagement With China Has Led to Concrete Benefits:  U.S. Chamber of
            Commerce, H6097 [22JY]
      Letters
        Taxation treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or
            property to transfer assets to charitable organizations:
            several nonprofit organizations, E2106<bullet> [13OC]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H6189 [23JY]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  funding of abortions for military personnel and
            dependents at overseas military medical facilities, E949<bullet>
            [22MY]
        Beckwith, Allison:  National Business Plan Competition award
            recipient, E2118<bullet> [13OC]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4067 [4JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
            Res. 311), H6464 [27JY]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6096 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  evaluation of administration, H3117 [13MY]
        Committee on House Oversight (House):  investigation of voter
            irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H.
            Res. 355), H459 [12FE]
        Courts:  provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court (H.R. 3926),
            E935<bullet> [21MY]
        ------ provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
            not be appointed as judges to the same court (S. 1892),
            H9986<bullet> [7OC]
        Crime:  establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to
            target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts,
            H10574 [12OC]
        ------ increase penalties and improve law enforcement activities
            involving the use of computers to commit sexual crimes against
            children, H4492 [11JN]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H4336 [10JN], H4483 [11JN], H4492 [11JN], H4504 [11JN],
            H4510 [11JN] penalties for certain sex offenses against children
            (H.R. 3494), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4487 [11JN]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H10574 [12OC]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, H4504
            [11JN]
        ------ provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
            H4510 [11JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            E949<bullet> [22MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  reallocation of Forest Service timber
            management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
            H6050<bullet> [21JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6037 [21JY], H6038 [21JY], H6050<bullet> [21JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7286<bullet>
            [5AU]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, E272<bullet> [3MR]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, E272<bullet> [3MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), H401<bullet>
            [11FE]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2003 [1AP]
        Firearms:  ensure child safety, H7286<bullet> [5AU]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
            consideration (H. Res. 553), H8758 [25SE]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer (H. Res. 565), H9189 [1OC], H10156 [8OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H6192 [23JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6402 [24JY]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
            H8600<bullet> [24SE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H6076
            [22JY]
        National Breast Cancer Awareness Month:  observance, H9189 [1OC]
        National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:  authorizing
            appropriations (S. 2073), H9203<bullet> [1OC]
        National Park Service:  funding, H6037 [21JY], H6038 [21JY]
        National parks and recreation areas:  require the President to
            submit a separate appropriations request to ensure priority
            funding, H6037 [21JY]
        Nuclear weapons:  missile defense system, H5503 [15JY]
        Political campaigns:  require worker approval for use of labor
            organization dues and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608),
            H1752 [30MR]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H256 [4FE]
        Senior citizens:  retirement savings, E272<bullet> [3MR]
        Social Security:  include retirees among recipients of annual
            account statements (H.R. 3649), E560<bullet> [2AP]
        Taxation:  elimination of estate and gift taxes (H.R. 3879),
            E859<bullet> [14MY]
        ------ expand the exclusion for qualified small business stock and
            increase the annual limit for incentive stock options (H.R.
            4685), E1892<bullet> [2OC]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            H8963 [26SE]
        ------ rates, E272<bullet> [3MR]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services (H.R. 3648), E552<bullet> [1AP]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4656 [17JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4640 [17JN]
        ------ treatment of forestry activities (H.R. 4126), E1222<bullet>
            [25JN]
        ------ treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or
            property to transfer assets to charitable organizations (H.R.
            3029), E2106<bullet> [13OC]
        Taxpayer Relief Act:  anniversary, H7183 [5AU]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism (H. Con. Res.
            220), E770<bullet> [6MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2003 [1AP]
        Votes:  position on missed, H9741 [7OC], E770<bullet> [6MY]
        Women:  anniversary of women's rights movement, H5742 [17JY]
      Statements
        Voice of Business--Preserve Normal Trading Status With China:
            Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6097 [22JY]
      Tributes
        Coleman, Peter T., E545<bullet> [1AP]