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

    SMITH, LINDA (a Representative from Washington)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4962 [22JN]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1064 [11MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H5841 [17JY], H5859 [17JY], H5860 [17JY], H5949 [20JY],
            H6813 [30JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Patient ``Didn't Have To Die,'' Heather Ratcliffe, Susie Steckner
            and Jodie Snyder, Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republic, H6198 [23JY]
        Trafficking in Humans--Fed by a 14-Year-Old Civil War, Slave Trade
            Thrives in Sudan, Karin Davies, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H1064
            [11MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
            certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H5404 [25JN]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H5738 [16JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1112 [11MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H851 [4MR]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H5493 [14JY]
        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), H6070
            [21JY]
        China, Republic of:  participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126),
            H6186 [22JY]
        Computers:  installation of filtering or blocking programs in
            schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
            H7290 [5AU]
        ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
            minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
            3783), H7428 [7AU]
        Contraceptives:  establish restrictions on provision to minors
            through certain family planning projects, (see H.R. 4721),
            H10011 [7OC]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
            3682), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
            [27JA]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H6487 [27JY]
        Education:  increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Fair Housing Act:  amend, (see H.R. 3206), H678 [26FE]
        FCC:  repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
            carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
            and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H5405 [25JN]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports, (see H.R. 3582), H1776
            [30MR]
        ------ require electronic preservation and filing of reports by
            certain persons and require such reports to be made available
            through the Internet, (see H.R. 3174), H498 [12FE]
        Federal agencies and departments:  assess impact of policies and
            regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H329 [4FE]
        Fish and fishing:  extend and expand interim authority for States to
            manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY], (see H.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY]
        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]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4479
            [10JN]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2120 [21AP]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Medicaid:  allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
            Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
            H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, (see H.R. 2497), H497 [12FE]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H11023 [15OC]
        Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge:  protect endangered
            species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge
            land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory
            impairment, (see H.R. 4729), H10668 [12OC]
        Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
            taken from the town of Balangiga to the people of the
            Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H4629 [16JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4241 [5JN]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4281), H9537 [5OC]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H6999 [3AU]
        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), H2319 [23AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H100 [28JA]
        ------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
            H.R. 922), H100 [28JA]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in
            the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals,
            (see H.R. 4369), H8932 [25SE]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7495 [9SE]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for long-term care services for
            individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
            coverage, (see H.R. 4472), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H447 [11FE]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
            [6MY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H10353
            [9OC]
        ------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
            the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
            home, (see H.R. 3882), H3744 [21MY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H11023 [15OC]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H6820
            [30JY]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H64
            [27JA]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H7429 [7AU]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area:  exclude certain lands
            owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal, (see H.R. 4548), H7584
            [10SE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, (see H.R. 4220), H5593 [15JY]
        Health:  limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage
            and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic
            information, (see H.R. 3299), H677 [26FE]
        Political campaigns:  prohibit political committees from reimbursing
            certain funds to candidates for elections to Federal office,
            (see H.R. 3543), H1444 [24MR]
        Taxation:  treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a
            member of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent
            away from home, (see H.R. 3861), H3246 [13MY]
        Washington:  protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for
            consistent and equitable hunting laws, (see H.R. 3987), H4055
            [3JN]
      Letters
        Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act:  P. John Seward, AMA, H6198 [23JY]
        Tribute to Donald W. Slover:  Daniel Ashley, E1349<bullet> [20JY]
      Lists
        Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
            Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
            discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
            of veto, H6197 [23JY]
        Africa:  determinations relative to countries cooperating with
            efforts to eliminate slavery, H1064 [11MR]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5089 [24JN], H5092 [24JN]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11646 [20OC]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
            Employees Health Benefits Program, H3692 [21MY]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2495 [29AP]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, H10563 [12OC]
        ------ comparison between congressional and Clinton administration
            proposals, H10563 [12OC]
        ------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, H9191 [1OC]
        Cape Cod National Seashore:  provide for a land exchange and extend
            the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory
            Commission (H.R. 2411), H4900 [22JN], H4901 [22JN]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6086 [22JY]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), E1356<bullet> [20JY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            H5535 [15JY]
        ----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            consideration (H. Res. 499), H5517 [15JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Risk Management Agency funding, H5089 [24JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3676 [21MY], H3692 [21MY]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H351
            [5FE]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11646 [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5648 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H9595 [6OC]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H8045 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8045 [18SE], H9595 [6OC],
            H9728 [7OC], H10563 [12OC]
        FDA:  prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
            any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5092 [24JN]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1064 [11MR]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1387 [24MR]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  approve location of proposed memorial in
            the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 113), H4898 [22JN], H4899
            [22JN]
        Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument:  expeditious completion
            of acquisition of private mineral interests (H.R. 1659), H8474
            [23SE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3275 [14MY]
        Political campaigns:  application of term ``express advocacy''
            relative to communications providing voting records or positions
            taken by candidates for public office, H5466 [14JY], H5950
            [20JY], H5951 [20JY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5466
            [14JY], H5950 [20JY], H5951 [20JY]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, H1785 [31MR],
            H11646 [20OC]
        ------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
            (H.R. 4578), H9191 [1OC]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H9191 [1OC]
        ------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
            the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
            home, H3676 [21MY] treatment of the sale of a principal
            residence by a member of the Armed Forces relative to active
            duty time spent away from home (H.R. 3861), E839<bullet> [13MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1856 [1AP]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 364), H1175
            [17MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H381 [5FE], H437 [11FE], H906 [9MR], H3968
            [22MY], H4164 [4JN], H4237 [5JN], H4322 [9JN], H4626 [16JN]
      Statements
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs Payment of Benefits for Smoking-Related
            Illnesses Caused by Nicotine Dependence Developed During
            Service:  Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H5765 [17JY]
      Tributes
        Slover, Donald W., E1349<bullet> [20JY]