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

    RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2236 [22AP]
        Arts and humanities:  encourage the identification and return of
            stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H5594 [15JY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Census:  collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
            2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H2707 [30AP]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
            H1776 [30MR]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 451), H4242 [5JN]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H9275 [1OC]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
            [5MR]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H9275 [1OC]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H3744 [21MY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
            4531), H9537 [5OC]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
            [19MR]
        Dept. of Commerce:  provide grants to improve job skills in specific
            industries, (see H.R. 3270), H630 [25FE]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 76), H100 [28JA], (see H.R. 3613), H2814
            [5MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
            [23AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        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 Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H6187 [22JY]
        Diseases:  treatments relative to the transmission of HIV, (see H.R.
            3072), H498 [12FE]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1337
            [19MR]
        Ecology and environment:  ensure recovery of biological diversity,
            strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
            assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
            economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H447 [11FE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H3013 [7MY]
        Employment:  prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic
            information, (see H.R. 2275), H2931 [6MY]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H1854 [31MR]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
            labor, (see H.R. 4450), H9275 [1OC]
        FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
            H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H3744 [21MY]
        Firearms:  provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H9275
            [1OC]
        Food:  improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H2120
            [21AP], (see H.R. 4080), H4834 [18JN]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H11696 [20OC]
        Foreign policy:  promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
            aggression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
            Karabagh conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H6487 [27JY]
        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), H4241 [5JN]
        FRS:  include money laundering activities in the consideration of
            certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5494 [14JY]
        Hazardous substances:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and
            incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H2813
            [5MY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care facilities:  assure availability of a non-emergency
            department physician in certain hospitals, (see H.R. 3111),
            H2423 [28AP]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H1854 [31MR]
        Human rights:  trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H5594 [15JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H386 [5FE]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H4242 [5JN]
        Insurance:  coverage of screening mammography, (see H.R. 617), H329
            [4FE]
        ------ establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an
            aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain
            health benefit plans, (see H.R. 1807), H678 [26FE]
        ------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
            mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H678 [26FE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H100 [28JA]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
            1329), H241 [3FE]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65 [27JA]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ reform, (see H.R. 1165), H64 [27JA]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
            H100 [28JA]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
            procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
            and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H851 [4MR]
        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), H7915
            [16SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate,
            (see H.R. 2798), H1337 [19MR]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H1021 [10MR]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H5493 [14JY]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H2120 [21AP]
        Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
            furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
            H8627 [24SE]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3366 [18MY]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H3972 [22MY]
        Public lands:  designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
            rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
            Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H5493 [14JY]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 3379),
            H2319 [23AP]
        Real estate:  prohibit lenders from requiring access to the
            borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage
            transactions, (see H.R. 4395), H10012 [7OC]
        Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
            designate, (see H.R. 2799), H1337 [19MR]
        Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
            [23JN]
        Sosa, Sammy:  tribute, (see H. Res. 536), H7803 [15SE]
        St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
            [23JY]
        Supreme Patriarch Karekin I:  tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
            centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
            (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
        Taxation:  allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
        ------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
            returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H10012
            [7OC]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H1112 [11MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
            equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
            H10077 [8OC]
        ------ treatment of golf caddies, (see H.R. 2321), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6453
            [24JY]
        ------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
            shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4550 [11JN]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H1112 [11MR]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to individuals who served
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Women:  comprehensive pension protection, (see H.R. 766), H4055
            [3JN]
        ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
            [24MR]
        World War II:  recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H1699 [27MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
        Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act:  repeal preemption
            provision, (see H.R. 4498), H7413 [6AU]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
        Health care facilities:  allow medical treatment of emergency cases
            near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H3743 [21MY]
        John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4787), H10513 [10OC]
        Robeson, Paul L.:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
            Res. 260), H2055 [1AP]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H5403
            [25JN]
        SSI:  reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
            low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H633 [26FE]
      Remarks
        Baltic States:  support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
            and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
            320), H10274<bullet> [9OC]
        Chicago, IL:  anniversary of Southwestern Missionary Baptist Church,
            E363<bullet> [12MR]
        Chicago State University:  observance of National Annual TRIO Day,
            E224<bullet> [25FE]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11908 [18DE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
            H10836 [14OC]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites (H.R.
            3627), H2033 [1AP]
        FCC:  E-Rate Program implementation, H5503 [15JY]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses (H.R. 3897), E898<bullet> [19MY]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
            H6933 [3AU]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4266<bullet> [9JN]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, H928<bullet> [10MR]
        Navy:  investigation of misconduct charges against Sheryl Washington
            and sexual assault charges at Miramar Naval Base, CA, H3102
            [12MY]
        Paul Robeson Day:  observance, E534<bullet> [31MR]
        Robeson, Paul L.:  issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res.
            260), E537<bullet> [1AP]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes, H10836 [14OC]
        SSA:  reopening of Chicago East Field Office, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
        SSI:  reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
            low-income disabled children (H.R. 3459), E361<bullet> [12MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H36 [27JA], H558 [24FE], H1234 [17MR],
            H2111 [21AP], H4322 [9JN], H7688 [14SE]
        Special order:  granted, H327 [4FE], H2049 [1AP], H2930 [6MY], H5294
            [24JN]
      Tributes
        Barrett, T.L., Jr., E365<bullet> [12MR]
        Smith, John L. (Jack), E240<bullet> [26FE]
        Stokes, Representative, H6237 [23JY]
        Yates, Representative, E1897<bullet> [2OC]
        Zalkin, Marc, H634 [26FE]