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

    MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)
      Articles and editorials
        Boroughful of Bookworms--Motivated Immigrants Make Queens Library
            Busiest in U.S., Blaine Harden, Washington (DC) Post,
            E800<bullet> [7MY]
        Patrick William Cady--The Irish Eye Gael of the Year, Marie
            Matthews, E397<bullet> [17MR]
        Paul O'Dwyer, New York's Liberal Battler for Underdogs and
            Outsiders, Dies at 90, Francis X. Clines, New York (NY) Times,
            E1270<bullet> [26JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Airlines:  require use of child safety restraint systems, (see H.R.
            754), H5593 [15JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
        Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
            (see H.R. 3160), H2120 [21AP]
        Birds:  establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
            birds, (see H.R. 4302), H6186 [22JY]
        Business and industry:  improve competitiveness of U.S. business and
            promote foreign commerce, (see H.R. 4353), H7618 [11SE]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ tribute to child care professionals, (see H. Res. 279), H448
            [11FE]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Clean Air Act:  reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H579 [24FE]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H2056
            [1AP]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H2705 [30AP]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H3624 [20MY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H65 [27JA]
        ------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 3601), H4629 [16JN], (see H.R.
            3551), H4712 [17JN], (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ increase research of link between violence against animals
            and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H4165
            [4JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4165 [4JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H496 [12FE]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H9179
            [28SE]
        Dept. of Transportation:  make nonmilitary Government aircraft
            subject to safety regulations, (see H.R. 1483), H7803 [15SE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ 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), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
            H7410 [6AU]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
            research, (see H.R. 2545), H692 [2MR]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2744 [4MY]
        Drugs:  sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
            while in possession of a firearm, (see H.R. 3155), H329 [4FE]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1021
            [10MR]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H678 [26FE]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
        FAA:  address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
            (see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
            labor, (see H.R. 4450), H7495 [9SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        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), H2424 [28AP]
        Firearms:  prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce, (see H.R.
            12), H64 [27JA]
        ------ prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns, (see
            H.R. 476), H329 [4FE]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H5064
            [23JN]
        ------ require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a
            handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R. 2774), H330 [4FE]
        Food:  improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
            [26FE], (see H.R. 4080), H4834 [18JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H6186 [22JY]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H678
            [26FE]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
            H7415 [6AU]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
        GSA:  Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H6187
            [22JY]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2707 [30AP]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
            [21MY]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H3247 [13MY]
        Immigration:  adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador,
            Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to
            continuous physical presence, (see H.R. 3054), H1550 [25MR]
        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), H3489 [19MY]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H1550 [25MR]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H10012
            [7OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  extend certain civil service retirement
            options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
            Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R.
            1215), H631 [25FE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H8084
            [18SE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H631
            [25FE], (see H.R. 3567), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
            for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 3128), H330 [4FE]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Guard:  allow members to perform honor guard functions at
            veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
        National Lighthouse Center and Museum:  grant Federal charter, (see
            H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
        New York:  disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3312
            [14MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H6820 [30JY]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 245), H1236 [17MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from
            the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H447 [11FE]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see H.R.
            1320), H4055 [3JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H678 [26FE]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H7690 [14SE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1445 [24MR]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H4550 [11JN]
        SEC:  require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio
            transactions on mutual fund performance, (see H.R. 4822), H10832
            [13OC]
        Senior citizens:  establish a consumer price index for elderly
            consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
            Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
            information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
            3134), H330 [4FE]
        Social Security:  restrict application of windfall elimination
            provisions to certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H2606 [29AP]
        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), H3024 [11MY]
        Taxation:  allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns
            and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure
            payment of contributions, (see H.R. 4865), H11695 [20OC]
        ------ allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax
            overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee, (see H.R. 1016), H447
            [11FE]
        ------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
            establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1337
            [19MR]
        ------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
            services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H498
            [12FE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H3366 [18MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H3744 [21MY]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H4880
            [19JN]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 372), H2423 [28AP]
        Telecommunications:  require schools and libraries that receive
            universal service support to establish policies governing access
            to material that is inappropriate for children, (see H.R. 3442),
            H1112 [11MR]
        Telephones:  promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
            encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
            networks, (see H.R. 3844), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
            bills, (see H.R. 3990), H4962 [22JN]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H2237 [22AP]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H3625 [20MY]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H8932 [25SE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7495
            [9SE]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500), H64
            [27JA]
        Veterans:  enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
        ------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
            rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
            [4FE]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
            (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2374), H100 [28JA]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2331 [27AP]
        World War II:  recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H631 [25FE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
        Crime:  provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members,
            (see H.R. 3253), H578 [24FE]
        Greece:  tribute to inhabitants of the Dodecanesian Islands for
            their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic
            values and beliefs, (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2055 [1AP]
        New York, NY:  prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate
            the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air services
            at LaGuardia Airport, (see H.R. 3179), H445 [11FE], (see H.R.
            4117), H5064 [23JN]
      Remarks
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2209<bullet> [22AP]
        Cady, Patrick W.:  Washington, DC, Gael of the Year Award recipient,
            E397<bullet> [17MR]
        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), H6479<bullet> [27JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11807 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11807 [18DE]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1720<bullet> [30MR]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (H.R.
            3783), H9907 [7OC]
        Cyprus:  anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6995<bullet> [3AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5757 [17JY]
        Ecology and environment:  national objectives, H5757 [17JY]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), H3134 [13MY], H3140 [13MY], H3180
            [13MY]
        ------ strengthen investor and consumer protections, H3180 [13MY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1543<bullet> [25MR]
        House of Representatives:  appreciation for tributes, H10901 [14OC]
        ------ tribute to staff, E2281<bullet> [21OC]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10003 [7OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services (H.R. 3205), H5287
            [24JN]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (H.R. 3651),
            H5287 [24JN]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations (H. Con.
            Res. 152), H1200<bullet> [17MR]
        Pakistan:  condemn terrorist training camp in Peshawar, E345<bullet>
            [10MR]
        Queens, NY:  tribute to public library, E800<bullet> [7MY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (H.R. 1689), H6063 [21JY]
        Turkey:  allocation of economic assistance (H.R. 1361),
            H6995<bullet> [3AU]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H231 [3FE], H1103 [11MR], H7403 [6AU],
            H8625 [24SE]
        Tribute, H6075 [22JY], H10896-H10901 [14OC], E2308 [12NO]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Tribute, S8810 [22JY]
      Tributes
        Abzug, Bella S., H2234<bullet> [22AP]
        Belfiglio, Ronald A., E1354<bullet> [20JY]
        Biaggi, Marie, E101<bullet> [4FE]
        Howard, James J., E469<bullet> [25MR]
        Lombard, Rosemary, E311<bullet> [5MR]
        Meeks, Representative, H365 [5FE]
        O'Dwyer, Paul, E1270<bullet> [26JN]
        Pugh, Ruth, E456<bullet> [24MR]