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

    KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Time To Rethink U.S. Embassy Role, Irish Voice (publication),
            E466<bullet> [25MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2055 [1AP]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
        Bilingual Education Act:  repeal, (see H.R. 3720), H2317 [23AP]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H7494 [9SE]
        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), H909
            [9MR]
        ------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
            family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
            H.R. 3229), H909 [9MR]
        China, People's Republic of:  transfer of strategic nuclear missile
            technology, (see H. Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ participation in the World Health Organization, (see H. Con.
            Res. 219), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, (see H.J. Res. 139), H11768 [17DE]
        Computers:  installation of filtering or blocking programs in
            schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
            H9537 [5OC]
        Contraceptives:  establish restrictions on provision to minors
            through certain family planning projects, (see H.R. 4721),
            H10011 [7OC]
        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), H329
            [4FE]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H4880 [19JN]
        Crime:  prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        ------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
            child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H100 [28JA]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H. Res. 212),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1159 [12MR]
        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, (see H.R.
            4660), H9274 [1OC]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2331 [27AP]
        Education:  provide incentives to States to establish and administer
            periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
            and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H8035 [17SE]
        FAA:  address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
            (see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
            [5FE]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2056 [1AP]
        Foreign policy:  support economic and political independence for the
            South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 2867), H5405
            [25JN]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
            H8627 [24SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        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]
        Health:  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), H2424
            [28AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7585 [10SE]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H7915 [16SE]
        Insurance:  coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from
            mastectomies, (see H.R. 164), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
            or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H1445 [24MR]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
            [29AP]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
            [17JY]
        Iran:  impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile
            technology and expedite the development of a missile defense
            system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces, (see H. Con. Res.
            342), H10833 [13OC]
        Iraq:  development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
            519), H9179 [28SE]
        ------ material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
            relative to weapons inspections, (see H. Con. Res. 340), H10833
            [13OC]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        Iwo Jima Memorial:  prohibit the construction of any additional
            monument, memorial, or structure, (see H.R. 2313), H2931 [6MY]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H385 [5FE]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5957 [20JY]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  U.S. commitment to arrange
            foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors relative
            to threat to international peace and security, (see H. Con. Res.
            341), H10833 [13OC]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 205),
            H100 [28JA], (see H. Con. Res. 235), H903 [5MR], (see H. Con.
            Res. 313), H6819 [30JY]
        Law enforcement:  require better reporting of unidentified persons,
            (see H.R. 2850), H4479 [10JN]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H7178 [4AU]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        Medicare:  coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
            1329), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H9537 [5OC]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
            Res. 304), H6070 [21JY]
        National Lighthouse Center and Museum:  grant Federal charter, (see
            H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
        National Weather Service:  overtime pay for forecasters performing
            essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
            2987), H3014 [7MY]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H7803 [15SE]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
        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),
            H6186 [22JY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3744 [21MY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4550 [11JN]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H1643 [26MR]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
        Small business:  establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
            franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
            4841), H10917 [14OC]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H385 [5FE]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
            530), H4165 [4JN]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H63 [27JA]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H5859 [17JY]
        ------ authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State
            child support enforcement programs, (see H.R. 2189), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
            [6MY]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H4550
            [11JN]
        ------ increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such
            credit against the alternative minimum tax, (see H.R. 3583),
            H7415 [6AU]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H2813 [5MY]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7179 [4AU]
        ------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
            and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H2744 [4MY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's, (see H. Res. 356),
            H446 [11FE], (see H. Res. 360), H497 [12FE]
        World War II:  require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
            war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2056 [1AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Foreign countries:  prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling through
            countries where U.S. passports are invalid, (see H.R. 3611),
            H1854 [31MR]
        Insurance:  allow group and individual health insurance coverage and
            group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers, (see
            H.R. 4600), H8083 [18SE]
        Matteson, Thomas T.:  relief, (see H.R. 3787), H2706 [30AP]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 245), H1236 [17MR]
      Remarks
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11803 [18DE]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7233 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7233 [5AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7233 [5AU]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10003 [7OC]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1767<bullet> [18SE]
      Subpoena Notices
        U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H6278
            [23JY]
      Tributes
        Caso, Ralph G., E1689<bullet> [10SE]
        Lepor, Abbey D., E284<bullet> [4MR]
        Lepor, Herbert, E284<bullet> [4MR]
        Levy, Norman J., E276<bullet> [3MR]
        Manton, Representative, H6075 [22JY]
        Shapiro, Ellen, E284<bullet> [4MR]
        Smith, Jean Kennedy, E465<bullet> [25MR]