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

    GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)
      Amendments
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6071 [21JY], H6161 [22JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6511 [28JY],
            H7225 [5AU]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H4480 [10JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H101 [28JA]
        ------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H2056 [1AP]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H851 [4MR]
        Citizenship:  restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on
            birth in the U.S., (see H.R. 7), H2236 [22AP]
        Civil War--U.S.:  mint coins in commemoration of African-American
            Civil War veterans, (see H.R. 2453), H241 [3FE]
        Coastal zones:  use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
            and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see H.R.
            4717), H11696 [20OC]
        Commission on Ocean Policy:  establish, (see H.R. 3445), H1158
            [12MR]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H2055 [1AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit from imposing regulations
            relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
            compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H4550 [11JN]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
            research, (see H.R. 2545), H3744 [21MY]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        Ecology and environment:  expand public's right to know about toxic
            chemical use and release in their communities and disclose
            toxins in children's consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H7915
            [16SE]
        ------ provide for innovative strategies for achieving superior
            environmental performance, (see H.R. 3180), H445 [11FE]
        EPA:  reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, (see
            H.R. 536), H7915 [16SE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H8932 [25SE]
        Germany:  jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
            during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H5064 [23JN]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H2606 [29AP], (see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 3605), H2606 [29AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Immigration:  admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
            workers, (see H.R. 2377), H2931 [6MY]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2056 [1AP]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H10012 [7OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
        Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD:
            designate, (see H.R. 4516), H9346 [2OC]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H497 [12FE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H1112 [11MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6880 [31JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8932 [25SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1550 [25MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H851 [4MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            3137), H2120 [21AP], (see H.R. 2912), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients
            enrolled in certain clinical trials, (see H.R. 1628), H3625
            [20MY]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H2055 [1AP]
        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]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H241 [3FE]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H5735 [16JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2237 [22AP]
        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), H11696 [20OC]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Rural areas:  pilot program to facilitate the protection and
            preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
            Atlantic States, (see H.R. 3566), H4479 [10JN]
        Santa Cruz Island, CA:  allow certain individuals use and occupancy
            of certain property, (see H.R. 2689), H1021 [10MR]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
            rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
            (see H.R. 1134), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H5737 [16JY]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H5405
            [25JN]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3749), H3014 [7MY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H3488 [19MY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3488 [19MY]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H7415 [6AU]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Maryland:  provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
            nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria, (see H.R. 4337),
            H6487 [27JY]
        Water pollution:  restore estuary habitats through more efficient
            financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal
            and non-Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H8931 [25SE]
      Letters
        Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Restoration Act:
            Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H8469
            [23SE]
        ------ Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House),
            H8469 [23SE]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5009 [23JN], H5014 [23JN]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11736 [17DE]
        Assateague Island National Seashore:  restoration funding, H4922
            [22JN]
        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), H6471 [27JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11922 [18DE]
        Coast Guard:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2204), Senate
            amendment (H. Res. 602), H10973 [15OC], H10985 [15OC], H10986
            [15OC]
        ------ funding, H6722 [29JY]
        ------ prioritize funding for drug interdiction activities and
            enforcement of fishing regulations, H6722 [29JY]
        Coastal Barrier Resources System:  exclusion of certain Florida
            lands, H6161 [22JY], H6162 [22JY]
        Courts:  limit Federal authority to force State and local
            governments to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H2261 [23AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  extend time period for rulemaking on milk
            marketing orders system, H5009 [23JN], H5014 [23JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3703 [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3680 [21MY], H3703
            [21MY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6161 [22JY], H6162 [22JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6722 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7166 [4AU], H7219
            [5AU], H7221 [5AU], H7225 [5AU], H7226 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5819 [17JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 574), H9607 [6OC]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7824 [16SE]
        ----- enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), consideration (H. Res. 537), H7819 [16SE]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4922 [22JN]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1759 [30MR]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2261 [23AP]
        Fish and fishing:  fishery management jurisdiction of Louisiana,
            Mississippi, and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico, H7219 [5AU],
            H7221 [5AU], H7225 [5AU], H7226 [5AU]
        Forest Service:  road construction funding, H1679 [27MR], H1680
            [27MR]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1654 [27MR], H1670 [27MR], H1679
            [27MR], H1680 [27MR]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), H8465 [23SE],
            H8466 [23SE], H8467 [23SE], H8468 [23SE]
        Housing:  deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
            and increase community control over such programs, H5819 [17JY]
        Kickapoo Tribe:  restore Federal Indian services, clarify
            citizenship, and provide trust lands to members residing in
            Maverick County, TX (H.R. 2314), H8469 [23SE]
        Maryland:  provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
            nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
            H9093 [28SE]
        New Castle, NH:  land conveyance (H.R. 4614), unanimous-consent
            agreement, H9315 [2OC]
        NOAA:  nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
            Zone Management Program, H7166 [4AU]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  repeal, H5009 [23JN], H5014
            [23JN]
        Oceans:  reduce regulations on international transportation and
            eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 414), H7017 [4AU],
            H7018 [4AU]
        ----- reduce regulations on international transportation and
            eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 414), technical
            corrections (S. Res. 215), H2937 [7MY]
        Political campaigns:  application of term ``express advocacy''
            relative to communications providing voting records or positions
            taken by candidates for public office, H4867 [19JN], H4868
            [19JN]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4867
            [19JN], H4868 [19JN]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), H10746 [13OC]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1903 [1AP]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6775 [30JY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H3102 [12MY]
        Special order:  granted, H2112 [21AP], H2235 [22AP]
        Tribute, H1654 [27MR]
      Tributes
        Solomon, Representative, H9607 [6OC]