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

    NETHERCUTT, GEORGE R., JR. (a Representative from Washington)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
            related agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  provide supplemental payments
            to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
            flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
        Agriculture:  labeling of imported meat and meat food products
            containing imported meat, (see H.R. 1371), H578 [24FE]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
            4265), H5858 [17JY]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1550 [25MR]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4195),
            H5491 [14JY]
        Bankruptcy:  declare that donations made from a sense of religious
            obligation be considered to have been made in exchange for a
            reasonably equivalent value, (see H.R. 2611), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review of
            U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and trustee
            removal, (see H.R. 2592), H241 [3FE]
        ------ reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
            2500), H631 [25FE]
        Budget:  establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
            H.R. 457), H2119 [21AP]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
            Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H3488 [19MY]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H7915 [16SE]
        Controlled Substances Act:  civil liability for illegal
            manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
            H.R. 4204), H7585 [10SE]
        Correctional institutions:  funding for substance abuse prevention
            and treatment programs in prisons, (see H.R. 4039), H5494 [14JY]
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see H. Con. Res. 306), H9346 [2OC]
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H851 [4MR]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union, (see
            H.R. 3276), H1337 [19MR]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H6187 [22JY]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H2707 [30AP]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H. Res. 212),
            H756 [3MR]
        Declaration of Taking Act:  require coverage of all condemnations of
            property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
        Dept. of Education:  abolish, (see H.R. 1812), H1379 [23MR]
        ------ prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
            explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65 [27JA]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R.
            3584), H2237 [22AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2931 [6MY]
        Dept. of State:  calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
            agents' retirement annuities, (see H.R. 633), H2423 [28AP]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
            (see H.R. 3517), H2237 [22AP], (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879
            [19JN]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
            [7MY]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
            enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 3858), H4325 [9JN]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2606 [29AP]
        Employment:  minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for
            houseparents, (see H.R. 4778), H10352 [9OC]
        Endangered Species Act:  transfer enforcement functions of the
            National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
            Service, (see H.R. 4335), H6453 [24JY]
        English language:  declare as official language of U.S., (see H.R.
            1005), H2606 [29AP]
        FEC:  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), H385 [5FE]
        Federal agencies and departments:  review of efficiency and need for
            certain agencies, (see H.R. 2939), H386 [5FE]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H579 [24FE]
        Firearms:  allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be
            valid in all States, (see H.R. 339), H240 [3FE]
        ------ clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
            arms, (see H.R. 2734), H1337 [19MR], (see H.R. 3954), H3970
            [22MY]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H4962 [22JN]
        ------ protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for
            security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes, (see H.R.
            27), H755 [3MR]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H6880 [31JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H4835 [18JN]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
            H2606 [29AP]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
            [28SE]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources, (see H.R. 2515), H631 [25FE]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4232), H6070 [21JY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9346 [2OC]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        Health care professionals:  require military physicians to possess
            unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical
            education requirements, (see H.R. 3775), H2705 [30AP]
        IMF:  eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
            certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H2706 [30AP]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H1643 [26MR]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis, (see H.R. 616), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
            compensation for economic and non-economic losses, (see H.R.
            2021), H64 [27JA] provide consumers choice of auto insurance
            relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 2021), H1644 [26MR]
        ------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H2055 [1AP]
        Japan:  eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
            H2424 [28AP]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H497 [12FE]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
            (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  exemption from State laws prohibiting
            carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 339), H240 [3FE]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
            (see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H3972 [22MY]
        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:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            3137), H447 [11FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H3625 [20MY]
        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), H8627
            [24SE]
        Mexico:  renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H1237 [17MR]
        National forests:  suspend development of a roadless area policy
            pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
            affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H1112 [11MR]
        NIH:  improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H3972 [22MY]
        OSHA:  recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H6698 [29JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 3632), H4241 [5JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4165
            [4JN]
        Public lands:  make certain Federal property is made available to
            States before other entities, (see H.R. 4010), H6070 [21JY]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H2120 [21AP]
        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), H7585 [10SE]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H1112 [11MR]
        SBA:  review and adjust size standards used to determine whether
            certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing
            for Federal contracts, (see H.R. 3681), H3247 [13MY]
        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), H2119 [21AP]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H3106
            [12MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
            lowest rate, (see H.R. 3151), H678 [26FE]
        ------ increase personal income tax exemption, (see H.R. 3149), H678
            [26FE]
        ------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
            interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
            4399), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
            [12FE]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
            of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
            (see H.R. 4332), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7428
            [7AU]
        ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
            (see H.R. 3774), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
            (see H.R. 4563), H8461 [22SE]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H5859 [17JY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Weapons:  ensure that any national missile defense program protects
            Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
            Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Agriculture:  provide protections to suppliers of commodities, (see
            H.R. 3744), H2605 [29AP]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  disclosure of identity of any
            individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for
            interment is granted, (see H.R. 3089), H62 [27JA]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        Drugs:  sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in
            the presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
        Foreign countries:  require GAO report on effectiveness of economic
            sanctions and prohibit imposition of unilateral sanctions on
            exports of food, agricultural products, medicines, or medical
            supplies or equipment, (see H.R. 4704), H9536 [5OC]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H1375 [23MR], H2059 [21AP], H2321 [27AP],
            H5459 [14JY], H9347 [5OC]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H1375 [23MR]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  price supports for peanuts, H5022 [23JN]
        ------ provide protections to suppliers of commodities (H.R. 3744),
            E709<bullet> [29AP]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            H8079 [18SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, H10998 [15OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4985 [23JN], H5022 [23JN],
            H5025 [23JN]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment (H.R. 3211), H1394 [24MR]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, H4985 [23JN]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (H.R. 4022), E1078<bullet> [9JN]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5449 [14JY]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
            Res. 227), H1277<bullet> [18MR]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources, H6165 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11861 [18DE]
        ------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
            obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
            conduct, H840 [4MR]
        Crime:  require opening of campus security crime logs at
            institutions of higher education, H2869 [6MY]
        D.A.R.E. Program:  funding, H7106 [4AU]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  limit funding for livestock protection from
            predatory wildlife, H5025 [23JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H5229<bullet>
            [24JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), conference report,
            H9133<bullet> [28SE]
        Dept. of the Interior:  Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management
            Project funding, H6154 [22JY], H6156 [22JY], H6158 [22JY], H6159
            [22JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H5995 [21JY], H6135 [22JY], H6136 [22JY], H6154
            [22JY], H6156 [22JY], H6158 [22JY], H6159 [22JY], H6165 [22JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
            System funding, H6553 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7106 [4AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6267 [23JY], H6553 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5649 [16JY]
        Diseases:  diabetes research funding, H4069 [4JN]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7885 [16SE]
        ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
            (H.R. 3717), H2460 [29AP]
        Drugs:  civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors
            of controlled substances, H7885 [16SE]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor (H.R. 3919), E912<bullet> [20MY]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8538
            [24SE], H8788 [25SE]
        Forest Service:  indirect support activities funding, H6135 [22JY],
            H6136 [22JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2869 [6MY]
        National Police Week:  observance, E905<bullet> [20MY]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, H2384 [28AP]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), H1616<bullet> [26MR]
        Public broadcasting:  tribute to Washington broadcasters, H2823
            [6MY]
        Real property:  courts of appeals and district court jurisdiction
            relative to private property owner rights, H1138<bullet> [12MR]
        ------ private property owner rights (H.R. 992), H1138<bullet>
            [12MR]
        Space policy:  space station program funding, H6267 [23JY]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
            independent counsel investigations, H840 [4MR]
        Taxation:  elimination of estate and gift taxes, E974<bullet> [22MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, E2098<bullet> [12OC]
        Washington:  proposed removal or breaching of dams on the Columbia
            and Snake Rivers relative to salmon recovery plans, H7611 [11SE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H848 [4MR], H11022 [15OC]