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

    BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)
      Amendments
        Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
            Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5387 [25JN]
      Appointments
        Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H4824 [18JN]
        National Council on the Arts, H387 [11FE]
        United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H10986 [15OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
        Clinton, President:  reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred
            by the Office of Independent Counsel, (see H. Res. 532), H7617
            [11SE]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House):  provide special
            authority relative to investigation of the International
            Brotherhood of Teamsters, (see H. Res. 507), H6070 [21JY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  undertake an inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach President Clinton, (see H. Res.
            304), H101 [28JA]
        Controlled Substances Act:  civil liability for illegal
            manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
            H.R. 4204), H8035 [17SE]
        Courts:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
            4196), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
            H1550 [25MR]
        Crime:  prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
            injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
            4446), H8528 [23SE]
        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]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H851 [4MR]
        ----- expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to
            snacks in school-based childcare programs, cosponsorship
            withdrawn, (see H.R. 3086), H1113 [11MR]
        Dept. of Education:  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), H4550 [11JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  modernize requirements and establish consensus
            process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
            standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
            H6186 [22JY]
        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 Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7000 [3AU]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H.R. 4550), H7617
            [11SE]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1159
            [12MR]
        ----- national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles
            by intoxicated individuals, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R.
            981), H1644 [26MR]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H851 [4MR]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1337 [19MR]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H386 [5FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
            [5FE]
        FCC:  repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
            carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
            and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4032), H5065 [23JN],
            (see H.R. 4065), H5405 [25JN]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        Firearms:  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), H4325 [9JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2120 [21AP]
        Gardner, Ava:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
            H241 [3FE]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        Guatemala:  investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and
            implementation of peace accords, (see H. Res. 421), H2931 [6MY]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        House Rules:  require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff,
            (see H. Res. 456), H4165 [4JN], (see H. Res. 503), H6698 [29JY]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H1643 [26MR]
        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), H8083 [18SE]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H9722 [6OC]
        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]
        Nicaragua:  tribute to activities of the International Support and
            Verification Commission of the OAS, (see H. Con. Res. 222),
            H2056 [1AP]
        NLRB:  determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
            absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H386 [5FE]
        ------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
            (see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
        Pope John Paul II:  tribute to visit to Cuba, (see H. Res. 362),
            H497 [12FE]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
            452), H4165 [4JN]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5957 [20JY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H3972 [22MY]
        Social Security:  eliminate earnings test for retirement age
            individuals, (see H.R. 3912), H10011 [7OC]
        ------ increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H10513 [10OC]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
            limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
            [30AP]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
        ------ treatment of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 1299), H11696
            [20OC]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H8627 [24SE]
        Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC:  designate, (see H.R.
            3982), H4054 [3JN]
        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]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H10012 [7OC]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H4243 [9JN]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H2752 [5MY], H4841 [19JN], H7295 [6AU],
            H8085 [22SE]
      Quotations
        Thoughts on trust, truth, and accountability:  President Clinton,
            H9727 [7OC]
      Remarks
        Bakersville, NC:  tribute to residents who participated in rescue of
            heart attack victim, E927<bullet> [20MY]
        Budget:  treatment of any future budget surpluses, H5968 [21JY]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H6192 [23JY]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status, H4482
            [11JN]
        ------ most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 121), E1398<bullet>
            [23JY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H4482
            [11JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach, H9596 [6OC]
        ----- Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10104<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ evaluation of administration, H10671 [13OC]
        ------ fundraising activities, H10671 [13OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11956<bullet> [18DE]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10921 [15OC]
        Democratic Party:  national agenda, H10516 [11OC]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846),
            consideration (H. Res. 348), H342 [5FE]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6002 [21JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1580<bullet>
            [7AU]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, E727<bullet> [30AP]
        ------ needle exchange programs, H2124 [22AP]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7823 [16SE]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H10532 [11OC], H10564
            [12OC], H10837 [14OC]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
            E1580<bullet> [7AU]
        Federal-State relations:  reduce State and local costs due to
            unfunded Federal mandates, H10532 [11OC]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1050 [11MR]
        ----- authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan
            Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383), H1030 [11MR]
        Government:  shutdown relative to budget process, H10222 [9OC]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6398 [24JY]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8586
            [24SE]
        National Endowment for the Arts:  funding, H6002 [21JY]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), H1556 [26MR], H1611 [26MR]
        Nuclear weapons:  strategic defense initiative, H4884 [22JN]
        OSHA:  consultation with State officials by employers relative to
            compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864),
            H1176 [17MR]
        ------ prohibit any employee performance measures relative to number
            of inspections conducted, citations issued, or penalties
            assessed (H.R. 2877), H1177 [17MR], H1178 [17MR]
        ------ recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets (H.R. 4037), H7008 [4AU], H7009 [4AU]
        ------ reform scope of agency functions and regulatory enforcement
            tactics, E2303<bullet> [21OC]
        ------ workplace violence prevention recommendations for late-night
            retail establishments, E1181<bullet> [19JN]
        Panama:  attempt to amend Constitution to eliminate Presidential
            term limits, E1614<bullet> [7AU]
        Political campaigns:  appointment of independent counsel to
            investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
            campaign, H7182 [5AU]
        ------ influence and legality of foreign contributions, H4248 [9JN],
            H7006 [4AU]
        ------ investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to
            transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to People's
            Republic of China, H3492 [20MY]
        Political parties:  comparison of liberals and conservatives, H1386
            [24MR]
        Republican Party:  national agenda, H10532 [11OC], H10921 [15OC]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, H9282 [2OC]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
            independent counsel investigations, H2752 [5MY]
        Taxation:  rates, H1174 [17MR], H8097 [22SE], H9190 [1OC]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4842 [19JN]
        Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
            Fair Labor Standards Act (H.R. 3152), H5386 [25JN]
        Votes:  correction, E1580<bullet> [7AU]
        ------ position on missed, E519<bullet> [30MR], E1066<bullet> [9JN],
            E1095<bullet> [10JN], E1145<bullet> [17JN], E1524<bullet> [3AU],
            E1730<bullet> [16SE]
        World War II:  Berlin Airlift anniversary (H. Con. Res. 230), H5385
            [25JN]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H10559 [11OC]
      Tributes
        Ainslie, Sandy, H2347 [28AP]
        Fawell, Representative, H9655 [6OC]