    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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    REDMOND, BILL (a Representative from New Mexico)
      Amendments
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6071 [21JY]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H10012 [7OC]
      Appointments
        Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative:  terminate further development
            and implementation, (see H.R. 1842), H447 [11FE]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1112 [11MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H1337 [19MR]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish, (see H.R. 3546), H2237 [22AP]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
            for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
            H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
        Budget:  allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
            used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H5064 [23JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H3625 [20MY]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
        ------ parental notification and State criminal reporting
            requirements for minors who seek family planning services from
            federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H1168 [16MR]
        ------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
            family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
            H.R. 3229), H1168 [16MR]
        Colorado Ute Indian Tribes:  final settlement of water rights
            claims, (see H.R. 3478), H1236 [17MR]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
            1283), H4055 [3JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
        ----- clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit
            unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community lenders,
            (see H.R. 1121), H1445 [24MR]
        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),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H5494 [14JY]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H4835 [18JN]
        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),
            H4056 [3JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H5859
            [17JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  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),
            H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H7495 [9SE]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        Education:  dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
            the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
            Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro:  designate as a National Historic
            Trail, (see H.R. 3803), H6070 [21JY]
        Elections:  requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign
            financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums,
            (see H.R. 2478), H579 [24FE]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H691 [2MR]
        EPA:  prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or
            particulate matter before existing standards have been attained,
            (see H.R. 1984), H329 [4FE]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  tax relief to increase
            affordability of child care, (see H.R. 3144), H1237 [17MR]
        FDA:  proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in
            metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, (see H.R. 2968), H8932
            [25SE]
        Financial institutions:  encourage a strong community-based banking
            system, (see H.R. 4684), H11023 [15OC]
        Firearms:  possession by persons convicted of a crime involving
            domestic violence, (see H.R. 1009), H755 [3MR]
        ------ protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for
            security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes, (see H.R.
            27), H678 [26FE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2319 [23AP]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H10513 [10OC]
        Four Corners Monument Tribal Park:  authorize an interpretive center
            and related visitor facilities, (see H.R. 4263), H5858 [17JY]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
            H4835 [18JN]
        ------ 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), H2319
            [23AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H3744 [21MY]
        IMF:  ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H4712
            [17JN]
        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),
            H64 [27JA]
        Lake Powell:  water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8932 [25SE]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3247
            [13MY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H100 [28JA]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H10011 [7OC]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H7915 [16SE]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        Motor vehicles:  average fuel economy standards for automobiles,
            (see H.R. 880), H1159 [12MR]
        National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System:  prevent lapses in
            permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE]
        Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
            culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see H.
            Res. 389), H1299 [18MR]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
        Religion:  eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by
            State and local officials that results from the threat that
            potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees, (see
            H.R. 3288), H851 [4MR]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'', (see H.R. 4513), H10353 [9OC]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H2318 [23AP]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H1236 [17MR]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7617 [11SE]
        ------ requirements relative to access to election ballots for
            certain parties, (see H.R. 2477), H579 [24FE]
        Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM:  designate, (see H.R.
            3630), H2052 [1AP]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H447 [11FE]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H4962
            [22JN]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
            [6MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
            extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
            individuals, (see H.R. 18), H9084 [26SE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H2813 [5MY]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
            H.R. 3650), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable
            contracts, (see H. Con. Res. 211), H756 [3MR]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4880
            [19JN]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ 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), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, health
            insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and prepaid
            tuition plans of private colleges, (see H.R. 3103), H63 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
            (see H.R. 3774), H3744 [21MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2814 [5MY]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H2814 [5MY]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H8627
            [24SE]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H7495
            [9SE]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Women:  promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H8932
            [25SE]
        World War II:  require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
            war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H579 [24FE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Akal Security, Inc.:  relief, (see H.R. 3944), H3743 [21MY]
        Armed Forces:  award Congressional Gold Medal to radiation-exposed
            veterans, (see H.R. 4586), H7914 [16SE]
        Armijo, Hilario:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Armijo, Timothy W.:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Baca, Josephine and Mike:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Bandelier National Monument:  modify boundary, (see H.R. 3936),
            H3743 [21MY]
        Chavez, Vincent:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Chinana, David:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Chinana, Victor:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Education:  conduct ceremonies and other activities in public
            schools relative to the sacrifice and commitment of veterans,
            (see H. Con. Res. 333), H9345 [2OC]
        Forest Service:  acquisition of Valles Caldera lands in New Mexico,
            (see H.R. 4816), H10667 [12OC]
        ------ address the decline of forest health and rural community
            economies in New Mexico and protect such lands from catastrophic
            fires in accordance with existing public land management and
            environmental laws, (see H.R. 4210), H5492 [14JY]
        Gachupin, Ivan T.:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Gachupin, Michael:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Magdalena, Dennis:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Magdalena, Frank, Jr.:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Native American Veterans' Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 4064),
            H4628 [16JN]
        Navajo Indian irrigation project:  use power allocated from the
            Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses, (see H.R.
            3235), H496 [12FE]
        Pecos, Mary:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Political campaigns:  ban acceptance of certain cash contributions
            in campaigns for Federal office, (see H.R. 4790), H10513 [10OC]
        Public lands:  make certain Federal property is made available to
            States before other entities, (see H.R. 4010), H4241 [5JN]
        Radiation Exposure Compensation Act:  compensation for certain
            individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
            (see H.R. 3539), H1444 [24MR]
        Seonia, Lawrence:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Toledo, Roberta P.:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Tosa, Nathaniel:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Toya, Allen L., Jr.:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Waquie, Ethel:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
        Waquie, Veronica:  relief, (see H.R. 3943), H3743 [21MY]
      Essays: Voice of Democracy
        Hull, Heather, H7559 [10SE]
      Remarks
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act:  clarify land bank protection
            provisions (H.R. 2000), H8490<bullet> [23SE]
        Bandelier National Monument:  modify boundary (S. 1132),
            consideration (H. Res. 604), H11554 [20OC], H11557 [20OC]
        Boy Scouts:  tribute to efforts of Los Alamos, NM, troop relative to
            death of Dennis Caruthers, H6872 [31JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11935 [18DE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  cost-of-living adjustment for
            compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
            improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
            4110), H6889 [3AU]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4927 [22JN]
        Logan, NM:  tribute to American Legion Auxilliary Unit 77 Spinoza
            Buddy Bear Project, E1215<bullet> [24JN]
        Native Americans:  anniversary of treaty between the U.S. and the
            Navajo Nation, H4038 [3JN], H4235 [5JN]
        ------ tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, H7699
            [15SE]
        New Mexico:  conveyance of lands from Carson National Forest and
            Santa Fe National Forest to the village of El Rito and the town
            of Jemez Springs, NM (H.R. 434), H6915 [3AU]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9751 [7OC]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'' (S. 2133), consideration (H. Res. 604), H11554 [20OC],
            H11557 [20OC]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center (H.R. 3731), H5581 [15JY]
        Santa Fe, NM:  funding for construction of bypass for transportation
            of nuclear waste, H4927 [22JN]
        Schiff, Steven:  tribute (H. Res. 395), H1504 [25MR]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H.
            Res. 405), H1865 [1AP]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens (H.R. 2538), H1516 [25MR], H1517 [25MR], H1518 [25MR],
            H1519 [25MR]
        ------ determine validity of certain land claims involving the
            descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens (H.R. 2538),
            H7515 [10SE], H7518 [10SE], H7519 [10SE], H7520 [10SE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H4442<bullet> [10JN], E237<bullet>
            [26FE], E435<bullet> [19MR], E528<bullet> [31MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H1156 [12MR]
        Special order:  granted, H1376 [23MR], H4164 [4JN], H6877 [31JY],
            H7582 [10SE], H10511 [10OC]
      Treaties
        Treaty Between the U.S. and the Navajo Nation, H4038 [3JN],
            H4235-H4237 [5JN]
      Tributes
        Strauss, James D., H2935 [7MY], H4065 [4JN]
        Torres, Representative, H9663 [6OC]