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

    PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)
      Amendments
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H4634 [16JN], H5482 [14JY], H5828 [17JY]
      Appointments
        John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
            Board of Trustees, H683 [2MR]
      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:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative:  terminate further development
            and implementation, (see H.R. 1842), H4055 [3JN]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Aviation:  provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
            service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
            2748), H5405 [25JN]
        Bankruptcy:  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), H2119 [21AP]
        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]
        Computers:  installation of filtering or blocking programs in
            schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
            minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
            3783), H7428 [7AU]
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  improve agricultural
            credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
            H5736 [16JY]
        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),
            H4056 [3JN]
        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), H5494 [14JY]
        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),
            H4712 [17JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study effects of double-crested cormorants
            on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
            population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H10076 [8OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H10833
            [13OC]
        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]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
            program, (see H.R. 2257), H4479 [10JN]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H497 [12FE]
        EPA:  prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or
            particulate matter before existing standards have been attained,
            (see H.R. 1863), H4325 [9JN]
        Executive departments:  promote financial management, (see H. Res.
            447), H4056 [3JN]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
            work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H7585 [10SE]
        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), H4550 [11JN]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4712 [17JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
            H5403 [25JN]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
            (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
        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), H7617 [11SE]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H4550
            [11JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
            350), H5404 [25JN]
        ------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
            governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H755
            [3MR]
        ------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
            handguns, (see H.R. 218), H904 [5MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  bicentennial, (see H. Res. 144), H3247
            [13MY]
        ------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560),
            H3247 [13MY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8932 [25SE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and
            clinical nurse specialists, (see H.R. 1354), H4325 [9JN]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65
            [27JA], (see H.R. 3137), H447 [11FE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7618 [11SE]
        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 Center for Rural Law Enforcement:  establish, (see H.R.
            1524), H2423 [28AP]
        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), H2606 [29AP]
        Occupational Safety and Health Act:  amend, (see H.R. 2579), H2423
            [28AP]
        OSHA:  exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used
            to identify safety and health violations by employers, (see H.R.
            2869), H3625 [20MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H2120 [21AP]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in
            the line of duty, (see H.R. 2088), H755 [3MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS:  designate, (see H.R.
            2623), H5297 [24JN]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H2318 [23AP]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
            [31JY]
        Small business:  liability requirements for remediation of dry
            cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H4325 [9JN]
        Small Business Investment Act:  amend, (see H.R. 1985), H4479 [10JN]
        SSA:  provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
            earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
            H.R. 2669), H3972 [22MY]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
            H.R. 4255), H6880 [31JY]
        Taxation:  allow capital gains treatment and exception from the
            uniform capitalization rules for certain timber, (see H.R.
            4330), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H904 [5MR]
        ------ 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), H6453
            [24JY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
            interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
            3594), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
            increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
            4509), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H4961 [22JN]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
            H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ 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 small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H8932 [25SE]
        Telephones:  promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
            encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
            networks, (see H.R. 3844), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H4056 [3JN]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3106 [12MY]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
            Selected Reserve, (see H.R. 3668), H4567 [15JN]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H2119
            [21AP]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H4055 [3JN]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation, (see H.R. 2281), H4961 [22JN]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation, (see H.R. 2281), H4961 [22JN]
      Remarks
        BIA:  allocation of Indian Health Service contract support costs,
            H6130 [22JY], H6131 [22JY]
        Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS:  designate
            (S. 916), H525<bullet> [24FE]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6107 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11919 [18DE]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6130 [22JY], H6131 [22JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  recognize importance of fathers in
            the raising and development of children (H. Res. 417), H4253
            [9JN]
        NSF:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H5421 [14JY]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3279 [14MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H5482 [14JY], H5484 [14JY], H5485 [14JY], H5917 [20JY]
        ------ prohibit use of willful blindness as a defense against
            violations of foreign contribution ban, H5482 [14JY], H5484
            [14JY], H5485 [14JY], H5917 [20JY]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2831 [6MY]
        University of Mississippi:  tribute to Ole Miss Concert Singers on
            receipt of World Choral Competition award, H6421 [24JY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H5668 [16JY], H5930<bullet> [20JY],
            H10408<bullet> [10OC], E120<bullet> [5FE], E1558<bullet> [5AU],
            E1723<bullet> [15SE]
      Tributes
        Martin, Phillip, E1720<bullet> [15SE]
        Rothrock, Harry, Jr., and Nancy E., E1909<bullet> [5OC]
        Rothrock, John G., E1812<bullet> [25SE]