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

    RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
      Addresses
        Introduction of Senator Byrd at the College of West Virginia Library
            Dedication:  by, E94 [4FE]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Quality Control, Steven Brill, Brill's Content (publication),
            E1194<bullet> [22JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Development Highway System:  provide for local
            participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments, (see
            H.R. 3408), H909 [9MR]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, (see
            H.R. 2537), H1299 [18MR]
        Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
            (see H.R. 4577), H8528 [23SE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for
            ``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event,
            (see H. Con. Res. 238), H909 [9MR]
        Census:  collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
            2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1236 [17MR]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H4479 [10JN]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H101 [28JA]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H3014 [7MY]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H2606 [29AP]
        Clean Air Act:  proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
            the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
            (see H.R. 3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of
            areas that fail to attain clean air standards, (see H.R. 4136),
            H5297 [24JN]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Copyright Act:  revise to conform to the digital era and advance
            educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H5405 [25JN]
        ----- establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt,
            inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure
            personal injury claims, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R.
            3905), H6282 [23JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see H.J. Res. 71), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
            rights, (see H.R. 1322), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H4165
            [4JN]
        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), H386 [5FE]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H5297 [24JN]
        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),
            H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
            H5405 [25JN]
        Education:  improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H755 [3MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H903
            [5MR]
        FDA:  proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in
            metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, (see H.R. 2968), H631
            [25FE]
        Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H1337 [19MR]
        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), H5405 [25JN]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H4550 [11JN]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Government:  require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H1168 [16MR]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H7494 [9SE]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
            [20MY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1445 [24MR]
        Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
            violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
            or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H851 [4MR]
        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], (see H. Res.
            598), H10917 [14OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1643 [26MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            3137), H240 [3FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H631 [25FE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H579 [24FE]
        ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
            accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
            services, (see H.R. 4075), H5738 [16JY]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H1699 [27MR]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H578 [24FE]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4835
            [18JN]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
            4224), H5957 [20JY]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H755 [3MR]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H755 [3MR]
        ------ computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in
            or after 1982, (see H.R. 146), H851 [4MR]
        ------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
            from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
            hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
            (see H.R. 3247), H1777 [30MR]
        Taxation:  allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
            (see H.R. 4167), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3744
            [21MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1335 [19MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1237 [17MR]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ 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), H755 [3MR]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H5405
            [25JN]
        ------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
            (see H.R. 3308), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H241 [3FE]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), technical
            corrections, (see H.R. 3978), 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), H3106 [12MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
            spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
            165), H64 [27JA]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H5064
            [23JN]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H6487
            [27JY]
      Poems
        ``Part of America Died Today'', H6493 [28JY]
      Remarks
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6492
            [28JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions
            in Economic Development Administration, H7126<bullet> [4AU]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H5992<bullet> [21JY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  access-to-jobs and reverse commute
            programs funding, H1999 [1AP]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7126<bullet>
            [4AU]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 564), H9284
            [2OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services (H.R. 2912),
            H410<bullet> [11FE], E1446<bullet> [27JY], E1552<bullet> [5AU]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services (H.R. 4339), E1552<bullet>
            [5AU]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services (H.R. 4404),
            E1552<bullet> [5AU]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10254 [9OC]
        Mining and mineral resources:  Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program
            funding, H5992<bullet> [21JY]
        ------ protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface
            patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas (S. 2500),
            H10939<bullet> [15OC]
        News media:  use of the term ``pork barrel politics'', E1194<bullet>
            [22JN]
        Petroleum:  reduce gasoline tax, H2024 [1AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), H10747<bullet> [13OC]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination (H.R. 856), H788 [4MR]
        Surface Transportation Board:  ability to adjudicate without quorum
            of statutorily designated membership, E1919<bullet> [6OC]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1889 [1AP], H1999
            [1AP], H2014 [1AP], H2017 [1AP], H2024 [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, H3948 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H. Res. 405), H1862
            [1AP]
        Tunisia:  independence anniversary, E389<bullet> [17MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H437 [11FE]
      Tributes
        Brady, John F., E1683<bullet> [10SE]
        Byrd, Senator, E781<bullet> [6MY]
        Dellums, Representative, E93<bullet> [4FE]
        Hamilton, Representative, H9173<bullet> [28SE]
        Howard, James J., H1512<bullet> [25MR]
        Randolph, Jennings, H3368 [19MY]
        Romine, Montana Perry, E89<bullet> [4FE]
        Salvatore, Ernie, E1748<bullet> [17SE]
        Skidmore, Charles E., E1330<bullet> [17JY]