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

    NEY, ROBERT W. (a Representative from Ohio)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Iran--The Inadequacy of Labels, George A. Nader, Middle East Insight
            (publication), E573<bullet> [2AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American Heritage Rivers Initiative:  terminate further development
            and implementation, (see H.R. 1842), H447 [11FE]
        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), H9345 [2OC]
        Battle of Midway National Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 2800),
            H5593 [15JY]
        Capitol Police:  increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415),
            H8035 [17SE]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
        Children and youth:  child labor provisions relative to the
            operation of automobiles and trucks, (see H.R. 2327), H9179
            [28SE]
        ------ facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child
            Protection Act, (see H.R. 2488), H2119 [21AP]
        Clean Air Act:  modify application of certain provisions relative to
            inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
            nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ 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:  reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred
            by the Office of Independent Counsel, (see H. Res. 532), H7803
            [15SE]
        Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting:  establish, (see
            H.R. 4067), H7585 [10SE]
        Consumers:  require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
            purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H1021 [10MR]
        Contracts:  allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H9179 [28SE]
        Corp. for Public Broadcasting:  authorizing appropriations, (see
            H.R. 4067), H7585 [10SE]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H1168 [16MR]
        Crime:  increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
            arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ 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), H5405
            [25JN]
        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),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4165 [4JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  determination of service connection for
            certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
            warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
            3279), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H64 [27JA]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H5859 [17JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4374),
            H9188 [29SE]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2318 [23AP]
        EPA:  require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
            conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
            4242), H5736 [16JY]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H1337 [19MR]
        Fire prevention:  authorize a Federal grant program to assist local
            governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
            related hazards, (see H.R. 4229), H8035 [17SE]
        Firearms:  clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
            arms, (see H.R. 2734), H65 [27JA], (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), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H4880
            [19JN]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5405 [25JN]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Hazardous substances:  increase funding for poison control centers
            and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
            H.R. 3862), H11023 [15OC]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H1444
            [24MR]
        ------ 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), H1337
            [19MR]
        Health care professionals:  training of hospital staff relative to
            identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 4477), H10513 [10OC]
        Housing:  expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
        IMF:  eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
            certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H3014 [7MY]
        Insurance:  require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for
            certain mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  impose a temporary ban on importation of
            certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
            4762), H10352 [9OC]
        ------ 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]
        Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4050), H4549 [11JN]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Long Beach, CA:  prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a
            commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country, (see
            H.R. 2715), H10353 [9OC]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3744
            [21MY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and
            clinical nurse specialists, (see H.R. 1354), H678 [26FE]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, (see H.R. 2497), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H2120
            [21AP]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H1237
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3162), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H579 [24FE]
        Medicare/Medicaid:  require criminal and abusive work history
            background checks for direct care employees in nursing
            facilities, home health agencies, and hospice programs, (see
            H.R. 4789), H10513 [10OC]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit desecration of veterans'
            memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10513 [10OC]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H101 [28JA]
        National Sea Grant College Program Act:  exclude Lake Champlain from
            the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H904 [5MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
        Pensions:  exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
            from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H64 [27JA]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see H.R.
            3632), H2931 [6MY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2237 [22AP]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H904 [5MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H2056 [1AP]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H2423 [28AP]
        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), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H101 [28JA]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2706 [30AP]
        Taxation:  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]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H9722
            [6OC]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1237 [17MR]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H1337
            [19MR]
        ------ prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable
            contracts, (see H. Con. Res. 211), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ 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]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H1021
            [10MR]
        ------ treatment of Social Security benefits, (see H.R. 693), H241
            [3FE]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H5594 [15JY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H678 [26FE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3247 [13MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
        Veterans:  exclude certain income from consideration for determining
            rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
            [4FE]
        ------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
            (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H7429 [7AU]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of monthly educational
            assistance benefits to veterans enrolled at educational
            institutions during periods between terms, (see H.R. 4537),
            H7583 [10SE]
        Social Security:  provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback
            statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and
            supplies, (see H.R. 3247), H577 [24FE]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H3259 [14MY]
      Letters
        Implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions:
            several Ohio organizations, E1473<bullet> [30JY]
      Proclamations
        Tribute to Iranian Wrestling Team:  by, E576<bullet> [2AP]
      Remarks
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  use of the rotunda for the
            presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Nelson R.
            Mandela (H. Con. Res. 326), H8077 [18SE]
        Committee on House Oversight (House):  investigation of voter
            irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H.
            Res. 355), H455 [12FE]
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House):  authorizing
            expenditures (H. Res. 506), H7184 [5AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7283 [5AU]
        Douglas Applegate Post Office, Steubenville, OH:  designate,
            E604<bullet> [21AP]
        EPA:  implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
            E1473<bullet> [30JY]
        Executive departments:  improve strategic plans and performance
            reports (H.R. 2883), H1132 [12MR]
        FRS:  improve strategic plans and performance reports, H1132 [12MR]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups (H. Con. Res. 22), E1580<bullet> [7AU]
        Iran:  U.S. policy, E573<bullet> [2AP]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10402 [10OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
            598), H10961 [15OC]
        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 (H. Con. Res. 317), H9150 [28SE]
        Ohio:  tribute to the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum and East Ohio
            Gas Co., E884<bullet> [19MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), H10745 [13OC]
        Treaties and agreements:  preemption of State and local laws
            relative to GATT and NAFTA, H7283 [5AU]
        ``United States Capitol'':  authorize printing of revised edition
            (S. Con. Res. 115), H7674 [14SE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H6862<bullet> [31JY]
        Workers Memorial Day:  observance, E807<bullet> [11MY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H3310 [14MY]
      Tributes
        Applegate, Douglas, E604<bullet> [21AP]
        Carletti, Stephen, E878<bullet> [18MY]
        Dalpiaz, Al and Irene, E2024<bullet> [10OC]
        Freeman, Jessie and Edward, Sr., E601<bullet> [21AP]
        Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
        Kelly, Shelly M., E1576<bullet> [7AU]
        Levy, Robert and Regina, E1863<bullet> [1OC]
        Mayfield, Kathryn Ann, E876<bullet> [18MY]
        Miller, Raymond, E1877<bullet> [2OC]
        Ohle, David H., E1745<bullet> [17SE]
        Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
        Reed, James W., E880<bullet> [18MY]
        Thiesen, David, E875<bullet> [18MY]