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

    LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)
      Amendments
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H3973 [22MY]
      Articles and editorials
        Bankers Should Quit Bullying Workers' Credit Unions, Louisville (KY)
            Courier-Journal, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Banks vs. Credit Unions--Both Sides Have Exaggerated the Threat--
            There Should Be a Place for Both, Des Moines (IA) Register,
            E459<bullet> [24MR]
        Consumers' Choice--Congress Should Not Restrict Credit Unions, San
            Diego (CA) Tribune, E461<bullet> [24MR]
        Credit for Credit Unions, Cincinnati (OH) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Credit Unions Have Remedy to Setback--Lawsuit Threatens Needed
            Institutions, Evansville (IN) Courier, E460<bullet> [24MR]
        Giving Credit to Credit Unions, Goshen (IN) News, E461<bullet>
            [24MR]
        Goliath vs. David for Small Bucks--Banks Wage a Harsh Campaign
            Against Increasingly Popular Credit Unions, San Francisco (CA)
            Examiner, E461<bullet> [24MR]
        No Reason To Punish Credit Unions, Tampa (FL) Tribune, E461<bullet>
            [24MR]
        Tell Banks To Back Off, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Antitrust policy:  treatment of video programming for multichannel
            distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H6487 [27JY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H3625 [20MY]
        CERCLA:  Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H2056 [1AP]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
        Clothing industry:  legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
            (see H.R. 23), H11705 [21OC]
        Congress:  voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for
            witnesses, (see H.R. 3854), H3246 [13MY]
        Copyright Act:  revise to conform to the digital era and advance
            educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see H.J. Res. 71), H330 [4FE]
        ------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
            rights, (see H.R. 1322), H329 [4FE]
        ------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
            injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
            4446), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2707 [30AP]
        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]
        ------ clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs intended
            for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see H.R. 4006),
            H7585 [10SE]
        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), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to
            veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods
            between terms, (see H.R. 4537), H7583 [10SE]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H65 [27JA]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to regulate campaign
            expenditures and contribution limits, (see H.J. Res. 108), H240
            [3FE]
        ------ requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign
            financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums,
            (see H.R. 2478), H64 [27JA]
        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), H4880 [19JN]
        FDA:  proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in
            metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, (see H.R. 2968), H1550
            [25MR]
        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), H5738 [16JY]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H2606 [29AP]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
            countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
            Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
            H9275 [1OC]
        GSA:  Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H5065
            [23JN]
        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. 3605), H2606 [29AP]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
            [23AP]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3744
            [21MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H330 [4FE]
        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), H9275 [1OC], (see H. Res. 598),
            H10917 [14OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
            (see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
            liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H2931 [6MY]
        Medicare:  payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H3366 [18MY]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H241 [3FE]
        National Sea Grant College Program Act:  exclude Lake Champlain from
            the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
        Nigeria:  efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
            3916), H3624 [20MY]
        NLRB:  determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
            absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H100
            [28JA]
        Pensions:  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), H3625 [20MY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H7495 [9SE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H3312 [14MY]
        Research:  increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
            medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
            3660), H2053 [1AP]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see H.R.
            2625), H65 [27JA]
        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]
        St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
        States:  requirements relative to access to election ballots for
            certain parties, (see H.R. 2477), H64 [27JA]
        Taxation:  allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums,
            (see H.R. 4465), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
            long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
            trades, (see H.R. 3110), H63 [27JA]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H851 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
            programs used to pay higher education expenses for the
            designated beneficiary, (see H.R. 4298), H6185 [22JY]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H3625 [20MY], (see H.R. 3749), H7290 [5AU]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H5738 [16JY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H10353 [9OC]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
            [17JY]
        Unemployment:  improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
            and the provision of such revenues for employment security
            administration, (see H.R. 3684), H6820 [30JY]
        USIA:  make available the television program ``Window on America''
            to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana University
            Slavics Collection, (see H.R. 4083), H4834 [18JN]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to individuals who served
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2424 [28AP]
        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
        Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4050), H4549 [11JN]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H2933 [7MY], H4841 [19JN]
      Poems
        ``Gift,'' Anna Taft, E92<bullet> [4FE]
      Remarks
        Clinton, President:  censure, H12029<bullet> [19DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12029<bullet> [19DE]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1874 [1AP], H7043 [4AU],
            E437<bullet> [23MR], E459<bullet> [24MR]
        Great Lakes:  implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
            fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), H8467 [23SE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6395 [24JY]
        Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH:  designate (H.R.
            2766), H524 [24FE]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service (H. Res. 422), H3060 [12MY]
        National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Week:  observance,
            E871<bullet> [14MY]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates (H. Res. 452),
            H4896 [22JN], H4898 [22JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1857 [1AP], H2025
            [1AP]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1500),
            E92<bullet> [4FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H558 [24FE], H2422 [28AP]
      Tributes
        Antall, Richard C., E1095<bullet> [10JN]
        Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
        Glover, William D., Jr., H537 [24FE]
        Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
        Yarborough, Dennis, H2382 [28AP]