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

    TAUSCHER, ELLEN O. (a Representative from California)
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see H.R. 1032),
            H1643 [26MR]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H755 [3MR]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H1643 [26MR]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area:  establish, (see H.R.
            3604), H2931 [6MY]
        Children and youth:  improve academic and social outcomes for
            students by providing productive activities during after-school
            hours, (see H.R. 2408), H2931 [6MY]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Colleges and universities:  allow employees in classified positions
            in community colleges to serve in certified or other academic
            capacities, (see H.R. 431), H1299 [18MR]
        Copyrights:  prevent the misappropriation of collections of
            information, (see H.R. 2652), H1445 [24MR]
        Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
            H1550 [25MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H498 [12FE]
        ------ increase research of link between violence against animals
            and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
            4531), H10917 [14OC]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1699
            [27MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H4056 [3JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H2052 [1AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
            certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
            3875), H4550 [11JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7000 [3AU]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H851
            [4MR]
        Ecology and environment:  national objectives priority assignments,
            (see H.R. 1404), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ provide for innovative strategies for achieving superior
            environmental performance, (see H.R. 3180), H445 [11FE]
        ------ provide off-budget treatment for the land and water
            conservation fund, (see H.R. 1732), H1236 [17MR]
        Education:  encourage local agencies to work with the private sector
            to provide care to children under compulsory school attendance
            age, (see H.R. 3129), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
        Electronic commerce:  require agencies to use digital signatures to
            enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically, (see H.R.
            2991), H678 [26FE]
        EPA:  design and implement a performance-based measurement system to
            encourage the development of new environmental monitoring
            technologies, (see H.R. 3065), H498 [12FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish program to provide child
            care through public-private partnerships, (see H.R. 2719), H3312
            [14MY]
        ------ 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), H3014 [7MY]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
            [17JN]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H6454 [24JY]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H1337 [19MR]
        Gardner, Ava:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
            H4325 [9JN]
        Golden Gate National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries, (see H.R.
            4143), H5402 [25JN]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2120 [21AP]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 1289), H241 [3FE]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H2237 [22AP]
        Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
            violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H7414 [6AU]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2707
            [30AP]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Line Item Veto Act:  direct savings toward reducing the public debt
            when used during Federal budget surplus years, (see H.R. 3228),
            H496 [12FE]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H1550 [25MR]
        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), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ expand county-operated health insurance organizations
            authorized to enroll beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3014), H4055 [3JN]
        Medicare:  reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        Natural resources:  recover fair market value for disposal of
            Federal natural assets, (see H.R. 919), H904 [5MR]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H10077 [8OC]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H2236 [22AP]
        Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
            taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the
            Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H851 [4MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Railroads:  modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
            widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
            annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3024 [11MY]
        Research:  increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
            medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
            3660), H2053 [1AP]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H1112 [11MR]
        States:  establish notification procedures relative to release of
            convicted sex offenders, (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3972 [22MY]
        Taxation:  creation of a new class of bonds for new school
            construction, (see H.R. 2695), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H386 [5FE]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small
            businesses, (see H.R. 4134), H5405 [25JN]
        Technology:  improve and expedite licensing of federally owned
            inventions, (see H.R. 2544), H5297 [24JN]
        Tobacco products:  establish a responsible U.S. international
            tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
            products to children, and establish the American Center on
            Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
            H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2120 [21AP]
        Water pollution:  restore estuary habitats through more efficient
            financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal
            and non-Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H8931 [25SE]
        Women:  improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6880
            [31JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of HHS:  make grants to States and businesses to improve the
            quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
        Taxation:  treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H3743 [21MY]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H1301 [19MR]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
            discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
            of veto, H6199 [23JY]
        Antioch, CA:  tribute to REACH project, H1302 [19MR]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11746<bullet> [17DE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4367 [10JN], H4407 [10JN],
            H4432 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of recording artists' contracts with recording
            studios, H4407 [10JN]
        Children and youth:  tribute to Kimball's Kids Club, Kid's Country,
            and Child Care Links child care centers, H2441 [29AP]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6108 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11906 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11906 [18DE]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5695 [16JY]
        Education:  increase the number of qualified early child care
            professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, H2575
            [29AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, H1279 [18MR]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
            contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
            coverage, H5695 [16JY]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2001 [1AP], H2009 [1AP]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7960<bullet> [17SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2575 [29AP]
        IMF:  funding, H7960<bullet> [17SE]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11746<bullet> [17DE]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8544
            [24SE]
        NASA:  memorializing Wilfred J. Kelly by carrying his Coast Guard
            honorable discharge lapel pin on a space shuttle mission,
            E776<bullet> [6MY]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, H934 [10MR], H1279
            [18MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H7327<bullet> [6AU]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities, H3631 [21MY]
        Taxation:  repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax,
            H1628 [26MR], H1629 [26MR]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, H1628 [26MR], H1629 [26MR],
            H1630 [26MR]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2001 [1AP], H2009
            [1AP]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1764<bullet> [18SE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H1234 [17MR], H1296 [18MR], H6067 [21JY],
            H10511 [10OC], H10665 [12OC]
      Resignations
        Committee on Science (House), H5252 [24JN]
      Tributes
        Carrell, Betty, E918<bullet> [20MY]
        Fazio, Representative, H8544 [24SE]
        Harman, Representative, E2332<bullet> [12NO]
        James, Bill J., E1030<bullet> [4JN]