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

    WEYGAND, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
      Amendments
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9346 [2OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H3312 [14MY]
        Army:  close School of the Americas, (see H.R. 611), H5859 [17JY]
        Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor:  funding for
            historic, recreational, and environmental education projects,
            (see H.R. 3522), H1550 [25MR]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H101 [28JA]
        ------ improve academic and social outcomes for students by
            providing productive activities during after-school hours, (see
            H.R. 2408), H64 [27JA]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H447 [11FE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9179 [28SE]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H10917
            [14OC]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H9346 [2OC]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2055 [1AP]
        Education:  grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ later starting times for secondary school classes, (see H.
            Con. Res. 296), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting
            times for secondary school classes, (see H.R. 4131), H5594
            [15JY]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
            [17JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ improve child care and family support services, (see H.R.
            2713), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        Federal Home Loan Banks:  authorize and expand community development
            activities and grants, (see H.R. 1555), H1445 [24MR]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H3972 [22MY]
        Foreign trade:  require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked
            with the country of origin, (see H.R. 4688), H9345 [2OC]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ streamline and improve Federal grant application,
            administrative, and reporting requirements, (see H.R. 3921),
            H3624 [20MY]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ 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]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
            [19MY]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
            3287), H851 [4MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H8932 [25SE]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
            or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H64 [27JA]
        ------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
            cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
            treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions,
            (see H.R. 3469), H2319 [23AP]
        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), H241 [3FE]
        Liberia:  adjust immigration status of certain nationals, (see H.R.
            3915), H4479 [10JN]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H2056 [1AP]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495
            [12FE], (see H.R. 3567), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H7915 [16SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H7494 [9SE]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H11023 [15OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2056 [1AP]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H2813 [5MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1237 [17MR]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H386 [5FE]
        Taxation:  employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
            services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
            acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
            H5404 [25JN] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
            teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H5404
            [25JN]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H2931 [6MY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4712 [17JN]
        Television:  eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
            cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H2237
            [22AP]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H6282 [23JY]
        Women:  constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, (see H.J.
            Res. 66), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2331 [27AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H100 [28JA]
        Tariff:  benzenesulfonic acid, 4-[[3-[[2-hydroxy-3-[[4-
            methoxyphenyl) amino]carbonyl]-1-naphtha-lenyl]azo]-4-
            methylbenzoyl]amino]-, calcium salt (2:1) , (see H.R. 3192),
            H445 [11FE]
        ------ benzenesulfonic acid, 4-chloro-2-[[5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(3-
            sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]azo]-5-methyl-, calcium salt (1:1)
            , (see H.R. 3202), H446 [11FE]
        ------ benzoic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-
            yl) amino], (see H.R. 3190), H445 [11FE]
        ------ benzoic acid, 4-[[(2,5-dichlorophenyl)amino]carbonyl]-2-[[2-
            hydroxy-3-[[(2-methoxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-1-naphthalenyl]-,
            methyl ester, (see H.R. 3199), H445 [11FE]
        ------ benzoic acid, 2-[[3-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-1H-benzimidazol-
            5-yl)amino]carbonyl]-2-hydroxy-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-, butyl
            ester, (see H.R. 3197), H445 [11FE]
        ------ butanamide, N,N'-(3,3'dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
            diyl)bis[2-[2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxo-, (see H.R. 3196),
            H445 [11FE]
        ------ butanamide, N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-oxo-
            2-[[2-(trifluoro-methyl)phenyl]azo]-, (see H.R. 3198), H445
            [11FE]
        ------ butanamide, 2,2'-[1-2,-ethanediylbis(oxy-2,1-
            phenyleneazo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-
            oxo-, (see H.R. 3201), H445 [11FE]
        ------ butanamide, 2,2'-[3,3'-dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-
            diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-3-
            oxo, (see H.R. 3195), H445 [11FE]
        ------ 4-[[5-[[[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2-
            methoxyphenyl]azo]-N-(5-chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphen yl)-3-
            hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide, (see H.R. 3191), H445 [11FE]
        ------ N-[4-(aminocarbonyl)phenyl]-4-[[1-[[(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-
            benzimidazol-5-yl)amino] carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo] benzamide,
            (see H.R. 3194), H445 [11FE]
        ------ N-(2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-5-methyl-4-
            [(methylamino)sulphonyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-carboxaminde,
            (see H.R. 3193), H445 [11FE]
        ------ 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2-[[1-[[(2,3-di-hydro-2-oxo-1H-
            benzimidazol-5-yl)amino carbonyl]-2-oxopropyl]azo]-, dimethyl
            ester, (see H.R. 3200), H445 [11FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135),
            H100 [28JA]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H4241 [5JN]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, E2315<bullet> [12NO]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11744<bullet> [17DE]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2208<bullet> [22AP]
        Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act:  invalidate entire legislation if
            any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4804
            [18JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            H6506<bullet> [28JY]
        ----- tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol
            Police for acts of heroism (H. Con. Res. 311), H6476 [27JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H12026<bullet> [19DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10098<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11849 [18DE], H12025<bullet>
            [19DE]
        DeCosta, Sara:  tribute for participation in Olympic games,
            E315<bullet> [5MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  C-130 Aircraft Program funding, E1781<bullet>
            [23SE]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  allow greater discretion relative to the
            placement of the required inscriptions on quarter dollars issued
            under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (H.R. 3301),
            H1685 [27MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, E2315<bullet> [12NO]
        Doris, Virginia L.:  efforts to establish a national day of
            recognition for Francis Scott Key, E1871<bullet> [1OC]
        Elections:  prohibit use of bilingual voting materials, H6829 [30JY]
        ------ require that a majority of congressional campaign
            contributions come from State residents, H6836 [30JY]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
            H8801<bullet> [25SE]
        ------ miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws
            (H.R. 4342), E1547<bullet> [5AU]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6403 [24JY]
        Housing:  expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10707 [13OC]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1494 [25MR]
        ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
            Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1494 [25MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2369<bullet>
            [28AP]
        Lyons, Tammy:  Dept. of Education Teacher of the Year finalist,
            E1968<bullet> [8OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services (H.R. 3205), H5278
            [24JN], H5279 [24JN]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10253 [9OC], E2081<bullet> [11OC]
        National Sea Grant College Program:  reauthorization (S. 927), H406
            [11FE]
        National Sportsmanship Day:  observance, E262<bullet> [3MR]
        Point of order, H4802 [18JN]
        Political campaigns:  allow permanent resident aliens serving in the
            Armed Forces to make campaign contributions, H6841 [30JY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits, H1686 [27MR]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3781
            [22MY], H4688 [17JN], H4804 [18JN], H6829 [30JY], H6836 [30JY],
            H6841 [30JY], H7322 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H4804 [18JN]
        Providence, RI:  tribute to Public Housing Authority, E772<bullet>
            [6MY]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H801 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H801 [4MR]
        Rhode Island:  commend efforts to help hurricane victims in the
            Dominican Republic, E2288<bullet> [21OC]
        ------ tribute to SBA branch, E770<bullet> [6MY]
        Smith, Barbara:  Green Thumb, Inc., Prime Time Award recipient,
            E364<bullet> [12MR]
        University of Rhode Island:  tribute to men's basketball team, H1171
            [17MR]
        Votes:  position on missed, H5564<bullet> [15JY]
      Tributes
        Casale, James, E134<bullet> [11FE]
        Morrissey, Regina, E431<bullet> [19MR]
        Rhode Island:  Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of
            Community Awards honorees, E136<bullet> [11FE]
        Sullivan, Anna M., E769<bullet> [6MY]