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

    MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
      Addresses
        Waiting Period Before the Purchase of a Handgun:  Gerry Flynn,
            E1636<bullet> [7AU]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H678
            [26FE]
        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), H5494 [14JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H6820 [30JY]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H10917 [14OC]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
            [5MR]
        Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint):  establish, (see H.J.
            Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H100 [28JA]
        CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
            3935), H7290 [5AU]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H678 [26FE]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
            [19MR]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
            [23AP]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of conference report,
            (see H. Con. Res. 354), H11695 [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5494 [14JY]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
        Disabled:  improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities, (see
            H.R. 4501), H7690 [14SE]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H1445 [24MR]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1159
            [12MR]
        Ecology and environment:  cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
            sites, (see H.R. 4094), H4879 [19JN]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H1643 [26MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 3292), H1299 [18MR] increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
            school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H903 [5MR]
        Firearms:  provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
            agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh
            conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H386 [5FE]
        ------ support economic and political independence for the South
            Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H101 [28JA]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H5405 [25JN]
        ------ 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), H3488 [19MY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
            [26MR]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H4835 [18JN]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H4835 [18JN]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
            [17JY]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6487 [27JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
            [1AP]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H241 [3FE]
        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), H3014 [7MY]
        Medicare:  clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
            laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H10353
            [9OC]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H8627 [24SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H241 [3FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motion pictures:  discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
            motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H65 [27JA]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  expand and coordinate
            activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
            H2813 [5MY]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  revise filing
            deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778), H2705 [30AP]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H4629 [16JN]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Nigeria:  impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H851 [4MR]
        Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
            and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
            individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
            criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
            [2OC]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H678 [26FE]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H1337 [19MR]
        Power resources:  provide a transition to market-based rates for
            power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing
            Administration, (see H.R. 3518), H1336 [19MR]
        Public safety officers:  establish national medal for those who act
            with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, (see
            H.R. 4090), H4879 [19JN]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H497 [12FE]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H7494 [9SE]
        Supreme Patriarch Karekin I:  tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
            centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
            (see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
        Tariff:  anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production, (see H.R. 3328),
            H850 [4MR]
        Taxation:  extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H101 [28JA]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
            senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
            H3105 [12MY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        Turkey:  anniversary of the burning of Smyrna, (see H. Con. Res.
            148), H65 [27JA]
        ------ claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
            Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
            H101 [28JA]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7915
            [16SE]
        Utah:  designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship
            withdrawn, (see H.R. 1500), H65 [27JA]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        Women:  ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
            property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H8931 [25SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Sports:  clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of
            professional teams, (see H.R. 3817), H3013 [7MY]
        Tariff:  grape juice concentrates, (see H.R. 4481), H7413 [6AU]
        Tobacco products:  settlement of class action lawsuits against
            tobacco industry and arbitration of attorneys' fees, (see H.R.
            4375), H6879 [31JY]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11734 [17DE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4364 [10JN], H4430 [10JN],
            H4434 [10JN], H4436 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4430
            [10JN], H4436 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4436 [10JN]
        Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act:  invalidate entire legislation if
            any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4809
            [18JN], H4811 [18JN], H4821 [18JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10024 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11790 [18DE], H11864 [18DE],
            H11866 [18DE], H11884 [18DE], H11891 [18DE], H11897 [18DE],
            H11901 [18DE], H11975 [19DE]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            H5526 [15JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7231 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7231 [5AU], H7246<bullet>
            [5AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7231 [5AU],
            H7246<bullet> [5AU], H7254 [5AU]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
            (H.J. Res. 119), H4444 [10JN], H4447 [10JN], H4449 [10JN], H4450
            [10JN]
        ----- constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures (H.J.
            Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3727 [21MY], H4724
            [18JN]
        ------ require that a majority of congressional campaign
            contributions come from State residents, H5947 [20JY]
        ------ requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign
            financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums,
            H6797 [30JY]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7254
            [5AU]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1758 [30MR]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, H7254
            [5AU]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H5460 [14JY], H6798
            [30JY]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, H4860
            [19JN]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11734 [17DE]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H5469 [14JY]
        Political campaigns:  allow permanent resident aliens serving in the
            Armed Forces to make campaign contributions, H6841 [30JY], H6842
            [30JY], H6843 [30JY]
        ------ application of term ``express advocacy'' relative to
            communications providing voting records or positions taken by
            candidates for public office, H4868 [19JN], H4871 [19JN], H5455
            [14JY], H5456 [14JY], H5460 [14JY], H5467 [14JY], H5950 [20JY]
        ------ enforcement of spending limits on Presidential and Vice
            Presidential candidates receiving public financing, H6843
            [30JY], H6844 [30JY]
        ------ establish minimum ballot petition signature limits and
            restrict the imposition of signature requirements by States,
            H6796 [30JY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits, H1686 [27MR], H4696
            [17JN]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3779
            [22MY], H4687 [17JN], H4785 [18JN], H4786 [18JN], H4789 [18JN],
            H4809 [18JN], H4811 [18JN], H4813 [18JN], H4814 [18JN], H4821
            [18JN], H4860 [19JN], H4862 [19JN], H4868 [19JN], H4871 [19JN],
            H5455 [14JY], H5456 [14JY], H5458 [14JY], H5460 [14JY], H5467
            [14JY], H5468 [14JY], H5469 [14JY], H5470 [14JY], H5477 [14JY],
            H5478 [14JY], H5484 [14JY], H5485 [14JY], H5827 [17JY], H5828
            [17JY], H5918 [20JY], H5924 [20JY], H5927 [20JY], H5928 [20JY],
            H5942 [20JY], H5944 [20JY], H5947 [20JY], H5950 [20JY], H6791
            [30JY], H6792 [30JY], H6796 [30JY], H6797 [30JY], H6808 [30JY],
            H6809 [30JY], H6841 [30JY], H6842 [30JY], H6843 [30JY], H6844
            [30JY], H6850 [30JY], H6944 [3AU], H7300 [6AU], H7304 [6AU],
            H7317 [6AU] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
            consideration (H. Res. 442), H3727 [21MY], H4724 [18JN] ethics
            reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), consideration (H.
            Res. 458), H4776 [18JN] ethics reform and contribution limits
            (H.R. 3526), H1702 [30MR], H1736 [30MR], H4338 [10JN], H4694
            [17JN] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3581), H1736
            [30MR]
        ------ itemization of amounts spent by labor organizations, H5924
            [20JY]
        ------ make available on the Internet the names of non-governmental
            persons traveling on Air Force One or Air Force Two, H6791
            [30JY]
        ------ partial removal of limitations on contributions to candidates
            whose opponents use large amounts of personal funds, H6792
            [30JY]
        ------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
            citizens, H5470 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit use of currency for purposes of encouraging election
            day turnout, H5927 [20JY], H5928 [20JY]
        ------ prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H4868 [19JN]
        ------ prohibit use of White House meals or accommodations for
            fundraising, H5477 [14JY], H5478 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit use of willful blindness as a defense against
            violations of foreign contribution ban, H5484 [14JY], H5485
            [14JY], H5918 [20JY]
        ------ require radio and television broadcasters to provide reduced
            rate air time for political advertising, H7304 [6AU]
        ------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, H4789
            [18JN]
        ------ restrictions on issue advocacy by presidential candidates
            receiving public financing, H5944 [20JY]
        ------ transfer of suspected illegal campaign contributions to the
            FEC for investigation, H6850 [30JY]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4724
            [18JN]
        Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
            citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
            Security number to register to vote, H6808 [30JY], H6809 [30JY]
        ------ permit States to require photographic identification to vote
            in a Federal election, H5942 [20JY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H3739 [21MY], H4710 [17JN], H6877 [31JY]
      Tributes
        Flynn, Gerry, E1636<bullet> [7AU]
        Rogers, Irving E., Jr., H3737<bullet> [21MY]