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

    GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
      Articles and editorials
        Richmond Gun Project Praised, R.H. Melton, Washington (DC) Post,
            H5388 [25JN]
        Scholarship Emphasizes R-MC Ties to Boydton, Mecklenburg (VA) Sun,
            H2038 [1AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H241 [3FE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Citizenship:  restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on
            birth in the U.S., (see H.R. 7), H678 [26FE]
        Clean Air Act:  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]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H9275 [1OC]
        Contracts:  allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H7915 [16SE]
        Crime:  death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs,
            (see H.R. 3671), H2054 [1AP]
        ------ 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),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
            the performance of their border protection functions, (see H.R.
            2922), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy
            Program, (see H.R. 1773), H9345 [2OC]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
            [27JA]
        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 the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H2813
            [5MY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit from imposing regulations
            relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
            compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H65 [27JA]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a chiropractic services
            division, (see H.R. 4421), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4220), H6880 [31JY]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
            employees, (see H.R. 2888), H2706 [30AP]
        EPA:  require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
            conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
            4242), H7179 [4AU]
        Family and Medical Leave Act:  amend and clarify, (see H.R. 3751),
            H2605 [29AP]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of bone mass
            measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H5405 [25JN]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
        Firearms:  clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
            arms, (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), H7584
            [10SE]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4629 [16JN]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see H.R. 3981), H4712 [17JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        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), H1444 [24MR]
        Health:  expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H6697 [29JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
            [23AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H4712 [17JN]
        Insurance:  assure patient choice and access to services for
            enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
            (see H.R. 3547), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res. 210),
            H385 [5FE]
        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), H2605
            [29AP]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
        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), H8528 [23SE]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
            [18JN]
        Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5738 [16JY]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H498
            [12FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H4165 [4JN],
            (see H.R. 3567), H5594 [15JY], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H676
            [26FE]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H7178
            [4AU]
        ------ limit penalty for late enrollment, (see H.R. 676), H2423
            [28AP]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7429 [7AU]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
            accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
            services, (see H.R. 4075), H4880 [19JN]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        Music and dance:  recognize the contributions of the cities of
            Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins
            and development of country music, (see H. Con. Res. 214), H3015
            [7MY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        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]
        NIH:  expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone
            diseases, (see H.R. 2697), H6697 [29JY]
        Occupational Safety and Health Act:  establish peer review of
            standards, (see H.R. 2661), H5297 [24JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4281), H6454 [24JY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4078), H4834
            [18JN]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7495 [9SE]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
        Small business:  protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
            3382), H903 [5MR]
        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), H330 [4FE]
        ------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
            from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's
            death, (see H.R. 68), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
            hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
            (see H.R. 3247), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H4711 [17JN]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to
            parental consent, (see H.R. 2941), H631 [25FE]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H2424 [28AP]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
            [6MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the
            computation of capital gains relative to the earned income
            credit, (see H.R. 1800), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
            increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
            4509), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H9178 [28SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
        ------ treatment of amounts received under State programs providing
            compensation for birth-related injuries, (see H.R. 4139), H5402
            [25JN]
        ------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
            H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ treatment of petroleum storage facilities, (see H.R. 3992),
            H6453 [24JY]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm
            rental income, (see H.R. 1261), H1299 [18MR]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H5297 [24JN]
        U.N.:  prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until
            overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed, (see
            H.R. 934), H2706 [30AP]
        Veterans:  permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H64
            [27JA]
        Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
            Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H579 [24FE]
        Washington, George:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
            Res. 251), H1643 [26MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Tobacco products:  provide market transition assistance for quota
            owners, tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize
            tobacco quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3437), H1111 [11MR]
      Lists
        Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
            Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
      Remarks
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11977 [19DE]
        Crime:  tribute to Project Exile Program, H5388 [25JN]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H350
            [5FE]
        George Washington and Jefferson National Forests:  convey certain
            lands (H.R. 3226), H1401 [24MR]
        Getachew, Yoseph:  National Industries for the Blind (organization)
            Peter J. Salmon National Service Employee of the Year award
            recipient, H8509 [23SE]
        Martinsville, VA:  tribute to Martinsville Middle School for
            participation in Project Citizen competition, H4296 [9JN]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  designate (H.
            Con. Res. 171), H3424 [19MY]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H801 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H801 [4MR]
        Tobacco products:  impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
            cigarette prices, H3733 [21MY]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H3733 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry
            liability settlement, H6868 [31JY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H2049 [1AP], H4322 [9JN], H8522 [23SE]
      Resignations
        Committee on Small Business (House), H5252 [24JN]
      Statements
        Project Citizen--We The People:  by, H4296 [9JN]
      Tributes
        Abbitt, Watkins M., H5411 [14JY]
        Short, Jean, H2038 [1AP]
        Short, Shelton H., III, H2038 [1AP]