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

    MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  retroactive lifting of caps on
            loan rates for marketing assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Agriculture:  provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and
            promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
            facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H1549 [25MR]
        Appropriations:  making supplemental appropriations and rescissions
            (H.R. 3580), consideration, (see H. Res. 473), H4628 [16JN]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H7428 [7AU]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4195),
            H5491 [14JY]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Budget:  establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
            H.R. 457), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ reform process relative to use of joint resolutions,
            emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance
            programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and
            mitigation of bias, (see H.R. 4837), H10917 [14OC]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint):  establish, (see H.J.
            Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  improve agricultural
            credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
            H5736 [16JY]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H329
            [4FE]
        ----- implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H6186 [22JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1777 [30MR]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H7803
            [15SE]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H2706
            [30AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish temporary enrollment priorities for
            the Conservation Reserve Program, (see H.R. 4394), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
            2898), H1112 [11MR]
        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 Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4961 [22JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7584 [10SE]
        Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN:  designate,
            (see H.R. 2836), H101 [28JA]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1379 [23MR]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
        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), H3014 [7MY]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
            H2053 [1AP]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9084
            [26SE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum
            hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments, (see H.R.
            135), H100 [28JA]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3105
            [12MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H7584 [10SE]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H10353 [9OC]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
            4150), H5402 [25JN]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H1299 [18MR]
        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), H9537 [5OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Liberia:  adjust immigration status of certain nationals, (see H.R.
            3915), H10833 [13OC]
        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), H7290 [5AU]
        Medicaid:  allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
            Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
            H.R. 4583), H8084 [18SE]
        Medicare:  eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H6070
            [21JY]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
            accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
            services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
        Mississippi River:  management of the upper river system, (see H.R.
            4322), H6281 [23JY]
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement:  establish, (see H.R.
            1524), H329 [4FE]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H1237 [17MR]
        North American Wetlands Conservation Act:  reauthorizing, (see H.R.
            2556), H2056 [1AP]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7690 [14SE]
        Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network:  nullify certain
            operational regulations, (see H.R. 3767), H4835 [18JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H1337 [19MR]
        Refugees:  provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
            torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6186 [22JY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H909 [9MR]
        Small business:  liability requirements for remediation of dry
            cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H2055 [1AP]
        Social Security:  investment of trust funds in marketable
            securities, (see H.R. 3822), H3013 [7MY], (see H.R. 4033), H4479
            [10JN]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H7494 [9SE]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H7584 [10SE]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H8932
            [25SE]
        ------ treatment of tax payments from certain religious individuals
            relative to nonmilitary purposes, (see H.R. 2660), H2056 [1AP]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4880 [19JN]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
        Tobacco products:  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]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4961 [22JN]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H8084 [18SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Agriculture:  relief for agricultural producers adversely affected
            by low commodity prices and crop failures, (see H.R. 4747),
            H10075 [8OC]
        ----- relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, (see H.R. 4690), H9345 [2OC]
        Refuse disposal:  State control of municipal solid waste
            transportation and disposal, (see H.R. 4635), H8931 [25SE]
      Motions
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H3715 [21MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4130 [4JN]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, H4949 [22JN], H6870 [31JY]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            H6925 [3AU], H6926 [3AU], H6928 [3AU], H6930 [3AU]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7704 [15SE], H7705
            [15SE], H9316 [2OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            H9510 [5OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5077 [24JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9510
            [5OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 567), H9316 [2OC] making
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct conferees, H7704
            [15SE], H7705 [15SE]
        Appropriations:  status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10648
            [12OC]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5448
            [14JY]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, H10648 [12OC], H10993 [15OC]
        ------ balance, H8840 [25SE], H9510 [5OC]
        ------ deficit, H840 [4MR]
        ------ payment for highways and transit programs by using CBO
            estimates, H3715 [21MY], H3718 [21MY]
        ------ reconciliation process, H7555 [10SE]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
            284), H4197 [5JN] setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003
            (H. Con. Res. 284), consideration (H. Res. 455), H4137 [4JN]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
            284), H8508 [23SE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6503
            [28JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11920 [18DE]
        Congressional Record:  expunging of certain remarks relative to
            President Clinton, H8025 [17SE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  marketing assistance loans funding,
            E2280<bullet> [21OC]
        ------ reform basic formula price for milk marketing orders, H9316
            [2OC]
        ------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets, H5077 [24JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 563),
            H9259 [1OC], H9260 [1OC]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit use of funds for improvement or
            replacement of the Miller Highway in New York, NY, H6734 [29JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6734 [29JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, H3716 [21MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1603<bullet>
            [7AU]
        Farm Service Agency:  staffing levels, H6926 [3AU]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (H. Res. 542), H7939
            [17SE]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements, H6930 [3AU]
        ------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
            for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8789 [25SE]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5874 [20JY]
        IMF:  funding, H7939 [17SE]
        Medicare:  reform, H840 [4MR]
        Minnesota:  tribute to signers of ``Fair Farm Prices Now'' petition,
            E2280<bullet> [21OC]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  extend, H9316 [2OC]
        Public Telecommunications Facilities Program:  funding,
            E1603<bullet> [7AU]
        Roads and highways:  highway demonstration projects funding, H3719
            [21MY]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, H840 [4MR], H4197
            [5JN], H9510 [5OC]
        ------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
            (H.R. 4578), H8021 [17SE], H8605 [24SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8021 [17SE], H8605 [24SE], H8969 [26SE]
        ------ rates, H8840 [25SE]
        ------ treatment of ethanol fuel, H2442 [29AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2018 [1AP], H2821
            [6MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H. Res. 405), H1864
            [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), motion to instruct conferees,
            H3584 [20MY], H3715 [21MY], H3718 [21MY], H3719 [21MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H7671<bullet> [14SE], H7672<bullet>
            [14SE], H7673<bullet> [14SE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H848 [4MR], H4960 [22JN], H5486 [14JY],
            H6877 [31JY], H7485 [9SE], H7582 [10SE], H7800 [15SE], H8032
            [17SE], H8081 [18SE], H8522 [23SE], H8625 [24SE], H8929 [25SE],
            H9083 [26SE], H9532 [5OC], H10349 [9OC], H10665 [12OC], H10831
            [13OC], H11022 [15OC]
      Statements
        Emergency Farm Financial Relief Act:  OMB, H6926 [3AU]
      Tributes
        Engan, Jonette, E1031<bullet> [4JN]
        Rehkamp, Paul G., E1637<bullet> [7AU]