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

    BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)
      Amendments
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3669 [21MY], H3680 [21MY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6704 [29JY], H6735 [29JY], H6736 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6880 [31JY]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7388
            [6AU]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H5838 [17JY], H6828 [30JY], H6856 [31JY]
        Puerto Rico:  self-determination (H.R. 856), H825 [4MR]
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Clean But Not Safe, James L. Curtis, New York (NY) Times, H2230
            [22AP]
        Statesmanship and its Betrayal, Mark Helprin, Wall Street Journal,
            H5964 [21JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
        Armed Forces:  permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H1643 [26MR]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
            for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
            H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
        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), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ prohibit sale of personal information without parental
            consent, (see H.R. 1972), H2606 [29AP]
        CIA:  establish select committee to investigate involvement in crack
            cocaine sales to fund Contras, (see H. Res. 70), H101 [28JA]
        Clay, Lucius D.:  issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res.
            346), H240 [3FE]
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis:  establish, (see H.R.
            1704), H1112 [11MR]
        Contracts:  allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H8035 [17SE]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H10917 [14OC]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
        ----- clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit
            unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community lenders,
            (see H.R. 1121), H1112 [11MR]
        Crime:  penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H1298 [18MR]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H3247 [13MY]
        ------ 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]
        Dept. of Justice:  clarify method for filling vacancies subject to
            Senate confirmation, (see H.R. 3420), H1020 [10MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H9346 [2OC]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ prohibit needle exchange programs, (see H.R. 3714), H2236
            [22AP]
        ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
            (see H.R. 3717), H2317 [23AP]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, (see H. Res. 372),
            H678 [26FE], (see H.J. Res. 117), H2706 [30AP]
        Education:  dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
            the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
            Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ require local agencies to develop and implement random drug
            testing for secondary school students, (see H.R. 4378), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H4325 [9JN]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed
            funeral directors, (see H.R. 4540), H7583 [10SE]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1644 [26MR]
        Fair Housing Act:  amend, (see H.R. 3206), H1550 [25MR]
        Firearms:  treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
            (see H.R. 3140), H2706 [30AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
            (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H7179 [4AU]
        IMF:  U.S. withdrawal, (see H.R. 3090), H447 [11FE]
        Immigration:  assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens
            and for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S., (see H.R.
            4251), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens,
            certain highly skilled workers, and refugees, (see H.R. 347),
            H1854 [31MR]
        Indian Self-Determination Act:  repeal a provision which exempts
            certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from
            restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes, (see
            H.R. 3218), H496 [12FE]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H3015 [7MY]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H755 [3MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  tribute to individuals who lost their
            lives during service, (see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  bicentennial, (see H. Res. 144), H3247
            [13MY]
        ------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
            114), H1337 [19MR]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 965), H3024 [11MY]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H5592 [15JY]
        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]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  require use of full name
            on new signs, (see H.R. 4014), H4241 [5JN]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Small business:  protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
            3382), H903 [5MR]
        SSA:  provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
            earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
            H.R. 2669), H11023 [15OC]
        Taxation:  allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
            (see H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ constitutional amendment to abolish Federal income tax, (see
            H.J. Res. 70), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
            credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H447 [11FE]
        ------ treatment of beer, (see H.R. 158), H3743 [21MY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1445 [24MR]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H5494 [14JY]
        Volunteer workers:  eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be
            supplied for background checks, (see H.R. 3398), H4550 [11JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Appropriations:  constitutional amendment on line-item veto, (see
            H.J. Res. 124), H5404 [25JN]
        Clean Air Act:  modify application of certain provisions relative to
            inclusion of entire metropolitan statistical areas within
            nonattainment areas, (see H.R. 4157), H5403 [25JN]
        Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act:  amend, (see H.R.
            3321), H850 [4MR]
        Congress:  voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for
            witnesses, (see H.R. 3854), H3246 [13MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391),
            H7177 [4AU]
        Drugs:  rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the
            Controlled Substances Act, (see H.R. 3093), H62 [27JA]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, (see H.R.
            4318), H6281 [23JY]
        Federal employees:  appointment of certain officers to fill vacant
            positions in executive agencies, (see H. Res. 339), H63 [27JA]
        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), H3970 [22MY]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4196), H5491 [14JY]
        ------ nullify effect of certain provisions of various Executive
            orders, (see H.R. 4861), H11695 [20OC]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  prevent expenditure of Federal funds to
            investigate circumstances relating to death, (see H.R. 4524),
            H7493 [9SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  ensure that States provide due process in
            cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or
            transfer, (see H.R. 4681), H9344 [2OC]
        Political campaigns:  appointment of independent counsel to
            investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
            campaign, (see H. Con. Res. 308), H6453 [24JY], (see H. Res.
            514), H6880 [31JY]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5491 [14JY]
        ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4312), H6186 [22JY]
        Transportation:  provide that certain intermodal transportation
            facilities not be exempt from local zoning ordinances, (see H.R.
            3468), H1235 [17MR]
        USIA:  repeal authority for administration of an au pair program,
            (see H.R. 3092), H62 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions relative to
        Clinton, President:  House of Representatives' appointment and
            authorization of managers for impeachment trial, (see H. Res.
            614), H12047 [19DE]
      Motions
        Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
            conference report, H9739 [7OC]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6498
            [28JY]
        China, People's Republic of:  transfer of strategic nuclear missile
            technology, H4337 [10JN]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11815 [18DE], H12037 [19DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach, H9596 [6OC], H9729 [7OC] Committee on
            the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether grounds exist to
            impeach (H. Res. 581), H10022 [8OC]
        ------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
            justice, and improper sexual conduct, H8974 [26SE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11783 [18DE], H11815 [18DE],
            H11826 [18DE], H11838 [18DE], H11842 [18DE], H11891 [18DE],
            H11907 [18DE], H11969 [19DE], H12037 [19DE]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  granting of
            immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
            fundraising and expenditure practices, H3232 [13MY]
        ----- granting of immunity relative to investigation of Federal
            election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res.
            440), H3457 [19MY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
            of independent counsel report on investigation of President
            Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7603 [11SE]
        Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act:  amend (H.R.
            3321), E294<bullet> [4MR]
        ------ implementation, H4891 [22JN]
        Congress:  voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for
            witnesses (H.R. 3854), H3232 [13MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3681 [21MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3303), H4891
            [22JN]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees, including any
            appointed independent counsel, and establish a review board to
            monitor compliance, H7230 [5AU], H7234 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7230 [5AU], H7234 [5AU],
            H7244 [5AU]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1595<bullet> [26MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6735 [29JY], H6736 [29JY], H6737 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4328), conference report,
            H11651<bullet> [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area (H.R. 4391),
            E1538<bullet> [4AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7230 [5AU], H7234
            [5AU], H7244 [5AU], H7251 [5AU], H7259 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6572<bullet> [29JY]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7367
            [6AU], H7376 [6AU], H7377 [6AU], H7388 [6AU], H7389 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit funding for ballot initiative on legalization of
            marijuana, H7388 [6AU], H7389 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7376 [6AU], H7377
            [6AU]
        ------ residency requirements for certain city employees, H7367
            [6AU]
        Drug abuse:  needle exchange programs, H2229 [22AP]
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), H7539<bullet> [10SE]
        ------ national policy to improve system, H8046 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8046 [18SE]
        Elections:  prohibit use of bilingual voting materials, H6828
            [30JY], H6829 [30JY]
        Executive Office of the President:  repeal Executive Order on equal
            employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7259
            [5AU]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
            of resulting information (H.R. 3949), H4640 [17JN]
        ------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
            before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
            resulting information, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
        Floyd County, GA:  anniversary of Floyd Springs United Methodist
            Church, E2012<bullet> [10OC]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4089 [4JN]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution,
            H6572<bullet> [29JY], H7251 [5AU]
        ----- limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution (H.R.
            4196), H6178 [22JY], H6180 [22JY]
        Homeless:  consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
            217), H722<bullet> [3MR]
        Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
            conference report, H9737 [7OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H6828 [30JY], H6829 [30JY]
        ------ investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to
            transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to People's
            Republic of China, H3457 [19MY]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, H6735 [29JY], H6736 [29JY], H6737 [29JY]
        ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database
            (H.R. 4312), H6076 [22JY]
        Puerto Rico:  approval of statehood option by a supermajority of
            valid votes cast, H825 [4MR], H826 [4MR]
        ------ declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H800 [4MR], H806 [4MR], H807 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H800 [4MR], H806 [4MR], H807
            [4MR], H825 [4MR], H826 [4MR]
        Rome, GA:  anniversary of Harbin Clinic, H4972 [23JN]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  approval of renaming by
            Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, H265 [4FE]
        ------ designate (H.R. 2625), H254 [4FE], H265 [4FE], H269 [4FE]
        ------ require Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to obtain
            funding for renaming of airport from sources other than the
            operating budget, H269 [4FE]
        Shatto, Gloria M.:  Berry College Voice of Berry Lifetime Award
            recipient, H5301 [25JN]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes, H10672 [13OC]
        Shorter College:  anniversary, E546<bullet> [1AP]
        Taxation:  treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4725 [18JN]
        U.N.:  authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H1595<bullet> [26MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Clinton, President:  House of Representatives' appointment and
            authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 614),
            H12042 [19DE], H12043 [19DE]
        Special order:  granted, H1640 [26MR], H3244 [13MY], H7176 [4AU]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 614, House of Representatives' appointment and authorization
            of managers for impeachment trial of President Clinton, H12043
            [19DE]
      Tributes
        Bell, Jason, E1293<bullet> [14JY]
        Helprin, Mark, H5963 [21JY]
        Ryker, Jake, H5504 [15JY]
        Ryker, Josh, H5504 [15JY]
        Sprayberry, James, E2012<bullet> [10OC]
        Ure, David, H5504 [15JY]
        Ure, Doug, H5504 [15JY]
        Walburger, Adam, H5504 [15JY]