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

    LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
      Amendments
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2268 [23AP]
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
            cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
            H7803 [15SE]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        American River Watershed:  provide for improved flood protection,
            (see H.R. 3698), H4479 [10JN]
        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), H578 [24FE]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H447 [11FE]
        ------ provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall
            not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, (see
            H.R. 1915), H64 [27JA]
        ------ strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows
            or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, (see H.R.
            3084), H498 [12FE]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H330 [4FE]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H2318 [23AP]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Children and youth:  facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by
            National Child Protection Act, (see H.R. 2488), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H2120 [21AP]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H4165 [4JN]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H3312 [14MY]
        Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
            Res. 287), H4712 [17JN]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H2056
            [1AP]
        Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and
            Technology Development:  establish, (see H.R. 3007), H851 [4MR]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see
            H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
        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), H447
            [11FE]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H64 [27JA]
        ------ applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H11023 [15OC]
        ------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions
            of higher education, (see H.R. 715), H2055 [1AP]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        de On�6ate, Don Juan:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
            permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
            (see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H851 [4MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
            2898), H1112 [11MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  establish program relative to exchange of sterile
            hypodermic needles, (see H.R. 2212), H64 [27JA]
        ------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
        ------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
            of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H3312 [14MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
            certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
            3875), H3972 [22MY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  assess available technologies for
            establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
            (see H.R. 3555), H1549 [25MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
            a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
            in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
            H7915 [16SE]
        ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
            system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
            non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H7178 [4AU]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
        Discrimination:  condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific
            Islander Americans and support political and civic participation
            by these persons, (see H. Con. Res. 191), H2120 [21AP]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
            (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
        Education:  allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses,
            (see H.R. 3282), H676 [26FE]
        ------ assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
            the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R. 3813), H3013
            [7MY]
        ------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H678
            [26FE]
        ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H10012 [7OC]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H755 [3MR]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ provide for various capital investments in technology
            education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        ExploraVision Awards Program:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
            H9188 [29SE]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
            labor, (see H.R. 4450), H8528 [23SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  develop, promote, and implement
            policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
            154), H5738 [16JY]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 3292), H1699 [27MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
            child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
            H903 [5MR] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
            school-based child care, (see H.R. 3768), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of
            prevention programs, (see H.R. 1736), H3312 [14MY]
        FEC:  require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
            and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Federal employees:  make percentage limitations on contributions to
            the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations
            on elective deferrals, (see H.R. 2526), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H1643 [26MR]
        Financial institutions:  protect confidentiality of personal
            financial information, (see H.R. 4478), H10833 [13OC]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
            [17JN]
        ------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H3104
            [12MY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H6698 [29JY]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ support economic and political independence for the South
            Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H6186 [22JY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H64 [27JA]
        ------ prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products
            derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H1112 [11MR]
        Forests:  eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
            facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
            communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
            2789), H8932 [25SE]
        Golden Gate National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries, (see H.R.
            4143), H5402 [25JN]
        Government regulations:  provide for the debarment or suspension
            from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of
            persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, (see H.R.
            1624), H241 [3FE]
        ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
            (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
            [22MY]
        Health:  awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
            on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
            disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
            individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121), H6454
            [24JY]
        ------ prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans
            relative to neurobiological disorders, (see H.R. 2110), H100
            [28JA]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 1289), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H7494 [9SE]
        Higher Education Act:  financial responsibility for refunds during
            provisional certification and change of ownership of propietary
            institutions, (see H.R. 2981), H851 [4MR]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        Human rights:  trafficking of women and girls for forced
            prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H6511 [28JY]
        Hunting and trapping:  prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, (see H.R.
            1176), H5493 [14JY]
        Immigration:  allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's
            visas, (see H.R. 225), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H6070 [21JY]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H2120 [21AP]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H2932 [6MY]
        Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
            under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
            the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ notify upon examination any medical condition of an
            individual seeking insurance coverage, (see H.R. 2874), H2237
            [22AP]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H7428 [7AU]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
            [22MY]
        Investments:  require brokers, dealers, investment companies and
            advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial
            information, (see H.R. 4479), H10833 [13OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
        Italian Americans:  prepare report detailing injustices suffered
            during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the
            President, (see H.R. 2090), H4711 [17JN]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2237 [22AP]
        Latin America:  prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced
            weapons, (see H.R. 2345), H497 [12FE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        LIHEAP:  reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H904 [5MR]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H851 [4MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H8932 [25SE]
        Medicare:  ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
            H6511 [28JY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H10833 [13OC]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7585
            [10SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (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 Days of Dialogue:  support in association with the national
            celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., (see H.
            Con. Res. 195), H498 [12FE]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H11042 [16OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H2055 [1AP]
        Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
            culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
            furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H65 [27JA]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Parks and recreation areas:  require camps to report on incidents of
            injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS, (see H.R. 298), H64
            [27JA]
        Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
            taken from the town of Balangiga to the people of the
            Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H4629 [16JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 2183), H329 [4FE]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1112 [11MR]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H11042 [16OC]
        Public safety officers:  eligibility of certain emergency management
            and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
            benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
            dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, (see
            H.R. 2088), H2813 [5MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA], (see H.R. 3379), H3247 [13MY]
        Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H4550 [11JN]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H6282
            [23JY]
        Sequoia National Forest:  increase recreational opportunities and
            establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia
            ecosystem, (see H.R. 2077), H447 [11FE]
        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), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
        Taxation:  allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
            long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
            trades, (see H.R. 3110), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
        ------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
            establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments
            which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal spending,
            (see H.R. 2827), H447 [11FE]
        ------ eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing,
            (see H.R. 1241), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7803
            [15SE]
        ------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
            research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
            qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
            H3013 [7MY]
        ------ extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain
            collaborative research consortia, (see H.R. 3857), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H498 [12FE]
        ------ increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers
            returning to school for additional training, (see H.R. 3881),
            H3311 [14MY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H7584
            [10SE]
        ------ 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 that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of
            past-due enforceable State tax obligations, (see H.R. 1730),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
            farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
            equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H904 [5MR]
        ------ treatment of divorced spouses, (see H.R. 2467), H447 [11FE]
        ------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
            1891), H329 [4FE]
        ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H579 [24FE]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of severance pay, (see H.R. 3011), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
            income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of tobacco products, (see H.R. 3027), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small
            businesses, (see H.R. 4134), H5494 [14JY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4550 [11JN]
        Tobacco products:  prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels,
            compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and
            enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research,
            (see H.R. 3028), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
            H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
        Veterans:  extend priority health care to individuals who served
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2814 [5MY]
        Vietnam:  prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank, (see H.R. 3159),
            H1337 [19MR]
        Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
            Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H1237 [17MR]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2374), H100 [28JA]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2331 [27AP]
        ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
            [24MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
        Education:  later starting times for secondary school classes, (see
            H. Con. Res. 296), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting
            times for secondary school classes, (see H.R. 4131), H5297
            [24JN]
        Taxation:  treatment of contributions of computer technology and
            equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
            H7413 [6AU]
        Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
            factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
      Essays
        I'm Proud To Be Bilingual:  Claudia Alvarez, E535<bullet> [31MR]
      Remarks
        Alvarez, Claudia:  Scholastic, Inc., essay contest honoree,
            E535<bullet> [31MR]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter (S. 1759), H6900 [3AU]
        Bankruptcy:  provide private trustees the right to seek judicial
            review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and
            trustee removal (H.R. 2592), H6902 [3AU]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4363 [10JN]
        Business and industry:  improve competitiveness of U.S. business and
            promote foreign commerce (H.R. 4353), E2096<bullet> [12OC]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7208 [5AU]
        Children and youth:  allow youth-serving organizations access to FBI
            criminal background information, H4511 [11JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10020 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11799 [18DE]
        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), H7593 [11SE]
        Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act:  implementation,
            H4890<bullet> [22JN]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), H5034
            [23JN]
        ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
            security (H.R. 695), H1702 [30MR]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel (H.R. 2070), H6936 [3AU]
        Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, H2268 [23AP], H2269 [23AP], H2270 [23AP], H2271
            [23AP], H2272 [23AP]
        ----- confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings (H.R. 3577), E504<bullet> [27MR]
        Crime:  increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
            arrest, H4515 [11JN]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H4511 [11JN], H4513 [11JN], H4514 [11JN], H4515 [11JN]
        ------ provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks
            the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders, H4517 [11JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3303),
            H4890<bullet> [22JN]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7208 [5AU]
        Drugs:  limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
            into the U.S. from Mexico (H.R. 3633), H6904 [3AU]
        Education:  increase number of teachers, H10839 [14OC]
        ------ national policy to improve system, H10678 [13OC], H10839
            [14OC]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2268 [23AP], H2269 [23AP], H2270 [23AP], H2271 [23AP], H2272
            [23AP]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses (H.R. 3310), E471<bullet> [25MR]
        Health:  liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872),
            H6740 [29JY]
        Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
            nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
            H6934 [3AU]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8589
            [24SE]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), conference report, H8556<bullet> [24SE]
        Schiff, Steven:  tribute (H. Res. 395), H1507 [25MR]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (H.R. 1689), E1383<bullet> [22JY]
        Sheedy, Mateo:  Heart of Jesus Award recipient, E2083<bullet> [11OC]
        States:  establish community notification system relative to release
            of convicted sex offenders, H4513 [11JN], H4514 [11JN]
        Supreme Court Historical Society:  acceptance of voluntary services
            (S. 2143), H6898 [3AU], H6899 [3AU]
        Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
            factory (H. Res. 595), E2153<bullet> [13OC]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6769 [30JY], H6778 [30JY]
        Votes:  correction, H10802 [13OC]
        ------ position on missed, H863<bullet> [5MR], H2374 [28AP], H4679
            [17JN], H8504 [23SE]
        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 (H.R. 1428), H470 [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H10559 [11OC]
      Tributes
        Barozzi, Louie, E944<bullet> [22MY]
        Fazio, Representative, H8556<bullet> [24SE]
        Grosinger, Emery, E832<bullet> [12MY]
        Shayne, Elena, E1216<bullet> [24JN]
        Sumisaki, Roy, E796<bullet> [7MY]