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

    BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2318
            [23AP]
        Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
            viscera, (see H.R. 619), H4879 [19JN]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Aviation:  require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance
            system on large cargo aircraft, (see H.R. 2855), H386 [5FE]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H7178 [4AU]
        Capitol Police:  increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415),
            H8932 [25SE]
        Children and youth:  provide that children's sleepwear be
            manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
            (see H.R. 3831), H4165 [4JN]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H447 [11FE]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4550 [11JN]
        Clothing industry:  legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
            (see H.R. 23), H6880 [31JY]
        Consumers:  labeling system for apparel and sporting goods made
            without child labor, (see H.R. 1301), H64 [27JA]
        Corps of Engineers:  reauthorizing water resources development
            programs, (see H.R. 3866), H3311 [14MY]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H4165 [4JN]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H6999
            [3AU]
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
            [23AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        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), H10353 [9OC]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H3311 [14MY]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H4567 [15JN]
        Drugs:  increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
            enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 4617), H8626 [24SE]
        Ecology and environment:  national objectives priority assignments,
            (see H.R. 1404), H4550 [11JN]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H2120 [21AP]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
            criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
            H.R. 2953), H6880 [31JY]
        Housing:  provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H7178 [4AU]
        Independence National Historical Park:  authorize the Gateway
            Visitor Center, (see H.R. 4109), H5063 [23JN]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis, (see H.R. 616), H4629 [16JN]
        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), H3014
            [7MY]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5405
            [25JN]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        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), H8083 [18SE]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
        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), H6820 [30JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H1021 [10MR]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H1854
            [31MR], (see H.R. 3567), H2120 [21AP], (see H.R. 4339), H6698
            [29JY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H6880 [31JY]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
            provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H386 [5FE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
            H7915 [16SE]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H7803 [15SE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3972 [22MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission:  establish, (see H.R.
            3925), H8035 [17SE]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H2236 [22AP]
        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), H3970 [22MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H909 [9MR]
        Senior citizens:  establish a consumer price index for elderly
            consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
            Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
        ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
            information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
            3134), H1337 [19MR]
        Social Security:  investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses
            into program, (see H. Res. 340), H631 [25FE]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
        States:  authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State
            municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU]
        Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
            in each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H7803 [15SE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643
            [26MR]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7415
            [6AU]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  designate lands as the
            Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
        Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
            National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
            Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2331 [27AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Housing:  ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are
            carried out in an efficient and fair manner, (see H.R. 3545),
            H1549 [25MR]
      Remarks
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11741 [17DE]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11909 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10113<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11909 [18DE]
        Dept. of Transportation:  Aviation Insurance Program authorization
            (H.R. 4058), H5880 [20JY]
        Disasters:  establish an advisory commission to prepare for and
            respond to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035), H4598 [16JN]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11741 [17DE]
        National Guard:  tribute to the 111th Security Police Squadron of
            the Pennsylvania Air National Guard for efforts during Olympic
            games in Atlanta, GA, E1613<bullet> [7AU]
        Petroleum:  use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
            transportation trust funds, H1890 [1AP]
        Philadelphia, PA:  anniversary of St. Martin of Tours Parish,
            E369<bullet> [12MR]
        ------ tribute to Philadelphia Protestant Home, E1781<bullet> [23SE]
        Philadelphia Corp. for Aging:  anniversary, E2202<bullet> [15OC]
        Shelinsky, Kelly:  Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of
            Community Award recipient, E489<bullet> [26MR]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8743<bullet> [25SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8743<bullet> [25SE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate
            (H.R. 4000), H9453<bullet> [5OC]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1890 [1AP]
        Wildfires:  express condolences and support to victims and commend
            efforts of firefighters in Florida (H. Con. Res. 298), H5881
            [20JY]
        Women's Business Development Center:  tribute, E337<bullet> [10MR]
      Tributes
        Brady, Representative Robert A., H3628 [21MY]
        Burd, James E., E1957<bullet> [8OC]
        Lukiewski, Stella and Edward, E780<bullet> [6MY]
        McCook, Margaret, E683<bullet> [28AP]
        Shields, William J., E1028<bullet> [4JN]