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

    MASCARA, FRANK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H1445
            [24MR]
        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), H495 [12FE]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H10077
            [8OC]
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
            [19MR]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H676 [26FE]
        ------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
            benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
            for homeless veterans, (see H.R. 3039), H904 [5MR]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
        EPA:  require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
            conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
            4242), H7690 [14SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  recognize the importance of
            children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        Firearms:  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), H5494 [14JY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H10077 [8OC]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3744 [21MY]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H8932 [25SE]
        ------ insurance coverage of bone mass measurements, (see H.R.
            2693), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H3625 [20MY]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H6187
            [22JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H3972 [22MY]
        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), H10077 [8OC]
        ------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
            or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H851 [4MR]
        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], (see H. Res.
            598), H10917 [14OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2056 [1AP]
        Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.:  exclude from taxation any
            portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
            for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H10513 [10OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  exemption from State laws prohibiting
            carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H1159 [12MR]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H2056 [1AP]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H2318 [23AP]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65 [27JA]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2707
            [30AP], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H10011 [7OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
        Mining and mineral resources:  locatable minerals on public domain
            lands, (see H.R. 253), H8932 [25SE]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
            [1AP]
        National Guard:  allow members to perform honor guard functions at
            veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H241 [3FE]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H1700
            [27MR]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
            H5493 [14JY]
        NRC:  authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H4055 [3JN]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H755 [3MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Railroads:  reform the safety practices of the railroad industry,
            (see H.R. 2455), H4550 [11JN]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
        Small business:  liability requirements for remediation of dry
            cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H11696 [20OC]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H3247 [13MY]
        States:  authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State
            municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU]
        Taxation:  allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
            long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
            trades, (see H.R. 3110), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H2120 [21AP]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H1112 [11MR]
        ------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
            H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H3014 [7MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  designate lands as the
            Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
        Veterans:  enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
            veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H10077 [8OC]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H63 [27JA]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H3757 [22MY]
      Remarks
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11879 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11879 [18DE]
        Labor unions:  allow employees to organize and form collective
            bargaining units to improve salaries and working conditions,
            H4968 [23JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary (H. Con. Res. 203), H3758 [22MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1857 [1AP], H1896
            [1AP]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H1850 [31MR], H2049 [1AP]
      Tributes
        Lowrey, Bonnie, E368<bullet> [12MR]
        McDade, Representative, H9247 [1OC]
        Shirer, Cadet, H1834 [31MR]