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

    NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H6454 [24JY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, (see
            H.R. 2537), H3625 [20MY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        Bilingual Education Act:  repeal, (see H.R. 3720), H10353 [9OC]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
        Citizenship:  restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on
            birth in the U.S., (see H.R. 7), H5859 [17JY]
        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]
        Clinton, President:  reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred
            by the Office of Independent Counsel, (see H. Res. 532), H7617
            [11SE]
        Coastal zones:  use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
            and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see H.R.
            4717), H11696 [20OC]
        Colleges and universities:  protect speech and association rights of
            students, (see H.R. 980), H2236 [22AP]
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House):  provide special
            authority relative to investigation of the International
            Brotherhood of Teamsters, (see H. Res. 507), H6070 [21JY]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H2705 [30AP]
        Copyright Act:  revise to conform to the digital era and advance
            educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
            H3105 [12MY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
        ----- clarify laws relative to field of membership of Federal credit
            unions and reduce tax rates for qualified community lenders,
            (see H.R. 1121), H1159 [12MR]
        Crime:  constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
            (see H.J. Res. 71), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
            rights, (see H.R. 1322), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  combine the Consolidated Farm Service Agency
            and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and ensure
            equitable treatment of certain farmers, ranchers, and Federal
            employees, (see H.R. 2692), H447 [11FE]
        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]
        ------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
            the performance of their border protection functions, (see H.R.
            2922), H2120 [21AP]
        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),
            H6186 [22JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H3625 [20MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a national cemetery for
            veterans in the Atlanta, GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391),
            H7585 [10SE]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
        Disabled:  establish a national public Internet site to increase
            access to information on technology-related assistance, (see
            H.R. 4461), H9723 [6OC]
        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]
        ------ ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to State
            and local governments to share the expense of educating disabled
            children, (see H.R. 3930), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ establish a program to help children and youth learn English,
            (see H.R. 3680), H3312 [14MY], (see H.R. 3892), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
            employees, (see H.R. 2888), H3744 [21MY]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H3105 [12MY]
        Fair Housing Act:  amend, (see H.R. 3206), H2931 [6MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
            [11FE]
        FCC:  authority, (see H. Con. Res. 217), H498 [12FE]
        FDA:  uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see
            H.R. 4383), H10353 [9OC]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H7428 [7AU]
        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), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H3972
            [22MY]
        Fish and fishing:  authorize assistance to the States for fish
            restoration and management projects, (see H.R. 2973), H386 [5FE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H64 [27JA]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
            H10353 [9OC]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ require peer review of scientific data used in support of
            Federal regulations, (see H.R. 3234), H3488 [19MY]
        Health:  limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H2056
            [1AP]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and for
            persons smuggling aliens within the U.S., (see H.R. 4251), H5736
            [16JY]
        Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
            determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
            the patient, (see H.R. 4222), H5593 [15JY]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        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], (see H. Res. 598),
            H10917 [14OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
        Iwo Jima Memorial:  prohibit the construction of any additional
            monument, memorial, or structure, (see H.R. 3188), H2120 [21AP]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Medicare:  reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 4567), H8932 [25SE]
        National Institute of Dental Research:  anniversary, (see H. Con.
            Res. 289), H4325 [9JN]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
            (see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
        Occupational Safety and Health Act:  amend, (see H.R. 2579), H330
            [4FE]
        ------ establish peer review of standards, (see H.R. 2661), H4165
            [4JN]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish, (see H.R.
            2431), H1699 [27MR]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H5297 [24JN]
        Public utilities:  revision of the regulatory policies governing
            public utility holding companies, (see H.R. 3976), H3971 [22MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H2120 [21AP]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7915
            [16SE]
        Small business:  establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
            franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
            4841), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R. 3382), H903
            [5MR]
        Social Security:  provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap
            relative to certain military retirees and dependents, (see H.R.
            598), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
            benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
            (see H.R. 4172), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals
            estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health
            plan, (see H.R. 4249), H8035 [17SE]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H4165
            [4JN]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4241
            [5JN]
        ------ 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), H579 [24FE]
        ------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
            of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
            (see H.R. 4332), H10668 [12OC]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        Telephones:  reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
            services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H3972 [22MY]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H7495 [9SE]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H10077 [8OC]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H2119
            [21AP]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H4325 [9JN]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Davis-Bacon Act:  create additional category of construction workers
            called ``helpers'', (see H.R. 4546), H7584 [10SE]
        Ships and vessels:  allow certain foreign freight vessels to
            transport common ground clay as bulk cargo, (see H.R. 4490),
            H7413 [6AU]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H108 [3FE]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  price supports for peanuts, H5023 [23JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5023 [23JN]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
            Employees Health Benefits Program, H3693<bullet> [21MY]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard (H.R. 1356), H1144 [12MR]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11898 [18DE]
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House):  provide special
            authority relative to investigation of the International
            Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), H6758 [30JY]
        Corps of Engineers:  compliance with Clean Water Act, H9091 [28SE]
        ------ revocation of Pamela Ham's dock permit along the Savannah
            River, H8463 [23SE]
        ------ Shoreline Management Plan reform, H8537 [24SE]
        Davis-Bacon Act:  create additional category of construction workers
            called ``helpers'' (H.R. 4546), E1692<bullet> [10SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3698 [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3693<bullet>
            [21MY], H3698 [21MY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6581 [29JY]
        Education:  reduce class size in the early grades and improve
            teacher quality, H8062 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8062 [18SE]
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal, E92<bullet> [4FE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H10890 [14OC], H10893 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6396 [24JY], H6401 [24JY], H6402 [24JY]
        Music and dance:  tribute to African-American music (H. Con. Res.
            27), H10798 [13OC], H10799 [13OC]
        Political campaigns:  investigate campaign fundraising practices
            relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
            People's Republic of China, H3495 [20MY]
        San Francisco, CA:  prevent use of Federal funds to require city
            contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6581 [29JY]
        Ships and vessels:  allow certain foreign freight vessels to
            transport common ground clay as bulk cargo (H.R. 4490),
            E1589<bullet> [7AU]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2830 [6MY]
        Telecommunications Act:  implementation, H109 [3FE]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1384<bullet> [22JY]
        Water pollution:  Federal facilities pollution control (H.R. 1194),
            H8973 [26SE], H9181 [29SE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H906 [9MR]
      Tributes
        Allen, Kenneth D., Jr., E1549<bullet> [5AU]