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

    DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
        Conferee:  H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations,
            H6600 [29JY]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        To Overcome Means Accepting Reality, Leo Collins, Pine Bluff (AR)
            Commercial, E1052<bullet> [5JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Aircraft:  treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
            H.R. 1521), H2055 [1AP]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2055 [1AP]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        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]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
        ------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
            abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
            224), H631 [25FE]
        China, People's Republic of:  prohibit U.S. export of missile
            equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
            Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
        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]
        Credit unions:  qualifications for membership in a Federal credit
            union, (see H.R. 3276), H630 [25FE]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
            3682), H2054 [1AP]
        Cuba:  extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
            individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H4550 [11JN]
        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),
            H2606 [29AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2056 [1AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study effects of double-crested cormorants
            on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
            population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H10076 [8OC]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit from imposing regulations
            relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
            compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H4055 [3JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H9346 [2OC]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2931 [6MY]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H2814 [5MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
            [5FE]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        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), H10353 [9OC]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6511 [28JY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 4250), H5957 [20JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
            [21MY]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H6187
            [22JY]
        Insurance:  Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State
            insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural
            disasters, (see H.R. 219), H4055 [3JN]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  impose a temporary ban on importation of
            certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
            4762), H10352 [9OC]
        ------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H.
            Con. Res. 350), H10667 [12OC], (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  exemption from State laws prohibiting
            carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H6487 [27JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4182), H5404 [25JN]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H10011 [7OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3744 [21MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 2183), H2057 [1AP]
        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), H3972 [22MY]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
            [31JY]
        Small business:  establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
            franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
            4841), H10917 [14OC]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H1159 [12MR]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ 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]
        ------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
            credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4880 [19JN]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H8932 [25SE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H1236 [17MR]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H8627
            [24SE]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4241
            [5JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7585
            [10SE]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H8932 [25SE]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H9275 [1OC]
        Tobacco products:  specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry
            settlement, (see H.J. Res. 109), H446 [11FE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4055 [3JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR:  designate,
            (see H.R. 3250), H578 [24FE]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5098 [24JN]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11881 [18DE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7266 [5AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1670<bullet> [9SE]
        Education:  direct funding and control to local educational
            agencies, H10840 [14OC]
        ------ national policy to improve system, H10840 [14OC]
        EEOC:  funding, H7266 [5AU], E1670<bullet> [9SE]
        FDA:  prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
            any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5098 [24JN]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H3085 [12MY], H4087 [4JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6395 [24JY]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59),
            E1381<bullet> [22JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, E1052<bullet> [5JN]
        Racial relations:  encourage dialogue and initiatives within the
            U.S., H1217 [17MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H4048 [3JN]