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

    HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)
      Amendments
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6162 [22JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5739 [16JY], H6551 [29JY]
      Articles and editorials
        And What Will History Say? Lance Morrow, Columbia Journalism Review
            (publication), H5272 [24JN]
        Fumble in Dallas, Terry Anderson, Columbia Journalism Review
            (publication), H5272 [24JN]
        What We Do Now, Columbia Journalism Review (publication),
            H5270-H5272 [24JN]
        Where We Went Wrong, Jules Witcover, Columbia Journalism Review
            (publication), H5267-H5270 [24JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H7494 [9SE]
        Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
            (see H.R. 3160), H329 [4FE]
        ------ liability requirements for air carrier baggage, (see H.R.
            3337), H902 [5MR]
        ------ provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
            service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
            2748), H755 [3MR]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H64 [27JA]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
            H1776 [30MR]
        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:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H1299 [18MR]
        China, Republic of:  participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126),
            H6186 [22JY]
        Civil War--U.S.:  mint coins in commemoration of African-American
            Civil War veterans, (see H.R. 2453), H241 [3FE]
        Clean Air Act:  reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H386 [5FE]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see
            H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        ------ independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H6070 [21JY]
        Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H4055 [3JN], (see H.R.
            4151), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H7915 [16SE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  reform agricultural credit programs, (see
            H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  equitable retirement for military reserve
            technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H6880
            [31JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
            research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
            (see H.R. 3758), H7415 [6AU]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H7178 [4AU]
        Dept. of State:  calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
            agents' retirement annuities, (see H.R. 633), H64 [27JA]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3013 [7MY]
        ------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
            commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240), H496
            [12FE]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 4005),
            H4240 [5JN], (see H.R. 1756), H5405 [25JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H5738 [16JY]
        ------ 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), H9179 [28SE]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3366 [18MY]
        Drugs:  restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy
            owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees, (see H.R.
            3756), H2605 [29AP]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding
            operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
        Education:  grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H1699 [27MR], (see
            H.R. 2698), H11549 [19OC]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H7415 [6AU]
        Electric power:  ensure that rates charged by certain small power
            producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to
            the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at the
            time of delivery, (see H.R. 4511), H7414 [6AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  develop, promote, and implement
            policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
            154), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ 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),
            H1112 [11MR]
        Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act:  repeal preemption
            provision, (see H.R. 4498), H9723 [6OC]
        Federal employees:  equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
            3956), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act:  improve enforcement and
            compliance programs, (see H.R. 1453), H64 [27JA]
        Financial institutions:  prevent personal financial information from
            being obtained under false pretenses, (see H.R. 4321), H6281
            [23JY]
        ------ protect confidentiality of personal financial information,
            (see H.R. 4478), H7495 [9SE]
        Fish and fisheries:  reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries, (see
            H.R. 4180), H10077 [8OC]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H330 [4FE], (see H.R. 4266), H5858
            [17JY]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
            countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5493
            [14JY], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        FRS:  include money laundering activities in the consideration of
            certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and
            suppliers on Federal construction projects, (see H.R. 3032),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Hazardous substances:  require powerplants, industrial plants, and
            incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H2813
            [5MY]
        Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
            [22MY]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H8528 [23SE]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ 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), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
            [23AP]
        ------ require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide
            written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies,
            (see H.R. 4843), H11696 [20OC]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
            [19MY]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
        ------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 239), H2814 [5MY]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
            3114), H63 [27JA]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H5737
            [16JY]
        Income:  establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
            made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H5494 [14JY]
        Insurance:  establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an
            aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain
            health benefit plans, (see H.R. 1807), H678 [26FE]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2318 [23AP]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5405
            [25JN]
        Investments:  require brokers, dealers, investment companies and
            advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial
            information, (see H.R. 4479), H7495 [9SE]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H7179 [4AU]
        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), H692 [2MR]
        ------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H6454 [24JY]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
            to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
            H1550 [25MR]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1777
            [30MR]
        Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
            Res. 303), H6454 [24JY]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 313),
            H7429 [7AU]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
            (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  extend certain civil service retirement
            options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
            Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R.
            1215), H64 [27JA]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        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), H1337 [19MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
        Medicare:  continuous open enrollment of individuals in
            Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services,
            (see H.R. 2153), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H3366 [18MY]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H5593
            [15JY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ limit penalty for late enrollment, (see H.R. 676), H1112
            [11MR]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
            provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 3128), H4165 [4JN]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Mining and mineral resources:  ensure receipt of a fair return for
            the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands,
            (see H.R. 778), H64 [27JA]
        ------ reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, (see H.R. 780), H64
            [27JA]
        Native Americans:  improve Indian reservation roads and related
            transportation services, (see H.R. 2665), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ mint coins in commemoration of history and culture, (see H.R.
            4448), H7411 [6AU]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
        New York:  disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3312
            [14MY]
        New York Canal National Heritage Corridor:  establish as an
            affiliated unit of the National Park System, (see H.R. 4430),
            H7411 [6AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H5493 [14JY]
        Nigeria:  impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H851 [4MR]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H7803 [15SE]
        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]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        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]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H5064 [23JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4835 [18JN]
        Power resources:  management of royalties from Federal and Outer
            Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H3743 [21MY]
        Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission:  establish, (see H.R.
            3925), H7690 [14SE]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
        Privacy:  protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social
            Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform
            national identifying number, (see H.R. 3261), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H5738 [16JY]
        ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4281), H7415 [6AU]
        Public lands:  require congressional approval before entering into
            certain agreements or arrangements, (see H.R. 4122), H7000 [3AU]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H1699 [27MR]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while
            performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government, (see H.R.
            1013), H678 [26FE]
        Recycling:  require refund values for beverage containers and
            provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling
            programs, (see H.R. 1586), H2236 [22AP]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H4550 [11JN]
        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]
        Sequoia National Forest:  increase recreational opportunities and
            establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia
            ecosystem, (see H.R. 2077), H2931 [6MY]
        Social Security:  investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses
            into program, (see H. Res. 340), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
            hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
            (see H.R. 3247), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H1021 [10MR]
        States:  establish notification procedures relative to release of
            convicted sex offenders, (see H. Con. Res. 125), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
            Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
            H.R. 3837), H3972 [22MY]
        Tariff:  wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
        Taxation:  allowable credits and deductions in determining
            alternative minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H497 [12FE]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H851 [4MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H2331 [27AP]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H6070 [21JY]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
            [30AP]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
            vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
            (see H.R. 3466), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
            4538), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ repeal percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock
            mines, (see H.R. 779), H64 [27JA]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 372), H1112 [11MR]
        Telecommunications:  preserve State and local authority to regulate
            the placement, construction, and modification of certain
            facilities, (see H.R. 3016), H241 [3FE]
        ------ require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and
            fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act, (see H.R. 4018),
            H4712 [17JN]
        Television:  eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
            cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H6880 [31JY]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
            Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
            H1445 [24MR]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2120 [21AP]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
            [17JY]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H8084 [18SE]
        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]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H3014 [7MY]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H3247 [13MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Consumers:  limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
            certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
            regional network, (see H.R. 3495), H1298 [18MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
        FRS:  reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, (see H. Con. Res. 329), H8528 [23SE]
        Privacy:  prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private
            entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal data
            without consent and make such information available to the
            individual, (see H.R. 4470), H7412 [6AU]
      Broadcasts
        Public Service and Private Conduct:  Richard Rosenfeld, H9209 [1OC]
      Remarks
        Alaska:  Denali Commission funding, H6599 [29JY]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410), H2486 [29AP]
        China, Republic of:  observance of National Day, E2025<bullet>
            [10OC]
        ------ U.S. policy, E117<bullet> [5FE]
        Chugach Alaska Corp.:  granting of an easement for construction of
            roads and facilities to access natural resources, H6162 [22JY],
            H6163 [22JY], H6164 [22JY], H6165 [22JY], H6166 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11863 [18DE]
        ------ urge full cooperation by former political appointees,
            friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H.
            Res. 433), H3652 [21MY]
        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), H7601 [11SE]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H7047 [4AU]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
        ------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
            communities and empowerment zones (H.R. 4666), E1866<bullet>
            [1OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7241 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7241 [5AU]
        Dept. of the Interior:  reallocation of Forest Service timber
            management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
            H6051 [21JY]
        ------ Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program funding, H6025
            [21JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6025 [21JY], H6051 [21JY], H6162 [22JY], H6163
            [22JY], H6164 [22JY], H6165 [22JY], H6166 [22JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  reallocation of certain veteran health
            care resources relative to GAO recommendations, H6262 [23JY],
            H6263 [23JY]
        ------ Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H6551
            [29JY], H6552 [29JY], H6557 [29JY], H6559 [29JY], H6562 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7241 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6249 [23JY], H6251 [23JY],
            H6262 [23JY], H6263 [23JY], H6551 [29JY], H6552 [29JY], H6557
            [29JY], H6559 [29JY], H6562 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5649 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 574), H9603 [6OC]
        Earth Day:  observance, H2126 [22AP]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt certain regulations and initiatives
            from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
            limitations, H6249 [23JY], H6251 [23JY]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H10671 [13OC]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            motion to instruct conferees, H6599 [29JY]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 428), H3128
            [13MY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7982 [17SE]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1655 [27MR], H1670 [27MR], H1671
            [27MR]
        FRS:  impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1413 [24MR]
        ------ impact of interest rates on economic conditions relative to
            Asian financial crisis, H1508 [25MR]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee (H. Con. Res. 329), H8516 [23SE], H8604 [24SE]
        Gingrich, Speaker:  propriety of remarks on investigations of
            President Clinton, H2613 [30AP]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1541<bullet> [25MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H5969 [21JY]
        IMF:  funding, H7982 [17SE], H10402 [10OC]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10402 [10OC]
        Monticello, NY:  anniversary of VFW Post 9588, E585<bullet> [2AP]
        Point of order, H6164 [22JY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H1455
            [25MR], H3633 [21MY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4727
            [18JN], H7300 [6AU]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9755 [7OC]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of releasing information to the
            media relative to independent counsel investigations, H5267
            [24JN]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8968 [26SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2941 [7MY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4729 [18JN] treatment of education
            individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and
            secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct
            conferees, H2941 [7MY]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, H2613 [30AP]
        ------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
            risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H2613 [30AP],
            H4727 [18JN]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (H. Con. Res. 295),
            E2135<bullet> [13OC], E2328<bullet> [12NO]
        Ulster County, NY:  anniversary of settlement of Palatine
            immigrants, E1127<bullet> [15JN]
        Utah:  land exchange (H.R. 3830), H5072<bullet> [24JN]
        Votes:  correction, H6201<bullet> [23JY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H1443 [24MR], H1546 [25MR], H2112 [21AP],
            H2930 [6MY], H3622 [20MY], H4566 [15JN], H5397 [25JN], H8522
            [23SE], H8625 [24SE], H9270 [1OC], H10074 [8OC], H10831 [13OC]
      Summaries
        Make Grants To Establish Additional Rural Enterprise Communities and
            Empowerment Zones (H.R. 4666), E1866<bullet> [1OC]
      Tributes
        Auerbach, Robert, E1470<bullet> [30JY]
        Bergamo, Vincent A., E848<bullet> [13MY]
        Mullin, Stefanie, E1470<bullet> [30JY]
        Schaum, Charles, E1113<bullet> [11JN]
        Solomon, Representative, H9603 [6OC]
        St. John, Howard, E2106<bullet> [13OC]
        Van Winkle, Henry, E180<bullet> [12FE]