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

    EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)
      Amendments
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2426 [28AP], H2545
            [29AP]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
            H6213 [23JY]
        ------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, H6600
            [29JY]
      Articles and editorials
        GOP Feuding About Lobbyist--Boehner, DeLay Blast Each Other on
            McCurdy Job, Jim VandeHei and John Bresnahan, Rollcall
            (publication), H10987 [15OC]
        No Democrat Need Apply, House GOP Tells Lobby, Juliet Eilperin,
            Washington (DC) Post, H10986<bullet> [15OC]
        Spiriting Prayer Into School, David Van Biema, Time (publication),
            H2927 [6MY], H3237 [13MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
            (see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
            4265), H6454 [24JY]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H4325 [9JN]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H5297 [24JN]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H241
            [3FE]
        Courts:  independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H1445
            [24MR]
        Credit unions:  qualifications for membership in a Federal credit
            union, (see H.R. 3276), H630 [25FE]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H5297 [24JN]
        ------ 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),
            H4550 [11JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H5593 [15JY], (see H.R. 4070), H6880 [31JY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H497 [12FE]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1644 [26MR]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3105
            [12MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
            [19MY]
        Insurance:  coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from
            mastectomies, (see H.R. 164), H6487 [27JY]
        Iraq:  adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
            priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
            [12MY]
        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), H6820 [30JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H386 [5FE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H3014 [7MY]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H3014
            [7MY]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7428
            [7AU]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H9179
            [28SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H755 [3MR]
        National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System:  prevent lapses in
            permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H7494 [9SE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H11023 [15OC]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3972 [22MY]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H6070 [21JY]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1299 [18MR]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H3247 [13MY]
        Social Security:  extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements
            relative to trust funds, (see H.R. 2586), H678 [26FE]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H1643 [26MR]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H5297 [24JN]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Women:  constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, (see H.J.
            Res. 66), H5065 [23JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Fort Hood, TX:  repeal the prohibition on use of Robert Gray Army
            Airfield by civil aviation, (see H.R. 3322), H850 [4MR]
      Essays
        My Favorite American Hero:  Reginal Ryan, E1174<bullet> [19JN]
      Excerpts
        Gettysburg Address:  Abraham Lincoln, E1516<bullet> [3AU]
      Letters
        Constitutional amendment on protection of freedom of religion:
            Christian Coalition, H4028 [3JN]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
            discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
            of veto, H6194 [23JY]
        ------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
            E1455<bullet> [28JY]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11726 [17DE]
        Army:  anniversary, E1106<bullet> [11JN], E1127<bullet> [15JN]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7995 [17SE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10234
            [9OC]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 462), H4347
            [10JN]
        Budget:  payment for highways and transit programs by using CBO
            estimates, H3716 [21MY], H3718 [21MY], H3720 [21MY]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            E1516<bullet> [3AU]
        ----- tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol
            Police for acts of heroism (H. Con. Res. 311), H6477 [27JY]
        Charities:  ensure that religious organizations are considered
            equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
            certain government programs, H10206 [8OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  transfer of strategic nuclear missile
            technology, H4768 [18JN], H4769 [18JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10023 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11780 [18DE], H11947<bullet>
            [18DE], H11977 [19DE]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2898 [6MY], H2899 [6MY]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  release of
            confidential information relative to investigation of Federal
            election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H2935
            [7MY]
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select):  establish
            (H. Res. 463), H4768 [18JN], H4769 [18JN]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), conference report, H10206 [8OC]
        Contraceptives:  establish restrictions on provision to minors
            through certain family planning projects, H10147 [8OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3699 [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3699 [21MY]
        ------ making appropriations for military construction, family
            housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), H4906
            [22JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, H3588 [20MY], H3589 [20MY], H3720 [21MY], H3721 [21MY]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H10147 [8OC]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7383
            [6AU], H7395 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit funding for joint adoptions by individuals not
            related by blood or marriage, H7383 [6AU]
        ------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7395 [6AU]
        Education:  ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to
            State and local governments to share the expense of educating
            disabled children, H10838 [14OC]
        ------ establish grants for advanced management training for school
            superintendents and principals, H2545 [29AP]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4917 [22JN]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2007 [1AP]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7995 [17SE]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8784 [25SE]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H742 [3MR], H2925-H2927 [6MY], H3234-H3236 [13MY],
            H3592 [20MY], H4028<bullet> [3JN], H4066 [4JN], H4097 [4JN],
            H4106 [4JN], H4110 [4JN]
        ----- constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 78),
            consideration (H. Res. 453), H4071 [4JN]
        ------ prohibit discrimination against certain beliefs and
            traditions, H4106 [4JN]
        Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference
            report, H10206 [8OC]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2545 [29AP], H2898
            [6MY], H2899 [6MY]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11726 [17DE]
        J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX:  designate (H.R.
            3223), E1309<bullet> [15JY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
            E893<bullet> [19MY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8546
            [24SE]
        LIHEAP:  reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, H10206
            [8OC]
        Nagorno-Karabagh:  U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict
            between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7995 [17SE]
        National Peace Officers Memorial Day:  observance, E893<bullet>
            [19MY]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H4106 [4JN], H10015 [8OC]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H793 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H793 [4MR]
        Republican Party:  condemn actions relative to president of the
            Electronics Industry Association, H10986 [15OC]
        Roads and highways:  highway demonstration projects funding, H3720
            [21MY], H3721 [21MY]
        Ryan, Reginal:  AMVETS essay contest winner, E1174<bullet> [19JN]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H7928 [17SE], H8752 [25SE]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            H2145 [22AP]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            H7928 [17SE], H8752 [25SE], H8967 [26SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4670 [17JN]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact:  grant
            congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 511), H6518 [29JY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2007 [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H. Res. 405), H1860
            [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration of conference report
            (H. Res. 449), H3944 [22MY]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), motion to instruct conferees,
            H3588 [20MY], H3589 [20MY], H3716 [21MY], H3718 [21MY], H3720
            [21MY], H3721 [21MY]
        University of Mary Hardin-Baylor:  tribute to women's basketball
            team, E430<bullet> [19MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H753 [3MR], H3102 [12MY], H3244 [13MY],
            H3310 [14MY], H3365 [18MY], H3482 [19MY], H3622 [20MY], H3739
            [21MY], H3968 [22MY], H4566 [15JN]
      Reports
        True Facts Behind the Christian Coalition's ``Religious
            Persecution'' Claims:  People for the American Way
            (organization), H3236 [13MY]
      Statements
        Constitutional Amendment on Freedom of Religion:  Coalition To
            Preserve Religious Liberty, H3237 [13MY]
      Tributes
        Courtney, William R., E1341<bullet> [17JY]
        Dellums, Representative, H198 [3FE]
        Fazio, Representative, H4917 [22JN], H8546 [24SE]
        King, Ernest J., E2347<bullet> [18DE]
        Mank, Courtney H., E246<bullet> [26FE]
        McDade, Representative, H4917 [22JN]
        Young, Kitty, E765<bullet> [5MY]