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

    FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)
      Amendments
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4962 [22JN]
        Crime:  penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H4510 [11JN]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4880 [19JN], H4937 [22JN]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2427 [28AP], H2868
            [6MY]
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Congress Weighs Sugar, Miami (FL) Herald, H5080 [24JN]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Adjustment Act:  require comparable requirements on
            imported and domestic fruits and vegetables under agricultural
            marketing orders, (see H.R. 3335), H1159 [12MR]
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        ------ prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle,
            sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453), H385
            [5FE]
        Aircraft:  treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
            H.R. 1521), H2055 [1AP]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H9188
            [29SE]
        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), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
        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]
        Brazil:  prohibit importation of papayas into the U.S. and certain
            territories until certain conditions are met, (see H.R. 3771),
            H2705 [30AP]
        Budget:  establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
            H.R. 457), H1236 [17MR]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H2056 [1AP]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H579 [24FE]
        ------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
            abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
            224), H631 [25FE]
        ------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
            improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
            (see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Computers:  ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised
            access to any interactive computer service, (see H.R. 3729),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
            minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
            3783), H6453 [24JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H1337 [19MR]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H1298 [18MR]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        Dept. of Energy:  abolish, (see H.R. 1577), H329 [4FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H3312 [14MY]
        ------ provide State and local authorities access to information
            relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
            prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H6487 [27JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  develop and implement a strategy to combat
            money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 4005),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7584 [10SE]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
            (see H.R. 3517), H2237 [22AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        Federal agencies and departments:  review of efficiency and need for
            certain agencies, (see H.R. 2939), H386 [5FE]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        ------ computation system for Social Security benefits relative to
            spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions, (see H.R.
            2273), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ make percentage limitations on contributions to the Thrift
            Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations on elective
            deferrals, (see H.R. 2526), H1550 [25MR]
        Federal Power Marketing Administration:  privatization, (see H.R.
            296), H5957 [20JY]
        Florida:  clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe,
            (see H.R. 3055), H2706 [30AP]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H5298 [24JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
            [28SE]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 299), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ procure from the private sector the goods and services
            necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, (see H.R.
            716), H329 [4FE]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H5405 [25JN]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ 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]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's visas,
            (see H.R. 225), H2318 [23AP]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210), H579 [24FE]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2706 [30AP]
        Italian Americans:  prepare report detailing injustices suffered
            during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the
            President, (see H.R. 2090), H8932 [25SE]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H1112 [11MR]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Gainesville, FL:  designate, (see H.R. 3336), H2237 [22AP]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H678 [26FE]
        Medicaid:  prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            2912), H579 [24FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
            [16SE]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H8084 [18SE]
        ------ expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases
            in women, (see H.R. 2130), H4479 [10JN]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H5957 [20JY]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H2056
            [1AP]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H7617 [11SE]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 152), H631 [25FE]
        Occupational Safety and Health Act:  establish peer review of
            standards, (see H.R. 2661), H4629 [16JN]
        Postal Service:  designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
            Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052), H4549 [11JN]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5405 [25JN]
        Power resources:  provide a transition to market-based rates for
            power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing
            Administration, (see H.R. 3518), H1336 [19MR]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4281), H6511 [28JY]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6454
            [24JY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H1445 [24MR]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and
            available for private investment in indexed funds, (see H.R.
            3456), H2120 [21AP]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2931 [6MY]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for health insurance costs for
            individuals who are not eligible to participate in employer
            subsidized health plans, (see H.R. 3475), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H2424 [28AP]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H2744 [4MY]
        ------ increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts,
            (see H.R. 4147), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H6487 [27JY]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4880
            [19JN]
        ------ promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly
            compensated employees, (see H.R. 2788), H498 [12FE]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a
            State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for
            property, (see H.R. 4361), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
            and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H1445
            [24MR]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H2744 [4MY]
        ------ 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), H755 [3MR]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of beer, (see H.R. 158), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
            equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
            1891), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
            H386 [5FE]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H241 [3FE]
        ------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
            (see H.R. 4563), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
        Tourist trade:  establish a public-private partnership between the
            U.S. travel and tourism industry and every level of Government
            to make the U.S. the premiere tourist destination in the world,
            (see H.R. 4631), H8931 [25SE]
        Transportation:  continue certain preclearance and inspection
            activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
            passengers, (see H.R. 4819), H10832 [13OC]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H4629 [16JN]
        Turkey:  anniversary of the burning of Smyrna, (see H. Con. Res.
            148), H679 [26FE]
        ------ end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.N.:  prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until
            overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed, (see
            H.R. 934), H241 [3FE]
        ------ promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4711 [17JN]
        Water:  authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
            water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
            3243), H497 [12FE]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
            projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
            Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H9179 [28SE]
        Weapons:  production of Trident II missiles, (see H.R. 1814), H386
            [5FE]
        Wildfires:  express condolences and support to victims and commend
            efforts of firefighters in Florida, (see H. Con. Res. 298),
            H5737 [16JY]
        World War II:  encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
            restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
            557), H9178 [28SE]
        ------ provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets seized
            by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 2591), H65 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of State:  seek certain commitments from Poland, Hungary, and
            the Czech Republic relative to the payment of insurance benefits
            owed to victims of the Nazis during World War II, (see H. Res.
            443), H3743 [21MY]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        Insurance:  prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing business
            in the U.S. unless they disclose any financial dealings they had
            with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, (see
            H.R. 3143), H240 [3FE]
      Letters
        Holocaust Victims Redress Act, H5 [27JA]
      Lists
        Legislation to be considered under suspension of House Rules, H11022
            [15OC]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5080 [24JN]
        Appropriations:  status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10518
            [11OC]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11733 [17DE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4435 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4435 [10JN]
        Bono, Sonny:  tribute (H. Res. 338), H15 [27JA]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
            Res. 311), H6472 [27JY]
        Children and youth:  allow youth-serving organizations access to FBI
            criminal background information, H4510 [11JN], H4511 [11JN]
        Copyrights:  duration of protection (S. 505), H9951 [7OC]
        Courts:  limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
            release orders, H2275 [23AP]
        ----- limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
            release orders (H.R. 3718), H3405 [19MY]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
            H10530 [11OC]
        ------ improve automated interstate criminal identification systems
            (S. 2022), H9992 [7OC]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H4510 [11JN], H4511 [11JN]
        ------ require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions
            of higher education, H2868 [6MY], H2870 [6MY], H2984 [7MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, H5080 [24JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3696 [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3696 [21MY]
        Dept. of Energy:  Nuclear Energy Research Initiative funding, H4937
            [22JN], H4940 [22JN]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6537 [29JY], H6538 [29JY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4937 [22JN], H4940 [22JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), H867 [5MR]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2275 [23AP]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2868 [6MY], H2870
            [6MY], H2984 [7MY]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H2979 [7MY], H2980
            [7MY]
        House Rules:  allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
            consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), H11022 [15OC]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1487 [25MR]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11733 [17DE]
        Israel:  independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2366 [28AP]
        National Men's Health Week:  observance, H4245 [9JN]
        NSF:  funding, H6537 [29JY], H6538 [29JY]
        Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
            establish (H.R. 3662), H4271 [9JN]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes, H10530 [11OC]
        Taxation:  terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4665 [17JN]
        Votes:  position on missed, H1318<bullet> [19MR], H1319<bullet>
            [19MR]
        Wildfires:  tribute to those assisting with firefighting efforts in
            Florida, H5848 [17JY]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation (H.R. 2281), H7098 [4AU]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation (H.R. 2281), H7098 [4AU]
        World War II:  provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
            seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
            Holocaust (S. 1564), H5 [27JA]
        ------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust
            (H.R. 3121), H245 [4FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H327 [4FE], H381 [5FE], H3011 [7MY], H3310
            [14MY], H5734 [16JY], H10511 [10OC]
      Tributes
        Dellums, Representative, H203 [3FE]
        Douglas, Marjory Stoneman, H3296<bullet> [14MY]
        Isaac, Richard D., E24<bullet> [27JA]
        Lyon, David, H303 [4FE]