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

    KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
      Amendments
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H5840 [17JY], H6837 [30JY], H6839 [30JY], H6859 [31JY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
      Articles and editorials
        Congress Inside Out--Message to Members--Look Beyond Rhetoric Before
            Voting on CFR, Norman J. Ornstein, Roll Call (publication),
            H3729 [21MY]
        Plot to Bury Reform, New York (NY) Times, H1740<bullet> [30MR]
        Raft of Campaign Finance Reform Plans May Mean Lengthy House Debate,
            Helen Dewar, Washington (DC) Post, H3729 [21MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H1445
            [24MR]
        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), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1550 [25MR]
        Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and improve
            consumers' access to airline industry information, (see H.R.
            4742), H10075 [8OC]
        Census:  collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
            2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1550 [25MR]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Colleges and universities:  encourage adoption of a code of
            principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on
            college campuses, (see H. Res. 321), H3106 [12MY]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H329
            [4FE]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H5493
            [14JY]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1854 [31MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H4056 [3JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  procurement of domestic goods and services, (see
            H. Con. Res. 266), H3625 [20MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
            civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
            (see H.R. 3511), H5297 [24JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H3014 [7MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4055 [3JN]
        Diseases:  ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see H.R.
            1023), H1643 [26MR]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1337
            [19MR]
        Ecology and environment:  ensure recovery of biological diversity,
            strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
            assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
            economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt
            reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, (see
            H.R. 2870), H1159 [12MR]
        Education:  grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H10012 [7OC]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H10077 [8OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H631 [25FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN] increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
            school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H2331 [27AP]
        FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
            H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3247 [13MY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H64 [27JA]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        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]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
            countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
            Res. 418), H3247 [13MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H8932 [25SE]
        ------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H386 [5FE]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H10012 [7OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 1289), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers, (see H.R. 1415), H1699 [27MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
            [21MY]
        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), H2932 [6MY]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance
            abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group
            and individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H6453 [24JY]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  collective bargaining rights for public
            safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
            H.R. 1173), H241 [3FE]
        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), H631 [25FE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H3625 [20MY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H100 [28JA]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            2912), H631 [25FE], (see H.R. 3137), H678 [26FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
            H6511 [28JY]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H9179
            [28SE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
            H3743 [21MY]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H678 [26FE]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H6880 [31JY]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 3128), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H8528 [23SE]
        Mental health:  establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
            recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
            illness, (see H. Res. 596), H10832 [13OC]
        ------ establish a task force to recognize the seriousness of
            problems associated with mental illness, (see H. Res. 587),
            H10076 [8OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motor vehicles:  average fuel economy standards for automobiles,
            (see H.R. 880), H2119 [21AP]
        National Guard:  allow members to perform honor guard functions at
            veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H578 [24FE]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  expand and coordinate
            activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
            H851 [4MR]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National Sea Grant College Program Act:  exclude Lake Champlain from
            the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H1237 [17MR]
        Navy Combat Action Ribbon:  retroactive awarding to certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 543), H329 [4FE]
        Nigeria:  efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
            3916), H6697 [29JY]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H8932 [25SE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish, (see H.R.
            2431), H497 [12FE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 1320), H447 [11FE]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3366 [18MY]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H241 [3FE]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H909 [9MR]
        Social Security:  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]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
        St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
        Taxation:  exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance,
            (see H.R. 1382), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
            extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ require child support delinquent parents to include their
            unpaid obligation in gross income, and allow custodial parents a
            deduction for unpaid child support, (see H.R. 4198), H11696
            [20OC]
        ------ treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products, (see
            H.R. 1323), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 372), H2423 [28AP]
        Telephones:  protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
            bills, (see H.R. 3798), H4056 [3JN]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H2318 [23AP]
        Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
            factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
        Turkey:  allocation of economic assistance, (see H.R. 1361), H578
            [24FE]
        ------ anniversary of the burning of Smyrna, (see H. Con. Res. 148),
            H679 [26FE]
        ------ claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
            Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
            H755 [3MR]
        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), H5297
            [24JN]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H678 [26FE]
        ------ determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
            accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H100 [28JA]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
        ------ reinstate eligibility for dependency and indemnity
            compensation for certain surviving spouses, (see H.R. 2004),
            H1777 [30MR]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6453
            [24JY]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
            [24MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Defense:  require consideration of percentage of work to be
            performed in the U.S. in the evaluation of contracts, (see H.R.
            3838), H3104 [12MY]
        Medicare:  graduate medical education reimbursement for certain
            osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by
            another hospital, (see H.R. 3914), H3624 [20MY]
        National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:  revise filing
            deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778), H2705 [30AP]
        Ohio:  designate Fallen Timbers Battlefield, Fort Meigs, and Fort
            Miamis as national historic sites, (see H.R. 4562), H7690 [14SE]
        Taxation:  disallow deductions for lobbying expenses relative to
            tobacco policy, (see H.R. 4473), H7412 [6AU]
      Biographies
        Shore, Maxine, E1255<bullet> [26JN]
      Letters
        Crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency operating loan relief
            for farmers in certain counties that have been designated as
            Federal disaster areas:  Dean Kleckner, American Farm Bureau
            Federation, H7701 [15SE]
      Lists
        Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
            Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
      Motions
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H7700 [15SE]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H7181 [5AU]
      Remarks
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
            transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
            H5018 [23JN]
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
            Res. 446), H3769 [22MY]
        ------ plant genomic research funding, H4987 [23JN]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7700 [15SE], H7701
            [15SE], H7703 [15SE], H7704 [15SE], H7706 [15SE], H9326 [2OC],
            H9331 [2OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4984 [23JN], H4987 [23JN],
            H4988 [23JN], H4997 [23JN], H5013 [23JN], H5018 [23JN], H5025
            [23JN], H5076 [24JN], H5085 [24JN], H5099 [24JN], H5100 [24JN],
            H5208 [24JN]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), consideration (H. Res.
            482), H4982 [23JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9326
            [2OC], H9328 [2OC], H9329 [2OC], H9330 [2OC], H9331 [2OC], H9332
            [2OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct
            conferees, H7700 [15SE], H7701 [15SE], H7703 [15SE], H7704
            [15SE], H7706 [15SE]
        Appropriations:  legislative process, H10894 [14OC]
        ------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
            (H.R. 3579), H1812 [31MR]
        ------ status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10894 [14OC]
        Berkey, OH:  anniversary of Farley United Methodist Church,
            E1953<bullet> [8OC]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6101 [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11936 [18DE]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10894 [14OC]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H7049<bullet> [4AU]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  emergency food assistance program funding for
            food banks, H4997 [23JN]
        ------ extend time period for rulemaking on milk marketing orders
            system, H5013 [23JN]
        ------ limit funding for livestock protection from predatory
            wildlife, H5025 [23JN], H5208 [24JN]
        ------ Market Access Program funding, H5085 [24JN]
        ------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets, H5076 [24JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  require congressional approval for certain
            uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5705 [16JY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5705 [16JY]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
            (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3729 [21MY]
        FDA:  prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
            any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5099 [24JN],
            H5100 [24JN]
        FEC:  establish a clearinghouse of political activities information
            relative to foreign nationals, H6838 [30JY], H6839 [30JY], H6840
            [30JY]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7956 [17SE]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8781 [25SE]
        Iraq:  make funding for military action relative to weapons
            inspections contingent upon congressional approval, H1812 [31MR]
        Lucas County, OH:  anniversary of Mental Health Board, E2021<bullet>
            [10OC]
        Mental health:  establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
            recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
            illness (H. Res. 596), H10808 [13OC], H10809 [13OC]
        ------ establish task force to study options and treatment, H7181
            [5AU]
        Neighborhood Improvement Foundation of Toledo, Inc.:  President's
            Service Award recipient, E1607<bullet> [7AU]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  repeal, H5013 [23JN]
        Oregon, OH:  rededication of Clay High School Memorial Stadium,
            E1992<bullet> [9OC], E2015<bullet> [10OC]
        Political campaigns:  allow contributions from eligible voters who
            are employed by foreign subsidiaries or multinational
            corporations, H4863 [19JN]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3785
            [22MY], H4863 [19JN], H6836 [30JY], H6838 [30JY], H6839 [30JY],
            H6840 [30JY] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
            consideration (H. Res. 442), H3729 [21MY]
        ------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
            citizens (H.R. 34), H1740 [30MR], H1741 [30MR]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3769 [22MY]
        Republican Party:  national agenda, H10894 [14OC]
        Resnick, Alice Robie:  Ohio Women's Bar Association Justice Alice
            Robie Resnick Award of Distinction recipient, E699<bullet>
            [29AP]
        Sylvania, OH:  anniversary of Ladies Literary Club, E2023<bullet>
            [10OC]
        Toledo, OH:  anniversary of Third Baptist Church, E2014<bullet>
            [10OC]
        ------ anniversry of Emmanuel Baptist Church, E961<bullet> [22MY]
        WIC:  funding, H4984 [23JN]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H3739 [21MY], H3968 [22MY], H10511 [10OC],
            H10831 [13OC], H10916 [14OC]
      Reports
        Farm Economy:  Bob Stallman, American Farm Bureau Federation,
            H7701-H7703 [15SE]
      Tributes
        Cherry, Richard, E2012<bullet> [10OC]
        Churchill, Walter A., E2297<bullet> [21OC]
        Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
        Hart, Tom, E2270<bullet> [21OC]
        Khattab, Abdelmoneim Mahmoud, E1995<bullet> [9OC]
        Madej, Sophie, E1600<bullet> [7AU]
        Morrison, John, E2295<bullet> [21OC]
        Naparstek, Arthur J., E969<bullet> [22MY]
        Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
        Shore, Maxine, E1255<bullet> [26JN]
        Sizemore, Jack, E1035<bullet> [4JN]
        Stoepler, John, E180<bullet> [12FE]
        Stokes, Representative, H6228 [23JY]
        Williams, Ben, E935<bullet> [21MY]