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

    HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
      Amendments
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3290 [14MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Africa:  relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, (see H. Con. Res.
            292), H4879 [19JN]
        Alcoholic beverages:  prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
            minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
        Algeria:  human rights violations, (see H. Res. 374), H691 [2MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        Arms sales:  establish international code of conduct with all
            Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
        Biscayne National Park:  designate visitor center as the Dante
            Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park, (see H.R.
            3285), H676 [26FE]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H447 [11FE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H3014 [7MY]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H8528 [23SE]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H1337 [19MR]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1643 [26MR]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate, (see H.R. 4757),
            H10352 [9OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
        Dept. of Education:  establish demonstration projects to ensure
            equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
            disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
            3596), H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
            colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
        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),
            H4712 [17JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H6487 [27JY]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H6880 [31JY]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3366 [18MY]
        Drugs:  sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
            while in possession of a firearm, (see H.R. 3155), H579 [24FE]
        Ecology and environment:  national objectives priority assignments,
            (see H.R. 1404), H2055 [1AP]
        Ecuador:  human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
            353), H1700 [27MR]
        Elections:  allow States to use a proportional voting system for
            multiseat congressional districts, (see H.R. 3068), H1550 [25MR]
        Employment:  provide for retirement savings and security, (see H.R.
            1130), H64 [27JA]
        ERISA:  improve enforcement of provisions, (see H.R. 2290), H497
            [12FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 3292), H1299 [18MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        ------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
            Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        Federal employees:  increase leave time relative to services as an
            organ donor, (see H.R. 2943), H65 [27JA]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
        Food:  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), H4550 [11JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H1112 [11MR]
        Foreign trade:  miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade
            laws, (see H.R. 4856), H11694 [20OC]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ 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), H1337
            [19MR]
        Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
            criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
            H.R. 2953), H6697 [29JY]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H1337
            [19MR]
        ------ transition for new Members, (see H.R. 3053), H4880 [19JN]
        Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
            determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
            the patient, (see H.R. 4093), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
            3538), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ 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), H447 [11FE]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H1112 [11MR]
        IRS:  clarify that quotas and goals shall not be used as a basis for
            evaluating employees, (see H.R. 2736), H755 [3MR]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 315),
            H8528 [23SE]
        ------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
            Res. 561), H9274 [1OC]
        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]
        Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Gainesville, FL:  designate, (see H.R. 3336), H1021 [10MR]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H329 [4FE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children, (see
            H.R. 3640), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        ------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
            liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H1237 [17MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            2912), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
            H3743 [21MY]
        ------ reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals
            participating in approved clinical trials, (see H.R. 3283),
            H4165 [4JN]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
        Mexico:  renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H904 [5MR]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H10011 [7OC]
        Native American Veterans' Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 4064),
            H4628 [16JN]
        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), H10077 [8OC]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H5493 [14JY]
        Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
            and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
            individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
            criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
            [2OC]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Organ donors:  establish congressional commemorative medal, (see
            H.R. 1505), H1236 [17MR]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see H.
            Res. 505), H5956 [20JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H904 [5MR]
        Postal Service:  designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
            Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052), H4549 [11JN]
        ------ guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H755 [3MR]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H385 [5FE]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5405 [25JN]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
            [23JY]
        Taxation:  extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of
            any extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H2119 [21AP]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a
            State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for
            property, (see H.R. 4361), H6819 [30JY]
        ------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
            shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
            (see H.R. 4563), H8461 [22SE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H1112 [11MR]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H2606
            [29AP]
        Transportation:  continue certain preclearance and inspection
            activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
            passengers, (see H.R. 4819), H10832 [13OC]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H6454 [24JY]
        Uganda:  condemn forced abduction of children and their use as
            soldiers, (see H. Con. Res. 309), H6453 [24JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
            rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
            [4FE]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        Washington Interdependence Council:  establish a memorial to
            Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
            H3625 [20MY]
        Water:  authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
            water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
            3243), H497 [12FE]
        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]
        ------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust,
            (see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Africa:  bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
            Res. 523), H7494 [9SE]
        Algeria:  human rights violations, (see H. Res. 347), H240 [3FE]
        Gabon:  elections, (see H. Res. 518), H7414 [6AU]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach independent counsel, (see H.
            Res. 582), H10011 [7OC]
        ------ impeachment of independent counsel relative to conduct of
            investigation of President Clinton and submission of report to
            House of Representative, (see H. Res. 545), H8083 [18SE]
      Outlines
        Projected proceedings before the U.S. Senate if the House votes to
            impeach the President, H11824-H11826 [18DE]
      Remarks
        Africa:  bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania (H. Res.
            523), H10456 [10OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5078 [24JN]
        Algeria:  human rights violations (H. Res. 374), H2358 [28AP]
        Appropriations:  making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), H10581 [12OC]
        Armed Forces:  prohibit funding for assignment of duty at the U.N.
            Rapidly Deployable Missions Headquarters, H3579 [20MY]
        ------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
            Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11724 [17DE]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11823 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11823 [18DE]
        ------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
            Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con.
            Res. 285), H4116 [4JN]
        Crime:  penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H10571 [12OC]
        Dade County, FL:  observance of National African-American Parent
            Involvement Day, E108<bullet> [5FE]
        David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL:  designate (H.R. 1479),
            E1067<bullet> [9JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, H5078 [24JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3579 [20MY]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1590 [26MR]
        Florida:  clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe
            (H.R. 3055), H10588 [12OC]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1053<bullet> [11MR]
        Gabon:  elections (H. Res. 518), H10729 [13OC], H10730 [13OC]
        Government:  authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
            3528), H10458 [10OC]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11724 [17DE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3278 [14MY], H3279 [14MY], H3290 [14MY]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H8073 [18SE]
        Patriotic societies and observances:  revise, codify, and enact
            without substantive change certain general and permanent laws
            (S. 2524), H10577 [12OC]
        Point of order, H10575 [12OC]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 3046), H10459 [10OC]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  impeachment of independent counsel relative to
            conduct of investigation of President Clinton and submission of
            report to House of Representative (H. Res. 545), H8073-H8075
            [18SE], H8502 [23SE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (H. Con. Res. 295), H10454
            [10OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H2235 [22AP], H2806 [5MY], H4709 [17JN]
      Tributes
        Dyer, David W., E1067<bullet> [9JN]
        Liddell, Mary L., E1023<bullet> [4JN]
        Stevens, Robert J., E1204<bullet> [23JN]
        Tornillo, Pat, E106<bullet> [5FE]