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

    McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
        Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
            (see H.R. 3160), H329 [4FE]
        Battle of Midway National Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 2800),
            H4479 [10JN]
        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), H2318 [23AP]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H2706 [30AP]
        Clinton, President:  reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
            unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
            345), H10917 [14OC]
        Clothing industry:  legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
            (see H.R. 23), H7428 [7AU]
        Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
            Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H5405 [25JN]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H4880 [19JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H678 [26FE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H4165
            [4JN]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H496 [12FE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H5593 [15JY]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
            (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
        Ecology and environment:  expand public's right to know about toxic
            chemical use and release in their communities and disclose
            toxins in children's consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H1159
            [12MR]
        Education:  establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
        Employment:  prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or
            sexual orientation, (see H.R. 1858), H64 [27JA]
        Explosives:  require materials to contain taggants, (see H.R. 538),
            H2606 [29AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H1299
            [18MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H7915 [16SE]
        Foreign countries:  funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
            facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
            construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
            H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
            aggression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
            Karabagh conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H3106 [12MY], (see H.R.
            4283), H7000 [3AU]
        Foreign trade:  exemptions from certain import prohibitions, (see
            H.R. 3340), H1159 [12MR]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4550 [11JN]
        GSA:  Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H7178
            [4AU]
        Health:  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. 3605), H2707 [30AP]
        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), H2237 [22AP]
        Immigration:  eliminate restrictions which render alien battered
            spouses and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7415 [6AU]
        Indonesia:  prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
            helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
            rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
            258), H5494 [14JY]
        Insurance:  coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from
            mastectomies, (see H.R. 164), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
            mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
        Iraq:  development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
            519), H9537 [5OC]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6282 [23JY]
        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), H10077 [8OC]
        IRS:  reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
        ------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1854
            [31MR]
        Kosovo:  NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
            Res. 561), H9274 [1OC]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
            350), H5404 [25JN]
        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]
        Machal (organization):  tribute to international corps of volunteers
            for efforts towards Israeli independence, (see H. Con. Res.
            268), H3106 [12MY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H2706 [30AP]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3312
            [14MY]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
        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), H7585
            [10SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National forests:  ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
            and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
            and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H1299 [18MR]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National Weather Service:  overtime pay for forecasters performing
            essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
            2987), H3014 [7MY]
        Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
            culture, (see H.R. 4448), H10077 [8OC]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5065 [23JN]
        New York Canal National Heritage Corridor:  establish as an
            affiliated unit of the National Park System, (see H.R. 4430),
            H7411 [6AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H5064 [23JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2237 [22AP]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H904 [5MR]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H498 [12FE]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H329 [4FE]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H1112
            [11MR]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4325 [9JN]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H495 [12FE]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H904 [5MR]
        Supreme Patriarch Karekin I:  tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
            centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
            (see H. Con. Res. 271), H3024 [11MY]
        Taxation:  establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical
            testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers
            and other qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R.
            3815), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H7584 [10SE]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8083 [18SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H1643
            [26MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
            to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
            4484), H7413 [6AU]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H2120 [21AP]
        Turkey:  claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
            Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
            H904 [5MR]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1445 [24MR]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
            [17JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H7618 [11SE]
        World War II:  recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
            Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H7584 [10SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
        Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.:  exclude from taxation any
            portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
            for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H9345 [2OC]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        New York:  allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on
            Interstate 787, (see H.R. 3754), H2605 [29AP]
        Taxation:  allow rollover contributions to individual retirement
            plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and
            local governments and allow State and local governments to
            maintain 401(k) plans, (see H.R. 3554), H1549 [25MR]
      Remarks
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 574), H9601 [6OC]
        Votes:  position on missed, H1284 [18MR], H1721 [30MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H1640 [26MR], H2806 [5MY], H3482 [19MY],
            H4626 [16JN], H5486 [14JY], H5591 [15JY], H5954 [20JY], H6877
            [31JY]
      Tributes
        Bomzer, Moshe E., H3630 [21MY]
        Manton, Representative, H10897 [14OC]
        Solomon, Representative, H9601 [6OC], E2031<bullet> [10OC]