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

    TORRES, ESTEBAN EDWARD (a Representative from California)
      Amendments
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9723 [6OC]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H8001 [17SE], H8005 [17SE]
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H3247
            [13MY]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H7617 [11SE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  establish a Capitol Visitor Center,
            (see H.R. 20), H7428 [7AU]
        Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
            the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
            347), H10352 [9OC]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H2053 [1AP]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4629 [16JN]
        Community development:  designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
            4629), H8931 [25SE]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H2931 [6MY]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H1854
            [31MR]
        Copyright Act:  revise to conform to the digital era and advance
            educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H1699 [27MR]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H3744 [21MY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Cuban Democracy Act:  repeal, (see H.R. 284), H497 [12FE]
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act:  repeal, (see H.R.
            284), H497 [12FE]
        de On�6ate, Don Juan:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
            permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
            (see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
        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 HHS:  make grants to States and businesses to improve the
            quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2424 [28AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H4325 [9JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
            a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
            in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7000 [3AU]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5738 [16JY]
        Drugs:  eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack
            cocaine offenses, (see H.R. 2031), H5859 [17JY]
        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), H692 [2MR]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H497 [12FE]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Electronic Fund Transfer Act:  require additional disclosures
            relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international
            transactions, (see H.R. 3726), H3247 [13MY]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H498
            [12FE]
        ExploraVision Awards Program:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
            H9188 [29SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 3292), H2707 [30AP], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
            child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
            H1643 [26MR]
        Federal employees:  make certain temporary Federal service
            creditable for retirement purposes, (see H.R. 1873), H678 [26FE]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H3744 [21MY]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H5494
            [14JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H4241 [5JN]
        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 economic and political independence for the South
            Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H2423 [28AP]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit imports produced by child labor, (see H.R.
            1328), H3744 [21MY]
        Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
            [21MY]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H7585 [10SE]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H7415 [6AU]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2707
            [30AP]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1700 [27MR]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H445 [11FE]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H1111 [11MR]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
            3287), H676 [26FE]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H678 [26FE]
        ------ 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]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H2120 [21AP]
        Indonesia:  prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
            helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
            rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
            258), H4242 [5JN]
        Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
            under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
            the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2706 [30AP]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1550 [25MR]
        Medicaid:  expand county-operated health insurance organizations
            authorized to enroll beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3014), H4055 [3JN]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
            H4962 [22JN]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H4550 [11JN]
        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), H8627
            [24SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        NAFTA:  impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3972
            [22MY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H7179 [4AU]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
        NIH:  establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes, (see H.R.
            1315), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H7428 [7AU]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5494 [14JY]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H2236 [22AP]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H5738 [16JY]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H498
            [12FE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H4550 [11JN]
        Senior citizens:  establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
            elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
            2681), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
            information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
            3134), H9275 [1OC]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5859 [17JY]
        States:  expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
            financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
            the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
            (see H.R. 3697), H5064 [23JN]
        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), H2932 [6MY]
        Taxation:  allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
            opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995),
            H10668 [12OC]
        ------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
            establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
            compensation, (see H.R. 687), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1335 [19MR]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1854 [31MR]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
            interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H495 [12FE]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ 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), H1168 [16MR]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135), H330
            [4FE]
        ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H3743 [21MY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H2606
            [29AP]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H5405 [25JN]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H1159 [12MR]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
            with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
            H.R. 2224), H4629 [16JN]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H5594 [15JY]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1699 [27MR]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1699 [27MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
            Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
      Lists
        School of the Americas graduates accused of human rights abuses
            while in the Colombian military, H8006 [17SE]
      Remarks
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2207<bullet> [22AP]
        Azerbaijan:  prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
            of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7953 [17SE]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11920 [18DE]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment (H.R. 1951), H3493 [20MY]
        ------ U.S. policy, H1591 [26MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  School of the Americas funding, H8005 [17SE]
        Dept. of Justice:  Community Relations Service funding,
            E1549<bullet> [5AU], E1675<bullet> [9SE]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1591 [26MR]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1549<bullet>
            [5AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1675<bullet> [9SE]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 564),
            H9287<bullet> [2OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 574), H9603 [6OC]
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), consideration (H. Res. 516), H7527 [10SE]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, H8064 [18SE]
        ------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
            H1438<bullet> [24MR]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8064 [18SE]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, H1591 [26MR]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7953 [17SE], H8001 [17SE], H8005
            [17SE], H8013 [17SE]
        HOPE Education and Leadership Fund (organization):  tribute,
            E352<bullet> [11MR]
        House of Representatives:  appreciation for tributes, H9653 [6OC],
            H9664 [6OC]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), conference report, H8557<bullet> [24SE]
        Los Angeles, CA:  anniversary of Los Angeles Unified School District
            Mexican American Education Commission, E343<bullet> [10MR]
        Montebello, CA:  tribute to Senior Citizen Center Alex Esquivel
            Complex, E84<bullet> [3FE]
        Music and dance:  tribute to De Colores Mexican Folk Dance Company,
            E458<bullet> [24MR]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, E352<bullet> [11MR]
        Pico Rivera, CA:  anniversary, E81<bullet> [3FE]
        Point of order, H5676 [16JY], H5693 [16JY]
        Taxation:  creation of a new class of bonds for new school
            construction (H.R. 2695), H1438<bullet> [24MR]
        U.N.:  authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H1591 [26MR]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  anniversary of end of hostilities,
            E493<bullet> [26MR]
        Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
            citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
            Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H472 [12FE]
        Whittier, CA:  anniversary of Whittier City School District,
            E175<bullet> [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Tribute, H9651 [6OC], H9652 [6OC], H9653 [6OC], H9659-H9664 [6OC],
            E2126 [13OC], E2142 [13OC], E2160 [14OC]
      Tributes
        Alexander, Chauncey A., E695<bullet> [29AP]
        Booker, Lou, E922<bullet> [20MY]
        Fazio, Representative, H8557<bullet> [24SE]
        Gonzalez, Representative, H10349<bullet> [9OC]
        Grant, Steven M. and Jennie, E1592<bullet> [7AU]
        Pastor, Representative, H9653 [6OC]
        Ramirez, Elpido (Pete), E2006<bullet> [9OC]
        Solomon, Representative, H9603 [6OC]
        Valdez, Maria Osuna, E1620<bullet> [7AU]