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

    GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, Robert Pear, New York
            (NY) Times, H7002 [4AU]
        ------, H7563 [10SE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        Aviation:  provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
            service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
            2748), H65 [27JA]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H5859 [17JY]
        Crime:  expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H2605
            [29AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
            2898), H1112 [11MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R.
            3584), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H10012 [7OC]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1159 [12MR]
        FAA:  reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program, (see H.R.
            4530), H8084 [18SE]
        FDA:  uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see
            H.R. 4383), H6999 [3AU]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H2606 [29AP]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3972
            [22MY]
        IMF:  ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1112
            [11MR]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H1643 [26MR]
        Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
            determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
            the patient, (see H.R. 4222), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
            child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
            trauma, infection, tumor, or disease, (see H.R. 4737), H10075
            [8OC]
        ------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H1643
            [26MR]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H64 [27JA]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1237 [17MR]
        Medicare:  eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical
            education programs, (see H.R. 4736), H10075 [8OC]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
            114), H1337 [19MR]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
            limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
            [23AP]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H1643 [26MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Congress:  importance of enacting patient protection legislation,
            (see H. Con. Res. 293), H4961 [22JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 3605), consideration, (see H. Res. 486), H5064 [23JN]
      Letters
        Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  Blue Cross and Blue Shield
            Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H5060
            [23JN]
        ------ Representative Stark, H5060 [23JN]
        ------ Therese M. Vaughan, Iowa Dept. of Commerce, H5060 [23JN]
      Lists
        Organizations supporting H.R. 3605, Patients' Bill of Rights Act,
            H5056 [23JN]
      Remarks
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10084 [8OC]
        ------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
            justice, and improper sexual conduct, H7619 [14SE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11963<bullet> [18DE]
        ------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
            perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
            H7619 [14SE]
        Diseases:  prostate cancer research programs funding, H7479 [9SE]
        Financial institutions:  increase competition in the financial
            services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 428), H3130
            [13MY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
            3534), H3227 [13MY], H3228 [13MY]
        Health:  prohibit restriction of certain medical communications
            between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 586),
            H1850 [31MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H1636-H1640 [26MR], H1846-H1850 [31MR], H4826 [18JN], H4827
            [18JN], H4828 [18JN], H4829 [18JN], H4830 [18JN], H4831 [18JN],
            H7562 [10SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            3605), H4308 [9JN], H4309 [9JN], H4310 [9JN], H5054 [23JN],
            H5056 [23JN], H5059 [23JN], H5061 [23JN] protection of enrollees
            in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), consideration (H.
            Res. 486), H5863 [20JY] protection of enrollees in managed care
            plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), H6369 [24JY], H6394 [24JY], H7002
            [4AU], E1621<bullet>-E1623<bullet> [7AU] protection of enrollees
            in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), consideration (H.
            Res. 509), H6300 [24JY]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers (H.R. 1415), H1849 [31MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services (H.R. 2912),
            H411 [11FE]
        Motor vehicles:  treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
            emission standards (H.R. 8), H5899 [20JY]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H7619 [14SE]
        Political campaigns:  application of term ``express advocacy''
            relative to communications providing voting records or positions
            taken by candidates for public office, H5455 [14JY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5455
            [14JY]
        Schierbrock, William:  Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1419<bullet>
            [24JY]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (H. Res. 522), H7508 [10SE]
      Tables
        Comparison of protections in Medicare+Choice vs. Patients' Bill of
            Rights Act, H5057 [23JN]
      Tributes
        Hartman, Tim, E1745<bullet> [17SE]