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

    HILL, RICK (a Representative from Montana)
      Articles and editorials
        FBI Asked To Investigate Hutterite Fire--Blaze Deliberatelty Set,
            Fire Officials Say--Human Rights Groups Describe Incident as
            Hate Crime, Billings (MT) Gazette, H1410 [24MR]
        Sportsmen Being Excluded From Public Lands, House Panel Is Told,
            Conservation News (publication), E463<bullet> [25MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  provide supplemental payments
            to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
            flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing
            assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615), H8528 [23SE]
        Agriculture:  harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides
            used on canola, (see H.R. 4814), H10667 [12OC]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
            4265), H6454 [24JY]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
            for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
            H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H8528 [23SE]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H4835 [18JN]
        China, People's Republic of:  accession to the World Trade
            Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits
            extended to the U.S., (see H.R. 1712), H4961 [22JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1159 [12MR], (see H.R.
            1151), H1643 [26MR]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
            3682), H3744 [21MY]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H4880 [19JN]
        Dept. of HUD:  modernize requirements and establish consensus
            process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
            standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
            H7617 [11SE]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H10353 [9OC]
        Education:  provide incentives to States to establish and administer
            periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
            and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H9723 [6OC]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H6186 [22JY]
        Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:  reduce the cost of credit, (see
            H.R. 1059), H10353 [9OC]
        Federal agencies and departments:  assess impact of policies and
            regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H1337 [19MR]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
            of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H5405 [25JN]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H7000 [3AU]
        Foreign trade:  reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian
            agricultural products, (see H. Res. 583), H10076 [8OC]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 4250), H6454 [24JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
            [23AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H3312 [14MY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H2706 [30AP]
        Lake Powell:  water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H9722 [6OC]
        ------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
            settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H498
            [12FE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
            accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
            services, (see H.R. 4075), H8528 [23SE]
        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), H7915
            [16SE]
        National forests:  suspend development of a roadless area policy
            pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
            affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
        Occupational Safety and Health Act:  amend, (see H.R. 2579), H497
            [12FE]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5405 [25JN]
        Privacy:  protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social
            Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform
            national identifying number, (see H.R. 3261), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H6070 [21JY], (see H.R.
            4197), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4281), H6069 [21JY]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4269), H7415 [6AU]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H497 [12FE]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H386 [5FE]
        States:  permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2706 [30AP]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7915
            [16SE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4241 [5JN]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
            4399), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
        Tobacco products:  limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see
            H.R. 2740), H241 [3FE]
        ------ waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors'
            drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products,
            (see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H4629 [16JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  extend the term of marketing
            assistance loans, (see H.R. 3455), H1158 [12MR]
        Agriculture:  relief for agricultural producers, small businesses,
            and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity
            prices, (see H.R. 4560), H7690 [14SE]
        Bureau of Reclamation:  conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry
            Reservoir in Montana, (see H.R. 3963), H3971 [22MY]
        Chippewa Cree Tribe:  final settlement of water rights claims, (see
            H.R. 3658), H2053 [1AP]
        Dept. of the Interior:  establish terms and conditions for
            conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in
            Montana, (see H.R. 4469), H7412 [6AU]
        Fort Peck, MT:  establish interpretive center and museum at Fort
            Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the vicinity,
            (see H.R. 4331), H6453 [24JY]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange, (see H.R. 3381), H903
            [5MR]
        James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3696), H2119 [21AP]
        Political campaigns:  prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in
            Federal election campaigns, (see H.R. 4772), H10352 [9OC]
        Taxation:  permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see
            H.R. 3594), H1776 [30MR]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4131 [4JN]
        ------ grain prices and production, H702 [3MR]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
            H6928 [3AU]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5082 [24JN]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, H111 [3FE]
        Bureau of Reclamation:  conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry
            Reservoir in Montana (H.R. 3963), H10843 [14OC]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6492
            [28JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11896 [18DE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, H5082 [24JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management
            Project funding, H6157 [22JY]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6157 [22JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7264 [5AU]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H8040 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8040 [18SE]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
            (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1657 [27MR]
        Gallatin National Forest:  land exchange (H.R. 3381), H8472 [23SE],
            E306<bullet> [5MR]
        Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site:  revise boundaries (S.
            2272), H10945<bullet> [15OC]
        Great Falls, MT:  tribute to Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center,
            H2752 [5MY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6378<bullet> [24JY]
        James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT:  designate (H.R.
            3696), H7073 [4AU]
        Memorial Day:  observance, H3026 [12MY]
        Montana:  FBI investigation of crimes against Hutterite colonies,
            H1410 [24MR]
        National forests:  improve management, E463<bullet> [25MR]
        Native Americans:  distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi
            Sioux Indian tribes (S. 391), E2089<bullet> [11OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H302 [4FE], H7317 [6AU]
        ----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
            consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
        ----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3581), H1734
            [30MR]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9757 [7OC]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, H111 [3FE]
        ------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
            (H.R. 4578), H8744<bullet> [25SE]
        States:  minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
            projects, H1896 [1AP]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8744<bullet> [25SE]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1896 [1AP]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H5591 [15JY]
        Special order:  granted, H327 [4FE]
      Tributes
        Kessler, Harry C., H3026 [12MY]