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

    GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
      Amendments
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2427 [28AP], H2584
            [29AP], H2606 [29AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Maintaining Highways Important for Nation, Kevin W. Bakewell,
            Murfreesboro (TN) Daily News Journal, E741<bullet> [1MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
        Children and youth:  provide that children's sleepwear be
            manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
            (see H.R. 3831), H5594 [15JY]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
        ------ minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
            operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem, (see H.R.
            4682), H9344 [2OC]
        ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
            minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
            3783), H7915 [16SE]
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H5957 [20JY]
        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 Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7000 [3AU]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
            H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H7915 [16SE]
        Education:  reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H6453
            [24JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Federal employees:  make percentage limitations on contributions to
            the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations
            on elective deferrals, (see H.R. 2526), H2706 [30AP]
        Firearms:  applicability of domestic violence-related possession
            prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such
            prohibitions, (see H.R. 26), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ 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), H4962 [22JN]
        Food:  improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
            [18JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H4835 [18JN]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
        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), H3106 [12MY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
        Insurance:  require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for
            certain mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H2706 [30AP]
        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), H9722 [6OC]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1643 [26MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            2912), H65 [27JA], (see H.R. 3137), H678 [26FE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H2237 [22AP]
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement:  establish, (see H.R.
            1524), H2813 [5MY]
        National Weather Service:  overtime pay for forecasters performing
            essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
            2987), H3014 [7MY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H6453 [24JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H4325 [9JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H2424 [28AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Social Security:  restrict application of windfall elimination
            provisions to certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H2119 [21AP]
        Space policy:  encourage exploration, development, and use of space,
            (see H. Con. Res. 267), H2605 [29AP]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
            [14JY]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ 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), H1379 [23MR]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H5297 [24JN]
        Telephones:  promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
            encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
            networks, (see H.R. 3844), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
            bills, (see H.R. 3990), H4164 [4JN]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H241 [3FE], (see H.R. 3888), H4056 [3JN]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H386 [5FE]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2120 [21AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Southeastern Power Administration:  prohibit Federal agencies from
            planning sale, (see H.R. 4707), H9722 [6OC]
        Veterans:  payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
            terminally ill individuals, (see H.R. 3993), H4164 [4JN]
      Remarks
        Copyrights:  duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1480 [25MR]
        ------ duration of protection (S. 505), E2070<bullet> [11OC]
        ------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1480 [25MR]
        Education:  student loan interest rates, H2584 [29AP]
        FAA:  authorize research, engineering, and development programs
            (H.R. 1271), H191 [3FE]
        FCC:  encourage competition in telecommunications industry,
            E406<bullet> [18MR]
        Hartsville, TN:  tribute to Trousdale High School football team,
            E89<bullet> [4FE]
        Hendersonville, TN:  tribute to Hendersonville High School boys'
            soccer team, E1017<bullet> [4JN]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2584 [29AP]
        Meritor Automotive, Inc.:  tribute, E1321<bullet> [16JY]
        Murfreesboro, TN:  tribute to Riverdale High School football team,
            E93<bullet> [4FE]
        Northern Telecom (company):  tribute to Internet improvement
            efforts, E786<bullet> [7MY]
        Space policy:  encourage the development of a commercial space
            industry (H.R. 1702), Senate amendment (H. Res. 572), H9499
            [5OC], H9501 [5OC]
        Telephones:  protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
            bills (H.R. 3990), E1016<bullet> [4JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), E741<bullet> [1MY]
        White House, TN:  tribute to White House High School football team,
            E91<bullet> [4FE]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, E2070<bullet>
            [11OC]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report,
            E2070<bullet> [11OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H10559 [11OC]
      Tributes
        Ayer, Brent, E2279<bullet> [21OC]
        Buckner, James, E1706<bullet> [11SE]
        Danner, Ray and Judy, E2225<bullet> [16OC]
        Donnelly, James (Boots), E2021<bullet> [10OC]
        Doyle, Patrick, E789<bullet> [7MY]
        Gillespie, George C., Jr., E1856<bullet> [1OC]
        Gillespie, George C., Jr. (Cliff), E1852<bullet> [1OC]
        Hammer, Lee, E1154<bullet> [17JN]
        Jackson, Joe B., E788<bullet> [7MY]
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, H10658 [12OC]
        Lane, Joe P., III, E1397<bullet> [23JY]
        Meagher, Robin Moll, E2278<bullet> [21OC]
        Mullins, Herschel, E540<bullet> [1AP]
        Smith, Daniel, E2199<bullet> [15OC]
        Vaughn, Ralph, E14<bullet> [27JA]