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

    FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
      Amendments
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
            against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
            Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), H9352 [5OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Japan's Weak GDP Suggests Little Hope Soon, S10706 [22SE]
        New Signs of Weakness in U.S. Economic `Fortress' Forecast for
            Slowdown, S10758 [23SE]
        Reckless Bailouts, H9211 [1OC]
        What a Drag! Asia, Russia, Latin America--Trouble Abroad Threatens
            the U.S. Economy, S10707-S10710 [22SE]
      Bills and resolutions
        Crime:  include money laundering activities in the consideration of
            certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
        Economy:  reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, (see H. Con. Res. 329), H8528 [23SE]
        Federal Home Loan Bank System:  transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
            Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, (see S. 1986),
            S3585 [24AP]
        Financial institutions:  offer interest-bearing transaction accounts
            and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts to businesses, allow
            interest payments on demand deposits, and require FRS to pay
            interest on certain reserves, (see H.R. 4082), H4834 [18JN]
        ------ study of derivatives regulation, (see H.R. 4062), H4628
            [16JN]
        Government regulations:  prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of
            Federal reserve banks, apply Federal procurement regulations,
            and reform pricing practices for domestic banking services, (see
            S. 2153), S6037 [10JN]
        Loans:  broaden the range of discount window loans which may be used
            as collateral for Federal reserve notes, (see H.R. 4359), H6819
            [30JY]
      Letters
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Representatives Mica
            and Morella, H9355 [5OC]
        FRS use of pension cost credits to subsidize prices charged to
            banks:  Alice M. Rivlin, FRS, H412 [11FE]
        Investment of Social Security trust funds in marketable securities,
            H4970 [23JN]
      Remarks in House
        Economy:  economic impact of a depreciating currency, H2375-H2377
            [28AP]
        ------ impact of proposals to create an international central bank,
            H8603 [24SE]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee (H. Con. Res. 329), H8516 [23SE], H8604 [24SE]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  disclosure of certain
            rate agreements, H9352 [5OC], H9355 [5OC]
        ------ improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for
            the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), H9352-H9355
            [5OC]
        Financial institutions:  study of derivatives regulation (H.R.
            4062), E1138 [16JN], E1505 [31JY]
        ------ use of pension cost credits to subsidize prices charged to
            banks, H411 [11FE]
        Government:  improve strategic plans and performance reports, H1132
            [12MR]
        Interest rates:  impact on economic conditions, H1413 [24MR], E2216
            [16OC]
        ------ impact on economic conditions relative to Asian financial
            crisis, H1508 [25MR]
        Long-Term Capital, Ltd.:  bailout of hedge fund, H9208 [1OC], H9211
            [1OC], H9507 [5OC], H10652-H10654 [12OC], E1894 [2OC]
      Remarks in Senate
        Economy:  importance of accurate economic statistics, S8948 [23JY]
        ------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
            Committee, S10704-S10712 [22SE], S10746-S10755 [23SE],
            S10756-S10759 [23SE], S10937 [24SE]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
            against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
            Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11193 [30SE]
        Federal Home Loan Bank System:  transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
            Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (S. 1986), S3589
            [24AP]
        Financial institutions:  proposed merger of certain banks and
            financial services, S3246 [20AP]
        ------ study credit industry practices on the solicitation of credit
            cards, S10744-S10746 [23SE]
        Government regulations:  prohibit surplus accounts, require audit of
            Federal reserve banks, apply Federal procurement regulations,
            and reform pricing practices for domestic banking services (S.
            2153), S6041 [10JN]
        Interest rates:  impact on economic conditions, S3665 [28AP], S10258
            [11SE], S11099 [29SE], S11570 [6OC], S12621 [15OC]
        Management:  promote accountability and the public interest in
            operations, S10755-S10756 [23SE]
      Reports
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act (H.R. 1836):  Committee
            on Governmental Affairs (Senate), H9353 [5OC]
      Reports filed
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Committee on
            Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1836) (S. Rept. 105-257),
            S8658 [21JY]
        Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act:  Committee
            on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1405) (S.
            Rept. 105-346), S10919 [24SE]
      Statements
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Senators Cochran,
            Glenn, and Levin, H9353 [5OC]
        Regulation of Derivatives and Hedge Funds:  Greg Kaza, E1894 [2OC]
      Texts of
        H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act,
            S11193-S11195 [30SE], S11196 [30SE]
        H.R. 4062, Financial Derivatives Supervisory Improvement Act, E1139
            [16JN]
        S. 1986, Federal Home Loan Bank System Regulatory Restructuring Act,
            S3589-S3591 [24AP]