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

    TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)
      Addresses
        U.S. Policy on Iran:  by, E1003<bullet> [3JN]
        ------ James Akins, E1004<bullet> [3JN]
      Amendments
        Courts:  enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), H10012 [7OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3667 [21MY], H3700 [21MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7161 [4AU]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7370
            [6AU]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7835 [16SE]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7809 [15SE]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
            3534), H3107 [12MY], H3443 [19MY]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6187 [22JY]
        Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
            H2932 [6MY], H2969 [7MY]
        NOAA:  describe the hydrographic services functions of the
            Administrator (H.R. 3164), H2132 [22AP]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H3625 [20MY], H5838 [17JY], H6829 [30JY]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2817 [5MY], H2849 [6MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
            cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
            H678 [26FE]
        Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
            viscera, (see H.R. 619), H2318 [23AP]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H5956 [20JY]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        Aviation:  require congressional approval of civil aviation
            bilateral agreements, (see H.R. 3741), H6697 [29JY]
        Bilingual Education Act:  repeal, (see H.R. 3720), H2606 [29AP]
        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]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H5405 [25JN]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
        Computers:  minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
            operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem, (see H.R.
            4682), H9344 [2OC]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H1854
            [31MR]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
            1283), H1299 [18MR]
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H1237 [17MR]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H755 [3MR]
        Crime:  increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
            arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H1111 [11MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  procurement of domestic goods and services, (see
            H. Con. Res. 266), H2814 [5MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Dept. of State:  calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
            agents' retirement annuities, (see H.R. 633), H1643 [26MR]
        Dept. of Transportation:  collection of user fees for navigational
            assistance services, (see H.R. 3674), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ conduct a study on improving the safety of persons present at
            roadside emergencies, (see H.R. 4171), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
            which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
            information, (see H.R. 3704), H8627 [24SE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY]
        ------ payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to
            veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods
            between terms, (see H.R. 4537), H7583 [10SE]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H6999 [3AU]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        Ecuador:  human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
            353), H385 [5FE]
        Education:  role in character development and teaching of moral
            values, (see H. Con. Res. 127), H909 [9MR]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1021 [10MR]
        FAA:  limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers, (see
            H.R. 3064), H7290 [5AU]
        Financial institutions:  prohibit the imposition of fees on the
            electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H1699 [27MR]
        ----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
            of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H1699
            [27MR]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Foreign trade:  prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
            products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R.
            4357), H7915 [16SE]
        FRS:  provide that Federal Reserve Banks be covered by certain
            regulations relative to labor-management relations, (see H.R.
            3067), H2931 [6MY]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Government:  constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of
            new treaties and agreements on the Constitution, (see H.J. Res.
            83), H447 [11FE]
        ------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.
            Con. Res. 299), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and
            duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H. Con.
            Res. 236), H903 [5MR]
        Health:  awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
            on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
            disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H5297 [24JN]
        House Rules:  require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff,
            (see H. Res. 456), H4165 [4JN], (see H. Res. 503), H6698 [29JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H1236 [17MR]
        IMF:  eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
            certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ U.S. withdrawal, (see H.R. 3090), H755 [3MR]
        Immigration:  assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens
            and for persons smuggling aliens within the U.S., (see H.R.
            4251), H5736 [16JY]
        Insurance:  coverage and treatment of emergency services under
            health plans, (see H.R. 815), H2318 [23AP]
        ------ 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), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H2236
            [22AP]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  impose a temporary ban on importation of
            certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
            4762), H10352 [9OC]
        ------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H.
            Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 235),
            H903 [5MR]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 315),
            H7585 [10SE]
        ------ presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes, (see
            H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
            (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H904 [5MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H5957
            [20JY]
        Medicare:  continuous open enrollment of individuals in
            Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65 [27JA]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE],
            (see H.R. 3567), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2744 [4MY]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H65 [27JA]
        ------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 3128), H1112 [11MR]
        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), H7585
            [10SE]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
            114), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H904 [5MR]
        Milosevic, Slobodan:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against
            humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
            Res. 304), H7495 [9SE]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H497 [12FE]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H4479 [10JN]
        Northern Ireland:  encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
            condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
            Con. Res. 152), H330 [4FE]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
            H5493 [14JY]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3106 [12MY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3744 [21MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H101 [28JA]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H5956 [20JY]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H7584 [10SE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1021 [10MR]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5738 [16JY]
        Small business:  liability requirements for remediation of dry
            cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H100 [28JA]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 45), H7494 [9SE], (see H.R. 3008), H7494
            [9SE]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H3014 [7MY]
        St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2706 [30AP]
        Taxation:  designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178
            [4AU]
        ------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
            [23AP]
        ------ expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing
            by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service
            organizations, (see H.R. 2523), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain
            collaborative research consortia, (see H.R. 3857), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1237 [17MR]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H497 [12FE]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7179 [4AU]
        ------ repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national
            retail sales tax, (see H.R. 2001), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H447 [11FE]
        ------ treatment of beer, (see H.R. 158), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H11042 [16OC]
        ------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
            the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
            home, (see H.R. 3882), H3744 [21MY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H101 [28JA]
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century:  repeal the
            Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
            Program, (see H.R. 4466), H7412 [6AU]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ provide for a judicial and administrative remedy for disputes
            arising under certain agreements with foreign entities, (see
            H.R. 3578), H1699 [27MR]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7495
            [9SE]
        Unemployment:  improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
            and the provision of such revenues for employment security
            administration, (see H.R. 3684), H3972 [22MY]
        Veterans:  computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H8528
            [23SE]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
        Vietnam:  prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank, (see H.R. 3159),
            H1337 [19MR]
        Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
            Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H904 [5MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Aviation:  install enhanced vision technologies to replace and
            enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to airport
            improvement projects, (see H.R. 3463), H1158 [12MR]
        Capitol Police:  increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415),
            H7289 [5AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish a national registry for
            persons who provide intercountry adoption services, (see H.R.
            4677), H9274 [1OC]
        GSA:  Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H4479
            [10JN]
        House Rules:  require a two-thirds majority on legislation
            implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track
            procedures, (see H. Res. 488), H5064 [23JN], (see H. Res. 497),
            H5404 [25JN]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        Korczak, Boris:  recognize and compensate for intelligence gathering
            services rendered during the cold war, (see H.R. 3136), H100
            [28JA]
        Kosovo:  human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 312),
            H6510 [28JY]
        Political campaigns:  permit businesses and labor organizations to
            stage public debates between Presidential candidates if all
            candidates who are eligible for Federal matching payments are
            invited, (see H.R. 4310), H6186 [22JY]
        Taxation:  require advance notice and judicial consent before
            seizure and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection
            actions from income, (see H.R. 3277), H631 [25FE]
      Letters
        Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem,
            NC:  James P. Hutcherson, H5441 [14JY]
        ----- John N. Taylor, Jr., H5441 [14JY]
        ----- Kenneth W. McAllister, H5441 [14JY]
        ----- Leon E. Porter, Jr., H5441 [14JY]
        ----- T. Paul Hendrick, H5441 [14JY]
      Pledge of Allegiance
        House of Representatives, H508 [24FE], H700 [3MR], H1705 [30MR],
            H3491 [20MY], H4247 [9JN], H4884 [22JN], H5864 [20JY], H6753
            [30JY], H7497 [10SE], H8463 [23SE], H9090 [28SE], H9189 [1OC],
            H10221 [9OC], H10670 [13OC]
      Proposals
        Respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the financial
            crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, H10294 [9OC], H10622
            [12OC], H10848 [14OC]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), motion to instruct conferees, H2293
            [23AP]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11727 [17DE]
        Asia:  role of U.S. and IMF in financial crisis relief, H4577 [16JN]
        Aviation:  install enhanced vision technologies to replace and
            enhance conventional lighting systems with respect to airport
            improvement projects (H.R. 3463), E386<bullet> [17MR]
        Bankruptcy:  temporarily reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code and
            facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process
            relative to farmers (H.R. 4831), H10950 [15OC]
        Budget:  deficit, H5865 [20JY]
        ------ proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989), H4181
            [5JN]
        Business and industry:  disparity in salaries between workers and
            executives, H4247 [9JN]
        Buy American Act:  compliance, H2130 [22AP], H2132 [22AP], H2849
            [6MY], H2850 [6MY]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  authorizing use of Grounds for
            American Luge Association races (H. Con. Res. 305), H6749 [29JY]
        ------ authorizing use of Grounds for event to announce the donation
            of vans to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs by the DAV (S. Con.
            Res. 102), H4485 [11JN]
        ------ authorizing use of Grounds for Greater Washington Soap Box
            Derby (H. Con. Res. 255), H3064 [12MY]
        ------ authorizing use of Grounds for National Peace Officers'
            Memorial Service (H. Con. Res. 263), H3063 [12MY]
        ------ authorizing use of Grounds for Special Olympics torch relay
            (H. Con. Res. 262), H3062 [12MY]
        ------ tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the
            Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6490 [28JY] tribute to John
            M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts
            of heroism (H. Con. Res. 311), H6474 [27JY]
        Capitol Police:  funding, H5342 [25JN]
        ------ increase mandatory retirement age (H.R. 4415), E1553<bullet>
            [5AU]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division (H.R.
            2828), H6490 [28JY]
        ------ establish a pay scale and benefits package equal to that of
            the Secret Service Uniformed Division, H8541 [24SE]
        CBO:  require annual report on the economic impact of the Mandates
            Information Act on employment and businesses, H3443 [19MY]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7208 [5AU]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status, H4884
            [22JN], H5068 [24JN], H5865 [20JY]
        ------ most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 121), H6086 [22JY]
        ------ nuclear weapons proliferation, H1240 [18MR]
        ------ trade surplus relative to illegal trade practices, H8537
            [24SE]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H4769
            [18JN], H4884 [22JN]
        ------ U.S. policy, H2124 [22AP], H2613 [30AP], H3117 [13MY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11893 [18DE], H12037 [19DE]
        ------ 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, H7698 [15SE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11893 [18DE], H12037 [19DE]
        ------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
            Square during visit to the People's Republic of China, H4336
            [10JN]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  granting of
            immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
            fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res. 440), H3458
            [19MY]
        Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House):  require report
            relative to any Member who is convicted of accepting foreign
            campaign contributions, H6829 [30JY], H6830 [30JY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
            of independent counsel report on investigation of President
            Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7593 [11SE]
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select):  establish
            (H. Res. 463), H4769 [18JN]
        Computers:  use of Internet chat rooms, H244 [4FE]
        Consumers:  establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise (H.R. 563), H2132 [22AP]
        ------ establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise (H.R. 563), H9474 [5OC]
        Courts:  minimum mandatory sentencing, H582 [25FE]
        Crime:  punishment of convicted rapists, H760 [4MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H388 [11FE], H3631 [21MY], H3695 [21MY], H3696
            [21MY], H3698 [21MY], H3699 [21MY], H3700 [21MY], H3701 [21MY],
            H3703 [21MY], H5741 [17JY]
        ------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
            the performance of their border protection functions, H7822
            [16SE], H7835 [16SE], H7837 [16SE], H7840 [16SE], H7843 [16SE],
            H7844 [16SE]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3677 [21MY], H3695
            [21MY], H3696 [21MY], H3698 [21MY], H3699 [21MY], H3700 [21MY],
            H3701 [21MY], H3703 [21MY]
        ------ revise priority for counter-drug activities making it second
            only to war-fighting mission, H7833 [16SE]
        Dept. of Justice:  appointment of independent counsel to investigate
            certain internal criminal allegations (H.R. 692), H3492 [20MY]
        ------ Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions in Economic
            Development Administration, H7121 [4AU], H7122 [4AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7121 [4AU], H7122
            [4AU], H7162 [4AU], H7208 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6248 [23JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9618
            [6OC]
        Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY:  designate (H.R. 3453),
            H5445 [14JY]
        District of Columbia:  funding for transfer of inmates from Lorton
            Correctional Complex to the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center,
            H7334 [6AU], H7342 [6AU], H7370 [6AU], H7371 [6AU], H7372 [6AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7342 [6AU], H7370 [6AU],
            H7371 [6AU], H7372 [6AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4380), consideration (H. Res.
            517), H7334 [6AU]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 409), H2448 [29AP]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7822 [16SE], H7833 [16SE], H7835 [16SE],
            H7837 [16SE], H7840 [16SE], H7843 [16SE], H7844 [16SE]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt certain regulations and initiatives
            from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
            limitations, H6248 [23JY]
        Economy:  national objectives priority assignments, H1452 [25MR]
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), consideration (H. Res. 516), H7526 [10SE]
        ------ national policy to improve system, H7812 [16SE]
        Employment:  jobs availability, H1650 [27MR]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  extend certain programs (S.
            417), H10954 [15OC]
        Eney, Chestnut, Gibson Memorial Building, Washington, DC:  designate
            (S. Con. Res. 120), H10973 [15OC]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
            agricultural products (H. Con. Res. 213), H7055 [4AU]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase involvement of parents in
            raising of children, H3758 [22MY]
        ------ role of Government in establishing values, H7498 [10SE]
        Federal Bureau of Prisons:  study growth and development of private
            prisons, H7162 [4AU]
        Florida:  implementation of death sentences, H1784 [31MR]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (H. Res. 542), H7942
            [17SE]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383),
            H1031 [11MR]
        ------ U.S. sovereignty, H6074 [22JY]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8463
            [23SE], H8720 [25SE], H8788 [25SE]
        ------ miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws
            (H.R. 4342), H7071 [4AU]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 453), H4073 [4JN]
        Government:  significance of Federal studies, H6754 [30JY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
            3534), H3443 [19MY]
        ------ reduce costs, H6514 [29JY]
        GSA:  Federal Protective Service reform (H.R. 4034), E1081<bullet>
            [10JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6303 [24JY]
        Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem,
            NC:  designate (H.R. 2379), H5441 [14JY]
        Homeless:  consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
            217), H719 [3MR]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H10870 [14OC]
        House Rules:  require a two-thirds majority on legislation
            implementing future trade agreements pursuant to fast-track
            procedures (H. Res. 497), E1285<bullet> [14JY]
        IMF:  funding, H2293 [23AP], H2752 [5MY], H9351 [5OC], H9727 [7OC],
            H10222 [9OC], H10564 [12OC]
        INS:  deployment of border patrol agents, H1557 [26MR]
        Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
            H2953 [7MY], H2969 [7MY]
        ------ role in preventing international narcotics trafficking, H2953
            [7MY], H2969 [7MY]
        Iran:  U.S. policy, E1003<bullet> [3JN]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11727 [17DE]
        ------ U.S. policy, H508 [24FE]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10294 [9OC], H10295 [9OC], H10401 [10OC], H10621
            [12OC], H10670 [13OC], H10836 [14OC], H10848 [14OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Con.
            Res. 350), H10637 [12OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
            598), H10921 [15OC], H10949 [15OC], H10963 [15OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform, H69 [28JA], H634 [26FE], H1302 [19MR],
            H4482 [11JN]
        ------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5358
            [25JN]
        J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building, Austin, TX:  designate (H.R.
            3223), H5444 [14JY]
        James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT:  designate (H.R.
            3696), H7073 [4AU]
        Jere Cooper Federal Building, Dyersburg, TN:  designate (H.R. 2730),
            H9120 [28SE]
        Jones, Mary-Alyce:  condolences on death of mother, H4338 [10JN]
        Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH:  designate (S.
            1800), H7074 [4AU]
        Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts:  authorizing appropriations
            and further defining criteria for capital repair, operation, and
            maintenance (H.R. 3504), H3992 [3JN], H3993 [3JN]
        Korczak, Boris:  recognize and compensate for intelligence gathering
            services rendered during the cold war (H.R. 3136), E51<bullet>
            [28JA]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  nuclear weapons
            proliferation, H4638 [17JN]
        Kosovo:  civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians, H3978
            [3JN]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination, H1116 [12MR] human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police relative
            to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 235), E321<bullet> [9MR]
        ------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
            police relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 315), H8494
            [23SE]
        ------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
            violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, H9190
            [1OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  funding for the hiring of personnel who
            perform nonadministrative services (H.R. 804), H10000 [7OC]
        ------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service
            (H. Res. 422), H3061 [12MY]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), H5342 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration of
            conference report (H. Res. 550), H8541 [24SE]
        Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV:
             designate (H.R. 2225), H7447 [9SE], H7448 [9SE]
        Mexico:  drug control efforts, H451 [12FE], H701 [3MR]
        Morality and ethics:  web site's plan to broadcast 18-year-old
            couple having sexual intercourse for the first time, H5503
            [15JY]
        NAFTA:  impact on employment and the economy, H1174 [17MR], H1452
            [25MR], H1557 [26MR], H2063 [21AP]
        National Day of Prayer:  observance, H2934 [7MY]
        Nitsch, Hermann:  performance art presentation, H7182 [5AU]
        NOAA:  describe the hydrographic services functions of the
            Administrator (H.R. 3164), H2130 [22AP], H2132 [22AP]
        Nuclear weapons:  proliferation, H1856 [1AP]
        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  penalties for
            misrepresentation of U.S.-made products by the People's Republic
            of China, H3030 [12MY]
        ------ take certain actions in response to European Union failure to
            comply with the rulings of the World Trade Organization (H.R.
            4761), consideration (H. Res. 588), H10369 [10OC]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H3704 [21MY], H10401 [10OC], H10404 [10OC],
            H12037 [19DE]
        Pensions:  ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
            relative to State income taxes (H.R. 4572), H10950 [15OC]
        Political campaigns:  appointment of independent counsel to
            investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
            campaign, H7434 [9SE]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H6807
            [30JY], H6829 [30JY], H6830 [30JY]
        ------ influence and legality of foreign contributions, H7006 [4AU]
        ------ investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to
            transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to People's
            Republic of China, H3376 [19MY], H3458 [19MY]
        ------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
            expenditure practices, H338 [5FE]
        ------ permit businesses and labor organizations to stage public
            debates between Presidential candidates if all candidates who
            are eligible for Federal matching payments are invited (H.R.
            4310), E1384<bullet> [22JY]
        Political ethics:  disclosure of personal information about
            individuals associated with investigations of President Clinton,
            H7926 [17SE]
        Prayer:  constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer, H1705
            [30MR], H2240 [23AP], H2442 [29AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs (S. 2364), H10744 [13OC], H10745 [13OC]
        Religion:  survey of scientists' religious beliefs, H6885 [3AU]
        Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT:  designate (S. 1355),
            H8496 [23SE]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate (H.R.
            3598), H9118 [28SE]
        Robert K. Rodibaugh U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, South Bend, IN:
            designate (H.R. 81), H8497 [23SE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            consideration (H. Res. 344), H249 [4FE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate (H.R.
            3295), H7450 [9SE], H7451 [9SE]
        Rosario, Mildred:  firing as teacher relative to religious comments,
            H4842 [19JN]
        Russia:  foreign aid relative to arms sales to Iran, H4972 [23JN]
        ------ IMF loans, H5416 [14JY]
        Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA:  designate (H.R. 613), H723
            [3MR]
        Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate (H.R.
            4595), H9118 [28SE]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8747 [25SE]
        States:  minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
            projects, H1892 [1AP]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            consideration (H. Res. 407), H2135 [22AP]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            H8747 [25SE]
        ------ reform laws and filing procedures, H2347 [28AP]
        ------ require advance notice and judicial consent before seizure
            and exclude civil damages for unauthorized collection actions
            from income (H.R. 3277), H1025 [11MR]
        ------ require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury in
            all tax cases, H918 [10MR], H5358 [25JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration
            (H. Res. 472), H4646 [17JN]
        Telecommunications:  clarify under the fifth amendment the
            constitutionality of uncompensated takings of real property from
            COMSAT, H2847 [6MY], H2848 [6MY]
        ------ promote competition and privatization in satellite
            communications (H.R. 1872), H2847 [6MY], H2848 [6MY], H2849
            [6MY], H2850 [6MY]
        Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC:  designate (H.R. 3982),
            H6748 [29JY]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate
            (H.R. 4000), H9453 [5OC]
        Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, New York, NY:  designate (H.R.
            2187), H9120 [28SE], H9121 [28SE]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1554 [26MR], H1892
            [1AP]
        Tucker, Karla Faye:  death penalty sentence, H109 [3FE]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6772 [30JY]
        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, H6807 [30JY]
        Yeltsin, Boris:  dismissal of cabinet, H1386 [24MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H6509 [28JY]
        Tribute, H5392 [25JN]
      Texts of
        H.R. 3136, recognize and compensate Boris Korczak for intelligence
            gathering services rendered during the cold war, E51<bullet>
            [28JA]
      Tributes
        Cafaro, William M., E686<bullet> [28AP]
        Dellums, Ronald V., E129<bullet> [11FE]
        Fazio, Representative, H8541 [24SE]
        Gibson, Josh, H9090 [28SE]
        Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
        Kiko, Russell T., E604<bullet> [21AP]
        Kiko, Willard L., E604<bullet> [21AP]
        Maris, Roger, H9090 [28SE]
        McGwire, Mark, H9090 [28SE]
        Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
        Sosa, Sammy, H9090 [28SE]