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

    LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)
      Amendments
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H678 [26FE]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H578 [24FE]
        Budget:  establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
            H.R. 457), H1379 [23MR]
        Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
            Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H3488 [19MY]
        Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see H.R. 4427),
            H7411 [6AU]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H1112 [11MR]
        Crime:  expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H2707
            [30AP]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2707 [30AP]
        Cuba:  extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
            individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H2056 [1AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R. 2898), H1112
            [11MR]
        ------ procurement of domestic goods and services, (see H. Con. Res.
            266), H2605 [29AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1699 [27MR]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H10513
            [10OC]
        Diseases:  increase research, treatment, and public education of
            Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H1643 [26MR]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign countries:  funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
            facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
            construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
            H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  allow attachment of certain property of foreign
            states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
            H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6186 [22JY]
        Health:  liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
            H3744 [21MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  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), H2236
            [22AP]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5405
            [25JN]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
        James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3810), H4880 [19JN]
        Lighthouses:  establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
            program, (see H.R. 2970), H5297 [24JN]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H100 [28JA]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H447
            [11FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
            birth centers, (see H.R. 4872), H11695 [20OC]
        National Guard:  allow members to perform honor guard functions at
            veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  expand and coordinate
            activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
            H851 [4MR]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H679
            [26FE]
        Navy:  repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
            battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register, (see H.R.
            3233), H496 [12FE]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H4325 [9JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3612), H6880 [31JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4165
            [4JN]
        Public safety officers:  establish national medal for those who act
            with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, (see
            H.R. 4090), H6880 [31JY]
        ------ provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
            dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the
            line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H5405 [25JN]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H2055 [1AP]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H386 [5FE]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
        States:  establish notification procedures relative to release of
            convicted sex offenders, (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        Taxation:  allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
            brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
            [6MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7803
            [15SE]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
            H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
            business if they are furnished for the convenience of the
            employer, (see H.R. 3834), H3104 [12MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2319 [23AP]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
        Veterans:  permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H851
            [4MR]
        ------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
            spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
            165), H4550 [11JN]
        Voting:  guarantee the right of all active duty military personnel,
            merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Federal,
            State, and local elections, (see H.R. 699), H7915 [16SE]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H1021 [10MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H6510 [28JY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5198 [24JN]
        Brigantine, NJ:  tribute to Brigantine Elementary School Kindness
            Program, E789<bullet> [7MY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12029<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Coast Guard:  prioritize funding for drug interdiction activities
            and enforcement of fishing regulations, H6722 [29JY]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6722 [29JY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
            H3048 [12MY]
        National Sea Grant College Program:  reauthorization (S. 927), H407
            [11FE]
        Prince Nova (vessel):  certificate of documentation (S. 1349), H194
            [3FE]
        Senior citizens:  nutrition programs funding, H5198 [24JN]
        Shriver's Salt Water Taffy (business):  anniversary, E1691<bullet>
            [10SE]
        U.S. Service Academies:  tribute to nominees from the Second
            Congressional District of New Jersey, E364<bullet> [12MR]
      Tributes
        Edwards, Terrence M. (Casey), E1345<bullet> [17JY]
        Lapworth, John, E1744<bullet> [17SE]