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

    BISHOP, SANFORD D., JR. (a Representative from Georgia)
      Amendments
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3670 [21MY]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4101 [4JN]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, H7529
            [10SE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H3247
            [13MY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1021 [10MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H7290 [5AU]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H6697 [29JY]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  improve agricultural
            credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
            H5736 [16JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H7415 [6AU]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H4165
            [4JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
            [19MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2319 [23AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
            rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637), H7290
            [5AU]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H4961 [22JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that
            will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State, (see
            H.R. 4362), H9179 [28SE]
        ------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
            caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
            during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H676 [26FE]
        ------ establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Atlanta,
            GA, metropolitan area, (see H.R. 4391), H7177 [4AU]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H6820 [30JY]
        ------ provide a cost-of-living adjustment in compensation rates
            paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and make
            various improvements in education, housing, and cemetery
            programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5405 [25JN]
        Drugs:  promote drug-free workplace programs, (see H.R. 3853), H3246
            [13MY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
        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), H4165 [4JN]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4712 [17JN]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H7585 [10SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5494 [14JY]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H1444 [24MR]
        Guyana:  elections, (see H. Con. Res. 215), H446 [11FE]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 3605), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H2236 [22AP]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
            [21AP]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5594
            [15JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        Income:  establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
            made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
        Iron and steel industry:  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]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Law enforcement officers:  ensure that States provide due process in
            cases which could lead to dismissal, demotion, suspension, or
            transfer, (see H.R. 4681), H9344 [2OC]
        ------ establish a bill of rights, (see H.R. 350), H497 [12FE]
        ------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
            handguns, (see H.R. 218), H9345 [2OC]
        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]
        Line Item Veto Act:  direct savings toward reducing the public debt
            when used during Federal budget surplus years, (see H.R. 3228),
            H496 [12FE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        Margie Pitts Hames Post Office, Decatur, GA:  designate, (see H.R.
            4205), H5492 [14JY]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
            [18JN]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5738 [16JY]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65
            [27JA], (see H.R. 3137), H447 [11FE]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reform, (see H.R. 1165), H64 [27JA]
        ------ 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]
        ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
            provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H9537 [5OC]
        Mental health:  establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
            recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
            illness, (see H. Res. 596), H11023 [15OC]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit desecration of veterans'
            memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10011 [7OC]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H5593 [15JY]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3972 [22MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        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), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
            from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, (see
            H.R. 3912), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ ensure integrity of trust funds, (see H.R. 857), H100 [28JA]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
            [23JY]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ encourage production and use of electric vehicles, (see H.R.
            3877), H3489 [19MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H6070 [21JY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H241 [3FE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
            1891), H3972 [22MY]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H4880 [19JN]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H9188 [29SE]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H7290 [5AU]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2056 [1AP], (see
            H.R. 3661), H3014 [7MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Lieutenant Henry O. Flipper Station, Thomasville, GA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4661), H9274 [1OC]
      Memorandums
        U.S.-Japan Insurance Agreement:  American Family Life Assurance Co.,
            E1448<bullet> [27JY]
      Motions
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1077 [11MR]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  ensure that federally funded research and education
            programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
            Res. 446), H3771<bullet> [22MY]
        ----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
            address high-priority concerns with national multistate
            significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu (H.
            Res. 365), H520<bullet> [24FE]
        ------ price supports for peanuts, H5020 [23JN]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7707<bullet> [15SE],
            H9330 [2OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5020 [23JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9330
            [2OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct
            conferees, H7707<bullet> [15SE]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11740 [17DE]
        Black History Month:  observance, H425<bullet> [11FE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6501
            [28JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11918 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11918 [18DE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Conservation Reserve Program contract
            adjustment relative to timber prices in Southeastern States,
            H9330 [2OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3676 [21MY]
        ------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
            appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, H361<bullet> [5FE]
        ------ making appropriations for military construction, family
            housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
            H4910<bullet> [22JN]
        ------ School of the Americas funding, H8011<bullet> [17SE]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380),
            H7387<bullet> [6AU]
        ------ prohibit possession of tobacco products by minors,
            H7387<bullet> [6AU]
        Drugs:  promote drug-free workplace programs (H.R. 3853), H4977
            [23JN]
        Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4569), H8001 [17SE], H8011<bullet> [17SE]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1082 [11MR]
        ----- authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan
            Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383), H1032 [11MR]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H1011 [10MR], H1012 [10MR], H1013 [10MR], H4102 [4JN],
            H4103 [4JN], H4105 [4JN], H4106 [4JN], H4107 [4JN]
        ------ prohibit discrimination against certain beliefs and
            traditions, H4102 [4JN], H4103 [4JN], H4105 [4JN], H4106 [4JN],
            H4107 [4JN]
        Guyana:  elections, E42<bullet> [28JA]
        Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
            H2951 [7MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), conference report,
            H9733 [7OC]
        Joint Task Force for Full Accounting in Southeast Asia:  hardship
            duty pay for members, H3676 [21MY]
        Medicare:  reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9197
            [1OC]
        Point of order, H8001 [17SE]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3771<bullet> [22MY]
        Sam Nunn Federal Center, Atlanta, GA:  designate (H.R. 613),
            H723<bullet> [3MR]
        Tobacco products:  strengthen State efforts to limit access to
            minors (H.R. 2034), E953<bullet> [22MY]
        U.S.-Japan Insurance Agreement:  violations, E973<bullet> [22MY],
            E1448<bullet> [27JY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H9494<bullet> [5OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H327 [4FE]
      Tributes
        Dellums, Representative, E118<bullet> [5FE]