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

    BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)
      Amendments
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), H7179 [4AU]
        ------ establish a program to help children and youth learn English
            (H.R. 3892), H7547 [10SE]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
            related agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
            (see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        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]
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis:  establish, (see H.R.
            1704), H3744 [21MY]
        Contracts:  allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
            disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H9179 [28SE]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  relief of survivors of victims killed in
            helicopter shooting accident in Iraq, (see H.R. 4061), H4628
            [16JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R.
            3584), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
            home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
        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),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2707 [30AP]
        Dept. of Labor:  establish advisory panels relative to occupational
            safety and health, (see H.R. 2871), H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of Transportation:  prohibit from imposing regulations
            relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
            compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H1112 [11MR]
        Disasters:  establish an advisory commission to prepare for and
            respond to serious drought emergencies, (see H.R. 3035), H101
            [28JA]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
            [7MY]
        Drugs:  conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
            similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6698 [29JY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1379 [23MR]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H3972 [22MY]
        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), H5594 [15JY]
        Fish and fishing:  disapprove rule requiring the use of bycatch
            reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico,
            (see H.R. 3735), H2423 [28AP]
        Food:  consumer access to information on the health benefits of
            foods and dietary supplements, (see H.R. 2868), H1237 [17MR]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H6999 [3AU]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4232), H7178 [4AU]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
            [26MR]
        Health care professionals:  require military physicians to possess
            unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical
            education requirements, (see H.R. 3775), H2705 [30AP]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H330 [4FE]
        Labor:  allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to
            improve economic competitiveness, (see H.R. 634), H385 [5FE]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H9345 [2OC]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
            liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H1445 [24MR]
        Medicare:  adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of
            the prospective payment system for home health services, (see H.
            Res. 585), H10076 [8OC]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H9346 [2OC]
        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), H7915
            [16SE]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        Motor vehicles:  average fuel economy standards for automobiles,
            (see H.R. 880), H7178 [4AU]
        National Institute of Dental Research:  anniversary, (see H. Con.
            Res. 289), H4325 [9JN]
        National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System:  prevent lapses in
            permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE]
        OSHA:  allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety
            and health rules, (see H.R. 2875), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites,
            (see H.R. 2879), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used
            to identify safety and health violations by employers, (see H.R.
            2869), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ identify and notify the specific industries to which
            regulations and compliance standards apply, (see H.R. 2873),
            H1854 [31MR]
        ------ waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if
            violations are corrected in a specified time, (see H.R. 2881),
            H1854 [31MR]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
        Social Security:  eliminate earnings test for retirement age
            individuals, (see H.R. 3912), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative
            to certain military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 598),
            H100 [28JA]
        States:  permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H5493 [14JY]
        Taxation:  capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
            returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H7493
            [9SE]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
            [19MY]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H5493 [14JY]
        ------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
            production, (see H.R. 3688), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
            H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
            programs used to pay higher education expenses for the
            designated beneficiary, (see H.R. 4298), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ treatment of oil and gas produced from recovered inactive
            wells, (see H.R. 2072), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ treatment of petroleum storage facilities, (see H.R. 3992),
            H6453 [24JY]
        ------ treatment of sale of certain animals associated with
            educational programs, (see H.R. 3626), H2931 [6MY]
        Tobacco products:  specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry
            settlement, (see H.J. Res. 109), H446 [11FE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
            spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
            165), H64 [27JA]
        Volunteer workers:  eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be
            supplied for background checks, (see H.R. 3398), H903 [5MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Costa Rica:  protection of lives and property rights from squatters,
            (see H. Con. Res. 306), H6282 [23JY]
        Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5403 [25JN]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H3627 [21MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options (S.
            2344), H6928 [3AU]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4989<bullet> [23JN], H5026
            [23JN]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter (H.R. 3843), E819<bullet> [12MY]
        ----- grant Federal charter (S. 1759), H6901<bullet> [3AU]
        Armed Forces:  prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
            maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol,
            H3576<bullet> [20MY]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
            Res. 227), H1264 [18MR]
        Children and youth:  provide that children's sleepwear be
            manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
            H6544 [29JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11801 [18DE]
        Copyrights:  duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1480 [25MR]
        ------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1480 [25MR]
        Del Rio, TX:  tribute to individual efforts relative to Tropical
            Storm Charley, E1860<bullet> [1OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  limit funding for livestock protection from
            predatory wildlife, H5026 [23JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3576<bullet> [20MY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H5230<bullet> [24JN]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6219 [23JY], H6544 [29JY]
        Drought:  disaster assistance to Texas, H6928 [3AU]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt educational outreach or information
            seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
            Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6219 [23JY]
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), H7547 [10SE]
        EPA:  implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
            H6219 [23JY]
        Fort Davis National Historic Site:  authorize expansion (H.R. 3047),
            H6914<bullet> [3AU]
        Health:  develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
            defects (S. 419), H924<bullet> [10MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2369<bullet>
            [28AP]
        Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites (H.R. 4160), E1273<bullet> [26JN]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10258<bullet> [9OC]
        National Institute of Dental Research:  anniversary, E1305<bullet>
            [15JY]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), H1618<bullet> [26MR]
        Point of order, H6542 [29JY]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), consideration (H. Res. 573), H9744 [7OC]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H782 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H782 [4MR]
        Real property:  private property owner rights (H.R. 992),
            consideration (H. Res. 382), H1086 [11MR]
        States:  requirements for standardized English testing, H7547 [10SE]
        Texas:  observance of the Prickly Pear Pachanga by Terrell County,
            TX and Sanderson, TX, E1926<bullet> [6OC]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact:  consent (H.R.
            629), motion to appoint conferees, H3069 [12MY]
        ------ grant congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report,
            H6522 [29JY], H6524 [29JY], H6525 [29JY], H6532 [29JY] grant
            congressional consent (H.R. 629), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 511), H6517 [29JY]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (H. Res. 522), H7508 [10SE]
      Subpoena Notices
        U.S. District Court for Val Verde County, TX, H109 [3FE]