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

    POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)
      Amendments
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1446 [24MR], H1492 [25MR]
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4195),
            H5491 [14JY]
        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]
        California:  provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study
            reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and
            transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn
            Dam, (see H.R. 4111), H5063 [23JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H3105 [12MY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  undertake an inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach President Clinton, (see H. Res.
            304), H7495 [9SE]
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:  improve agricultural
            credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
            H5736 [16JY]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
            3682), H3106 [12MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
            guaranteed farm operating loans, (see H.R. 2145), H578 [24FE]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        Endangered species:  protection of the California spotted owl and
            its habitat, (see H.R. 3467), H1235 [17MR]
        Endangered Species Act:  transfer enforcement functions of the
            National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
            Service, (see H.R. 4335), H6453 [24JY]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H692 [2MR]
        European Union:  canned fruit subsidy, (see H. Res. 406), H2055
            [1AP]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
            [3FE]
        Firearms:  treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
            (see H.R. 3140), H3014 [7MY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H9084 [26SE]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H2606 [29AP]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY], (see H.R. 4196), H5738 [16JY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
            (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
            [23AP]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  clarify requirements
            relative to reducing or withholding payments to States, (see
            H.R. 3254), H631 [25FE]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Lake Powell:  water level, (see H. Res. 380), H1159 [12MR]
        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), H6820 [30JY]
        Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge:  protect endangered
            species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge
            land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory
            impairment, (see H.R. 4729), H10011 [7OC]
        National forests:  exempt prescribed burning from regulations under
            the Clean Air Act, (see H.R. 2601), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ suspend development of a roadless area policy pending
            determinations that such a policy will not adversely affect
            forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H755 [3MR]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations, (see H.R. 3094), H579 [24FE]
        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  take certain actions in
            response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
            the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10352 [9OC]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
            452), H4165 [4JN]
        Privacy:  protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social
            Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform
            national identifying number, (see H.R. 3261), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
            citizens in order to create national medical history database,
            (see H.R. 4281), H9346 [2OC]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
            [3FE]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H4712 [17JN]
        Social Security:  provide prisoner information obtained by States to
            Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
            benefits, (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
        ------ application of the credit for electricity produced from
            renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
            facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ 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), H4325
            [9JN]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H7803 [15SE]
        ------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
            increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
            4509), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ 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]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H447 [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]
        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]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H2318 [23AP]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish a pilot program for milk producers
            and cooperatives to enter into forward price contracts with milk
            handlers, (see H.R. 4360), H6819 [30JY]
        Government regulations:  require peer review of scientific data used
            in support of Federal regulations, (see H.R. 3234), H496 [12FE]
      Remarks
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12011<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Forest Service:  road construction funding, H1675 [27MR], H1676
            [27MR], H1677 [27MR], H1680 [27MR]
        Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
            inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
            their resources (H.R. 2515), H1675 [27MR], H1676 [27MR], H1677
            [27MR], H1680 [27MR]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1492 [25MR], H1493 [25MR], H1496 [25MR]
        ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
            Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1492 [25MR], H1493 [25MR], H1496
            [25MR]
        National Wildlife Refuge System:  prohibit expenditure of certain
            funds for new refuges without specific authorization from
            Congress (H.R. 512), H3420 [19MY]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), H9869 [7OC]
        San Joaquin County, CA:  land conveyance to Tracy, CA (H.R. 2508),
            H7669 [14SE]
        World Council of Whalers:  recognition of sustainable uses of non-
            endangered whales, E1120<bullet> [11JN]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Recognition of sustainable uses of non-endangered whales:  World
            Council of Whalers, E1121<bullet> [11JN]