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

    ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Articles and editorials
        State Without Snakes Keeps a Wary Eye Out for an Alien Invader, Anne
            Rillero, National Wildlife (publication), E952<bullet> [22MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see H.R. 1032),
            H678 [26FE]
        ------ protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see H.
            Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Agriculture:  require labeling of country of origin of imported
            perishable agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 1232), H10353
            [9OC]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1445 [24MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ 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]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H4325 [9JN]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H2424 [28AP]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H101 [28JA]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H4165 [4JN]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H3488 [19MY]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H6282 [23JY]
        Conservation of energy:  development and implementation of a
            comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
            Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
        Contracts:  provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal
            contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in
            its subcontracting plan, (see H.R. 3701), H4056 [3JN]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H10010 [7OC]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  reform agricultural credit programs, (see
            H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing certain construction at military
            installations, (see H.R. 3695), H2119 [21AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  delay effective date of the final rule relative to
            the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R.
            3584), H2814 [5MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3106 [12MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H2932 [6MY]
        ------ 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 chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
            H7410 [6AU]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4374),
            H9188 [29SE]
        ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
            system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
            non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H6999 [3AU]
        Education:  encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
            4009), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H64 [27JA]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H4055 [3JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H1021
            [10MR]
        Federal employees:  equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
            3956), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ extend authority under which comparability allowances may be
            paid to Government physicians, (see H.R. 2541), H579 [24FE]
        ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
            alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
            (see H.R. 3251), H4835 [18JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2814 [5MY],
            (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H10012 [7OC]
        Government:  procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
            Res. 313), H1777 [30MR]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2931
            [6MY]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2814 [5MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H3744 [21MY]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H2423 [28AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7415 [6AU]
        ------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H10833
            [13OC]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H2606 [29AP]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ require health plans to provide adequate access to services
            provided by obstetrician-gynecologists, (see H.R. 1737), H1445
            [24MR]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
            [22MY]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see H. Res. 425),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
        ------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H6454 [24JY]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Korea, Democratic People's Republic of:  condemn launching of
            ballistic missile in Japanese air space, (see H. Res. 554),
            H11023 [15OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1159 [12MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H2236
            [22AP]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
            liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H10011 [7OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7428
            [7AU]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ limit penalty for late enrollment, (see H.R. 676), H64 [27JA]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
            birth centers, (see H.R. 4872), H11695 [20OC]
        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]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H8084 [18SE]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H7289 [5AU]
        National Weather Service:  overtime pay for forecasters performing
            essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
            2987), H579 [24FE]
        Native American Veterans' Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 4064),
            H7915 [16SE]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H3744
            [21MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
            H5297 [24JN]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H6820 [30JY]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H6187 [22JY]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish, (see H.R.
            2431), H1699 [27MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pacific Island nations:  importance of diplomatic relations, (see H.
            Res. 505), H7585 [10SE]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations, (see H. Res. 404), H4165 [4JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3744 [21MY]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
        Public safety officers:  eligibility of certain emergency management
            and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
            benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H1854 [31MR]
        Public welfare programs:  establish asset-based welfare policies,
            (see H.R. 2849), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
            H2055 [1AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H8084 [18SE]
        Rokhlin, Lev Y.:  express sympathy to family and colleagues and urge
            prompt investigation into death, (see H. Res. 571), H10353 [9OC]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4078), H6454
            [24JY]
        Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
            4224), H5957 [20JY]
        Scott, Hunter:  tribute, (see H. Res. 590), H10353 [9OC]
        Senior citizens:  establish a consumer price index for elderly
            consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
            Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
        ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
            information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
            3134), H3247 [13MY]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H7415 [6AU]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
            [23JN]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for long-term care services for
            individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
            coverage, (see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H904 [5MR]
        ------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
            services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
        ------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
            extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H101 [28JA]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4629 [16JN]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135), H2120
            [21AP]
        ------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
            benefits, (see H.R. 372), H578 [24FE]
        ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4712 [17JN]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7415
            [6AU]
        Veterans:  authorize certain disabled veterans to use Dept. of
            Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, (see H.R.
            2050), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
            accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
            veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
        Weapons:  ensure that any national missile defense program protects
            Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
            Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
        Women:  ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
            property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
            3293), H2237 [22AP]
        World War II:  require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
            war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H7415 [6AU]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of Defense:  equitable retirement for military reserve
            technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H5402
            [25JN]
        Hawaii:  increase the Federal medical assistance percentage, (see
            H.R. 3118), H99 [28JA]
        ------ relief, (see H.R. 4809), H10667 [12OC]
        Medicare:  increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see
            H.R. 4092), H4879 [19JN]
        Taxation:  restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's
            spouse who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel, (see
            H.R. 4390), H7177 [4AU]
        ------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
            business, (see H.R. 4106), H4961 [22JN]
      Essays: Voice of Democracy
        Hicks, Zachary, E916<bullet> [20MY]
      Letters
        IMF funding relative to Asian financial crisis:  by, H2777 [5MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  impact of the market price of crops and disasters on
            family farms, H7560 [10SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5083 [24JN]
        Budget:  balance, H2298 [23AP]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            E1467<bullet> [30JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11864 [18DE]
        ------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
            justice, and improper sexual conduct, H10644 [12OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11864 [18DE]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1717 [30MR]
        Commission on Civil Rights:  funding, E1591<bullet> [7AU]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1880<bullet> [1AP]
        Crime:  consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4594 [16JN]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809),
            H3416<bullet> [19MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, H5083 [24JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  assess the impact of the Micropurchase Program
            and the advisability of increasing the purchase threshold, H3708
            [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H2786 [5MY], H3708
            [21MY]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
            H8567 [24SE]
        ------ ballistic missile program funding, H2786 [5MY]
        Dept. of Energy:  Hydrogen From Renewable Resources Program funding,
            H4929<bullet> [22JN]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6192 [23JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, H3590<bullet> [20MY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1591<bullet>
            [7AU]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8056 [18SE]
        ------ terminate funding for Native Hawaiian Education Act programs,
            H8056 [18SE]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4929<bullet> [22JN]
        Energy Conservation and Production Act:  extend certain programs
            (H.R. 4017), H9102<bullet> [28SE]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  extend certain programs (H.R.
            4017), H9102<bullet> [28SE]
        ------ extend certain programs (S. 417), H10954<bullet> [15OC]
        Hawaii:  brown tree snake research and eradication funding, H6192
            [23JY], E952<bullet> [22MY]
        ------ economic recession, H4695 [17JN]
        ------ increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (H.R.
            3118), E42<bullet> [28JA]
        IMF:  funding, H2776 [5MY]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1488 [25MR], H1489 [25MR]
        National Sea Grant College Program:  reauthorization (S. 927), H405
            [11FE], H406 [11FE]
        National security:  military readiness of U.S. forces, H2786 [5MY]
        Native Americans:  health care status of native Hawaiians,
            H3297<bullet> [14MY]
        Petroleum:  purchases from the strategic petroleum reserve by
            entities in the insular areas of the U.S., H10954<bullet> [15OC]
        Philippines:  commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
            relations (H. Res. 404), H4279<bullet> [9JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H1687
            [27MR], H1706 [30MR]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5474
            [14JY]
        ------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
            citizens, H5474 [14JY] prohibit contributions from individuals
            that are not U.S. citizens (H.R. 34), E575<bullet> [2AP]
        Power resources:  designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
            fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
            owners and operators, H9102<bullet> [28SE], H10954<bullet>
            [15OC]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 3046), H10460 [10OC]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H796 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H796 [4MR], E468<bullet>
            [25MR]
        Scott, Hunter:  tribute (H. Res. 590), H10472 [10OC]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves
            (H.R. 3134), H2696 [30AP]
        Taxation:  rates, H2298 [23AP]
        ------ restore deduction for travel expenses of a taxpayer's spouse
            who accompanies the taxpayer on business travel (H.R. 4390),
            E1541<bullet> [4AU]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), motion to instruct
            conferees, H3590<bullet> [20MY]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H4279<bullet> [9JN]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6776 [30JY]
        Votes:  correction, H2033 [1AP]
        ------ position on missed, H10130<bullet> [8OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H2704 [30AP], H2806 [5MY], H3310 [14MY],
            H3622 [20MY], H4237 [5JN], H4710 [17JN], H4876 [19JN], H10009
            [7OC], H10511 [10OC], H10559 [11OC], H10665 [12OC]