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

    FAZIO, VIC (a Representative from California)
      Amendments
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1777 [30MR]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
        Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
        ------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, H6600
            [29JY]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        American River Watershed:  provide for improved flood protection,
            (see H.R. 3698), H2119 [21AP]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H755 [3MR]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see H.
            Con. Res. 311), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
            and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res.
            310), H6487 [27JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H4711 [17JN]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ tribute to child care professionals, (see H. Res. 279), H448
            [11FE]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
            negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
            H.R. 1334), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
            proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
        Credit:  repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
            Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H692 [2MR]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
            [19MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  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 Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2931 [6MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
            certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
            3875), H4479 [10JN]
        Ecology and environment:  expand public's right to know about toxic
            chemical use and release in their communities and disclose
            toxins in children's consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H2055
            [1AP]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H678 [26FE]
        EPA:  require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
            conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
            4242), H7690 [14SE]
        European Union:  canned fruit subsidy, (see H. Res. 406), H2055
            [1AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        Federal Home Loan Banks:  authorize and expand community development
            activities and grants, (see H.R. 1555), H1445 [24MR]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H5493 [14JY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H3105 [12MY]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
            under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
            the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H1237 [17MR]
        Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.:  exclude from taxation any
            portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
            for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H10833 [13OC]
        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), H2056 [1AP]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ expand county-operated health insurance organizations
            authorized to enroll beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3014), H2120
            [21AP]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H578 [24FE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H4055 [3JN]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H3105 [12MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
        Paraga, Dobroslav:  support efforts to bring about increased respect
            for democratic and human rights in Croatia, (see H. Res. 375),
            H1112 [11MR]
        ----- support efforts to bring about increased respect for
            democratic and human rights in Croatia, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H. Res. 375), H6593 [29JY], (see H. Res. 375), H6820 [30JY]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H329 [4FE]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H6070 [21JY]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        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:  extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H755 [3MR]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H3743 [21MY]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H3311 [14MY]
        U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund:  establish on behalf of John M.
            Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, (see H.R. 4354), H6819 [30JY]
        United Kingdom:  limit the sale or export of plastic bullets, (see
            H.R. 1075), H851 [4MR]
        Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
            National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
            Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        California:  develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood
            control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa
            Basin Watershed, (see H.R. 4223), H5593 [15JY]
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House):  minority party
            appointments, (see H. Res. 351), H385 [5FE]
        Committee on Small Business (House):  minority party appointments,
            (see H. Res. 434), H3312 [14MY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  minority party appointments,
            (see H. Res. 530), H7617 [11SE]
        Committees of the House:  minority party appointments, (see H. Res.
            342), H100 [28JA], (see H. Res. 369), H631 [25FE], (see H. Res.
            400), H1699 [27MR], (see H. Res. 412), H2605 [29AP], (see H.
            Res. 492), H5297 [24JN]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
      Letters
        Nuclear Energy Research Initiative funding:  William D. Magwood IV,
            Dept. of Energy, H4939 [22JN]
      Remarks
        Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
            discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
            of veto, H6194 [23JY]
        Agriculture:  conformance to the Montreal Protocol relative to the
            phasing-out of methyl bromide, H9329 [2OC]
        ------ 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), H3763 [22MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4989<bullet> [23JN], H5081
            [24JN], H5087 [24JN], H5089 [24JN], H5096 [24JN], H5198 [24JN],
            E1222<bullet> [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9329
            [2OC]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1813<bullet> [31MR]
        ----- making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
            (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 416),
            H2687 [30AP]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4067 [4JN], H4211 [5JN]
        California:  develop and implement drainage, storm, and flood
            control projects as part of water-related projects in the Colusa
            Basin Watershed (H.R. 4223), E1314<bullet> [15JY]
        California Duck Days:  observance, E79<bullet> [3FE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
            Res. 311), H6477 [27JY]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7212 [5AU]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6109 [22JY]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H4766
            [18JN]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11798 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10021 [8OC],
            H10115<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11798 [18DE]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2910<bullet> [6MY]
        Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House):  minority party
            appointments (H. Res. 351), H366 [5FE]
        Committee on Small Business (House):  minority party appointments
            (H. Res. 434), H3294 [14MY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
            of independent counsel report on investigation of President
            Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7595 [11SE]
        ------ minority party appointments (H. Res. 530), H7608 [11SE]
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select):  establish
            (H. Res. 463), H4766 [18JN]
        Committees of the House:  minority party appointments (H. Res. 342),
            H73 [28JA]
        ----- minority party appointments (H. Res. 400), H1682 [27MR]
        ----- minority party appointments (H. Res. 412), H2510 [29AP]
        ----- minority party appointments (H. Res. 492), H5252 [24JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Market Access Program funding, H5087 [24JN]
        ------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets, H5081 [24JN]
        ------ Risk Management Agency funding, H5089 [24JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations for military construction,
            family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
            H4910<bullet> [22JN]
        ----- making appropriations for military construction, family
            housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
            consideration (H. Res. 477), H4848 [19JN]
        Dept. of Energy:  Nuclear Energy Research Initiative funding, H4938
            [22JN]
        ------ renewable energy research and development funding, H4924
            [22JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  deauthorize the Animas-La Plata Federal
            reclamation project and negotiate Ute Indian tribes water
            rights, H4935 [22JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5697<bullet> [16JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7212 [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report,
            H9622<bullet> [6OC]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H8046<bullet> [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8046<bullet> [18SE]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
            (H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
        ------ require that a majority of congressional campaign
            contributions come from State residents, H6835 [30JY], H6836
            [30JY]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4924 [22JN], H4928 [22JN], H4933 [22JN], H4935 [22JN], H4938
            [22JN]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4060), consideration (H. Res.
            478), H4853 [19JN]
        FDA:  prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
            any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5096 [24JN]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1756 [30MR]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
            contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
            coverage, H5697<bullet> [16JY]
        Federal highway program:  replace affirmative action policies with
            emerging business enterprise programs, H2008 [1AP]
        Financial institutions:  allow operating subsidiaries to offer
            certain new financial services and strengthen investor and
            consumer protections, H3188 [13MY]
        ------ increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R.
            10), H3143<bullet> [13MY], H3188 [13MY]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1053<bullet> [11MR]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8779 [25SE]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4093 [4JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H6190 [23JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6376 [24JY], H6379<bullet> [24JY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2910<bullet> [6MY]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H878 [5MR], H1140
            [12MR], H1682 [27MR], H1683 [27MR], H1684 [27MR], H2692 [30AP],
            H4871 [19JN], H4872 [19JN], H7608 [11SE], H7609 [11SE], H8973
            [26SE], H9336 [2OC]
        IMF:  funding, H2687 [30AP]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), H5333 [25JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4112), conference report, H8554
            [24SE]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees (H.R. 4659),
            E1872<bullet> [1OC]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3281<bullet> [14MY]
        Political campaigns:  allow contributions from eligible voters who
            are employed by foreign subsidiaries or multinational
            corporations, H4862 [19JN]
        ------ allow permanent resident aliens serving in the Armed Forces
            to make campaign contributions, H6840 [30JY]
        ------ allow reduction of postage rates for principal campaign
            committees of congressional candidates, H6833 [30JY], H6834
            [30JY]
        ------ application of term ``express advocacy'' relative to
            communications providing voting records or positions taken by
            candidates for public office, H6847 [30JY]
        ------ clarify the prohibition on use of Federal property for
            fundraising activities, H5922 [20JY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits, H1682 [27MR], H1683
            [27MR], H1684 [27MR]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4862
            [19JN], H5470 [14JY], H5918 [20JY], H5922 [20JY], H5923 [20JY],
            H5925 [20JY], H5926 [20JY], H6805 [30JY], H6833 [30JY], H6834
            [30JY], H6835 [30JY], H6836 [30JY], H6840 [30JY], H6847 [30JY],
            H6848 [30JY], H6945<bullet> [3AU], H7302 [6AU], H7311 [6AU]
            ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), consideration
            (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
        ------ itemization of amounts spent by labor organizations, H5925
            [20JY]
        ------ prohibit acceptance or solicitation of anything of value to
            obtain access to certain Federal property, H5923 [20JY]
        ------ prohibit bundling of campaign contributions, H6848 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
            citizens, H5470 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit use of Air Force One for fundraising activities,
            H5926 [20JY]
        ------ prohibit use of willful blindness as a defense against
            violations of foreign contribution ban, H5918 [20JY]
        ------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
            and fees for political activities, H3759 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3763 [22MY]
        Sacramento, CA:  anniversary of Sacramento Municipal Utility
            District, E13<bullet> [27JA]
        ------ tribute to Capitol Area Development Authority, E1115<bullet>
            [11JN]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law (H.R. 1689), E1385<bullet> [22JY]
        Senior citizens:  nutrition programs funding, H5198 [24JN]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8753 [25SE]
        Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
            on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
            H2156 [22AP]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            H8753 [25SE], H8940<bullet> [26SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4671<bullet>
            [17JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4737<bullet> [18JN]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2008 [1AP], H2017
            [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H. Res. 405), H1865
            [1AP]
        U.N.:  authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H2687 [30AP]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6778<bullet> [30JY]
        Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
            citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
            Security number to register to vote, H6805 [30JY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Tribute, H4917 [22JN], H4935 [22JN], H8536 [24SE], H8538 [24SE],
            H8540-H8546 [24SE], H8555-H8557 [24SE], H9335 [2OC], H9336
            [2OC], E1811 [25SE], E1815 [25SE]
        Yolo, CA:  rename Yolo Basin Wetlands in honor, E1841 [28SE]
      Subpoena Notices
        U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, H10806 [13OC]
      TRIBUTE
        Childs, Robert, H878 [5MR]
      Tables
        Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4112),
            H5336-H5338 [25JN]
      Tributes
        Bellisario, Gene, E1287<bullet> [14JY]
        Cable, Dick, E1137<bullet> [16JN]
        Craig, Glen, E1916<bullet> [6OC]
        Dellums, Representative, H206 [3FE]
        Flory, Alan B., E1914<bullet> [6OC]
        Kaplan, Douglas A., E1919<bullet> [6OC]
        Krug, John F., E545<bullet> [1AP]
        McDonald, Michael, E196<bullet> [24FE]
        Prusak, Michael, E692<bullet> [28AP]
        Rominger, Richard, E1915<bullet> [6OC]