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

    GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
      Amendments
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4394 [10JN], H4404 [10JN]
        Health:  liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872),
            H6745 [29JY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H4326 [9JN], H4327 [9JN], H4328 [9JN], H4329 [9JN], H4330
            [9JN], H4331 [9JN], H4713 [17JN], H4714 [17JN], H4715 [17JN],
            H4716 [17JN], H4717 [17JN], H4718 [17JN], H5842 [17JY], H6849
            [30JY], H6850 [30JY]
      Analyses
        Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), E87<bullet> [4FE]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9150 [28SE]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ treatment of certain parties relative to liability, (see H.R.
            2485), H497 [12FE]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H10833 [13OC]
        Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H7617 [11SE]
        ------ provide certain immunities from civil liability for trade and
            professional associations, (see H.R. 1542), H8932 [25SE]
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  clarify method for filling vacancies subject to
            Senate confirmation, (see H.R. 3420), H1020 [10MR]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
            (see H.R. 3517), H2931 [6MY]
        Drugs:  use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, (see H. Res. 372),
            H678 [26FE], (see H.J. Res. 117), H2706 [30AP]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3488 [19MY]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for licensed
            funeral directors, (see H.R. 4540), H7583 [10SE]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
            work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H10077 [8OC]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        Foreign trade:  limit controlled substances from Mexico, (see H.R.
            3633), H2052 [1AP]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
        Government regulations:  accounting of costs and benefits, (see H.R.
            2840), H7617 [11SE]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
            [19MR]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
        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]
        IRS:  treatment of certain revenue-increasing rules as major rules,
            (see H.R. 4297), H7690 [14SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H1112 [11MR]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3312
            [14MY], (see H.R. 4339), H6880 [31JY]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act:  amend, (see H.R. 3565),
            H1642 [26MR]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
        Public safety officers:  establish national medal for those who act
            with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, (see
            H.R. 4090), H4879 [19JN]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see H.R.
            2625), H101 [28JA]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
        Rural areas:  pilot program to facilitate the protection and
            preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
            Atlantic States, (see H.R. 3566), H3247 [13MY]
        Small business:  provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H2119
            [21AP]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H4479 [10JN]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2606 [29AP]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
            research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
            qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H101 [28JA]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  designate lands as the
            Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H6697 [29JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3961), H3971 [22MY]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H240 [3FE]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment, (see H. Con.
            Res. 346), H10243 [9OC]
        Government regulations:  require reasonable notice to businesses of
            changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see
            H.R. 4049), H4549 [11JN]
        Health:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H497 [12FE]
        Pensions:  ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
            relative to State income taxes, (see H.R. 4572), H7802 [15SE]
        Political campaigns:  require the deposit into a special account
            certain contributions and donations to be returned to donors,
            (see H.R. 4786), H10513 [10OC]
        Taxation:  require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
      Bills and resolutions relative to
        Clinton, President:  House of Representatives' appointment and
            authorization of managers for impeachment trial, (see H. Res.
            614), H12047 [19DE]
      Conference reports
        Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 3150), H9954-H9985 [7OC]
      Explanations
        NIH Funding Increase, E2299<bullet> [21OC]
      Letters
        Bankruptcy Reform Act:  Anthony T. Cluff, Bankers Roundtable
            (organization), H4360<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Bill Brownfield, Virginia Dept. of Social Services,
            H4357<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Brian O'Neill, National League of Cities, H4360<bullet>
            [10JN]
        ------ Cornelia I. Schneider, Community Associations Institute,
            H4360<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ D. Van Skilling, Experian (credit reporting business),
            H4359<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business,
            H4355<bullet> [10JN], H4356<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ J. Denis O'Toole, Household International (organization),
            H4359<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ James G. Jones, Bank of America, H4357<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Jonathan Burris, California Family Support Council,
            H4357<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Joseph W. Saunders, Fleet Financial Group, H4359<bullet>
            [10JN]
        ------ Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties,
            H4358<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Linda Ekstrom Stanley, Dept. of Justice, H4356<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Martin G. McGuinn, Mellon Bank, H4360<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ Michael D. Hess, New York, NY, Dept. of Law, H4356<bullet>
            [10JN]
        ------ Peter B. King, Colorado Counties, Inc., H4358<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4356<bullet>
            [10JN]
        ------ Robert R. Davis, America's Community Bankers, H4360<bullet>
            [10JN]
        ------ Scott Belcher, National Multi Housing Council and National
            Apartment Association, H4358<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ several realty and financial organizations, H4359<bullet>
            [10JN]
        ------ Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government
            Waste, H4360<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ William J. Donovan, National Association of Federal Credit
            Unions, H4358<bullet> [10JN]
        Internet Tax Freedom Act:  Representative Solomon, Committee on
            Rules (House), H5031 [23JN]
        NIH biomedical research funding:  by, H2387 [28AP]
        ------ several Representatives, H2386 [28AP]
      Lists
        Cosponsors of H. Res. 363, NIH biomedical research funding, H2387
            [28AP]
      Press releases
        Bankruptcy Reform Act:  National Retail Federation, H4358<bullet>
            [10JN]
      Proposals
        Administrative law judges pay, E2310<bullet> [12NO]
      Remarks
        Administrative Law Judge Conference of the U.S.:  establish (H.R.
            3961), E974<bullet> [22MY]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11734 [17DE]
        Bankruptcy:  conduct study of impact on bankruptcy rate of extension
            of credit to dependent college students, H4409 [10JN]
        ------ conduct study on small business bankruptcies, H4408 [10JN]
        ------ prohibit conversion of non-exempt assets into exempt
            homestead property within a year of declaring bankruptcy and
            preserve States' rights to set homestead exemptions, H4404
            [10JN]
        ------ provide private trustees the right to seek judicial review of
            U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and trustee
            removal (H.R. 2592), H6902 [3AU]
        ------ reform laws, H2697 [30AP]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H505 [24FE], H4354 [10JN],
            H4355<bullet> [10JN], H4364 [10JN], H4368 [10JN], H4394
            [10JN], H4396 [10JN], H4397 [10JN], H4398 [10JN], H4401 [10JN],
            H4402 [10JN], H4403 [10JN], H4404 [10JN], H4407 [10JN], H4408
            [10JN], H4409 [10JN], H4429 [10JN], H4433 [10JN], H4434 [10JN],
            H4436 [10JN], H4441 [10JN], E87<bullet> [4FE], E1137<bullet>
            [16JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10227 [9OC],
            H10230 [9OC], H10233 [9OC], H10235 [9OC], H10238 [9OC],
            E2295<bullet> [21OC]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), consideration (H. Res. 462), H4345
            [10JN], H4350 [10JN], H4351 [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), correct enrollment (H. Con. Res.
            346), H10243 [9OC]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), corrections in engrossment, H4442
            [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), motion to instruct conferees, H9141
            [28SE], H9142 [28SE], H9144 [28SE], H9145 [28SE], H9146 [28SE],
            H9147 [28SE]
        ------ reorder debt repayment priorities relative to Federal, State,
            and local governmental units, H4404 [10JN], E1137<bullet> [16JN]
        ------ temporarily reenact chapter 12 of bankruptcy code and
            facilitate the bankruptcy and debt restructuring process
            relative to farmers (H.R. 4831), H10950 [15OC], H10951 [15OC]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4350
            [10JN], H4401 [10JN], H4402 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4401 [10JN], H4402 [10JN],
            H4403 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of recording artists' contracts with recording
            studios, H4407 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of small business regulations, H4397 [10JN]
        Binkley, Jason:  Eagle Scout Award recipient, E352<bullet> [11MR]
        Bishop, J. Michael:  American Society for Cell Biology Public
            Service Award recipient, E2335<bullet> [17DE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4162<bullet> [4JN]
        Business and industry:  economic impact of hostile takeovers, H9091
            [28SE]
        Chong Ho Kwak:  relief (H.R. 2744), H7004 [4AU]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10085 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11781 [18DE]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), H5031
            [23JN], H5036 [23JN]
        Congress:  accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10923 [15OC]
        Consumers:  prevent credit card issuers from implementing
            unreasonable practices or penalties against card holders who pay
            balances in full, H9141 [28SE], H9142 [28SE], H9144 [28SE],
            H9145 [28SE], H9146 [28SE], H9147 [28SE]
        Courts:  exempt Federal agencies from adhering to certain court
            precedents involving civil rights, labor rights, or
            environmental protection issues, H595 [25FE]
        ----- exempt Federal agencies from adhering to certain court
            precedents involving commercial transactions with a business
            located in a foreign country, H598 [25FE]
        ------ prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
            unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
            established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), H587
            [25FE], H589 [25FE], H591 [25FE], H592 [25FE], H595 [25FE], H598
            [25FE]
        ------ provide cost-of-living adjustments for administrative law
            judges (H.R. 1240), E2309<bullet> [12NO]
        ------ require only Federal agencies which administer benefit
            programs or enforce the tax code to adhere to precedents
            established in Federal judicial circuits, H592 [25FE]
        Crime:  penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), corrections in engrossment, H4531 [11JN]
        Diseases:  establish a commission to recommend a strategy for the
            global eradication of disease (H.R. 2889), H2383 [28AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), H397 [11FE]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            E2309<bullet> [12NO]
        Government regulations:  require reasonable notice to businesses of
            changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies (H.R.
            4049), E1123<bullet> [11JN]
        Harrisburg, PA:  anniversary of the Twenty-Ninth Street United
            Methodist Church, E1836<bullet> [28SE]
        Health:  liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872),
            H6740 [29JY]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H10927 [15OC]
        Immigration:  extend the visa processing period for diversity
            applicants whose processing was suspended due to embassy
            bombings (H.R. 4821), H10924 [15OC], H10925 [15OC]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11734 [17DE]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions (H. Res. 598), H10949 [15OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), H10923 [15OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, E2297<bullet> [21OC]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, H2383 [28AP], H2386 [28AP]
        ------ funding, E2299<bullet> [21OC]
        Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement:  grant congressional
            consent (S. 1134), H10927 [15OC], H10928 [15OC]
        Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement:  grant
            congressional consent (S.J. Res. 35), H10925 [15OC], H10926
            [15OC], H10927 [15OC]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H609 [25FE], H4398 [10JN]
        Pensions:  ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
            relative to State income taxes (H.R. 4572), H10949 [15OC],
            H10950 [15OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H6849 [30JY], H6850 [30JY]
        ------ transfer of suspected illegal campaign contributions to the
            FEC for investigation, H6849 [30JY], H6850 [30JY]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
            (H.J. Res. 107), consideration (H. Res. 345), H282 [4FE]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H800 [4MR]
        ------ self-determination, E801<bullet> [7MY]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H800 [4MR]
        Religion:  protect certain charitable contributions (H.R. 2604),
            H3999 [3JN], H4000 [3JN], H4005 [3JN]
        Shepard, Matthew:  condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10928 [15OC]
        Stricker, Audrey A.:  Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc., 21st
            Century Woman of Medicine award recipient, E1029<bullet> [4JN]
        Taxation:  eliminate marriage tax penalty, H504 [24FE]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes (H.R. 4096), E1178<bullet> [19JN]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to POW and MIA's (H. Res. 360), H483
            [12FE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H9870<bullet> [7OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Clinton, President:  House of Representatives' appointment and
            authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 614),
            H12042 [19DE], H12043 [19DE]
        Special order:  granted, H231 [3FE], H2704 [30AP]
      Reports filed
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Establishment:
            Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1704) (H. Rept. 105-
            441), H1168 [16MR]
        Liability Protection for Suppliers of Raw Materials and Component
            Parts to Medical Device Manufacturers:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (House) (H.R. 872) (H. Rept. 105-549), H3969 [22MY]
        Private Trustee Reform Act:  Committee on the Judiciary (House)
            (H.R. 2592) (H. Rept. 105-663), H6879 [31JY]
        Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act:  Committee
            on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2604) (H. Rept. 105-556), H4054
            [3JN]
      Statements
        Bankruptcy Reform Act:  by, E88<bullet> [4FE]
        ------ National Consumer Bankruptcy Coalition, H4355<bullet> [10JN]
        Dangers of Judicial Usurpation of Puerto Rico's Political Self-
            Determination:  Richard L. Thornburgh, E801<bullet>-E803<bullet>
            [7MY]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 614, House of Representatives' appointment and authorization
            of managers for impeachment trial of President Clinton, H12043
            [19DE]
        H.R. 4821, extend the visa processing period for diversity
            applicants whose processing was suspended due to embassy
            bombings, H10924 [15OC]
        S.J. Res. 35, congressional consent to Pacific Northwest Emergency
            Management Arrangement, H10925 [15OC]
      Tributes
        Johnson, Representative Sam, H483 [12FE]
        Koplovitz, Eleanor, E1119<bullet> [11JN]
        McDade, Representative, H9247 [1OC]
        Wolfe, Valarie K., E533<bullet> [31MR]