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

    POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)
      Amendments
        North Dakota:  increase authorization for water supplies, meet water
            quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and
            habitats (H.R. 3012), H7290 [5AU]
      Appointments
        Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
            the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
      Articles and editorials
        Bill Oban Will Be Missed, Fargo (ND) Forum, E1298<bullet> [14JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  retroactive lifting of caps on
            loan rates for marketing assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Agriculture:  provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and
            promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
            facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain North Dakota and
            Minnesota counties that have been designated as Federal disaster
            areas, (see H.R. 3678), H2054 [1AP]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and crop failures, (see H.R. 4747), H10075
            [8OC] relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by
            low commodity prices and weather, (see H.R. 4690), H9345 [2OC]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H9345 [2OC]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN], (see H.R. 4195), H5491 [14JY]
        Aviation:  provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
            service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
            2748), H7690 [14SE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H5493 [14JY]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint):  establish, (see H.J.
            Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
            [19MR]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
            guaranteed farm operating loans, (see H.R. 2145), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to
            snacks in school-based childcare programs, (see H.R. 3086),
            H1777 [30MR]
        ------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
            [19MR]
        Education:  reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H2119 [21AP]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  recognize the importance of
            children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H8528 [23SE]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H7000 [3AU]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H5493 [14JY]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H1445 [24MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2931
            [6MY]
        Health care professionals:  training of hospital staff relative to
            identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 4477), H10513 [10OC]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3744
            [21MY]
        House Rules:  require travel reports to include information on
            funding sources, (see H. Res. 424), H4056 [3JN]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210), H2120 [21AP]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6186 [22JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H4711 [17JN]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1550 [25MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H5064
            [23JN]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H1112
            [11MR]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7690 [14SE]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ reform, (see H.R. 3788), H4241 [5JN]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H3014 [7MY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H3105 [12MY]
        Social Security:  establish the Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H3247
            [13MY]
        ------ 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 small employers a credit against costs incurred in
            establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H2237
            [22AP]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H330 [4FE]
        ------ increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers
            returning to school for additional training, (see H.R. 3881),
            H7494 [9SE]
        ------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
            3524), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H64 [27JA]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2054
            [1AP]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4550
            [11JN]
        ------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
            technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H7617 [11SE]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ treatment of benefits to retired coal miners, (see H.R.
            2231), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
            (see H.R. 3308), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H851 [4MR]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H4055 [3JN]
        Tobacco products:  limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
            [17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        U.N.:  participation in negotiations to establish international
            criminal court, (see H.J. Res. 89), H101 [28JA]
        Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H851 [4MR]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Agriculture:  harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides
            used on canola, (see H.R. 4814), H10667 [12OC]
        Floods:  damage reduction and recreation project at Grand Forks, ND,
            and East Grand Forks, MN, (see H.R. 4806), H10560 [11OC]
        Taxation:  enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1335 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3979),
            H4054 [3JN]
      Motions
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9334
            [2OC]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2507 [29AP]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  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), H3766 [22MY]
        ------ impact of the market price of crops and disasters on family
            farms, H4951 [22JN]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7701 [15SE], H9331
            [2OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices
            (H.R. 4560), H9210 [1OC]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4990<bullet> [23JN], H5080
            [24JN], H5210<bullet> [24JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9331
            [2OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct
            conferees, H7701 [15SE]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11745 [17DE]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, H4990<bullet>
            [23JN]
        ----- exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
            application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5450 [14JY]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4373<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments,
            H4373<bullet> [10JN]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4373<bullet> [10JN]
        Billings County, ND:  exchange of certain mineral interests located
            in national grasslands (S. 750), H1712 [30MR]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2499 [29AP]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410), H2482
            [29AP]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), motion to recommit, H2507 [29AP], H2508
            [29AP]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4152 [4JN], H4218<bullet> [5JN]
        ------ use of surplus relative to Social Security system solvency,
            H2508 [29AP]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11893 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10098<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11893 [18DE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Market Access Program funding, H5210<bullet>
            [24JN]
        ------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets, H5080 [24JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  making appropriations for military construction,
            family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
            consideration (H. Res. 477), H4845 [19JN], H4846 [19JN]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), E1401<bullet> [23JY]
        Employee Benefit Research Institute:  anniversary, E2095<bullet>
            [12OC]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4929<bullet> [22JN]
        Energy Conservation and Production Act:  extend certain programs
            (H.R. 4017), H9100 [28SE]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  extend certain programs (H.R.
            4017), H9100 [28SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), H870 [5MR]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities (H.R. 4647), H9505
            [5OC]
        Fort Berthold Reservation:  approval process for oil and gas leasing
            agreements for specific allotted lands (S. 2069), E1211<bullet>
            [24JN]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4099<bullet> [4JN]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1574 [26MR]
        ------ treatment of fines for first-time violations of paperwork
            requirements by small businesses, H1574 [26MR]
        Housing:  deregulation of public housing and rental assistance
            programs and increase community control over such programs,
            E1401<bullet> [23JY]
        Korea, Republic of:  anniversary of relations with the U.S. (H. Res.
            459), E1711<bullet> [14SE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  bicentennial (H. Res. 144),
            H8477<bullet> [23SE]
        ------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (H.R. 1560),
            H7446<bullet> [9SE]
        National POW/MIA Recognition Day:  observance, E1757<bullet> [18SE]
        North Dakota:  transportation projects funding, H1914<bullet> [1AP]
        Power resources:  designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
            fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
            owners and operators, H9100 [28SE]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8752 [25SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8752 [25SE], H8941<bullet> [26SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4671<bullet>
            [17JN]
        ------ treatment of benefits to retired coal miners (H.R. 2231),
            E562<bullet> [2AP]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1914<bullet> [1AP]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1526<bullet> [3AU]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H6486 [27JY], H6997 [3AU]
        Special order:  granted, H4832 [18JN], H4960 [22JN], H5486 [14JY],
            H5954 [20JY], H6997 [3AU], H8929 [25SE], H9083 [26SE]
      Tributes
        Oban, Bill, E1297<bullet> [14JY]