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

    STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)
      Amendments
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5635 [15JY], H5763 [17JY],
            H5824 [17JY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Fair Piece of Work, Mark Rollenhagen, Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer,
            E229<bullet> [25FE]
        Mary Strassmeyer Dead at 68, Alana Baranick, Cleveland (OH) Plain
            Dealer, E674<bullet> [27AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
            viscera, (see H.R. 619), H4879 [19JN]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H755 [3MR]
        Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
            designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
        Children and youth:  provide that children's sleepwear be
            manufactured in accordance with stricter flammability standards,
            (see H.R. 3831), H4165 [4JN]
        Community development:  designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
            4629), H8931 [25SE]
        Computers:  regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial
            electronic mail, (see H.R. 1748), H7584 [10SE]
        Copyright Act:  revise to conform to the digital era and advance
            educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H5493 [14JY]
        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),
            H6070 [21JY]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1643
            [26MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  collection of information relative to the use of
            mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
            behavioral research, (see H.R. 4135), H11696 [20OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H7000 [3AU]
        Diseases:  implementation of national HIV surveillance system, (see
            H. Res. 539), H7803 [15SE]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1777
            [30MR]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H65 [27JA]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H4712 [17JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        FCC:  preserve low-power television stations that provide community
            broadcasting, (see H.R. 1539), H3014 [7MY]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
        Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
            feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H7585 [10SE]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H678 [26FE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H3625 [20MY]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2319
            [23AP]
        ------ transition for new Members, (see H.R. 3053), H3247 [13MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Human rights:  expedite the declassification of certain documents
            relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
            H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H386 [5FE]
        ------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
            relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
            2955), H7584 [10SE]
        Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
            violence, (see H.R. 1117), H904 [5MR]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H6999 [3AU]
        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]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1777
            [30MR]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H7584 [10SE]
        ----- protect the free choice of individual employees relative to
            participation in labor organizations, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H.R. 59), H9084 [26SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  collective bargaining rights for public
            safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
            H.R. 1173), H1854 [31MR]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1237 [17MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H497 [12FE]
        Medicare:  establish a standard of efficiency in home health
            services and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard,
            (see H.R. 3651), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H1237 [17MR]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H11023 [15OC]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
            H6453 [24JY]
        NSF:  demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
            mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
            3496), H5737 [16JY]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H1112 [11MR]
        Public lands:  designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
            rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
            Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H329 [4FE]
        Public welfare programs:  eligibility of SSI benefits for disabled
            children, (see H.R. 1455), H447 [11FE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H497 [12FE]
        St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
        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]
        ------ require equal education funding throughout the State, (see
            H.R. 1234), H904 [5MR]
        Taxation:  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),
            H3744 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H7617
            [11SE]
        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]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2814 [5MY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H7494 [9SE]
        Washington Interdependence Council:  establish a memorial to
            Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
            H4629 [16JN]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
            implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H5493 [14JY]
        World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
            Treaty:  implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H5493 [14JY]
      Eulogies
        Diggs, Charles C.:  by, H7609 [11SE]
      Lists
        Artistic Discovery student art competition participants,
            E1005<bullet> [3JN]
        East Technical High School, Cleveland, OH, For Inspiration and
            Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition
            participants, E1150<bullet> [17JN]
      Obituaries
        Diggs, Charles C., H7609 [11SE]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1804 [31MR]
        ------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
            appropriations, H11644 [20OC], E2309<bullet> [12NO],
            E2317<bullet> [12NO]
        Black History Month:  observance, H414 [11FE], H419 [11FE]
        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), H6475 [27JY]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, E1609<bullet> [7AU]
        ------ use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, E2317<bullet> [12NO]
        Cleveland, OH:  tribute to East Technical High School participants
            at the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
            (FIRST) competition, E1150<bullet> [17JN]
        ------ Whitney M. Young Middle School recipient of Dept. of
            Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E998<bullet> [3JN]
        Cleveland State University:  tribute to organizers of Thyagaraja
            Festival, E385<bullet> [17MR]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), E2051<bullet>
            [11OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11853 [18DE]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2909<bullet> [6MY]
        Congress:  tribute to participants in the Artistic Discovery student
            art competition, E1005<bullet> [3JN]
        Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program:  tribute, E925<bullet>
            [20MY]
        Courts:  enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), E2321<bullet> [12NO]
        ------ modify death penalty sentencing guidelines relative to
            convictions for witness intimidation or retaliation,
            E240<bullet> [26FE]
        Crime:  capital punishment relative to racial discrimination,
            E240<bullet> [26FE]
        ------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
            engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), E240<bullet> [26FE]
        Cuyahoga County Bar Association:  tribute to Franklin A. Polk Public
            Servants Merit Award recipients, E180<bullet> [12FE]
        Dept. of HHS:  reform organ transplant allocation policies,
            E2309<bullet> [12NO]
        Dept. of HUD:  increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage
            insurance, H5645 [16JY]
        ------ Rental Assistance Voucher Program funding, H5763 [17JY],
            H5766 [17JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11644 [20OC], E2309<bullet>
            [12NO], E2317<bullet> [12NO]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  reallocation of certain veteran health
            care resources relative to GAO recommendations, H6259 [23JY]
        ------ veterans extended care facilities construction funding
            through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing Opportunities for
            Persons With AIDS Program, H6565 [29JY]
        ------ Veterans Health Administration medical care funding through
            offsets in FHA funding, H6547 [29JY], H6549 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1602<bullet>
            [7AU], E1609<bullet> [7AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5750 [17JY], H5763 [17JY],
            H5766 [17JY], H5769 [17JY], H5815 [17JY], H5825 [17JY], H6223
            [23JY], H6259 [23JY], H6262 [23JY], H6547 [29JY], H6549 [29JY],
            H6551 [29JY], H6565 [29JY], H6571 [29JY], H6581 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5645 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9611
            [6OC], H9622 [6OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194),
            consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574), H9602 [6OC]
        Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc.:  tribute, E1261<bullet> [26JN]
        Diplomats:  require report to Congress relative to diplomatic
            immunity (S. 759), E2307<bullet> [12NO]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380),
            H7344<bullet> [6AU]
        ------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7344<bullet>
            [6AU] scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
            H2629 [30AP]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), H2455 [29AP]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt educational outreach or information
            seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
            Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6223 [23JY]
        Education:  reductions in school class size, E2163<bullet> [14OC]
        EPA:  remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY]
        ------ research funding to reduce methane emissions from ruminant
            livestock, H6551 [29JY]
        Fair Housing Initiatives Program:  funding, H5769 [17JY]
        Federal employees:  treatment of travel expenses (H.R. 930),
            E2319<bullet> [12NO]
        FEMA:  disaster funding to rebuild and improve seismic performance
            of earthquake-damaged hospitals, H6551 [29JY]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
            E1833<bullet> [28SE]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, H6571
            [29JY]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses (H.R. 3310), E513<bullet> [30MR]
        Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), E2203<bullet> [15OC]
        ------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, E501<bullet> [27MR]
        Higher Education Act:  prohibit exclusion from any program based on
            race or religion, H2916<bullet> [6MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2909<bullet> [6MY], H2916<bullet>
            [6MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, E1862<bullet> [1OC]
        House of Representatives:  appreciation for tributes, H6241 [23JY]
        ------ appreciation of opportunity to serve, H6241 [23JY]
        House Rules:  allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
            consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), E2163<bullet> [14OC]
        Housing:  deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
            and increase community control over such programs, H5815 [17JY]
        ------ low-income housing assistance programs funding, H1804 [31MR]
        Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
            and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736),
            E1841<bullet> [28SE]
        Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
            H2952 [7MY]
        ------ undergraduate training program, H2952 [7MY]
        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), E2311<bullet> [12NO]
        LSC:  funding, E1602<bullet> [7AU]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4263 [9JN]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), E510<bullet> [30MR]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            E2317<bullet> [12NO]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), E1611<bullet> [7AU]
        Public lands:  protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
            areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
            trails (H.R. 4570), E2087<bullet> [11OC]
        San Francisco, CA:  prevent use of Federal funds to require city
            contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6581 [29JY]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8741<bullet> [25SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), E1834<bullet> [28SE]
        ------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax (H. Res.
            111), E735<bullet> [1MY]
        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 (H.R. 1428), E153<bullet>
            [11FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H437 [11FE]
        Tribute, H6225-H6242 [23JY], H9622 [6OC], E1446 [27JY], E1469
            [30JY], E1473 [30JY], E1980 [9OC], E2013 [10OC]
      Remarks in Senate relative to
        Tribute, S201 [29JA], S11846 [8OC]
      Reports
        Future of Public Hospitals:  Bailus Walker and Deitra Hazelwood Lee,
            E501<bullet> [27MR]
      Statements
        Tribute:  Representative Stokes Staff, E1980 [9OC]
      Tributes
        Cooper, Austin R., Sr., E1783<bullet> [23SE]
        Dellums, Representative, H203 [3FE]
        Diggs, Charles C., H7609 [11SE]
        Fazio, Representative, E1815<bullet> [25SE]
        Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
        Howard, John A., E209<bullet> [24FE]
        Jones, Gussie, E925<bullet> [20MY]
        Kaufman, Bernard, E146<bullet> [11FE]
        Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
        Solomon, Representative, H9602 [6OC]
        Strassmeyer, Mary, E674<bullet> [27AP]
        Thomas, William K., E229<bullet> [25FE]