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

    POSHARD, GLENN (a Representative from Illinois)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        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]
        Animals:  prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
            viscera, (see H.R. 619), H7414 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, (see
            H.R. 1202), H7290 [5AU]
        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), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H7290 [5AU]
        Chicago Board of Trade:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 451), H4242 [5JN]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H3014 [7MY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1699 [27MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H6070 [21JY]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H4961 [22JN]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H386 [5FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
        Dept. of Defense:  procurement of domestic goods and services, (see
            H. Con. Res. 266), H2814 [5MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H4712 [17JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ 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), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H10353 [9OC]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see H.R.
            1023), H3105 [12MY]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
            [17JN]
        Elections:  constitutional amendment to regulate campaign
            expenditures and contribution limits, (see H.J. Res. 108), H2056
            [1AP]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        ------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
            Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        FCC:  establish moratorium on increases in cable television rates
            and require study on rates and competition, (see H.R. 2757),
            H386 [5FE]
        Federal aid programs:  prohibit States from imposing restrictions on
            additional children relative to the temporary assistance to
            needy families program, (see H.R. 4066), H11696 [20OC]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H6282
            [23JY]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H5957 [20JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign countries:  funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
            facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
            construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
            H.R. 4181), H6070 [21JY]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
            H2606 [29AP]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
            [28SE]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see H.R. 3981), H5738 [16JY]
        Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
            anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
            the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
            (see H. Con. Res. 232), H11696 [20OC]
        Health:  allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in
            breast self-examination, (see H.R. 964), H64 [27JA]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), 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]
        ------ trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for
            forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H2707 [30AP]
        Income:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5738 [16JY]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  prohibit use of genetic information in determining
            coverage or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H64 [27JA]
        ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
            and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
            individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H3972 [22MY]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H3014
            [7MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
        John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4787), H10513 [10OC]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
            [1AP]
        Latin America:  prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced
            weapons, (see H.R. 2345), H497 [12FE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1643 [26MR]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H5737
            [16JY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7495 [9SE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H241 [3FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate,
            (see H.R. 2798), H1337 [19MR]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 1320), H329 [4FE]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3972 [22MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4056 [3JN]
        Public lands:  designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
            rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
            Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H241 [3FE]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 3379), H2424 [28AP]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Railroads:  modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
            widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
            annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H7585 [10SE]
        Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
            designate, (see H.R. 2799), H1337 [19MR]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
        Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
            4224), H6698 [29JY]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
        ------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
            H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
        Sewering, Hans J.:  investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal,
            (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2237 [22AP]
        Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H385 [5FE]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H2056 [1AP]
        Sosa, Sammy:  tribute, (see H. Res. 536), H7803 [15SE]
        Taxation:  allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ allow tax credits for contributions used for the construction
            and renovation of certain public schools, (see H.R. 4247), H5736
            [16JY]
        ------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
            compensation, (see H.R. 687), H4961 [22JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4055 [3JN]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
            production, (see H.R. 3688), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H9179 [28SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H6820 [30JY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H5594 [15JY]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H3105 [12MY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
        Terrorism:  relief for American victims of terrorism, (see H. Con.
            Res. 220), H497 [12FE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2120 [21AP]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H6880 [31JY]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6282
            [23JY]
      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), H3771<bullet> [22MY]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5211 [24JN]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11745<bullet> [17DE]
        Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act:  invalidate entire legislation if
            any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4809
            [18JN]
        Black History Month:  observance, E226<bullet> [25FE]
        Bond, Mildred:  Decatur, IL, Public Schools Teacher of Excellence
            Award nominee, E2238<bullet> [19OC]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4218<bullet> [5JN]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), E1143<bullet> [16JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10103<bullet>
            [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11933 [18DE]
        Congressional Arts Competition:  tribute to participants from
            Illinois' 19th Congressional District, E927<bullet> [20MY]
        Crime:  increase penalties and improve law enforcement activities
            involving the use of computers to commit sexual crimes against
            children, H4498<bullet> [11JN]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
            3494), H4498<bullet> [11JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, H4498<bullet> [11JN]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809),
            H3415<bullet> [19MY]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5697<bullet> [16JY]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), H6738<bullet> [29JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  health care funding, E1483<bullet>
            [30JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), E1483<bullet> [30JY]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1760<bullet>
            [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, H2003 [1AP]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
            E1828<bullet> [26SE]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4099<bullet> [4JN]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 3605), E1445<bullet> [27JY]
        ----- protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6403 [24JY], E1445<bullet> [27JY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report,
            H5364<bullet> [25JN]
        Moseman, James:  Congressional Arts Competition winner, E927<bullet>
            [20MY]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4265<bullet> [9JN]
        NLRB:  treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
            (H.R. 3246), H1599<bullet> [26MR]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3281 [14MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H3786 [22MY], H4809 [18JN]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3771<bullet> [22MY]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8745<bullet> [25SE]
        States:  regulation of local transportation of agricultural
            materials, H1896 [1AP]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8745<bullet> [25SE], H8944<bullet> [26SE]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1896 [1AP], H2003
            [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, H3962<bullet>
            [22MY]
        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), H475<bullet>
            [12FE]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Tribute, E2364 [19DE], E2365 [19DE], E2367 [19DE]
      Tributes
        Davis, Amanda, E333<bullet> [10MR]
        Dickinson, George, E641<bullet> [23AP]
        Dillard, Helen, E642<bullet> [23AP]
        Dunbar, Cecilia A., E1431<bullet> [24JY]
        Eades, Charlotte, E644<bullet> [23AP]
        Haab, Larry D., E1428<bullet> [24JY]
        Kirk, Earl and Eva, E1881<bullet> [2OC]
        Livingston, Alyce J., E1419<bullet> [24JY], E1488<bullet> [31JY]
        O'Donnell, Jean, E1155<bullet> [17JN]
        Roberts-Harris, Patricia, E2038<bullet> [10OC]
        Rupp, Jim (Jolly), E2036<bullet> [10OC]
        Smith, John L., E114<bullet> [5FE]
        Smith, R.C., E2332<bullet> [12NO]