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

    QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
      Appointments
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see H.R. 3168), H1237 [17MR]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H2056 [1AP]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H755 [3MR]
        ------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
            improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
            (see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
        Clean Air Act:  reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H1854
            [31MR]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see H.R. 2380),
            H4055 [3JN]
        Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis:  establish, (see H.R.
            1704), H904 [5MR]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9275 [1OC]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
            supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1021
            [10MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  establish equitable service for customers and
            equal opportunity for employees, (see H.R. 2185), H755 [3MR]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1159 [12MR]
        ----- establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, cosponsorship withdrawn,
            (see H.R. 3396), H4629 [16JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H496 [12FE]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of conference report,
            (see H. Con. Res. 354), H11695 [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  cost-of-living adjustment for
            compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
            improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs, (see
            H.R. 4110), H5063 [23JN]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5405 [25JN]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
        Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
            the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
            disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see H.R.
            1023), H578 [24FE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3488 [19MY]
        Education:  increase the number of qualified early child care
            professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, (see
            H.R. 3727), H2317 [23AP]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H11696 [20OC]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H9537 [5OC]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H8932 [25SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5064 [23JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit oil and gas drilling, (see H.R. 3887), H3312
            [14MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 418),
            H2706 [30AP]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
            H10012 [7OC]
        Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
            H2423 [28AP]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3105
            [12MY]
        House of Representatives:  require that excess amounts from Members'
            official allowances be applied to deficit reduction, (see H.R.
            80), H64 [27JA]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2236 [22AP]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        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]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H65 [27JA]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS
            revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors
            and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R. 1215), H4711 [17JN]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Lighthouses:  establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
            program, (see H.R. 2970), H631 [25FE]
        Little League Baseball Inc.:  extend benefits and privileges
            available to nongovernmental international organizations, (see
            H. Con. Res. 107), H2120 [21AP]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        Medicare:  eliminate time limitation on benefits for
            immunosuppressive drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ limit penalty for late enrollment, (see H.R. 676), H10011
            [7OC]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H678 [26FE]
        ------ reform, (see H.R. 1165), H6186 [22JY]
        Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
            devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
            Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H9179
            [28SE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 1320), H631 [25FE], (see H.R. 3632), H2052 [1AP]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
            452), H4165 [4JN]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H8528 [23SE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
        Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H100 [28JA]
        ------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
            H.R. 922), H100 [28JA]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
            [31JY]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H4711 [17JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H5297 [24JN]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4880
            [19JN]
        ------ promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly
            compensated employees, (see H.R. 2788), H692 [2MR]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H5064 [23JN]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H678 [26FE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
            [17JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        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
        Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
        Medicare:  require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of
            hospital termination under such plans, (see H.R. 4748), H10076
            [8OC]
        Pearl Harbor Day:  treat December 7 in the same manner as Veterans
            Day for all purposes relative to Federal employment, (see H.R.
            4815), H10667 [12OC]
        Veterans:  enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
      Designated Speaker pro tempore
        House of Representatives, H6073 [22JY]
      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), H3772<bullet> [22MY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment (H.R. 3211), H1392 [24MR]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11743<bullet> [17DE]
        Buffalo, NY:  tribute to Books for Kids program, E432<bullet> [19MR]
        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), H6473 [27JY]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12005<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1883<bullet> [1AP], H7048
            [4AU]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3711<bullet> [21MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  cost-of-living adjustment for
            compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
            improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
            4110), Senate amendment (H. Res. 592), H10398<bullet> [10OC]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10398<bullet> [10OC]
        ------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
            for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039), H1399 [24MR], H3393 [19MY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 574), H9604 [6OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), H870<bullet> [5MR]
        Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
            international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
            H11743<bullet> [17DE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
            E862<bullet> [14MY]
        National Peace Officers Memorial Day:  observance, E863<bullet>
            [14MY]
        National Police Week:  observance, E863<bullet> [14MY]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3279<bullet> [14MY]
        Privacy:  strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
            eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), H862<bullet> [5MR]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3772<bullet> [22MY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1893 [1AP]
        ----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
            transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, H3955<bullet>
            [22MY]
        Veterans:  enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
            private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
            abroad (H.R. 3213), H1398 [24MR]
        Votes:  position on missed, H3964<bullet> [22MY]
        WIVB-TV (Buffalo, NY):  anniversary, E865<bullet> [14MY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H899 [5MR], H3310 [14MY], H3968 [22MY]
      Tributes
        Bennett, John B., E869<bullet> [14MY]
        Nash, Jesse E., Jr., E2178<bullet> [15OC]
        Smylie, Betsy, E260<bullet> [3MR]
        Solomon, Representative, H9604 [6OC]