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

    CARSON, JULIA (a Representative from Indiana)
      Articles and editorials
        Gentle Lady, Indianapolis (IN) Star, H2379 [28AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans:  repeal the provision of
            law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
        Alcoholic beverages:  prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
            minors, (see H.R. 3537), H4165 [4JN]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
        Armed Forces:  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]
        Arms Export Control Act:  provide President with discretionary
            authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation
            by foreign countries, (see H.R. 4209), H6820 [30JY]
        Aviation:  enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
            (see H.R. 4577), H8932 [25SE]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H241 [3FE]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H4712 [17JN]
        ------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
            improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
            (see H.R. 4621), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H5064 [23JN]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
            for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H4241 [5JN]
        Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
            Res. 287), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community
            policing and reduction of school crime, (see H. Res. 512), H6880
            [31JY]
        Colleges and universities:  disclosure of criminal incidents
            relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
            religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
            H2237 [22AP]
        Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans:
            establish, (see H.R. 40), H7414 [6AU]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H6282 [23JY]
        Consumers:  establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
            Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
            produced merchandise, (see H.R. 563), H2606 [29AP]
        Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4616), H8528 [23SE]
        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:  increase research of link between violence against animals
            and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4479
            [10JN]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
            counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
            [21JY]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ improve food safety research, education, and technology and
            require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
            safety emergencies, (see H.R. 3132), H100 [28JA], (see H.R.
            3148), H240 [3FE]
        Dept. of Education:  establish demonstration projects to ensure
            equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
            disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
            3596), H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H4479 [10JN]
        ------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
            development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
            for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H6186
            [22JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
            a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
            in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ 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), H676 [26FE]
        ------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
            benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ 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), H4241 [5JN]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H5494 [14JY], (see H.R. 4220), H6511 [28JY]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H4241 [5JN]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and
            release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's
            consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H3024 [11MY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R. 4009),
            H9345 [2OC]
        ------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H1643
            [26MR]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act:  allow State
            participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H9275 [1OC]
        ExploraVision Awards Program:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
            H9188 [29SE]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
            [10JN]
        ----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
            Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
            H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
        Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
            feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ improve safety of handguns, (see H.R. 1047), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
            developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
            [22MY]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H4165
            [4JN]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3744 [21MY]
        Food:  establish independent agency responsible for safety,
            labeling, and inspection, (see H.R. 2801), H1379 [23MR]
        ------ improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H330 [4FE]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H3366 [18MY]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2424
            [28AP], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Gabon:  elections, (see H. Res. 518), H9346 [2OC]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H7585 [10SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4241 [5JN]
        Global March Against Child Labor:  support, (see H. Res. 444), H4242
            [5JN]
        Government:  procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
            Res. 313), H5494 [14JY]
        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]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H3247 [13MY]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 1289), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers, (see H.R. 1415), H64 [27JA]
        Health care facilities:  assure availability of a non-emergency
            department physician in certain hospitals, (see H.R. 3111),
            H6880 [31JY]
        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), H4242 [5JN]
        Housing:  increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
            housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H7915 [16SE]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H386 [5FE]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Insurance:  provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H4479 [10JN]
        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), H4550
            [11JN]
        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), H10077 [8OC]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
        John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4668), H9274 [1OC]
        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), H579 [24FE]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1379
            [23MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H2236
            [22AP]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H5405
            [25JN], (see H.R. 2912), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H5405
            [25JN], (see H.R. 3205), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H7915 [16SE]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7495 [9SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motor vehicles:  increase the amount of assistance for providing
            automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
            [1AP]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        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]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3625 [20MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1159 [12MR]
        Public welfare programs:  disregard payment of earned income tax
            credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
            for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
            programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ establish asset-based welfare policies, (see H.R. 2849),
            H6820 [30JY]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
            4224), H7495 [9SE]
        Scott, Hunter:  tribute, (see H. Res. 590), H10353 [9OC]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H8084
            [18SE]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H10833
            [13OC]
        States:  require equal education funding throughout the State, (see
            H.R. 1234), H1445 [24MR]
        Taxation:  extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of
            any extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H101 [28JA]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H1168 [16MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
            to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
            4484), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H5859 [17JY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H4479 [10JN]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
            [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
        Veterans:  eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
            respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR], (see
            H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ extend priority health care to those who received
            nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
            Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
            veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H7618 [11SE]
        WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
            Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
        Women:  promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7415
            [6AU]
      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), H3767 [22MY]
        American College of Sports Medicine:  tribute to expansion project,
            E321<bullet> [9MR]
        Black History Month:  observance, H651 [26FE]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4535 [11JN]
        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), H11856 [18DE]
        Colleges and universities:  disclosure of criminal incidents
            relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
            religion, sexual orientation, or disability (H.R. 3043),
            E2159<bullet> [14OC]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
            E2159<bullet> [14OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  Community Relations Service funding, H7118 [4AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7118 [4AU]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H10810 [13OC]
        Firearms:  improve safety of handguns (H.R. 1047), H1625 [26MR]
        Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
            Res. 78), H4084 [4JN]
        Jonesboro, AR:  shooting of students and teacher outside Westside
            Middle School, H1625 [26MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (H.R. 3710), H2218 [22AP]
        Medicare:  reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9196
            [1OC]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), E1110<bullet> [11JN]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            H3767 [22MY]
        Scott, Hunter:  tribute (H. Res. 590), H10471 [10OC]
        Sneegas, Gretchen:  Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization)
            Midwest Regional Youth Advocate of the Year award recipient,
            E741<bullet> [1MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H2983 [7MY], H3630 [21MY], H4983 [23JN],
            H7674 [14SE], E2205<bullet> [15OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H2806 [5MY], H2930 [6MY], H3622 [20MY],
            H4960 [22JN]
        Special order:  granted, H327 [4FE], H674 [26FE], H1546 [25MR],
            H1640 [26MR], H2235 [22AP], H2314 [23AP], H2422 [28AP], H3011
            [7MY], H10074 [8OC], H10349 [9OC], H10511 [10OC], H10831 [13OC]
      Tributes
        Hamilton, Representative, H9170 [28SE]
        Hulman, Mary Fendrich, H2379 [28AP]
        Morton-Finney, John, H304 [4FE]
        Stokes, Representative, H6231 [23JY]
        Walker, C.J. (Madame), H651 [26FE]