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

    ENSIGN, JOHN E. (a Representative from Nevada)
      Amendments
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6047 [21JY], H6071 [21JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7000 [3AU], H7106
            [4AU]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
        Bosnia and Herzegovina:  prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
            for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
            H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
        Budget:  allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
            used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H4056 [3JN]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
        ------ establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and
            intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see H.R. 2923), H101
            [28JA]
        China, People's Republic of:  prohibit U.S. export of missile
            equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
            Res. 438), H4165 [4JN]
        Computers:  installation of filtering or blocking programs in
            schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
            1283), H6820 [30JY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
        Crime:  penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
            Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of HHS:  provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
            civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
            (see H.R. 3511), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of Transportation:  require study and report on certain
            practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to
            passenger service and fare information, (see H.R. 3704), H8627
            [24SE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a chiropractic services
            division, (see H.R. 4421), H9275 [1OC]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3024
            [11MY]
        Education:  increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
        ------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
            periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
            and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H6453 [24JY]
        Electric power:  restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by
            governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain
            activities of such utilities to income tax, (see H.R. 3927),
            H7415 [6AU]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1021 [10MR]
        Executive Office of the President:  President Clinton's use of legal
            staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
            [11FE]
        FCC:  repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
            carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
            and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H4628 [16JN]
        Federal agencies and departments:  assess impact of policies and
            regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H2423 [28AP]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        Firearms:  prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
            checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
            of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H3014
            [7MY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Germany:  jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
            during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H64 [27JA]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY],
            (see H.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ require Congress and the President to fulfill their
            constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal
            laws, (see H.R. 1036), H578 [24FE]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        Health:  expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
            1111), H2055 [1AP]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 1289), H851 [4MR]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
            [21MY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
        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), H2605
            [29AP]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H65 [27JA]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H64 [27JA]
        Lake Powell:  water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H2318 [23AP]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H5957
            [20JY]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H7494 [9SE]
        Medicare:  allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5738 [16JY]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2707 [30AP]
        ------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
            hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see H.R.
            3629), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H9275 [1OC]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        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), H7915
            [16SE]
        National Environmental Education Act:  extend programs, (see H.R.
            3441), H1111 [11MR]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
        National Institute of Biomedical Imaging:  establish, (see H.R.
            1715), H2055 [1AP]
        National Park System:  regulation of airspace over park lands, (see
            H.R. 4268), H5859 [17JY]
        Native Americans:  prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
            gaming regulations, (see H.R. 3094), H62 [27JA]
        Nevada:  sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark
            County Dept. of Aviation, (see H.R. 3705), H2236 [22AP]
        NLRB:  determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
            absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H1445
            [24MR]
        ------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
            (see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H8528 [23SE]
        Pahrump, NV:  convey certain lands, (see H.R. 4867), H11695 [20OC]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H7915 [16SE]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
            sanctions, (see H.J. Res. 107), H240 [3FE]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5957 [20JY]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
        Social Security:  eliminate earnings test for retirement age
            individuals, (see H.R. 3912), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
            within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
            2942), H2931 [6MY]
        Tariff:  wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
        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 Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
        ------ application of the credit for electricity produced from
            renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
            facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise, (see
            H.R. 3641), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
            [23AP]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
            [14JY]
        ------ encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax
            base of State and local governments, (see H.R. 1168), H7290
            [5AU]
        ------ encourage production and use of electric vehicles, (see H.R.
            3877), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
            research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
            qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H851 [4MR]
        ------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
            H.R. 3650), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2120
            [21AP]
        ------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
            3594), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
            medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 4349),
            H6697 [29JY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4241
            [5JN]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
            4579), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H678
            [26FE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
            of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
            (see H.R. 4332), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H6069 [21JY]
        ------ tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes, (see
            H.R. 4496), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
            equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ treatment of diesel fuel used in trains, (see H.R. 2474),
            H579 [24FE]
        ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
            (see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of State tuition programs, (see H.R. 1369), H1236
            [17MR]
        Telephones:  reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
            services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H7585 [10SE]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H904 [5MR]
        Tobacco products:  limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see
            H.R. 2740), H4165 [4JN]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H3488 [19MY]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H3744
            [21MY]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9346 [2OC]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H64 [27JA]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
            spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
            165), H240 [3FE]
        Women:  promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7415
            [6AU]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Community development:  prohibit funding for any facility to be used
            primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R.
            4796), H10513 [10OC]
        Correctional institutions:  use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit
            entities, (see H.R. 3893), H3487 [19MY]
        Dept. of Energy:  improve the ability of small businesses, Federal
            agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
            operated facilities, (see H.R. 3593), H1776 [30MR]
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to
            Senate, (see H. Res. 379), H904 [5MR]
        Health:  limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H1444
            [24MR]
        Medicare:  repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation
            services, (see H.R. 3835), H3104 [12MY]
        Public Health Service Act:  establish certain standards relative to
            health plans, (see H.R. 4202), H5492 [14JY]
        Taxation:  allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning
            motor vehicle fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H903 [5MR]
        ------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
            business if they are furnished for the convenience of the
            employer, (see H.R. 3834), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
            phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions, (see H.R. 3960), H3971 [22MY]
      Remarks
        Advisory Council on California Indian Policy:  extension (H.R.
            3069), H4595<bullet> [16JN]
        Air pollution:  reduction of oxides of nitrogen emissions,
            E1843<bullet> [28SE]
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11643 [20OC]
        Clark County, NV:  authorization of Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway
            Project by Regional Transportation Commission, E607<bullet>
            [21AP]
        Community Development Block Grant Program:  funding, H6277 [23JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions
            in Economic Development Administration, H7106 [4AU]
        Dept. of the Interior and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4193), H6047 [21JY], H6048 [21JY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
            Improvement Program funding, H1916<bullet> [1AP]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11643 [20OC]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7106 [4AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6277 [23JY]
        Hazardous substances:  nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to
            Senate (H. Res. 379), H878 [5MR], H879 [5MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6397 [24JY]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5359
            [25JN]
        Israel:  allocation of foreign aid, E1576<bullet> [7AU]
        Lake Tahoe:  preservation, H6047 [21JY], H6048 [21JY]
        Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV:
             designate (H.R. 2225), H7447<bullet> [9SE]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R.
            1375), E2083<bullet> [11OC], E2100<bullet> [12OC], E2167<bullet>
            [14OC]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
            (H.R. 3835), E831<bullet> [12MY]
        Reno, NV:  anniversary of Church of St. Therese of the Little
            Flower, E1868<bullet> [1OC]
        ------ tribute to the Gunnerman Foundation's ReNOx '98 Conference,
            E1379<bullet> [22JY]
        Transportation:  funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
            programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1916<bullet> [1AP],
            E607<bullet> [21AP]
        University of Nevada-Las Vegas:  tribute to men's golf team, H4068
            [4JN]
        Votes:  position on missed, H8504<bullet> [23SE], H8506<bullet>
            [23SE], E1521<bullet> [3AU]