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

    BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  provide supplemental payments
            to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
            flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1021 [10MR]
        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), H3312 [14MY]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish, (see H.R. 3546), H1549 [25MR]
        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]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H101 [28JA]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and
            intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see H.R. 2923), H1643
            [26MR]
        Crime:  prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
            injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
            4446), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H10011 [7OC]
        Dept. of Energy:  employment and economic assistance to workers and
            communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
            enrichment plants, (see H.R. 3923), H4962 [22JN]
        ------ ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for disposition of
            depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle
            depleted uranium hexafluoride, (see H.R. 4234), H5593 [15JY]
        Dept. of HUD:  modernize requirements and establish consensus
            process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
            standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
            H4056 [3JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H4056
            [3JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H10353 [9OC]
        Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H7690 [14SE]
        Drugs:  encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase
            and use of over-the-counter drug products, (see H. Res. 151),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2606 [29AP]
        Education:  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), H7617 [11SE]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1159 [12MR]
        Families and domestic relations:  provide equitable child care
            relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H63
            [27JA]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H579 [24FE]
        Firearms:  clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
            arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ 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), H5405 [25JN]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5405 [25JN]
        Government:  status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers
            and duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H.
            Con. Res. 236), H903 [5MR]
        Health:  permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and
            devices to terminally ill patients, (see H.R. 3938), H3743
            [21MY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 1415), H330 [4FE]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H4479 [10JN]
        Human rights:  trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand
            for forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H11696 [20OC]
        Immigration:  admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
            workers, (see H.R. 2377), H755 [3MR]
        ------ allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H5593 [15JY]
        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], (see H. Con. Res.
            350), H10667 [12OC]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H9345 [2OC]
        Medicaid:  exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H904 [5MR]
        Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
            1375), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
        ------ reimbursement to Military Health Services System, (see H.R.
            192), H2813 [5MY]
        NRC:  authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3312 [14MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
        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), H10012 [7OC]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted, (see H.R. 4578), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
        ------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
            benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
            (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
        Sports:  encourage pro sports leagues and International Olympic
            Committee to set clear guidelines and penalties for illegal drug
            use, (see H. Res. 481), H4879 [19JN]
        States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H6070 [21JY]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
            extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H678 [26FE]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
            settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see H.R. 4314),
            H9346 [2OC]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H64 [27JA]
        ------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
            production, (see H.R. 3688), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
            4579), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
            of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
            (see H.R. 4332), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ repeal the limitation on the amount of receipts attributable
            to military property which may be treated as exempt foreign
            trade income, (see H.R. 1037), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H6069 [21JY]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H851 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of adoption expenses, (see H.R. 4765), H10917
            [14OC]
        ------ treatment of bonds issued to acquire renewable resources on
            land subject to conservation easement, (see H.R. 4301), H6698
            [29JY]
        ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
            equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ treatment of petroleum storage facilities, (see H.R. 3992),
            H6453 [24JY]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ treatment of small coach builders relative to fuel economy
            standards, (see H.R. 4165), H7415 [6AU]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H4056 [3JN]
        Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY:  designate,
            (see H.R. 3864), H5594 [15JY]
        Tobacco products:  prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored
            advertising used by professional motor sports associations, (see
            H.R. 410), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ provide crop insurance, extension services, and
            administration of price support and quota programs at no expense
            to the Dept. of Agriculture, (see H.R. 3664), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ provide market transition assistance for quota owners,
            tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize tobacco
            quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H909 [9MR]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H4712 [17JN]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3625 [20MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund:  exclude receipts and disbursements
            from the budget, (see H.R. 3564), H1642 [26MR]
        Medicare:  establish a demonstration project to increase awareness
            of the availability of costsharing assistance to eligible
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 4662), H9274 [1OC]
        Social Security:  establish the Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H902
            [5MR]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1111 [11MR]
        Tariff:  ziram, (see H.R. 3446), H1158 [12MR]
        Taxation:  capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise,
            (see H.R. 3641), H2052 [1AP]
        ------ exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative
            to certain nongovernmental placement agencies, (see H.R. 3991),
            H4164 [4JN]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
            [12FE]
      Essays: Voice of Democracy
        Karlage, Ami, E654<bullet> [23AP]
      Letters
        Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act:  Martin Corry, AARP, H4020
            [3JN]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H4020 [3JN]
        Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program Act:  Representative
            Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H468 [12FE]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11663<bullet> [20OC]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2493 [29AP], H2501 [29AP]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), motion to recommit, H2508 [29AP]
        Budget:  use of surplus relative to Social Security system solvency,
            H2508 [29AP]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10025 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11895 [18DE]
        Courts:  prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
            unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
            established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), H589
            [25FE]
        Dept. of Energy:  ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for
            disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat
            and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (S. 2316), H5915
            [20JY]
        Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
            consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
            H1598<bullet> [26MR]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11663<bullet> [20OC]
        Foreign aid:  international family planning programs restrictions
            relative to abortion, H1598<bullet> [26MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6301 [24JY]
        Hydroelectric power:  extend time required for construction of
            projects (H.R. 2841), H3035 [12MY]
        Major League Baseball:  application of antitrust laws (S. 53), H9944
            [7OC]
        Puerto Rico:  declare English as official language upon accession to
            statehood, H787<bullet> [4MR]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H787<bullet> [4MR], H821 [4MR]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8734 [25SE], H8748 [25SE]
        ------ establish the Protect Social Security Account into which
            budget surpluses will be deposited (H.R. 3351), E315<bullet>
            [5MR]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), H4019 [3JN], H4023 [3JN],
            E347<bullet> [11MR]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8734 [25SE], H8938 [26SE]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4655 [17JN],
            H4664 [17JN], H4665 [17JN], H4666 [17JN], H4670 [17JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), motion to
            recommit, H4676 [17JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4732 [18JN]
        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), H468 [12FE]
      Tributes
        Tharp, Walter and Cora, E648<bullet> [23AP]