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

    ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE (a Representative from California)
      Appointments
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), H4901
            [22JN]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see H.R. 1032),
            H6282 [23JY]
        Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
            certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ require use of child safety restraint systems, (see H.R.
            754), H3488 [19MY]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2055
            [1AP]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
        Census:  collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
            2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H5957 [20JY]
        CERCLA:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H679 [26FE]
        Children and youth:  provide greater access to child care services
            for Federal employees, (see H.R. 4280), H6069 [21JY]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H5297 [24JN]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H5297 [24JN]
        Community development:  designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
            4629), H8931 [25SE]
        Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
            Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
            support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H3105
            [12MY]
        Credit:  allow any consumer to receive a free credit report annually
            from any consumer reporting agency, (see H.R. 4848), H11042
            [16OC]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
            [19MR]
        de On�6ate, Don Juan:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
            permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
            (see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs intended
            for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, cosponsorship
            withdrawn, (see H.R. 4006), H7618 [11SE]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        ------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
            rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637), H5297
            [24JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish Office of Enforcement and Border
            Affairs, (see H.R. 2588), H6070 [21JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
            the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R. 3875), H4962 [22JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H10353 [9OC]
        Dept of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
            colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H11696 [20OC]
        Diseases:  osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
            information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H11023
            [15OC]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1236
            [17MR]
        Ecology and environment:  assist local governments and citizens'
            associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
            H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
        Education:  encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
            4009), H5405 [25JN]
        Electronic Fund Transfer Act:  require additional disclosures
            relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international
            transactions, (see H.R. 3726), H3247 [13MY]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H447
            [11FE]
        FAA:  foreign repair station rules, (see H.R. 145), H5404 [25JN]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase availability,
            affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H5405
            [25JN]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H7803 [15SE]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H5494
            [14JY]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H8528 [23SE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit certain defense services to countries
            ineligible for international military education and training
            assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
            countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        FRS:  include money laundering activities in the consideration of
            certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2814 [5MY]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H2814 [5MY]
        Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
            criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
            H.R. 2953), H6880 [31JY]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H579 [24FE]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H2707 [30AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain
            aliens, (see H.R. 2052), H755 [3MR]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H6070 [21JY]
        ------ increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and
            children of lawful permanent resident aliens, (see H.R. 4504),
            H7413 [6AU]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H10012 [7OC]
        Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
            under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
            the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
        ------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
            by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
            (see H.R. 4093), H5297 [24JN]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
            [17JY]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H6454 [24JY]
        Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
            Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
        Law enforcement officers:  extend certain civil service retirement
            options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
            Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R.
            1215), H1236 [17MR]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1777 [30MR]
        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]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H9179 [28SE]
        Medicare:  coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403),
            H10833 [13OC]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4674), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
            4092), H10833 [13OC]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H6187 [22JY]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H11696 [20OC]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H9345 [2OC]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Monuments and memorials:  prohibit desecration of veterans'
            memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10833 [13OC]
        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]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H1549 [25MR]
        Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
            and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
            individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
            criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
            [2OC]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
        Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
            taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the
            Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H851 [4MR]
        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), H7584 [10SE]
        Public safety officers:  provide educational assistance to the
            surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
            totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H1112
            [11MR]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H904 [5MR]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H6070 [21JY]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H447
            [11FE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H3014 [7MY]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H9275 [1OC]
        Small business:  provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
            assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H11705
            [21OC]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
            [23JN]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H7585
            [10SE]
        ------ require equal education funding throughout the State, (see
            H.R. 1234), H6186 [22JY]
        Taxation:  allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
            compensation, (see H.R. 687), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H579 [24FE]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
            [30AP]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
            income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H6453 [24JY]
        Tobacco products:  establish a responsible U.S. international
            tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
            products to children, and establish the American Center on
            Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
            H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
        ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
            develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
        Turkey:  end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
            people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
        Veterans:  allow certain individuals who provided service to the
            U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines during World War II to
            receive a reduced SSI benefit after moving back to the
            Philippines, (see H.R. 4716), H11696 [20OC]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H5493 [14JY]
        ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
            establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H7915
            [16SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Health care facilities:  require nursing facilities filing for
            relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate
            State agencies, (see H.R. 4843), H11023 [15OC]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1780 [31MR]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), E2356<bullet> [19DE]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4153 [4JN]
        California:  tribute to League of California Cities, E1749<bullet>
            [17SE]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7194 [5AU]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11917 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10090 [8OC],
            E2154<bullet> [13OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11917 [18DE]
        Committee on House Oversight (House):  investigation of voter
            irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H.
            Res. 355), H457 [12FE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7194 [5AU]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2523 [29AP]
        Labor unions:  allow employees to organize and form collective
            bargaining units to improve salaries and working conditions,
            H4968 [23JN]
        Latina History Day:  observance, E365<bullet> [12MR]
        Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program:  reauthorize and amend
            (S. 2206), conference report, E2149<bullet> [13OC]
        Political campaigns:  require worker approval for use of labor
            organization dues and fees for political activities, H3630
            [21MY]
        South Gate, CA:  anniversary, E118<bullet> [5FE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8943<bullet> [26SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2942 [7MY], H4732 [18JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4732 [18JN] treatment of education
            individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and
            secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct
            conferees, H2942 [7MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1483<bullet> [30JY], E1484<bullet>
            [30JY], E1943<bullet> [8OC]
        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), H474<bullet>
            [12FE]
      Tributes
        Bradley, Tom, E2328<bullet> [12NO]
        Capps, Representative, H1208 [17MR]
        Gonzalez, Representative, E2210<bullet> [15OC]
        Harman, Representative, E2319<bullet> [12NO]
        Lee, Representative, H2074 [21AP]
        Torres, Representative, E2142<bullet> [13OC]