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

    WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
      Addresses
        Lashon Ha-Ha--The Power of the Tongue--Rosh Hashana:  Steven Carr
            Reuben, E2112<bullet> [13OC]
      Amendments
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6244 [23JY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
            3534), H3436 [19MY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Articles and editorials
        Clean Needles, No Money, Washington (DC) Post, H2466 [29AP]
        Cop-Out on Needle Exchanges, Los Angeles (CA) Times, H2466 [29AP]
        Dan Burton Problem, New York (NY) Times, H3459 [19MY]
        Federal Funds for Clean Needles, New York (NY) Times, H2467 [29AP]
        HIV's Spread Is Unchecked, Rick Weiss, Washington (DC) Post, H2469
            [29AP]
        Needle-Swap Programs Spark Life-and-Death Debates, Amanda Bennett,
            Wall Street Journal, H2467 [29AP]
        Politics of Needles and AIDS, Julie Bruneau and Martin T. Schechter,
            New York (NY) Times, H2466 [29AP]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Airlines:  provide protection for airline employees who provide
            certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H5404 [25JN]
        Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H678
            [26FE]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H330 [4FE]
        Arts and humanities:  encourage the identification and return of
            stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H7000 [3AU]
        Beaches:  improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
            2094), H4479 [10JN]
        California:  designate all unreserved and unappropriated coastal
            rocks and islands as a component of the National Wilderness
            Preservation System, (see H.R. 3911), H9345 [2OC]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H4629 [16JN]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
            H1776 [30MR]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H2120 [21AP]
        ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H4165 [4JN]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Civil rights:  provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
            payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2423 [28AP]
        Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
            training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
            [5MR]
        Community development:  designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
            4629), H8931 [25SE]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
        Conservation of energy:  development and implementation of a
            comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
            Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H578 [24FE]
        Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
            [19MR]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  regulate loans to certain processors of
            sugarcane and sugar beets, (see H.R. 1387), H1021 [10MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  classification of surplus military material, (see
            H.R. 2602), H101 [28JA]
        Dept. of HHS:  collection of information relative to the use of
            mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
            behavioral research, (see H.R. 4135), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
            and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements, (see
            H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
        ------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
            money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
            3511), H1336 [19MR]
        ------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H11705 [21OC]
        Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
            certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
            3875), H4479 [10JN]
        Dept. of Transportation:  assess available technologies for
            establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
            (see H.R. 3555), H1549 [25MR]
        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]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H4548 [11JN]
        ------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
            sexual trauma experienced by veterans, (see H.R. 2253), H1550
            [25MR]
        Discrimination:  condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific
            Islander Americans and support political and civic participation
            by these persons, (see H. Con. Res. 191), H2120 [21AP]
        Diseases:  ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H2813
            [5MY]
        Drunken driving:  national minimum sentence for a person who
            operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,
            (see H.R. 982), H1445 [24MR]
        Education:  establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
            H1643 [26MR]
        ------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
            training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
            4552), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
            3269), H2120 [21AP]
        Employment:  make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
            adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H1445 [24MR]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
            labor, (see H.R. 4450), H9537 [5OC]
        Families and domestic relations:  establish felony violations for
            failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
            H2120 [21AP]
        ------ 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), H903 [5MR]
        FDA:  establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
            H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
        FEC:  require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
            and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act:  repeal preemption
            provision, (see H.R. 4498), H9723 [6OC]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H578 [24FE]
        Federal Water Pollution Control Act:  improve enforcement and
            compliance programs, (see H.R. 1453), H4479 [10JN]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H9179
            [28SE]
        ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H4165
            [4JN]
        ------ require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a
            handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R. 2774), H330 [4FE]
        ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
            officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
            (see H.R. 4233), H6698 [29JY]
        Food:  improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
            [18JN]
        ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2120 [21AP]
        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]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H6820 [30JY]
        Foreign trade:  ban importation of certain large capacity military
            magazine rifles, (see H. Con. Res. 275), H3105 [12MY]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
            H8084 [18SE]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4835 [18JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements
            in Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
            systems, and benefit programs, (see H.R. 4857), H11694 [20OC]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2056 [1AP]
        Health:  awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
            on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
            disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ 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 mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
        Health care facilities:  require nursing facilities filing for
            relief to provide written notice of such filing to appropriate
            State agencies, (see H.R. 4843), H11549 [19OC]
        Housing:  provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H755 [3MR]
        Human rights:  anniversary of the signing of the Universal
            Declaration of Human Rights, (see H. Con. Res. 185), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ expedite the declassification of certain documents relating
            to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see H.R.
            2635), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
            H. Con. Res. 239), H2120 [21AP]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H678 [26FE]
        ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
            and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
            suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
            H7585 [10SE]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H2606 [29AP]
        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]
        ------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
            3538), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative
            vendors in the administration of State children's health
            insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H1643 [26MR]
        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]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
            [17JY]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        Israel:  resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H6454 [24JY]
        Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.:  exclude from taxation any
            portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
            for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H10513 [10OC]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H6698 [29JY]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        Law enforcement:  require better reporting of unidentified persons,
            (see H.R. 2850), H1337 [19MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  collective bargaining rights for public
            safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
            H.R. 1173), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS
            revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors
            and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R. 1215), H2055 [1AP]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1159 [12MR]
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
            flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1237
            [17MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
            beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
            3259), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H9275
            [1OC]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H3105 [12MY]
        ------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
            H5494 [14JY]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
            H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
            birth centers, (see H.R. 4872), H11695 [20OC]
        ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
            provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H4165 [4JN]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Motor vehicles:  prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or
            importation of school buses without seatbelts, (see H.R. 1605),
            H1777 [30MR]
        Music and dance:  tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
            Res. 27), H851 [4MR]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H7179 [4AU]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H4240 [5JN]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H4629 [16JN]
        Nigeria:  promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
            H5297 [24JN]
        NIH:  improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H2931 [6MY]
        Northern Mariana Islands:  labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
            requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
            H4241 [5JN]
        Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
            furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
            H7915 [16SE]
        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]
        Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
            policy, (see H.R. 2547), H4550 [11JN]
        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]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H2120 [21AP]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H64 [27JA]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4712 [17JN]
        Power resources:  management of royalties from Federal and Outer
            Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H7915 [16SE]
        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), H3970 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
        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), H7585 [10SE]
        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), H909 [9MR]
        SEC:  require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio
            transactions on mutual fund performance, (see H.R. 4822), H10832
            [13OC]
        Senior citizens:  establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
            elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
            2681), H5493 [14JY]
        Sewering, Hans J.:  investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal,
            (see H. Con. Res. 19), H2237 [22AP]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H6698
            [29JY]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H3105 [12MY]
        SSI:  reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
            low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
        Taxation:  allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
            opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995), H5297
            [24JN]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            (see H.R. 2695), H755 [3MR]
        ------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
            compensation, (see H.R. 687), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing,
            (see H.R. 1241), H2236 [22AP]
        ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
            H.R. 1382), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H64 [27JA]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
        ------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
            4538), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H7178
            [4AU]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of damage awards for emotional distress, (see H.R.
            2802), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
            to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
            4484), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6453
            [24JY]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H241 [3FE]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3050), H1299 [18MR]
        U.N.:  promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643
            [26MR]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7585
            [10SE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP], (see
            H.R. 3571), H3744 [21MY]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H5494 [14JY]
        Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
            Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H579 [24FE]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2374), H4835 [18JN]
        WHO:  encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
            Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H2319 [23AP]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624), H2319 [23AP]
        ------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H5405
            [25JN]
        ------ research health risks posed by the presence of certain
            additives and synthetic fibers in tampons and similar products,
            (see H.R. 2900), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ research programs relative to HIV and AIDS, (see H.R. 1571),
            H6282 [23JY]
        Women's Progress Commemoration Commission:  establish, (see H.R.
            4398), H7495 [9SE]
        World War II:  encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
            restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
            557), H9178 [28SE]
        ------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust,
            (see H.R. 4826), H10832 [13OC]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Abraham Lincoln Federal Building, Los Angeles, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3482), H1236 [17MR]
        NIH:  establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases, (see H.R. 4873),
            H11695 [20OC]
      Factsheets
        Inaccuracies in H. Res. 440, Granting of Immunity by the Committee
            on Government Reform and Oversight (House) Relative to
            Investigation of Federal Election Campaign Fundraising and
            Expenditure Practices, H3455 [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
      Letters
        Disapproval of Representative Burton's conduct of Committee on
            Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of Federal
            election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices:  by,
            H3454 [19MY]
        Needle exchange programs:  by, H2463 [29AP]
        ------ Guthrie S. Birkhead, Council of State and Territorial
            Epidemiologists, H2468 [29AP]
        ------ J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2469 [29AP]
        ------ Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial
            AIDS Directors, H2469 [29AP]
        ------ Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, H2467
            [29AP]
        ------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, H2468 [29AP]
        ------ Winnie Stachelberg, Human Rights Campaign (organization),
            H2468 [29AP]
        Prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors in San
            Francisco, CA, to provide domestic partner benefits:  J. Thomas
            Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H6580 [29JY]
        ----- Laura W. Murphy and Christopher E. Anders, ACLU, H6580 [29JY]
        ----- Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
            (organization), H6580 [29JY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5091 [24JN], H5092 [24JN],
            H5093 [24JN]
        Armed Forces:  prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
            maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol,
            H3577<bullet> [20MY]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, E687<bullet> [28AP]
        Bet Tzedek Legal Services (organization):  tribute, E49<bullet>
            [28JA]
        Budget:  setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
            Res. 284), H4223<bullet> [5JN]
        Burton, Representative:  disapproval of conduct of Committee on
            Government Reform and Oversight (House) investigation of Federal
            election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H3453
            [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
        Childhood Cancer Awareness Week:  observance, E266<bullet> [3MR]
        China, People's Republic of:  transfer of strategic nuclear missile
            technology, H4744 [18JN]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11828 [18DE],
            H12022<bullet> [19DE]
        Committee on Education and the Workforce (House):  provide special
            authority relative to investigation of the International
            Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), H6757 [30JY], H6762
            [30JY]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  granting of
            immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
            fundraising and expenditure practices, H2337 [28AP], H2338
            [28AP], H2339 [28AP]
        ----- granting of immunity relative to investigation of Federal
            election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices (H. Res.
            440), H3453 [19MY], H3458 [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
        ------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
            expenditure practices, H2337 [28AP], H2338 [28AP], H2339 [28AP]
        ------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
            of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
            practices, H2166 [22AP], H2167 [22AP], H2936 [7MY]
        Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
            With the People's Republic of China (House, Select):  establish
            (H. Res. 463), consideration (H. Res. 476), H4744 [18JN]
        ----- transfer funds previously allocated for investigations, H4744
            [18JN]
        Congress:  exempt legislation resulting in an overall reduction in
            tax or tariff revenues from the unfunded mandates point of order
            requirement, H3432 [19MY], H3434 [19MY], H3435 [19MY]
        ------ permit points of order against provisions that affect
            legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
            environment, H3436 [19MY], H3438 [19MY], H3439 [19MY], H3440
            [19MY]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3577<bullet> [20MY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6224 [23JY], H6243 [23JY],
            H6244 [23JY], H6246 [23JY], H6247 [23JY], H6253 [23JY], H6255
            [23JY], H6570 [29JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY], H6579 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, H9619
            [6OC]
        District of Columbia:  making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7387
            [6AU]
        ------ prohibit possession of tobacco products by minors, H7387
            [6AU]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7869<bullet>
            [16SE]
        ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
            (H.R. 3717), H2466 [29AP] prohibit use of Federal funds for
            needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res.
            409), H2450 [29AP]
        Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act:  exemption
            from patent infringement relative to biotechnology industry,
            E2199<bullet> [15OC]
        Drugs:  support existing Federal legal process for determining
            safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
            medicinal purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7721 [15SE]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt certain regulations and initiatives
            from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
            limitations, H6244 [23JY], H6246 [23JY], H6247 [23JY], H6253
            [23JY], H6255 [23JY]
        ------ exempt educational outreach or information seminars on
            greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on Environmental
            Quality funding limitations, H6224 [23JY]
        EPA:  implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
            H6224 [23JY], H6243 [23JY], H6574 [29JY], H6575 [29JY]
        ------ study health effects of copper in drinking water, H6570
            [29JY]
        Executive departments:  improve strategic plans and performance
            reports (H.R. 2883), H1122 [12MR]
        ----- improve strategic plans and performance reports (H.R. 2883),
            consideration (H. Res. 384), H1120 [12MR]
        ------ promote financial management (H. Res. 447), H4257 [9JN]
        FDA:  prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
            any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5091 [24JN],
            H5092 [24JN], H5093 [24JN]
        Government:  reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements
            in Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
            systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4243), H10854 [14OC]
        ----- reduce waste, fraud, and error by making improvements in
            Federal management and debt collection practices, payment
            systems, and benefit programs (H.R. 4857), H11673 [20OC]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
            3534), H3432 [19MY], H3434 [19MY], H3435 [19MY], H3436 [19MY],
            H3438 [19MY], H3439 [19MY], H3440 [19MY]
        ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses
            (H.R. 3310), H1566 [26MR], H1567 [26MR], H1569 [26MR], H1576
            [26MR]
        ------ treatment of fines for first-time violations of paperwork
            requirements by small businesses, H1576 [26MR]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6400 [24JY]
        International Medical Corps:  tribute, E1690<bullet> [10SE]
        Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
            4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8544
            [24SE]
        Medicaid:  reform, H4223<bullet> [5JN]
        Medicare:  reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9199
            [1OC], H9200 [1OC]
        Motor vehicles:  treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
            emission standards (H.R. 8), H5901<bullet> [20JY]
        New Castle, NH:  land conveyance (H.R. 4614), H9441 [5OC], H9442
            [5OC], H9444 [5OC], H9445 [5OC]
        NIH:  establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (H.R. 4873),
            E2288<bullet> [21OC]
        Parliamentary inquiry, H3457 [19MY], H6590 [29JY]
        Point of order, H3458 [19MY], H6570 [29JY]
        Political campaigns:  investigate campaign fundraising practices
            relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
            People's Republic of China, H3453 [19MY], H3459 [19MY]
        Republican Party:  political contributions by tobacco companies,
            H2444 [29AP]
        San Francisco, CA:  prevent use of Federal funds to require city
            contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6579 [29JY]
        Schering-Plough Corp.:  patent extension for certain
            pharmaceuticals, E2121<bullet> [13OC]
        Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of partisanship relative to
            independent counsel investigations, H2444 [29AP]
        Survivors of the Shoal Visual History Foundation:  tribute,
            E49<bullet> [28JA]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors in San
            Francisco, CA, to provide domestic partner benefits:  Los
            Angeles, CA, City Council, H6580 [29JY]
      Statements
        Needle Exchange Programs:  National Association of County and City
            Health Officials, H2468 [29AP]
        Prevent Use of Federal Funds To Require City Contractors in San
            Francisco, CA, To Provide Domestic Partner Benefits:  Human
            Rights Campaign Fund (organization), H6579 [29JY]
      Tributes
        Bradley, Tom, E2131<bullet> [13OC]
        Dellums, Representative, H210<bullet> [3FE]
        Fazio, Representative, H8544 [24SE]
        Moss, John E., E23<bullet> [27JA]
        Reuben, Steven Carr, E2112<bullet> [13OC]
        Rosenberg, Shelly, E808<bullet> [11MY]
        Seidler-Feller, Chaim, E619<bullet> [22AP]
        Stokes, Representative, H6239 [23JY]
        Torres, Representative, E2126<bullet> [13OC]