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

    FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
      Addresses
        Clinton Affair With Lewinsky Not Subject to Impeachment:  Burton
            Caine, E2233<bullet> [19OC]
        Peirce College Commencement:  Marjorie O. Rendell, E1263<bullet>
            [26JN]
        Workforce Development:  Edward Rendell, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA,
            E457<bullet> [24MR]
      Amendments
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Armed Forces:  anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294),
            H4961 [22JN]
        Bankruptcy:  reform system to become a needs-based system,
            cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 2500), H1550 [25MR]
        Budget:  establish 2-year cycle, (see H.R. 2956), H5405 [25JN]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
            H10353 [9OC]
        Colleges and universities:  improve international education at
            postsecondary institutions, (see H.R. 3311), H754 [3MR]
        Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
            the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
            H11705 [21OC]
        Credit:  prohibit distribution of negotiable checks or instruments
            relative to consumer solicitations, (see H.R. 2053), H386 [5FE]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
            or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
            H10353 [9OC]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1854 [31MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  payment of benefits for smoking-related
            illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
            service, (see H.R. 3948), H3970 [22MY]
        Drugs:  eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack
            cocaine offenses, (see H.R. 2031), H5859 [17JY]
        Ecology and environment:  ensure recovery of biological diversity,
            strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
            assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
            economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H2318 [23AP]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
            raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
            3813), H3013 [7MY]
        ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H64 [27JA]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
            work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ reform provisions relative to child labor, (see H.R. 1870),
            H447 [11FE]
        Families and domestic relations:  improve child care and family
            support services, (see H.R. 2713), H447 [11FE]
        ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
            care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
        Federal employees:  modify the conditions that must be met before
            certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
            President, (see H.R. 3251), H2424 [28AP]
        Food:  purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
            persons, (see H.R. 3615), H5737 [16JY]
        Foreign aid:  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. 3636), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
            sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H7585 [10SE]
        Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
            groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
        H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Aspinwall, PA:  designate, (see H.R. 2775), H386 [5FE]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
            defects, (see H.R. 1114), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H3625 [20MY]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 6), H2119 [21AP]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
            [17JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        Independence National Historical Park:  authorize the Gateway
            Visitor Center, (see H.R. 4109), H5594 [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. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1379 [23MR]
        Medicaid:  coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
            2020), H1021 [10MR]
        Medicare:  payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H678 [26FE]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA]
        National forests:  ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
            and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
            and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H3312 [14MY]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H2120 [21AP]
        NSF:  demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
            mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
            3496), H5737 [16JY]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H904 [5MR]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H386 [5FE]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1237 [17MR]
        Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
            provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
            (see H.R. 3134), H5493 [14JY]
        Social Security:  earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
            612), H497 [12FE]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
            hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
            (see H.R. 3247), H2744 [4MY]
        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), H65 [27JA]
        ------ disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying
            limits on certain bonds, (see H.R. 2714), H1236 [17MR]
        ------ establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence
            located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a
            first-time homebuyer, (see H.R. 2826), H447 [11FE]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H2706 [30AP]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H579 [24FE]
        ------ increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts,
            (see H.R. 4147), H5402 [25JN]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H7415
            [6AU]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4324 [9JN]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  designate lands as the
            Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H5493 [14JY]
        Volunteer workers:  extend appropriations for programs under the
            National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
            Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
        Washington Interdependence Council:  establish a memorial to
            Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
            H5405 [25JN]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3999), H4240 [5JN]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3939), H3743 [21MY]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4002), H4240 [5JN]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4003), H4240 [5JN]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4001), H4240 [5JN]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4000), H4240 [5JN]
      Remarks
        Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI:  designate (H.R. 3808),
            H3993 [3JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10091 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11972 [19DE]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2906 [6MY]
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate (H.R. 3999), H7465 [9SE]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6976 [3AU]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate (H.R. 3939), H7465 [9SE]
        Education:  High Hopes/GEAR UP program funding, E1870<bullet> [1OC]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate
            (H.R. 4002), H7772 [15SE]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2524 [29AP], H2906
            [6MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9156 [28SE],
            E1870<bullet> [1OC]
        James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ:  designate (H.R.
            3810), H7462 [9SE]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate (H.R. 3167), H7464 [9SE]
        LSC:  funding, H6976 [3AU]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate (H.R.
            4003), H7773 [15SE]
        Music and dance:  tribute to African-American music (H. Con. Res.
            27), H10798 [13OC]
        Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate
            (H.R. 2798), H3996 [3JN], H3997 [3JN]
        Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS:  designate (H.R. 2623),
            H7462 [9SE]
        Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
            designate (H.R. 2799), H3998 [3JN]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate (H.R.
            4001), H9454 [5OC]
        Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM:  designate (H.R. 3630),
            H3995 [3JN]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate
            (H.R. 4000), H9453 [5OC]
        Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY:  designate
            (H.R. 3864), H9452 [5OC]
        Votes:  correction, H11029 [16OC]
      Tributes
        Brady, Representative Robert A., H3629 [21MY]