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

    ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
      Amendments
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), H7180 [4AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H4839 [18JN], H5842 [17JY], H6847 [30JY], H6863 [31JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2424
            [28AP]
        Aviation:  establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
            centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
            Brothers, (see H.R. 2305), H1112 [11MR]
        Budget:  allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
            used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see H.R.
            457), H6070 [21JY]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H3312 [14MY]
        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), H851
            [4MR]
        ------ parental notification and State criminal reporting
            requirements for minors who seek family planning services from
            federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
            improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
            (see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
        ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
            accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
            3831), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
            family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
            H.R. 3229), H3744 [21MY]
        China, People's Republic of:  congressional approval before the U.S.
            supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S.
            withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval, (see
            H.R. 1140), H3105 [12MY]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
            Capabilities:  establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H8084 [18SE]
        ------ ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised access
            to any interactive computer service, (see H.R. 3729), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
            resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
            based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met,
            (see H.R. 4240), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
            minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
            3783), H3312 [14MY]
        Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
            to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H755 [3MR]
        Consumers:  require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
            purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H2706 [30AP]
        Controlled Substances Act:  civil liability for illegal
            manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
            H.R. 4204), H8932 [25SE]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities, (see H.R.
            3893), H4056 [3JN]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
            1283), H1550 [25MR]
        Crime:  expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H6880
            [31JY]
        ------ increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
            arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
            H.R. 3494), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
            injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
            4446), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
            child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H100 [28JA]
        ------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
            sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
            4531), H8528 [23SE]
        David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
        Declaration of Taking Act:  require coverage of all condemnations of
            property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4835 [18JN]
        Dept. of Commerce:  provide grants to improve job skills in specific
            industries, (see H.R. 3270), H1643 [26MR]
        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]
        ------ classification of surplus military material, (see H.R. 2602),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Dept. of Education:  prohibit funding of national testing proposals
            without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
            [27JA]
        Dept. of HHS:  provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
            civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
            (see H.R. 3511), H2319 [23AP]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1159 [12MR]
        ------ provide State and local authorities access to information
            relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
            prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H4550 [11JN]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H8035
            [17SE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  allocation of substantial tobacco
            industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
            Res. 249), H2237 [22AP]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
            certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
            H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4220), H6070 [21JY], (see H.R. 4374),
            H6879 [31JY]
        ------ require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies
            to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA
            medical facilities, (see H.R. 4609), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
            trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
            dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4188), H6820
            [30JY]
        Disabled:  improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities, (see
            H.R. 4501), H8084 [18SE]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
            (see H.R. 3517), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3744 [21MY]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
            enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 3858), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the
            Controlled Substances Act, (see H.R. 3093), H678 [26FE]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine
            hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act, (see
            H.R. 1821), H5405 [25JN]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H1112 [11MR]
        Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
        Education:  allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses,
            (see H.R. 3282), H676 [26FE]
        ------ dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the
            Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
            Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
        ------ increase the number of qualified early child care
            professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, (see
            H.R. 3727), H2814 [5MY]
        ------ require local agencies to develop and implement random drug
            testing for secondary school students, (see H.R. 4378), H6879
            [31JY]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  eliminate certain plumbing
            supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H7494 [9SE]
        Executive departments:  promote financial management, (see H. Res.
            447), H3743 [21MY]
        Fair Labor Standards Act:  permit certain youth to perform certain
            work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
        Families and domestic relations:  recognize the importance of
            children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
        ------ State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents,
            (see H.R. 3314), H755 [3MR]
        ------ tax relief to increase affordability of child care, (see H.R.
            3144), H851 [4MR]
        Federal employees:  allow use of medical savings accounts under
            health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
        Federal firefighters:  hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity
            with other civil service employees and public sector
            firefighters, (see H.R. 1166), H904 [5MR]
        Financial institutions:  encourage a strong community-based banking
            system, (see H.R. 4684), H10077 [8OC]
        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), H4629 [16JN]
        Flag--U.S.:  designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
            staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
            of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3972 [22MY]
        Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
            enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H7179 [4AU]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H8084 [18SE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
        Foreign countries:  funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
            facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
            construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
            H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H1112 [11MR]
        Freedom of religion:  protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
            H6487 [27JY]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
        Gabon:  elections, (see H. Res. 518), H9346 [2OC]
        GAO:  reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and
            Deputy Comptroller General, (see H.R. 4296), H7290 [5AU]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
        George Washington Birthplace National Monument:  revise boundaries,
            (see H.R. 3981), H6697 [29JY]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY], (see H.R. 4232), H5957 [20JY], (see H.
            Con. Res. 299), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
        ------ status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and
            duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H. Con.
            Res. 236), H10012 [7OC]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to
            regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see H.R. 4049), H4549
            [11JN]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
            countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
            Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
            H9275 [1OC]
        GSA:  Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H5065
            [23JN]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Aspinwall, PA:  designate, (see H.R. 2775), H755 [3MR]
        Hazardous substances:  require one-call notification system to
            protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
            excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H1445 [24MR]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H6454 [24JY]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and
            devices to terminally ill patients, (see H.R. 3938), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
            [26MR]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H4880
            [19JN]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435), H1237 [17MR]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
        Human rights:  trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand
            for forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H10012 [7OC]
        Hun Sen:  culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
            genocide in Cambodia, (see H. Res. 533), H8529 [23SE]
        IMF:  eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
            certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1112
            [11MR]
        ------ make Federal funding contingent upon certification that
            eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign
            fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities benefiting
            from such funds, (see H.R. 3242), H1445 [24MR]
        ------ prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled, (see H.R. 3599),
            H2056 [1AP]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H2423 [28AP]
        Income:  establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
            made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
        Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
            399), H1643 [26MR]
        Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
            Res. 258), H10012 [7OC]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210), H1854 [31MR]
        ------ notify upon examination any medical condition of an
            individual seeking insurance coverage, (see H.R. 2874), H386
            [5FE]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2814 [5MY]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
        International Whaling Commission:  U.S. policy, (see H. Res. 425),
            H4835 [18JN]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
        ------ development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
            519), H7691 [14SE]
        Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
            disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
            of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
        Iron and steel industry:  impose a temporary ban on importation of
            certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
            4762), H10352 [9OC]
        ------ 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], (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        IRS:  reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
        Italian Americans:  prepare report detailing injustices suffered
            during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the
            President, (see H.R. 2090), H8932 [25SE]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H850 [4MR]
        King, Martin Luther, Jr.:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
            [1AP]
        Law enforcement:  support efforts of Federal agents investigating
            money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
            (see H. Con. Res. 288), H4880 [19JN]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
            350), H447 [11FE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H4550 [11JN]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
        Lighthouses:  establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
            program, (see H.R. 2970), H447 [11FE]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        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), H1777
            [30MR]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H7290 [5AU]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see H.R. 4155), H7290 [5AU]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3162), H851
            [4MR], (see H.R. 3567), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            H.R. 2701), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
            settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H447
            [11FE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H7915 [16SE]
        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), H7691
            [14SE]
        Mexico:  renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
            of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
            criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H904 [5MR]
        Minerals Management Service:  grant Louisiana and its lessees a
            credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to
            compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field,
            (see H.R. 4604), H9346 [2OC]
        Monuments and memorials:  authorize the establishment of a Cold War
            memorial, (see H.R. 2885), H3972 [22MY]
        NAFTA:  impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3014
            [7MY]
        National Child Protection Act:  allow for interstate background
            checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
            4659), H9273 [1OC]
        National Commission on Terrorism:  establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7803
            [15SE]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H7618 [11SE]
        National Institute for the Environment:  establish, (see H.R. 2914),
            H8035 [17SE]
        National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
            Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H2055 [1AP]
        National Sea Grant College Program Act:  exclude Lake Champlain from
            the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
        National security:  national missile defense system, (see H.R.
            4402), H8035 [17SE]
        Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
            relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
            (see H.R. 4007), H5065 [23JN]
        NIH:  improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
            3001), H386 [5FE]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H6070 [21JY]
        NSF:  make grants for applied engineering and technology education
            equipment and capital improvements, (see H.R. 3733), H3247
            [13MY]
        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  take certain actions in
            response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
            the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10352 [9OC]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        OSHA:  recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H5594 [15JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 3632), H2052 [1AP]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2056 [1AP]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3399), H1021 [10MR]
        Postage and stamps:  use receipts from the sale of migratory bird
            hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp
            purchases, (see H.R. 4248), H6282 [23JY]
        Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
            consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H756 [3MR]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
            sanctions, (see H. Res. 343), H100 [28JA], (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], (see H.R.
            4217), H5957 [20JY]
        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), H498
            [12FE]
        Public welfare programs:  extend transition period for legal aliens
            receiving SSI, (see H.R. 4426), H7411 [6AU]
        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), H498 [12FE]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'', (see H.R. 4513), H7414 [6AU]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see H.R.
            2625), H65 [27JA]
        Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H1643 [26MR]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
        SBA:  review and adjust size standards used to determine whether
            certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing
            for Federal contracts, (see H.R. 3681), H4056 [3JN]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
            [31JY]
        Ships and vessels:  permit the transportation of passengers between
            U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
            flag vessels to participate in such transportation, (see H.R.
            2420), H6186 [22JY]
        Small business:  provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully
            portable defined benefit plan, (see H.R. 1656), H2606 [29AP]
        Social Security:  establish the Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H902
            [5MR]
        ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
            (see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
        St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
        States:  expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
            financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
            the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
            (see H.R. 3697), H2119 [21AP]
        ------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
            crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
        ------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
            organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
            H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
        Tariff:  televisions, (see H.R. 3602), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
        Taxation:  allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
            long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
            trades, (see H.R. 3110), H386 [5FE]
        ------ allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals
            who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized
            health plans, (see H.R. 3475), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ 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), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax
            overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee, (see H.R. 1016), H851
            [4MR]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise, (see
            H.R. 3641), H2052 [1AP]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, (see H.R.
            3500), H6070 [21JY]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
            [14MY]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503), H1335 [19MR]
        ------ 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),
            H3013 [7MY]
        ------ extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain
            collaborative research consortia, (see H.R. 3857), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
            incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H101 [28JA]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans, (see
            H.R. 3101), H386 [5FE]
        ------ increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
            lowest rate, (see H.R. 3151), H1112 [11MR], (see H.R. 3175),
            H1112 [11MR]
        ------ increase personal income tax exemption, (see H.R. 3149),
            H1112 [11MR]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H755
            [3MR]
        ------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
            interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H495 [12FE]
        ------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
            medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 4349),
            H6697 [29JY]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H6511 [28JY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4550
            [11JN]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7179 [4AU]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
            4579), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
            and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H101 [28JA]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
            [12FE]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H2424 [28AP]
        ------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
            educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
            relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
            (see H.R. 3127), H909 [9MR]
        ------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
            of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
            (see H.R. 4332), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
        ------ treatment of businesses operating abroad, (see H.R. 4173),
            H5403 [25JN]
        ------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
            farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and
            expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment
            discrimination, (see H.R. 2792), H1699 [27MR]
        ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
            equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H904 [5MR]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7415
            [6AU]
        ------ treatment of individual investment accounts, (see H.R. 3497),
            H1298 [18MR]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
            H386 [5FE]
        ------ treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or
            property to transfer assets to charitable organizations, (see
            H.R. 3029), H1777 [30MR]
        ------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
            (see H.R. 3774), H3247 [13MY]
        ------ treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual
            retirement plans, (see H.R. 3225), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of
            chance, (see H.R. 620), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H386 [5FE]
        ------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
            Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans
            and flexible spending arrangements, (see H.R. 3552), H1643
            [26MR]
        Telecommunications:  provide funding for universal
            telecommunications services through creation of
            Telecommunications Trust Fund, (see H.R. 4474), H7618 [11SE]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3749), H3014 [7MY], (see H.R. 3888), H3625 [20MY]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA:  designate,
            (see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H6454 [24JY]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
        Ukraine:  remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
            anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7585
            [10SE]
        Valley Forge National Historical Park:  designate lands as the
            Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H65 [27JA]
        ------ authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish
            a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign
            conflicts other than declared wars, (see H.R. 1608), H9178
            [28SE]
        ------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
            forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H6186
            [22JY]
        ------ determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
            accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
            (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
        Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
            H6187 [22JY]
        Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
            funding, (see H.R. 2670), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
            projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
            Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H9275 [1OC]
        Weapons:  ensure that any national missile defense program protects
            Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
            Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
        Women:  promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7584
            [10SE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund:  assure that deposits are spent for
            purposes for which the Fund was established, (see H.R. 4356),
            H6819 [30JY]
        Education:  increase Pell Grant awards, (see H.R. 3306), H754 [3MR]
        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),
            H3743 [21MY]
        Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R.
            4357), H6819 [30JY]
        Medicare:  revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
            home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H5736 [16JY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3516), H1336 [19MR]
        Puerto Rico:  require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal
            program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents, (see H.R.
            4769), H10352 [9OC]
        Tariff:  ferroniobium, (see H.R. 3959), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ tebufenozide, (see H.R. 3416), H1020 [10MR]
        Taxation:  allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative
            minimum tax, (see H.R. 3772), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ permit private educational institutions to maintain certain
            qualified tuition programs, (see H.R. 3309), H754 [3MR]
        ------ restructure and replace the income tax system to meet
            national priorities, (see H.R. 4700), H9536 [5OC]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts, (see
            H.R. 3307), H754 [3MR]
        ------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
            (see H.R. 3308), H754 [3MR]
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century:  repeal the
            Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
            Program, (see H.R. 4466), H7412 [6AU]
        Unemployment:  make permanent self-employment assistance programs,
            (see H.R. 3773), H2705 [30AP]
      Citations
        Award of Mertious Service Medal to Thomas M. Carr:  Dept. of the Air
            Force, E1989<bullet> [9OC]
      Lists
        Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
            party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
            Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
      Remarks
        Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4401 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4401 [10JN]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4401 [10JN]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2495 [29AP]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6095 [22JY]
        Coleman, Randall J.:  Shenango Valley, PA, Chamber of Commerce Henry
            Evans Volunteer of Year Award recipient, E2082<bullet> [11OC]
        Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
            President, and independent agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4104), H5577 [15JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
            System funding, H6558 [29JY]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7163 [4AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6558 [29JY]
        Electric power:  restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by
            governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain
            activities of such utilities to income tax (H.R. 3927),
            E943<bullet> [22MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  increase effectiveness and
            efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
            (H.R. 3130), H867 [5MR]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1047 [11MR]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, H10404 [10OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Con.
            Res. 350), H10634 [12OC], H10637 [12OC]
        ----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
            financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
            598), H10958 [15OC]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5355
            [25JN]
        Jazwinski, Robert C.:  Shenango Valley, PA, Chamber of Commerce
            Person of the Year Award recipient, E2072<bullet> [11OC]
        Native Americans:  tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
            Indians, E2070<bullet> [11OC]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3276 [14MY]
        Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:  enforcement of U.S.-Japan
            insurance agreement, H7163 [4AU]
        ------ funding, H7163 [4AU]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H6847 [30JY], H6848 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit bundling of campaign contributions, H6847 [30JY],
            H6848 [30JY]
        President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform:  prohibit
            Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
            (H.J. Res. 107), H287 [4FE], H288 [4FE]
        Public welfare programs:  clarify and improve public assistance and
            benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8500 [23SE]
        Puerto Rico:  define as sociologically and culturally a Caribbean
            and Latin-American nation, H822 [4MR]
        ------ require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal program
            costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (H.R. 4769),
            E2020<bullet> [10OC]
        ------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H822 [4MR]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H9210 [1OC]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), H4021 [3JN]
        SSI:  treatment of certain cash awards from tax-exempt groups
            relative to fulfilling wishes for children with life-threatening
            diseases, H8500 [23SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8837 [25SE], H9191 [1OC], H9210 [1OC]
        ------ rates, H9338 [2OC]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4658 [17JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4729 [18JN]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H9270 [1OC]
      Statements
        SSI Treatment of Certain Cash Awards Relative to Fulfilling Wishes
            for Children With Life-Threatening Diseases:  Tony Leal, Jr.,
            Make-A-Wish Foundation, H8500 [23SE]
      Tributes
        Carr, Thomas M., E1989<bullet> [9OC]
        Davidson, Susan, E1894<bullet> [2OC]
        McDade, Representative, H9250 [1OC]