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

    BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2205 [22AP]
        ------ H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
        Bankruptcy:  reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
            2500), H631 [25FE]
        Business and industry:  improve competitiveness of U.S. business and
            promote foreign commerce, (see H.R. 4353), H9275 [1OC]
        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]
        China, Republic of:  participation in the World Health Organization,
            (see H. Con. Res. 219), H497 [12FE]
        ------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H4629 [16JN]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Dante B. Fascell North-South Center:  designate, (see H.R. 4757),
            H10352 [9OC]
        Dept. of HHS:  provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
            civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
            (see H.R. 3511), H1336 [19MR]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2424 [28AP]
        Dept. of the Treasury:  include certain parts of the Constitution in
            the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H3014
            [7MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  authorize medical facility projects and
            leases, (see H.R. 3603), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
            veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
            research priorities relative to certain service-related health
            consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5405 [25JN]
        ------ provide a cost-of-living adjustment in compensation rates
            paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and make
            various improvements in education, housing, and cemetery
            programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5297 [24JN]
        ------ 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), H6454
            [24JY]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H2931 [6MY]
        Firearms:  allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be
            valid in all States, (see H.R. 339), H6186 [22JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H6511 [28JY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H7494 [9SE]
        Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
            chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
            4340), H10012 [7OC]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
        Greece:  tribute to inhabitants of the Dodecanesian Islands for
            their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic
            values and beliefs, (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2055 [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]
        ------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
            component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
            H5064 [23JN]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3502), H1550 [25MR]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE], (see H. Res.
            598), H10917 [14OC]
        Kosovo:  presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
            (see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  exemption from State laws prohibiting
            carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 339), H6186 [22JY],
            (see H.R. 218), H7178 [4AU]
        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), H6820 [30JY]
        Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
            Gainesville, FL:  designate, (see H.R. 3336), H1237 [17MR]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H3972 [22MY]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H7290 [5AU]
        Medicaid:  prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  revise certain payment limits for health services, (see
            H.R. 4567), H10077 [8OC]
        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), H7915
            [16SE]
        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]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H8084 [18SE]
        Naval Armed Guard Service:  appreciation to veterans for service
            during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H679
            [26FE]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish, (see H.R.
            2431), H904 [5MR]
        Postal Service:  designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
            Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052), H4549 [11JN]
        ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
            (see H. Con. Res. 203), H756 [3MR]
        Social Security:  ensure integrity of trust funds, (see H.R. 857),
            H7290 [5AU]
        ------ increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H7428 [7AU]
        Taxation:  applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of
            a principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H6697 [29JY]
        ------ provide tax-exempt status for organizations created by a
            State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for
            property, (see H.R. 4361), H6819 [30JY]
        ------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
            (see H.R. 902), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ treatment of Social Security benefits, (see H.R. 693), H631
            [25FE]
        Telecommunications:  promote competition and privatization in
            satellite communications, (see H.R. 1872), H678 [26FE]
        Telephones:  strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3888), H3972 [22MY]
        Transportation:  continue certain preclearance and inspection
            activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
            passengers, (see H.R. 4819), H10832 [13OC]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 3434), H1111
            [11MR]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H2318 [23AP]
        Water:  authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
            water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
            3243), H1337 [19MR]
        Wildfires:  express condolences and support to victims and commend
            efforts of firefighters in Florida, (see H. Con. Res. 298),
            H5737 [16JY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC]
        Radio:  ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
            operators, (see H.R. 3572), H1699 [27MR]
        Taxation:  designation of overpayments for use in biomedical
            research conducted through the NIH, (see H.R. 3563), H1642
            [26MR]
      Essays
        We March on for Life and Truth:  Christa Carpenter, E127<bullet>
            [11FE]
      Essays: Voice of Democracy
        Underwood, Hillary A., E703<bullet> [29AP]
      Letters
        Nomination of Paul Dreschnack and Sharadkumar Dicksheet for Nobel
            Peace Prize:  by, E542<bullet> [1AP]
      Remarks
        Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
            supplemental appropriations, H11657<bullet> [20OC]
        Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, H2217 [22AP]
        Bono, Sonny:  tribute (H. Res. 338), H13 [27JA]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            H6507<bullet> [28JY]
        Carpenter, Christa:  March for Life national essay contest winner,
            E127<bullet> [11FE]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), E1362<bullet> [21JY]
        ------ observance of National Day, E1951<bullet> [8OC]
        ------ participation in the World Health Organization (H. Con. Res.
            334), H10265<bullet> [9OC]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11865 [18DE]
        Cyprus:  anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6988 [3AU], H6989
            [3AU], H6990 [3AU], H6991 [3AU], H6992 [3AU], H6997 [3AU]
        ------ Turkish occupation, H1536 [25MR], H5040 [23JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (H.R. 4683), E1901<bullet> [5OC]
        ----- revise and extend certain women's health research and
            prevention activities programs (S. 1722), H10789 [13OC], H10790
            [13OC], H10793 [13OC], H10795 [13OC]
        Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
            (H.R. 4328), conference report, H11657<bullet> [20OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
            System funding, H6552 [29JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6552 [29JY], H6569 [29JY]
        Diseases:  payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
            contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
            H3390 [19MY]
        District of Columbia:  tribute to March . . . Coming Together To
            Conquer Cancer rally, E1796<bullet> [24SE]
        EPA:  study health effects of copper in drinking water, H6569 [29JY]
        Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
            American Democracy:  observance, H1536 [25MR]
        Health:  coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies,
            H11657<bullet> [20OC]
        ------ develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
            defects (S. 419), H920 [10MR], H921 [10MR], H923 [10MR] develop
            and implement research strategies to prevent birth defects (S.
            419), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 87), H2032<bullet>
            [1AP]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer (H. Res. 565), E2085<bullet> [11OC]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), H10768 [13OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H10891 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6375 [24JY]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program (H.R. 2202), H3425 [19MY], H3427 [19MY]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
            (H.R. 4382), H7745 [15SE], H7746 [15SE], H7749 [15SE],
            E1796<bullet> [24SE]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1499<bullet> [25MR]
        ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
            Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1499<bullet> [25MR]
        Major League Baseball:  application of antitrust laws (S. 53),
            H9946<bullet> [7OC]
        Motor vehicles:  treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
            emission standards (H.R. 8), H9901 [7OC]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  designate (H.
            Con. Res. 171), H3423 [19MY]
        NIH:  biomedical research funding, H2388<bullet> [28AP]
        Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring:  establish (H.R. 2431),
            H3290 [14MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), E1364<bullet> [21JY]
        Taxation:  designation of overpayments for use in biomedical
            research conducted through NIH (H.R. 3563), E1796<bullet> [24SE]
        U.S. Commission on International Religious Persecution:  establish,
            H3290 [14MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, E1362<bullet> [21JY], E1364<bullet>
            [21JY]
        WIC:  improve special supplemental nutrition programs (H.R. 3874),
            H5874<bullet> [20JY]
        World War II:  Berlin Airlift anniversary (H. Con. Res. 230), H5392
            [25JN]
      Remarks in House relative to
        American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association:  Pericles
            Award recipient, H700 [3MR]
        Leave of absence:  granted, H5954 [20JY], H6067 [21JY]
        Special order:  granted, H2235 [22AP], H5062 [23JN], H5397 [25JN],
            H6997 [3AU]
      Summaries
        Women's Health Research and Prevention Activities Programs (H.R.
            4683), E1901<bullet> [5OC]
      Tributes
        Dicksheet, Sharadkumar, E542<bullet> [1AP]
        Dreschnack, Paul, E542<bullet> [1AP]
        Fawell, Representative, H9658<bullet> [6OC]
        Hitchcock, Wayne, E490<bullet> [26MR]
        Kassapis, Andrew, H5040 [23JN]
        Tevis, Odessa E., E79<bullet> [3FE]