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

    HINOJOSA, RUBE�1N (a Representative from Texas)
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
            Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1299 [18MR]
        ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
            Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
            CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H241 [3FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
            greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
            (see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
        Employment:  prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or
            sexual orientation, (see H.R. 1858), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain
            firefighters and rescue squad members, (see H.R. 94), H1112
            [11MR]
        Health:  revise and extend programs relative to the health of
            individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
            H1159 [12MR]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H241 [3FE]
        Taxation:  increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated
            in each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H579 [24FE]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H386 [5FE]
        Veterans:  permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H64 [27JA]
      Remarks
        Education:  increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and
            other under-represented student populations (H.R. 2495), H655
            [26FE]
        Votes:  position on missed, H927<bullet> [10MR], E398<bullet> [17MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H674 [26FE]
      Articles and editorials
        House G.O.P. Shifts on Campaign Bills Vote Set for Next Week, but
            Not on the Main Bipartisan Proposal, Steven A. Holmes, New York
            (NY) Times, H1762<bullet> [30MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agricultural Market Transition Act:  retroactive lifting of caps on
            loan rates for marketing assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615),
            H8528 [23SE]
        Agriculture:  Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
            (see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
            training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Children and youth:  improve and extend child nutrition programs,
            (see H.R. 3666), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ 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]
        Crime:  increase research of link between violence against animals
            and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H7415 [6AU]
        Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
            Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
            H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
        de On�6ate, Don Juan:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
            permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
            (see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  make grants to establish additional rural
            enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H5494 [14JY]
        Dept. of Education:  make grants for postsecondary information
            technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
            H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H2120 [21AP]
        Domestic policy:  establish a living wage, develop job
            opportunities, convert military programs to social programs,
            produce a capital budget, reduce poverty and violence, and
            redistribute wealth and power, (see H.R. 1050), H7617 [11SE]
        Education:  reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
            [14MY]
        Electronic Fund Transfer Act:  require additional disclosures
            relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international
            transactions, (see H.R. 3726), H3247 [13MY]
        Families and domestic relations:  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), H2424
            [28AP]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H5494
            [14JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2814 [5MY]
        Foreign policy:  support broad-based agricultural and rural
            development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5297
            [24JN], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  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), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
            program, (see H.R. 2202), H2236 [22AP]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 6), H2119 [21AP]
        House of Representatives:  transition for new Members, (see H.R.
            3053), H3247 [13MY]
        Immigration:  arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
            citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
            (see H.R. 2955), H7584 [10SE]
        Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument:  establish, (see H. Con.
            Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H8528 [23SE]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H2120 [21AP]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
            H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H7179 [4AU], (see H.R. 4404), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
            procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
            and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H8528 [23SE]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
        NOAA:  authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
            control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
            H.R. 4235), H8035 [17SE]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6820 [30JY]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3625 [20MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4078), H4834
            [18JN]
        States:  provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
            children and increase allotments to territories under the State
            Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H7585
            [10SE]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H8932 [25SE]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
            (see H.R. 2695), H1550 [25MR]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7290
            [5AU]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
            shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
            assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H5405 [25JN]
        Television:  reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H10353 [9OC]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H5405 [25JN]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3105 [12MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7703 [15SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct conferees,
            H7703 [15SE]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  tribute,
            E1567<bullet> [7AU]
        Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
            Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11736 [17DE]
        Beeville, TX:  tribute to Bee Development Authority, E1288<bullet>
            [14JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11862 [18DE]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11862 [18DE]
        Colleges and universities:  prohibit discrimination and preferential
            treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
            H2908 [6MY]
        Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
            of independent counsel report on investigation of President
            Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
            improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7601 [11SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
            Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
            functions, H3701 [21MY]
        ------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
            the performance of their border protection functions, H7839
            [16SE]
        ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
            prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3701 [21MY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), E1344<bullet> [17JY]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7839 [16SE]
        Education:  establish a program to help children and youth learn
            English (H.R. 3892), consideration (H. Res. 516), H7526 [10SE]
        ------ increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other
            under-represented student populations, H2522 [29AP]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1762<bullet>
            [30MR]
        Guerra, R. David:  South Texas Symphony Association Cultural Leader
            of the Year award recipient, E2328<bullet> [12NO]
        Higher Education Act:  reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2522 [29AP], H2908
            [6MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9153 [28SE]
        Housing:  deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
            and increase community control over such programs, E1344<bullet>
            [17JY]
        Taxation:  tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2943<bullet> [7MY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), motion to instruct conferees, H2943<bullet> [7MY]
        Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact:  consent (H.R.
            629), motion to appoint conferees, H3070 [12MY]
        Votes:  position on missed, H5368<bullet> [25JN], H5980<bullet>
            [21JY], H6412<bullet> [24JY], H6872 [31JY], H10014<bullet>
            [8OC], E738<bullet> [1MY], E1925<bullet> [6OC]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H6509 [28JY]
      Tributes
        Gonzalez, Representative, H10348<bullet> [9OC]
        Langford, Robert F., H6418 [24JY]
        Torres, Representative, H9651 [6OC]