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

    BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)
      Amendments
        Courts:  enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), H9346 [2OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            H3666 [21MY]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9150 [28SE]
        ------ H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
            (see H.R. 4417), H7690 [14SE]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
            4265), H5858 [17JY]
        ------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
            producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7429 [7AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H4325 [9JN]
        Children and youth:  ensure parental access to educational
            information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H1112 [11MR]
        Courts:  enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
            action lawsuits, (see H.R. 3789), H2813 [5MY]
        ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
            prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
            exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H5405 [25JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H904 [5MR]
        Crime:  amend RICO relative to nonviolent advocacy groups, (see H.R.
            4245), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H4055 [3JN]
        ------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
            requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
            H2054 [1AP]
        Cuba:  extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
            individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H4550 [11JN]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            H.R. 4006), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H. Res. 212),
            H756 [3MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
            the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 3613), H3312 [14MY]
        Dept. of Justice:  clarify method for filling vacancies subject to
            Senate confirmation, (see H.R. 3420), H1020 [10MR]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H6487 [27JY]
        Education:  allow local areas to develop elementary and secondary
            education programs that meet their needs, (see H.R. 2992), H851
            [4MR]
        ------ 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]
        ------ role in character development and teaching of moral values,
            (see H. Con. Res. 127), H579 [24FE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
        Energy Policy Act:  take into account newly developed renewable
            energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
            acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H1550 [25MR]
        Executive Office of the President:  President Clinton's use of legal
            staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H3972 [22MY]
        Financial institutions:  safeguard confidential banking and credit
            union information, (see H.R. 3003), H4629 [16JN]
        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), H5594 [15JY]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN]
        Government regulations:  require reasonable notice to businesses of
            changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see
            H.R. 4049), H4835 [18JN]
        IMF:  eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
            certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H3014 [7MY]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        Land use:  require local approval of railroad rights-of-way
            designations for interim use as trails, (see H.R. 2352), H3488
            [19MY]
        Law enforcement officers:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            officers killed in the line of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 41), H851
            [4MR]
        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), H9722 [6OC]
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            3137), H678 [26FE], (see H.R. 2912), H1021 [10MR]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4404), H7618 [11SE]
        Music and dance:  recognize the contributions of the cities of
            Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins
            and development of country music, (see H. Con. Res. 214), H1550
            [25MR]
        NLRB:  determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
            absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H100
            [28JA]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
            452), H4165 [4JN]
        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), H9723 [6OC]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see H.R.
            2625), H101 [28JA]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H3105 [12MY]
        Social Security:  restrict application of windfall elimination
            provisions to certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H1021 [10MR]
        Sports:  clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of
            professional teams, (see H.R. 3817), H3013 [7MY]
        Taxation:  allow married couples to file combined return under which
            each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
            (see H.R. 3104), H447 [11FE]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H3014 [7MY]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H8461
            [22SE]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H4711 [17JN]
        ------ increase child tax credit for certain children and allow such
            credit against the alternative minimum tax, (see H.R. 3583),
            H4325 [9JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H7584 [10SE]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
            [17JY]
        ------ 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), H579 [24FE]
        ------ 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), H101 [28JA]
        ------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3176), H4241
            [5JN]
        ------ treatment of high technology job training expenses, (see H.R.
            3274), H3312 [14MY]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H8084 [18SE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3312 [14MY]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ payment of certain group life insurance benefits to
            terminally ill individuals, (see H.R. 3993), H4835 [18JN]
        ------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
            service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H329 [4FE]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Armed Forces:  provide that persons sentenced to life imprisonment
            by a court-martial may not be granted parole for at least 30
            years, (see H.R. 3906), H3624 [20MY]
        El Salvador:  commission of war crimes against U.S. Army pilots
            David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr., (see H. Con. Res.
            314), H6999 [3AU]
        Taxation:  exclude dividends paid by tobacco companies from gross
            income relative to youth smoking reduction targets, (see H.R.
            3908), H3624 [20MY]
        Tobacco products:  limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see
            H.R. 3907), H3624 [20MY]
      Bills and resolutions relative to
        Clinton, President:  House of Representatives' appointment and
            authorization of managers for impeachment trial, (see H. Res.
            614), H12047 [19DE]
      Remarks
        Anderson, William R.:  anniversary of first crossing of the North
            Pole by ship, E1495<bullet> [31JY]
        Bankruptcy:  amount of time allowed by financial institutions to
            record a lien on a vehicle refinance, H4429 [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4368 [10JN]
        ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10230 [9OC]
        ------ treatment of credit card debt, H4368 [10JN]
        Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
            whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10023 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11781 [18DE], H11805 [18DE],
            H11833 [18DE], H11840 [18DE], H11908 [18DE]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
            H5526 [15JY]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
            including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7238 [5AU], H7242 [5AU]
        ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
            review board to monitor compliance, H7238 [5AU], H7242 [5AU],
            H7244 [5AU]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7238 [5AU], H7242
            [5AU], H7244 [5AU]
        Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
            H2250 [23AP]
        University of Tennessee:  anniversary of Memphis School of Nursing,
            E690<bullet> [28AP]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Clinton, President:  House of Representatives' appointment and
            authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 614),
            H12042 [19DE], H12043 [19DE]
        Leave of absence:  granted, H1698 [27MR]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 614, House of Representatives' appointment and authorization
            of managers for impeachment trial of President Clinton, H12043
            [19DE]
      Tributes
        Allison, Charles B., E1355<bullet> [20JY]