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

    TIERNEY, JOHN F. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
      Amendments
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
            2183), H3346 [14MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
            requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H678 [26FE]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
            hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
            industry, (see H.R. 3168), H1854 [31MR]
        Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
            prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
            (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H851
            [4MR]
        Courts:  establish or expand existing community prosecution
            programs, (see H.R. 863), H1337 [19MR]
        CPSC:  promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
            3935), H7290 [5AU]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9179 [28SE]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H7584 [10SE]
        Cyprus:  Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
        Dept. of Defense:  procurement of domestic goods and services, (see
            H. Con. Res. 266), H3106 [12MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  collection of royalties from oil companies
            for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3106 [12MY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
            sexual trauma experienced by veterans, (see H.R. 2253), H447
            [11FE]
        Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
            to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
        Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
            research, (see H.R. 2545), H330 [4FE]
        ------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
            lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
        ------ treatments relative to the transmission of HIV, (see H.R.
            3072), H498 [12FE]
        Ecology and environment:  expand public's right to know about toxic
            chemical use and release in their communities and disclose
            toxins in children's consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H1159
            [12MR]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
        Education:  reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
            [17JN]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
        Firearms:  ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
            feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
        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), H1337 [19MR]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Health:  assure continued health insurance coverage of retired
            workers, (see H.R. 444), H64 [27JA]
        ------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, (see H.R. 1200), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H3014 [7MY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
            [23AP]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H4835 [18JN]
        House of Representatives:  require approval of any payments from the
            reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
            Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
        Human rights:  trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand
            for forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H498 [12FE]
        IMF:  quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
            3287), H904 [5MR]
        Immigration:  naturalization of individuals over 65 relative to
            English language requirements, (see H.R. 662), H904 [5MR]
        Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
            under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
            the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H10077 [8OC]
        ------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
            (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        International Atomic Energy Agency:  withhold voluntary proportional
            assistance relative to the development and completion of the
            Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H3014
            [7MY]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act:  Federal land acquisitions
            funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
            conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
            [5OC]
        Law enforcement:  establish matching grant program to help local
            governments purchase armor vests for officers, (see H.R. 2829),
            H498 [12FE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
        ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
            2560), H5737 [16JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H1777 [30MR]
        Medal of Honor:  issue commemorative postage stamp in recognition of
            recipients, (see H. Con. Res. 200), H679 [26FE]
        Medicaid:  exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
            with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H5405 [25JN]
        Medicare:  clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
            laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H10077
            [8OC]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE]
        ------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
            drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H6282 [23JY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H6880 [31JY]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H498 [12FE]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        Music and dance:  tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
            Res. 27), H4165 [4JN]
        National Guard:  allow members to perform honor guard functions at
            veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
        Natural resources:  recover fair market value for disposal of
            Federal natural assets, (see H.R. 919), H578 [24FE]
        Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
            furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
            H10077 [8OC]
        ------ stockpile management, (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7415 [6AU]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3106 [12MY]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
            H.R. 3526), H3105 [12MY]
        Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H631 [25FE]
        Privacy:  protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
            information, (see H.R. 1813), H1112 [11MR]
        Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
            protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
            need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
        Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
            (see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H1237 [17MR]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
            [23JN]
        Taxation:  exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance,
            (see H.R. 1382), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H1021 [10MR]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
            H678 [26FE]
        ------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
            senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H4880 [19JN]
        Television:  eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
            cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H1237 [17MR]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H5405 [25JN]
        U.N. Commission on Human Rights:  resolution relative to human
            rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
            H497 [12FE]
        U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
            anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
            Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H2318 [23AP]
      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]
      Poems
        ``Sinking of the S.S. Leopoldville,'' Tom Cordle, E210<bullet>
            [24FE]
      Remarks
        Black History Month:  observance, E174<bullet> [12FE], E214<bullet>
            [24FE]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11912 [18DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10091 [8OC],
            E2141<bullet> [13OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11912 [18DE]
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  investigation
            of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
            practices, H3263 [14MY]
        Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies:  making
            appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 564), H9284
            [2OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6222 [23JY]
        District of Columbia:  scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
            (S. 1502), H2663 [30AP]
        Ecology and environment:  exempt educational outreach or information
            seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
            Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6222 [23JY]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H8044 [18SE]
        ------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
            quality, H8064 [18SE]
        ------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
            children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8044 [18SE], H8064 [18SE]
        EPA:  implementation of Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions,
            H6222 [23JY]
        FEC:  expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1758 [30MR]
        Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
            small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1564 [26MR], H1567 [26MR], H1568
            [26MR], H1569 [26MR], H1573 [26MR], H1574 [26MR], H1577 [26MR],
            H1578 [26MR]
        ----- reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses
            (H.R. 3310), consideration (H. Res. 396), H1562 [26MR]
        ------ treatment of fines for first-time violations of paperwork
            requirements by small businesses, H1573 [26MR], H1574 [26MR],
            H1577 [26MR], H1578 [26MR]
        Immigration:  extend Visa Waiver Pilot Program and collect data
            relative to number of nonimmigrants residing in the U.S. (H.R.
            2578), H1495 [25MR]
        ------ increase nonimmigrant visa refusal rate applicable under the
            Visa Waiver Pilot Program, H1495 [25MR]
        Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, H4860
            [19JN]
        Medicare:  reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4627),
            E2065<bullet> [11OC]
        National Engineers Week:  observance, E206<bullet> [24FE]
        National Women's History Month:  observance, E454<bullet> [24MR]
        Perez, Heidy:  Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Inc., academic
            excellence award recipient, E1087<bullet> [10JN]
        Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, H585
            [25FE], H1456 [25MR], H3263 [14MY]
        ------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4816
            [18JN], H4860 [19JN], H7299 [6AU], H7301 [6AU]
        Ruiz, Gisselle:  Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Inc., academic
            excellence award recipient, E1085<bullet> [10JN]
        Stowe, Brian:  Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund, Inc., academic
            excellence award recipient, E1081<bullet> [10JN]
        Taxation:  tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2942 [7MY]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), motion to instruct conferees, H2942 [7MY]
        Whyte, Sandra:  tribute for participation in Olympic games,
            E304<bullet> [5MR]
      Tributes
        Francis, Patricia, E1083<bullet> [10JN]
        Hamel, Walter, E130<bullet> [11FE]
        Iverson, Howard, E1220<bullet> [25JN]
        Kennedy, Representative Joseph P., II, H10655 [12OC]
        Murray, Walter, E174<bullet> [12FE]
        Sherry, Len, E720<bullet> [30AP]