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

    LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)
      Amendments
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7808 [15SE],
            H7884 [16SE]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
            related agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
        ------ H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
            Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H9626 [6OC]
        Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options, (see
            H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        China, Republic of:  affirm U.S. commitment to security and
            democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
        Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
            relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H8084 [18SE]
        Crime:  prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
            laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
            3682), H2054 [1AP]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  clarify and enhance the authorities of the
            Chief Information Officer, (see H.R. 3280), H676 [26FE]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        ------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
            presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H101 [28JA]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H904 [5MR]
        Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
        Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
            purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
            contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Health:  limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H4479
            [10JN]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        House Rules:  require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff,
            (see H. Res. 456), H4165 [4JN], (see H. Res. 503), H6187 [22JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
        Insurance:  treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H6820
            [30JY]
        Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.:  exclude from taxation any
            portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
            for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H10513 [10OC]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H631 [25FE]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        McVay, Charles B., III:  exonerate from responsibility in the
            sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
            [18JN]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
        Mexico:  disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
            efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
            114), H1021 [10MR]
        Rivers:  Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife
            habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River,
            (see H.R. 2949), H2318 [23AP]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H3014 [7MY]
        Taxation:  allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H3972 [22MY]
        ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
            charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H8461 [22SE]
        ------ 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), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
            (see H.R. 1401), H4165 [4JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H7690 [14SE]
        ------ 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), H755 [3MR]
        ------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
            establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H5065 [23JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H631 [25FE]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm
            rental income, (see H.R. 1261), H64 [27JA]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Controlled Substances Act:  civil liability for illegal
            manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
            H.R. 4204), H5492 [14JY]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
            452), H4055 [3JN]
        Tariff:  sodium bentazon, (see H.R. 3967), H3971 [22MY]
      Remarks
        Agriculture:  production flexibility contract payment options (S.
            2344), H6929 [3AU]
        ------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H9328 [2OC]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
            rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
            H8080 [18SE]
        ------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
            commodity prices and weather, H10998 [15OC]
        ------ tax increase relative to livestock producers, H7926 [17SE]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5084 [24JN], H5086 [24JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9328
            [2OC]
        Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
            census, H7189 [5AU]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12004<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Market Access Program funding, H5086 [24JN]
        ------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
            beets, H5084 [24JN]
        Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
            agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6960 [3AU], H7189
            [5AU]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5757 [17JY]
        District of Columbia:  Advisory Neighborhood Commissions funding,
            H7348 [6AU]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7348 [6AU]
        Drug abuse:  national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7884 [16SE],
            H7885 [16SE]
        ------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
            (H.R. 3717), H2462 [29AP]
        Drugs:  civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors
            of controlled substances, H7884 [16SE], H7885 [16SE]
        Energy and water development:  making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
            H4920 [22JN]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
            agricultural products (H. Con. Res. 213), H7055 [4AU]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements, H6929 [3AU]
        ------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
            for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8792 [25SE]
        Journal:  question of approval, H8933 [26SE]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
            H3049 [12MY]
        Postal Service:  prevent increase in postage rates (H. Res. 452),
            H4897 [22JN], H4898 [22JN]
        Sioux City, IA:  Dept. of Veterans Affairs community-based
            outpatient clinic funding, H5757 [17JY]
        ------ Perry Creek Flood Control Project funding, H4920 [22JN]
        Sioux City, Iowa:  tribute to Air National Guard 185th Fighter Wing,
            H1173 [17MR]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Special order:  granted, H2314 [23AP], H2422 [28AP], H11022 [15OC]
      Tributes
        Archer, Tom, H2381 [28AP]
        Walsh, Larry, H2381 [28AP]