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

    RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
      Amendments
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8627 [24SE], H8746 [25SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
            4579), H8628 [24SE], H8947 [26SE]
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
            Equity Act, H2821 [6MY]
        ------ H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, H3938 [22MY]
        ------ H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, H2296
            [23AP]
      Articles and editorials
        Battle Won, A Center Born--Nurse Midwife To Open Birthing Facility
            for D.C.'s Poor, Cindy Loose, Washington (DC) Post,
            E1921<bullet> [6OC]
        City Lost True Hero With Hospital Head's Death, Jack Newfield, New
            York (NY) Post, E1908<bullet> [5OC]
        Don't Panic--Your Right To Vote Will Not Expire, by, New York (NY)
            Amsterdam News, E1615<bullet> [7AU]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
            H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
        Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
            cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
            H1337 [19MR]
        Alcoholic beverages:  FCC study on advertising of distilled spirits
            on radio and television, (see H. Res. 171), H6820 [30JY]
        ------ prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to minors, (see H.R.
            3537), H1444 [24MR]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
            [22JN]
        Business and industry:  require profit-sharing plans for the
            provision of Federal contracts or subsidies, (see H.R. 2468),
            H6697 [29JY]
        Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
            of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
        Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
            equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
            H.R. 2828), H7415 [6AU]
        Clean Air Act:  reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H5297
            [24JN]
        Commission on Civil Rights:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 3117), H1159
            [12MR]
        Contraceptives:  require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
            services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H10077
            [8OC]
        Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
            H9345 [2OC]
        ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H5405 [25JN]
        Customs Service:  use of customs user fees for certain preclearance
            activities, (see H.R. 3644), H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  reform agricultural credit programs, (see
            H.R. 3513), H2319 [23AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  carry out a national public awareness campaign on
            colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
        ------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
            money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
            3511), H2319 [23AP]
        Dept. of HUD:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
            trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
            3240), H496 [12FE]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
            a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
            in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7000 [3AU]
        ------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
            H7410 [6AU]
        ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
            Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
            nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
            H7000 [3AU]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
        Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
            motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H447
            [11FE]
        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:  establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
            fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
        Employment:  prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic
            information, (see H.R. 2275), H2931 [6MY]
        Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H9179
            [28SE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H2707 [30AP]
        Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
            certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
        Foreign trade:  miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade
            laws, (see H.R. 4856), H11694 [20OC]
        Government:  require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H1445 [24MR]
        Guam:  commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
            determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
        Health:  develop and implement integrated cockroach management
            programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
            residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
            asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9346 [2OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
        Health care professionals:  establish a national abusive and
            criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
            H.R. 2953), H7290 [5AU]
        Higher Education Act:  establish an Advanced Manufacturing
            Fellowship, (see H.R. 3840), H3105 [12MY]
        Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
            preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
            universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
        Homeless:  protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H2055 [1AP]
        House of Representatives:  authorize participation in State and
            local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5859
            [17JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
            [12MR]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H6697 [29JY]
        Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
            3033), H65 [27JA]
        ------ cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain
            aliens, (see H.R. 2052), H1550 [25MR]
        Income:  establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
            made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
        Insurance:  prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
            violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
        ------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
            treatment services under private group and individual health
            coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H7494 [9SE]
        International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
            Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
        IRS:  reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
        Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
        ------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
            Res. 122), H7415 [6AU]
        Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
            markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H3015 [7MY]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H6698 [29JY]
        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), H5957 [20JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H329 [4FE]
        Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
            for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
            H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
        Medicare:  ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical
            education programs, (see H.R. 4736), H10075 [8OC]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H3106 [12MY]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H6880 [31JY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H241 [3FE]
        ------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
            provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H1643 [26MR]
        Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
            H1336 [19MR]
        National forests:  ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
            and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
            and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H1550 [25MR]
        National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
            Con. Res. 274), H7179 [4AU]
        National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
            (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
        Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
            certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
            status, (see H.R. 3553), H6999 [3AU]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
        Panama Canal:  negotiation of a new agreement relative to the
            presence of U.S. Armed Forces, (see H.R. 4858), H11694 [20OC]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
        Petroleum:  authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
            education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
        Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
            H3744 [21MY]
        Public welfare programs:  extend transition period for legal aliens
            receiving SSI, (see H.R. 4426), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
            H678 [26FE]
        Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
            H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
        SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H7428 [7AU]
        Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H8528
            [23SE]
        ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
            work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
            beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
        States:  expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
            financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
            the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
            (see H.R. 3697), H2119 [21AP]
        Tariff:  costumes, (see H.R. 2151), H1699 [27MR]
        Taxation:  allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
            opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995), H7290
            [5AU]
        ------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4454), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
            research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
            qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
            H5494 [14JY]
        ------ expand incentives for the construction and renovation of
            public schools, (see H.R. 4316), H7428 [7AU]
        ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
            [28JA]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H1299 [18MR]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2054
            [1AP]
        ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
            construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
            enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
            in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7179 [4AU]
        ------ simplify individual capital gains tax, (see H.R. 3623), H2052
            [1AP]
        ------ simplify the individual income tax by repealing adjusted
            gross income limitations on itemized and personal exemption
            deductions, (see H.R. 4053), H4549 [11JN]
        ------ temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to
            nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families, (see
            H.R. 4611), H8627 [24SE]
        ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
            income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H4241 [5JN]
        Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
            to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
            (see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
        Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
            designate, (see H.R. 2931), H6697 [29JY]
        Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
            research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
            H7415 [6AU]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H7290 [5AU]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H4550 [11JN]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Women:  protection of reproductive rights, (see H.R. 2525), H101
            [28JA]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H2051 [1AP]
        Cuba:  lift trade embargo, (see H.R. 3173), H385 [5FE]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H495 [12FE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
            small businesses, establish incentives for education, and
            protect the solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8083
            [18SE]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
        ------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
            qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H4479
            [10JN]
        Trinidad and Tobago:  refund of certain customs duty deposits, (see
            H.R. 3483), H1236 [17MR]
      Descriptions
        Tax Credits Relative to Elementary and Secondary School Construction
            (H.R. 3320), E278<bullet> [4MR]
      Letters
        Africa Growth and Opportunity Act:  Madeleine Korbel Albright, Sec.
            of State, H1052 [11MR]
        ------ President Clinton, H1053 [11MR]
      Lists
        African American Medal of Honor recipients, E267<bullet> [3MR]
        National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Inc., Ellis Island Medal
            of Honor recipients, E1117<bullet>-E1119<bullet> [11JN]
      Motions
        Taxation:  terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4675 [17JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), H2938 [7MY] treatment of education individual retirement
            accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses
            (H.R. 2646), conference report, H4738 [18JN]
      Remarks
        African Americans:  assurance of voting rights relative to
            expiration of certain provisions in the Voting Rights Act,
            E1615<bullet> [7AU]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2492 [29AP]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410), H2479
            [29AP], H2480 [29AP]
        Black History Month:  observance, E267<bullet> [3MR]
        Budget:  proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989),
            H4181 [5JN], H4182 [5JN]
        ------ setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
            284), H4148 [4JN]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
            E1467<bullet> [30JY]
        China, People's Republic of:  most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
            121), H6118<bullet> [22JY]
        Clinton, President:  censure, H11895 [18DE], H12035 [19DE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
            grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10024 [8OC]
        ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11895 [18DE], H12035 [19DE]
        Columbia University:  anniversary of School of Social Work,
            E880<bullet> [18MY]
        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), H7591 [11SE]
        Community development:  provide grant funding for additional
            empowerment zones (H.R. 3622), E542<bullet> [1AP]
        Dept. of Defense:  revise priority for counter-drug activities
            making it second only to war-fighting mission, H7834 [16SE]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
            report (H. Res. 574), H9606 [6OC]
        Drug abuse:  prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
            programs (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 409), H2448 [29AP]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries (H.R. 4300), H7824 [16SE], H7834 [16SE]
        Education:  national policy to improve system, H10824 [13OC]
        Foreign policy:  authorize trade and investment policy relative to
            sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1042 [11MR], H1046 [11MR],
            H1047 [11MR], H1050 [11MR], H1052 [11MR], H1082 [11MR]
        ----- authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan
            Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383), H1029 [11MR]
        Foreign trade:  establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
            procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8777
            [25SE], H8793 [25SE]
        ----- establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures for
            future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), consideration (H. Res.
            553), H8757 [25SE]
        House of Representatives:  legislative program, H8805 [25SE]
        IRS:  restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5353
            [25JN]
        National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, Inc.:  Ellis Island
            Medal of Honor recipients, E1117<bullet> [11JN]
        New York, NY:  tribute to Prince Hall Royal Arch Masons Rising Sun
            Chapter, E1236<bullet> [25JN]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish (H.R. 3207),
            E176<bullet> [12FE]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8733 [25SE], H8735 [25SE], H8736
            [25SE], H8746 [25SE], H8751 [25SE], H8754 [25SE]
        ----- establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
            (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 552), H8726 [25SE]
        Taxation:  provide relief for farmers and small businesses and
            extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4738), H10629 [12OC]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
            H8733 [25SE], H8735 [25SE], H8746 [25SE], H8805 [25SE], H8835
            [25SE], H8836 [25SE], H8934 [26SE], H8939 [26SE], H8947 [26SE],
            H8962 [26SE], H8967 [26SE] provide relief for individuals,
            families, farmers, and small businesses, and establish
            incentives for education (H.R. 4579), consideration (H. Res.
            552), H8726 [25SE]
        ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
            businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
            solvency of Social Security (H.R. 4597), E1767<bullet> [18SE]
        ------ simplify the individual income tax by repealing adjusted
            gross income limitations on itemized and personal exemption
            deductions (H.R. 4053), E1120<bullet> [11JN]
        ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
            construction, H2938 [7MY], H2939 [7MY], H2940 [7MY], H2941
            [7MY], H2943 [7MY], H4728 [18JN] tax credits relative to
            elementary and secondary school construction (H.R. 3320),
            E278<bullet> [4MR]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4655 [17JN],
            H4656 [17JN], H4660 [17JN], H4663 [17JN], H4667 [17JN], H4670
            [17JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), consideration
            (H. Res. 472), H4646 [17JN]
        ------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), motion to
            recommit, H4675 [17JN], H4676 [17JN]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
            relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
            2646), conference report, H4728 [18JN], H4731 [18JN] treatment
            of education individual retirement accounts relative to
            elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), motion to
            instruct conferees, H2938 [7MY], H2939 [7MY], H2940 [7MY], H2941
            [7MY], H2943 [7MY]
        Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
            emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6780 [30JY]
        Voting Rights Act:  anniversary, E1615<bullet> [7AU]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H1443 [24MR]
        Special order:  granted, H1156 [12MR]
      Tables
        African American Medal of Honor recipients, E268<bullet> [3MR]
      Tributes
        Abzug, Bella S., H2234<bullet> [22AP]
        Cooper, Elmo, E1009<bullet> [3JN]
        Cunningham, Evelyn, E1243<bullet> [26JN]
        Eugene, McCabe, E1907<bullet> [5OC]
        Hageman, Lynn L., E2135<bullet> [13OC]
        Hampton, Lionel, E607<bullet> [21AP]
        Harper, Leonard, E1234<bullet> [25JN]
        Kelly, Edna F., H74 [28JA]
        Lubic, Ruth, E1921<bullet> [6OC]
        Manton, Representative, H10896 [14OC]
        Meeks, Representative, H365 [5FE]
        O'Connell, Kathleen M., E2001<bullet> [9OC]
        Solomon, Representative, H9606 [6OC]
        Sosa, Sammy, E2206<bullet> [15OC]
        Stokes, Representative, H6227 [23JY]