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

    SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
        ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
            agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
        Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
            (see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
            4265), H5858 [17JY]
        American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
            Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
        Arms Export Control Act:  exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
            commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
            H4324 [9JN]
        Battle of Midway National Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 2800),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Children and youth:  establish programs for early detection,
            diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
            H.R. 2923), H2120 [21AP]
        Colorado Ute Indian Tribes:  final settlement of water rights
            claims, (see H.R. 3478), H1236 [17MR]
        Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
            Internet or interactive computer services, (see H.R. 1054),
            H3014 [7MY]
        Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
            transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
            with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H6070 [21JY]
        Courts:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
            local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
            4196), H5594 [15JY]
        ------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
            H1550 [25MR]
        Declaration of Taking Act:  require coverage of all condemnations of
            property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            H.J. Res. 123), H4880 [19JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
            establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
            H1445 [24MR]
        Drugs:  enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
            support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
            countries, (see H.R. 4300), H7803 [15SE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2606 [29AP]
        Education:  spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
            on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1021 [10MR]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1112 [11MR]
        Evans, Dale:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
            [3FE]
        FBI:  appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel
            actions, (see H.R. 3614), H1854 [31MR]
        Federal employees:  computation system for Social Security benefits
            relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
            (see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
        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), H5494 [14JY]
        ------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H3014
            [7MY]
        ------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
            (see H.R. 3140), H1445 [24MR]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
            (see H.R. 2509), H5737 [16JY]
        Government:  limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
            and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
            H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            (see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
            [26MR]
        Health care professionals:  require military physicians to possess
            unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical
            education requirements, (see H.R. 3775), H2705 [30AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
            [29AP]
        Indian Self-Determination Act:  repeal a provision which exempts
            certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from
            restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes, (see
            H.R. 3218), H678 [26FE]
        Insurance:  provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance
            abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group
            and individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H2319 [23AP]
        Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
            (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
        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), H11023 [15OC]
        Labor unions:  protect the free choice of individual employees
            relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
            H4479 [10JN]
        Lake Powell:  water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
        Law enforcement officers:  exemption from State laws prohibiting
            carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H3105 [12MY]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
        Mexico:  assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
            [11JN]
        National Center for Rural Law Enforcement:  establish, (see H.R.
            1524), H329 [4FE]
        National forests:  suspend development of a roadless area policy
            pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
            affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
        Native American Veterans' Memorial:  establish, (see H.R. 4064),
            H4628 [16JN]
        New Mexico:  designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
            anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see H.
            Res. 389), H1299 [18MR]
        OSHA:  recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
            sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H6698 [29JY]
        Privacy:  repeal law creating a national identification card by
            establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
            drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H7415 [6AU]
        Radiation Exposure Compensation Act:  compensation for certain
            individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
            (see H.R. 3539), H1444 [24MR]
        Roads and highways:  designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
            Street'', (see H.R. 4513), H10012 [7OC]
        Rogers, Roy:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
            [3FE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see H.R.
            2625), H65 [27JA]
        Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
            State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
        Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
        Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
            computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
            after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H7415 [6AU]
        Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM:  designate, (see H.R.
            3630), H2052 [1AP]
        Taxation:  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), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
            extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1159 [12MR]
        ------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
            settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see H.R. 4314),
            H6281 [23JY]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H4325 [9JN]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
        ------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
            production, (see H.R. 3688), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H6999
            [3AU]
        ------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
            certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
            the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
            expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        Telephones:  reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
            services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
            facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H7585 [10SE]
        ------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
            slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
            3749), H3014 [7MY], (see H.R. 3888), H3312 [14MY]
        Television:  promote competition in the multichannel video
            marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
        ------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
            broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H7690 [14SE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3106 [12MY]
        Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:  determine validity of certain land
            claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
            citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
        Unemployment:  improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
            and the provision of such revenues for employment security
            administration, (see H.R. 3684), H6186 [22JY]
        Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
            installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
            H631 [25FE]
        ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H9345
            [2OC]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Water:  Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to
            State water rights adjudications, (see H.R. 3557), H1549 [25MR]
        Weapons:  ensure that any national missile defense program protects
            Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
            Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
        Women:  promote research and disseminate information on the health
            effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7415
            [6AU]
      Bills and resolutions introduced
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations, (see H.R. 4101), H4879 [19JN]
        Dept. of the Interior:  dissolve the Minerals Management Service,
            (see H.R. 4091), H4879 [19JN]
        Forest Service:  replace regional offices with State offices, (see
            H.R. 3922), H3624 [20MY]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H2318 [23AP]
        Schiff, Steven:  tribute, (see H. Res. 395), H1549 [25MR]
      Conference reports
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), H9288-H9314 [2OC]
      Remarks
        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
            transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
            H5018 [23JN]
        Agriculture:  provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
            operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
            been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7700 [15SE], H9333
            [2OC]
        ------ research programs funding, H4987 [23JN]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4984 [23JN], H4987 [23JN],
            H4988 [23JN], H4997 [23JN], H4998 [23JN], H5000 [23JN], H5017
            [23JN], H5018 [23JN], H5027 [23JN], H5085 [24JN], H5087 [24JN],
            H5198 [24JN], H5201 [24JN]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9317
            [2OC], H9327 [2OC], H9333 [2OC] making appropriations (H.R.
            4101), motion to instruct conferees, H7700 [15SE]
        Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
            J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6499
            [28JY]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Program
            funding, H4987 [23JN]
        ------ emergency food assistance program funding for food banks,
            H4997 [23JN]
        ------ limit funding for livestock protection from predatory
            wildlife, H5201 [24JN]
        ------ Market Access Program funding, H5085 [24JN], H5087 [24JN]
        ------ organic food standards, H4988 [23JN]
        ------ Rural Community Advancement Program funding to promote
            agritourism, H5000 [23JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  disapproval of line-item vetoes in military
            construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto,
            H360<bullet> [5FE]
        Dept. of the Interior:  dissolve the Minerals Management Service
            (H.R. 4091), E1177<bullet> [19JN]
        Forest Service:  replace regional offices with State offices (H.R.
            3922), E905<bullet> [20MY]
        Real property:  private property owner rights (H.R. 992), H1088
            [11MR]
        Rural areas:  use of tax-exempt bonds to provide loans for rural
            housing, H5017 [23JN]
        Sandia National Laboratories:  designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
            in the Technology Transfer Center (H.R. 3731), H5582 [15JY]
        Schiff, Steven:  tribute (H. Res. 395), H1503 [25MR], H1504 [25MR]
        Senior citizens:  nutrition programs funding, H5198 [24JN]
      Reports filed
        Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs
            Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101)
            (H. Rept. 105-588), H4879 [19JN]
        ------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 105-763), H9344
            [2OC]
      Tables
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
            appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5202-H5207 [24JN]
        ------, H9318-H9325 [2OC]
      Tributes
        McDade, Representative, E1941<bullet> [8OC]
        Schaefer, Representative, E2251<bullet> [20OC], E2331<bullet> [12NO]
        Solomon, Representative, E1943<bullet> [8OC]
        Steel, Samuel, E870<bullet> [14MY]
        Thompson, Ernest, E262<bullet> [3MR]
        Wilson, Representative, H5352 [25JN]