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

    McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)
      Appointments
        Conferee:  H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
      Articles and editorials
        Anniversary of the Fall of South Vietnam to Communism, Lawson W.
            Magruder, Fort Drum (NY) Sentinel, E775<bullet> [6MY]
      Bills and resolutions cosponsored
        Agriculture:  provide protections to suppliers of commodities, (see
            H.R. 3744), H3247 [13MY]
        Appalachian Regional Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
            consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
        ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
            certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
            Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
        Bankruptcy:  adjust debts of family farmers with regular annual
            income, (see H.R. 4672), H10012 [7OC]
        Budget:  establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
            H.R. 457), H7494 [9SE]
        CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
            H.R. 2733), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
            2727), H2056 [1AP]
        Children and youth:  provide for grants, a national clearinghouse,
            and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-
            school programs, (see H.R. 4621), H9275 [1OC]
        Computers:  require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
            to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
            H.R. 3783), H4165 [4JN]
        Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
            Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
        Crime:  increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is
            a child, (see H.R. 2122), H329 [4FE]
        ------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
            H.R. 3185), H1112 [11MR]
        ------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
            injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
            4446), H7411 [6AU]
        ------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
            child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H329 [4FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
            guaranteed farm operating loans, (see H.R. 2145), H386 [5FE]
        Dept. of HUD:  modernize requirements and establish consensus
            process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
            standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
            H3247 [13MY]
        Dept. of the Interior:  study effects of double-crested cormorants
            on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
            population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H11696 [20OC]
        ------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
            commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240), H496
            [12FE]
        Dept. of Transportation:  assess available technologies for
            establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
            (see H.R. 3555), H2056 [1AP]
        ------ collection of user fees for navigational assistance services,
            (see H.R. 3674), H5405 [25JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish certain presumptions of
            service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
            4036), H4548 [11JN]
        Ecology and environment:  facilitate protection of tropical forests
            through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
            forests, (see H.R. 2870), H678 [26FE]
        Edison, Thomas A.:  mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
            of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2236 [22AP]
        Employment:  minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
            employees, (see H.R. 2888), H3014 [7MY]
        European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
            (see H. Con. Res. 212), H904 [5MR]
        FAA:  foreign repair station rules, (see H.R. 145), H678 [26FE]
        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]
        Fire prevention:  authorize a Federal grant program to assist local
            governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
            related hazards, (see H.R. 4229), H7803 [15SE]
        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), H7415 [6AU]
        Food Quality Protection Act:  congressional oversight of
            implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H7803 [15SE]
        Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
            H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
        Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
            economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H2423 [28AP]
        Foreign trade:  require the President to report to Congress on any
            selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
            H2606 [29AP]
        ------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
            embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
            [28SE]
        GAO:  reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and
            Deputy Comptroller General, (see H.R. 4296), H7290 [5AU]
        George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
            designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4835 [18JN]
        Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
            designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
        Government:  require that recipients of payments have the option to
            receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
            (see H.R. 3099), H2931 [6MY]
        Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
            deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
            H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
        ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
            (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
        Great Lakes:  prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
            countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
            Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
        ------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
            businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
            H9275 [1OC]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
            H7415 [6AU]
        ------ establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of
            individually identifiable health information and allow
            individuals to inspect and copy their own health information,
            (see H.R. 3900), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9346 [2OC]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2606
            [29AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
        Immigration:  allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
            workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
            H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
        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), H9537 [5OC]
        ------ notify upon examination any medical condition of an
            individual seeking insurance coverage, (see H.R. 2874), H2237
            [22AP]
        Iron and steel industry:  respond to the surge of steel imports
            resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
            regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H10012 [7OC]
        Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
             designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
        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]
        Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
            H5492 [14JY]
        Law enforcement officers:  establish a matching grant program to
            assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
            2829), H631 [25FE]
        Lewis and Clark expedition:  mint coins in commemoration of
            bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
        Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
            (see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
        Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
            3156), H579 [24FE]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see H.R. 4155), H5957 [20JY]
        ------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
            in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
        Medicare:  eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H10353 [9OC]
        ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
            for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H7415 [6AU]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H8528 [23SE]
        ------ revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
            home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H7415 [6AU]
        National Environmental Education Act:  extend programs, (see H.R.
            3441), H2319 [23AP]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
            H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
        Public Works and Economic Development Act:  reauthorize and reform
            programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
        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), H10012 [7OC]
        Real estate:  prohibit lenders from requiring access to the
            borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage
            transactions, (see H.R. 4395), H7495 [9SE]
        Roosevelt, Theodore:  posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, (see
            H.R. 2263), H10011 [7OC]
        Salton Sea:  feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
            H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
        SEC:  limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7415 [6AU]
        Small business:  protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
            3382), H903 [5MR]
        Social Security:  payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
            acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H386 [5FE]
        ------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
            hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
            (see H.R. 3247), H9345 [2OC]
        ------ provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative
            to certain military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 598),
            H3014 [7MY]
        Taxation:  allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
            (see H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
            3659), H3014 [7MY]
        ------ allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which
            production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance
            payments are included in gross income, (see H.R. 4644), H10012
            [7OC]
        ------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
            principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
            H2056 [1AP]
        ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
            (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
        ------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
        ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H4165
            [4JN]
        ------ expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing
            by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service
            organizations, (see H.R. 2523), H65 [27JA]
        ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
            each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
            H4055 [3JN]
        ------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
            H2423 [28AP]
        ------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4241
            [5JN]
        ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
            organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
            (see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly
            compensated employees, (see H.R. 2788), H692 [2MR]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4550
            [11JN]
        ------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
            and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H3366 [18MY]
        ------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
            [12FE]
        ------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
            services, (see H.R. 3648), H3744 [21MY]
        ------ treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale of
            a principal residence, (see H.R. 4643), H10012 [7OC]
        ------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
            (see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to
            eligibility for earned income tax credit, (see H.R. 4596),
            H10012 [7OC]
        Television:  eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
            cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
        ------ promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace,
            (see H.R. 4352), H7585 [10SE]
        Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
            signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
            Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
        Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
            merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
            1126), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
            awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
      Letters
        Tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the
            Army's 10th Mountain Division for efforts during ice storms:
            Martha E. Hartle, E202<bullet> [24FE]
        ----- Sanford L. Jones, E203<bullet> [24FE]
      Remarks
        ADVO, Inc.:  tribute, E1351<bullet> [20JY]
        Agriculture:  compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
            disasters, H1804 [31MR]
        Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
            making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5011 [23JN], H5012 [23JN],
            H5013 [23JN]
        Appropriations:  making emergency supplemental appropriations and
            rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1804 [31MR], E604<bullet> [21AP]
        Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA:
            designate (H.R. 2349), H10604 [12OC], H10605 [12OC]
        Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS:  designate
            (S. 916), H524 [24FE], H525 [24FE]
        Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI:  designate (H.R. 3808),
            H3993 [3JN], H3994 [3JN]
        Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12024<bullet>
            [19DE]
        Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN:  designate
            (H.R. 4616), H9937 [7OC]
        Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate (H.R.
            2773), H527 [24FE], H528 [24FE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  extend time period for rulemaking on milk
            marketing orders system, H5011 [23JN], H5012 [23JN], H5013
            [23JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
            activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
            conference report, H8566 [24SE]
        Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN:  designate
            (H.R. 2836), H526 [24FE], H527 [24FE]
        Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate
            (H.R. 4002), H7771 [15SE], H7772 [15SE]
        Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT:  designate (H.R.
            3120), H521 [24FE], H523 [24FE]
        Ice storms:  disaster assistance to Northeast States, H658 [26FE],
            H661<bullet> [26FE]
        ------ tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs
            and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for relief efforts,
            E202<bullet> [24FE]
        Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD:
            designate (H.R. 4516), H10313 [9OC], H10314 [9OC], H10315 [9OC]
        Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL:  designate (S.
            1298), H10313 [9OC]
        Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH:  designate (H.R.
            2766), H523 [24FE], H524 [24FE]
        Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ:  designate (S. 985), H529
            [24FE], H530 [24FE]
        Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:  designate (H.R.
            4003), H7773 [15SE], H7774 [15SE]
        Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA:  designate (H.R.
            2348), H9938 [7OC], H9939 [7OC]
        Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:  designate
            (H.R. 2798), H3996 [3JN], H3997 [3JN]
        Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact:  repeal, H5011 [23JN], H5012
            [23JN], H5013 [23JN]
        Postal Service:  designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
            Carol City, and Miami, FL (H.R. 4052), H10311 [9OC], H10312
            [9OC]
        Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
            designate (H.R. 2799), H3997 [3JN], H3998 [3JN]
        Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM:  designate (H.R. 3630),
            H3995 [3JN]
        Vietnam:  anniversary of the fall of South Vietnam to communism,
            E775<bullet> [6MY]
      Remarks in House relative to
        Leave of absence:  granted, H3011 [7MY], H7912 [16SE], H10916 [14OC]
        Special order:  granted, H4048 [3JN], H4477 [10JN]
      Tributes
        Emory, Alan, H4609 [16JN]
        Fleming, Daniel E., E1147<bullet> [17JN]