[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BAESLER, SCOTTY (a Representative from Kentucky)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H1550 [25MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Army: close School of the Americas, (see H.R. 611), H7617 [11SE]
Aviation: require installation of TCAS-II collision avoidance
system on large cargo aircraft, (see H.R. 2855), H3312 [14MY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H7494 [9SE]
------ improve academic and social outcomes for students by
providing productive activities during after-school hours, (see
H.R. 2408), H2706 [30AP]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2706 [30AP]
Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
(see H.R. 3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
------ provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of
areas that fail to attain clean air standards, (see H.R. 4136),
H5297 [24JN]
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), H7803
[15SE]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H7584
[10SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform agricultural credit programs, (see
H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of Energy: employment and economic assistance to workers and
communities at the Piketon, OH, and Paducah, KY, uranium
enrichment plants, (see H.R. 3923), H4962 [22JN]
------ ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for disposition of
depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat and recycle
depleted uranium hexafluoride, (see H.R. 4234), H5593 [15JY]
------ purchase of Russian uranium from dismantled nuclear warheads,
(see H.R. 3941), H4962 [22JN]
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),
H4962 [22JN]
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), H11696 [20OC]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2606 [29AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2707
[30AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt
when used during Federal budget surplus years, (see H.R. 3228),
H496 [12FE]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H3625
[20MY]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H3105 [12MY]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H7178 [4AU]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H241 [3FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H10668 [12OC]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4835 [18JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H3105 [12MY]
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), H1643 [26MR]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H6454 [24JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H3312 [14MY]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H385 [5FE]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H3625 [20MY]
Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
employed individuals, (see H.R. 18), H7915 [16SE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H241 [3FE]
------ investment credit for conversion of coal and domestic
carbonaceous feedstocks into liquid fuels, (see H.R. 2175), H64
[27JA]
------ 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), H1168 [16MR]
Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate,
(see H.R. 3864), H5594 [15JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H3625 [20MY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H5404 [25JN]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H904 [5MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Fair Labor Standards Act: allow compensatory and punitive damages
for violations of antidiscrimination provisions and provide for
studies on pay disparities, (see H.R. 3769), H2705 [30AP]
Medicaid: exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H676 [26FE]
Tobacco products: provide economic assistance to tobacco farmers,
workers, and communities dependent on tobacco production with
funds contributed by tobacco product manufacturers and
importers, (see H.R. 3867), H3311 [14MY]
------ provide market transition assistance for quota owners,
tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize tobacco
quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3264), H630 [25FE]
Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence
victim notification system, (see H.R. 4860), H11695 [20OC]
Proposals
Constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures (1987),
H4463<bullet> [10JN]
Remarks
Crime: prevent violence against women, E1702<bullet> [11SE]
Dept. of Energy: ensure that U.S. Enrichment Corp. funding for
disposition of depleted uranium hexafluoride be used to treat
and recycle depleted uranium hexafluoride (S. 2316),
H5915<bullet> [20JY]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), H4463<bullet> [10JN]
FCC: encourage competition in telecommunications industry,
E172<bullet> [12FE]
Georgetown College: tribute to men's basketball team, E860<bullet>
[14MY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H2979 [7MY], H3295
[14MY]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), veto, E1215<bullet> [24JN]
Nicholasville, KY: East Jessamine Middle School visit to
Washington, DC, E792<bullet> [7MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2979
[7MY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3778
[22MY], H6945<bullet> [3AU], H7327 [6AU]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H1749 [30MR]
Sherman, CT: tribute to Sherman Congregational Church for flood
assistance to Kentucky residents, E169<bullet> [12FE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8967 [26SE]
Telecommunications Act: implementation, E172<bullet> [12FE]
Violence Against Women Act: establish a national domestic violence
victim notification system (H.R. 4860), E2272<bullet> [21OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6997 [3AU]
Statements
Constitutional Amendment To Limit Campaign Expenditures: Senator
McConnell (1987), H4464<bullet> [10JN]