[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)
Articles and editorials
Memory Lane, Les Arndt, Wonderful Times (publication), E1206<bullet>
[23JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H578 [24FE]
Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
H3624 [20MY]
Bankruptcy: temporarily reenact chapter of U.S. Code relative to
treatment of debts of family farmers with a regular annual
income, (see H.R. 4697), H9536 [5OC]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate, (see H.R.
3808), H3013 [7MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4961 [22JN]
------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
2727), H2056 [1AP]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
------ prohibit sale of personal information without parental
consent, (see H.R. 1972), H755 [3MR]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S.
supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S.
withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval, (see
H.R. 1140), H5404 [25JN]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements
for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H2236 [22AP]
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), H7415 [6AU]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see H.R.
4717), H10010 [7OC]
Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and
Technology Development: establish, (see H.R. 3007), H1550
[25MR]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
------ ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem, (see
H.R. 4756), H10352 [9OC]
Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors
through certain family planning projects, (see H.R. 4721),
H10011 [7OC]
Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions,
(see H.R. 169), H755 [3MR]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H9275 [1OC]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H755 [3MR]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H8528 [23SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1021
[10MR]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H5494 [14JY]
------ recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H. Res. 212),
H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and
technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly
respond to food safety emergencies, (see H.R. 3132), H100
[28JA], (see H.R. 3148), H240 [3FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H9346 [2OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing
supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H497 [12FE]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H1337 [19MR]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H2931 [6MY]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY]
------ 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), H3970 [22MY]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H4165
[4JN]
------ 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), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H1236 [17MR]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
Res. 418), H3247 [13MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Health: prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H3744 [21MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
[20MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
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), H8083 [18SE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1643 [26MR]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 2497), H4550 [11JN]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2237 [22AP]
NAFTA: assess impact, renegotiate certain provisions, and provide
for withdrawal, (see H.R. 978), H3624 [20MY]
------ impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3014
[7MY]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H755 [3MR]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H630 [25FE]
Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
3916), H6697 [29JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H6186 [22JY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4880 [19JN]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7000 [3AU]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H5404 [25JN]
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), H4550 [11JN]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
(see H.R. 4167), H9275 [1OC]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2606 [29AP]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H1337 [19MR]
------ collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel
sold on Indian lands, (see H.R. 3966), H4165 [4JN]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H6070 [21JY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H4550
[11JN]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H4550 [11JN]
------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1699 [27MR]
------ impose a flat tax only on the earned income of individuals
and on business taxable income, (see H.R. 2971), H5297 [24JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1021 [10MR]
------ repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national
retail sales tax, (see H.R. 2001), H5405 [25JN]
------ 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), H579 [24FE]
------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
H4711 [17JN]
------ treatment of charitable contributions, (see H.R. 1338), H3624
[20MY]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of golf caddies, (see H.R. 2321), H4550 [11JN]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H755 [3MR]
Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned
inventions, (see H.R. 2544), H5297 [24JN]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H4550 [11JN]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H447 [11FE]
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]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7415
[6AU]
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
H498 [12FE]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H5493
[14JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Computers: minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem, (see H.R.
4682), H9344 [2OC]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
4242), H5736 [16JY]
Health: permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for
certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the small
group market based upon employer size, (see H.R. 4008), H4240
[5JN]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: approve a permit required for
importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan, (see
H.R. 4760), H10352 [9OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6212
[23JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5079 [24JN]
Baker, James: anniversary of first African-American to run for
public office in Michigan, E1206<bullet> [23JN]
Balcer, Roger: induction into Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame,
E1898<bullet> [2OC]
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4374<bullet> [10JN]
Bay City, MI: anniversary of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary, E470<bullet>
[25MR]
------ anniversary of First Church of the Nazarene, E2317<bullet>
[12NO]
------ anniversary of Second Baptist Church, E664<bullet> [23AP]
------ tribute to Bay County Women's Center, E1924<bullet> [6OC]
Bay County, MI: dedication of the Jeppesen Radiation Oncology
Center at Bay Health Systems, E1868<bullet> [1OC]
Beaver Township, MI: anniversary of St. Valentine's Parish,
E1395<bullet> [23JY]
Boys and Girls Clubs of America: funding, H7116 [4AU]
Caseville, MI: anniversary, E1611<bullet> [7AU]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12023<bullet>
[19DE]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem (H.R. 4355), H6871<bullet>
[31JY]
------ ensure U.S. preparation to meet the year 2000 problem (H.R.
4756), H10719 [13OC]
------ minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem, H10719
[13OC] minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem (H.R. 4682),
E1895<bullet> [2OC]
Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors
through certain family planning projects, H10145 [8OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of
sugarcane and sugar beets, H5079 [24JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7116 [4AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H10145 [8OC]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy (H.R.
4242), E2013<bullet> [10OC]
Fastener Quality Act: coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (H.R.
3824), H4587 [16JN], H4588 [16JN], H7298 [6AU]
Frankenlust Township, MI: anniversary of St. Paul Lutheran Church,
E1213<bullet> [24JN]
LeVasseur, Pamela: Bay County, MI, Women's Recognition Award for
Volunteerism recipient, E2230<bullet> [16OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: surety bond requirements for home health care
providers, H1145 [12MR]
Michigan: anniversary of South Middle School, E304<bullet> [5MR]
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance,
E1924<bullet> [6OC]
NIST: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1274), H10733 [13OC]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
transportation trust funds, H1899 [1AP]
Polish Legion of American Veterans: tribute to Ladies Auxiliary,
E1615<bullet> [7AU]
Saginaw, MI: anniversary of Saginaw Country Club, E1248<bullet>
[26JN]
------ anniversary of Zion Baptist Church, E1750<bullet> [17SE]
------ EPA National Sewer Overflow Control Program Excellence Award
recipient, E2013<bullet> [10OC]
------ tribute to Michigan State Chamber of Commerce Ambassador
Conference, E1747<bullet> [17SE]
Saginaw African-American Minority Business Association: tribute,
E2011<bullet> [10OC]
Saginaw County Commission on Aging: anniverasry, E879<bullet>
[18MY]
Technology: improve and expedite licensing of federally owned
inventions (H.R. 2544), H5425 [14JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1899 [1AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1156 [12MR]
Statements
Tribute to Bonetta Wright: Lori Shemka, E945<bullet> [22MY]
Tributes
Brzezinski, Richard A., E1752<bullet> [17SE]
Capling, Joe, E252<bullet> [2MR]
Fenton, Angela V., E1749<bullet> [17SE]
Foster, Evie, E1383<bullet> [22JY]
Herriman, Clare and Betty, E1692<bullet> [10SE]
Horner, Cal F., E2196<bullet> [15OC]
Jeppesen, Hans C., Jr., E1868<bullet> [1OC]
Jeppesen, Hans C., Sr., E1868<bullet> [1OC]
Jozwiak, Alexander and Lillian, E1494<bullet> [31JY]
Keinath, Donald and Dorothy, E47<bullet> [28JA]
Korn, Edwin, Jr., E305<bullet> [5MR]
Korn, Edwin Jr., E931<bullet> [21MY]
Krygier, Leonard and Mary, E2126<bullet> [13OC]
LaPorte, Thomas, E1212<bullet> [24JN]
Patzer, Bob, E618<bullet> [22AP]
Pruder, David, E305<bullet> [5MR]
Smith, Carl H., Sr., E1397<bullet> [23JY]
Thatcher, Rex, E181<bullet> [12FE]
Watrous, Dorothy, E1237<bullet> [25JN]
Wright, Bonnetta, E945<bullet> [22MY]