[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3667 [21MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6071 [21JY],
H6187 [22JY], H7170 [4AU], H7215 [5AU]
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1021 [10MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
------ withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, (see H. Con. Res. 227), H904
[5MR]
Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H2932 [6MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H3972 [22MY]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on
birth in the U.S., (see H.R. 7), H678 [26FE]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H6697 [29JY]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H4165 [4JN]
Courts: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
4196), H5594 [15JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H679 [26FE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
------ require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions
of higher education, (see H.R. 715), H100 [28JA]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H2932 [6MY]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
------ relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting
accident in Iraq, (see H.R. 4061), H4628 [16JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H101
[28JA]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H5737 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H4325
[9JN]
FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H4712 [17JN]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H2424 [28AP]
Federal Employees Health Benefit Program: application of cost
accounting standards, (see H.R. 4840), H10917 [14OC]
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), H4962 [22JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
H8932 [25SE]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H.R. 4232), H6187 [22JY]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H3014 [7MY]
Immigration: reform naturalization process and clarify procedures
for investigating criminal background of applicants relative to
certain benefits, (see H.R. 2837), H678 [26FE]
Insurance: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to
compensation for economic and non-economic losses, (see H.R.
2021), H4835 [18JN]
Iraq: prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for offensive
operations to force compliance with U.N. Security Council
resolutions, (see H.R. 3208), H579 [24FE]
Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD:
designate, (see H.R. 4516), H9346 [2OC]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
[16SE]
Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles,
(see H.R. 880), H755 [3MR]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H6697 [29JY]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5594 [15JY]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H2706 [30AP]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by
State and local officials that results from the threat that
potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees, (see
H.R. 3288), H676 [26FE]
Rokhlin, Lev Y.: express sympathy to family and colleagues and urge
prompt investigation into death, (see H. Res. 571), H9345 [2OC]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H497 [12FE]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H904 [5MR]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
[23AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H8084 [18SE]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H5065 [23JN]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 65), H4879
[19JN]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Historic buildings and sites: allow private ownership and use of
certain secondary structures and surplus lands in national
historical parks under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4158),
H5403 [25JN]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Monuments and memorials: authorize the construction of a monument
to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and
emergency management programs, (see H.R. 3719), H2317 [23AP]
Salobrit, Roma: relief, (see H.R. 3203), H446 [11FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1811 [31MR]
Armed Forces: funding of abortions for military personnel and
dependents at overseas military medical facilities, H3569 [20MY]
------ gender-integrated training policies, H8569 [24SE]
------ prohibit funding for assignment of duty at the U.N. Rapidly
Deployable Missions Headquarters, H3580 [20MY]
Budget: allocation of funds, H1026 [11MR], H1323 [19MR]
------ deficit, H634 [26FE], H919 [10MR]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, H634 [26FE], H919
[10MR], H1026 [11MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
H6504<bullet> [28JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H6190 [23JY]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, H3758 [22MY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11940 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile
defense systems (H.R. 2786), H1724 [30MR]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3569 [20MY], H3580
[20MY], H3674 [21MY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
H8569 [24SE]
------ investigate grounding of New York Air National Guard unit,
H3674 [21MY]
Dept. of Energy: renewable energy research and development funding,
H4924 [22JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
H1594 [26MR]
----- authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies
(H.R. 1757), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 385),
H1584 [26MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7170 [4AU]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), H2443 [29AP]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4924 [22JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, H1594 [26MR]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8790 [25SE]
Frostburg State University: anniversary, H2241 [23AP]
Gonder, Jessica L.: U.S. Savings Bond National Student Poster
Contest winner, H5300 [25JN]
GSA: oversight authority relative to the selling of commissary
scanner data, E2177<bullet> [15OC]
Iraq: make funding for military action relative to weapons
inspections contingent upon congressional approval, H1811 [31MR]
------ U.S. policy, H622 [25FE]
Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact: congressional consent
(S.J. Res. 51), E2084<bullet> [11OC]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H70 [28JA]
Taxation: rates, H634 [26FE]
Truck Driver Appreciation Week: observance, H7183 [5AU]
U.N.: payment of U.S. arrearages, H7170 [4AU]
------ U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1584 [26MR]
Votes: correction, H6008 [21JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1018 [10MR], H1296 [18MR], H1334 [19MR],
H5062 [23JN]