[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3446 [19MY]
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Air pollution: application of California State regulations relative
to reformulated gasoline in certain areas, (see H.R. 630), H4711
[17JN]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H10353 [9OC]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H10917 [14OC]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9275 [1OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1643
[26MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H2319 [23AP]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1445
[24MR]
Electronic Fund Transfer Act: require additional disclosures
relative to exchange rates in transfers involving international
transactions, (see H.R. 3726), H3247 [13MY]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
[20MY]
Insurance: prevent conflicts of interest in the use of
administrative vendors in the administration of State children's
health insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2932 [6MY]
IRS: reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2424 [28AP]
Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish, (see H. Con.
Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H2120 [21AP]
Medicare: ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and
assure continuity of care, (see H.R. 3997), H4165 [4JN]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
H4165 [4JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: eliminate
requirement that family members of eligible aliens be Nicaraguan
or Cuban nationals, (see H.R. 4020), H4324 [9JN]
------ provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for
adjustment of status, (see H.R. 3553), H1549 [25MR]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see H. Res. 404), H4165 [4JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H241 [3FE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H495 [12FE]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H7585
[10SE]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H1337 [19MR]
------ allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995), H3625
[20MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4454), H7412 [6AU]
------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
compensation, (see H.R. 687), H3624 [20MY]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
H3625 [20MY]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H2706 [30AP]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
[28JA]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H7178 [4AU]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2423 [28AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H2706 [30AP]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
[30AP]
------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
4538), H7583 [10SE]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8083 [18SE]
------ simplify individual capital gains tax, (see H.R. 3623), H2052
[1AP]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to
nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families, (see
H.R. 4611), H8932 [25SE]
------ treatment of petroleum storage facilities, (see H.R. 3992),
H7494 [9SE]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
[17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H5405 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Community development: designation of empowerment zones, (see H.R.
4629), H8931 [25SE]
Letters
Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees: Congressional
Hispanic Caucus, S5425 [22MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H3760 [22MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 446), H3768 [22MY]
----- ensure that federally funded research and education programs
address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), insert language of H.R. 2534 in lieu (H.
Res. 365), H518 [24FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1471<bullet> [30JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H7198 [5AU], H7199 [5AU]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10085 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11866 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2897 [6MY]
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special
authority relative to investigation of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), H6765 [30JY]
Congress: permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect civil rights, H3446 [19MY],
H3447 [19MY], H3448 [19MY]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809), H3413
[19MY]
Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the
Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
functions, H3701 [21MY]
------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
the performance of their border protection functions, H7843
[16SE]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3701 [21MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7198 [5AU], H7199
[5AU]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2470 [29AP]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries (H.R. 4300), H7843 [16SE]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English (H.R. 3892), H7533 [10SE], H7544 [10SE], H7546 [10SE]
------ establish a program to help children and youth learn English
(H.R. 3892), consideration (H. Res. 516), H7526 [10SE]
------ Federal funding to local school districts relative to
compliance with State laws on bilingual education, H7544 [10SE],
H7546 [10SE]
FEC: expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1759 [30MR]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8783 [25SE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3446 [19MY], H3447 [19MY], H3448 [19MY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2897 [6MY]
Immigration: increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8597
[24SE]
MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market): visit to U.S. by Parliamentary
Committee, E558<bullet> [2AP]
Mexico: inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities relative to
flow of raw sewage into the U.S. (H. Con. Res. 331), H10178
[8OC]
National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization): evaluation of
legislation affecting Hispanic Americans, H10991 [15OC]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1614 [26MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H6523 [29JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5474 [14JY], H6809 [30JY]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens, H5474 [14JY]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
H3768 [22MY]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8738 [25SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8738 [25SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4665 [17JN]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: grant
congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report, H6526
[29JY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens (H.R. 2538), H7518 [10SE], H7519 [10SE], H7520 [10SE]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6776 [30JY]
Votes: position on missed, E204<bullet> [24FE], E515<bullet>
[30MR], E1428<bullet> [24JY], E1471<bullet> [30JY],
E1602<bullet> [7AU], E1813<bullet> [25SE], E1814<bullet>
[25SE], E2084<bullet> [11OC]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote, H6809 [30JY]
----- establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H468 [12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H36 [27JA], H231 [3FE], H6486 [27JY],
H9531 [5OC]
Special order: granted, H10559 [11OC], H10665 [12OC], H10831
[13OC], H11022 [15OC]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S12845 [21OC]
Tributes
Torres, Representative, H9661 [6OC]