[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4880 [19JN], H5016 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3561 [20MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5496 [14JY], H5739 [16JY],
H6568 [29JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1073 [11MR]
Appointments
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), H4901
[22JN]
Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H10986 [15OC]
Articles and editorials
Bankruptcy Bill Deserves Support--Measure Aims To Bolster Notion of
Personal Responsibility for Finances, Beatrice (NE) Sun,
E1516<bullet> [3AU]
Big Government Era Lives on in Clinton's Child Care Proposal, Omaha
(NE) World-Herald, E96<bullet> [4FE]
Broad Inquiry the Better Course, Omaha (NE) World Herald,
H10115<bullet> [8OC]
Clinton's Switch on Fast-Track a Puzzling Political Maneuver, Omaha
(NE) World-Herald, E1484<bullet> [30JY]
Defense System Is Needed in U.S., Norfolk (VA) Daily News,
E1942<bullet> [8OC]
Expanding Medicare Means Bigger Problems in Long Term, Lincoln (NE)
Journal Star, E507<bullet> [27MR]
Highway Bill Helps Everyone, David R. Kraemer, Omaha (NE) World-
Herald, E738<bullet> [1MY]
Johnny Chung's Shocking Tale Puts Focus Back on Donations, Omaha
(NE) World-Herald, E937<bullet> [22MY]
Latvia's Progress, Washington (DC) Post, E2097<bullet> [12OC]
On the Impeachment Vote, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, H11955<bullet>
[18DE]
Others Fed Gunman's Fantasies, Omaha (NE) World-Herald,
E1639<bullet> [7AU]
Probe of Fund-Raising Scandal Snuffed on Narrowest Grounds, Omaha
(NE) World-Herald, E21<bullet> [27JA]
Republicans are not Culprits Here -- Only One Man Is To Blame for
Turmoil Facing the Nation, Norfolk (VA) Daily News,
H11955<bullet> [18DE]
Sacagawea's Likeness Good Choice for Coin, Harold W. Anderson, Omaha
(NE) World-Herald, E412<bullet> [18MR]
Time To End Marriage Tax Penalty, South Sioux City (NE) Star,
E1287<bullet> [14JY]
Veto Promise Not Warranted, Norfolk (NE) Daily News, E825<bullet>
[12MY]
VMI Makes the Right Moves, Omaha (NE) World-Herald, E939<bullet>
[22MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
Res. 523), H9346 [2OC]
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide supplemental payments
to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H7179 [4AU]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see H.R. 619), H6282 [23JY]
------ prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, (see
H.R. 1202), H6282 [23JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any
individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for
interment is granted, (see H.R. 3089), H241 [3FE]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H9345 [2OC]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H1337 [19MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN], (see H.R. 4195), H5491 [14JY]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H6454 [24JY]
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, (see H. Con.
Res. 320), H9346 [2OC]
Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
H.R. 457), H2606 [29AP]
------ provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H6880 [31JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2931 [6MY]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 334), H10011 [7OC]
CIA: provide a process for agency employees to submit urgent
concerns to Congress, (see H.R. 3829), H3247 [13MY]
Colleges and universities: protect speech and association rights of
students, (see H.R. 980), H1550 [25MR]
Commission on Privacy of Government Records: establish, (see H.R.
1330), H329 [4FE]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H4880 [19JN]
Contracts: prohibit discrimination in awarding Federal contracts on
the basis of labor policies, (see H.R. 1378), H4325 [9JN]
Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7585 [10SE]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H329 [4FE]
Dante B. Fascell North-South Center: designate, (see H.R. 4757),
H10352 [9OC]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
[27JA]
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 Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H7178 [4AU]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat
money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 4005),
H4240 [5JN]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations
relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H2423 [28AP]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see H.R. 2870), H1112 [11MR]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H2318 [23AP]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H1159 [12MR]
Executive departments: promote financial management, (see H. Res.
447), H4056 [3JN]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H5298 [24JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign policy: support economic and political independence for the
South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 2867), H498
[12FE]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any
selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
H2053 [1AP]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9084
[26SE]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6487 [27JY]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H5405 [25JN]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
Health: prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, (see H.R. 4376),
H6879 [31JY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2606
[29AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
[12MR]
------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide in Cambodia, (see H. Res. 533), H9346 [2OC]
Immigration: reform naturalization process and clarify procedures
for investigating criminal background of applicants relative to
certain benefits, (see H.R. 2837), H1021 [10MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
Korea, Republic of: anniversary of relations with the U.S., (see H.
Res. 459), H5957 [20JY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1112 [11MR]
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), H329 [4FE]
Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7495 [9SE]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8528 [23SE]
Mongolia: normal trade relations status, (see H.R. 4807), H10667
[12OC]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H4479 [10JN]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in
response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10668 [12OC]
Pacific Island nations: importance of diplomatic relations, (see H.
Res. 505), H5956 [20JY]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see H. Res. 404), H1854 [31MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H8528 [23SE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3489 [19MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
sanctions, (see H.J. Res. 107), H240 [3FE]
Privacy: prohibit Federal agencies from making certain individual
records available through interactive computer services, (see
H.R. 1330), H329 [4FE]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5594 [15JY]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H4835 [18JN]
------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
(see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
Taxation: 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), H9345 [2OC]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H3972 [22MY]
------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
[23AP]
------ exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative
to certain nongovernmental placement agencies, (see H.R. 3991),
H9275 [1OC]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks, (see H.R. 4553),
H10353 [9OC]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4055 [3JN]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
4399), H7495 [9SE]
------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
services, (see H.R. 3648), H3488 [19MY]
------ 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), H1379 [23MR]
------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H9346 [2OC]
Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable,
(see H.R. 1526), H1699 [27MR]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H6698 [29JY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H2318
[23AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
H851 [4MR]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H1021 [10MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H3625 [20MY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H8932 [25SE]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H4550
[11JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a
broad-based multiethnic government that observes international
norms of behavior, (see H. Con. Res. 218), H497 [12FE]
Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections, (see H. Res. 361),
H497 [12FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: balance wind and water erosion criteria and
wildlife suitability criteria used in the Conservation Reserve
Program, (see H.R. 4319), H6281 [23JY]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2052 [1AP],
(see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
International Financial Institution Reexamination and Review
Commission: establish, (see H.R. 4719), H10011 [7OC]
Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
H1444 [24MR]
Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security
initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the
Asian financial crisis, (see H.R. 4336), H6487 [27JY]
Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, (see H. Res. 350), H329 [4FE]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2239 [23AP]
Remarks
Afghanistan: establish cease fire and begin transition toward a
broad-based multiethnic government that observes international
norms of behavior (H. Con. Res. 218), H2354 [28AP]
Africa: promote independent radio broadcasting (H. Res. 415), H7655
[14SE], H7656 [14SE]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4132<bullet> [4JN]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, H4132<bullet> [4JN]
------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
H6929 [3AU]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, E1902<bullet> [5OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4990<bullet> [23JN], H5016
[23JN], H5017 [23JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report,
E1902<bullet> [5OC]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5448
[14JY], H5450 [14JY]
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
320), H10273 [9OC]
Bankruptcy: adjust debts of family farmers with regular annual
income, H10237<bullet> [9OC]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), E1516<bullet> [3AU]
------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10237<bullet>
[9OC]
Botswana: democracy efforts (H. Res. 373), H1193 [17MR], H1196
[17MR]
Cambodia: call for free and impartial elections (H. Res. 361),
H1194 [17MR], H1195 [17MR], H1196 [17MR]
Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving
the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent (H.
Con. Res. 224), H7658 [14SE], H7659 [14SE]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), H5887 [20JY]
------ participation in the World Health Organization (H. Con. Res.
334), H10264 [9OC]
------ tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and for
encouraging peace and stability in the region (H. Con. Res.
270), H4281 [9JN]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10115<bullet>
[8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11838 [18DE], H11955<bullet>
[18DE]
Computers: use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy
and security (H.R. 695), E1032<bullet> [4JN]
Corp. for National and Community Service: funding, H6275 [23JY]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
individuals (H. Con. Res. 254), H7653 [14SE], H7654 [14SE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3561 [20MY]
------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, H360 [5FE]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), H4909
[22JN] making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
conference report, E1488<bullet> [31JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H5235 [24JN], H5236 [24JN]
------ School of the Americas funding, H7959<bullet> [17SE],
E1085<bullet> [10JN]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
E825<bullet> [12MY]
------ authorizing appropriations and consolidating certain agencies
(H.R. 1757), veto, H11699 [21OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
System funding, H6563<bullet> [29JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6275<bullet> [23JY],
H6563<bullet> [29JY], H6568 [29JY], H6570 [29JY], H6574
[29JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 574), H9600 [6OC]
Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (H.R. 3453),
H5446 [14JY]
Disasters: establish an advisory commission to prepare for and
respond to serious drought emergencies (H.R. 3035), H4598 [16JN]
District of Columbia: Boys Town (organization) funding,
H7344<bullet> [6AU]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7344<bullet> [6AU]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base (H.R. 3898), H7718<bullet>
[15SE]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests (H.R. 2870), H1308 [19MR], H1309 [19MR], H5510 [15JY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees (H.R. 2888), H4489<bullet> [11JN]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4931<bullet> [22JN]
Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs
(H.R. 4017), H9100 [28SE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
4017), H9100 [28SE]
EPA: impact of regulatory requirements on small communities
relative to disinfection and treatment of groundwater, H6568
[29JY]
------ prohibit implementation or enforcement of drinking water
treatment requirements relative to copper levels until certain
studies are completed, H6568 [29JY], H6574 [29JY]
------ study health effects of copper in drinking water, H6568
[29JY], H6570 [29JY]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
agricultural products (H. Con. Res. 213), H7054 [4AU]
Financial institutions: allow operating subsidiaries to offer
certain new financial services and strengthen investor and
consumer protections, H3190 [13MY]
------ increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R.
10), H3190 [13MY], H3206 [13MY], H3211 [13MY], H3212 [13MY],
H3213 [13MY]
------ limit the percentage of gross annual revenue financial
holding companies can derive from nonfinancial activities, H3206
[13MY], H3211 [13MY], H3212 [13MY], H3213 [13MY]
------ streamline the regulation of depository institutions and
safeguard confidential banking and credit union supervisory
information (H.R. 4364), H10216<bullet> [8OC]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, E825<bullet> [12MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7959<bullet> [17SE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1039 [11MR], H1073 [11MR],
H1074 [11MR], H1075 [11MR]
----- authorize trade and investment policy relative to sub-Saharan
Africa (S. 778), E1483<bullet> [30JY]
------ prohibit participation in investigation of Chinese launch
failure of U.S.-built satellite, H3561 [20MY]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 3636), E588<bullet> [2AP]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), H9107 [28SE], H11684 [20OC]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements, H6929 [3AU],
E1483<bullet> [30JY]
------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8781 [25SE]
------ miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws
(H.R. 4856), H11581<bullet> [20OC]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities (H.R. 4647), H9505 [5OC]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate (H.R. 3821), H6907 [3AU]
Ginnie Mae: guaranty fee increase, E1858<bullet> [1OC]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
E1858<bullet> [1OC]
Hong Kong: report on status after reversion to the People's
Republic of China, H699 [3MR], E263<bullet> [3MR], E987<bullet>
[3JN], E1544<bullet> [4AU]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H3295 [14MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5876 [20JY]
------ expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10704 [13OC]
Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide in Cambodia (H. Res. 533), H10452 [10OC]
India: nuclear weapons testing, H3118 [13MY]
Indonesia: democracy efforts, E1030<bullet> [4JN]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
H2962 [7MY]
Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis (H. Res. 392), H2240
[23AP], H5884 [20JY], H5886 [20JY]
Korea, Republic of: anniversary of relations with the U.S. (H. Res.
459), H7453<bullet> [9SE]
Laos: religious persecution of Christian minorities, H918 [10MR]
Latvia: democracy efforts, E2097<bullet> [12OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (H. Res. 144), H8476
[23SE]
------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (H.R. 1560),
H7445 [9SE]
Medicare: reform, E507<bullet> [27MR]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10257<bullet> [9OC]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires (H. Res. 469), H6910 [3AU],
H6911 [3AU]
Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing Alliance: research grants
funding, H4990<bullet> [23JN]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia (H. Con. Res.
304), H7649 [14SE], H7650 [14SE], H7652 [14SE]
Missouri River: Mitigation Project funding, H4931<bullet> [22JN]
Mongolia: normal trade relations status, H11581<bullet> [20OC]
Morocco: eligibility to participate in sub-Saharan Africa trade and
investment programs, H1073 [11MR], H1074 [11MR], H1075 [11MR]
Mozambique: tribute for efforts relative to democracy, peace, and
economic reform and encourage close relations with the U.S. (H.
Res. 610), H11689 [20OC]
National security: national objectives priority assignments, H11688
[20OC]
Navy: transfer of vessels to certain foreign countries, H5235
[24JN], H5236 [24JN]
Nebraska: Joint Army-Air National Guard Medical Training Facility
funding, E1488<bullet> [31JY]
------ National Guard Joint Army-Air Medical Training Facility
funding, H4909 [22JN]
Pacific Island nations: importance of diplomatic relations (H. Res.
505), H8492 [23SE]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
transportation trust funds, H1901 [1AP]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations (H. Res. 404), H4274 [9JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5471 [14JY]
------ investigate campaign fundraising practices relative to
transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to People's
Republic of China, E937<bullet> [22MY]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens, H5471 [14JY] prohibit contributions from individuals
that are not U.S. citizens (H.R. 34), H1747<bullet> [30MR]
Postal Service: elimination of post office box rental fees for
rural customers, H2037 [1AP]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9760 [7OC]
Rural areas: use of tax-exempt bonds to provide loans for rural
housing, H5016 [23JN], H5017 [23JN]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8746<bullet> [25SE], H8940<bullet>
[26SE]
Southeast Asia: establish an assistance and food security
initiative for Indonesia and other countries affected by the
Asian financial crisis (H.R. 4336), H6423 [24JY]
Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (H. Res. 350), H2351 [28AP],
H2352 [28AP]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8746<bullet> [25SE], H8940<bullet> [26SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4673<bullet>
[17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1901 [1AP],
E738<bullet> [1MY]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 364), H1190
[17MR]
USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America''
to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana University
Slavics Collection (H.R. 4083), H7657 [14SE]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6772 [30JY]
Virginia Military Institute: integration of female students,
E939<bullet> [22MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1774 [30MR], H7912 [16SE]
Special order: granted, H689 [2MR], H2049 [1AP], H6451 [24JY],
H6877 [31JY]
Reports
Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition, E987<bullet>-E989<bullet>
[3JN], E1544<bullet>-E1546<bullet> [4AU]
Summaries
Task Force on the Hong Kong Transition: several Representatives,
E263<bullet> [3MR]
Tributes
Solomon, Representative, H9600 [6OC]