[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BLUMENAUER, EARL (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7180 [4AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance
programs, (see H.R. 1438), H5493 [14JY]
------ repeal peanut quotas and reduce peanut loan rates, (see H.R.
1864), H1445 [24MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H4961 [22JN]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H5494 [14JY]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a
comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H3014 [7MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H6697 [29JY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H10353 [9OC]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and
quarantine, (see H.R. 3766), H10353 [9OC]
------ expand School Breakfast Program and provide greater access to
snacks in school-based childcare programs, (see H.R. 3086), H678
[26FE]
Dept. of Defense: establish pilot projects to test various best
business practices for defense inventory management, (see H.R.
1850), H5737 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding, (see H.R. 4440), H7411 [6AU]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on
certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
3875), H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H5494 [14JY]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Education: provide for various capital investments in technology
education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource
and support grants appropriations, (see H.R. 4436), H7411 [6AU]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
Federal employees: provide benefits to domestic partners, (see H.R.
2761), H7617 [11SE]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
------ encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see H.R. 4146), H5402
[25JN]
------ ensure child safety, (see H.R. 4444), H7411 [6AU]
------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711 [17JN]
------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H7494
[9SE]
------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 4442), H7411
[6AU]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
(see H.R. 4441), H7411 [6AU]
------ revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors,
(see H.R. 4443), H7411 [6AU]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: allocation of economic assistance to Northern
Ireland and border counties in Ireland, (see H.R. 4773), H10352
[9OC]
Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
national debt, and Social Security system solvency, (see H. Con.
Res. 228), H2319 [23AP]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H4165 [4JN]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 4439), H7411
[6AU]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 83), H1445 [24MR]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H1643 [26MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H3488 [19MY]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program, (see H.R. 2202), H851 [4MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3105
[12MY]
House of Representatives: transition for new Members, (see H.R.
3053), H3247 [13MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H1236 [17MR]
Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act:
authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 4437), H7411 [6AU]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H3489 [19MY]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H10353 [9OC]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H850 [4MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
350), H1112 [11MR]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H2056
[1AP]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1337 [19MR]
Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7585 [10SE]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H5493 [14JY]
------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H1550 [25MR]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H10353 [9OC]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H631 [25FE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H9275 [1OC]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding, (see
H.R. 4438), H7411 [6AU]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H101 [28JA]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H9537 [5OC]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H330 [4FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H678 [26FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H1337 [19MR]
Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R.
3925), H4165 [4JN]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H447
[11FE]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H1699 [27MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H2814 [5MY]
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), H8528 [23SE]
Religion: support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
H10668 [12OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H497 [12FE]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H10077 [8OC]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H2119 [21AP]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H1021 [10MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H579 [24FE]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H3312
[14MY]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
H7617 [11SE]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H7617 [11SE]
------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
4538), H9275 [1OC]
------ 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]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H3625 [20MY]
------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H6697 [29JY]
------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
1891), H1337 [19MR]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H2423 [28AP]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
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), H3311 [14MY]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H4479 [10JN]
------ end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2319 [23AP]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H6187 [22JY]
Weapons: production of Trident II missiles, (see H.R. 1814), H6186
[22JY]
------ restrict the mail order sale of body armor, (see H.R. 959),
H1112 [11MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H3014 [7MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H3014 [7MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit, (see H.R. 4525), H7493 [9SE]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H4324 [9JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11654<bullet> [20OC]
Architect of the Capitol: building guidelines relative to the
National Preservation Act, E897<bullet> [19MY]
BIA: allocation of Indian Health Service contract support costs,
E1398<bullet> [23JY]
Budget: proposed user fees in Presidential budget (H.R. 3989),
H4185<bullet> [5JN]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks (H.R. 2327), H9126 [28SE]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6103 [22JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11971 [19DE]
Coastal Barrier Resources System: exclusion of certain Florida
lands, H6162 [22JY]
Crime: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H603<bullet> [25FE]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4498<bullet> [11JN]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5537<bullet> [15JY]
------ provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks
the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders, H4498<bullet>
[11JN]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R.
4006), H5410 [14JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6162 [22JY], E1398<bullet> [23JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11654<bullet> [20OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7259<bullet>
[5AU]
Drunken driving: national blood alcohol content standard relative
to the operation of motor vehicles, H1856 [1AP]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
H7259<bullet> [5AU]
FCC: E-Rate Program implementation, H4233 [5JN], H4245 [9JN], H4569
[16JN], H5960 [21JY], H7001 [4AU]
Firearms: ensure child safety, H5960 [21JY]
------ gun control, H1170 [17MR]
------ requirements for dealers and owners relative to gun safety
devices to prevent access by children, H3940 [22MY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8783
[25SE], H9348 [5OC]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1659<bullet> [27MR]
Government: promote livable communities through investment in
transportation and improvement in land usage, H9085 [28SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2919 [6MY]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
217), E353<bullet> [11MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, H5325 [25JN], H5341 [25JN]
----- authorize participation in State and local government transit
programs (H. Res. 37), H2060 [21AP], H3374 [19MY], H7418 [7AU]
------ Office Waste Recycling Program implementation, H5348<bullet>
[25JN]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, H5960 [21JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), H5363<bullet> [25JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
H3049 [12MY]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), H5341 [25JN], H5348<bullet> [25JN]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration (H. Res.
489), H5325 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4112), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 550), H8544 [24SE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (H. Res. 144), H8476
[23SE]
------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial (H.R. 1560),
H7446<bullet> [9SE]
National Historic Preservation Fund: extend authorization (H.R.
1522), E897<bullet> [19MY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
E866<bullet> [14MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5485<bullet> [14JY]
Portland, OR: agreement between police and television stations
relative to emergency situations, H1170 [17MR]
------ tribute to opening of light rail line, H9085 [28SE]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices (H.R. 1231), H503 [24FE], H2750
[5MY]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), E305<bullet> [5MR]
Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992),
H1139<bullet> [12MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H260 [4FE]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), consideration (H. Res. 500), H5542 [15JY]
Sports: eliminate professional league rules prohibiting public
ownership of teams (H.R. 590), H2342 [28AP]
Springfield, OR: shooting of students at Thurston High School,
H3940 [22MY]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8943<bullet> [26SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4674<bullet>
[17JN]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act
(H.R. 4018), H4569 [16JN], H5504 [15JY]
------ universal service support for schools, libraries, and health
care facilities, H1116 [12MR]
Telecommunications Act: implementation, H1116 [12MR]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers (H.R.
3888), H10613 [12OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1382 [24MR], H1856
[1AP], H1897 [1AP], H2025 [1AP]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6774 [30JY]
Votes: correction, E1398<bullet> [23JY]
------ position on missed, E305<bullet> [5MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3968 [22MY], H4048 [3JN], H4237 [5JN],
H7428 [7AU], H9186 [29SE], H9270 [1OC], H10009 [7OC], H10074
[8OC], H10349 [9OC], H10511 [10OC]
Tables
Comparison of recycled paper earnings between several Government
agencies and the House of Representatives, H5348<bullet> [25JN]
Tributes
Fazio, Representative, H8544 [24SE]