[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)
Appointments
Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide
certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H4835 [18JN]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H4325
[9JN]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H6454 [24JY]
Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
H3624 [20MY]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H7617 [11SE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, (see H.
Con. Res. 311), H6487 [27JY]
------ use of the rotunda for a memorial service for John M. Gibson
and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res.
310), H6487 [27JY]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H6999 [3AU]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate, (see H.R.
3808), H3013 [7MY]
Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1337 [19MR]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2931 [6MY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H5493 [14JY]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H1159 [12MR]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H3972 [22MY]
------ support local reading programs for children, (see H.R. 1516),
H7803 [15SE]
China, People's Republic of: ensure that U.S. persons do not
conduct certain business with the People's Liberation Army or
the People's Armed Police, (see H.R. 4433), H7411 [6AU]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H851 [4MR]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct against
merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
(see H.R. 3755), H2605 [29AP]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H447
[11FE]
----- implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H6698 [29JY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H65 [27JA]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H8528 [23SE]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H6070
[21JY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H2120 [21AP]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities, (see H.R. 4071), H5065 [23JN]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H2056 [1AP]
------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H1021 [10MR]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5494 [14JY]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
H9275 [1OC]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H2707 [30AP]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
Diseases: establish estrogenic substance screening programs, (see
H.R. 1311), H2318 [23AP]
------ issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research, (see
H.R. 3517), H2237 [22AP]
Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 4617), H8626 [24SE]
Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice, public
health, and pollution reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H7914
[16SE]
Ecuador: human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
353), H1700 [27MR]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H6453 [24JY]
------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H678
[26FE]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H1021 [10MR]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions, (see H.R. 2290), H447
[11FE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H1299
[18MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H2120
[21AP]
------ recognize importance of fathers in the raising and
development of children, (see H. Res. 417), H2706 [30AP]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
------ treatment of retirement benefits for assistant U.S.
attorneys, (see H.R. 4299), H8627 [24SE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass
measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H678 [26FE]
Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3312 [14MY]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H7415
[6AU]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H4479 [10JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3247 [13MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H3488
[19MY], (see H.R. 4283), H6282 [23JY]
Foreign trade: consolidate and enhance trade adjustment assistance
and NAFTA transitional adjustment assistance programs, (see H.R.
4733), H10075 [8OC]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
2789), H579 [24FE]
FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of
certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2814 [5MY]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
[21MY]
Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate
anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
(see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, (see H.R. 3887), H3312
[14MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 418),
H2932 [6MY]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2707 [30AP]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H6697 [29JY]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, (see H.R. 1200), H8528 [23SE]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H4835 [18JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2707 [30AP]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program, (see H.R. 2202), H2236 [22AP]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4479
[10JN]
House of Representatives: implementation of Office Waste Recycling
Program, (see H. Res. 119), H2120 [21AP]
------ require approval of any payments from the reserve fund
designated for certain committee expenses, (see H. Res. 387),
H1445 [24MR]
IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
3287), H676 [26FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H904 [5MR]
Insurance: limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
3538), H2056 [1AP]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to
bring Federal court action relative to transportation of
alcoholic beverages, (see H.R. 1063), H6820 [30JY]
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), H9179 [28SE]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2056 [1AP]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5957 [20JY]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 205),
H241 [3FE], (see H. Con. Res. 313), H7429 [7AU]
------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
Res. 561), H10833 [13OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H10353
[9OC]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H1159 [12MR]
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), H1337 [19MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3247
[13MY]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H2237
[22AP], (see H.R. 3567), H2237 [22AP]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H3744 [21MY]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H2424 [28AP]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H3366 [18MY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H8084 [18SE]
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]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
Res. 304), H6454 [24JY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
H.R. 4235), H6070 [21JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H10833 [13OC]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H2055 [1AP]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
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]
Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6282 [23JY]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H6070 [21JY]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H6454 [24JY]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
(see H.R. 3134), H330 [4FE]
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), H8932 [25SE]
------ earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R. 612), H904
[5MR]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H10353 [9OC]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H4325 [9JN]
Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
(see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
------ expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing
by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service
organizations, (see H.R. 2523), H2931 [6MY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H579 [24FE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H678 [26FE]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2319 [23AP]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
H6698 [29JY] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H6698
[29JY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
H4711 [17JN]
------ treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain
private foundations, (see H.R. 519), H497 [12FE]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6282
[23JY]
------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H4835 [18JN]
------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
(see H.R. 4563), H9537 [5OC]
Telecommunications: ensure the restoration and preservation of
State authority over intrastate telecommunications, (see H.R.
4801), H10513 [10OC]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H447 [11FE]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
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),
H2814 [5MY]
------ end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2814 [5MY]
U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund: establish on behalf of John M.
Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut, (see H.R. 4354), H6819 [30JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
[17JY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H3312 [14MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5494 [14JY]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3625 [20MY]
------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
3293), H2237 [22AP]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H1159 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments,
(see H. Res. 370), H678 [26FE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Religion: support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
H7414 [6AU]
Motions
House of Representatives: adjournment, H11773 [18DE]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5079 [24JN]
Air Force Reserve: anniversary, E603<bullet> [21AP]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), H10317 [9OC],
H10319 [9OC], H10320 [9OC]
------ making continuing (H.J. Res. 135), H10865 [14OC]
------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
(H.R. 3579), motion to instruct conferees, H2294 [23AP]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, H11647 [20OC]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11725 [17DE]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7951 [17SE]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
Res. 227), H1274 [18MR]
Brockway Township, MI: anniversary, E414<bullet> [18MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4208 [5JN]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4534 [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6463 [27JY]
Chaldean Federation of America: tribute to student honorees,
E998<bullet> [3JN]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6085 [22JY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11779 [18DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10097 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11751 [17DE], H11775 [18DE],
H11776 [18DE], H11779 [18DE], H11979 [19DE]
Coalition of Labor Union Women: observance of Equal Pay Day,
E601<bullet> [21AP]
Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct against
merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
H2865<bullet> [6MY]
------ prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment in
admissions based on sex, race, or national origin, H2904 [6MY]
------ reporting requirements for reductions in athletic funding or
scholarships, H2882 [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]
Committee on House Oversight (House): investigation of voter
irregularities in California's 46th Congressional District (H.
Res. 355), H462 [12FE]
Committee on Small Business (House): minority party appointments
(H. Res. 370), H646 [26FE]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and release
of independent counsel report on investigation of President
Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7591 [11SE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1481 [25MR]
------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1481 [25MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1876 [1AP]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, E1595<bullet> [7AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of
sugarcane and sugar beets, H5079 [24JN]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), consideration (H. Res. 498), H5569 [15JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11647 [20OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7278 [5AU]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth (H.R. 678), H7442 [9SE]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English (H.R. 3892), consideration (H. Res. 516), H7523 [10SE]
------ national policy to improve system, H10362 [10OC], H10865
[14OC]
------ reduce class size in the early grades and improve teacher
quality, H8068 [18SE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8068 [18SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of fathers in
the raising and development of children (H. Res. 417), H4251
[9JN]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
coverage, H5569 [15JY]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2004 [1AP]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7951 [17SE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
consideration (H. Res. 553), H8758 [25SE]
Government: year 2000 computer problem emergency funding, H5569
[15JY]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1542<bullet> [25MR]
Harrison Township, MI: L'Anse Creuse Middle School South recipient
of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1043<bullet>
[5JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6405 [24JY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2865<bullet> [6MY],
H2882 [6MY], H2904 [6MY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H73 [28JA], H366
[5FE], H646 [26FE], H2297 [23AP], H2979 [7MY], H2980 [7MY],
H2981 [7MY], H3294 [14MY], H3295 [14MY], H4226 [5JN], H4227
[5JN], H5369 [25JN], H5821 [17JY], H5822 [17JY], H6867 [31JY],
H6868 [31JY], H8072 [18SE], H8073 [18SE], H11748 [17DE], H11751
[17DE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), H10362 [10OC]
IMF: funding, H2294 [23AP]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11725 [17DE], H11751 [17DE], H11779 [18DE]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (H. Res. 598), H10959 [15OC]
Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians,
E1038<bullet> [5JN]
------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, H917 [10MR] human rights
violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police relative
to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 235), H1206<bullet> [17MR]
------ NATO military intervention relative to human rights
violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police,
E2004<bullet> [9OC]
Labor unions: allow employees to organize and form collective
bargaining units to improve salaries and working conditions,
H4953 [22JN], H4955 [22JN], H4956 [22JN], H4959 [22JN]
Lithuania: independence anniversary, E142<bullet> [11FE],
E175<bullet> [12FE]
Livingston, Representative: decision relative to Speakership,
H11979 [19DE]
------ resignation, H11979 [19DE]
Macomb County, MI: anniversary of Macomb County Rotating Emergency
Shelter Team (MCREST), E2308<bullet> [12NO]
Michigan: anniversary of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church,
E616<bullet> [22AP]
Minimum wage: level (H.R. 3100), H21 [27JA]
Moldova: human rights violations, E331<bullet> [10MR]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, H737 [3MR], H738
[3MR], H739 [3MR], H740 [3MR], H741 [3MR], H742 [3MR]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4263 [9JN]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1610 [26MR]
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 (H.R. 4761), consideration (H. Res.
588), H10368 [10OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H2979
[7MY], H2980 [7MY], H2981 [7MY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H6939
[3AU], H7322 [6AU] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY] ethics reform
and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), consideration (H. Res.
458), H4775 [18JN]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities (H.R. 2608), H1749 [30MR]
Port Huron, MI: anniversary of Brass Rail (business), E1133<bullet>
[16JN]
------ anniversary of Museum of Arts and History, E748<bullet> [4MY]
Puerto Rico: declare English as official language upon accession to
statehood, H805 [4MR]
------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H805 [4MR]
Roseville, MI: anniversary, E1132<bullet> [16JN]
------ anniversary of Our Lady Queen of All Saints Parish,
E1714<bullet> [14SE]
Shelby Township, MI: tribute to Integration 2000 Program,
E1179<bullet> [19JN]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H7813 [16SE], H8734 [25SE]
St. Clair County Community College: anniversary, E1722<bullet>
[15SE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2161 [22AP]
------ establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses,
H1627 [26MR], H1628 [26MR], H2108 [21AP]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
H7813 [16SE], H8734 [25SE], H8967 [26SE]
------ rates, H2041 [1AP]
------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, H1627
[26MR], H1628 [26MR], H1629 [26MR], H2108 [21AP], H2109 [21AP]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, H2943 [7MY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, H1627 [26MR], H1628 [26MR],
H1629 [26MR], H2108 [21AP], H2110 [21AP]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), motion to instruct conferees, H2943 [7MY]
Telecommunications: policies regulating competition, E958<bullet>
[22MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2004 [1AP]
Treaties and agreements: preemption of State and local laws
relative to GATT and NAFTA, H7278 [5AU]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (H. Con. Res. 295),
E2067<bullet> [11OC]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (H. Res. 360), H480
[12FE]
Wolka, Joyce: Macomb Chapter of Professional Secretaries
International Secretary or the Year award recipient,
E605<bullet> [21AP]
Yale, MI: anniversary of Lions Club, E96<bullet> [4FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2049 [1AP], H3011 [7MY], H4048 [3JN],
H4960 [22JN], H10559 [11OC]
Tributes
Collins, Michael, H2748 [5MY]
Cwikla, Matthew J., E878<bullet> [18MY]
David, Helen, E1133<bullet> [16JN]
Ellis, Sue, E2098<bullet> [12OC]
Fields, Jack, E614<bullet> [22AP]
Greene, Robert J., E1592<bullet> [7AU]
Hope, Bob, H4228 [5JN]
Istok, Harry, E1179<bullet> [19JN]
Johnson, Representative Sam, H480 [12FE]
Lent, Bob, H2753 [5MY], E702<bullet> [29AP]
Pfuehler, Susan, E2363<bullet> [19DE]
Thomas, Marti, H646 [26FE]
Zieske, Gloria Jean, E890<bullet> [19MY]