[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)
Articles and editorials
Don't Taiwanese Children Count?, by, Washington (DC) Post,
H10265<bullet> [9OC]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H10011 [7OC]
Algeria: human rights violations, (see H. Res. 374), H2424 [28AP]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H101 [28JA]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
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), H7495 [9SE]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
------ participation in the World Health Organization, (see H. Con.
Res. 334), H10011 [7OC]
------ tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and for
encouraging peace and stability in the region, (see H. Con. Res.
270), H3247 [13MY]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H851
[4MR]
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), H6186 [22JY]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H6070 [21JY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H4055 [3JN]
------ prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
[21JY]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H8528 [23SE]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
2898), H1112 [11MR]
------ procurement of domestic goods and services, (see H. Con. Res.
266), H2814 [5MY]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H5297 [24JN]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC]
Dept. of Transportation: collection of user fees for navigational
assistance services, (see H.R. 3674), H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H4165 [4JN]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
------ 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. 4070),
H5494 [14JY]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H7690 [14SE]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1777
[30MR]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity,
strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H447 [11FE]
------ facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt
reduction with developing countries with tropical forests, (see
H.R. 2870), H65 [27JA]
Education: reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
[17JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 4450), H7495 [9SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Family and Medical Leave Act: expand coverage and allow leave for
parental involvement in educational and extracurricular
activities, (see H.R. 234), H497 [12FE]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
[18JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5594 [15JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H3488 [19MY]
------ 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), H4325 [9JN],
(see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H64 [27JA]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H4056
[3JN]
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),
H2706 [30AP]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H5494 [14JY]
Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to
students covered under college-sponsored health plans, (see H.R.
1281), H100 [28JA]
------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H64 [27JA]
------ 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. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program, (see H.R. 2202), H3247 [13MY]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H330 [4FE]
Human rights: trafficking of women and girls for forced
prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H2120 [21AP]
Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide in Cambodia, (see H. Res. 533), H8529 [23SE]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H7290 [5AU]
Income: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H6698 [29JY]
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: assure patient choice and access to services for
enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
(see H.R. 3547), H1549 [25MR]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
(see H.R. 4222), H5593 [15JY]
------ prevent conflicts of interest in the use of administrative
vendors in the administration of State children's health
insurance plans, (see H.R. 3713), H2236 [22AP]
------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H851 [4MR]
------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H851 [4MR]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
[17JY]
Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of
certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
4762), H10352 [9OC]
------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H.
Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE]
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), H386 [5FE]
Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of volunteers
for efforts towards Israeli independence, (see H. Con. Res.
268), H3625 [20MY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H579 [24FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
[18JN]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H4629 [16JN]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse, (see H.R. 3471), H1235 [17MR]
------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10012 [7OC]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H9275
[1OC]
------ coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
1018), H7915 [16SE], (see H.R. 1329), H8932 [25SE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
per visit payment limit, (see H.R. 4727), H10011 [7OC], (see
H.R. 4727), H10512 [10OC]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H2120 [21AP]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H9723 [6OC]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
birth centers, (see H.R. 4872), H11695 [20OC]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3972
[22MY]
National Commission on Terrorism: establish, (see H.R. 4536), H8932
[25SE]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H2236 [22AP]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H9275 [1OC]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H4165 [4JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H5957 [20JY]
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), H4479 [10JN]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H11023 [15OC]
Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6186 [22JY]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H8084
[18SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H385 [5FE]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H577 [24FE]
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), H6281
[23JY]
Taxation: designation of overpayments for use in biomedical
research conducted through the NIH, (see H.R. 3563), H1642
[26MR]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H4550 [11JN]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H5493 [14JY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H755 [3MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H7494
[9SE]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H7494 [9SE]
------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
(see H.R. 4563), H8627 [24SE]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
networks, (see H.R. 3844), H4479 [10JN]
------ protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
bills, (see H.R. 3990), H5738 [16JY]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H755 [3MR]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
designate, (see H.R. 2931), H1237 [17MR]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H5494 [14JY]
------ hosting of Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe summit relative to human rights violations, (see H. Con.
Res. 179), H101 [28JA]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
H631 [25FE]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5957 [20JY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5494 [14JY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6282
[23JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
557), H9178 [28SE]
------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust,
(see H.R. 3121), H678 [26FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H497 [12FE]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Insurance: coverage of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 4559), H7690
[14SE]
Medicare: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H3246 [13MY]
Letters
Needle exchange programs: by, H2463 [29AP]
Remarks
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6096 [22JY]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), H5889 [20JY]
------ participation in the World Health Organization (H. Con. Res.
219), H4281 [9JN], E178<bullet> [12FE]
------ participation in the World Health Organization (H. Con. Res.
334), H10263 [9OC]
------ tribute to efforts relative to Asian financial crisis and for
encouraging peace and stability in the region (H. Con. Res.
270), H4281 [9JN]
Chippewa Lake Village, OH: observance of St. Patrick's Day as a
legal holiday, E344<bullet> [10MR]
Clinton, President: censure, H11910 [18DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11910 [18DE]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
produced merchandise (H.R. 563), H9473 [5OC]
Customs Service: release of report on Mexican drug trafficking
relative to NAFTA, H7002 [4AU]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem (H. Res.
212), H10310 [9OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H10360 [10OC]
Dept. of HHS: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), H10791 [13OC], H10795
[13OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H. Res. 423), H3036
[12MY], H3040 [12MY]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 409), H2446 [29AP]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10676 [13OC], H10840
[14OC]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), consideration (H. Res. 383),
H1035 [11MR]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8603
[24SE], H8787 [25SE]
Geauga County, OH: anniversary of county fair, E1476<bullet> [30JY]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals (H. Res.
418), H7675 [14SE]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
defects (S. 419), H922 [10MR]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer (H. Res. 565), H10155 [8OC]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), H10768 [13OC], H10771 [13OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), H6374 [24JY], H7183 [5AU]
------ revise and extend bone marrow donation and transplantation
program (H.R. 2202), H3427 [19MY]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), H7183 [5AU]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), H7746 [15SE]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers (H.R. 1415), H245 [4FE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), H10360 [10OC]
Medicare: treatment of prescription drugs (H.R. 4627), H9163 [28SE]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), H5898 [20JY], H5900 [20JY]
------ treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State emission
standards (H.R. 8), H9900 [7OC]
NAFTA: impact on drug trafficking, H7002 [4AU]
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (H.
Con. Res. 171), H3424 [19MY]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4262 [9JN]
Racial relations: encourage dialogue and initiatives within the
U.S., H1212 [17MR], H1214 [17MR], H1216 [17MR]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8539 [24SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8539 [24SE]
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 (H.R. 1428), H470 [12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H6877 [31JY]
Special order: granted, H7688 [14SE], H8625 [24SE]
Tributes
Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
Lewis, Representative John, H1212 [17MR]
Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]