[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)
Amendments
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (H. Con. Res. 294), H6604
[29JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6151 [22JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1112 [11MR]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H6453 [24JY]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H8528 [23SE]
Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate,
(see H.R. 4616), H8528 [23SE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
Crime: prevent money laundering, (see H.R. 3745), H4712 [17JN]
Dept. of Energy: abolish, (see H.R. 1577), H3625 [20MY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5297 [24JN]
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),
H7617 [11SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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),
H5405 [25JN]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H4479 [10JN]
------ use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, (see H. Res. 372),
H678 [26FE], (see H.J. Res. 117), H2706 [30AP]
Education: role in character development and teaching of moral
values, (see H. Con. Res. 127), H2424 [28AP]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H6697 [29JY]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H579 [24FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
[5FE]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H10077 [8OC]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3247 [13MY]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of
changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see
H.R. 4049), H4549 [11JN]
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], (see H. Res.
598), H11023 [15OC]
John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate, (see
H.R. 4668), H9274 [1OC]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service, (see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Medicare: election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude
payment for abortion services, (see H.R. 4228), H6487 [27JY]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H2237 [22AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act: amend, (see H.R. 3565),
H1642 [26MR]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
452), H4165 [4JN]
Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act
with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, (see
H.R. 4090), H4879 [19JN]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H10353 [9OC]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
Tariff: televisions, (see H.R. 3602), H7290 [5AU]
Taxation: constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ 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), H1168 [16MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
Selected Reserve, (see H.R. 3668), H2054 [1AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's, (see H. Res. 360),
H497 [12FE]
Bills and resolutions relative to
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and
authorization of managers for impeachment trial, (see H. Res.
614), H12047 [19DE]
Letters
Kankakee River Basin project funding: Lori F. Kaplan, Indiana Dept.
of Natural Resources, H4926 [22JN]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1798 [31MR], H1810 [31MR]
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration (H. Con. Res. 294), H6603
[29JY], H6604 [29JY]
------ ensure continuation of gender-integrated training, H3503
[20MY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, H3690 [21MY]
------ funding of abortions for military personnel and dependents at
overseas military medical facilities, H3568 [20MY], H3569
[20MY], H3570 [20MY], H3571 [20MY], H3572 [20MY], H3573 [20MY],
H3574 [20MY]
------ gender-integrated training policies, H8562 [24SE]
------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11725 [17DE]
------ treatment of military personnel relative to ethical conduct
of President Clinton, H2340 [28AP]
Bono, Sonny: tribute (H. Res. 338), H15 [27JA]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, H3695
[21MY], H3713 [21MY]
------ withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con. Res. 227), H1264
[18MR]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of satellite
equipment and technology, H3565 [20MY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H3564
[20MY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11788 [18DE], H11859 [18DE], H11911
[18DE], H12036 [19DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10084 [8OC]
------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
justice, and improper sexual conduct, H7498 [10SE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11788 [18DE], H11859 [18DE],
H11896 [18DE], H11911 [18DE], H12036 [19DE]
------ urge full cooperation by former political appointees,
friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H.
Res. 433), H3653 [21MY]
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), H7600 [11SE],
H7605<bullet> [11SE]
Courts: mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
guns (H.R. 424), H533 [24FE], H534 [24FE]
Crime: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H602 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: assign personnel to assist the INS and the
Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
functions, H3696 [21MY], H3698 [21MY], H3700 [21MY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H2788 [5MY], H3562
[20MY], H3564 [20MY], H3565 [20MY], H3568 [20MY], H3569 [20MY],
H3570 [20MY], H3571 [20MY], H3572 [20MY], H3573 [20MY], H3574
[20MY], H3690 [21MY], H3695 [21MY], H3696 [21MY], H3698 [21MY],
H3700 [21MY], H3713 [21MY] authorizing appropriations for
military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R.
3616), consideration (H. Res. 441), H3503 [20MY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 549), H8562 [24SE]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
H4909<bullet> [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7236 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7236 [5AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6151 [22JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7236 [5AU]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7725<bullet> [15SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4926 [22JN]
Foreign policy: prohibit participation in investigation of Chinese
launch failure of U.S.-built satellite, H3562 [20MY]
Iraq: make funding for military action relative to weapons
inspections contingent upon congressional approval, H1810 [31MR]
------ military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11725 [17DE]
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), H10962 [15OC]
Kankakee River: Corps of Engineers project funding, H4926 [22JN]
------ national wildlife refuge funding, H6151 [22JY]
Knox, IN: anniversary of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, E1488<bullet>
[31JY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
H3049 [12MY]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service
(H. Res. 422), H3060 [12MY]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2788 [5MY],
H10999 [15OC]
Parliamentary inquiry, H1798 [31MR], H3652 [21MY]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (H.R.
2263), H10121 [8OC], H10126 [8OC]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), consideration (H. Res. 500), H5544 [15JY]
States: minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1904 [1AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1904 [1AP]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's (H. Res. 360),
H483<bullet> [12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Clinton, President: House of Representatives' appointment and
authorization of managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 614),
H12042 [19DE], H12043 [19DE]
Special order: granted, H11022 [15OC]
Testimonies
Military Readiness--Observations on Personnel Readiness in Later
Deploying Army Divisions: Mark E. Gebicke, GAO, H2788-H2791
[5MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 614, House of Representatives' appointment and authorization
of managers for impeachment trial of President Clinton, H12043
[19DE]
Tributes
Baratz, Max, E951<bullet> [22MY]
Johnson, Representative Sam, H483<bullet> [12FE]
McHale, Representative, H7498 [10SE]
Porter, Jack, E1006<bullet> [3JN]
Tanner, Glenn, E1006<bullet> [3JN]