[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CARSON, JULIA (a Representative from Indiana)
Articles and editorials
Gentle Lady, Indianapolis (IN) Star, H2379 [28AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of
law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors, (see H.R. 3537), H4165 [4JN]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294),
H4961 [22JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary
authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation
by foreign countries, (see H.R. 4209), H6820 [30JY]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
(see H.R. 4577), H8932 [25SE]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H241 [3FE]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H4712 [17JN]
------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
(see H.R. 4621), H8932 [25SE]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H5064 [23JN]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H4479 [10JN]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements
for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H4241 [5JN]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H4241 [5JN]
------ address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community
policing and reduction of school crime, (see H. Res. 512), H6880
[31JY]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents
relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
H2237 [22AP]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans:
establish, (see H.R. 40), H7414 [6AU]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H6282 [23JY]
Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of
Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
produced merchandise, (see H.R. 563), H2606 [29AP]
Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate,
(see H.R. 4616), H8528 [23SE]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Crime: increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4479
[10JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
------ prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
[21JY]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H1777 [30MR]
------ improve food safety research, education, and technology and
require the use of a designated team to rapidly respond to food
safety emergencies, (see H.R. 3132), H100 [28JA], (see H.R.
3148), H240 [3FE]
Dept. of Education: establish demonstration projects to ensure
equal educational opportunities for individuals with learning
disabilities at institutions of higher education, (see H.R.
3596), H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H4479 [10JN]
------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H6186
[22JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish
a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
------ 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), H676 [26FE]
------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5957 [20JY]
------ 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), H4241 [5JN]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4165 [4JN]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H5494 [14JY], (see H.R. 4220), H6511 [28JY]
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]
------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H4241 [5JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H7415 [6AU]
------ expand public's right to know about toxic chemical use and
release in their communities and disclose toxins in children's
consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H3024 [11MY]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
3813), H4712 [17JN]
------ encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R. 4009),
H9345 [2OC]
------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H1643
[26MR]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H1112 [11MR]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H9275 [1OC]
ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
H9188 [29SE]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
----- increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H3972
[22MY]
------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, (see H.R. 3646), H2053 [1AP]
------ improve safety of handguns, (see H.R. 1047), H1854 [31MR]
------ 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), H3972
[22MY]
------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H4165
[4JN]
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), H3744 [21MY]
Food: establish independent agency responsible for safety,
labeling, and inspection, (see H.R. 2801), H1379 [23MR]
------ improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H330 [4FE]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H3366 [18MY]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H2424
[28AP], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
Gabon: elections, (see H. Res. 518), H9346 [2OC]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
4340), H7585 [10SE]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4241 [5JN]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H4242
[5JN]
Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
Res. 313), H5494 [14JY]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H5064 [23JN]
------ 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. 1289), H5859 [17JY]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers, (see H.R. 1415), H64 [27JA]
Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency
department physician in certain hospitals, (see H.R. 3111),
H6880 [31JY]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H4242 [5JN]
Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H7915 [16SE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H386 [5FE]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H4479 [10JN]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional
assistance relative to the development and completion of the
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H4550
[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), H10077 [8OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate, (see
H.R. 4668), H9274 [1OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H579 [24FE]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1379
[23MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H2236
[22AP]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H5493 [14JY]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H5405
[25JN], (see H.R. 2912), H5493 [14JY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H5405
[25JN], (see H.R. 3205), H5593 [15JY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H5493 [14JY]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H7915 [16SE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H10513 [10OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7495 [9SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
3496), H5737 [16JY]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3625 [20MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1159 [12MR]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10917 [14OC]
------ establish asset-based welfare policies, (see H.R. 2849),
H6820 [30JY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H7495 [9SE]
Scott, Hunter: tribute, (see H. Res. 590), H10353 [9OC]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H8084
[18SE]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H10833
[13OC]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State, (see
H.R. 1234), H1445 [24MR]
Taxation: extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of
any extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H2056 [1AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
------ 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]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H5859 [17JY]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H4479 [10JN]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
[31JY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR], (see
H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
------ extend priority health care to those who received
nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H7618 [11SE]
WHO: encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7415
[6AU]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 446), H3767 [22MY]
American College of Sports Medicine: tribute to expansion project,
E321<bullet> [9MR]
Black History Month: observance, H651 [26FE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4535 [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), H6473 [27JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11856 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents
relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, or disability (H.R. 3043),
E2159<bullet> [14OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
E2159<bullet> [14OC]
Dept. of Justice: Community Relations Service funding, H7118 [4AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7118 [4AU]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10810 [13OC]
Firearms: improve safety of handguns (H.R. 1047), H1625 [26MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4084 [4JN]
Jonesboro, AR: shooting of students and teacher outside Westside
Middle School, H1625 [26MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (H.R. 3710), H2218 [22AP]
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9196
[1OC]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), E1110<bullet> [11JN]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
H3767 [22MY]
Scott, Hunter: tribute (H. Res. 590), H10471 [10OC]
Sneegas, Gretchen: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (organization)
Midwest Regional Youth Advocate of the Year award recipient,
E741<bullet> [1MY]
Votes: position on missed, H2983 [7MY], H3630 [21MY], H4983 [23JN],
H7674 [14SE], E2205<bullet> [15OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2806 [5MY], H2930 [6MY], H3622 [20MY],
H4960 [22JN]
Special order: granted, H327 [4FE], H674 [26FE], H1546 [25MR],
H1640 [26MR], H2235 [22AP], H2314 [23AP], H2422 [28AP], H3011
[7MY], H10074 [8OC], H10349 [9OC], H10511 [10OC], H10831 [13OC]
Tributes
Hamilton, Representative, H9170 [28SE]
Hulman, Mary Fendrich, H2379 [28AP]
Morton-Finney, John, H304 [4FE]
Stokes, Representative, H6231 [23JY]
Walker, C.J. (Madame), H651 [26FE]