[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CLAIMS
Amendments
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S.
1158), S7210 [25JN], S7222 [25JN]
------ conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S.
1159), S7210 [25JN], S7223 [25JN]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
S9602 [31JY]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1619 [26MR]
Articles and editorials
Animas Lite Looks Good, S2120 [17MR]
Build A-LP Lite--Romer-Schoettler Process Did Its Job--Including
Producing A-LP Lite--Now It's Time To Build It, S2121 [17MR]
It's High Time, S2121 [17MR]
Price Is Lite, S2120 [17MR]
State Leadership, at Long Last, on A-LP, S2121 [17MR]
Bills and resolutions
African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of
discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, (see H.R. 4051), H4549 [11JN]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims, (see
S. 1899), S2967 [1AP], (see H.R. 3658), H2053 [1AP]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights
claims, (see S. 1771), S2113 [17MR], (see H.R. 3478), H1236
[17MR]
Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial
retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, (see H.R. 3212), H495
[12FE]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims, (see S. 2546), S11339 [2OC]
------ prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
established in the Federal judicial circuits, (see S. 2641),
S12720 [20OC]
------ rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in
certain health care liability actions, (see H.R. 4791), H10513
[10OC]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products, (see S.
2564), S11698 [7OC]
Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims,
(see S. 2608), S12164 [9OC]
Health: distinguish between health care claims fraud and
unavoidable billing errors, (see S. 2007), S3783 [29AP]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
priority for veterans filing such claims, (see S. 1794), S2214
[18MR], (see H.R. 3484), H1298 [18MR]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: eliminate threshold
requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable
expenses, (see S. 2585), S11970 [8OC]
------ revise filing deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778),
H2705 [30AP]
Native Americans: establish temporary court to hear claims against
the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts, (see H.R.
4485), H7413 [6AU]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
organizations who prevail in proceedings, (see S. 1684), S1070
[26FE]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246, S. 2085), S4906 [14MY], H577 [24FE] treatment of
businesses, labor organizations, and employees (H.R. 3246),
consideration, (see H. Res. 393), H1548 [25MR]
Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to
State water rights adjudications, (see H.R. 3557), H1549 [25MR]
------ settlement of the reserved water rights of the Shivwits and
construction of certain water projects, (see H.R. 4746), H10075
[8OC]
Letters
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved
Water Rights Settlement Act: Marc Racicot, Governor of Montana,
S2978 [1AP]
Discrimination claims by African-American farmers against the Dept.
of Agriculture: Gary R. Grant, H546 [24FE]
----- Representative Waters, Congressional Black Caucus, H546
[24FE], H547 [24FE]
Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act: John E. Moon, VFW,
S2216 [18MR]
Resolution of discrimination claims by African-American farmers
against the Dept. of Agriculture: Dan Glickman, Sec. of
Agriculture, S8309 [16JY]
Remarks in House
African Americans: discrimination claims by farmers against the
Dept. of Agriculture, H543-H550 [24FE], H1096 [11MR], E217
[24FE]
------ discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, H9597 [6OC]
------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H4981 [23JN], H4986
[23JN], H4987 [23JN], H4998 [23JN], H5848 [17JY]
------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H9331 [2OC]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims
(H.R. 3478), H4935 [22JN]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), H1136 [12MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorize settlement and payment of claims
against the U.S. for death or injury of certain employees
relative to incidents in which claims are settled for foreign
nationals (H.R. 3022), E2272 [21OC], E2279 [21OC]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
H3377-H3392 [19MY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), E434 [19MR],
E760 [5MY]
Native Americans: establish temporary court to hear claims against
the U.S. relative to tribal trust fund accounts (H.R. 4485),
E1581 [7AU]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1210 [17MR], H1455 [25MR], H1556 [26MR], H1558
[26MR], H1599 [26MR], H1609-H1623 [26MR], E195 [24FE], E504
[27MR], E510 [30MR], E518 [30MR], E544 [1AP]
----- treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1609 [26MR]
Remarks in Senate
African Americans: provide a mechanism for resolution of
discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of
Agriculture, S6548 [18JN], S8307-S8309 [16JY]
------ provide a mechanism for resolution of discrimination claims
by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, S11433 [5OC]
Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Aleut Corp., S9402
[30JY]
------ conveyance of certain lands to the Huna Totem Corp. (S.
1158), S7224 [25JN]
------ conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S.
1159), S7224 [25JN]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (S.
1899), S2975-S2978 [1AP], S2978 [1AP]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims
(S. 1771), S2115-S2122 [17MR]
Courts: clarification of jurisdiction over private property takings
and land use disputes (H.R. 1534), S8034-S8037 [13JY]
------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims (S. 2546), S11343-S11345 [2OC]
------ prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
established in the Federal judicial circuits (S. 2641), S12720
[20OC]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
S9603 [31JY]
----- payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (S. 358),
S1026 [25FE]
------ payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
S12912-S12915 [21OC], S12959 [21OC]
Gila River Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (S.
2608), S12173 [9OC]
Health: distinguish between health care claims fraud and
unavoidable billing errors (S. 2007), S3789-S3791 [29AP],
S7675-S7677 [8JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), S3648 [27AP],
S7675-S7677 [8JY]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
priority for veterans filing such claims (S. 1794), S2215 [18MR]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: eliminate threshold
requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable expenses
(S. 2585), S11980 [8OC]
NLRB: recovery of attorneys' fees by small businesses and labor
organizations who prevail in proceedings (S. 1684), S1073 [26FE]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(S. 2085), S4915 [14MY]
Tobacco products: national policy to reduce tobacco use, S2235
[18MR]
------ resolve litigation against tobacco industry, reform civil
justice system responsible for adjudicating claims, and
establish a national policy to reduce youth tobacco use (S.
1530), S3 [27JA]
Reports
Blood and Blood Products--Federal Regulations and Tort Liability:
Diane T. Duffy and Henry Cohen, Congressional Research Service,
H3380-H3385 [19MY]
HIV and the Blood Supply--An Analysis of Crisis Decisionmaking:
Lauren B. Leveton, Harold C. Sox, Jr., and Michael A. Stoto,
Institute of Medicine, H3385-H3389 [19MY]
Resolution of Discrimination Claims by Farmers Against the Dept. of
Agriculture: Roger C. Viadero, Dept. of Agriculture,
S11434-S11436 [5OC]
Reports filed
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Recognition of Certain Native
American Communities: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
2812) (H. Rept. 105-716), H7802 [15SE]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims:
Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1771), S12163 [9OC]
Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and
Employees Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 393) (H.
Rept. 105-463), H1548 [25MR]
Forest Service Easement Grant to the Chugach Alaska Corp.:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3087) (H. Rept. 105-782),
H9722 [6OC]
Huna Totem Corp. Conveyance of Certain Lands in Alaska: Committee
on Resources (House) (H.R. 3088) (H. Rept. 105-784), H9722 [6OC]
Kake Tribal Corp. Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House)
(H.R. 2756) (H. Rept. 105-783), H9722 [6OC]
Narragansett Justice Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R.
1983) (H. Rept. 105-692), H7493 [9SE]
NLRB Treatment of Businesses, Labor Organizations, and Employees:
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 3246) (H.
Rept. 105-453), H1298 [18MR]
Payments to Individuals With Blood-Clotting Disorders Who Contracted
HIV Due to Contaminated Blood Products: Committee on Ways and
Means (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-465), H3012 [7MY]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 105-
465), H1549 [25MR]
Private Property Rights Implementation Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1534), S1068 [26FE]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 1534) (S. Rept. 105-
242), S7678 [8JY]
Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act: Committee on Labor and Human
Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1023), S11697 [7OC]
------ Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2564),
S11698 [7OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes' final settlement of water rights claims:
Colorado Water Conservation Board, S2118 [17MR]
----- Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority,
S2119 [17MR]
----- Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council, S2118 [17MR]
----- Ute Mountain Tribal Council, S2119 [17MR]
Statements
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes' Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims:
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, and Gail Schoettler,
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, S2120 [17MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 393, consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business
and Employees Act, H1600 [26MR]
H.R. 1023, Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act, H3377 [19MY]
H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act, H1618
[26MR]
S. 1158, Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act, S7223 [25JN]
S. 1159, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act, S7224 [25JN]
S. 1684, Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act, S1074
[26FE]
S. 1771, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes' final settlement of water
rights claims, S2117 [17MR]
S. 1794, Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims Protection Act, S2216
[18MR]
S. 1899, Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian
Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act, S2975-S2978 [1AP]
S. 2007, Health Care Claims Guidance Act, S3790 [29AP]
S. 2085, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act, S4915 [14MY]
S. 2585, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act,
S11981 [8OC]
S. 2641, Federal Agency Compliance Act, S12721 [20OC]