[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
Amendments
Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1448 [24MR], H1466
[25MR]
Federal courts: improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
H2256 [23AP]
Analyses
Copyright Compulsory License Improvement Act (H.R. 3210),
E163<bullet>-E165<bullet> [12FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, H8507 [23SE]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Lee Jay Stone, Not Only a Man of Football, Add Penfield, Asheboro
(NC) Courier-Tribune, E349<bullet> [11MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
Brothers, (see H.R. 2305), H1299 [18MR]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate, (see H.R.
3808), H3013 [7MY]
Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred
by the Office of Independent Counsel, (see H. Res. 532), H8035
[17SE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1159 [12MR], (see H.R.
3265), H1159 [12MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
------ provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial
purposes, (see H.R. 3224), H496 [12FE]
Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to
Senate confirmation, (see H.R. 3420), H1020 [10MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H2813
[5MY]
Drugs: use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, (see H. Res. 372),
H678 [26FE], (see H.J. Res. 117), H2706 [30AP]
Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of legal
staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
Families and domestic relations: child custody order enforcement,
(see H.R. 1690), H578 [24FE]
Federal agencies and departments: review of efficiency and need for
certain agencies, (see H.R. 2939), H386 [5FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
Foreign trade: limit controlled substances from Mexico, (see H.R.
3633), H3744 [21MY]
Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
H241 [3FE]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
workers, (see H.R. 2377), H2931 [6MY]
------ allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1112 [11MR]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6880 [31JY]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
2912), H65 [27JA]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
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]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H100 [28JA]
Social Security: prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners,
(see H.R. 530), H1643 [26MR]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4880 [19JN]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
[14JY]
------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H579 [24FE]
------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H631 [25FE]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H8084 [18SE]
Terry Sanford Federal Building, Raleigh, NC: designate, (see H.R.
3982), H4054 [3JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas
emissions, (see H. Res. 211), H65 [27JA]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2319 [23AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Copyrights: limitations on liability relative to on-line material,
(see H.R. 3209), H495 [12FE]
Courts: enforcement of child custody and visitation orders, (see
H.R. 4164), H5403 [25JN]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic
preference for recording depositions, (see H.R. 4221), H5593
[15JY]
Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems, (see
H.R. 3528), H1378 [23MR]
Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses,
(see H.R. 3723), H2317 [23AP]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
4841), H10917 [14OC]
Tariff: acetic acid, (5-chloro-8-quinolinyl)oxy-,1-methyhexyl
ester, (see H.R. 3359), H902 [5MR]
------ acetic acid, 2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(tetrahydro-3-oxo-1H, 3H-
1,3,4 thiadiazolo 3,4-a pyridazin-1-ylidene) amino phenyl thio-,
methyl ester, (see H.R. 3360), H902 [5MR]
------ calcium oxytetracycline, (see H.R. 3363), H902 [5MR]
------ chloroacetone, (see H.R. 3362), H902 [5MR]
------ dialkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sodium salt, (see H.R.
3365), H902 [5MR]
------ ethyl 2-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) ethyl carbamate, (see H.R. 3369),
H902 [5MR]
------ 4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-2-phenylamino-pyrimidine, (see H.R.
3367), H902 [5MR]
------ O,O-dimethyl-S-5-methoxy-2-oxo-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3 (2H)-yl-
methyl- dithiophosphate, (see H.R. 3368), H902 [5MR]
------ 1-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-triazin-2-yl)-3-2-(3,3,3-
trifluoropropyl)-phenylsulfonyl-urea, (see H.R. 3370), H902
[5MR]
------ orthonitrophenyl, (see H.R. 3361), H902 [5MR]
------ O-(6-chloro-3-phenyl-4-pyridazinyl)-S-octyl-carbonothioate,
(see H.R. 3366), H902 [5MR]
------ propanoic acid, 2-4-(5-chloro-3-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy-
phenoxy-2-propynyl ester, (see H.R. 3357), H902 [5MR]
------ sodium N-methyl-N oleoyl taurate, (see H.R. 3364), H902 [5MR]
------ streptomycin sulfate, (see H.R. 3356), H902 [5MR]
------ 3-4,6-bis(difluoromethoxy)-pryimidin-2-yl-1-(2-methoxy-
carbonylphenylsulfonyl) urea, (see H.R. 3371), H902 [5MR]
------ 3-(6-methoxy-4-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-1-2-(2-
chloroethoxy)-phenylsulfonyl-urea, (see H.R. 3372), H902 [5MR]
------ trifluoromethylaniline, (see H.R. 3354), H902 [5MR]
------ 2,4 dichloro 3,5 dinitro benzotrifluoride, (see H.R. 3358),
H902 [5MR]
------ 2-chloro-N-[2,6-dinitro-4-(tri-fluoromethyl)phenyl]-N-ethyl-
6-fluorobenzenemethanamine, (see H.R. 3355), H902 [5MR]
------ (2S, 4R)/(2R, 4S)/(2R, 4R)/(2S, 4S)-1-[2-4-(4-chloro-
phenoxy)-2-chlorophenyl-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl-methyl]-1H-
1,2,4-triazole, (see H.R. 3373), H902 [5MR]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 3210), H495 [12FE]
Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress, (see
H.R. 3163), H385 [5FE]
Conference reports
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (H.R. 2281), H10048-H10073 [8OC]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H683 [2MR], H6457 [27JY]
Letters
Copyright Term Extension Act: by, H9949 [7OC]
Digital Era Copyright Enhancement Act: by, E1207<bullet>-E1209
[23JN]
Digital Millennium Copyright Act: by, Committee on the Judiciary
(House), H7096-H7098 [4AU]
Motions
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty (S. 1525), H10461 [10OC]
Remarks
Asheboro, NC: tribute to Southwestern Randolph High School
cheerleaders, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
Bono, Sonny: tribute (H. Res. 338), H11 [27JA]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11819 [18DE]
Coast Guard: anniversary, E1535<bullet> [4AU]
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), H7601 [11SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H11027 [16OC]
Copyrights: clarify ownership of termination interests and
contractual obligations relative to motion picture residual
payments, H1466 [25MR], E753<bullet> [5MY]
------ duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1458 [25MR], H1462
[25MR], H1466 [25MR], H1478 [25MR], H1479 [25MR], E753<bullet>
[5MY]
------ duration of protection (H.R. 2589), corrections in
engrossment, H1483 [25MR]
------ duration of protection (S. 505), H9950 [7OC]
------ limitations on liability relative to on-line material (H.R.
3209), E160<bullet> [12FE]
------ prevent the misappropriation of collections of information
(H.R. 2652), H3400 [19MY], H3403 [19MY]
------ protection of certain original designs of vessel hulls (H.R.
2696), H1243 [18MR], H1247 [18MR]
------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1462 [25MR],
H1478 [25MR], H1479 [25MR]
Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
proceedings, H2269 [23AP]
------ enforcement of child custody and visitation orders (H.R.
4164), H5437 [14JY], H5438 [14JY], H5439 [14JY]
------ improve operation and administration of Federal courts (H.R.
2294), H1252 [18MR], H1253 [18MR]
------ limit Federal authority to force State and local governments
to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H2258 [23AP]
------ limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
release orders (H.R. 3718), H3404 [19MY], H3407 [19MY]
------ provide that persons closely related to certain judges may
not be appointed as judges to the same court (S. 1892), H9985
[7OC], H9986 [7OC]
Elon College, NC: tribute to Western Alamance High School boys'
tennis team, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
Federal courts: allow the face and voice of witnesses to be
disguised during broadcast coverage of trial proceedings, H2268
[23AP]
------ improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252), H2243
[23AP], H2246 [23AP], H2257 [23AP], H2258 [23AP], H2264 [23AP],
H2268 [23AP], H2269 [23AP]
------ limit protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements
relative to public health or safety, H2264 [23AP]
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore the stenographic
preference for recording depositions (H.R. 4221), E1312<bullet>
[15JY]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1047 [11MR]
Government: authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R.
3528), H10457 [10OC], H10458 [10OC]
------ authorize alternative dispute resolution systems (H.R. 3528),
H2066 [21AP], H2068 [21AP], H2069 [21AP]
Greensboro, NC: tribute to Greensboro Day School girls' soccer
team, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
------ tribute to Northwest Guilford High School boys' baseball
team, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Central High School girls'
soccer team, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Winston-Salem,
NC: designate (H.R. 2379), H5440 [14JY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H10461 [10OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59),
E1276<bullet> [26JN]
Madrid Protocol: implementation of agreement on the international
registration of trademarks (H.R. 567), H2755 [5MY], H2756 [5MY]
Morocco: U.S. policy, E1568<bullet> [7AU]
Patent and Trademark Office: funding for salaries and expenses
(H.R. 3723), H3040 [12MY], H3041 [12MY], E671<bullet> [23AP]
Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant
parts (H.R. 1197), H10260 [9OC], H11028 [16OC], H11029 [16OC]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
transportation trust funds, H1890 [1AP]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty (H.R. 3046), H10459 [10OC]
----- provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the
line of duty (S. 1525), H10461 [10OC]
----- provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
dependent children of officers killed or totally disabled in the
line of duty (S. 1525), insert H.R. 3046 language in lieu,
H10461 [10OC]
Ramseur, NC: tribute to Eastern Randolph High School boys' baseball
team, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
franchise sales and franchise business relationships (H.R.
4841), E2162<bullet> [14OC]
States: minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1890 [1AP]
Supreme Court Historical Society: acceptance of voluntary services
(S. 2143), H6898 [3AU], H6899 [3AU]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2157 [22AP]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals (H.R. 3210), E162<bullet> [12FE]
Trademark Act: amend to provide protection for trade dress (H.R.
3163), E117<bullet> [5FE]
Trademark Law Treaty: implementation (S. 2193), H10334 [9OC],
H10336 [9OC]
Trademarks: prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or
alteration of product identification codes (H.R. 3891), H9113
[28SE]
Transportation: develop a national interstate motor carrier
registration system, H1902 [1AP]
------ funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs,
and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1890 [1AP], H1902 [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H1824 [31MR], E1372<bullet> [21JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation (H.R. 2281), H7074 [4AU], H7091 [4AU], H7102
[4AU]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), H8507 [23SE]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10615 [12OC],
H10619 [12OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation (H.R. 2281), H7074 [4AU], H7091 [4AU],
H7102 [4AU]
------ implementation (H.R. 2281), H8507 [23SE] implementation (H.R.
2281), conference report, H10615 [12OC], H10619 [12OC]
World War II: tribute to ``Lion 4'' unit, E1192<bullet> [22JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1774 [30MR]
Reports filed
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act: Committee on the Judiciary
(House) (H.R. 3528) (H. Rept. 105-487), H2119 [21AP]
Child Custody Order Enforcement: Committee on the Judiciary (House)
(H.R. 1690) (H. Rept. 105-546), H3742 [21MY]
Collections of Information Antipiracy Act: Committee on the
Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2652) (H. Rept. 105-525), H3104 [12MY]
Copyright Term Extension Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House)
(H.R. 2589) (H. Rept. 105-452), H1298 [18MR]
Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Committee of Conference (H.R.
2281) (H. Rept. 105-796), H10075 [8OC]
Enlarge Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Relative to Class Action
Lawsuits: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3789) (H.
Rept. 105-702), H7583 [10SE]
Federal Court Operations and Administration Improvement: Committee
on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2294) (H. Rept. 105-437), H1158
[12MR]
Federal Courts Operation and Administration Improvements: Committee
on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1252) (H. Rept. 105-478), H2051
[1AP]
Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act:
Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2921) (H. Rept. 105-
661), H7583 [10SE]
Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Funding:
Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3723) (H. Rept. 105-
528), H3104 [12MY]
Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act: Committee on the Judiciary
(House) (H.R. 3891) (H. Rept. 105-650), H6510 [28JY]
Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary
(House) (H.R. 2696) (H. Rept. 105-436), H1111 [11MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty
Implementation: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2281)
(H. Rept. 105-551), H3970 [22MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty Implementation: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R.
2281) (H. Rept. 105-551), H3970 [22MY]
Summaries
Judicial Reform Act (H.R. 1252): Coble Technical Amendment, H2257
[23AP]
Tributes
Slack, Andrew, E1008<bullet> [3JN]
Smith, Edward C., E1713<bullet> [14SE]
Stone, Lee J., E349<bullet> [11MR]