[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Addresses
    Legal and Judicial Profession:  Kenneth W. Starr,
        E1090<bullet>-E1093<bullet> [10JN]
  Amendments 
    Courts:  enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
        action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), H9275 [1OC]
    Crime:  notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H604 [25FE]
    ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
        3494), H4518 [11JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7229 [5AU]
    Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
        H2280 [23AP]
  Analyses
    Establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales and
        franchise business relationships (H.R. 4841),
        E2172<bullet>-E2174<bullet> [14OC]
  Appendices
    Effects of Supermajority Requirements on State Economic Performance,
        H2149 [22AP]
  Appointments
    Conferee:  H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, H8507 [23SE]
    ------ H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9150 [28SE]
    ------ H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
    ------ S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention
        Act, H9204 [1OC]
  Articles and editorials
    Argentina's Flawed Court, Corrupted Society, Larry Birns and Anna
        Busch, Washington Report on the Hemisphere (publication),
        E1595<bullet> [7AU]
    Clinton, Starr and the Constitution, Nation (publication),
        E2046<bullet> [10OC]
    Kenneth Starr Stretches the Rules, Ronald K. Noble, New York (NY)
        Times, E1176<bullet> [19JN]
    Lies, Not Leaks, Real Starr Issue? Critics Say His Leak Denials May
        Have Violated U.S. Law, David E. Rovella, National Law Journal,
        E1228<bullet> [25JN]
    Life and Times of Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr., Michigan
        Chronicle (publication), E2204<bullet> [15OC]
    Petty Panamanian Politics, Anna Marie Busch, Washington Report on
        the Hemisphere (publication), E1248<bullet> [26JN]
    Power Not Vested in the Constitution, Benjamin Wittes, Washington
        (DC) Post, E1356<bullet> [20JY]
    Pressgate, Steven Brill, Brill's Content (publication), H5253-H5267
        [24JN]
    Scaife Foundation Gave $550,000 to Anti-Clinton Legal Group, David
        Segal, Washington (DC) Post, E1096<bullet> [10JN]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Antitrust policy:  treatment of video programming for multichannel
        distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H1642 [26MR]
    Armed Forces:  anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294),
        H4961 [22JN]
    Automobile National Heritage Area:  authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
        H3624 [20MY]
    Bankruptcy:  reform laws, (see H.R. 3146), H240 [3FE]
    Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
        industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
    Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
        of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
    Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI:  designate, (see H.R.
        3808), H3013 [7MY]
    CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
        H.R. 2733), H6487 [27JY]
    ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
    Children and youth:  tribute to child care professionals, (see H.
        Res. 279), H448 [11FE]
    Citizenship:  waiving of residency and English language requirements
        for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H10353 [9OC]
    Congressional Research Service:  make certain information available
        to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H1237 [17MR]
    Courts:  applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
        the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
        H10010 [7OC]
    ------ authority for the interception of communications, (see H.R.
        3753), H2605 [29AP]
    ------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
        proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
    ------ establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
        exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H5405 [25JN]
    ------ make minor and technical amendments relative to Federal
        criminal law and procedure, (see H.R. 4651), H9178 [28SE]
    Crime:  increase research of link between violence against animals
        and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4055 [3JN]
    ------ prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
        counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
        [21JY]
    ------ provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial
        purposes, (see H.R. 3224), H678 [26FE]
    Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
        2898), H1112 [11MR]
    Dept. of Justice:  authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3303), H754
        [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
        3240), H631 [25FE]
    Diseases:  prostate cancer screening benefits, (see H.R. 2639),
        H2318 [23AP]
    Drunken driving:  national standard to prohibit the operation of
        motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1643
        [26MR]
    Education:  assist urban and rural local education agencies in
        raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
        3813), H3013 [7MY]
    ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
    ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
        [14MY]
    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]
    Federal Prison Industries:  eliminate Federal agency requirement to
        purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
        contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H3972 [22MY]
    Firearms:  regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833),
        H3104 [12MY]
    ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
        (see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
    Foreign aid:  prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
        certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
    Germany:  discrimination against members of minority religious
        groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H10353 [9OC]
    Great Irish Potato Famine:  issue postage stamp to commemorate
        anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
        the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
        (see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
        (see H.R. 3605), H2606 [29AP]
    Historic buildings and sites:  authorizing appropriations for
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
        universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
    Housing:  provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
        participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
        H1550 [25MR]
    Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
        3033), H65 [27JA]
    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), H10012 [7OC]
    Iraq:  congressional authorization of offensive military action,
        (see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
    ------ prohibit use of Dept. of Defense appropriations for offensive
        operations to force compliance with U.N. Security Council
        resolutions, (see H.R. 3208), H755 [3MR]
    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), H8083 [18SE]
    Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
        (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
    Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
        3156), H1237 [17MR]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
        flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H755 [3MR]
    Medicare:  delay implementation of interim payment system to home
        health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585
        [10SE]
    Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
        H1336 [19MR]
    Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
        culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
    Nazi Party--World War II:  require disclosure of information
        relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
        (see H.R. 4007), H4240 [5JN]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
        status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
    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]
    Point Reyes National Seashore:  protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
        H3744 [21MY]
    Postal Service:  guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
        consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H7414 [6AU]
    ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
        (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4712 [17JN]
    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]
    Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
        (see H.R. 2154), H2055 [1AP]
    Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
        H8528 [23SE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
        H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
    Small business:  establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
        4841), H10917 [14OC]
    Social Security:  prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
        [23JN]
    St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.:  establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
    Supreme Court:  hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as
        clerks to the Justices, (see H. Res. 591), H10353 [9OC]
    Taxation:  creation of a new class of bonds for new school
        construction, (see H.R. 2695), H447 [11FE]
    ------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
        H.R. 1382), H5297 [24JN]
    ------ impose tax on billboards and apply revenue to surface
        transportation programs, (see H.R. 1449), H7915 [16SE]
    ------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
        each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
        H2331 [27AP]
    ------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
        construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
        enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
    ------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
        acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
        H7428 [7AU] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
        teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H7428
        [7AU]
    ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
        construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
    ------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
        connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
        H4711 [17JN]
    Tobacco products:  reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
        research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
        H3311 [14MY]
    Veterans:  determination of active military service for certain
        merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
        1126), H3624 [20MY]
    Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
        Independence Day, (see H. Res. 495), H5404 [25JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Correctional institutions:  encourage formation of Lifer Groups,
        (see H. Con. Res. 256), H1854 [31MR]
    ------ provide for drug testing and interventions, and reduce drug
        trafficking and related crimes, (see H.R. 3606), H1854 [31MR]
    Crime:  prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
        [19MR]
    ------ provide protection from personal intrusion for commercial
        purposes, (see H.R. 4425), H7411 [6AU]
    English, Robert:  relief of family, (see H.R. 4518), H7414 [6AU]
    Foreign trade:  clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
        foreign nations, (see H.R. 4453), H7412 [6AU]
    Urban areas:  provide grants to organizations to develop youth
        intervention models, (see H.R. 3607), H1854 [31MR]
  Excerpts
    Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure relative to secrecy of grand
        jury information, E1155<bullet> [17JN]
  Guidelines
    ABA restrictions on disclosing information relative to ongoing
        criminal investigations, H4947 [22JN]
    Dept. of Justice restrictions on disclosing information relative to
        ongoing criminal investigations, H4947 [22JN]
  Histories
    Tangled Web--A History of CIA Complicity in International Drug
        Trafficking:  Institute for Policy Studies, H2955 [7MY]
  Letters
    Allegations against Kenneth W. Starr on releasing information to the
        media relative to independent counsel investigations:  David E.
        Kendall, E1205<bullet> [23JN]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) jurisdiction relative to
        formation of a special committee to review reports on
        independent counsel investigations:  by, H2614 [30AP]
    Deny visas to certain aliens involved in extrajudicial and political
        killings in Haiti:  several Representatives, H1596<bullet>
        [26MR], H1597<bullet> [26MR]
    District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act:  Clint
        Bolick, Institute for Justice, H2617 [30AP]
    Testimony of Marsha Scott relative to campaign finance
        investigations:  Stuart F. Pierson, Levine, Pierson, Sullivan,
        and Koch (law firm), H3075 [12MY]
  Motions 
    Bankruptcy:  reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4440 [10JN]
  Remarks
    Abortion:  prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
        discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
        of veto, H6200 [23JY]
    ------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
        H6210<bullet> [23JY]
    African Americans:  discrimination claims by farmers against the
        Dept. of Agriculture, E217<bullet> [24FE]
    Appropriations:  making omnibus consolidated and emergency
        supplemental appropriations, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
    Argentina:  corruption of judicial system, E1594<bullet> [7AU]
    Armed Forces:  support while carrying out missions in and around the
        Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), E2345<bullet> [18DE]
    Bankruptcy:  protect creditor rights who are drunk driving or crime
        victims, H4440 [10JN]
    ------ reform laws, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
    ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4406 [10JN]
    ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), conference report, H10230 [9OC],
        H10234 [9OC], H10236 [9OC]
    ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), motion to recommit, H4440 [10JN]
    ------ treatment of credit card debt, H10236 [9OC]
    ------ treatment of recording artists' contracts with recording
        studios, H4406 [10JN]
    Black History Month:  observance, H422<bullet> [11FE]
    Budget:  tax treatment of tobacco products, H2141 [22AP], H2142
        [22AP], H2148 [22AP]
    Byrd, James, Jr.:  condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
        of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4532 [11JN]
    CIA:  investigate involvement in crack cocaine sales to fund
        Contras, H2954<bullet> [7MY]
    Clinton, President:  censure, H11782 [18DE], H11808 [18DE]
    ------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
        grounds exist to impeach, H9672-H9675 [6OC] Committee on the
        Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach
        (H. Res. 581), H10015 [8OC], H10017 [8OC], H10022 [8OC], H10096
        [8OC], E2046<bullet> [10OC] Committee on the Judiciary (House)
        inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581),
        unanimous-consent agreement, H10019 [8OC] Committee on the
        Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether grounds exist to impeach
        (H. Res. 581), unanimous-consent request, H10015 [8OC]
    ------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
        justice, and improper sexual conduct, H9165 [28SE]
    ------ House of Representatives' appointment and authorization of
        managers for impeachment trial (H. Res. 614), H12043 [19DE]
    ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11775 [18DE], H11782 [18DE],
        H11805 [18DE], H11808 [18DE], H11815 [18DE], H11828 [18DE],
        H11836 [18DE], H11837 [18DE], H11842 [18DE], H11846 [18DE],
        H11849 [18DE], H11974 [19DE]
    ------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
        obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
        conduct, E1493<bullet> [31JY], E1501<bullet> [31JY],
        E1600<bullet> [7AU]
    ------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
        perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
        E1677<bullet> [9SE], E1721<bullet> [15SE]
    ------ urge full cooperation by former political appointees,
        friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H.
        Res. 433), H3650 [21MY]
    Clinton, President and Hillary Rodham:  investigation of involvement
        in Whitewater Estates development and Madison Guaranty,
        E1501<bullet> [31JY], E1600<bullet> [7AU]
    Commission on Civil Rights:  reauthorize (H.R. 3117), H1256<bullet>
        [18MR]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House):  granting of
        immunity relative to investigation of Federal election campaign
        fundraising and expenditure practices, H3234 [13MY],
        E849<bullet> [13MY]
    ------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
        expenditure practices, H3234 [13MY]
    ------ release of confidential information relative to investigation
        of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure
        practices, H2779 [5MY], H2922 [6MY], H3074 [12MY], E796<bullet>
        [7MY]
    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), H7597 [11SE], H7604
        [11SE]
    ------ jurisdiction relative to formation of a special committee to
        review reports on independent counsel investigations, H2614
        [30AP]
    ------ use of additional funds for investigations, H1410 [24MR],
        H1411 [24MR]
    Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
        Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), H5032
        [23JN]
    Copyrights:  duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1463<bullet>
        [25MR], H1465 [25MR]
    ------ duration of protection (S. 505), E1995<bullet> [9OC],
        E2308<bullet> [12NO]
    ------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1463<bullet>
        [25MR]
    Courts:  establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
        prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
        exposure personal injury claims (H.R. 3905), E1238<bullet>
        [25JN]
    ------ jurisdiction of Federal courts over foreign manufacturers,
        H2280 [23AP]
    ------ limit Federal authority to force State and local governments
        to assess, levy, or collect taxes, H2259 [23AP], H2260 [23AP]
    ------ modify death penalty sentencing guidelines relative to
        convictions for witness intimidation or retaliation, H604
        [25FE], H605 [25FE]
    ------ prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of
        unjustifiable nonacquiescence and relitigation of precedents
        established in the Federal judicial circuits (H.R. 1544), H593
        [25FE]
    ------ require only Federal agencies which administer benefit
        programs or enforce the tax code to adhere to precedents
        established in Federal judicial circuits, H593 [25FE]
    Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
        H4532 [11JN]
    ------ increase penalties for violent crimes against senior citizens
        and the disabled, H4508 [11JN], H4509 [11JN]
    ------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
        engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H602 [25FE], H604
        [25FE], H605 [25FE]
    ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
        3494), H4492 [11JN], H4505 [11JN], H4506 [11JN], H4507 [11JN],
        H4508 [11JN], H4509 [11JN], H4510 [11JN], H4517 [11JN], H4518
        [11JN], H4524 [11JN], H4526 [11JN], H4528 [11JN] penalties for
        certain sex offenses against children (H.R. 3494), motion to
        recommit, H4530 [11JN]
    ------ provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders, H4517 [11JN],
        H4518 [11JN]
    ------ provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
        H4510 [11JN]
    ------ provide State grants to combat violence against women and
        limit the effects of violence and sexual assaults against women
        and children, H4524 [11JN], H4526 [11JN], H4528 [11JN]
    ------ reporting requirements for Internet service providers
        relative to child pornography, H4506 [11JN], H4507 [11JN]
    Dept. of Defense:  assign personnel to assist the INS and the
        Customs Service in the performance of their border protection
        functions, H3698 [21MY]
    ------ 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<bullet> [21OC]
    ------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
        prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H3698 [21MY]
    Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees,
        including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
        review board to monitor compliance, H7229 [5AU], H7230 [5AU],
        H7233 [5AU], H7235 [5AU], H7237 [5AU], H7241 [5AU], H7242 [5AU]
    ------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
        review board to monitor compliance, H7229 [5AU], H7230 [5AU],
        H7233 [5AU], H7235 [5AU], H7237 [5AU], H7241 [5AU], H7242 [5AU]
    Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
        consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
        H1596<bullet> [26MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies:  making appropriations
        (H.R. 4328), conference report, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7226 [5AU], H7227
        [5AU], H7229 [5AU], H7230 [5AU], H7233 [5AU], H7235 [5AU], H7237
        [5AU], H7241 [5AU], H7242 [5AU]
    Education:  encourage use of school resource officers (S. 2235),
        H10333<bullet> [9OC]
    FBI:  privacy and security of records provided to the White House
        containing sensitive background security information,
        E1600<bullet> [7AU]
    Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
        H2248 [23AP], H2249 [23AP], H2259 [23AP], H2260 [23AP], H2264
        [23AP], H2265 [23AP], H2279 [23AP], H2280 [23AP]
    ------ limit protective orders and sealing of cases and settlements
        relative to public health or safety, H2264 [23AP], H2265 [23AP]
    Federal employees:  provide cost-of-living allowances to judges,
        H2279 [23AP]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
        contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
        coverage, H9932<bullet> [7OC]
    Foreign policy:  deny visas to certain aliens involved in
        extrajudicial and political killings in Haiti, H1596<bullet>
        [26MR]
    Foreign trade:  clarify antitrust policy relative to commerce with
        foreign nations (H.R. 4453), E1614<bullet> [7AU]
    ------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
        for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8801<bullet> [25SE]
    Freedom of religion:  constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
        Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 453), H4073 [4JN]
    Haiti:  democracy efforts, E1245<bullet> [26JN]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (H.R. 4250), H6410<bullet> [24JY]
    Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
        H6934<bullet> [3AU]
    Immigration:  adjust status of certain Haitian refugees,
        H9932<bullet> [7OC]
    Intelligence services:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
        H2954<bullet> [7MY], H2962 [7MY], H2963 [7MY]
    Iraq:  military response to material and unacceptable breach of
        international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
        E2345<bullet> [18DE]
    Law enforcement:  provide for the collection of data on traffic
        stops (H.R. 118), H1387 [24MR]
    Major League Baseball:  application of antitrust laws (S. 53), H9944
        [7OC], H9945 [7OC]
    Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
        H4585<bullet> [16JN]
    National Institute of Justice:  require study on persistent sexual
        predators, H4505 [11JN]
    Panama:  U.S. policy on Canal Zone, E1248<bullet> [26JN]
    Patents:  protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant
        parts (H.R. 1197), H11028 [16OC]
    Political campaigns:  investigate campaign fundraising practices
        relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
        People's Republic of China, H3650 [21MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.:  use of executive privilege (H. Res. 432),
        H3641 [21MY], H3643 [21MY], H3644 [21MY]
    Real property:  private property owner rights (H.R. 992),
        H1093<bullet> [11MR]
    Secret Service:  assertion of protective function privilege,
        E1294<bullet> [14JY], E1313<bullet> [15JY], E1334<bullet>
        [17JY], E1356<bullet> [20JY]
    Small business:  establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
        franchise sales and franchise business relationships (H.R.
        4841), E2172<bullet> [14OC]
    Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
        which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
        is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8742<bullet> [25SE]
    Starr, Kenneth W.:  allegations of leaks to the media relative to
        independent counsel investigations, H6065<bullet> [21JY],
        H6420<bullet> [24JY], H7426 [7AU], E1385<bullet> [22JY],
        E1426<bullet> [24JY], E1506<bullet> [31JY]
    ------ allegations of partisanship relative to independent counsel
        investigations, H3074 [12MY], E1561<bullet> [5AU]
    ------ allegations of releasing information to the media relative to
        independent counsel investigations, H5253 [24JN], E1155<bullet>
        [17JN], E1167<bullet> [18JN]
    ------ issuance of interim report relative to independent counsel
        investigations, H4539 [11JN]
    Supreme Court:  decision on attorney-client privilege after client's
        death, H5389 [25JN]
    Taxation:  constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
        on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
        H2141 [22AP], H2142 [22AP], H2147 [22AP], H2148 [22AP], H2154
        [22AP], H2159 [22AP]
    ------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
        businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
        H8742<bullet> [25SE]
    Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
        health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H2142
        [22AP]
    Trademarks:  prohibit the unauthorized destruction, modification, or
        alteration of product identification codes (H.R. 3891), H9112
        [28SE], H9114 [28SE], H9115 [28SE], H9116 [28SE]
    Virgin Islands:  commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
        the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
        Independence Day (H. Res. 495), H5387 [25JN]
    Votes:  correction, H7507<bullet> [10SE]
    ------ position on missed, H1836 [31MR], H7857<bullet> [16SE],
        E1425<bullet> [24JY]
    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), H467 [12FE],
        H473<bullet> [12FE]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
        implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10617 [12OC]
    World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
        Treaty:  implementation (H.R. 2281), conference report, H10617
        [12OC]
  Remarks in House relative to
    Special order:  granted, H1443 [24MR], H2806 [5MY], H2930 [6MY],
        H3011 [7MY], H3102 [12MY], H3244 [13MY], H3310 [14MY], H3739
        [21MY], H3968 [22MY], H4048 [3JN], H4237 [5JN], H4322 [9JN],
        H4477 [10JN], H4546 [11JN], H4626 [16JN], H4710 [17JN], H4832
        [18JN], H4960 [22JN], H5062 [23JN], H5294 [24JN], H5397 [25JN],
        H5486 [14JY], H5591 [15JY], H5734 [16JY], H5857 [17JY], H5954
        [20JY], H6067 [21JY], H6181 [22JY], H6451 [24JY], H6695 [29JY],
        H6818 [30JY], H7403 [6AU], H7428 [7AU], H7485 [9SE], H7582
        [10SE], H7615 [11SE], H7800 [15SE], H8522 [23SE], H8625 [24SE],
        H8929 [25SE], H9270 [1OC], H9343 [2OC], H10009 [7OC], H10074
        [8OC], H10349 [9OC], H10665 [12OC]
  Rules
    District of Columbia Bar Association restrictions on disclosing
        information relative to ongoing criminal investigations, H4947
        [22JN]
    District of Columbia District Court restrictions on disclosing
        information relative to ongoing criminal investigations, H4948
        [22JN]
  Summaries
    Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act (H.R. 2759),
        H6934 [3AU]
  Tributes
    Diggs, Charles C., Jr., E2203<bullet> [15OC]
    Higginbotham, A. Leon, E2361<bullet> [19DE]
    Mallett, Conrad L., Sr., E665<bullet> [23AP]
    Stokes, Representative, H6229 [23JY]
    Taylor, Billy, E1736<bullet> [16SE]
    Ward, Nathaniel P., III, E1606<bullet> [7AU]
    Young, Coleman A., E55<bullet> [28JA]