[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H10011 [7OC]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H678
[26FE]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: allow members to participate in the Thrift Savings
Plan, (see H.R. 3933), H5738 [16JY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
2748), H1112 [11MR]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H8461 [22SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4629 [16JN]
Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary, (see H. Res. 451), H4242 [5JN]
Children and youth: tribute to child care professionals, (see H.
Res. 279), H498 [12FE]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H5493
[14JY]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H5405 [25JN]
------ prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
[21JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H7178 [4AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H2237 [22AP]
------ 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), H1550 [25MR]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
H5405 [25JN]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3366 [18MY]
Education: role in character development and teaching of moral
values, (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1550 [25MR]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H447 [11FE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity
with other civil service employees and public sector
firefighters, (see H.R. 1166), H5493 [14JY]
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), H3106 [12MY]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any
selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
H4479 [10JN]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
[28SE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H4325 [9JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H3014 [7MY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
[26MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3744
[21MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
[19MY]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H3105 [12MY]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining
coverage or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H631 [25FE]
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], (see H. Res.
598), H11023 [15OC]
John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 4787), H11705 [21OC]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H578 [24FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H4550 [11JN]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H5737 [16JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
McGwire, Mark: tribute, (see H. Res. 520), H7803 [15SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H7494 [9SE]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H4550 [11JN]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H4241
[5JN]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7690 [14SE]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 2798), H1337 [19MR]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H241 [3FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H5492 [14JY]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
designate, (see H.R. 2799), H1337 [19MR]
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H64 [27JA]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H8528 [23SE]
Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
(see H. Con. Res. 271), H3106 [12MY]
Taxation: designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H5405
[25JN]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H8084 [18SE]
------ expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing
by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service
organizations, (see H.R. 2523), H5593 [15JY]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H7915 [16SE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H3744 [21MY]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
------ waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule D
with a timely filed return, (see H.R. 3885), H4550 [11JN]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2319 [23AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500), H1021
[10MR]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H3105 [12MY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H3106 [12MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H8084 [18SE]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3247 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Taxation: allow tax credits for contributions used for the
construction and renovation of certain public schools, (see H.R.
4247), H5736 [16JY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1815<bullet> [31MR]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11744<bullet> [17DE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2210<bullet> [22AP]
Belleville, IL: anniversary of Masterworks Chorale, E1472<bullet>
[30JY]
------ anniversary of Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local Union
101, E1555<bullet> [5AU]
Black History Month: observance, E182<bullet> [12FE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4209<bullet> [5JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
H6506<bullet> [28JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6116<bullet> [22JY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11905 [18DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10095<bullet> [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11905 [18DE]
Columbia, IL: observance of Space Shuttle Columbia Day,
E515<bullet> [30MR]
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special
authority relative to investigation of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), H6766<bullet> [30JY]
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), H7605<bullet> [11SE]
Dept. of Defense: F-15E Eagle aircraft funding, E1021<bullet> [4JN]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), H2668<bullet> [30AP]
Evansville, IL: anniversary of VFW Post 1172, E848<bullet> [13MY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
H8798<bullet> [25SE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4100<bullet> [4JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6408<bullet> [24JY]
Illinois: transportation projects funding, H1913<bullet> [1AP]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (H. Con. Res. 328), E2100<bullet> [12OC]
Memorial Day: observance, E848<bullet> [13MY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H262<bullet> [4FE]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8743<bullet> [25SE]
Sparta, IL: tribute to Sparta High School math team, E697<bullet>
[29AP]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8743<bullet> [25SE], H8945<bullet> [26SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1913<bullet> [1AP]
Tributes
Dunbar, Cecilia A., E1431<bullet> [24JY]
Elder, Erna, E629<bullet> [22AP]
Fulton, Edward, E699<bullet> [29AP]
Moceri, Anthony, E1778<bullet> [23SE]
Moceri, Anthony (Tony), E1868<bullet> [1OC]
Poshard, Representative, E2364<bullet> [19DE]
Schiff, Steven, E721<bullet> [30AP]
Schilling, Nancy J., E1730<bullet> [16SE], E2087<bullet> [11OC]
Snyder, Ronald, E942<bullet> [22MY]
Statham, Harry, E351<bullet> [11MR]
Yates, Representative, E1881<bullet> [2OC]