[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CRAMER, ROBERT E. (BUD), JR. (a Representative from Alabama)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
H6213 [23JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H4325
[9JN]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H851 [4MR]
Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving
the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see
H. Con. Res. 224), H631 [25FE]
Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
(see H.R. 3690), H6282 [23JY]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H755 [3MR]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
[19MR]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H3247 [13MY]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H7494 [9SE]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H2706
[30AP]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H1700 [27MR]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H5297 [24JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H1699 [27MR]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H9346 [2OC]
------ 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), H5405 [25JN]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H7415 [6AU]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H6453 [24JY]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H100 [28JA]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees,
(see H.R. 2888), H4055 [3JN]
Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of
children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H6070 [21JY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
Firearms: treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H2706 [30AP]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H5494 [14JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN]
Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program, (see
H.R. 3352), H902 [5MR]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H5493 [14JY]
Foreign trade: exemptions from certain import prohibitions, (see
H.R. 3340), H3972 [22MY], (see H.R. 3465), H3972 [22MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H1444 [24MR]
Health: 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), H4479 [10JN]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2120
[21AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H1112 [11MR]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H7415 [6AU]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
[12MY]
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]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Iwo Jima Memorial: prohibit the construction of any additional
monument, memorial, or structure, (see H.R. 2313), H5593 [15JY]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4550 [11JN]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt
when used during Federal budget surplus years, (see H.R. 3228),
H496 [12FE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H4550 [11JN]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H2055 [1AP]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
3137), H240 [3FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7690 [14SE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ reimbursement to Military Health Services System, (see H.R.
414), H6186 [22JY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H2814 [5MY]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H6697 [29JY]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H241 [3FE]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H497
[12FE]
NRC: authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4629 [16JN]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H447
[11FE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4056 [3JN]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H909 [9MR]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H904 [5MR]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 45), H578 [24FE]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H7494 [9SE]
Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in
Presidentially declared disaster areas, (see H.R. 3709), H2236
[22AP]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H5064 [23JN]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
[19MY]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H497 [12FE]
------ 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]
------ 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), H755 [3MR]
------ restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with
State legislation, (see H.R. 532), H1021 [10MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H11023 [15OC]
------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
programs used to pay higher education expenses for the
designated beneficiary, (see H.R. 4298), H6185 [22JY]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H10012
[7OC]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H7290 [5AU]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H4325 [9JN]
Veterans: authorize certain disabled veterans to use Dept. of
Defense commissary stores and post and base exchanges, (see H.R.
2050), H1112 [11MR]
------ authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish
a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign
conflicts other than declared wars, (see H.R. 1608), H5493
[14JY]
------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H7584 [10SE]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H3488
[19MY]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7178 [4AU]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H6187 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4794),
H10513 [10OC]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management
and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H1854 [31MR]
Veterans: determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H4478 [10JN]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
Remarks
Alabama: completion of U.S. Highway 72, E1624<bullet> [7AU]
Children and youth: allow youth-serving organizations access to FBI
criminal background information, H4511 [11JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12022<bullet>
[19DE]
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4495 [11JN], H4511 [11JN]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), E2136<bullet> [13OC]
Dept. of Energy: tritium production, H3679 [21MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6270 [23JY]
Halsey, William L., III: Arthritis Foundation James Record
Humanitarian Award recipient, E1762<bullet> [18SE]
Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (S.
1298), H10313 [9OC]
Space policy: space station program funding, H6270 [23JY]
Thrasher, Tom G.: Arthritis Foundation James Record Humanitarian
Award recipient, E1761<bullet> [18SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6997 [3AU]
Tributes
Brogden, Doreen S., E528<bullet> [31MR]
Flippo, Ronnie G., E1624<bullet> [7AU]
Jones, Robert E., Jr., E1624<bullet> [7AU]
Wright, John C. and Margaret A., E2329<bullet> [12NO]
Young, Ernest A., E1525<bullet> [3AU]