[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4711 [17JN]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile
equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H3625 [20MY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
345), H10917 [14OC]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H2705 [30AP]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H755 [3MR]
Crime: expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H2605
[29AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H5737 [16JY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H5737 [16JY]
Fair Housing Act: amend, (see H.R. 3206), H2237 [22AP]
FCC: authority, (see H. Con. Res. 217), H446 [11FE]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and
regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H1337 [19MR]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H4241 [5JN]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H4835
[18JN]
------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H2237 [22AP]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H5493
[14JY]
IMF: ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H4835
[18JN]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to
bring Federal court action relative to transportation of
alcoholic beverages, (see H.R. 1063), H6820 [30JY]
Iran: impose sanctions on efforts to acquire advance missile
technology and expedite the development of a missile defense
system for both U.S. and Israeli Armed Forces, (see H. Con. Res.
342), H10833 [13OC]
Iraq: material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
relative to weapons inspections, (see H. Con. Res. 340), H10833
[13OC]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: U.S. commitment to arrange
foreign assistance and construction of nuclear reactors relative
to threat to international peace and security, (see H. Con. Res.
341), H10833 [13OC]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
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), H6820 [30JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3972 [22MY]
Medicare: documentation requirements for physicians who submit
claims for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2423 [28AP]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
[16SE]
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered
species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge
land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory
impairment, (see H.R. 4729), H10011 [7OC]
National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy
pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of
standards, (see H.R. 2661), H4479 [10JN]
Panama, Republic of: prohibit U.S. assistance upon conveyance of
any military facility built or operated by the U.S. to any
foreign government-owned entity, (see H.R. 2950), H9179 [28SE]
Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, (see H.R. 3334), H850
[4MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H4325 [9JN], (see H.R. 1995), H9346 [2OC]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H5405 [25JN]
Santa Cruz Island, CA: allow certain individuals use and occupancy
of certain property, (see H.R. 2689), H1021 [10MR]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
[31JY]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H5404 [25JN]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H5593 [15JY]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
H.R. 2669), H11023 [15OC]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7415 [6AU]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5594 [15JY]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
[23AP]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
[17JY]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in
satellite communications, (see H.R. 1872), H678 [26FE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H3972 [22MY]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H5297 [24JN]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2319 [23AP]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
and the provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see H.R. 3684), H4962 [22JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain
lands, (see H.R. 3878), H3311 [14MY]
Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate, (see H.R.
3453), H1158 [12MR]
Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases
entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
methane gas, (see H.R. 4598), H8083 [18SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization,
(see H.R. 3645), H2052 [1AP]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 597), H10917 [14OC]
Letters
FAA response to environmental assessment of safety issues at Jackson
Hole Airport, WY: by, S624 [11FE]
Prohibit the return of veterans memorial objects to foreign nations
without congressional authorization: by, S2985 [1AP]
Regulation of telephone rates in rural areas: by, S858 [23FE]
Proclamations
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: Jim Geringer, Governor of
Wyoming, E1771<bullet> [22SE]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6203
[23JY]
Big Piney, WY: allow oil and gas leasing agreements for certain
lands (H.R. 3878), E860<bullet> [14MY]
Billings County, ND: exchange of certain mineral interests located
in national grasslands (S. 750), H1711 [30MR], H1712 [30MR]
California: distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral
Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 700), H10942 [15OC], H10943 [15OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6474 [27JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12030<bullet>
[19DE]
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]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
H10929 [15OC], H10932 [15OC]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), H5531
[15JY]
Dept. of the Interior: prohibit charging of fees for certain uses
of sand, gravel, and shell resources of the Outer Continental
Shelf (H.R. 3972), H10940 [15OC], H10942 [15OC]
Dick Cheney Federal Building, Casper, WY: designate (H.R. 3453),
H1141 [12MR], H5445 [14JY]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H1674 [27MR], H1676
[27MR]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1658 [27MR], H1674 [27MR], H1676
[27MR]
Irrigation: extend contracts for irrigation projects in Nebraska
and Wyoming (H.R. 2795), H7764<bullet> [15SE]
Mining and mineral resources: protection of contracts and leases
entered into by surface patent holders relative to coalbed
methane gas (H.R. 4598), E1763<bullet> [18SE]
----- protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface
patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas (S. 2500), H10937
[15OC], H10938 [15OC]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit the return of veterans memorial
objects to foreign nations without congressional authorization
(H.R. 3645), E587<bullet> [2AP]
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center: authorize assistance
(H.R. 2186), H1707 [30MR], H1709 [30MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1771<bullet> [22SE]
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3113),
H1710 [30MR]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10929 [15OC], H10930 [15OC],
H10932 [15OC]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2159 [22AP]
------ 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 (H.R. 4542), H7499 [10SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4661 [17JN]
Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (H.R.
1467), H10939<bullet> [15OC], H10939 [15OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1443 [24MR], H10511 [10OC]
Tributes
Jones, Charles G., E1533<bullet> [4AU]