[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H3074 [12MY]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Aircraft:  treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
        H.R. 1521), H447 [11FE]
    Anderson, Marian:  mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H9188
        [29SE]
    Arlington National Cemetery:  enact into law eligibility
        requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1112 [11MR]
    Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
        consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5494 [14JY]
    ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H2706 [30AP]
    Army:  close School of the Americas, (see H.R. 611), H4550 [11JN]
    Capitol Police Board:  establish a pay scale and benefits package
        equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
        H.R. 2828), H7415 [6AU]
    CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
        H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
    China, People's Republic of:  prohibit U.S. export of missile
        equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H3312 [14MY]
    ------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
        Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
    Clinton, President:  address issues of neighborhood crime
        prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
        (see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
    Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint):  establish, (see H.J.
        Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
    Computers:  prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see H.R. 4350),
        H7415 [6AU]
    ------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
        minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
        3783), H5405 [25JN]
    Crime:  identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H4712 [17JN]
    ------ prohibit unauthorized interstate or foreign transfer of
        counterfeit or authentic police badges, (see H.R. 4282), H6069
        [21JY]
    Cuba:  exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
        supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H578
        [24FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  reform agricultural credit programs, (see
        H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
    Dept. of Defense:  allow military health care system beneficiaries
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
        Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2814 [5MY]
    Dept. of Justice:  establish standards of conduct for employees and
        establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
        H4550 [11JN]
    Dept. of the Interior:  study on establishing a national historic
        trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
        3240), H4550 [11JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
        a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
        in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7179 [4AU]
    ------ 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), H1854 [31MR]
    ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
    ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
        non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H7178 [4AU]
    Disasters:  authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
        the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
        disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
    Diseases:  Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
        lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3744 [21MY]
    ------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H3247
        [13MY]
    Education:  establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
        fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
    European Union:  unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
        (see H. Con. Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
    Federal agencies and departments:  review of efficiency and need for
        certain agencies, (see H.R. 2939), H8035 [17SE]
    Financial institutions:  prevent personal financial information from
        being obtained under false pretenses, (see H.R. 4321), H7415
        [6AU]
    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), H4325 [9JN]
    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), H3312 [14MY]
    Forests:  establish a program of recovery and protection and to
        inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
        their resources, (see H.R. 2515), H1159 [12MR]
    Gambling:  require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
        chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
        4340), H7415 [6AU]
    Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
        designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
    Government regulations:  analyze impact and improve congressional
        deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
        H.R. 3534), H2606 [29AP]
    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), H2120 [21AP]
    Health:  importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
        breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9537 [5OC]
    ------ permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and
        devices to terminally ill patients, (see H.R. 3938), H4165 [4JN]
    Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
        homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
        [12MR]
    ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
        H.R. 3435), H3312 [14MY]
    IMF:  ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1777
        [30MR]
    Ireland:  establish a cultural and training program for
        disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
        of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H7415 [6AU]
    Kate Mullany National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4206),
        H5957 [20JY]
    Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
        (see H.R. 3790), H7178 [4AU]
    ``Little Rock Nine'':  award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
        2560), H9722 [6OC]
    Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
        3156), H579 [24FE]
    Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
        H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
    Medicare:  coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
        1375), H100 [28JA]
    ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
        services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H1021
        [10MR]
    ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
        agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
    ------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
        3139), H678 [26FE]
    ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
        medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H8528 [23SE]
    ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
        for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H6999 [3AU]
    Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
         establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
    NRC:  authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
    Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
    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), H2931 [6MY]
    ------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
        (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4835 [18JN]
    Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX:  designate, (see
        H.R. 3598), H7690 [14SE]
    Schools:  ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
        4224), H7585 [10SE]
    Science:  prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
    ------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
        H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
    Senior citizens:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
        provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
        (see H.R. 3134), H678 [26FE]
    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), H7494 [9SE]
    ------ ensure integrity of trust funds, (see H.R. 857), H7803 [15SE]
    ------ increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H8035 [17SE]
    ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
        (see H.R. 2908), H1643 [26MR]
    ------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
        benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits,
        (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
    States:  penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
        crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7617 [11SE]
    Taxation:  allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums,
        (see H.R. 4465), H7803 [15SE]
    ------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage, (see
        H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
    ------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
        3659), H3744 [21MY]
    ------ collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel
        sold on Indian lands, (see H.R. 3966), H3971 [22MY]
    ------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
        (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
    ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H6697
        [29JY]
    ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
        3503), H7584 [10SE]
    ------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H6070
        [21JY]
    ------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
        (see H.R. 1401), H6511 [28JY]
    ------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
        organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
        (see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
    ------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
        (see H.R. 3667), H5405 [25JN]
    Telephones:  promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
        encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
        networks, (see H.R. 3844), H4056 [3JN]
    Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
        Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3247 [13MY]
    U.N.:  prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until
        overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed, (see
        H.R. 934), H1337 [19MR]
    Veterans:  accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
        installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
        H631 [25FE]
    ------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
        mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H3624
        [20MY]
    ------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
        awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5593 [15JY]
    ------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
        with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
        H.R. 2224), H579 [24FE]
    Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.:  anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
        H5494 [14JY]
  Remarks
    Armed Forces:  prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
        maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol, H3575
        [20MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds:  tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
        J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6499
        [28JY]
    Clinton, President:  impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11980<bullet>
        [19DE]
    Dept. of Defense:  authorizing appropriations for military
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
        H3575 [20MY]
    Dept. of State and related agencies:  authorizing appropriations and
        consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
        H1598<bullet> [26MR]
    Energy Conservation and Production Act:  extend certain programs
        (H.R. 4017), H9099 [28SE]
    Energy Policy and Conservation Act:  extend certain programs (H.R.
        4017), H9099 [28SE]
    Power resources:  designate biodiesel fuel blends as alternative
        fuel and equalize alternative fuel vehicle incentives for fleet
        owners and operators, H9099 [28SE]
    Treaties and agreements:  conditions for the U.S. becoming a
        signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
        Protocol, H1242 [18MR]
    U.N.:  U.S. role in peacekeeping operations, H1598<bullet> [26MR]
  Tributes
    Foreman, Larry, E1691<bullet> [10SE]