[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
DeGETTE, DIANA (a Representative from Colorado)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7143 [4AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
H3105 [12MY]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H3744
[21MY]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6999 [3AU]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2236 [22AP]
Army: close School of the Americas, (see H.R. 611), H578 [24FE]
Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H5957 [20JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
H1776 [30MR]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide greater access to child care services for Federal
employees, (see H.R. 4280), H6069 [21JY]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H497 [12FE]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H10077 [8OC]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H498 [12FE]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H1699
[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]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9537 [5OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H7000 [3AU]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H7495 [9SE]
Diseases: treatments relative to the transmission of HIV, (see H.R.
3072), H498 [12FE]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H678 [26FE]
------ provide for various capital investments in technology
education, (see H.R. 2994), H1550 [25MR]
------ support the participation of low-income parents in
postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based
child care, (see H.R. 3296), H9345 [2OC]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833),
H3744 [21MY]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
[18JN]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H2056 [1AP]
------ prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products
derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H65 [27JA]
Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
Res. 313), H6698 [29JY]
Health: establish standards to improve children's health quality in
managed care plans and other health plans, (see H.R. 4118),
H5405 [25JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
Homeless: protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H447 [11FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3744
[21MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H1236 [17MR]
Immigration: eliminate restrictions which render alien battered
spouses and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H10077 [8OC]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under
health plans, (see H.R. 815), H2706 [30AP]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H7415 [6AU]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
[5OC]
Law enforcement: establish matching grant program to help local
governments purchase armor vests for officers, (see H.R. 2829),
H498 [12FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7494 [9SE]
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), H1379 [23MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H1236 [17MR]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H5065 [23JN]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H2423
[28AP]
------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
rehabilitation services, (see H.R. 4534), H10917 [14OC]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4056 [3JN]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H10012 [7OC]
National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the national
celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., (see H.
Con. Res. 195), H679 [26FE]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H10011 [7OC]
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H1445 [24MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H329 [4FE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H904 [5MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H3488 [19MY]
------ require congressional approval before entering into certain
agreements or arrangements, (see H.R. 4122), H5064 [23JN]
San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish
Peaks Wilderness, (see H.R. 1865), H4479 [10JN]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
[15JY]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 597), H10917 [14OC]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H9346 [2OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
464), H4550 [11JN]
Taxation: expand S corporation eligibility for banks, (see H.R.
4553), H11023 [15OC]
------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H2056 [1AP]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H4165 [4JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1021 [10MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H4055 [3JN]
Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international
tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H8931 [25SE]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7584
[10SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Firearms: ban importation and transfer of large capacity ammunition
feeding devices, (see H.R. 3609), H1854 [31MR], (see H.R. 3646),
H2053 [1AP]
Social Security: improve coverage of low-income children under
State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, (see
H.R. 4767), H10352 [9OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
of veto, H6195 [23JY]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11659<bullet> [20OC]
Armed Forces: ensure continuation of gender-integrated training,
H3711<bullet> [21MY]
------ funding of abortions for military personnel and dependents at
overseas military medical facilities, H3569 [20MY],
H3711<bullet> [21MY]
Children and youth: provide greater access to child care services
for Federal employees (H.R. 4280), H9359 [5OC]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10083 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11795 [18DE]
Correctional institutions: prohibit Federal funding for abortions
except in cases of life endangering conditions or rape, H7143
[4AU], H7145 [4AU]
Courts: mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of
guns (H.R. 424), E228<bullet> [25FE]
Crime: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H603<bullet> [25FE]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4500 [11JN]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), H5525
[15JY]
------ provide State grants for sex offender registration programs,
H4500<bullet> [11JN]
Denver, CO: tribute to National Jewish Medical and Research Center,
E1628<bullet> [7AU]
Denver International Airport: environmental impact of additional
runway construction, H7034 [4AU]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3569 [20MY], H3711<bullet> [21MY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
H1592 [26MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), consideration (H. Res. 504), H5978 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5715<bullet> [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4104), conference report, H9929
[7OC]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, H1912<bullet> [1AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11659<bullet> [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and
leases (H.R. 3603), H3396 [19MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7143 [4AU], H7145
[4AU], H7173<bullet> [4AU], H7261<bullet> [5AU], E1537<bullet>
[4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5757 [17JY], H5825 [17JY],
H5826 [17JY]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), H2659 [30AP]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, H5757 [17JY]
EPA: remove restrictions on use of brownfield funds, H5825 [17JY],
H5826 [17JY]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
H7261<bullet> [5AU]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7034 [4AU]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), E169<bullet>
[12FE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
coverage, H9929 [7OC]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), H3137 [13MY], H3181 [13MY]
------ strengthen investor and consumer protections, H3181 [13MY]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, H1592 [26MR]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
H8796<bullet> [25SE]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1655 [27MR]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), H10770<bullet> [13OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), H6396 [24JY]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), H7748 [15SE]
Holliday, Gloria E.: Colorado Black Women for Political Action
(organization) Politics Award recipient, E2286<bullet> [21OC]
Israel: independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2369<bullet>
[28AP]
LSC: funding, E1537<bullet> [4AU]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5978 [21JY]
National Women's History Month: observance, H918 [10MR]
OPM: allow agencies to use appropriated funds to provide child care
services for Federal employees, H5715 [16JY]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9752 [7OC]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), H5550 [15JY]
SBA: National Women's Business Council funding, H7173<bullet> [4AU]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (H.R. 1689), H6058 [21JY]
------ limit the conduct of securities class actions under State law
(S. 1260), conference report, H10785 [13OC]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10929 [15OC]
Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097),
H4672<bullet> [17JN]
Tobacco products: raise uniform national age for purchase, H2822
[6MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4727 [18JN],
H5301 [25JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1912<bullet> [1AP]
Votes: correction, E1274<bullet> [26JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H98 [28JA]
Statements
Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act: by, H10778 [13OC]
Tributes
Kelly, John, E932<bullet> [21MY]
Martin, Paul M., E1612<bullet> [7AU]