[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
Appointments
Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
Conferee: H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations,
H6600 [29JY]
------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
To Overcome Means Accepting Reality, Leo Collins, Pine Bluff (AR)
Commercial, E1052<bullet> [5JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
H.R. 1521), H2055 [1AP]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2055 [1AP]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN]
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]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
224), H631 [25FE]
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]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see H.R.
4717), H11696 [20OC]
Credit unions: qualifications for membership in a Federal credit
union, (see H.R. 3276), H630 [25FE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H4550 [11JN]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H2606 [29AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2056 [1AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants
on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H10076 [8OC]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations
relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H4055 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H9346 [2OC]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2931 [6MY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H2814 [5MY]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
[5FE]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
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), H10353 [9OC]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6511 [28JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H5957 [20JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
[21MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H6187
[22JY]
Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State
insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural
disasters, (see H.R. 219), H4055 [3JN]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Iron and steel industry: impose a temporary ban on importation of
certain steel products from Japan, Russia, and Brazil, (see H.R.
4762), H10352 [9OC]
------ respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions, (see H.
Con. Res. 350), H10667 [12OC], (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting
carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H6487 [27JY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish,
(see H.R. 4182), H5404 [25JN]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H8528 [23SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H7690 [14SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H10011 [7OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7495 [9SE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits,
cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 2183), H2057 [1AP]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H3972 [22MY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
[31JY]
Small business: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in
franchise sales and franchise business relationships, (see H.R.
4841), H10917 [14OC]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H1159 [12MR]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H5493 [14JY]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4880 [19JN]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3489
[19MY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H8932 [25SE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1236 [17MR]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H8627
[24SE]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4241
[5JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H101 [28JA]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7585
[10SE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H1237 [17MR]
------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H8932 [25SE]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H9275 [1OC]
Tobacco products: specify uses of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement, (see H.J. Res. 109), H446 [11FE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4055 [3JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Wiley A. Branton, Sr., Memorial Highway, Pine Bluff, AR: designate,
(see H.R. 3250), H578 [24FE]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5098 [24JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11881 [18DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7266 [5AU]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1670<bullet> [9SE]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational
agencies, H10840 [14OC]
------ national policy to improve system, H10840 [14OC]
EEOC: funding, H7266 [5AU], E1670<bullet> [9SE]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5098 [24JN]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H3085 [12MY], H4087 [4JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6395 [24JY]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59),
E1381<bullet> [22JY]
Minimum wage: level, E1052<bullet> [5JN]
Racial relations: encourage dialogue and initiatives within the
U.S., H1217 [17MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H4048 [3JN]