[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H6455 [24JY]
Articles and editorials
Bill of No Rights, Jon Jenson, E1661<bullet> [9SE]
Dealer of the Year--Magazine Awards Knox Family Firm Scruggs, Inc.,
Jerry Dean, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, E1387<bullet> [22JY]
John Ward, Voice of the Vols To Retire, Mike Strange, Knoxville (TN)
News Sentinel, E1072<bullet> [9JN]
Legend Steps Down--John Ward, Bill Anderson Will End Long
Broadcasting Stint Next Year, Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel,
E1071<bullet> [9JN]
Military Intervention Would Make It Worse, Jonathan Clarke, Los
Angeles (CA) Times, H9509 [5OC]
Reckless Bailouts, James K. Glassman, Washington (DC) Post, H9211
[1OC]
Respect People Regardless of Religion, Charlie Reese, H2983 [7MY]
Ward Has Taken UT Fans on a Great Ride, Knoxville (TN) News
Sentinel, E1072<bullet> [9JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Appropriations: establish automatic system for continuing
appropriations, (see H.R. 1916), H10833 [13OC]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H9345 [2OC]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H329 [4FE]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H2120 [21AP]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H3105 [12MY]
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), H5494 [14JY]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers
called ``helpers'', (see H.R. 4546), H10353 [9OC]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: continuation of the Food Animal Residue
Avoidance Database Program to promote food safety, (see H.R.
2876), H904 [5MR]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1159 [12MR]
Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization,
(see H.R. 4058), H4628 [16JN]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
Education: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to
State and local governments to share the expense of educating
disabled children, (see H.R. 3930), H3743 [21MY]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign
expenditures and contribution limits, (see H.J. Res. 108), H1643
[26MR]
Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of legal
staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
FAA: reauthorizing programs, (see H.R. 4057), H4628 [16JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H11696 [20OC]
Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of
foods and dietary supplements, (see H.R. 2868), H2814 [5MY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2120 [21AP]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807),
H1112 [11MR]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H6282 [23JY], (see H.R. 4196), H6487 [27JY]
------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H4550 [11JN]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2707 [30AP]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
defects, (see H.R. 1114), H497 [12FE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4479
[10JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H4712 [17JN]
IMF: ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1643
[26MR]
Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining
coverage or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H3014 [7MY]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
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), H10012 [7OC], (see H. Res.
598), H10917 [14OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: authorizing appropriations
and further defining criteria for capital repair, operation, and
maintenance, (see H.R. 3504), H2931 [6MY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6880 [31JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8932 [25SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3972 [22MY]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3108), H447
[11FE], (see H.R. 3162), H447 [11FE], (see H.R. 3205), H5593
[15JY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7495 [9SE]
Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of
Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins
and development of country music, (see H. Con. Res. 214), H3312
[14MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see H.R.
1715), H3105 [12MY]
National parks and recreation areas: provide for the collection of
fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions,
and sound tracks, (see H.R. 2993), H101 [28JA]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H2119 [21AP]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H2120 [21AP]
------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4165
[4JN]
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), H5405 [25JN]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2319 [23AP]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining
age 65 in or after 1982, (see H.R. 146), H4629 [16JN]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H5493 [14JY]
------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
530), H1643 [26MR]
Taxation: allow capital gains treatment and exception from the
uniform capitalization rules for certain timber, (see H.R.
4330), H6698 [29JY]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H904 [5MR]
------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H7915
[16SE]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
(see H.R. 1134), H1699 [27MR]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
[14JY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable
contracts, (see H. Con. Res. 211), H1021 [10MR]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
(see H.R. 3308), H2056 [1AP]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H6282 [23JY]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H3488 [19MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5593 [15JY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H3105 [12MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H3105 [12MY]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H579 [24FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining
the income of certain surviving spouses of military retirees,
(see H.R. 4582), H7914 [16SE]
Education: grants for public policy programs at certain institutes
and schools, (see H.R. 4830), H10916 [14OC]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, (see
H.R. 4268), H5859 [17JY]
Sports: establish a memorial to sportsmen, (see H.R. 4077), H4834
[18JN]
Taxation: treatment of income from land or development rights sold
to nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes, (see H.R.
3286), H676 [26FE]
World War II: issue the ``Italy'' clasp for the Army Occupation
Medal to certain veterans who served in the disputed Italy-
Yugoslavia area, (see H.R. 3141), H240 [3FE]
Proclamations
Learn to Fly Month: Rodney E. Slater, Sec of Transportation,
E1082<bullet> [10JN]
Remarks
Afghanistan: U.S. retaliatory bombing raid relative to terrorist
bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, H9508 [5OC]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11727 [17DE]
Budget: treatment of any future budget surpluses, H763 [4MR]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11864 [18DE]
------ independent counsel investigation of charges of perjury and
obstruction of justice relative to alleged improper sexual
conduct, H616 [25FE]
------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
H8079 [18SE]
Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at
institutions of higher education, H2870<bullet> [6MY]
----- require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions
of higher education (H.R. 715), H388 [11FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, H7245 [5AU]
Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization
(H.R. 4058), H5879 [20JY], H5880 [20JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7245 [5AU]
Diplomats: require report to Congress relative to diplomatic
immunity (S. 759), H10857 [14OC]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7032 [4AU]
------ reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to
automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (H.R. 2843), H1403
[24MR]
Families and domestic relations: role in character development and
teaching of moral values, H1837 [31MR]
Federal aid programs: correct law relative to termination of
benefits for convicted persons (H.R. 3096), H1405 [24MR]
Forest Service: funding, H1559 [26MR]
FRS: bailout of Long-Term Capital, Ltd., hedge fund, H9211 [1OC]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services
necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (S. 314), H9448
[5OC]
------ spending practices, H4967 [23JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H6173 [22JY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2870<bullet> [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 411), H2511
[29AP]
IMF: funding, H10343 [9OC]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11727 [17DE]
------ U.S. policy, H452 [12FE], H620 [25FE], H621 [25FE]
IRS: restructure and reform, H583 [25FE]
------ restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5392
[25JN]
Job Corps: funding, H7007 [4AU], H7557 [10SE]
Kosovo: NATO military intervention relative to human rights
violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, H9508
[5OC]
Learn to Fly Month: observance, E1082<bullet> [10JN]
Manning, Peyton: Amateur Athletic Union Sullivan Award recipient,
H509 [24FE]
Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10256<bullet> [9OC]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: appointment of individual
from medical supply industry, H10256<bullet> [9OC]
National Basketball Association: labor dispute, H10343 [9OC]
National Day of Prayer: observance, H2982 [7MY]
National Park Service: construction of employee housing in Yosemite
National Park, H3118 [13MY]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (H.R.
4268), E1342<bullet> [17JY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
H3278 [14MY]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9757 [7OC]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), H695 [3MR]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H253 [4FE]
Scruggs, Inc.: Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Magazine Dealer
of the Year award recipient, E1386<bullet> [22JY]
Sports: establish a memorial to sportsmen (H.R. 4077),
E1164<bullet> [18JN]
Starr, Kenneth W.: allegations of partisanship relative to
independent counsel investigations, H616 [25FE]
Sudan: U.S. retaliatory bombing raid relative to terrorist bombing
of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, H9508 [5OC]
Tangier Island, VA: Town Council rejection of local motion picture
filming, H1175 [17MR]
Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097),
consideration (H. Res. 472), H4645 [17JN]
------ treatment of income from land or development rights sold to
nonprofit organizations for preservation purposes (H.R. 3286),
E247<bullet> [26FE]
Tim Lee Carter Post Office Building, Tompkinsville, KY: designate
(H.R. 3864), H9452<bullet> [5OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H.
Res. 405), H1865 [1AP]
University of Tennessee: tribute to women's basketball team, H1785
[31MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H626 [25FE], H3011 [7MY], H5397 [25JN],
H6181 [22JY], H7582 [10SE], H9532 [5OC], H10009 [7OC], H10349
[9OC]
Tributes
Hanks, William F., Jr., H5392 [25JN]
Senter, Monroe D., E243<bullet> [26FE]
Traficant, Representative, H5392 [25JN]
Ward, John, E1071<bullet> [9JN]