[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: revise rules on retirement payments to former
spouses, (see H.R. 2537), H678 [26FE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
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]
Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H10011 [7OC]
------ reform process relative to use of joint resolutions,
emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance
programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and
mitigation of bias, (see H.R. 4837), H11023 [15OC]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H6487 [27JY]
Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the
operation of automobiles and trucks, (see H.R. 2327), H8461
[22SE]
Clinton, President: reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred
by the Office of Independent Counsel, (see H. Res. 532), H7803
[15SE]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H7585 [10SE]
------ prohibit gambling on the Internet, (see H.R. 2380), H1236
[17MR]
------ provide that actions, including ones to recover damages,
resulting from a computer date failure shall be deemed to be
based solely in contract when certain conditions have been met,
(see H.R. 4240), H6070 [21JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H755 [3MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: authority relative to plant protection and
quarantine, (see H.R. 3766), H8528 [23SE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2319 [23AP]
Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
agents' retirement annuities, (see H.R. 633), H4055 [3JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H2813
[5MY]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H7290 [5AU]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing
supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H2119 [21AP]
Fair Housing Act: amend, (see H.R. 3206), H2237 [22AP]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see
H.R. 4383), H8528 [23SE]
Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY]
------ 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), H7415 [6AU]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2120 [21AP]
Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign
states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H2814 [5MY]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
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), H8083 [18SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD:
designate, (see H.R. 4516), H9346 [2OC]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting
carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H6487 [27JY]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1168
[16MR]
Medicare: repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation
services, (see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain
operational regulations, (see H.R. 3767), H3972 [22MY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4165
[4JN]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
Ripken, Cal, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Res. 568), H9345 [2OC]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H4712 [17JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6487
[27JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H497 [12FE]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H904 [5MR]
Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback
statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and
supplies, (see H.R. 3247), H631 [25FE]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H3625
[20MY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H9537
[5OC]
------ expand S corporation eligibility for banks, (see H.R. 4553),
H8627 [24SE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4055 [3JN]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H1337
[19MR]
------ 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 liquor and beer retailers, (see H.R. 4140),
H5402 [25JN]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H5859 [17JY]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H5297 [24JN]
Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain
transportation trust funds, (see H.R. 4), H1236 [17MR]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H3972 [22MY]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Credit unions: qualifications for membership in a Federal credit
union, (see H.R. 3454), H1158 [12MR]
Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical
services personnel, (see H.R. 3958), H3970 [22MY]
Taxation: liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns,
(see H.R. 3650), H2053 [1AP]
Veterans: exclude judgment or settlement amounts received from
damage claims against the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in
determining annual income, (see H.R. 3515), H1336 [19MR]
Poems
``Remember,'' Christiana Rossetti, E2268<bullet> [21OC]
``Up to the Lord They Did Fly,'' Albert Caswell, E1463<bullet>
[29JY]
Remarks
Baltimore Regional Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (organization):
tribute, E1799<bullet> [24SE]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4155 [4JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1463<bullet> [29JY]
Credit unions: continuance of membership in Federal credit unions,
H930 [10MR]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2007 [1AP]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1570<bullet> [26MR]
Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week: observance, E1799<bullet> [24SE]
Taxation: liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns
(H.R. 3650), H4029 [3JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2007 [1AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1546 [25MR], H7800 [15SE]
Special order: granted, H906 [9MR], H1443 [24MR], H3482 [19MY],
H3739 [21MY]
Tributes
Goldstein, Louis L., E1703<bullet> [11SE]
Jernigan, Kenneth, E2268<bullet> [21OC]
Radanovich, George K., E799<bullet> [7MY]