[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EMERSON, JO ANN (a Representative from Missouri)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide supplemental payments
to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
------ retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing
assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615), H8528 [23SE]
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide
under the Montreal Protocol, (see H.R. 2609), H579 [24FE]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265), H5858 [17JY]
------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: disclosure of identity of any
individual for whom a waiver of eligibility requirements for
interment is granted, (see H.R. 3089), H241 [3FE]
------ enact into law eligibility requirements for interment, (see
H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7428 [7AU]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H5297 [24JN], (see H.R. 4195), H5491 [14JY]
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]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H9275 [1OC]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
------ parental notification and State criminal reporting
requirements for minors who seek family planning services from
federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H496 [12FE]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
H.R. 3229), H496 [12FE]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H7494 [9SE]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural
credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
H5736 [16JY]
Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H1021 [10MR]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see H.J. Res. 71), H330 [4FE]
------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
rights, (see H.R. 1322), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H5957 [20JY]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of
property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H9346 [2OC]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
the performance of their border protection functions, (see H.R.
2922), H4055 [3JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
[27JA]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H5737 [16JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H4325 [9JN]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7428 [7AU]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
H7495 [9SE]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H4325 [9JN]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2744 [4MY]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 4665), H9274 [1OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Employment: protect employer rights, (see H.R. 758), H497 [12FE]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H904 [5MR]
FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H5859 [17JY]
FEC: require electronic preservation and filing of reports by
certain persons and require such reports to be made available
through the Internet, (see H.R. 3174), H498 [12FE]
Financial institutions: insist that certain institutions uphold the
trade liberalization commitments made by Asian countries
receiving assistance from such institutions, (see H.R. 3353),
H902 [5MR]
Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
arms, (see H.R. 3954), H9722 [6OC]
------ 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]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4880 [19JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H4835 [18JN]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any
selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
H3014 [7MY]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
[28SE]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H6487 [27JY], (see H.R. 4154), H8932 [25SE]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5405 [25JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: constitutional amendment relative to legal effects of
new treaties and agreements on the Constitution, (see H.J. Res.
83), H447 [11FE]
------ limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
4196), H7290 [5AU], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H7290 [5AU], (see
H.R. 4232), H7415 [6AU]
------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H2744 [4MY]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits, (see H.R.
2840), H6070 [21JY]
------ analyze impact and improve congressional deliberation of
proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see H.R. 3534), H2424
[28AP]
------ 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]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
[21AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H3972 [22MY]
Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from
mastectomies, (see H.R. 164), H100 [28JA]
------ Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance
programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters, (see
H.R. 219), H64 [27JA]
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), H10353 [9OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H64 [27JA]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
[18JN]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H2423 [28AP]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H2120
[21AP]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2931 [6MY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H8035 [17SE]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2814 [5MY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H3972 [22MY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H8528 [23SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
[16SE]
National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy
pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H1445 [24MR]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H64 [27JA]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Panama: commend efforts to obtain the release of New Tribes Mission
(organization) workers held hostage, (see H. Con. Res. 277),
H3972 [22MY]
Postal Service: limit commercial nonpostal services, (see H.R.
198), H578 [24FE]
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
sanctions, (see H.J. Res. 107), H240 [3FE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4880 [19JN]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see H.R.
2625), H65 [27JA]
Social Security: establish the Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H2931
[6MY]
------ increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H7428 [7AU]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H4479 [10JN]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H4241 [5JN]
Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H2931 [6MY]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H2056 [1AP]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H3014 [7MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H6187 [22JY]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
[23AP]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
[6MY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H4165
[4JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1112 [11MR]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
H.R. 3650), H3312 [14MY]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H2056 [1AP]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
3594), H4961 [22JN], (see H.R. 4399), H7178 [4AU]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
[14MY]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see H.R. 3127), H447 [11FE]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H5065 [23JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H3488 [19MY]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H9178 [28SE]
------ treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and prepaid
tuition plans of private colleges, (see H.R. 3103), H63 [27JA]
------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
------ treatment of Social Security benefits, (see H.R. 2723), H7415
[6AU]
Telecommunications: provide funding for universal
telecommunications services through creation of the
Telecommunications Trust Fund, (see H.R. 4474), H7412 [6AU]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3749), H3014 [7MY], (see H.R. 3888), H3625 [20MY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that
penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3013 [7MY]
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
H904 [5MR]
------ authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish
a memorial dedicated to soldiers who have died in foreign
conflicts other than declared wars, (see H.R. 1608), H578 [24FE]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H64
[27JA]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H64 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums,
(see H.R. 4465), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage, (see
H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H337 [5FE], H581 [25FE], H911 [10MR],
H1649 [27MR], H2747 [5MY], H6189 [23JY], H6753 [30JY], H8037
[18SE], H10221 [9OC]
Remarks
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology
Program, E1563<bullet> [5AU], E1594<bullet> [7AU]
Dept. of the Interior: reallocation of Forest Service timber
management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
H6049<bullet> [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6049<bullet> [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1998 [1AP]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), E1563<bullet>
[5AU], E1594<bullet> [7AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6221 [23JY]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base (H.R. 3898), H7718<bullet>
[15SE]
Ecology and environment: exempt educational outreach or information
seminars on greenhouse gas emissions from EPA and Council on
Environmental Quality funding limitations, H6221 [23JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8052<bullet> [18SE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8052<bullet> [18SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4926 [22JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, H8003 [17SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H8003 [17SE]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1658<bullet> [27MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4100<bullet> [4JN]
Girl Scouts: anniversary of Missouri Cotton Boll Area Girl Scout
Council, E596<bullet> [21AP]
Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth
defects (S. 419), H923 [10MR]
McGwire, Mark: tribute (H. Res. 520), H7767<bullet> [15SE]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish (H.R. 4464), E1631<bullet> [7AU]
National Write Your Congressman (organization): tribute,
E594<bullet> [21AP]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs (S. 2364), H10744 [13OC]
Rivers: Challenge 21 Riverine Ecosystem Restoration and Flood
Mitigation Program funding, H4926 [22JN]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums
(H.R. 4465), E1619<bullet> [7AU]
------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (H.R.
4167), E1258<bullet> [26JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1897 [1AP], H1998
[1AP]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol (H.R. 3807), H2936 [7MY]
Votes: correction, H7335 [6AU], E1563<bullet> [5AU], E1594<bullet>
[7AU]
------ position on missed, H5352 [25JN]
Tributes
Craig, Marshall, E2052<bullet> [11OC]
Emerson, Bill, E1193<bullet> [22JN]
Huey, Clayton H., E698<bullet> [29AP]
Parmenter, Leroy, E2109<bullet> [13OC]
Sanders, Fred, E2169<bullet> [14OC]