[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H7180 [4AU]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4839 [18JN], H5842 [17JY], H6847 [30JY], H6863 [31JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H2424
[28AP]
Aviation: establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
Brothers, (see H.R. 2305), H1112 [11MR]
Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H7415 [6AU]
------ establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see H.R.
457), H6070 [21JY]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2931 [6MY]
------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
2727), H3312 [14MY]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
------ establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and
intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see H.R. 2923), H851
[4MR]
------ parental notification and State criminal reporting
requirements for minors who seek family planning services from
federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H3744 [21MY]
------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
(see H.R. 4621), H8626 [24SE]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H3972 [22MY]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
H.R. 3229), H3744 [21MY]
China, People's Republic of: congressional approval before the U.S.
supports admission into the World Trade Organization, and U.S.
withdrawal if admission is granted without U.S. approval, (see
H.R. 1140), H3105 [12MY]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H8084 [18SE]
------ ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised access
to any interactive computer service, (see H.R. 3729), H3014
[7MY]
------ 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]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H3312 [14MY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H755 [3MR]
Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H2706 [30AP]
Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal
manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
H.R. 4204), H8932 [25SE]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H1112 [11MR]
------ use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit entities, (see H.R.
3893), H4056 [3JN]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
1283), H1550 [25MR]
Crime: expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H6880
[31JY]
------ increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H2424 [28AP]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
H.R. 3494), H1699 [27MR]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H1112 [11MR]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H100 [28JA]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H8528 [23SE]
David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
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), H4835 [18JN]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in specific
industries, (see H.R. 3270), H1643 [26MR]
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]
------ classification of surplus military material, (see H.R. 2602),
H4835 [18JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
[27JA]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H2319 [23AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1159 [12MR]
------ provide State and local authorities access to information
relative to criminal background checks on port employees and
prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H4550 [11JN]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H8035
[17SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H2237 [22AP]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H6487 [27JY]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H3488 [19MY]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4220), H6070 [21JY], (see H.R. 4374),
H6879 [31JY]
------ require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies
to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA
medical facilities, (see H.R. 4609), H9346 [2OC]
------ use portion of any national tobacco settlement to establish
trust fund for smoking-related illnesses caused by nicotine
dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4188), H6820
[30JY]
Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities, (see
H.R. 4501), H8084 [18SE]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
(see H.R. 3517), H2931 [6MY]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3744 [21MY]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
------ increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 3858), H4325 [9JN]
------ rescheduling of flunitrazepam into schedule I of the
Controlled Substances Act, (see H.R. 3093), H678 [26FE]
------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H4479 [10JN]
------ treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine
hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act, (see
H.R. 1821), H5405 [25JN]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see H.R. 2870), H1112 [11MR]
Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
Education: allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses,
(see H.R. 3282), H676 [26FE]
------ dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of the
Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
------ increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
------ increase the number of qualified early child care
professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, (see
H.R. 3727), H2814 [5MY]
------ require local agencies to develop and implement random drug
testing for secondary school students, (see H.R. 4378), H6879
[31JY]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing
supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H7494 [9SE]
Executive departments: promote financial management, (see H. Res.
447), H3743 [21MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain
work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of
children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
------ State grants to encourage fathers to become better parents,
(see H.R. 3314), H755 [3MR]
------ tax relief to increase affordability of child care, (see H.R.
3144), H851 [4MR]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity
with other civil service employees and public sector
firefighters, (see H.R. 1166), H904 [5MR]
Financial institutions: encourage a strong community-based banking
system, (see H.R. 4684), H10077 [8OC]
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), H4629 [16JN]
Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3972 [22MY]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H7179 [4AU]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H8084 [18SE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H1112 [11MR]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H6487 [27JY]
Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
Gabon: elections, (see H. Res. 518), H9346 [2OC]
GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and
Deputy Comptroller General, (see H.R. 4296), H7290 [5AU]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H6697 [29JY]
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.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY], (see H.R. 4232), H5957 [20JY], (see H.
Con. Res. 299), H6070 [21JY]
------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
------ status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and
duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H. Con.
Res. 236), H10012 [7OC]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
------ require reasonable notice to businesses of changes made to
regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see H.R. 4049), H4549
[11JN]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H5065
[23JN]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Aspinwall, PA: designate, (see H.R. 2775), H755 [3MR]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H1445 [24MR]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H6454 [24JY]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and
devices to terminally ill patients, (see H.R. 3938), H4325 [9JN]
------ 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), H1643
[26MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H4880
[19JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
[12MR]
------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H1237 [17MR]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand
for forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H10012 [7OC]
Hun Sen: culpability for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and
genocide in Cambodia, (see H. Res. 533), H8529 [23SE]
IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H3014 [7MY]
------ ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1112
[11MR]
------ make Federal funding contingent upon certification that
eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign
fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities benefiting
from such funds, (see H.R. 3242), H1445 [24MR]
------ prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled, (see H.R. 3599),
H2056 [1AP]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H2423 [28AP]
Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, (see H. Res.
399), H1643 [26MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H10012 [7OC]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
210), H1854 [31MR]
------ notify upon examination any medical condition of an
individual seeking insurance coverage, (see H.R. 2874), H386
[5FE]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2814 [5MY]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
International Whaling Commission: U.S. policy, (see H. Res. 425),
H4835 [18JN]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
------ development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
519), H7691 [14SE]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
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. 328), H8083 [18SE], (see H. Con. Res. 350), H10667
[12OC], (see H. Res. 598), H10917 [14OC]
IRS: reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered
during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the
President, (see H.R. 2090), H8932 [25SE]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H850 [4MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
[1AP]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4880 [19JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
350), H447 [11FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H4550 [11JN]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
program, (see H.R. 2970), H447 [11FE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1159 [12MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1777
[30MR]
Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H7290 [5AU]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4155), H7290 [5AU]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3162), H851
[4MR], (see H.R. 3567), H4479 [10JN]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5859 [17JY]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H4055 [3JN]
------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H447
[11FE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H3104 [12MY]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H7915 [16SE]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
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), H7691
[14SE]
Mexico: renegotiation of extradition treaty so that the possibility
of capital punishment will not interfere with the extradition of
criminal suspects to the U.S., (see H. Res. 381), H904 [5MR]
Minerals Management Service: grant Louisiana and its lessees a
credit in the payment of Federal offshore royalties to
compensate for oil and gas drainage in the West Delta Field,
(see H.R. 4604), H9346 [2OC]
Monuments and memorials: authorize the establishment of a Cold War
memorial, (see H.R. 2885), H3972 [22MY]
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H3014
[7MY]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Commission on Terrorism: establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7803
[15SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H7618 [11SE]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H8035 [17SE]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H2055 [1AP]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H8035 [17SE]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H5065 [23JN]
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H386 [5FE]
NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
H.R. 4235), H6070 [21JY]
NSF: make grants for applied engineering and technology education
equipment and capital improvements, (see H.R. 3733), H3247
[13MY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in
response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10352 [9OC]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H5594 [15JY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H2052 [1AP]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2056 [1AP]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3399), H1021 [10MR]
Postage and stamps: use receipts from the sale of migratory bird
hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp
purchases, (see H.R. 4248), H6282 [23JY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H4835 [18JN]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H756 [3MR]
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed
sanctions, (see H. Res. 343), H100 [28JA], (see H.J. Res. 107),
H240 [3FE]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5957 [20JY], (see H.R.
4217), H5957 [20JY]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H498
[12FE]
Public welfare programs: extend transition period for legal aliens
receiving SSI, (see H.R. 4426), H7411 [6AU]
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), H498 [12FE]
Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
Street'', (see H.R. 4513), H7414 [6AU]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see H.R.
2625), H65 [27JA]
Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H1643 [26MR]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether
certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing
for Federal contracts, (see H.R. 3681), H4056 [3JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
[31JY]
Ships and vessels: permit the transportation of passengers between
U.S. ports by certain foreign-flag vessels and encourage U.S.-
flag vessels to participate in such transportation, (see H.R.
2420), H6186 [22JY]
Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully
portable defined benefit plan, (see H.R. 1656), H2606 [29AP]
Social Security: establish the Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H902
[5MR]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
States: expand eligibility for, and strengthen administrative
financing of, the unemployment compensation program and improve
the solvency of State accounts in the Unemployment Trust Fund,
(see H.R. 3697), H2119 [21AP]
------ penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
Tariff: televisions, (see H.R. 3602), H4325 [9JN]
------ wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H386 [5FE]
------ allow deduction for health insurance costs for individuals
who are not eligible to participate in employer subsidized
health plans, (see H.R. 3475), H1699 [27MR]
------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
(see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax
overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee, (see H.R. 1016), H851
[4MR]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise, (see
H.R. 3641), H2052 [1AP]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, (see H.R.
3500), H6070 [21JY]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
[14MY]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H1335 [19MR]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
H3013 [7MY]
------ extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain
collaborative research consortia, (see H.R. 3857), H3246 [13MY]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H101 [28JA]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
[28JA]
------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans, (see
H.R. 3101), H386 [5FE]
------ increase amount of taxable income which is taxed at the
lowest rate, (see H.R. 3151), H1112 [11MR], (see H.R. 3175),
H1112 [11MR]
------ increase personal income tax exemption, (see H.R. 3149),
H1112 [11MR]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H755
[3MR]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H495 [12FE]
------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 4349),
H6697 [29JY]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H6511 [28JY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4550
[11JN]
------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H7179 [4AU]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
4579), H8528 [23SE]
------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H101 [28JA]
------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
[12FE]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H8528 [23SE]
------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
services, (see H.R. 3648), H2424 [28AP]
------ 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), H909 [9MR]
------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
(see H.R. 4332), H8932 [25SE]
------ 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 businesses operating abroad, (see H.R. 4173),
H5403 [25JN]
------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H7178 [4AU]
------ treatment of damages and back pay received on account of, and
expenses incurred in asserting any claim of employment
discrimination, (see H.R. 2792), H1699 [27MR]
------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H904 [5MR]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7415
[6AU]
------ treatment of individual investment accounts, (see H.R. 3497),
H1298 [18MR]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
H386 [5FE]
------ treatment of liquidations of closely held corporations or
property to transfer assets to charitable organizations, (see
H.R. 3029), H1777 [30MR]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774), H3247 [13MY]
------ treatment of nondeductible contributions to individual
retirement plans, (see H.R. 3225), H2056 [1AP]
------ treatment of organizations that conduct certain games of
chance, (see H.R. 620), H1337 [19MR]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H386 [5FE]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H1550 [25MR]
------ treatment of unused nontaxable benefits under cafeteria plans
and flexible spending arrangements, (see H.R. 3552), H1643
[26MR]
Telecommunications: provide funding for universal
telecommunications services through creation of
Telecommunications Trust Fund, (see H.R. 4474), H7618 [11SE]
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]
Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
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]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H6454 [24JY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7585
[10SE]
Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the
Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
H65 [27JA]
------ 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), H9178
[28SE]
------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H6186
[22JY]
------ determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H6282 [23JY]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
(see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H6187 [22JY]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see H.R. 2670), H7415 [6AU]
------ restore estuary habitats through more efficient financing of
projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal and non-
Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H9275 [1OC]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7584
[10SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: assure that deposits are spent for
purposes for which the Fund was established, (see H.R. 4356),
H6819 [30JY]
Education: increase Pell Grant awards, (see H.R. 3306), H754 [3MR]
Electric power: restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by
governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain
activities of such utilities to income tax, (see H.R. 3927),
H3743 [21MY]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R.
4357), H6819 [30JY]
Medicare: revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H5736 [16JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3516), H1336 [19MR]
Puerto Rico: require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal
program costs, revenues, and taxation of residents, (see H.R.
4769), H10352 [9OC]
Tariff: ferroniobium, (see H.R. 3959), H3970 [22MY]
------ tebufenozide, (see H.R. 3416), H1020 [10MR]
Taxation: allow the work opportunity credit against the alternative
minimum tax, (see H.R. 3772), H2705 [30AP]
------ permit private educational institutions to maintain certain
qualified tuition programs, (see H.R. 3309), H754 [3MR]
------ restructure and replace the income tax system to meet
national priorities, (see H.R. 4700), H9536 [5OC]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts, (see
H.R. 3307), H754 [3MR]
------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
(see H.R. 3308), H754 [3MR]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the
Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
Program, (see H.R. 4466), H7412 [6AU]
Unemployment: make permanent self-employment assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3773), H2705 [30AP]
Citations
Award of Mertious Service Medal to Thomas M. Carr: Dept. of the Air
Force, E1989<bullet> [9OC]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
Remarks
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4401 [10JN]
------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4401 [10JN]
------ treatment of credit card debt, H4401 [10JN]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2495 [29AP]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6095 [22JY]
Coleman, Randall J.: Shenango Valley, PA, Chamber of Commerce Henry
Evans Volunteer of Year Award recipient, E2082<bullet> [11OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5577 [15JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
System funding, H6558 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7163 [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6558 [29JY]
Electric power: restrict the use of tax-exempt financing by
governmentally owned electric utilities and subject certain
activities of such utilities to income tax (H.R. 3927),
E943<bullet> [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and
efficiency of child support enforcement and adoption programs
(H.R. 3130), H867 [5MR]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1047 [11MR]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, H10404 [10OC]
----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Con.
Res. 350), H10634 [12OC], H10637 [12OC]
----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
598), H10958 [15OC]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5355
[25JN]
Jazwinski, Robert C.: Shenango Valley, PA, Chamber of Commerce
Person of the Year Award recipient, E2072<bullet> [11OC]
Native Americans: tribute to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Indians, E2070<bullet> [11OC]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
H3276 [14MY]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: enforcement of U.S.-Japan
insurance agreement, H7163 [4AU]
------ funding, H7163 [4AU]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H6847 [30JY], H6848 [30JY]
------ prohibit bundling of campaign contributions, H6847 [30JY],
H6848 [30JY]
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
(H.J. Res. 107), H287 [4FE], H288 [4FE]
Public welfare programs: clarify and improve public assistance and
benefits for noncitizens (H.R. 4558), H8500 [23SE]
Puerto Rico: define as sociologically and culturally a Caribbean
and Latin-American nation, H822 [4MR]
------ require Dept. of the Treasury report on Federal program
costs, revenues, and taxation of residents (H.R. 4769),
E2020<bullet> [10OC]
------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H822 [4MR]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H9210 [1OC]
------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
beneficiaries (H.R. 3433), H4021 [3JN]
SSI: treatment of certain cash awards from tax-exempt groups
relative to fulfilling wishes for children with life-threatening
diseases, H8500 [23SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8837 [25SE], H9191 [1OC], H9210 [1OC]
------ rates, H9338 [2OC]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4658 [17JN]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), conference report, H4729 [18JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9270 [1OC]
Statements
SSI Treatment of Certain Cash Awards Relative to Fulfilling Wishes
for Children With Life-Threatening Diseases: Tony Leal, Jr.,
Make-A-Wish Foundation, H8500 [23SE]
Tributes
Carr, Thomas M., E1989<bullet> [9OC]
Davidson, Susan, E1894<bullet> [2OC]
McDade, Representative, H9250 [1OC]