[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
ENSIGN, JOHN E. (a Representative from Nevada)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6047 [21JY], H6071 [21JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7000 [3AU], H7106
[4AU]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
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), H4056 [3JN]
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), H101
[28JA]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile
equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H4165 [4JN]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
Res. 438), H4165 [4JN]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H1159 [12MR]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
1283), H6820 [30JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
H.R. 3494), H1699 [27MR]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
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]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of Transportation: require study and report on certain
practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to
passenger service and fare information, (see H.R. 3704), H8627
[24SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a chiropractic services
division, (see H.R. 4421), H9275 [1OC]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
H6698 [29JY]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3024
[11MY]
Education: increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
------ provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H8035 [17SE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H6453 [24JY]
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),
H7415 [6AU]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H1021 [10MR]
Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of legal
staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
[11FE]
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), H4628 [16JN]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and
regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H2423 [28AP]
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), H5494 [14JY]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H3014
[7MY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H9275 [1OC]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H64 [27JA]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY],
(see H.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY]
------ require Congress and the President to fulfill their
constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal
laws, (see H.R. 1036), H578 [24FE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H2055 [1AP]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 1289), H851 [4MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
[21MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional
assistance relative to the development and completion of the
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2605
[29AP]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H65 [27JA]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H64 [27JA]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H2318 [23AP]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
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), H5957
[20JY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H7494 [9SE]
Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5738 [16JY]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2707 [30AP]
------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H6453 [24JY]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see H.R.
3629), H5064 [23JN]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H9275 [1OC]
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), H7915
[16SE]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see H.R.
3441), H1111 [11MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see H.R.
1715), H2055 [1AP]
National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, (see
H.R. 4268), H5859 [17JY]
Native Americans: prohibit certain Dept. of the Interior Indian
gaming regulations, (see H.R. 3094), H62 [27JA]
Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark
County Dept. of Aviation, (see H.R. 3705), H2236 [22AP]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H1445
[24MR]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H8528 [23SE]
Pahrump, NV: convey certain lands, (see H.R. 4867), H11695 [20OC]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H7915 [16SE]
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]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H5957 [20JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age
individuals, (see H.R. 3912), H5494 [14JY]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
------ permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
2942), H2931 [6MY]
Tariff: wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
Taxation: 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), H7290 [5AU]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
------ application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5594 [15JY]
------ capital gains treatment on the transfer of a franchise, (see
H.R. 3641), H2424 [28AP]
------ 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]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
[14JY]
------ encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax
base of State and local governments, (see H.R. 1168), H7290
[5AU]
------ encourage production and use of electric vehicles, (see H.R.
3877), H6186 [22JY]
------ 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),
H5064 [23JN]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
[28JA]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H851 [4MR]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
H.R. 3650), H4056 [3JN]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2120
[21AP]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
3594), H7428 [7AU]
------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 4349),
H6697 [29JY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4241
[5JN]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
4579), H8528 [23SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H678
[26FE]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H8035 [17SE]
------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
(see H.R. 4332), H7290 [5AU]
------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H6069 [21JY]
------ tax incentives for land sales for conservation purposes, (see
H.R. 4496), H7413 [6AU]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H4165 [4JN]
------ treatment of diesel fuel used in trains, (see H.R. 2474),
H579 [24FE]
------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
------ treatment of State tuition programs, (see H.R. 1369), H1236
[17MR]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H7585 [10SE]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H904 [5MR]
Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see
H.R. 2740), H4165 [4JN]
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.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H3744
[21MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9346 [2OC]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H64 [27JA]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7178 [4AU]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
165), H240 [3FE]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7415
[6AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be used
primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R.
4796), H10513 [10OC]
Correctional institutions: use of Federal prison labor by nonprofit
entities, (see H.R. 3893), H3487 [19MY]
Dept. of Energy: improve the ability of small businesses, Federal
agencies, industry, and universities to work with contractor-
operated facilities, (see H.R. 3593), H1776 [30MR]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to
Senate, (see H. Res. 379), H904 [5MR]
Health: limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H1444
[24MR]
Medicare: repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation
services, (see H.R. 3835), H3104 [12MY]
Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to
health plans, (see H.R. 4202), H5492 [14JY]
Taxation: allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning
motor vehicle fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H903 [5MR]
------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
business if they are furnished for the convenience of the
employer, (see H.R. 3834), H3104 [12MY]
------ treatment of the special motor fuels excise tax on water-
phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsions, (see H.R. 3960), H3971 [22MY]
Remarks
Advisory Council on California Indian Policy: extension (H.R.
3069), H4595<bullet> [16JN]
Air pollution: reduction of oxides of nitrogen emissions,
E1843<bullet> [28SE]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11643 [20OC]
Clark County, NV: authorization of Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway
Project by Regional Transportation Commission, E607<bullet>
[21AP]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H6277 [23JY]
Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions
in Economic Development Administration, H7106 [4AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6047 [21JY], H6048 [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation: Congestion Mitigation Air Quality
Improvement Program funding, H1916<bullet> [1AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11643 [20OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7106 [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6277 [23JY]
Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (S. 104), return to
Senate (H. Res. 379), H878 [5MR], H879 [5MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6397 [24JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report, H5359
[25JN]
Israel: allocation of foreign aid, E1576<bullet> [7AU]
Lake Tahoe: preservation, H6047 [21JY], H6048 [21JY]
Lloyd D. George Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Las Vegas, NV:
designate (H.R. 2225), H7447<bullet> [9SE]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R.
1375), E2083<bullet> [11OC], E2100<bullet> [12OC], E2167<bullet>
[14OC]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
(H.R. 3835), E831<bullet> [12MY]
Reno, NV: anniversary of Church of St. Therese of the Little
Flower, E1868<bullet> [1OC]
------ tribute to the Gunnerman Foundation's ReNOx '98 Conference,
E1379<bullet> [22JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1916<bullet> [1AP],
E607<bullet> [21AP]
University of Nevada-Las Vegas: tribute to men's golf team, H4068
[4JN]
Votes: position on missed, H8504<bullet> [23SE], H8506<bullet>
[23SE], E1521<bullet> [3AU]