[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6295 [23JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal the provision of
law requiring termination, (see H.R. 3752), H2605 [29AP]
Agriculture: provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and
promote the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H1549 [25MR]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 2800),
H4835 [18JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H447 [11FE]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary, (see H. Res. 451), H4242 [5JN]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4055 [3JN]
Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
(see H.R. 3690), H2424 [28AP]
Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a
comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H329
[4FE]
----- implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H7415 [6AU]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H1021 [10MR]
Court of Veterans Appeals: provide for a staggered judicial
retirement option to avoid large case backlogs and rename to the
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, (see H.R. 3212), H495
[12FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9275 [1OC]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H100
[28JA]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and
leases, (see H.R. 3603), H1853 [31MR]
------ conduct Stand Down events and establish a pilot program that
will provide for an annual Stand Down event in each State, (see
H.R. 4362), H7000 [3AU]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
housing, and cemetery programs, (see H.R. 4110), H5063 [23JN]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H4054 [3JN]
------ use of voluntary separation incentives to reduce employment
levels, (see H.R. 4705), H9722 [6OC]
Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
program, (see H.R. 2257), H631 [25FE]
Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
while in possession of a firearm, (see H.R. 3155), H1445 [24MR]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H5405 [25JN]
------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H678
[26FE]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H1237 [17MR]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H6453
[24JY]
Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to
enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically, (see H.R.
2991), H678 [26FE]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H447 [11FE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
Federal aid programs: prohibit States from imposing restrictions on
additional children relative to the temporary assistance to
needy families program, (see H.R. 4066), H11696 [20OC]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass
measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H851 [4MR]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2424 [28AP]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4712 [17JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
------ prohibit certain defense services to countries ineligible for
international military education and training assistance, (see
H.R. 4874), H11705 [21OC]
Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh
conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H386 [5FE]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H4056 [3JN]
------ support developmental alternatives for child labor, (see H.R.
4506), H7495 [9SE]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H1159 [12MR]
Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and
criminal background check system for patient care workers, (see
H.R. 2953), H10833 [13OC]
Homeless: protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H1854 [31MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
[19MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H2423 [28AP]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H678 [26FE]
Indonesia: democracy efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 281), H3971 [22MY]
------ prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H3624 [20MY]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H2932 [6MY]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
[12MY]
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. Res. 598), H11023 [15OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 4787), H11705 [21OC]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5957 [20JY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate, (see H.R. 3336), H850 [4MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H2120 [21AP]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H755 [3MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H6487 [27JY]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H2707 [30AP]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H5593 [15JY]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65
[27JA], (see H.R. 3137), H447 [11FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H7415 [6AU]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Mississippi River: management of the upper river system, (see H.R.
4322), H6281 [23JY]
Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 2798), H1337 [19MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H1236 [17MR]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
Nigeria: promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890),
H7915 [16SE]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H330 [4FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7690 [14SE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H63 [27JA]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H4056 [3JN]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H3970 [22MY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7585 [10SE]
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), H7585 [10SE]
Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
torture, (see H.R. 4309), H7415 [6AU]
Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
designate, (see H.R. 2799), H1337 [19MR]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H7495 [9SE]
Sewering, Hans J.: investigate and prosecute Nazi war criminal,
(see H. Con. Res. 19), H6070 [21JY]
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H6282 [23JY]
------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
530), H3624 [20MY]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H9537 [5OC]
Tariff: live plants and fresh cut flowers, (see H.R. 54), H578
[24FE]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H2814 [5MY]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H2056 [1AP]
------ disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying
limits on certain bonds, (see H.R. 2714), H1112 [11MR]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H11696
[20OC]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H1335 [19MR]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H3105 [12MY]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H579 [24FE]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H1550
[25MR]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H7290 [5AU]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2120 [21AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H755 [3MR]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
H.R. 3650), H4712 [17JN]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
4399), H7495 [9SE]
------ promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly
compensated employees, (see H.R. 2788), H692 [2MR]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
------ 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), H2744 [4MY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H7415
[6AU]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
H678 [26FE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H755 [3MR]
------ treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into
an individual retirement account, (see H.R. 1518), H1112 [11MR]
------ waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule D
with a timely filed return, (see H.R. 3885), H5738 [16JY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H6820 [30JY]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H2606
[29AP]
------ prohibit use of vending machines other than in locations in
which the presence of minors is prohibited, (see H.R. 3298),
H677 [26FE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, (see H.R. 2400), H497 [12FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
H631 [25FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2120 [21AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7415
[6AU]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
------ make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, (see H.R. 4016),
H4324 [9JN]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H64 [27JA]
------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H7618 [11SE]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3247 [13MY]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2931
[6MY]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1021 [10MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1021 [10MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of Defense: assure a minimum size for honor guard details at
funerals of veterans, (see H.R. 3653), H2053 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H676 [26FE]
------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
H7410 [6AU]
------ improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, (see H.R. 4758),
H10352 [9OC]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H2236 [22AP]
Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
Veterans: expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected
with respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368),
H6879 [31JY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR]
------ extend priority health care to those who received
nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 3434), H1111
[11MR]
Remarks
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11649<bullet> [20OC],
E2316<bullet> [12NO]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment (H.R. 3211), H1391 [24MR]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4147 [4JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11843 [18DE]
Dept. of Defense: assure a minimum size for honor guard details at
funerals of veterans (H.R. 3653), E571<bullet> [2AP]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration (H.
Res. 441), H3503<bullet> [20MY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11649<bullet> [20OC],
E2316<bullet> [12NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and
leases (H.R. 3603), H3396 [19MY]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), H6889 [3AU]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (H.
Res. 592), H10389 [10OC]
------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3279), H6893 [3AU],
E240<bullet> [26FE]
------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, E2316<bullet> [12NO]
------ establish a chiropractic services division (H.R. 4421),
E1571<bullet> [7AU]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10389 [10OC]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences (H.R. 3980), H6893 [3AU]
------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039), H3393 [19MY]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, H3587<bullet>
[20MY]
------ provide for a substantial allocation of funds received from a
tobacco industry settlement (H. Con. Res. 249), E459<bullet>
[24MR]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities (H.R. 3702), E614<bullet> [22AP]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5758<bullet> [17JY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
H8794<bullet> [25SE], E1842<bullet> [28SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), E1449<bullet> [27JY]
Housing: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans (H.R. 3619), E538<bullet> [1AP]
Indonesia: terminate U.S. support of military training programs,
H3503<bullet> [20MY]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (H. Res. 598), H10962 [15OC]
Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans
by certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (H.R. 1362),
E2071<bullet> [11OC]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), E2071<bullet> [11OC]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans (H.R. 3618),
E542<bullet> [1AP]
National Maritime Day: observance, E969<bullet> [22MY]
Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and
eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (S. 414),
H7019<bullet> [4AU]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H6945<bullet> [3AU]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H.
Res. 405), H1866<bullet> [1AP]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), motion to instruct conferees,
H3587<bullet> [20MY]
Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
connected diseases (H.R. 559), H10849 [14OC], E2208<bullet>
[15OC]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II (H.R. 1126),
H7019<bullet> [4AU], E969<bullet> [22MY]
------ enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad (H.R. 3213), H1397 [24MR]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E1510<bullet>
[31JY]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans (H.R. 4368), E2208<bullet>
[15OC]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict (H.R. 3571), H6893 [3AU], E504<bullet>
[27MR]
------ extend priority health care to those who received
nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
Forces (H.R. 4367), E1502<bullet> [31JY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 3434), E364<bullet>
[12MR]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6777 [30JY]
Subpoena Notices
McLean County, IL, Circuit Court, H20 [27JA]
Summaries
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 4110), H10391-H10393 [10OC]
Tributes
Poshard, Representative, E2367<bullet> [19DE]
Sachs, Adam, E1958<bullet> [8OC]