[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4505 [11JN], H4507 [11JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals,
(see H.R. 1202), H447 [11FE]
Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto, (see
H.J. Res. 124), H5594 [15JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1021 [10MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H329 [4FE]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
2094), H2055 [1AP]
Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H6880 [31JY]
Children and youth: international cooperation in cases involving
the illegal abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see
H. Con. Res. 224), H631 [25FE]
Coastal Heritage Trail Route: authorizing appropriations, (see H.R.
2125), H100 [28JA]
Computers: ensure that prisoners are not permitted unsupervised
access to any interactive computer service, (see H.R. 3729),
H3014 [7MY]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H5594 [15JY]
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), H631
[25FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H11696 [20OC]
------ expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H2605 [29AP]
------ increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H1550 [25MR]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
H.R. 3494), H1298 [18MR]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
------ require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions
of higher education, (see H.R. 715), H100 [28JA]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of conference report,
(see H. Con. Res. 354), H11695 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
[7MY]
Drugs: encourage consultation with pharmacists relative to purchase
and use of over-the-counter drug products, (see H. Res. 151),
H10833 [13OC]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H5064 [23JN]
FEC: expedite availability of reports, (see H.R. 3582), H1776
[30MR]
------ 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), H385 [5FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2814 [5MY]
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), H7494 [9SE]
Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign
states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H7585 [10SE]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
2789), H579 [24FE]
Gambling: require certain notices in any mailing using a game of
chance for the promotion of a product or service, (see H.R.
4340), H8932 [25SE]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5494 [14JY]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H4629 [16JN]
Health: liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
H64 [27JA]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H5594
[15JY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for
enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
(see H.R. 3547), H4241 [5JN]
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), H3014
[7MY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
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]
Law enforcement officers: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
officers killed in the line of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 41),
H11705 [21OC]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1550 [25MR]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2424
[28AP]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H3105 [12MY]
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), H9179
[28SE]
Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service
during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H2319
[23AP]
Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register, (see H.R.
3233), H496 [12FE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6820 [30JY]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3612), H6880 [31JY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H7415 [6AU]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3106 [12MY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H6453 [24JY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3489 [19MY]
Railroads: authorize activities under Federal railroad safety laws,
(see H.R. 3805), H3013 [7MY]
Rural areas: pilot program to facilitate the protection and
preservation of remaining open space and farmland in the mid-
Atlantic States, (see H.R. 3566), H2931 [6MY]
Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the
beneficiary's death, (see H.R. 322), H5859 [17JY]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of
convicted sex offenders, (see H. Con. Res. 125), H3972 [22MY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H2814 [5MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H7493
[9SE]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ 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), H5494
[14JY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1299 [18MR]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H1337
[19MR]
------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H5859 [17JY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H3247 [13MY]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3749), H3024 [11MY], (see H.R. 3888), H3312 [14MY]
Treaties and agreements: provide for a judicial and administrative
remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements with
foreign entities, (see H.R. 3578), H1699 [27MR]
Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna, (see H. Con. Res.
148), H6454 [24JY]
------ claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H755 [3MR]
------ end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3972 [22MY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H2318
[23AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1159 [12MR]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4711 [17JN]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see H.R. 2670), H7415 [6AU]
World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
557), H9178 [28SE]
------ require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war
crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H2120 [21AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba, (see H. Con.
Res. 244), H1236 [17MR]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H445 [11FE]
------ require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to
apply to all Federal agencies, (see H.R. 4632), H8931 [25SE]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1776 [30MR]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, (see H.R. 4094), H4879 [19JN]
James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3810), H3013 [7MY]
New Jersey: waive repayment of funds used for constructing high
occupancy vehicle lanes, (see H.R. 4528), H7494 [9SE]
Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for
power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing
Administration, (see H.R. 3518), H1336 [19MR]
Taxation: allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and
local real property taxes and provide for the establishment of
senior citizen real property tax accounts, (see H.R. 4713),
H10010 [7OC]
------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3176), H445
[11FE]
Woodbridge, NJ: extend New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, (see H.R.
4527), H7494 [9SE]
Remarks
Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to campaign
fundraising investigations, E271<bullet> [3MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1515<bullet> [3AU]
Chesimard, Joanne: extradition to the U.S. from Cuba (H. Con. Res.
244), H1175 [17MR]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11891 [18DE],
H12008<bullet> [19DE]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access (H.R. 3177),
E134<bullet> [11FE]
Crime: establish penalties for the use of interstate facilities to
target children for sexually explicit messages or contacts,
H10573 [12OC]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4495 [11JN], H4506 [11JN], H4507 [11JN], H4508 [11JN]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H10573 [12OC]
------ reporting requirements for Internet service providers
relative to child pornography, H4506 [11JN], H4507 [11JN], H4508
[11JN]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
individuals (H. Con. Res. 254), H7654<bullet> [14SE]
Diseases: increase awareness and develop treatment for
fibromyalgia, E505<bullet> [27MR]
FAA: implementation of ocean routing of airplanes to alleviate
noise pollution in New Jersey, H10565 [12OC]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), H400<bullet>
[11FE], E512<bullet> [30MR]
Franklin Township, NJ: anniversary, E509<bullet> [30MR]
James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate (H.R.
3810), H7462 [9SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4682 [17JN]
Woodbridge, NJ: anniversary of Colonia Country Club, E1468<bullet>
[30JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3482 [19MY]
Tributes
Anderson, Howard S., E1924<bullet> [6OC]
Doby, Larry, E1362<bullet> [21JY]
Harrington, Michael X., H3736 [21MY]
Zanowic, Paul C., E1181<bullet> [19JN]