[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)
Amendments
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846),
consideration (H. Res. 348), H344 [5FE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
consideration (H. Res. 553), H8764 [25SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), consideration (H. Res. 489), H5329 [25JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4062 [3JN]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
consideration (H. Res. 458), H4779 [18JN]
Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097),
consideration (H. Res. 472), H4649 [17JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
Res. 523), H8084 [18SE]
Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms
located in designated Federal disaster areas, (see H.R. 790),
H2813 [5MY]
------ provide a safety net for farmers and consumers and promote
the development of farmer-owned value-added processing
facilities, (see H.R. 3550), H2814 [5MY]
------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
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), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Arts and humanities: encourage the identification and return of
stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H5594 [15JY]
Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for
responding to in-flight medical emergencies, cosponsorship
withdrawn, (see H.R. 1670), H1113 [11MR]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 2800),
H4550 [11JN]
Bounty hunters: establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
Budget: authorize expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions, (see H.R. 1321), H6282 [23JY]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center,
(see H.R. 4347), H7429 [7AU]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H6999 [3AU]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
------ reauthorize, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R. 3262), H6698
[29JY]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H386 [5FE]
------ facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child
Protection Act, (see H.R. 2488), H2119 [21AP]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H2053 [1AP]
------ improve child care provided through Federal facilities and
programs, (see H.R. 2982), H5493 [14JY]
------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
224), H631 [25FE]
------ provide for grants, a national clearinghouse, and a report to
improve the quality and availability of after-school programs,
(see H.R. 4621), H9275 [1OC]
------ 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]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H3312 [14MY]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H2318 [23AP]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H4241 [5JN]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents
relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
H2237 [22AP]
------ improve and strengthen recruitment and training of math and
science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902 [5MR]
------ require distribution of information relative to harassment,
(see H.R. 3759), H7584 [10SE]
Community development: provide grant funding for additional
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 3622), H5737 [16JY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend, (see
H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H579 [24FE]
Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H2056 [1AP]
------ independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H3488 [19MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H65 [27JA]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H1854 [31MR]
------ increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H1111 [11MR]
------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence, (see
H.R. 1699), H5404 [25JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H7618 [11SE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
de On�6ate, Don Juan: issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
(see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: improve food safety research, education, and
technology and require the use of a designated team to rapidly
respond to food safety emergencies, (see H.R. 3148), H2056 [1AP]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2319 [23AP]
------ equitable retirement for military reserve technicians covered
under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H5402 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: carry out a national public awareness campaign on
colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
------ delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R. 3584), H2237
[22AP] delay effective date of the final rule relative to the
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, cosponsorship
withdrawn, (see H.R. 3584), H2707 [30AP]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5738 [16JY]
------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H3312 [14MY]
------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H2606
[29AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic
trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
3240), H1021 [10MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: issue national park capital improvement
bonds and set aside park fees into a National Park Capital
Improvement Fund to secure and pay interest on such bonds, (see
H.R. 2853), H1237 [17MR]
Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for
establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
(see H.R. 3555), H2056 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H3106 [12MY]
------ 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), H1021 [10MR]
------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
H7410 [6AU]
------ 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), H64 [27JA]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
H5494 [14JY]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4374),
H9188 [29SE]
------ 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), H6999 [3AU]
Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities, (see
H.R. 4501), H7690 [14SE]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5738 [16JY]
------ issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research, (see
H.R. 3517), H2237 [22AP], (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
------ osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H11696
[20OC]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
------ national objectives priority assignments, (see H.R. 1404),
H4550 [11JN]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H5405 [25JN]
------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H678
[26FE]
------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
4552), H8932 [25SE]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H241 [3FE]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H851 [4MR]
------ provide for various capital investments in technology
education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
------ recognize businesses that participate with schools to enhance
the teaching and use of technology, (see H.R. 2427), H1777
[30MR]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H4712
[17JN]
Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to
enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically, (see H.R.
2991), H678 [26FE]
Ericson, Leif: grant honorary U.S. citizenship, (see H.J. Res.
122), H4835 [18JN]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H330 [4FE]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
[3FE]
ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
H9188 [29SE]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, (see H.R. 538),
H2931 [6MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 4450), H7495 [9SE]
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. 3292), H1299 [18MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
H903 [5MR] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
school-based child care, (see H.R. 3768), H3014 [7MY]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H1643 [26MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow option of
obtaining coverage for self and children only, (see H.R. 4499),
H8627 [24SE]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H1337 [19MR]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
[26FE]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
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), H6070 [21JY]
Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
H4056 [3JN]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H4712 [17JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H4242
[5JN]
Government: 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]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
[22MY]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121), H5064
[23JN]
------ extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving
spouses, (see H.R. 4835), H10916 [14OC]
------ 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),
H1021 [10MR]
Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases
near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H4479 [10JN]
------ establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false
health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3105 [12MY]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the
reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
Res. 387), H1236 [17MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H445 [11FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H386 [5FE]
------ cancellation of removal and waiver of exclusion for certain
aliens, (see H.R. 2052), H678 [26FE]
------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H10077 [8OC]
------ increase visas temporarily for backlogged spouses and
children of lawful permanent resident aliens, (see H.R. 4504),
H7413 [6AU]
------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H2056
[1AP]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
210), H385 [5FE]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
(see H.R. 4093), H4879 [19JN]
------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
3538), H2056 [1AP]
------ prohibit foreign insurance companies from doing business in
the U.S. unless they disclose any financial dealings they had
with individuals who survived or died in the Holocaust, (see
H.R. 3143), H240 [3FE]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H579 [24FE]
------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
trauma, infection, tumor, or disease, (see H.R. 4737), H10075
[8OC]
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]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H3105
[12MY]
Israel: resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H7415 [6AU]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1854
[31MR]
Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish, (see H. Con.
Res. 303), H5956 [20JY]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 205),
H241 [3FE]
------ human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 313),
H7495 [9SE], (see H. Con. Res. 315), H7585 [10SE]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
[5OC]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
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), H755 [3MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H2236
[22AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H5405 [25JN]
------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7495 [9SE]
------ permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children, (see
H.R. 3640), H3106 [12MY]
------ repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an
individual with the disposition of assets, (see H.R. 2396),
H2606 [29AP]
------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H1021 [10MR]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H630 [25FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE],
(see H.R. 4339), H6820 [30JY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H7915 [16SE]
------ demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients
enrolled in certain clinical trials, (see H.R. 1628), H5859
[17JY]
------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
H5494 [14JY]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H3488 [19MY]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H5738
[16JY]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H5405 [25JN]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H3625 [20MY]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H4056 [3JN]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940),
H4165 [4JN]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H5737 [16JY]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H7179 [4AU], (see H.R. 4404), H7495 [9SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H3366 [18MY]
------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 3128), H99 [28JA]
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), H7585
[10SE]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
[11JN]
------ 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]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans'
memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10011 [7OC]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or
importation of school buses without seatbelts, (see H.R. 1605),
H851 [4MR]
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), H7494
[9SE]
National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the national
celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., (see H.
Con. Res. 195), H498 [12FE]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H4962 [22JN]
National Lighthouse Museum: establish, (see H.R. 2895), H2423
[28AP]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing
essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
2987), H3972 [22MY]
Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and
culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H4479 [10JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H5492 [14JY]
NSF: demonstration project to encourage interest in the fields of
mathematics, science, and information technology, (see H.R.
3496), H5737 [16JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased respect
for democratic and human rights in Croatia, (see H. Res. 375),
H1112 [11MR]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
Philippines: authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
taken from the the town of Balangiga to the people of the
Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H3972 [22MY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3972 [22MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H101 [28JA]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management
and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H4712 [17JN]
------ provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, (see
H.R. 2088), H3312 [14MY]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
------ establish asset-based welfare policies, (see H.R. 2849),
H2706 [30AP]
------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 2154),
H386 [5FE], (see H.R. 3379), H2319 [23AP]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
3660), H2053 [1AP]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
[3FE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H1112 [11MR]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H909 [9MR]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
[15JY]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H1021 [10MR]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H1021 [10MR]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
(see H.R. 3134), H330 [4FE]
Small business: provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully
portable defined benefit plan, (see H.R. 1656), H241 [3FE]
------ provide grants to microenterprise organizations to assist
disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H8084 [18SE]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H4550 [11JN]
------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H6820 [30JY]
------ increase earnings limit, (see H.R. 326), H8035 [17SE]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H6698 [29JY]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H1236 [17MR]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7495 [9SE]
------ permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H4056 [3JN]
Taxation: adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see
H.R. 3448), H1777 [30MR]
------ allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums, (see
H.R. 4465), H7803 [15SE]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H3014 [7MY]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
------ allow nonprofit organizations to participate in the work
opportunity tax credit hiring incentives, (see H.R. 2995), H4550
[11JN]
------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1159
[12MR]
------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H8461 [22SE]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H2056 [1AP]
------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H7803
[15SE]
------ credits for health insurance premiums of employees without
employer-provided health coverage, (see H.R. 539), H1021 [10MR]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), 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),
H5957 [20JY]
------ expand incentives for the construction and renovation of
public schools, (see H.R. 4316), H7428 [7AU]
------ 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), H241 [3FE]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H1550
[25MR]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H4711 [17JN]
------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans, (see
H.R. 3101), H386 [5FE]
------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see H.R. 3447),
H1777 [30MR]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H2424 [28AP]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
H.R. 3650), H2707 [30AP]
------ lower exclusion percentage of deductions for medical care
expenses, (see H.R. 3449), H1777 [30MR]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
4399), H7495 [9SE]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production, (see H.R. 3688), H6697 [29JY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3972
[22MY]
------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H8528 [23SE]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
H6698 [29JY] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H6698
[29JY]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8528 [23SE]
------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
4509), H7414 [6AU]
------ reduce individual tax preparation time, (see H. Con. Res.
241), H3247 [13MY]
------ 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), H579 [24FE]
------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
H.R. 2593), H692 [2MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ temporary waiver of minimum tax rules relative to
nonrefundable personal tax credit benefits for families, (see
H.R. 4611), H10012 [7OC]
------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H3014 [7MY]
------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135), H100
[28JA]
------ treatment of education, (see H.R. 2847), H9722 [6OC]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
3942), H3743 [21MY]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H5738
[16JY]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3102),
H386 [5FE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H498 [12FE]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774), H3247 [13MY]
------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H2056 [1AP]
------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
(see H.R. 4563), H8461 [22SE]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H4880 [19JN]
------ treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small
businesses, (see H.R. 4134), H5494 [14JY]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H241 [3FE]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H3311 [14MY]
U.N.: participation in negotiations to establish international
criminal court, (see H.J. Res. 89), H2319 [23AP]
------ promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H6820
[30JY]
Veterans: determine the amount of certain benefits relative to the
accrual period prior to death, (see H.R. 4027), H5594 [15JY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1854 [31MR], (see
H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5298 [24JN]
Virgin Islands: commemoration of emancipation of African slaves in
the former Danish West Indies in conjunction with U.S.
Independence Day, (see H. Res. 487), H5064 [23JN]
Volunteer workers: eliminate the requirement that fingerprints be
supplied for background checks, (see H.R. 3398), H3488 [19MY]
------ extend appropriations for programs under the National and
Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act,
(see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
WHO: encourage the U.S. becoming a signatory to the Guidelines for
Drug Donations, (see H. Con. Res. 225), H1550 [25MR]
Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H8931 [25SE]
------ ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H2319 [23AP]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H5405
[25JN]
------ research programs relative to HIV and AIDS, (see H.R. 1571),
H678 [26FE]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2056
[1AP]
Women's Progress Commemoration Commission: establish, (see H.R.
4398), H7495 [9SE]
World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
557), H9178 [28SE]
------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust,
(see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
------ recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust,
(see H.R. 4826), H10832 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H5593 [15JY]
Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small transit
operators, (see H.R. 4384), H6999 [3AU]
Explanations
Previous question vote--what it means, H4650<bullet> [17JN], H4746
[18JN], H4780 [18JN], H5329 [25JN]
Letters
Tax Code Termination Act: Paul Cherecwich, Jr., Tax Executives
Institutes, Inc., H4651<bullet> [17JN]
------ Paul R. Huard, National Association of Manufacturers,
H4650<bullet> [17JN]
------ Peggy Taylor, AFL-CIO, H4651<bullet> [17JN]
------ Robert E. Rubin, Sec. of the Treasury, H4650<bullet> [17JN]
Remarks
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11732 [17DE]
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: invalidate entire legislation if
any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4798
[18JN]
Black History Month: observance, H428<bullet> [11FE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4535 [11JN], H4536<bullet> [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6479<bullet> [27JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, E1015<bullet> [4JN]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, H4740 [18JN], H4742 [18JN], H4745 [18JN], H4765
[18JN], H4766 [18JN], H4770 [18JN]
Clinton, President: censure, H11779 [18DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11752 [17DE], H11779 [18DE]
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): establish
(H. Res. 463), H4765 [18JN], H4766 [18JN], H4770 [18JN]
----- establish (H. Res. 463), consideration (H. Res. 476), H4740
[18JN], H4742 [18JN], H4745 [18JN]
----- transfer funds previously allocated for investigations, H4745
[18JN]
Committees of the House: allegations of partisanship in
congressional investigations, H5316 [25JN], H5324 [25JN]
------ require a vote of the full House to disburse funds for
congressional investigations after the start of a new fiscal
year, H5316 [25JN], H5324 [25JN], H5329 [25JN]
Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (H.
Res. 390), H1456 [25MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, H1826 [31MR]
Dawson, TX: tribute to Dawson High School students, E338<bullet>
[10MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
consideration (H. Res. 435), H3464 [19MY], H3466 [19MY]
----- authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration (H.
Res. 441), H3496 [20MY], H3499 [20MY], H3502 [20MY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 549), H8559 [24SE]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), consideration (H. Res.
484), H5215 [24JN], H5218 [24JN], H5219 [24JN], H5220 [24JN]
------ year 2000 computer problem emergency funding, H5215 [24JN],
H5218 [24JN], H5219 [24JN], H5220 [24JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846),
consideration (H. Res. 348), H340 [5FE], H341 [5FE], H344 [5FE]
Dept. of Transportation: Dallas Area Rapid Transit funding,
H3963<bullet> [22MY], H7175 [4AU]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), consideration (H. Res. 510), H6601 [29JY], H7175
[4AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), consideration (H.
Res. 508), H6783 [30JY]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), consideration (H. Res. 413), H2614 [30AP], H2615
[30AP]
Education: national policy to improve system, H855 [5MR]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
E452<bullet> [24MR]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3724 [21MY],
H3730 [21MY]
FEC: expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1760<bullet>
[30MR]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 403), H1826
[31MR]
----- increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R.
10), consideration (H. Res. 428), H3124 [13MY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
consideration (H. Res. 553), H8757 [25SE], H8764 [25SE], H8765
[25SE]
Fort Worth, TX: tribute to O.D. Wyatt High School boys' track team,
E1162<bullet> [18JN]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), consideration (H. Res. 453), H4070 [4JN], H4076 [4JN]
GPO: tribute, E2263<bullet> [20OC]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), consideration (H. Res. 576), H9629 [6OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6298 [24JY], H6299
[24JY]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H3463 [19MY], H11752
[17DE]
Iran: impose sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items
contributing to efforts to acquire, develop, or produce
ballistic missiles (H.R. 2709), H4950 [22JN]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11732 [17DE], H11752 [17DE], H11779 [18DE]
Israel: independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2370<bullet>
[28AP]
Kelly, Dee J.: Blackstone Award recipient, E659<bullet> [23AP]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), consideration (H. Res. 489), H5316 [25JN], H5324 [25JN],
H5329 [25JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4112), conference report,
H8557<bullet> [24SE]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services (H.R. 3205),
H5287<bullet> [24JN]
National security: U.S. military response to the terrorist bombing
of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, E1951<bullet> [8OC]
Point of order, H5329 [25JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4798 [18JN]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
consideration (H. Res. 442), H3724 [21MY], H3730 [21MY]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
consideration (H. Res. 458), H4773 [18JN], H4777 [18JN], H4779
[18JN]
------ prohibit national committee funding for campaigns initiating
personal attacks on opponents, H7925 [17SE]
------ prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H4798 [18JN]
------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, H4798
[18JN]
Privacy: strengthen and clarify prohibitions on electronic
eavesdropping (H.R. 2369), consideration (H. Res. 377), H857
[5MR], H858 [5MR]
Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992),
consideration (H. Res. 382), H1086 [11MR]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), consideration (H. Res. 576), H9629 [6OC]
Stand for Children Day: observance, E976<bullet> [22MY]
Taxation: terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097),
consideration (H. Res. 472), H4644 [17JN], H4646 [17JN], H4647
[17JN], H4648 [17JN], H4649 [17JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
H3963<bullet> [22MY]
Urban areas: continuation of operating assistance for small transit
operators (H.R. 4384), E1523<bullet> [3AU]
Votes: position on missed, E290<bullet> [4MR]
Women: anniversary of women's rights movement, E1311<bullet> [15JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4960 [22JN]
Reports
Politically-Motivated Investigations by House Committees:
Democratic Policy Committee, H5316-H5324 [25JN]
U.S. Military Personnel Acts of Bravery Standing Guard During
Terrorist Bombing of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania:
Dennis Sabal, E1951<bullet> [8OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Tax Code Termination Act: National Association of Manufacturers,
H4650<bullet> [17JN]
Tributes
Bunger, Doug, E265<bullet> [3MR]
Crandall, Bob, E922<bullet> [20MY]
Dellums, Representative, H212<bullet> [3FE]
Fazio, Representative, H8557<bullet> [24SE]
Gonzalez, Representative, H10344 [9OC]
Hamilton, Representative, H9174<bullet> [28SE]
Howard, James J., H1511<bullet> [25MR]
Jenkins, Warwick H., E961<bullet> [22MY]
Sanford, Terry, E960<bullet> [22MY]