[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
FURSE, ELIZABETH (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H5860 [17JY], H6048 [21JY]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1551 [25MR]
Articles and editorials
What Did We Tell You? India's Tests of Nuclear Bombs Prove the Need
for Test Ban Treaty, Mark O. Hatfield and Michael J. Kopetski,
E858<bullet> [14MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
Res. 523), H9346 [2OC]
Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems, (see H.R.
754), H3247 [13MY]
Algeria: human rights violations, (see H. Res. 374), H2424 [28AP]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2236 [22AP]
------ strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows
or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, (see H.R.
3084), H498 [12FE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
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]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
H1776 [30MR]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H101 [28JA]
------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
224), H631 [25FE]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H4712 [17JN]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents
relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
H101 [28JA]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend, (see
H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H6453 [24JY]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H1159 [12MR]
Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a
comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H2056
[1AP]
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), H447
[11FE]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H2120 [21AP]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
H4055 [3JN]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H4325 [9JN]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4055 [3JN]
------ 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), H9537 [5OC]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal, (see H.R. 284), H497 [12FE]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal, (see H.R.
284), H497 [12FE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: 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: B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
2898), H1112 [11MR]
Dept. of HHS: delay effective date of the final rule relative to
the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R.
3584), H2814 [5MY]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding, (see H.R. 4440), H7411 [6AU]
Dept. of the Interior: moratorium on oil and gas development on
certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
3875), H5405 [25JN]
------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240),
H1021 [10MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H7415 [6AU]
------ 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]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
program, (see H.R. 2257), H2813 [5MY]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
(see H.R. 3517), H2237 [22AP], (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879
[19JN]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H5737 [16JY]
Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 4617), H8626 [24SE]
------ treatment of gamma y-hydroxybutyrate and ketamine
hydrochloride relative to the Controlled Substances Act, (see
H.R. 1821), H5405 [25JN]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
------ control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding
operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
------ strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place
restraints on clearcutting of forests, (see H.R. 1861), H1379
[23MR]
Ecuador: human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
353), H1700 [27MR]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H6453 [24JY]
------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H7415 [6AU]
------ give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop
their capabilities, (see H.R. 4127), H7494 [9SE]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H241 [3FE], (see
H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H1445 [24MR]
------ provide for various capital investments in technology
education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H8932 [25SE]
Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential
elections, (see H.R. 3153), H1112 [11MR]
Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource
and support grants appropriations, (see H.R. 4436), H7411 [6AU]
------ develop, promote, and implement policies to stabilize U.S.
population growth, (see H. Con. Res. 154), H679 [26FE]
------ 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]
------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
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), H3744 [21MY]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see H.R. 4146), H5402
[25JN]
------ ensure child safety, (see H.R. 4444), H7411 [6AU]
------ protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H6282 [23JY]
------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H9345
[2OC]
------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H4550
[11JN], (see H.R. 4442), H7411 [6AU]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H6454 [24JY]
------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
(see H.R. 4441), H7411 [6AU]
------ revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors,
(see H.R. 4443), H7411 [6AU]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
[26FE], (see H.R. 4080), H4834 [18JN]
------ 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), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H4835 [18JN]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H4550 [11JN], (see H.R.
4283), H6069 [21JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H678
[26FE]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H5405 [25JN]
Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
Res. 313), H7803 [15SE]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H1445 [24MR]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
[22MY], (see H.R. 4439), H7411 [6AU]
Health: awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H2056 [1AP]
------ biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1445 [24MR]
------ 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]
------ prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, (see H.R. 4376), H7415
[6AU]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to
identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 4477), H10513 [10OC]
Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H2744 [4MY]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H3744 [21MY]
------ require review of criminal records for participation in
certain federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2964), H447 [11FE]
Human rights: trafficking of women and girls for forced
prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H2744 [4MY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H8627 [24SE]
------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H5405
[25JN]
Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act:
authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 4437), H7411 [6AU]
Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H5405 [25JN]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H3489 [19MY]
Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
------ 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]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H8528
[23SE]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H9275 [1OC]
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]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit, (see H.R. 4525), H7493 [9SE]
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), H851 [4MR]
Mauritania: human rights violations, (see H. Con. Res. 234), H2056
[1AP]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H7290 [5AU]
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), H851 [4MR]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1299 [18MR]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H678 [26FE]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H3625 [20MY]
------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H1445 [24MR]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1445 [24MR]
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 Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see H.R.
3441), H2319 [23AP]
National Forest Foundation: eliminate, (see H.R. 3621), H2051 [1AP]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding, (see
H.R. 4438), H7411 [6AU]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H4165 [4JN]
------ expand and coordinate activities on cardiovascular diseases
in women, (see H.R. 2130), H64 [27JA]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National Park Service: reform concessions policies, (see H.R.
3934), H3743 [21MY]
National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing
essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
2987), H579 [24FE]
Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 4064),
H7915 [16SE]
Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related
transportation services, (see H.R. 2665), H1159 [12MR]
------ repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to
live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions,
(see H.R. 2934), H447 [11FE]
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: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
3916), H3624 [20MY]
------ promote democracy and good governance, (see H.R. 3890), H7915
[16SE]
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H386 [5FE]
Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation, (see H.R.
3333), H2056 [1AP]
------ recognize the security interests of the U.S. in furthering
complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479), H4835 [18JN]
------ stockpile management, (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7415 [6AU]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H447 [11FE]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain
operational regulations, (see H.R. 3767), H3625 [20MY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2056 [1AP]
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), H851 [4MR]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H6697 [29JY]
Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R.
3925), H3742 [21MY]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
information, (see H.R. 1813), H2931 [6MY]
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 safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H447
[11FE]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and
provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling
programs, (see H.R. 1586), H3744 [21MY]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H1445 [24MR]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H6187 [22JY]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly
consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
Sudan: human rights violations, (see H. Con. Res. 234), H2056 [1AP]
Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns
and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure
payment of contributions, (see H.R. 4865), H11695 [20OC]
------ allow income tax credit for use of certain clean-burning
motor vehicle fuels, (see H.R. 3376), H1854 [31MR]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H7494 [9SE]
------ authorize Federal entities to take control of certain State
child support enforcement programs, (see H.R. 2189), H241 [3FE]
------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
compensation, (see H.R. 687), H1236 [17MR]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research
conducted through the National Institutes of Health, (see H.R.
3563), H2120 [21AP]
------ disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying
limits on certain bonds, (see H.R. 2714), H2706 [30AP]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H1112 [11MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2056 [1AP]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4241
[5JN]
------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
(see H.R. 3466), H3312 [14MY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H5859
[17JY]
------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
4538), H7583 [10SE]
------ 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]
------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
H8932 [25SE]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6453
[24JY]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H1112 [11MR]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774), H2705 [30AP]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H1337 [19MR]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H851 [4MR]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H4324 [9JN]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H447 [11FE]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H3311 [14MY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H2318 [23AP]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H101 [28JA]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H1643
[26MR]
Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to
Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
H4629 [16JN]
Women: assist the development of small business concerns owned and
controlled by women, (see H.R. 1693), H241 [3FE]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6282
[23JY]
------ 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), H2120 [21AP]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H2120 [21AP]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H101 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the
Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery Fund,
improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments, (see H.R.
4834), H10916 [14OC]
Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand, (see H.R. 3378), H903 [5MR]
Letters
Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether grounds
exist to impeach President Clinton: several law professors,
H9649 [6OC]
Lists
Scientists opposing H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act,
H1668 [27MR]
Motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10133
[8OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H1553 [26MR], H4576 [16JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6203
[23JY]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5027<bullet> [23JN], H5098
[24JN], H5208 [24JN]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11728 [17DE]
Black History Month: observance, H415 [11FE]
Bonneville Power Administration: promote salmon recovery in the
Pacific Northwest, establish a National Resources Recovery Fund,
improve accounting system, and allow rate adjustments (H.R.
4834), E2163<bullet> [14OC]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4535 [11JN]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach, H9648 [6OC]
----- Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10090 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11917 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2898 [6MY]
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: ratification, E858<bullet> [14MY]
Congress: permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
environment, H3439 [19MY]
Correctional institutions: prohibit Federal funding for abortions
except in cases of life endangering conditions or rape, H7144
[4AU]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5527 [15JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: limit funding for livestock protection from
predatory wildlife, H5027<bullet> [23JN], H5208 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: reallocation of Forest Service timber
management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
H6048 [21JY], H6049 [21JY], H6050 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6048 [21JY], H6049 [21JY], H6050 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5681 [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), H6721 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6979 [3AU],
H7144<bullet> [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6585 [29JY]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
H3391<bullet> [19MY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7355
[6AU]
------ use of non-Federal funds for abortions, H7355 [6AU]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2471 [29AP]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5098 [24JN]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion
procedures, H5681 [16JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, H5681 [16JY]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H1676 [27MR]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1557 [26MR], H1652 [27MR], H1667
[27MR], H1676 [27MR]
Fort Clatsop National Memorial: expand (H.R. 3378), E305<bullet>
[5MR]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3439 [19MY]
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), H10769 [13OC]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2898 [6MY]
India: nuclear weapons testing, E858<bullet> [14MY]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11728 [17DE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial (H. Res. 144), H8477
[23SE]
LSC: funding, H6979 [3AU]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3156),
H4581 [16JN]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1615 [26MR]
Portland, OR: tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in
We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution
competition, E1078<bullet> [9JN]
------ Westside Light Rail Project funding, H6721 [29JY]
San Francisco, CA: prevent use of Federal funds to require city
contractors to provide domestic partner benefits, H6585 [29JY]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H7929 [17SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H7929 [17SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report,
H3957<bullet> [22MY]
Turkey: human rights violations against Kurds, H7004 [4AU]
Zana, Leyla: arrest and treatment in Turkey, H7004 [4AU]
------ imprisonment of Kurdish parliamentarian in Turkey,
E2007<bullet> [9OC]
------ sentencing for inciting racial hatred in Ankara, Turkey,
E2132<bullet> [13OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H9719 [6OC], H10009 [7OC], H10831 [13OC]
Tribute, E2309 [12NO]
Tributes
Dellums, Representative, H203 [3FE]
Feeney, Dick, E708<bullet> [29AP]
Waibel, Colleen, H95 [28JA]