[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, Robert Pear, New York
(NY) Times, H7002 [4AU]
------, H7563 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
2748), H65 [27JA]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H5859 [17JY]
Crime: expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H2605
[29AP]
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), H4550 [11JN]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H10012 [7OC]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H1159 [12MR]
FAA: reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program, (see H.R.
4530), H8084 [18SE]
FDA: uniform food safety warning notification requirements, (see
H.R. 4383), H6999 [3AU]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H2606 [29AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3972
[22MY]
IMF: ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H1112
[11MR]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, (see H. Res.
399), H1643 [26MR]
Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
the patient, (see H.R. 4222), H5593 [15JY]
------ 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]
------ treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H1643
[26MR]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H64 [27JA]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1237 [17MR]
Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
------ ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical
education programs, (see H.R. 4736), H10075 [8OC]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
114), H1337 [19MR]
Taxation: constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ determination of employment status, (see H.R. 3722), H2317
[23AP]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H7494 [9SE]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H1643 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation,
(see H. Con. Res. 293), H4961 [22JN]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 3605), consideration, (see H. Res. 486), H5064 [23JN]
Letters
Patients' Bill of Rights Act: Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H5060
[23JN]
------ Representative Stark, H5060 [23JN]
------ Therese M. Vaughan, Iowa Dept. of Commerce, H5060 [23JN]
Lists
Organizations supporting H.R. 3605, Patients' Bill of Rights Act,
H5056 [23JN]
Remarks
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10084 [8OC]
------ congressional response to charges of perjury, obstruction of
justice, and improper sexual conduct, H7619 [14SE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11963<bullet> [18DE]
------ independent counsel report on investigation relative to
perjury, obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct,
H7619 [14SE]
Diseases: prostate cancer research programs funding, H7479 [9SE]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 428), H3130
[13MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3227 [13MY], H3228 [13MY]
Health: prohibit restriction of certain medical communications
between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 586),
H1850 [31MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H1636-H1640 [26MR], H1846-H1850 [31MR], H4826 [18JN], H4827
[18JN], H4828 [18JN], H4829 [18JN], H4830 [18JN], H4831 [18JN],
H7562 [10SE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
3605), H4308 [9JN], H4309 [9JN], H4310 [9JN], H5054 [23JN],
H5056 [23JN], H5059 [23JN], H5061 [23JN] protection of enrollees
in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), consideration (H.
Res. 486), H5863 [20JY] protection of enrollees in managed care
plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), H6369 [24JY], H6394 [24JY], H7002
[4AU], E1621<bullet>-E1623<bullet> [7AU] protection of enrollees
in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), consideration (H.
Res. 509), H6300 [24JY]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers (H.R. 1415), H1849 [31MR]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services (H.R. 2912),
H411 [11FE]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards (H.R. 8), H5899 [20JY]
Parliamentary inquiry, H7619 [14SE]
Political campaigns: application of term ``express advocacy''
relative to communications providing voting records or positions
taken by candidates for public office, H5455 [14JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5455
[14JY]
Schierbrock, William: Eagle Scout Award recipient, E1419<bullet>
[24JY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens (H.R. 2538), consideration (H. Res. 522), H7508 [10SE]
Tables
Comparison of protections in Medicare+Choice vs. Patients' Bill of
Rights Act, H5057 [23JN]
Tributes
Hartman, Tim, E1745<bullet> [17SE]