[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
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GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
Articles and editorials
Richmond Gun Project Praised, R.H. Melton, Washington (DC) Post,
H5388 [25JN]
Scholarship Emphasizes R-MC Ties to Boydton, Mecklenburg (VA) Sun,
H2038 [1AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H241 [3FE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H2606 [29AP]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Citizenship: restrict citizenship of individuals based solely on
birth in the U.S., (see H.R. 7), H678 [26FE]
Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
(see H.R. 3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
------ provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of
areas that fail to attain clean air standards, (see H.R. 4136),
H5297 [24JN]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H9275 [1OC]
Contracts: allow choice of arbitration as a means of settling
disputes, (see H.R. 2882), H7915 [16SE]
Crime: death penalty sentencing for smuggling of certain drugs,
(see H.R. 3671), H2054 [1AP]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
------ assign personnel to assist the INS and the Customs Service in
the performance of their border protection functions, (see H.R.
2922), H10917 [14OC]
------ include certain beneficiaries in National Mail Order Pharmacy
Program, (see H.R. 1773), H9345 [2OC]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
[27JA]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H4835 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H2052 [1AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H2813
[5MY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations
relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H65 [27JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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), H9346 [2OC]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY], (see H.R. 4220), H6880 [31JY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H2706 [30AP]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
4242), H7179 [4AU]
Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify, (see H.R. 3751),
H2605 [29AP]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass
measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H5405 [25JN]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
Firearms: clarify standard required for the importation of sporting
arms, (see H.R. 3954), H3970 [22MY]
------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H4165 [4JN]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H7584
[10SE]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4629 [16JN]
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]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H1444 [24MR]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H6697 [29JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
[23AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H4712 [17JN]
Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for
enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
(see H.R. 3547), H2931 [6MY]
------ coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res. 210),
H385 [5FE]
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]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
Line Item Veto Act: direct savings toward reducing the public debt
when used during Federal budget surplus years, (see H.R. 3228),
H496 [12FE]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
[18JN]
Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5738 [16JY]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H498
[12FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H4165 [4JN],
(see H.R. 3567), H5594 [15JY], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H4165 [4JN]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H676
[26FE]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H7178
[4AU]
------ limit penalty for late enrollment, (see H.R. 676), H2423
[28AP]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H2119 [21AP]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7429 [7AU]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H4880 [19JN]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
Music and dance: recognize the contributions of the cities of
Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA, and their people to the origins
and development of country music, (see H. Con. Res. 214), H3015
[7MY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
NIH: expand programs to research osteoporosis and related bone
diseases, (see H.R. 2697), H6697 [29JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of
standards, (see H.R. 2661), H5297 [24JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3625 [20MY]
Privacy: repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
citizens in order to create national medical history database,
(see H.R. 4281), H6454 [24JY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4078), H4834
[18JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7495 [9SE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
3382), H903 [5MR]
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), H330 [4FE]
------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H6820 [30JY]
------ level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's
death, (see H.R. 68), H8035 [17SE]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H7415 [6AU]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H1777 [30MR]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H4711 [17JN]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7415 [6AU]
------ permit funding of prescription drugs for minors relative to
parental consent, (see H.R. 2941), H631 [25FE]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2319 [23AP]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H2424 [28AP]
------ 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), H3489
[19MY]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H2707 [30AP]
------ exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the
computation of capital gains relative to the earned income
credit, (see H.R. 1800), H2055 [1AP]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H5859 [17JY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H330 [4FE]
------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
4509), H7803 [15SE]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H9178 [28SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
------ treatment of amounts received under State programs providing
compensation for birth-related injuries, (see H.R. 4139), H5402
[25JN]
------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
------ treatment of petroleum storage facilities, (see H.R. 3992),
H6453 [24JY]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H10833 [13OC]
------ treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm
rental income, (see H.R. 1261), H1299 [18MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H5297 [24JN]
U.N.: prohibit the payment of any contributions by the U.S. until
overpayments have been properly credited or reimbursed, (see
H.R. 934), H2706 [30AP]
Veterans: permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H64
[27JA]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H579 [24FE]
Washington, George: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
Res. 251), H1643 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Tobacco products: provide market transition assistance for quota
owners, tobacco producers, and their communities, and stabilize
tobacco quota fluctuations, (see H.R. 3437), H1111 [11MR]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
Remarks
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11977 [19DE]
Crime: tribute to Project Exile Program, H5388 [25JN]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H350
[5FE]
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: convey certain
lands (H.R. 3226), H1401 [24MR]
Getachew, Yoseph: National Industries for the Blind (organization)
Peter J. Salmon National Service Employee of the Year award
recipient, H8509 [23SE]
Martinsville, VA: tribute to Martinsville Middle School for
participation in Project Citizen competition, H4296 [9JN]
National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service: designate (H.
Con. Res. 171), H3424 [19MY]
Puerto Rico: declare English as official language upon accession to
statehood, H801 [4MR]
------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H801 [4MR]
Tobacco products: impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
cigarette prices, H3733 [21MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H3733 [21MY]
------ treatment of tobacco farmers relative to tobacco industry
liability settlement, H6868 [31JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2049 [1AP], H4322 [9JN], H8522 [23SE]
Resignations
Committee on Small Business (House), H5252 [24JN]
Statements
Project Citizen--We The People: by, H4296 [9JN]
Tributes
Abbitt, Watkins M., H5411 [14JY]
Short, Jean, H2038 [1AP]
Short, Shelton H., III, H2038 [1AP]