[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products
containing imported meat, (see H.R. 1371), H7494 [9SE]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2236 [22AP]
Bilingual Education Act: repeal, (see H.R. 3720), H2317 [23AP]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish, (see H.R. 3095), H631 [25FE], (see H.R. 3546), H2237
[22AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H2932 [6MY]
------ provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H6880 [31JY]
California: provide outlet modifications to Folsom Dam, study
reconstruction of Northfork American River Cofferdam, and
transfer all right, title, and interest in and to the Auburn
Dam, (see H.R. 4111), H5063 [23JN]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish, (see H.R.
1704), H1112 [11MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of
property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit issuing regulations dealing with
hybrid transactions, (see H.R. 4663), H11696 [20OC]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2931 [6MY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H7617 [11SE]
Endangered species: protection of the California spotted owl and
its habitat, (see H.R. 3467), H1235 [17MR]
Endangered Species Act: transfer enforcement functions of the
National Marine Fisheries Service to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, (see H.R. 4335), H6453 [24JY]
European Union: canned fruit subsidy, (see H. Res. 406), H2055
[1AP]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H2706
[30AP]
FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H5405 [25JN]
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), H7803 [15SE]
Forest Service: Recreational Fee Demonstration Program termination,
(see H.R. 4447), H8528 [23SE]
------ reduce overhead and other costs and improve fiscal
accountability through improved financial accounting system,
(see H.R. 4149), H5402 [25JN]
Forests: payments to States relative to timber sales, (see H.R.
2844), H3247 [13MY]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H5494 [14JY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H.R. 4196), H7415 [6AU]
------ status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and
duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H. Con.
Res. 236), H903 [5MR]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2056 [1AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4479
[10JN]
IMF: eliminate policy of providing de facto tax-free salaries to
certain employees, (see H.R. 3785), H2706 [30AP]
------ ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H2707
[30AP]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
workers, (see H.R. 2377), H631 [25FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements
relative to reducing or withholding payments to States, (see
H.R. 3254), H631 [25FE]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
IRS: reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards, (see H.R. 8), H4165 [4JN]
National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy
pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: establish peer review of
standards, (see H.R. 2661), H4629 [16JN]
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: take certain actions in
response to European Union failure to comply with the rulings of
the World Trade Organization, (see H.R. 4761), H10352 [9OC]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H7494 [9SE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H2706
[30AP]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted, (see H.R. 4578), H8528 [23SE]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H447 [11FE]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2423
[28AP]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
[14MY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H755 [3MR]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H495 [12FE]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
4579), H8528 [23SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H755
[3MR]
------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
(see H.R. 4332), H7290 [5AU]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H6069 [21JY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H631 [25FE]
------ treatment of businesses operating abroad, (see H.R. 4173),
H5403 [25JN]
------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7428
[7AU]
------ treatment of graduated estate tax rates and the unified
credit, (see H.R. 4468), H7412 [6AU]
------ treatment of individual investment accounts, (see H.R. 3497),
H1298 [18MR]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H3366 [18MY]
------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H3972 [22MY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act: reauthorize
and amend, (see H.R. 3973), H3971 [22MY]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H579 [24FE]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H904 [5MR]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: implement agreement conveying title for the
Clear Creek Distribution System to the Clear Creek Community
Services District, (see H.R. 3706), H2236 [22AP]
Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to
include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA, (see H.R.
3350), H902 [5MR]
Social Security: provide prisoner information obtained by States to
Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
benefits, (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5087<bullet> [24JN]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2500 [29AP]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4147 [4JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11891 [18DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5087<bullet>
[24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding,
H6016 [21JY]
------ reallocation of Forest Service timber management to watershed
improvement and recreational management, H6050 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6016 [21JY], H6050 [21JY]
Forest Service: road construction funding, H1677 [27MR], H1678
[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), H1653 [27MR], H1677 [27MR], H1678
[27MR]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8543
[24SE]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8735 [25SE]
------ provide prisoner information obtained by States to Federal
benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of benefits
(H.R. 4172), E1275<bullet> [26JN]
Taxation: application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities (H.R. 4407), E1554<bullet> [5AU]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
credit (H.R. 3945), E955<bullet> [22MY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty, H2822 [6MY]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
H8735 [25SE], H8938 [26SE]
------ rates, H7499 [10SE]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), veto, H6052 [21JY]
Votes: correction, H6857<bullet> [31JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H327 [4FE]
Special order: granted, H3021 [11MY]
Tributes
Fazio, Representative, H8543 [24SE]
Hill, Clair A., H3075 [12MY]
Riggs, Representative, H11011 [15OC]