[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HILL, RICK (a Representative from Montana)
Articles and editorials
FBI Asked To Investigate Hutterite Fire--Blaze Deliberatelty Set,
Fire Officials Say--Human Rights Groups Describe Incident as
Hate Crime, Billings (MT) Gazette, H1410 [24MR]
Sportsmen Being Excluded From Public Lands, House Panel Is Told,
Conservation News (publication), E463<bullet> [25MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide supplemental payments
to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
------ retroactive lifting of caps on loan rates for marketing
assistance loans, (see H.R. 4615), H8528 [23SE]
Agriculture: harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides
used on canola, (see H.R. 4814), H10667 [12OC]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265), H6454 [24JY]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
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]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H8528 [23SE]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H4835 [18JN]
China, People's Republic of: accession to the World Trade
Organization and provide a remedy for inadequate trade benefits
extended to the U.S., (see H.R. 1712), H4961 [22JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1159 [12MR], (see H.R.
1151), H1643 [26MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H3744 [21MY]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H4880 [19JN]
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),
H7617 [11SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H4479 [10JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H10353 [9OC]
Education: provide incentives to States to establish and administer
periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary
and secondary school teachers, (see H.R. 4594), H9723 [6OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H6186 [22JY]
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: reduce the cost of credit, (see
H.R. 1059), H10353 [9OC]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and
regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H1337 [19MR]
Firearms: 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), H5405 [25JN]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H7000 [3AU]
Foreign trade: reduce barriers between U.S. and Canadian
agricultural products, (see H. Res. 583), H10076 [8OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H6454 [24JY]
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), H1159
[12MR]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H3312 [14MY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H2706 [30AP]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H9722 [6OC]
------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H498
[12FE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H11696 [20OC]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H8528 [23SE]
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), H7915
[16SE]
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: amend, (see H.R. 2579), H497
[12FE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5405 [25JN]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social
Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform
national identifying number, (see H.R. 3261), H6999 [3AU]
------ repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H6070 [21JY], (see H.R.
4197), H6282 [23JY]
------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
citizens in order to create national medical history database,
(see H.R. 4281), H6069 [21JY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4269), H7415 [6AU]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H497 [12FE]
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), H4835 [18JN]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H386 [5FE]
States: permit individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles
within State borders after meeting minimum standards, (see H.R.
2942), H2706 [30AP]
Taxation: 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),
H3014 [7MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7915
[16SE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4241 [5JN]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
4399), H7290 [5AU]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
[14MY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
Tobacco products: limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, (see
H.R. 2740), H241 [3FE]
------ waive certain sanctions against States that penalize minors'
drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing tobacco products,
(see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
H330 [4FE]
------ benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H4629 [16JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agricultural Market Transition Act: extend the term of marketing
assistance loans, (see H.R. 3455), H1158 [12MR]
Agriculture: relief for agricultural producers, small businesses,
and rural communities adversely affected by low commodity
prices, (see H.R. 4560), H7690 [14SE]
Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry
Reservoir in Montana, (see H.R. 3963), H3971 [22MY]
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims, (see
H.R. 3658), H2053 [1AP]
Dept. of the Interior: establish terms and conditions for
conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry Reservoir in
Montana, (see H.R. 4469), H7412 [6AU]
Fort Peck, MT: establish interpretive center and museum at Fort
Peck Dam and protect significant fossil remains in the vicinity,
(see H.R. 4331), H6453 [24JY]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange, (see H.R. 3381), H903
[5MR]
James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate, (see
H.R. 3696), H2119 [21AP]
Political campaigns: prohibit contributions by foreign nationals in
Federal election campaigns, (see H.R. 4772), H10352 [9OC]
Taxation: permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see
H.R. 3594), H1776 [30MR]
Remarks
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4131 [4JN]
------ grain prices and production, H702 [3MR]
------ production flexibility contract payment options (S. 2344),
H6928 [3AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5082 [24JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H111 [3FE]
Bureau of Reclamation: conveyance of leaseholds at the Canyon Ferry
Reservoir in Montana (H.R. 3963), H10843 [14OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6492
[28JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11896 [18DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: regulate loans to certain processors of
sugarcane and sugar beets, H5082 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior: Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management
Project funding, H6157 [22JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6157 [22JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7264 [5AU]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8040 [18SE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8040 [18SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1657 [27MR]
Gallatin National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 3381), H8472 [23SE],
E306<bullet> [5MR]
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site: revise boundaries (S.
2272), H10945<bullet> [15OC]
Great Falls, MT: tribute to Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center,
H2752 [5MY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6378<bullet> [24JY]
James F. Battin Federal Courthouse, Billings, MT: designate (H.R.
3696), H7073 [4AU]
Memorial Day: observance, H3026 [12MY]
Montana: FBI investigation of crimes against Hutterite colonies,
H1410 [24MR]
National forests: improve management, E463<bullet> [25MR]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi
Sioux Indian tribes (S. 391), E2089<bullet> [11OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H302 [4FE], H7317 [6AU]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
consideration (H. Res. 442), H3726 [21MY]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3581), H1734
[30MR]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9757 [7OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H111 [3FE]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), H8744<bullet> [25SE]
States: minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1896 [1AP]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8744<bullet> [25SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1896 [1AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5591 [15JY]
Special order: granted, H327 [4FE]
Tributes
Kessler, Harry C., H3026 [12MY]