[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)
Amendments
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6162 [22JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5739 [16JY], H6551 [29JY]
Articles and editorials
And What Will History Say? Lance Morrow, Columbia Journalism Review
(publication), H5272 [24JN]
Fumble in Dallas, Terry Anderson, Columbia Journalism Review
(publication), H5272 [24JN]
What We Do Now, Columbia Journalism Review (publication),
H5270-H5272 [24JN]
Where We Went Wrong, Jules Witcover, Columbia Journalism Review
(publication), H5267-H5270 [24JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
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), H5494 [14JY]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H7494 [9SE]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
(see H.R. 3160), H329 [4FE]
------ liability requirements for air carrier baggage, (see H.R.
3337), H902 [5MR]
------ provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
2748), H755 [3MR]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
2094), H64 [27JA]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
H1776 [30MR]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H1299 [18MR]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126),
H6186 [22JY]
Civil War--U.S.: mint coins in commemoration of African-American
Civil War veterans, (see H.R. 2453), H241 [3FE]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H386 [5FE]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend, (see
H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
------ independent counsel law reform, (see H.R. 3464), H6070 [21JY]
Crime: identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H4055 [3JN], (see H.R.
4151), H5402 [25JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H7915 [16SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: reform agricultural credit programs, (see
H.R. 3513), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of Defense: equitable retirement for military reserve
technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H6880
[31JY]
Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
(see H.R. 3758), H7415 [6AU]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H7178 [4AU]
Dept. of State: calculation of Bureau of Diplomatic Security
agents' retirement annuities, (see H.R. 633), H64 [27JA]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3013 [7MY]
------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240), H496
[12FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and implement a strategy to combat
money laundering and other financial crimes, (see H.R. 4005),
H4240 [5JN], (see H.R. 1756), H5405 [25JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H5738 [16JY]
------ 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), H9179 [28SE]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5494 [14JY]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H5297 [24JN]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3366 [18MY]
Drugs: restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy
owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees, (see H.R.
3756), H2605 [29AP]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
------ control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding
operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3247 [13MY]
Education: grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
4552), H9537 [5OC]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H1699 [27MR], (see
H.R. 2698), H11549 [19OC]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H7415 [6AU]
Electric power: ensure that rates charged by certain small power
producers and cogenerators do not exceed the incremental cost to
the purchasing utility of alternative electric energy at the
time of delivery, (see H.R. 4511), H7414 [6AU]
Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement
policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
154), H8932 [25SE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 3292), H1699 [27MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
H1112 [11MR]
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption
provision, (see H.R. 4498), H9723 [6OC]
Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
3956), H10833 [13OC]
------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
(see H.R. 3251), H851 [4MR]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: improve enforcement and
compliance programs, (see H.R. 1453), H64 [27JA]
Financial institutions: prevent personal financial information from
being obtained under false pretenses, (see H.R. 4321), H6281
[23JY]
------ protect confidentiality of personal financial information,
(see H.R. 4478), H7495 [9SE]
Fish and fisheries: reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries, (see
H.R. 4180), H10077 [8OC]
Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H330 [4FE], (see H.R. 4266), H5858
[17JY]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H5494 [14JY]
------ prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to certain
countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H5493
[14JY], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of
certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and
suppliers on Federal construction projects, (see H.R. 3032),
H2056 [1AP]
------ require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H62 [27JA]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H2813
[5MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
[22MY]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H8528 [23SE]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ 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]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
[23AP]
------ require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide
written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies,
(see H.R. 4843), H11696 [20OC]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
[19MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 239), H2814 [5MY]
IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
3114), H63 [27JA]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H1445 [24MR]
------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H5737
[16JY]
Income: establish protections for recipients of Federal payments
made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4311), H7415 [6AU]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H5494 [14JY]
Insurance: establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an
aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain
health benefit plans, (see H.R. 1807), H678 [26FE]
------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H4835 [18JN]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2318 [23AP]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5405
[25JN]
Investments: require brokers, dealers, investment companies and
advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial
information, (see H.R. 4479), H7495 [9SE]
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), H7179 [4AU]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H6454 [24JY]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2056 [1AP]
------ eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
H1550 [25MR]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1777
[30MR]
Kneeling Nun Mountain National Monument: establish, (see H. Con.
Res. 303), H6454 [24JY]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 313),
H7429 [7AU]
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]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement
options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R.
1215), H64 [27JA]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1337 [19MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
Medicare: continuous open enrollment of individuals in
Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10353 [9OC]
------ coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services,
(see H.R. 2153), H10833 [13OC]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2319 [23AP]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H3366 [18MY]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H5593
[15JY]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ limit penalty for late enrollment, (see H.R. 676), H1112
[11MR]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H9275 [1OC]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H1299 [18MR]
------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 3128), H4165 [4JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Mining and mineral resources: ensure receipt of a fair return for
the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands,
(see H.R. 778), H64 [27JA]
------ reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, (see H.R. 780), H64
[27JA]
Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related
transportation services, (see H.R. 2665), H1159 [12MR]
------ mint coins in commemoration of history and culture, (see H.R.
4448), H7411 [6AU]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
New York: disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3312
[14MY]
New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an
affiliated unit of the National Park System, (see H.R. 4430),
H7411 [6AU]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H5493 [14JY]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H851 [4MR]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H7803 [15SE]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H4835 [18JN]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H65 [27JA]
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]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H5064 [23JN]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4835 [18JN]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H3743 [21MY]
Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R.
3925), H7690 [14SE]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
Privacy: protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social
Security numbers and prohibit the establishment of any uniform
national identifying number, (see H.R. 3261), H7415 [6AU]
------ repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H5738 [16JY]
------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
citizens in order to create national medical history database,
(see H.R. 4281), H7415 [6AU]
Public lands: require congressional approval before entering into
certain agreements or arrangements, (see H.R. 4122), H7000 [3AU]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H1699 [27MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H5957 [20JY]
------ liability of volunteer amateur radio operators while
performing duties on behalf of the Federal Government, (see H.R.
1013), H678 [26FE]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and
provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling
programs, (see H.R. 1586), H2236 [22AP]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H4550 [11JN]
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]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and
establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia
ecosystem, (see H.R. 2077), H2931 [6MY]
Social Security: investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses
into program, (see H. Res. 340), H1299 [18MR]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H3014 [7MY]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
------ 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), H1021 [10MR]
States: establish notification procedures relative to release of
convicted sex offenders, (see H. Con. Res. 125), H4479 [10JN]
------ permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H3972 [22MY]
Tariff: wool fabrics, (see H.R. 4358), H7585 [10SE]
Taxation: allowable credits and deductions in determining
alternative minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H497 [12FE]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H4629 [16JN]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H851 [4MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2331 [27AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H6070 [21JY]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
[30AP]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H5405 [25JN]
------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
(see H.R. 3466), H2931 [6MY]
------ 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 percentage depletion allowance for certain hardrock
mines, (see H.R. 779), H64 [27JA]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H1112 [11MR]
Telecommunications: preserve State and local authority to regulate
the placement, construction, and modification of certain
facilities, (see H.R. 3016), H241 [3FE]
------ require accurate billing by carriers relative to costs and
fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act, (see H.R. 4018),
H4712 [17JN]
Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H6880 [31JY]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
[17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H1445 [24MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2120 [21AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
[17JY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H8084 [18SE]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the
National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see H.R. 2670), H3014 [7MY]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3247 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Consumers: limit the imposition of additional fees for use of
certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or
regional network, (see H.R. 3495), H1298 [18MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H9274 [1OC]
FRS: reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
Committee, (see H. Con. Res. 329), H8528 [23SE]
Privacy: prohibit Federal, State, and local agencies and private
entities from transfering, selling, or disclosing personal data
without consent and make such information available to the
individual, (see H.R. 4470), H7412 [6AU]
Broadcasts
Public Service and Private Conduct: Richard Rosenfeld, H9209 [1OC]
Remarks
Alaska: Denali Commission funding, H6599 [29JY]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410), H2486 [29AP]
China, Republic of: observance of National Day, E2025<bullet>
[10OC]
------ U.S. policy, E117<bullet> [5FE]
Chugach Alaska Corp.: granting of an easement for construction of
roads and facilities to access natural resources, H6162 [22JY],
H6163 [22JY], H6164 [22JY], H6165 [22JY], H6166 [22JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11863 [18DE]
------ urge full cooperation by former political appointees,
friends, and associates with congressional investigations (H.
Res. 433), H3652 [21MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and release
of independent counsel report on investigation of President
Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7601 [11SE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H7047 [4AU]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones (H.R. 4666), E1866<bullet>
[1OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7241 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7241 [5AU]
Dept. of the Interior: reallocation of Forest Service timber
management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
H6051 [21JY]
------ Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program funding, H6025
[21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6025 [21JY], H6051 [21JY], H6162 [22JY], H6163
[22JY], H6164 [22JY], H6165 [22JY], H6166 [22JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11651<bullet> [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: reallocation of certain veteran health
care resources relative to GAO recommendations, H6262 [23JY],
H6263 [23JY]
------ Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H6551
[29JY], H6552 [29JY], H6557 [29JY], H6559 [29JY], H6562 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7241 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6249 [23JY], H6251 [23JY],
H6262 [23JY], H6263 [23JY], H6551 [29JY], H6552 [29JY], H6557
[29JY], H6559 [29JY], H6562 [29JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
501), H5649 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 574), H9603 [6OC]
Earth Day: observance, H2126 [22AP]
Ecology and environment: exempt certain regulations and initiatives
from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
limitations, H6249 [23JY], H6251 [23JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10671 [13OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
motion to instruct conferees, H6599 [29JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), consideration (H. Res. 428), H3128
[13MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7982 [17SE]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1655 [27MR], H1670 [27MR], H1671
[27MR]
FRS: impact of interest rates on economic conditions, H1413 [24MR]
------ impact of interest rates on economic conditions relative to
Asian financial crisis, H1508 [25MR]
------ reduction of Federal funds rate by Federal Open Market
Committee (H. Con. Res. 329), H8516 [23SE], H8604 [24SE]
Gingrich, Speaker: propriety of remarks on investigations of
President Clinton, H2613 [30AP]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1541<bullet> [25MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H5969 [21JY]
IMF: funding, H7982 [17SE], H10402 [10OC]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, H10402 [10OC]
Monticello, NY: anniversary of VFW Post 9588, E585<bullet> [2AP]
Point of order, H6164 [22JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1455
[25MR], H3633 [21MY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H4727
[18JN], H7300 [6AU]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9755 [7OC]
Starr, Kenneth W.: allegations of releasing information to the
media relative to independent counsel investigations, H5267
[24JN]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8968 [26SE]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, H2941 [7MY]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), conference report, H4729 [18JN] treatment of education
individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and
secondary school expenses (H.R. 2646), motion to instruct
conferees, H2941 [7MY]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, H2613 [30AP]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H2613 [30AP],
H4727 [18JN]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine (H. Con. Res. 295),
E2135<bullet> [13OC], E2328<bullet> [12NO]
Ulster County, NY: anniversary of settlement of Palatine
immigrants, E1127<bullet> [15JN]
Utah: land exchange (H.R. 3830), H5072<bullet> [24JN]
Votes: correction, H6201<bullet> [23JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1443 [24MR], H1546 [25MR], H2112 [21AP],
H2930 [6MY], H3622 [20MY], H4566 [15JN], H5397 [25JN], H8522
[23SE], H8625 [24SE], H9270 [1OC], H10074 [8OC], H10831 [13OC]
Summaries
Make Grants To Establish Additional Rural Enterprise Communities and
Empowerment Zones (H.R. 4666), E1866<bullet> [1OC]
Tributes
Auerbach, Robert, E1470<bullet> [30JY]
Bergamo, Vincent A., E848<bullet> [13MY]
Mullin, Stefanie, E1470<bullet> [30JY]
Schaum, Charles, E1113<bullet> [11JN]
Solomon, Representative, H9603 [6OC]
St. John, Howard, E2106<bullet> [13OC]
Van Winkle, Henry, E180<bullet> [12FE]