[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HOOLEY, DARLENE (a Representative from Oregon)
Amendments
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R.
4006), H7803 [15SE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6511 [28JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2318
[23AP]
Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals,
(see H.R. 1202), H4961 [22JN]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7428 [7AU]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1299 [18MR]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H447 [11FE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4961 [22JN]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H4711 [17JN]
------ improve academic and social outcomes for students by
providing productive activities during after-school hours, (see
H.R. 2408), H64 [27JA]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H4712 [17JN]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Courts: confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9179 [28SE]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H4479 [10JN], (see H.R.
4151), H5402 [25JN]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H8528 [23SE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H7617 [11SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H10011 [7OC]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in specific
industries, (see H.R. 3270), H630 [25FE]
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 Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding, (see H.R. 4440), H7411 [6AU]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H2814 [5MY]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7428 [7AU]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
H7494 [9SE], (see H.R. 4220), H7495 [9SE]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
research, (see H.R. 2545), H692 [2MR]
------ prostate cancer screening benefits, (see H.R. 2639), H241
[3FE]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H4240 [5JN]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H9723 [6OC]
ExploraVision Awards Program: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
H9188 [29SE]
Families and domestic relations: community-based family resource
and support grants appropriations, (see H.R. 4436), H7411 [6AU]
------ establish felony violations for failure to pay legal child
support obligations, (see H.R. 2925), H447 [11FE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN] increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H903 [5MR]
------ recognize the importance of children and families, (see H.
Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H11696 [20OC]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the
electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H2606 [29AP]
----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H2606
[29AP]
Firearms: encourage States to require a holding period for students
expelled for bringing a gun to school, (see H.R. 4146), H5402
[25JN]
------ ensure child safety, (see H.R. 4444), H7411 [6AU]
------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 4442), H7411
[6AU]
------ require that handguns be equipped with child safety devices,
(see H.R. 4441), H7411 [6AU]
------ revocation of dealer licenses for willful sales to minors,
(see H.R. 4443), H7411 [6AU]
Fish and fishing: authorize assistance to the States for fish
restoration and management projects, (see H.R. 2973), H851 [4MR]
------ extend and expand interim authority for States to manage
dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Food industry: ensure that all persons who benefit from the dairy
promotion and research program contribute to the cost of the
program, (see H.R. 2139), H8084 [18SE]
Foreign aid: 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), H5064
[23JN], (see H.R. 4283), H6282 [23JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H447
[11FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H4165 [4JN]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 4439), H7411
[6AU]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H4880 [19JN]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2707
[30AP]
Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H2120 [21AP]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H4479 [10JN]
Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act:
authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 4437), H7411 [6AU]
Insurance: require health insurance plans to provide external
appeals in cases of adverse determinations involving
experimental treatments, significant costs, or serious medical
conditions, (see H.R. 3469), H1379 [23MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H241 [3FE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Little Sandy River: protection of watershed as part of the Bull Run
Watershed Management Unit, (see H.R. 4525), H7493 [9SE]
Lumber industry: modify the requirements for paying Federal timber
sale receipts, (see H.R. 4267), H5858 [17JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1777 [30MR]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H4241 [5JN]
------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H1550 [25MR]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H7584
[10SE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7803 [15SE]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H7413 [6AU]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7803 [15SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H4056 [3JN]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H65 [27JA]
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), H8528
[23SE]
Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of the
conflict and to protect human rights in Chiapas, (see H. Con.
Res. 347), H11696 [20OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Guard: civilian youth opportunities program funding, (see
H.R. 4438), H7411 [6AU]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H5593 [15JY]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
NIH: establish a comprehensive plan relative to diabetes, (see H.R.
1315), H4165 [4JN]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H5298 [24JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H5957 [20JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3744 [21MY]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
(see H.R. 3134), H330 [4FE]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H64
[27JA]
Social Security: level of benefit payment in the month of the
beneficiary's death, (see H.R. 68), H2318 [23AP]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H8528 [23SE]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H7494 [9SE]
Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond
financing, (see H.R. 1241), H1337 [19MR]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H579 [24FE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2056 [1AP]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H5405 [25JN]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H11696
[20OC]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
H5404 [25JN] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H5404
[25JN]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see H.R. 3127), H755 [3MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H7494 [9SE]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H5405 [25JN]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
2120), H6186 [22JY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H1777 [30MR]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2814 [5MY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 65), H447
[11FE], (see H.R. 303), H2055 [1AP]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H2331 [27AP]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6282
[23JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of the Interior: participation in the design, planning, and
construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project
for the reclamation and reuse of water, (see H.R. 3964), H3971
[22MY]
Taxation: treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate
tax, (see H.R. 3227), H496 [12FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11662<bullet> [20OC]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2501 [29AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
Res. 227), H1276<bullet> [18MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6503
[28JY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11933 [18DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10094 [8OC],
E2256<bullet> [20OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11933 [18DE]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R.
4006), H5417 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4103), consideration
(H. Res. 484), H5219 [24JN]
------ year 2000 computer problem emergency funding, H5219 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6149 [22JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11662<bullet> [20OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7265 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6259 [23JY]
Education: increase number of teachers, H762 [4MR]
EPA: Oregon Garden Project funding, H6259 [23JY]
Golimowski, Jeff: VFW Voice of Democracy national essay contest
winner, E362<bullet> [12MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6402 [24JY]
National parks and recreation areas: Recreational Fee Demonstration
Programs extension, H6149 [22JY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4099), H5274 [24JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H389
[11FE], H636 [26FE]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3781
[22MY], H4727 [18JN], H7325 [6AU]
Rogue River National Forest: transfer administrative jurisdiction
over certain Federal lands and clarify BLM authority to sell and
exchange other Federal lands in Oregon (H.R. 4326),
E2254<bullet> [20OC]
Taxation: tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction (H.R. 3320), H762 [4MR]
Telecommunications: conversion of television broadcast and
information technology signals from analog to digital
transmission, E662<bullet> [23AP]
Votes: position on missed, H6120<bullet> [22JY], E470<bullet>
[25MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H5294 [24JN]