[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H6454 [24JY]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development
and implementation, (see H.R. 1842), H3488 [19MY]
Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel
distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H1642 [26MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H4325 [9JN]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H6697 [29JY]
Budget: reform process relative to use of joint resolutions,
emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance
programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and
mitigation of bias, (see H.R. 4837), H11023 [15OC]
Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care
programs, (see H.R. 1515), H755 [3MR]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, (see H. Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
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), H7494 [9SE]
Copeland Act: repeal, (see H.R. 2720), H6070 [21JY]
Courts: enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
action lawsuits, (see H.R. 3789), H3972 [22MY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
Crime: prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7585 [10SE]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: repeal, (see H.R. 2720), H6070 [21JY]
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]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H10077 [8OC]
Dept. of Justice: clarify method for filling vacancies subject to
Senate confirmation, (see H.R. 3420), H1020 [10MR]
Education: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to
State and local governments to share the expense of educating
disabled children, (see H.R. 3930), H4550 [11JN]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1159 [12MR]
Employment: limited overtime exemption for emergency medical
services personnel, (see H.R. 3958), H3970 [22MY]
------ minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for houseparents,
(see H.R. 4778), H11696 [20OC]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees,
(see H.R. 2888), H2318 [23AP]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or
particulate matter before existing standards have been attained,
(see H.R. 1984), H329 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H386
[5FE]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and
regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H329 [4FE]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of
foods and dietary supplements, (see H.R. 2868), H8627 [24SE]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H6880 [31JY]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H7428 [7AU]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5594 [15JY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H6698 [29JY], (see H.R. 4232), H6820 [30JY]
------ status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and
duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H. Con.
Res. 236), H10012 [7OC]
Government regulations: require reasonable notice to businesses of
changes made to regulations imposed by Federal agencies, (see
H.R. 4049), H4549 [11JN]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Housing: expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H8528
[23SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H7415 [6AU]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting
carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H7617 [11SE]
Layford R. Johnson Post Office, Eastover, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4043), H6282 [23JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Long Beach, CA: prohibit conveyance of naval station property to a
commercial shipping company owned by a foreign country, (see
H.R. 2715), H10353 [9OC]
Mamie G. Floyd Post Office, Eau Claire, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4040), H6282 [23JY]
Marybelle H. Howe Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4041), H6282 [23JY]
Medicare: eliminate time limitation on benefits for
immunosuppressive drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H241 [3FE]
------ reimbursement to Military Health Services System, (see H.R.
414), H2813 [5MY]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8528 [23SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450), H447
[11FE]
OSHA: clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites,
(see H.R. 2879), H3488 [19MY]
Richard E. Fields Post Office, Charleston, SC: designate, (see H.R.
4042), H6282 [23JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H7414 [6AU]
------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
530), H4165 [4JN]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
H.R. 2669), H3972 [22MY]
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]
------ 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), H6697
[29JY]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
H10011 [7OC]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H7584
[10SE]
------ liability of spouses on joint Federal income returns, (see
H.R. 3650), H4056 [3JN]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H6999
[3AU]
------ 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), H909 [9MR]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3176), H2931
[6MY]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H5405
[25JN]
Veterans: termination of certain contributions to the Survivor
Benefit Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H4629 [16JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Small business: protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
3382), H903 [5MR]
Tariff: weaving machines, (see H.R. 3289), H676 [26FE]
Letters
Protection of small businesses from litigation excesses: Dan
Danner, National Federation of Independent Business,
E320<bullet> [5MR]
------ Elaine Z. Graham and Christina M. Howard, National Restaurant
Association, E320<bullet> [5MR]
------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, E320<bullet> [5MR]
------ Todd McCracken, National Small Business United
(organization), E320<bullet> [5MR]
Remarks
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3693 [21MY]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10023 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11880 [18DE], H12009<bullet>
[19DE]
------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
Square during visit to the People's Republic of China, H5052
[23JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3693 [21MY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4105 [4JN], H4106 [4JN]
------ prohibit discrimination against certain beliefs and
traditions, H4105 [4JN], H4106 [4JN]
Korean War: anniversary of first U.S. combat death, E1513<bullet>
[3AU]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, E1513<bullet>
[3AU]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses (H.R. 3382),
E319<bullet> [5MR]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2014 [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H3448<bullet> [19MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H4960 [22JN], H5062 [23JN]