[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
JACKSON, JESSE L., JR. (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Africa: relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, (see H. Con. Res.
292), H6698 [29JY]
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
H2706 [30AP]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H2055 [1AP]
Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel
distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H6487 [27JY]
Armed Forces: anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294),
H4961 [22JN]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
2094), H4165 [4JN]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H4325 [9JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary, (see H. Res. 451), H4242 [5JN]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H6880 [31JY]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
H.R. 1334), H1299 [18MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H4241 [5JN]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H6698
[29JY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H386 [5FE]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
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]
Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
(see H.R. 3758), H10833 [13OC]
------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determination of service connection for
certain illnesses caused by exposure to chemical and biological
warfare agents during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R.
3279), H1112 [11MR]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1643
[26MR]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity,
strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H904 [5MR]
------ national objectives priority assignments, (see H.R. 1404),
H5957 [20JY]
------ promote environmental justice, public health, and pollution
reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H11696 [20OC]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H3744 [21MY]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H241 [3FE]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic
information, (see H.R. 2275), H3972 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: improve child care and family
support services, (see H.R. 2713), H447 [11FE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
H11023 [15OC]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
Firearms: regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833),
H4165 [4JN]
------ require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a
handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R. 2774), H330 [4FE]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H3106 [12MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H10833 [13OC]
Gabon: elections, (see H. Res. 518), H7414 [6AU]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H6187
[22JY]
Housing: remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing,
(see H.R. 3435), H1111 [11MR]
------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H2423 [28AP]
IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
3114), H63 [27JA]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
------ arrival and departure requirements for Canadian citizens
relative to automated entry and exit control systems, (see H.R.
2955), H6820 [30JY]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H10833 [13OC]
Insurance: require health plans to provide adequate access to
services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists, (see H.R.
1737), H1643 [26MR]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
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), H9275 [1OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 4787), H10513 [10OC]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
Latin America: prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced
weapons, (see H.R. 2345), H497 [12FE]
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), H5957 [20JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H678 [26FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H7290 [5AU]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H100 [28JA]
------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H10833 [13OC]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H1236 [17MR]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H4165 [4JN]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H10833 [13OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 2798), H1337 [19MR]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H5593 [15JY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see H.R.
1715), H3105 [12MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H5493 [14JY]
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]
Paraga, Dobroslav: support efforts to bring about increased respect
for democratic and human rights in Croatia, (see H. Res. 375),
H904 [5MR]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H64 [27JA]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H1159 [12MR]
Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
designate, (see H.R. 2799), H1337 [19MR]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4078), H4962
[22JN]
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5859
[17JY]
Sosa, Sammy: tribute, (see H. Res. 536), H7803 [15SE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
Supreme Court: hiring of qualified minority applicants to serve as
clerks to the Justices, (see H. Res. 591), H10353 [9OC]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H386 [5FE]
------ deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive
compensation, (see H.R. 687), H4055 [3JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H3744 [21MY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H3972 [22MY]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H5859
[17JY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H1643 [26MR]
------ treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain
private foundations, (see H.R. 519), H4055 [3JN]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H578 [24FE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H65 [27JA]
------ treatment of tobacco products, (see H.R. 3027), H101 [28JA]
Tobacco products: prevent use by minors, reduce addiction levels,
compensate Federal and State Governments for health costs, and
enhance investments in biomedical and basic scientific research,
(see H.R. 3028), H101 [28JA]
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]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2606 [29AP]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H5859 [17JY]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H9345 [2OC]
Volunteer workers: exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H904 [5MR]
Washington Interdependence Council: establish a memorial to
Benjamin Banneker in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 3499),
H3972 [22MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H5402 [25JN]
Remarks
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 466), H4534 [11JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1497<bullet> [31JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11809 [18DE]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5818 [17JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7984 [17SE]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1040 [11MR], H1043 [11MR],
H1048 [11MR], H1049 [11MR]
Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs
and increase community control over such programs, H5818 [17JY]
IMF: funding, H7984 [17SE]
Petroleum: oil companies increase of crude oil prices, H1781 [31MR]
Tributes
Stokes, Representative, H6238 [23JY]
Yates, Representative, H9254 [1OC]