[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
LAMPSON, NICK (a Representative from Texas)
Addresses
Issues Facing Congress: by, E654<bullet> [23AP]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H5738 [16JY]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see H.R. 619), H2318 [23AP]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2055 [1AP]
Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for
responding to in-flight medical emergencies, (see H.R. 1670),
H1112 [11MR]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4711 [17JN]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H2053 [1AP]
------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
224), H631 [25FE]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H3972 [22MY]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H6187 [22JY]
------ address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community
policing and reduction of school crime, (see H. Res. 512), H6880
[31JY]
Coastal zones: use of offshore oil and gas revenues to fund State
and local conservation programs of coastal States, (see H.R.
4717), H10010 [7OC]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H4880 [19JN]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H3625
[20MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H498 [12FE]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
H.R. 3494), H1298 [18MR]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
------ reauthorize funding for court-appointed advocates for victims
of child abuse, training programs on child abuse for judicial
personnel and attorneys, and video taping of child victim
testimony, (see H.R. 3902), H3972 [22MY]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H100 [28JA]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H11705 [21OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H4961 [22JN]
Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for
establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
(see H.R. 3555), H1549 [25MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H11042 [16OC]
Disasters: make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
program, (see H.R. 2257), H2813 [5MY]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H755
[3MR]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H4240 [5JN]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H6453
[24JY]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H1445 [24MR]
ERISA: clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from
failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare
benefit plans, (see H.R. 2960), H330 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H5737 [16JY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass
measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H1021 [10MR]
Financial institutions: prohibit the imposition of fees on the
electronic withdrawal of direct deposited Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 2454), H447 [11FE]
----- prohibit the imposition of fees on the electronic withdrawal
of direct deposited veterans benefits, (see H.R. 2457), H447
[11FE]
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), H9275 [1OC]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
[26FE]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H3366 [18MY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H4550 [11JN]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H8528 [23SE]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H4550 [11JN], (see H.R.
4283), H6820 [30JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H447
[11FE]
Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
H4880 [19JN]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H2423 [28AP]
Health: increase the legal smoking age, (see H.R. 2519), H3488
[19MY]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H1643 [26MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2237 [22AP]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H2236 [22AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H3489
[19MY]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H4325 [9JN]
Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, (see H. Con. Res. 185), H6454
[24JY]
Income: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H7178 [4AU]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H4550 [11JN]
Insurance: establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
the patient, (see H.R. 4093), H4879 [19JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3625 [20MY]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H1379
[23MR]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H5957
[20JY]
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]
------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H6186 [22JY]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H5493 [14JY]
------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H1021 [10MR]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65 [27JA]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H2423 [28AP]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7618 [11SE]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H2424 [28AP]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H1021 [10MR]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H5405
[25JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H498 [12FE]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
Res. 27), H6070 [21JY]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H2931 [6MY]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H7494 [9SE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H8932 [25SE]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
H7803 [15SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H11696 [20OC]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H904 [5MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), 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), H1379 [23MR]
Public safety officers: eligibility of certain emergency management
and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H4712 [17JN]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H4241 [5JN]
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), H6453 [24JY]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6820 [30JY]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
[15JY]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H1021
[10MR]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 45), H8528 [23SE], (see H.R. 3008), H8627
[24SE]
------ earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R. 612), H904
[5MR]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space,
(see H. Con. Res. 267), H2605 [29AP]
Taxation: applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of
a principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H3972 [22MY]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H5404 [25JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4711 [17JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4325 [9JN]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H6511 [28JY]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
H5594 [15JY] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H5594
[15JY]
------ tax credit for investment in the revitalization of
communities, (see H.R. 465), H755 [3MR]
------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H4055 [3JN]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H8035 [17SE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H447 [11FE]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H3014 [7MY]
------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H10917 [14OC]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
designate, (see H.R. 2931), H1337 [19MR]
Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international
tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H7290 [5AU]
------ 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: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3972 [22MY]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H5493 [14JY]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient
financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal
and non-Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H8931 [25SE]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3625 [20MY]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6282
[23JY]
------ research programs relative to HIV and AIDS, (see H.R. 1571),
H2055 [1AP]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H1699 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H7494 [9SE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
Health: extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving
spouses, (see H.R. 4835), H10916 [14OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H4481 [11JN]
Proclamations
Port Arthur, TX, Anniversary, E913<bullet> [20MY]
Remarks
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4434 [10JN]
------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4434 [10JN]
Beaumont, TX: tribute to Beaumont Police Activities League boxing
team, E1908<bullet> [5OC]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, H4483 [11JN]
Clinton, President: censure, H11893 [18DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11893 [18DE], H11953<bullet>
[18DE]
Crime: increase penalties and improve law enforcement activities
involving the use of computers to commit sexual crimes against
children, H4494 [11JN]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4494 [11JN], H4513 [11JN]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center (H.R.
3985), H4044 [3JN]
Dept. of Education: safe and drug-free school initiative funding,
H2751 [5MY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6271 [23JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H10922 [15OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H10922 [15OC]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2006 [1AP]
Henley, Don: tribute to conservation efforts relative to Walden
Pond, H4246 [9JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, H3296 [14MY]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination (H. Con. Res. 235), H1203
[17MR]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons
(H.R. 2850), E977<bullet> [22MY]
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9198
[1OC], H9199 [1OC], H9200 [1OC]
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: observance, H2347 [28AP]
National Missing Children's Day: observance, E977<bullet> [22MY]
Port Arthur, TX: anniversary, E913<bullet> [20MY]
Schools: national day of prayer to recognize start of school year,
H7417 [7AU]
Space policy: space station program funding, H6271 [23JY]
States: establish community notification system relative to release
of convicted sex offenders, H4513 [11JN]
Texas City, TX: development and implementation of missing children
programs, H6421 [24JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1902 [1AP], H2006
[1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H585 [25FE], H5935 [20JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H5397 [25JN]
Special order: granted, H626 [25FE], H6451 [24JY]
Tributes
Rauschenberg, Robert, E167<bullet> [12FE]
Rogers, Julie, H616 [25FE]
Yarbrough, Jim and Carol, E1861<bullet> [1OC]