[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)
Amendments
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7808 [15SE],
H7884 [16SE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and
related agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
------ H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H9626 [6OC]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H8084 [18SE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: clarify and enhance the authorities of the
Chief Information Officer, (see H.R. 3280), H676 [26FE]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see H.R. 2870), H101 [28JA]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H904 [5MR]
Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish, (see
H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4056 [3JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Health: limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H4479
[10JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff,
(see H. Res. 456), H4165 [4JN], (see H. Res. 503), H6187 [22JY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
Insurance: treatment of prescription drugs, (see H.R. 1525), H6820
[30JY]
Kaczynski, David R. and Patrik, Linda E.: exclude from taxation any
portion of rewards donated to victims of the Unabomber or used
for attorneys' fees, (see H.R. 4689), H10513 [10OC]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H631 [25FE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H4835
[18JN]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H5064 [23JN]
Mexico: disapprove foreign aid certification of drug enforcement
efforts, but grant national interest waiver, (see H.J. Res.
114), H1021 [10MR]
Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife
habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River,
(see H.R. 2949), H2318 [23AP]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H3014 [7MY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H3972 [22MY]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H8461 [22SE]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H4165 [4JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H7690 [14SE]
------ 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]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H5065 [23JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H631 [25FE]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm
rental income, (see H.R. 1261), H64 [27JA]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal
manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
H.R. 4204), H5492 [14JY]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
452), H4055 [3JN]
Tariff: sodium bentazon, (see H.R. 3967), H3971 [22MY]
Remarks
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options (S.
2344), H6929 [3AU]
------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, H9328 [2OC]
------ relief for agricultural producers, small businesses, and
rural communities adversely affected by low commodity prices,
H8080 [18SE]
------ relief for agricultural producers adversely affected by low
commodity prices and weather, H10998 [15OC]
------ tax increase relative to livestock producers, H7926 [17SE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5084 [24JN], H5086 [24JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9328
[2OC]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H7189 [5AU]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12004<bullet>
[19DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: Market Access Program funding, H5086 [24JN]
------ regulate loans to certain processors of sugarcane and sugar
beets, H5084 [24JN]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6960 [3AU], H7189
[5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5757 [17JY]
District of Columbia: Advisory Neighborhood Commissions funding,
H7348 [6AU]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7348 [6AU]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7884 [16SE],
H7885 [16SE]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), H2462 [29AP]
Drugs: civil liability for illegal manufacturers and distributors
of controlled substances, H7884 [16SE], H7885 [16SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4920 [22JN]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S.
agricultural products (H. Con. Res. 213), H7055 [4AU]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements, H6929 [3AU]
------ establish negotiating objectives and fast-track procedures
for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8792 [25SE]
Journal: question of approval, H8933 [26SE]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
H3049 [12MY]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates (H. Res. 452),
H4897 [22JN], H4898 [22JN]
Sioux City, IA: Dept. of Veterans Affairs community-based
outpatient clinic funding, H5757 [17JY]
------ Perry Creek Flood Control Project funding, H4920 [22JN]
Sioux City, Iowa: tribute to Air National Guard 185th Fighter Wing,
H1173 [17MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H2314 [23AP], H2422 [28AP], H11022 [15OC]
Tributes
Archer, Tom, H2381 [28AP]
Walsh, Larry, H2381 [28AP]