[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
LaTOURETTE, STEVEN C. (a Representative from Ohio)
Amendments
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H3973 [22MY]
Articles and editorials
Bankers Should Quit Bullying Workers' Credit Unions, Louisville (KY)
Courier-Journal, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Banks vs. Credit Unions--Both Sides Have Exaggerated the Threat--
There Should Be a Place for Both, Des Moines (IA) Register,
E459<bullet> [24MR]
Consumers' Choice--Congress Should Not Restrict Credit Unions, San
Diego (CA) Tribune, E461<bullet> [24MR]
Credit for Credit Unions, Cincinnati (OH) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Credit Unions Have Remedy to Setback--Lawsuit Threatens Needed
Institutions, Evansville (IN) Courier, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Giving Credit to Credit Unions, Goshen (IN) News, E461<bullet>
[24MR]
Goliath vs. David for Small Bucks--Banks Wage a Harsh Campaign
Against Increasingly Popular Credit Unions, San Francisco (CA)
Examiner, E461<bullet> [24MR]
No Reason To Punish Credit Unions, Tampa (FL) Tribune, E461<bullet>
[24MR]
Tell Banks To Back Off, Palm Beach (FL) Post, E460<bullet> [24MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Antitrust policy: treatment of video programming for multichannel
distribution, (see H.R. 3559), H6487 [27JY]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2120 [21AP]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H3625 [20MY]
CERCLA: Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
2727), H2056 [1AP]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate, (see H.R. 4602), H8083 [18SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H11705 [21OC]
Congress: voting requirement for committees to seek immunity for
witnesses, (see H.R. 3854), H3246 [13MY]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H676 [26FE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see H.J. Res. 71), H330 [4FE]
------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
rights, (see H.R. 1322), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2707 [30AP]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
------ clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs intended
for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see H.R. 4006),
H7585 [10SE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2931 [6MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H10353 [9OC]
------ payment of monthly educational assistance benefits to
veterans enrolled at educational institutions during periods
between terms, (see H.R. 4537), H7583 [10SE]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see H.R. 2870), H65 [27JA]
Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign
expenditures and contribution limits, (see H.J. Res. 108), H240
[3FE]
------ requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign
financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums,
(see H.R. 2478), H64 [27JA]
FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4032), H4880 [19JN]
FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in
metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, (see H.R. 2968), H1550
[25MR]
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), H5738 [16JY]
Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 4266), H5858 [17JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H2606 [29AP]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H5065
[23JN]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2606 [29AP]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
[23AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3744
[21MY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H330 [4FE]
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], (see H. Res. 598),
H10917 [14OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H3014 [7MY]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H5405 [25JN]
------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H2931 [6MY]
Medicare: payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 2912), H330 [4FE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H3366 [18MY]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H241 [3FE]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H851 [4MR]
Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
3916), H3624 [20MY]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H100
[28JA]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3625 [20MY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4241 [5JN]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4217), H7495 [9SE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H3312 [14MY]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
3660), H2053 [1AP]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see H.R.
2625), H65 [27JA]
Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback
statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and
supplies, (see H.R. 3247), H577 [24FE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
States: requirements relative to access to election ballots for
certain parties, (see H.R. 2477), H64 [27JA]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums,
(see H.R. 4465), H9275 [1OC]
------ allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H63 [27JA]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
[14MY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H851 [4MR]
------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
programs used to pay higher education expenses for the
designated beneficiary, (see H.R. 4298), H6185 [22JY]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H3625 [20MY], (see H.R. 3749), H7290 [5AU]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H5738 [16JY]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H10353 [9OC]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
[17JY]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
and the provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see H.R. 3684), H6820 [30JY]
USIA: make available the television program ``Window on America''
to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives and the Indiana University
Slavics Collection, (see H.R. 4083), H4834 [18JN]
Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2424 [28AP]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, OH: designate, (see
H.R. 4050), H4549 [11JN]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H2933 [7MY], H4841 [19JN]
Poems
``Gift,'' Anna Taft, E92<bullet> [4FE]
Remarks
Clinton, President: censure, H12029<bullet> [19DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12029<bullet> [19DE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1874 [1AP], H7043 [4AU],
E437<bullet> [23MR], E459<bullet> [24MR]
Great Lakes: implementation of strategic plan for restoration of
fisheries and other natural resources (H.R. 1481), H8467 [23SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6395 [24JY]
Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (H.R.
2766), H524 [24FE]
Law enforcement officers: tribute to individuals who lost their
lives during service (H. Res. 422), H3060 [12MY]
National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial Week: observance,
E871<bullet> [14MY]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates (H. Res. 452),
H4896 [22JN], H4898 [22JN]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1857 [1AP], H2025
[1AP]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1500),
E92<bullet> [4FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H558 [24FE], H2422 [28AP]
Tributes
Antall, Richard C., E1095<bullet> [10JN]
Glenn, Senator, E1976<bullet> [9OC]
Glover, William D., Jr., H537 [24FE]
Perk, Ralph J., E1173<bullet> [19JN]
Yarborough, Dennis, H2382 [28AP]