[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
  Amendments 
    Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
        H2268 [23AP]
  Appointments
    Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions cosponsored
    Abortion:  protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
        H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
    Agriculture:  prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
        H7803 [15SE]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
        Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
    American River Watershed:  provide for improved flood protection,
        (see H.R. 3698), H4479 [10JN]
    Armed Forces:  administration of certain drugs without informed
        consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
    ------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
        certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
        Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
    ------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
        Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
        CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H447 [11FE]
    ------ provide that consensual sexual activity between adults shall
        not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, (see
        H.R. 1915), H64 [27JA]
    ------ strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows
        or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, (see H.R.
        3084), H498 [12FE]
    Armenia:  anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H330 [4FE]
    Bounty hunters:  establish civil and criminal liability for bounty
        hunters and their employers and encourage State regulation of
        industry, (see H.R. 3168), H385 [5FE]
    Business and industry:  promote youth entrepreneurship education and
        training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
    CERCLA:  clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
        H.R. 2733), H2318 [23AP]
    Chiapas, Mexico:  adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
        the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
        347), H10352 [9OC]
    Children and youth:  facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by
        National Child Protection Act, (see H.R. 2488), H1643 [26MR]
    ------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
        H2120 [21AP]
    ------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
        accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
        3831), H4165 [4JN]
    Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637),
        H3312 [14MY]
    Clinton, President:  address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
        Res. 287), H4712 [17JN]
    Colleges and universities:  improve and strengthen recruitment and
        training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H2056
        [1AP]
    Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and
        Technology Development:  establish, (see H.R. 3007), H851 [4MR]
    Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see
        H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
    Computers:  encourage disclosure and exchange of information
        relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4355), H6819 [30JY]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment:  implement and establish
        support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H447
        [11FE]
    Courts:  allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
        negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
        H.R. 1334), H64 [27JA]
    ------ applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
        the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
        H10010 [7OC]
    Credit unions:  clarify laws relative to field of membership of
        Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
    Crime:  enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
        H11023 [15OC]
    ------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H7415 [6AU]
    ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children, (see
        H.R. 3494), H2931 [6MY]
    ------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
    ------ require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions
        of higher education, (see H.R. 715), H2055 [1AP]
    Customs Service:  authorizing appropriations for the International
        Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
        H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
    de On�6ate, Don Juan:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of first
        permanent settlement of western U.S. by the Spanish explorer,
        (see H. Con. Res. 240), H2056 [1AP]
    Death and dying:  recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
        Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture:  expand School Breakfast Program and provide
        greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
        (see H.R. 3086), H851 [4MR]
    Dept. of Defense:  B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
        2898), H1112 [11MR]
    Dept. of HHS:  establish program relative to exchange of sterile
        hypodermic needles, (see H.R. 2212), H64 [27JA]
    ------ Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
    ------ make grants to States and businesses to improve the quality
        of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
    Dept. of HUD:  insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
        or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
        H3312 [14MY]
    Dept. of the Interior:  moratorium on oil and gas development on
        certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R.
        3875), H3972 [22MY]
    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:  conduct Stand Down events and establish
        a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
        in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H7495 [9SE]
    ------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
        Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
    ------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
        certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4055 [3JN]
    ------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
        nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
        H7915 [16SE]
    ------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
        system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
        non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H7178 [4AU]
    Developing countries:  recognize the importance of providing access
        to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
    Discrimination:  condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific
        Islander Americans and support political and civic participation
        by these persons, (see H. Con. Res. 191), H2120 [21AP]
    Diseases:  issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
        (see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
    Education:  allow a Hope Scholarship credit for certain expenses,
        (see H.R. 3282), H676 [26FE]
    ------ assist urban and rural local education agencies in raising
        the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R. 3813), H3013
        [7MY]
    ------ establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963), H678
        [26FE]
    ------ grants to provide integrated classroom-related computer
        training for elementary and secondary school teachers, (see H.R.
        4552), H10012 [7OC]
    ------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H755 [3MR]
    ------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
        3269), H2056 [1AP]
    ------ provide for various capital investments in technology
        education, (see H.R. 2994), H498 [12FE]
    ------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
        [14MY]
    ExploraVision Awards Program:  tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 279),
        H9188 [29SE]
    Fair Labor Standards Act:  reform provisions relative to child
        labor, (see H.R. 4450), H8528 [23SE]
    Families and domestic relations:  develop, promote, and implement
        policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
        154), H5738 [16JY]
    ------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
        care, (see H.R. 3292), H1699 [27MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478
        [10JN] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
        child care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400),
        H903 [5MR] increase availability, affordability, and quality of
        school-based child care, (see H.R. 3768), H3014 [7MY]
    ------ reduction of teenage pregnancy rates through evaluation of
        prevention programs, (see H.R. 1736), H3312 [14MY]
    FEC:  require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
        and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
        H1445 [24MR]
    Federal employees:  make percentage limitations on contributions to
        the Thrift Savings Plan comparable to dollar amount limitations
        on elective deferrals, (see H.R. 2526), H2706 [30AP]
    ------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
        alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
        (see H.R. 3251), H1643 [26MR]
    Financial institutions:  protect confidentiality of personal
        financial information, (see H.R. 4478), H10833 [13OC]
    Firearms:  protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
        [17JN]
    ------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
        developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
        [22MY]
    ------ regulation of transfers at gun shows, (see H.R. 3833), H3104
        [12MY]
    ------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
        officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
        (see H.R. 4233), H6698 [29JY]
    Food:  improve public health and food safety through enhanced
        enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H6697 [29JY]
    ------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
        persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
    Ford, Gerald R. and Betty:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
        H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
    Foreign policy:  establish framework for consideration of unilateral
        economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H1112 [11MR]
    ------ support economic and political independence for the South
        Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H6186 [22JY]
    Foreign trade:  eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
        (see H.R. 2509), H64 [27JA]
    ------ prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of products
        derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H1112 [11MR]
    Forests:  eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
        facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
        communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
        2789), H8932 [25SE]
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area:  modify boundaries, (see H.R.
        4143), H5402 [25JN]
    Government regulations:  provide for the debarment or suspension
        from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of
        persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, (see H.R.
        1624), H241 [3FE]
    ------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
        (see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
    Head Start Program:  reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972
        [22MY]
    Health:  awareness and use of federally-supported research findings
        on the social and economic costs of sleep deprivation and sleep
        disorders, (see H. Con. Res. 250), H2056 [1AP]
    ------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
        individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121), H6454
        [24JY]
    ------ prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans
        relative to neurobiological disorders, (see H.R. 2110), H100
        [28JA]
    ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
        H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
    ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
        (see H.R. 1289), H7584 [10SE]
    ------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
        H7494 [9SE]
    Higher Education Act:  financial responsibility for refunds during
        provisional certification and change of ownership of propietary
        institutions, (see H.R. 2981), H851 [4MR]
    Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
        homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
        [29AP]
    Human rights:  trafficking of women and girls for forced
        prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H6511 [28JY]
    Hunting and trapping:  prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, (see H.R.
        1176), H5493 [14JY]
    Immigration:  allow certain aliens to obtain nonimmigrant visitor's
        visas, (see H.R. 225), H4629 [16JN]
    ------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
        and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
        suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
        H6070 [21JY]
    Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform:  establish, (see
        H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act:  funding, (see H. Res.
        399), H2120 [21AP]
    Indonesia:  support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
        Res. 258), H2932 [6MY]
    Insurance:  allow children covered under private health insurance
        under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
        the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H3024 [11MY]
    ------ notify upon examination any medical condition of an
        individual seeking insurance coverage, (see H.R. 2874), H2237
        [22AP]
    ------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
        and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
        individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H7428 [7AU]
    International Commission of Jurists:  report on the People's
        Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
        [22MY]
    Investments:  require brokers, dealers, investment companies and
        advisers to protect confidentiality of personal financial
        information, (see H.R. 4479), H10833 [13OC]
    Israel:  independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H692 [2MR]
    Italian Americans:  prepare report detailing injustices suffered
        during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the
        President, (see H.R. 2090), H4711 [17JN]
    Japan:  access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
        markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2237 [22AP]
    Latin America:  prohibit sale or transfer of highly advanced
        weapons, (see H.R. 2345), H497 [12FE]
    Library of Congress:  mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
        (see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
    LIHEAP:  reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H3972 [22MY]
    Mandela, Nelson R.:  award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
        3156), H904 [5MR]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Day:  add to the list of days on which the
        flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H851 [4MR]
    Medicaid:  coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
        for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
        H.R. 3779), H4325 [9JN]
    ------ exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll
        with a managed care entity, (see H.R. 3281), H8932 [25SE]
    Medicare:  ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
        H6511 [28JY]
    ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
        individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1854 [31MR]
    ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
        4092), H5405 [25JN]
    ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
    ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
        medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H7690 [14SE]
    ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
        facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H10833 [13OC]
    Members of Congress:  follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
        devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
        Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7585
        [10SE]
    Minimum wage:  level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
        H1336 [19MR]
    Motion pictures:  discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
        motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H65 [27JA]
    National Days of Dialogue:  support in association with the national
        celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., (see H.
        Con. Res. 195), H498 [12FE]
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute:  anniversary, (see H.
        Con. Res. 274), H11042 [16OC]
    National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee:  establish,
        (see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
    National Park Service:  establish the National Underground Railroad
        Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H2055 [1AP]
    Native Americans:  mint coins in commemoration of history and
        culture, (see H.R. 4448), H7411 [6AU]
    Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act:  provide
        certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
        status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
    Nuclear weapons:  recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
        furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
        H4835 [18JN]
    Oceans:  develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
        policy, (see H.R. 2547), H65 [27JA]
    Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
    Parks and recreation areas:  require camps to report on incidents of
        injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS, (see H.R. 298), H64
        [27JA]
    Philippines:  authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
        taken from the town of Balangiga to the people of the
        Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H4629 [16JN]
    Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
        H.R. 2183), H329 [4FE]
    Postal Service:  issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
        anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H1112 [11MR]
    Product safety:  promote new and revised toxicological tests that
        protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
        need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H11042 [16OC]
    Public safety officers:  eligibility of certain emergency management
        and civil defense personnel for public safety officer death
        benefits, (see H.R. 3608), H4712 [17JN]
    ------ provide educational assistance to the surviving spouse and
        dependent children of officers killed in the line of duty, (see
        H.R. 2088), H2813 [5MY]
    Public welfare programs:  food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
        (see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA], (see H.R. 3379), H3247 [13MY]
    Religion:  support tolerance toward Muslims, (see H. Con. Res. 322),
        H8528 [23SE]
    Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA:  designate, (see
        H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
    Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
        3207), H4550 [11JN]
    SBA:  women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H6282
        [23JY]
    Sequoia National Forest:  increase recreational opportunities and
        establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia
        ecosystem, (see H.R. 2077), H447 [11FE]
    Social Security:  choice of benefit payment method relative to
        computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
        after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H4055 [3JN]
    ------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
        (see H.R. 2908), H65 [27JA]
    ------ provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to
        work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such
        beneficiaries, (see H.R. 3433), H1445 [24MR]
    Taxation:  allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
        long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
        trades, (see H.R. 3110), H2120 [21AP]
    ------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
        charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
    ------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
        establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1159
        [12MR]
    ------ allow taxpayers to request receipts for income tax payments
        which itemizes the allocable portions used for Federal spending,
        (see H.R. 2827), H447 [11FE]
    ------ eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing,
        (see H.R. 1241), H4835 [18JN]
    ------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7803
        [15SE]
    ------ 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),
        H3013 [7MY]
    ------ extend research credit to expenses attributable to certain
        collaborative research consortia, (see H.R. 3857), H3246 [13MY]
    ------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
        incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H498 [12FE]
    ------ increase lifetime learning credit for secondary teachers
        returning to school for additional training, (see H.R. 3881),
        H3311 [14MY]
    ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
        employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H7584
        [10SE]
    ------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
        acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
        H5404 [25JN] provide incentives to elementary and secondary
        teachers for technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H5404
        [25JN]
    ------ provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations, (see H.R. 1730),
        H3014 [7MY]
    ------ 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), H2120 [21AP]
    ------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
        H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
    ------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
        construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
    ------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
        farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H3014 [7MY]
    ------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
    ------ treatment of depreciation of computers and peripheral
        equipment, (see H.R. 3304), H904 [5MR]
    ------ treatment of divorced spouses, (see H.R. 2467), H447 [11FE]
    ------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
        1891), H329 [4FE]
    ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
        certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
        3942), H3743 [21MY]
    ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
        charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H579 [24FE]
    ------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
        assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H1337 [19MR]
    ------ treatment of severance pay, (see H.R. 3011), H7494 [9SE]
    ------ treatment of the marriage tax penalty relative to earned
        income tax credit, (see H.R. 3995), H5405 [25JN]
    ------ treatment of tobacco products, (see H.R. 3027), H1337 [19MR]
    ------ treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small
        businesses, (see H.R. 4134), H5494 [14JY]
    Telecommunications:  require accurate billing by carriers relative
        to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
        (see H.R. 4018), H4550 [11JN]
    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), H1337 [19MR]
    ------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
        develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
    U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet:  appreciation to veterans for service, (see
        H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
    U.S. Submarine Force:  issue postage stamp in commemoration of
        anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2237 [22AP]
    Veterans:  extend priority health care to individuals who served
        during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2814 [5MY]
    Vietnam:  prohibit assistance by OPIC or Eximbank, (see H.R. 3159),
        H1337 [19MR]
    Volunteer workers:  exempt certain food bank volunteers from the
        Fair Labor Standards Act, (see H.R. 3152), H1237 [17MR]
    Water pollution:  estuary conservation and management programs
        funding, (see H.R. 2374), H100 [28JA]
    Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
        community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
        3624), H2331 [27AP]
    ------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
        3293), H2056 [1AP]
    ------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
        establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
        [24MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced
    Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
        proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H1699 [27MR]
    Education:  later starting times for secondary school classes, (see
        H. Con. Res. 296), H5297 [24JN]
    ------ provide grants to local agencies that agree to later starting
        times for secondary school classes, (see H.R. 4131), H5297
        [24JN]
    Taxation:  treatment of contributions of computer technology and
        equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
        H7413 [6AU]
    Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
        factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
  Essays
    I'm Proud To Be Bilingual:  Claudia Alvarez, E535<bullet> [31MR]
  Remarks
    Alvarez, Claudia:  Scholastic, Inc., essay contest honoree,
        E535<bullet> [31MR]
    American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation):  grant
        Federal charter (S. 1759), H6900 [3AU]
    Bankruptcy:  provide private trustees the right to seek judicial
        review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and
        trustee removal (H.R. 2592), H6902 [3AU]
    ------ reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4363 [10JN]
    Business and industry:  improve competitiveness of U.S. business and
        promote foreign commerce (H.R. 4353), E2096<bullet> [12OC]
    Census:  use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
        census, H7208 [5AU]
    Children and youth:  allow youth-serving organizations access to FBI
        criminal background information, H4511 [11JN]
    Clinton, President:  Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
        whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10020 [8OC]
    ------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11799 [18DE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House):  deliberative review and release
        of independent counsel report on investigation of President
        Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
        improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7593 [11SE]
    Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act:  implementation,
        H4890<bullet> [22JN]
    Computers:  prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
        Internet or interactive computer services (H.R. 4105), H5034
        [23JN]
    ------ use, sale, and export of encryption products for privacy and
        security (H.R. 695), H1702 [30MR]
    Correctional institutions:  test incarcerated persons for serious
        transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
        with corrections personnel (H.R. 2070), H6936 [3AU]
    Courts:  confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
        proceedings, H2268 [23AP], H2269 [23AP], H2270 [23AP], H2271
        [23AP], H2272 [23AP]
    ----- confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
        proceedings (H.R. 3577), E504<bullet> [27MR]
    Crime:  increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
        arrest, H4515 [11JN]
    ------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
        3494), H4511 [11JN], H4513 [11JN], H4514 [11JN], H4515 [11JN]
    ------ provide for telephone access to the FBI database that tracks
        the movement and whereabouts of sexual offenders, H4517 [11JN]
    Dept. of Justice:  authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3303),
        H4890<bullet> [22JN]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
        agencies:  making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7208 [5AU]
    Drugs:  limit amount of controlled substances allowed to be brought
        into the U.S. from Mexico (H.R. 3633), H6904 [3AU]
    Education:  increase number of teachers, H10839 [14OC]
    ------ national policy to improve system, H10678 [13OC], H10839
        [14OC]
    Federal courts:  improve operation and administration (H.R. 1252),
        H2268 [23AP], H2269 [23AP], H2270 [23AP], H2271 [23AP], H2272
        [23AP]
    Government regulations:  reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
        small businesses (H.R. 3310), E471<bullet> [25MR]
    Health:  liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
        component parts to medical device manufacturers (H.R. 872),
        H6740 [29JY]
    Health care professionals:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant
        nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
        H6934 [3AU]
    Immigration:  increase number of temporary visas for skilled workers
        and protect similarly qualified U.S. workers (H.R. 3736), H8589
        [24SE]
    Legislative branch of the Government:  making appropriations (H.R.
        4112), conference report, H8556<bullet> [24SE]
    Schiff, Steven:  tribute (H. Res. 395), H1507 [25MR]
    Securities:  limit the conduct of securities class actions under
        State law (H.R. 1689), E1383<bullet> [22JY]
    Sheedy, Mateo:  Heart of Jesus Award recipient, E2083<bullet> [11OC]
    States:  establish community notification system relative to release
        of convicted sex offenders, H4513 [11JN], H4514 [11JN]
    Supreme Court Historical Society:  acceptance of voluntary services
        (S. 2143), H6898 [3AU], H6899 [3AU]
    Tijuana, Mexico:  improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
        factory (H. Res. 595), E2153<bullet> [13OC]
    Vietnam:  make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
        emigration (H.J. Res. 120), H6769 [30JY], H6778 [30JY]
    Votes:  correction, H10802 [13OC]
    ------ position on missed, H863<bullet> [5MR], H2374 [28AP], H4679
        [17JN], H8504 [23SE]
    Voting:  establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
        citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
        Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H470 [12FE]
  Remarks in House relative to
    Special order:  granted, H10559 [11OC]
  Tributes
    Barozzi, Louie, E944<bullet> [22MY]
    Fazio, Representative, H8556<bullet> [24SE]
    Grosinger, Emery, E832<bullet> [12MY]
    Shayne, Elena, E1216<bullet> [24JN]
    Sumisaki, Roy, E796<bullet> [7MY]