[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)
Articles and editorials
Boroughful of Bookworms--Motivated Immigrants Make Queens Library
Busiest in U.S., Blaine Harden, Washington (DC) Post,
E800<bullet> [7MY]
Patrick William Cady--The Irish Eye Gael of the Year, Marie
Matthews, E397<bullet> [17MR]
Paul O'Dwyer, New York's Liberal Battler for Underdogs and
Outsiders, Dies at 90, Francis X. Clines, New York (NY) Times,
E1270<bullet> [26JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems, (see H.R.
754), H5593 [15JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
(see H.R. 3160), H2120 [21AP]
Birds: establish a conservation program for neotropical migratory
birds, (see H.R. 4302), H6186 [22JY]
Business and industry: improve competitiveness of U.S. business and
promote foreign commerce, (see H.R. 4353), H7618 [11SE]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H3488 [19MY]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H3014 [7MY]
------ tribute to child care professionals, (see H. Res. 279), H448
[11FE]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Clean Air Act: reduce acid deposition, (see H.R. 2365), H579 [24FE]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H2056
[1AP]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H2705 [30AP]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
H.R. 1334), H3624 [20MY]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H65 [27JA]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 3601), H4629 [16JN], (see H.R.
3551), H4712 [17JN], (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4055 [3JN]
------ 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), H4165
[4JN]
Dept. of HUD: insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction,
or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637),
H2052 [1AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H4165 [4JN]
Dept. of the Interior: study on establishing a national historic
trail to commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R.
3240), H496 [12FE]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H9179
[28SE]
Dept. of Transportation: make nonmilitary Government aircraft
subject to safety regulations, (see H.R. 1483), H7803 [15SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H4056 [3JN]
------ 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), H2056 [1AP]
------ establish a chiropractic services division, (see H.R. 4421),
H7410 [6AU]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5405 [25JN]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
research, (see H.R. 2545), H692 [2MR]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H2744 [4MY]
Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
while in possession of a firearm, (see H.R. 3155), H329 [4FE]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1021
[10MR]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2237 [22AP]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H678 [26FE]
------ improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2698), H851 [4MR]
FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
(see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 4450), H7495 [9SE]
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]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H2424 [28AP]
Firearms: prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce, (see H.R.
12), H64 [27JA]
------ prohibit possession or transfer of nonsporting handguns, (see
H.R. 476), H329 [4FE]
------ 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), H5064
[23JN]
------ require check for restraining orders before the transfer of a
handgun by a firearms dealer, (see H.R. 2774), H330 [4FE]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
[26FE], (see H.R. 4080), H4834 [18JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H6186 [22JY]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H678
[26FE]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H7415 [6AU]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate
anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
(see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H6187
[22JY]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2707 [30AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H3744
[21MY]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the
reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H3247 [13MY]
Immigration: adjust the status of certain nationals of El Salvador,
Guatemala, and Haiti and eliminate certain rules relative to
continuous physical presence, (see H.R. 3054), H1550 [25MR]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H3489 [19MY]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6070 [21JY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H1550 [25MR]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H6698 [29JY]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H10012
[7OC]
Law enforcement officers: extend certain civil service retirement
options to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs
Service inspectors and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R.
1215), H631 [25FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H579 [24FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H8084
[18SE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H631
[25FE], (see H.R. 3567), H3312 [14MY]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2707 [30AP]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H4055 [3JN]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H7495 [9SE]
------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H2424 [28AP]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H7690 [14SE]
------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 3128), H330 [4FE]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
[11JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
National Lighthouse Center and Museum: grant Federal charter, (see
H.R. 4623), H8627 [24SE]
New York: disposition of Governors Island, (see H.R. 3884), H3312
[14MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H9346 [2OC]
------ improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H6820 [30JY]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
condemn violence and address human rights violations, (see H.
Con. Res. 245), H1236 [17MR]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
------ exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund from
the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H447 [11FE]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see H.R.
1320), H4055 [3JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H1854 [31MR]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H678 [26FE]
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), H3970 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
(see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H7690 [14SE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H1445 [24MR]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H4550 [11JN]
SEC: require the improved disclosure of tax effects of portfolio
transactions on mutual fund performance, (see H.R. 4822), H10832
[13OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly
consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H5957 [20JY]
------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide with
information that will help them protect themselves, (see H.R.
3134), H330 [4FE]
Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination
provisions to certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H2606 [29AP]
Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
(see H. Con. Res. 271), H3024 [11MY]
Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns
and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure
payment of contributions, (see H.R. 4865), H11695 [20OC]
------ allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax
overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee, (see H.R. 1016), H447
[11FE]
------ allow small employers a credit against costs incurred in
establishing qualified employer plans, (see H.R. 3300), H1337
[19MR]
------ employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care
services to employees, (see H.R. 1706), H64 [27JA]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H4629 [16JN]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H498
[12FE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H3366 [18MY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H3744 [21MY]
------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H4880
[19JN]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H5405 [25JN]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H2423 [28AP]
Telecommunications: require schools and libraries that receive
universal service support to establish policies governing access
to material that is inappropriate for children, (see H.R. 3442),
H1112 [11MR]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
networks, (see H.R. 3844), H3105 [12MY]
------ protect consumers from cramming of charges on telephone
bills, (see H.R. 3990), H4962 [22JN]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H2237 [22AP]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H3625 [20MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H8932 [25SE]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7495
[9SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500), H64
[27JA]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H330
[4FE]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H2056 [1AP]
------ increase burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans,
(see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
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]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H631 [25FE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
Crime: provide penalties for murders of armored car crew members,
(see H.R. 3253), H578 [24FE]
Greece: tribute to inhabitants of the Dodecanesian Islands for
their stance in fighting fascism and preserving democratic
values and beliefs, (see H. Con. Res. 259), H2055 [1AP]
New York, NY: prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate
the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air services
at LaGuardia Airport, (see H.R. 3179), H445 [11FE], (see H.R.
4117), H5064 [23JN]
Remarks
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2209<bullet> [22AP]
Cady, Patrick W.: Washington, DC, Gael of the Year Award recipient,
E397<bullet> [17MR]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6479<bullet> [27JY]
Clinton, President: censure, H11807 [18DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11807 [18DE]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1720<bullet> [30MR]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors (H.R.
3783), H9907 [7OC]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6995<bullet> [3AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5757 [17JY]
Ecology and environment: national objectives, H5757 [17JY]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), H3134 [13MY], H3140 [13MY], H3180
[13MY]
------ strengthen investor and consumer protections, H3180 [13MY]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1543<bullet> [25MR]
House of Representatives: appreciation for tributes, H10901 [14OC]
------ tribute to staff, E2281<bullet> [21OC]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10003 [7OC]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services (H.R. 3205), H5287
[24JN]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (H.R. 3651),
H5287 [24JN]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
condemn violence and address human rights violations (H. Con.
Res. 152), H1200<bullet> [17MR]
Pakistan: condemn terrorist training camp in Peshawar, E345<bullet>
[10MR]
Queens, NY: tribute to public library, E800<bullet> [7MY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law (H.R. 1689), H6063 [21JY]
Turkey: allocation of economic assistance (H.R. 1361),
H6995<bullet> [3AU]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H231 [3FE], H1103 [11MR], H7403 [6AU],
H8625 [24SE]
Tribute, H6075 [22JY], H10896-H10901 [14OC], E2308 [12NO]
Remarks in Senate relative to
Tribute, S8810 [22JY]
Tributes
Abzug, Bella S., H2234<bullet> [22AP]
Belfiglio, Ronald A., E1354<bullet> [20JY]
Biaggi, Marie, E101<bullet> [4FE]
Howard, James J., E469<bullet> [25MR]
Lombard, Rosemary, E311<bullet> [5MR]
Meeks, Representative, H365 [5FE]
O'Dwyer, Paul, E1270<bullet> [26JN]
Pugh, Ruth, E456<bullet> [24MR]