[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MASCARA, FRANK (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H1445
[24MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H495 [12FE]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H10077
[8OC]
David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H1444 [24MR]
------ 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), H676 [26FE]
------ direct payment of attorneys' fees in awards of past-due
benefits, (see H.R. 3444), H1158 [12MR]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H10353 [9OC]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H5493 [14JY]
------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
for homeless veterans, (see H.R. 3039), H904 [5MR]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
4242), H7690 [14SE]
Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of
children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
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), H5494 [14JY]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H10077 [8OC]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3744 [21MY]
Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H8932 [25SE]
------ insurance coverage of bone mass measurements, (see H.R.
2693), H5493 [14JY]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H3625 [20MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H6187
[22JY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
------ increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H3972 [22MY]
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), H10077 [8OC]
------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H851 [4MR]
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), H8083 [18SE], (see H. Res.
598), H10917 [14OC]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2056 [1AP]
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: exemption from State laws prohibiting
carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H1159 [12MR]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H2056 [1AP]
Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H7290 [5AU]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H2318 [23AP]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H4479 [10JN]
------ 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. 3567), H2707
[30AP], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
------ 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), H1236 [17MR]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H10011 [7OC]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3510), H1336 [19MR]
Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain
lands, (see H.R. 253), H8932 [25SE]
Motor vehicles: increase the amount of assistance for providing
automobiles to certain disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3618), H2051
[1AP]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H241 [3FE]
Naval Armed Guard Service: appreciation to veterans for service
during World War I and World War II, (see H.J. Res. 99), H1700
[27MR]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
H5493 [14JY]
NRC: authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H4055 [3JN]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H755 [3MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Railroads: reform the safety practices of the railroad industry,
(see H.R. 2455), H4550 [11JN]
Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H11696 [20OC]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H3247 [13MY]
States: authorize Governors to limit receipt of out of State
municipal solid waste, (see H.R. 4475), H7412 [6AU]
Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H4325 [9JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2120 [21AP]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1112 [11MR]
------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
designate, (see H.R. 2931), H3014 [7MY]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2424 [28AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H1700 [27MR]
Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the
Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
Veterans: enforcement of reemployment rights relative to States,
private employers, and servicemen employed by U.S. companies
abroad, (see H.R. 3213), H495 [12FE]
------ expand list of diseases presumed to be service connected with
respect to radiation-exposed veterans, (see H.R. 4368), H6879
[31JY]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3571), H1699 [27MR]
------ extend priority health care to those who received
nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments while in the Armed
Forces, (see H.R. 4367), H6879 [31JY]
------ presumption of service connection for hepatitis C in certain
veterans, (see H.R. 4751), H10076 [8OC]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H10077 [8OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H63 [27JA]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H3757 [22MY]
Remarks
Clinton, President: censure, H11879 [18DE]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11879 [18DE]
Labor unions: allow employees to organize and form collective
bargaining units to improve salaries and working conditions,
H4968 [23JN]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary (H. Con. Res. 203), H3758 [22MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1857 [1AP], H1896
[1AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1850 [31MR], H2049 [1AP]
Tributes
Lowrey, Bonnie, E368<bullet> [12MR]
McDade, Representative, H9247 [1OC]
Shirer, Cadet, H1834 [31MR]