[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McCARTHY, CAROLYN (a Representative from New York)
Addresses
Reconnecting With Our Children and Keeping Them Safe: Richard
Riley, Sec. of Education, E1109<bullet> [11JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, (see H.
Res. 523), H9346 [2OC]
Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 900),
H2055 [1AP]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2931 [6MY]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3595), H1776 [30MR]
Colleges and universities: encourage adoption of a code of
principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption on
college campuses, (see H. Res. 321), H3106 [12MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H851
[4MR]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H5737 [16JY]
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 Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, (see H.R. 3948), H3970 [22MY]
Drugs: sentencing of persons convicted of lesser drug offenses
while in possession of a firearm, (see H.R. 3155), H579 [24FE]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H904
[5MR]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H4240 [5JN]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H631 [25FE]
FAA: address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
(see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H11023 [15OC]
Firearms: 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), H6880 [31JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
Government: procurement access for women-owned businesses, (see H.
Res. 313), H1550 [25MR]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H3744 [21MY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
[21AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
[20MY]
Insurance: require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a
minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder
due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease, (see H.R. 4737),
H10075 [8OC]
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), H65 [27JA]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H385 [5FE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
Kosovo: human rights violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian
police relative to self-determination, (see H. Con. Res. 313),
H7495 [9SE]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H1159 [12MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H579 [24FE]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495
[12FE], (see H.R. 3567), H2120 [21AP]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2744 [4MY]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2053 [1AP]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H6879 [31JY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
Res. 304), H7691 [14SE]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans'
memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10833 [13OC]
Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H7495 [9SE]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H3312 [14MY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H8932 [25SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7690 [14SE]
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),
H3366 [18MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H2120 [21AP]
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), H2055 [1AP]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H8932 [25SE]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
3660), H2053 [1AP]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4078), H4834
[18JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H10012
[7OC]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
Taxation: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-
employed individuals, (see H.R. 18), H7584 [10SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H7584 [10SE]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H7414 [6AU]
------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
H.R. 2593), H2056 [1AP]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H4325 [9JN]
------ treatment of reparations received by Holocaust survivors,
(see H.R. 4563), H9537 [5OC]
Terrorism: relief for American victims of terrorism, (see H. Con.
Res. 220), H2056 [1AP]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H3311 [14MY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2319 [23AP]
Veterans: extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a
period of war, (see H.R. 2946), H2120 [21AP]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H678 [26FE]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5594 [15JY]
Women: improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
3293), H676 [26FE]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
[17JN]
Remarks
Alcohol Awareness Month: observance, E564<bullet> [2AP]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence,
E1108<bullet> [11JN]
------ national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
3), H7743 [15SE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3809),
H3415<bullet> [19MY]
DeMartino, Anna: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of
Community Award recipient for New York, E271<bullet> [3MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation
System funding, H6563<bullet> [29JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5754 [17JY], H6563<bullet>
[29JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 574), H9610<bullet> [6OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7881<bullet>
[16SE]
Drugs: promote drug-free workplace programs (H.R. 3853), H4978
[23JN]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers (S. 2235),
H10333<bullet> [9OC]
------ establish a program to help children and youth learn English
(H.R. 3892), H7539<bullet> [10SE]
------ national policy to improve system, H10804 [13OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H1438<bullet> [24MR]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees (H.R. 2888), H4473<bullet> [10JN]
FEC: expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1758 [30MR]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2521 [29AP]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9156 [28SE],
H9162<bullet> [28SE]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, H7881<bullet> [16SE]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland (H.R. 4293), H10004 [7OC]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing
appropriations (H.R. 1818), H7743 [15SE]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (H.R. 2829),
H3051 [12MY]
Long Island, NY: tribute to women small business owners,
E396<bullet> [17MR]
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646),
E1869<bullet> [1OC]
------ reform (H.R. 1165), E795<bullet> [7MY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities (H.R. 2754), E795<bullet> [7MY]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing
appropriations (S. 2073), H7743 [15SE]
National Nurses Week: observance, E795<bullet> [7MY]
Northern Ireland: encourage all parties involved in peace talks to
condemn violence and address human rights violations (H. Con.
Res. 152), E407<bullet> [18MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H7324 [6AU]
Take a Step Day: observance, E564<bullet> [2AP]
Taxation: creation of a new class of bonds for new school
construction (H.R. 2695), H1438<bullet> [24MR]
Votes: position on missed, H927<bullet> [10MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1546 [25MR], H6486 [27JY], H10831 [13OC]
Tributes
Levy, Norman J., E276<bullet> [3MR]
Mini, Michelle, E1012<bullet> [3JN]
Nussbaum, Stanley, E660<bullet> [23AP]
O'Dwyer, Paul, E1227<bullet> [25JN]
Solomon, Representative, H9610<bullet> [6OC]
Wallach, Robert, E1012<bullet> [3JN]