[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
(see H.R. 4417), H7690 [14SE]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265), H5858 [17JY]
Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see
H.R. 1521), H2318 [23AP]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2931 [6MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H3625 [20MY]
------ provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H6880 [31JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H6487 [27JY]
Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
purchase agreements, (see H.R. 2019), H1236 [17MR]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R.
1283), H1299 [18MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H904 [5MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers
called ``helpers'', (see H.R. 4546), H10353 [9OC]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H101
[28JA]
Dept. of HHS: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
(see H.R. 3511), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H2606 [29AP]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations
relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H65 [27JA]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3744 [21MY]
Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of legal
staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
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]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6487 [27JY]
Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services
necessary to operate and manage certain agencies, (see H.R.
716), H2318 [23AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
workers, (see H.R. 2377), H2931 [6MY]
------ allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to
improve economic competitiveness, (see H.R. 634), H64 [27JA]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
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), H7178
[4AU]
NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
H.R. 4235), H5859 [17JY]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
452), H4165 [4JN]
Public utilities: revision of the regulatory policies governing
public utility holding companies, (see H.R. 3976), H3971 [22MY]
Remy, France: tribute to citizens relative to burial of Houston
Braly, (see H. Con. Res. 141), H330 [4FE]
------ tribute to fundraising efforts of 364th Fighter Group
relative to restoration of stained glass windows, (see H. Con.
Res. 141), H330 [4FE]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H578 [24FE]
Social Security: provide prisoner information obtained by States to
Federal benefit programs to prevent erroneous provision of
benefits, (see H.R. 4172), H5403 [25JN]
Tariff: purified terephthalic acid, (see H.R. 3501), H6697 [29JY]
Taxation: allow deduction for long-term care services for
individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
coverage, (see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H8932 [25SE]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H100 [28JA]
------ application of the credit for electricity produced from
renewable resources to electricity produced from biomass
facilities, (see H.R. 4407), H7289 [5AU]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for unified estate and gift tax
credit, (see H.R. 3945), H3970 [22MY]
------ depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, (see H.R.
3500), H6070 [21JY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
[14MY]
------ exclusion from gross income for foster care payments relative
to certain nongovernmental placement agencies, (see H.R. 3991),
H7415 [6AU]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H3105 [12MY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H7414 [6AU]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H495 [12FE]
------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production, (see H.R. 3688), H2606 [29AP]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
[14MY]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education, (see H.R.
4579), H8528 [23SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
[12FE]
------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
(see H.R. 4332), H6453 [24JY]
------ restore deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with
State legislation, (see H.R. 532), H100 [28JA]
------ S corporation reform, (see H.R. 4285), H7915 [16SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of natural gas gathering lines, (see H.R. 3913),
H7415 [6AU]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4325 [9JN]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H6511
[28JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H2705 [30AP]
Tariff: printing machinery, (see H.R. 3395), H903 [5MR]
Taxation: change basis for determination of refinery limitation on
oil depletion deduction, (see H.R. 3917), H3624 [20MY]
------ treatment of individual investment accounts, (see H.R. 3497),
H1298 [18MR]
------ treatment of interest on indebtedness used to finance the
furnishing or sale of rate-regulated electric energy or natural
gas in the U.S. allocated solely to sources within the U.S.,
(see H.R. 4871), H11695 [20OC]
------ treatment of small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H2054 [1AP]
Remarks
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11867 [18DE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6372 [24JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), H5362 [25JN]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8748<bullet> [25SE], E1887<bullet>
[2OC]
Taxation: provide relief for farmers and small businesses and
extend certain expiring provisions (H.R. 4738), H10629 [12OC]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
H8835 [25SE], H8836 [25SE]
------ simplify individual capital gains tax, H5362 [25JN]
------ treatment of railroad fuel relative to barge industry, H1895
[1AP]
------ treatment of U.S. utilities' foreign investments relative to
foreign tax credits and deductible interest allocation rules
(H.R. 4871), E2269<bullet> [21OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1895 [1AP]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H9719 [6OC]