[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Articles and editorials
Anniversary of the Fall of South Vietnam to Communism, Lawson W.
Magruder, Fort Drum (NY) Sentinel, E775<bullet> [6MY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: provide protections to suppliers of commodities, (see
H.R. 3744), H3247 [13MY]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Bankruptcy: adjust debts of family farmers with regular annual
income, (see H.R. 4672), H10012 [7OC]
Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
H.R. 457), H7494 [9SE]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2056 [1AP]
------ Superfund Program reauthorization and reform, (see H.R.
2727), H2056 [1AP]
Children and youth: provide for grants, a national clearinghouse,
and a report to improve the quality and availability of after-
school programs, (see H.R. 4621), H9275 [1OC]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H4165 [4JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
Crime: increase penalties for certain offenses where the victim is
a child, (see H.R. 2122), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H1112 [11MR]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7411 [6AU]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H329 [4FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: authorize guaranteed farm ownership loans and
guaranteed farm operating loans, (see H.R. 2145), H386 [5FE]
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),
H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants
on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H11696 [20OC]
------ study on establishing a national historic trail to
commemorate the history of women's rights, (see H.R. 3240), H496
[12FE]
Dept. of Transportation: assess available technologies for
establishing a system to access motor vehicle driving records,
(see H.R. 3555), H2056 [1AP]
------ collection of user fees for navigational assistance services,
(see H.R. 3674), H5405 [25JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H4548 [11JN]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests, (see H.R. 2870), H678 [26FE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2236 [22AP]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H3014 [7MY]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H904 [5MR]
FAA: foreign repair station rules, (see H.R. 145), H678 [26FE]
Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish, (see
H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H631 [25FE]
Fire prevention: authorize a Federal grant program to assist local
governments in improving public safety against fire and fire-
related hazards, (see H.R. 4229), H7803 [15SE]
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), H7415 [6AU]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H7803 [15SE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
Foreign policy: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H2423 [28AP]
Foreign trade: require the President to report to Congress on any
selective embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 3654),
H2606 [29AP]
------ require the President to report to Congress on any selective
embargo on agricultural commodities, (see H.R. 4647), H9179
[28SE]
GAO: reform appointment process for the Comptroller General and
Deputy Comptroller General, (see H.R. 4296), H7290 [5AU]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4835 [18JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government: require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H2931 [6MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
(see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
Res. 418), H2932 [6MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H7415 [6AU]
------ establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of
individually identifiable health information and allow
individuals to inspect and copy their own health information,
(see H.R. 3900), H9345 [2OC]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9346 [2OC]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2606
[29AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
H.R. 3410), H2931 [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), H9537 [5OC]
------ notify upon examination any medical condition of an
individual seeking insurance coverage, (see H.R. 2874), H2237
[22AP]
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), H10012 [7OC]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
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]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H631 [25FE]
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]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H579 [24FE]
Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4155), H5957 [20JY]
------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
Medicare: eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H10353 [9OC]
------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H7415 [6AU]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8528 [23SE]
------ revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H7415 [6AU]
National Environmental Education Act: extend programs, (see H.R.
3441), H2319 [23AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see
H.R. 3632), H2931 [6MY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H10012 [7OC]
Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the
borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage
transactions, (see H.R. 4395), H7495 [9SE]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, (see
H.R. 2263), H10011 [7OC]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7415 [6AU]
Small business: protection from litigation excesses, (see H.R.
3382), H903 [5MR]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H386 [5FE]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H9345 [2OC]
------ provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative
to certain military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 598),
H3014 [7MY]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
(see H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H3014 [7MY]
------ allow farmers option to declare taxable year in which
production flexibility contract payments and crop insurance
payments are included in gross income, (see H.R. 4644), H10012
[7OC]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H2056 [1AP]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H4165
[4JN]
------ expand types of equipment acquired with tax-exempt financing
by volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service
organizations, (see H.R. 2523), H65 [27JA]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4055 [3JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H2423 [28AP]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4241
[5JN]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
------ promote the granting of incentive stock options to nonhighly
compensated employees, (see H.R. 2788), H692 [2MR]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4550
[11JN]
------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H3366 [18MY]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H496
[12FE]
------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
services, (see H.R. 3648), H3744 [21MY]
------ treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale of
a principal residence, (see H.R. 4643), H10012 [7OC]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of farming-related gains and losses relative to
eligibility for earned income tax credit, (see H.R. 4596),
H10012 [7OC]
Television: eliminate the sunset of consumer price protections on
cable programming services, (see H.R. 3258), H630 [25FE]
------ promote competition in the multichannel video marketplace,
(see H.R. 4352), H7585 [10SE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3312 [14MY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H3624 [20MY]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7803 [15SE]
Letters
Tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the
Army's 10th Mountain Division for efforts during ice storms:
Martha E. Hartle, E202<bullet> [24FE]
----- Sanford L. Jones, E203<bullet> [24FE]
Remarks
ADVO, Inc.: tribute, E1351<bullet> [20JY]
Agriculture: compensate dairy producers for losses due to natural
disasters, H1804 [31MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5011 [23JN], H5012 [23JN],
H5013 [23JN]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1804 [31MR], E604<bullet> [21AP]
Augustus F. Hawkins Post Office Building, Los Angeles, CA:
designate (H.R. 2349), H10604 [12OC], H10605 [12OC]
Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate
(S. 916), H524 [24FE], H525 [24FE]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate (H.R. 3808),
H3993 [3JN], H3994 [3JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12024<bullet>
[19DE]
Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate
(H.R. 4616), H9937 [7OC]
Daniel J. Doffyn Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (H.R.
2773), H527 [24FE], H528 [24FE]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend time period for rulemaking on milk
marketing orders system, H5011 [23JN], H5012 [23JN], H5013
[23JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
conference report, H8566 [24SE]
Eugene J. McCarthy Post Office Building, St. Paul, MN: designate
(H.R. 2836), H526 [24FE], H527 [24FE]
Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate
(H.R. 4002), H7771 [15SE], H7772 [15SE]
Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate (H.R.
3120), H521 [24FE], H523 [24FE]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, H658 [26FE],
H661<bullet> [26FE]
------ tribute to New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs
and the Army's 10th Mountain Division for relief efforts,
E202<bullet> [24FE]
Jacob Joseph Chestnut Post Office Building, Oxon Hill, MD:
designate (H.R. 4516), H10313 [9OC], H10314 [9OC], H10315 [9OC]
Justice John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate (S.
1298), H10313 [9OC]
Karl Bernal Post Office Building, Painesville, OH: designate (H.R.
2766), H523 [24FE], H524 [24FE]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (S. 985), H529
[24FE], H530 [24FE]
Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate (H.R.
4003), H7773 [15SE], H7774 [15SE]
Mervyn Dymally Post Office Building, Compton, CA: designate (H.R.
2348), H9938 [7OC], H9939 [7OC]
Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate
(H.R. 2798), H3996 [3JN], H3997 [3JN]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: repeal, H5011 [23JN], H5012
[23JN], H5013 [23JN]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL (H.R. 4052), H10311 [9OC], H10312
[9OC]
Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
designate (H.R. 2799), H3997 [3JN], H3998 [3JN]
Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate (H.R. 3630),
H3995 [3JN]
Vietnam: anniversary of the fall of South Vietnam to communism,
E775<bullet> [6MY]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H3011 [7MY], H7912 [16SE], H10916 [14OC]
Special order: granted, H4048 [3JN], H4477 [10JN]
Tributes
Emory, Alan, H4609 [16JN]
Fleming, Daniel E., E1147<bullet> [17JN]