[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3668 [21MY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2585 [29AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, H6121
[22JY]
------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
Act, H3966 [22MY]
------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, H5850 [17JY]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, (see H. Res. 438), H3625 [20MY]
Colleges and universities: allow use of age-based incentives for
the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, (see H.R. 3473),
H1236 [17MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H904 [5MR]
------ qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union, (see
H.R. 3276), H630 [25FE]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see H.J. Res. 71), H2120 [21AP]
------ expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H3744 [21MY]
------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
rights, (see H.R. 1322), H2119 [21AP]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of
property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2319 [23AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H6186 [22JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H9346 [2OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3106
[12MY]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2931 [6MY]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H3105 [12MY]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H2706
[30AP]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H101
[28JA]
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), H7584 [10SE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H1854 [31MR]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H6487 [27JY]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5064 [23JN]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H5405 [25JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government regulations: require peer review of scientific data used
in support of Federal regulations, (see H.R. 3234), H496 [12FE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
Howard C. Nielson Post Office Building, Provo, UT: designate, (see
H.R. 3120), H386 [5FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: clarify requirements
relative to reducing or withholding payments to States, (see
H.R. 3254), H631 [25FE]
------ funding, (see H. Res. 399), H3247 [13MY]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
------ development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
519), H7618 [11SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
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), H678 [26FE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see H.R.
3629), H2319 [23AP]
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), H7915
[16SE]
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered
species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge
land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory
impairment, (see H.R. 4729), H10011 [7OC]
Motor vehicles: treatment of foreign vehicles relative to State
emission standards, (see H.R. 8), H4241 [5JN]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H64 [27JA]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
OSHA: clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites,
(see H.R. 2879), H3488 [19MY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, cosponsorship
withdrawn, (see H.R. 1995), H7915 [16SE]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H101 [28JA]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H2706
[30AP]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H1112 [11MR]
Space policy: encourage exploration, development, and use of space,
(see H. Con. Res. 267), H2605 [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), H3015 [7MY]
Taxation: 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), H3489
[19MY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H3744 [21MY]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H3972
[22MY]
------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
3942), H5738 [16JY]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H5859 [17JY]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H3311 [14MY]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3106 [12MY]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2319 [23AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9723 [6OC]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4325 [9JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons
convicted of a capital crime, (see H.R. 3970), H3971 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: SR-71 aircraft program funding, (see H.R. 4424),
H7411 [6AU]
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: implementation
of recommendations on college tuition costs, (see H.R. 3479),
H1236 [17MR]
Taxation: require the approval of a private panel relative to the
seizure of property for the collection of taxes, (see H.R.
3214), H495 [12FE]
Essays
Sculpture in the Cosmos: Robert Little, E816<bullet> [12MY]
Lists
Santa Clarita, CA, Hero of the Week honorees, E1067<bullet> [9JN]
Prayers
Fire Fighters Prayer, E568<bullet> [2AP]
Remarks
Armed Forces: prohibit awarding of the Purple Heart to persons
convicted of a capital crime (H.R. 3970), E1457<bullet> [29JY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2208<bullet> [22AP]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7999<bullet> [17SE]
Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.: proposed donation of Elsmere
Canyon land parcel to the Angeles National Forest, E623<bullet>
[22AP]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11923 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: Olympic Scholarships Program
reauthorization, H2866 [6MY]
------ protect speech and association rights of students, H2872
[6MY]
Dept. of Education: establish lender-of-last-resort authority and
procedures, H2582 [29AP]
------ make available competitive grants to institutions seeking to
reduce operating costs through joint purchases of goods and
services, H2541 [29AP]
------ prohibit use of Social Security numbers as an electronic
personal identifier for students receiving assistance, H2539
[29AP]
Earth Day: observance, E623<bullet> [22AP]
Education: auction rights for financial institutions to make
student loans relative to interest rates, H2569 [29AP]
------ delay student loan repayment for students ordered to active
military duty in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, H2585
[29AP]
------ establish grants for advanced management training for school
superintendents and principals, H2546 [29AP]
------ establish memorial scholarship fund for families of public
safety officers who are killed in the line of duty, H2573 [29AP]
------ establish postsecondary information technology education
recruitment projects, H2545 [29AP]
------ feasibility report on student options for the consolidation
of their student loan obligations, H2866 [6MY]
------ increase the number of qualified early child care
professionals through a student loan forgiveness program, H2577
[29AP]
------ liability for owners of for-profit higher education
institutions who misappropriate financial aid funds, H2574
[29AP]
------ permit increases in annual loan limit relative to
unsubsidized Stafford loans, H2767 [5MY]
------ student loan interest rates, H2584 [29AP], H2587 [29AP]
Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
H3965 [22MY]
----- consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1385),
conference report, H6866 [31JY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7999<bullet> [17SE]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6374 [24JY]
Higher Education Act: prohibit exclusion from any program based on
race or religion, H2916 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2517 [29AP], H2539 [29AP], H2541
[29AP], H2545 [29AP], H2546 [29AP], H2569 [29AP], H2573 [29AP],
H2574 [29AP], H2577 [29AP], H2582 [29AP], H2584 [29AP], H2585
[29AP], H2587 [29AP], H2767 [5MY], H2866 [6MY], H2872 [6MY],
H2916 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9153 [28SE], H9159
[28SE]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), consideration (H. Res. 411), H2514
[29AP]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), corrections in engrossment, H2920 [6MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (H. Res. 399),
H4601 [16JN]
Little, Robert: NASA Space Science Student Involvement Program
award recipient, E816<bullet> [12MY]
Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7999<bullet> [17SE]
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: implementation
of recommendations on college tuition costs (H.R. 3479),
E393<bullet> [17MR]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1612 [26MR]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), H5553 [15JY]
Santa Clarita, CA: Hero of the Week honorees, E1067<bullet> [9JN]
Taxation: require the approval of a private panel relative to the
seizure of property for the collection of taxes (H.R. 3214),
E170<bullet> [12FE]
Votes: position on missed, H362<bullet> [5FE], H9741 [7OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H327 [4FE]
Songs
``How Great Thou Art'', E1873<bullet> [1OC]
Tributes
Dupee, Joseph C., E568<bullet> [2AP]
Mickel, Owen H. (Montie Monatana), E945<bullet> [22MY]
Stone, Cliffie, E378<bullet> [16MR]
Wotasik, Justin C., E1873<bullet> [1OC]