[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)
Appointments
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
(see H.R. 3160), H329 [4FE]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 2800),
H4479 [10JN]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2318 [23AP]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H2706 [30AP]
Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
345), H10917 [14OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H7428 [7AU]
Commission To Assess Weapons of Mass Destruction Domestic Response
Capabilities: establish, (see H.R. 3764), H2705 [30AP]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H5405 [25JN]
Courts: allow suits against the Federal Government for gross
negligence when individuals are injured or killed overseas, (see
H.R. 1334), H4880 [19JN]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H678 [26FE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H9275 [1OC]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H4165
[4JN]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
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: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H4165 [4JN]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H5593 [15JY]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
(see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
Ecology and environment: expand public's right to know about toxic
chemical use and release in their communities and disclose
toxins in children's consumer products, (see H.R. 1636), H1159
[12MR]
Education: establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H6820 [30JY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or
sexual orientation, (see H.R. 1858), H64 [27JA]
Explosives: require materials to contain taggants, (see H.R. 538),
H2606 [29AP]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 3292), H1299
[18MR], (see H.R. 4030), H4478 [10JN]
Flag--U.S.: designate flagpole upon which U.S. flag is set at half-
staff whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line
of duty, (see H. Con. Res. 47), H3106 [12MY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H7915 [16SE]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
aggression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
Karabagh conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H1237 [17MR]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H3106 [12MY], (see H.R.
4283), H7000 [3AU]
Foreign trade: exemptions from certain import prohibitions, (see
H.R. 3340), H1159 [12MR]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4550 [11JN]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H7178
[4AU]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H2707 [30AP]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
------ trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 239), H2237 [22AP]
Immigration: eliminate restrictions which render alien battered
spouses and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H7415 [6AU]
Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H9537 [5OC]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H5494 [14JY]
Insurance: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from
mastectomies, (see H.R. 164), H6697 [29JY]
------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
Iraq: development of weapons of mass destruction, (see H. Res.
519), H9537 [5OC]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6282 [23JY]
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), H10077 [8OC]
IRS: reform, (see H.R. 3493), H1298 [18MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
Jerome Anthony Ambro, Jr., Post Office Building, East Northport, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 3167), H2318 [23AP]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1854
[31MR]
Kosovo: NATO military intervention relative to human rights
violations against ethnic Albanians by Serbian police, (see H.
Res. 561), H9274 [1OC]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: Federal land acquisitions
funding and provide matching grants for State, local, and urban
conservation and recreation programs, (see H.R. 4467), H9537
[5OC]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
350), H5404 [25JN]
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), H631 [25FE]
Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of volunteers
for efforts towards Israeli independence, (see H. Con. Res.
268), H3106 [12MY]
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), H4325 [9JN]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H2706 [30AP]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3312
[14MY]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2707 [30AP]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H7915 [16SE]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
H.R. 2701), H386 [5FE]
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), H7585
[10SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H498 [12FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National forests: ban clearcutting, protect native biodiversity,
and designate certain Federal lands as Northwest Ancient Forests
and roadless areas, (see H.R. 1376), H1299 [18MR]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National Weather Service: overtime pay for forecasters performing
essential services during severe weather events, (see H.R.
2987), H3014 [7MY]
Native Americans: mint coins in commemoration of history and
culture, (see H.R. 4448), H10077 [8OC]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H5065 [23JN]
New York Canal National Heritage Corridor: establish as an
affiliated unit of the National Park System, (see H.R. 4430),
H7411 [6AU]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H5064 [23JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2237 [22AP]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H904 [5MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H498 [12FE]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
information, (see H.R. 1813), H329 [4FE]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H1112
[11MR]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H4325 [9JN]
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 2375), H10011 [7OC]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H4241 [5JN]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H495 [12FE]
Social Security: earnings test for blind individuals, (see H.R.
612), H904 [5MR]
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), H3024 [11MY]
Taxation: establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical
testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers
and other qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R.
3815), H4056 [3JN]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H5405 [25JN]
------ extend the work opportunity credit, (see H.R. 3125), H99
[28JA]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H7584 [10SE]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H2056 [1AP]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8083 [18SE]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H1643
[26MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
designate, (see H.R. 2931), H2120 [21AP]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H904 [5MR]
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), H1445 [24MR]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H5859
[17JY]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4550 [11JN]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6487 [27JY]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H64 [27JA]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H7618 [11SE]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H7584 [10SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H62 [27JA]
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), H9345 [2OC]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
New York: allow use of tandem trailers in certain areas on
Interstate 787, (see H.R. 3754), H2605 [29AP]
Taxation: allow rollover contributions to individual retirement
plans from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and
local governments and allow State and local governments to
maintain 401(k) plans, (see H.R. 3554), H1549 [25MR]
Remarks
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference
report (H. Res. 574), H9601 [6OC]
Votes: position on missed, H1284 [18MR], H1721 [30MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1640 [26MR], H2806 [5MY], H3482 [19MY],
H4626 [16JN], H5486 [14JY], H5591 [15JY], H5954 [20JY], H6877
[31JY]
Tributes
Bomzer, Moshe E., H3630 [21MY]
Manton, Representative, H10897 [14OC]
Solomon, Representative, H9601 [6OC], E2031<bullet> [10OC]