[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
Addresses
Waiting Period Before the Purchase of a Handgun: Gerry Flynn,
E1636<bullet> [7AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H678
[26FE]
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), H5494 [14JY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H6820 [30JY]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements
for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H10917 [14OC]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H100 [28JA]
CPSC: promulgate fire safety standards for cigarettes, (see H.R.
3935), H7290 [5AU]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H678 [26FE]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
[19MR]
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 HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), corrections in enrollment of conference report,
(see H. Con. Res. 354), H11695 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H5494 [14JY]
------ extend authority to treat illnesses of Persian Gulf Conflict
veterans and illnesses due to future combat service, and revise
research priorities relative to certain service-related health
consequences, (see H.R. 3980), H5494 [14JY]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5405 [25JN]
Disabled: improve access to outdoor recreation opportunities, (see
H.R. 4501), H7690 [14SE]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H1445 [24MR]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1159
[12MR]
Ecology and environment: cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield
sites, (see H.R. 4094), H4879 [19JN]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H1643 [26MR]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H447 [11FE]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care, (see H.R. 3292), H1299 [18MR] increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H903 [5MR]
Firearms: provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H3972
[22MY]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H7178 [4AU]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
agression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh
conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H386 [5FE]
------ support economic and political independence for the South
Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H101 [28JA]
Great Irish Potato Famine: issue postage stamp to commemorate
anniversary of Irish emigration to escape famine, and to honor
the contributions of these immigrants and their descendants,
(see H. Con. Res. 232), H755 [3MR]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H5405 [25JN]
------ 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), H3488 [19MY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
[26MR]
Homeless: protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H4835 [18JN]
House of Representatives: require approval of any payments from the
reserve fund designated for certain committee expenses, (see H.
Res. 387), H1445 [24MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H4835 [18JN]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
[17JY]
Ireland: establish a cultural and training program for
disadvantaged individuals from Northern Ireland and the Republic
of Ireland, (see H.R. 4293), H6487 [27JY]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H579 [24FE]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
[1AP]
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 matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H241 [3FE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1379 [23MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
Medicare: clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H10353
[9OC]
------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H7915 [16SE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see
H.R. 3570), H2931 [6MY]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H7915 [16SE]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H4550 [11JN]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H6879 [31JY]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8627 [24SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H241 [3FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motion pictures: discourage use of tobacco products among minors by
motion picture industry, (see H. Con. Res. 184), H65 [27JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: expand and coordinate
activities on cardiovascular diseases in women, (see H.R. 2130),
H2813 [5MY]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing
deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778), H2705 [30AP]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H4629 [16JN]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H6282 [23JY]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H851 [4MR]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H4325 [9JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H678 [26FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H1337 [19MR]
Power resources: provide a transition to market-based rates for
power sold by the TVA and Federal Power Marketing
Administration, (see H.R. 3518), H1336 [19MR]
Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act
with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, (see
H.R. 4090), H4879 [19JN]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
(see H.R. 2154), H64 [27JA]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H497 [12FE]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H7494 [9SE]
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), H2932 [6MY]
Tariff: anti-HIV and anti-AIDS drug production, (see H.R. 3328),
H850 [4MR]
Taxation: extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H101 [28JA]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1021 [10MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
H3105 [12MY]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H7178 [4AU]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236
[17MR], (see H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
Turkey: anniversary of the burning of Smyrna, (see H. Con. Res.
148), H65 [27JA]
------ claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H101 [28JA]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7915
[16SE]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, cosponsorship
withdrawn, (see H.R. 1500), H65 [27JA]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H7494 [9SE]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H8932 [25SE]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP]
Women: ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H8931 [25SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Sports: clarification of antitrust laws relative to relocation of
professional teams, (see H.R. 3817), H3013 [7MY]
Tariff: grape juice concentrates, (see H.R. 4481), H7413 [6AU]
Tobacco products: settlement of class action lawsuits against
tobacco industry and arbitration of attorneys' fees, (see H.R.
4375), H6879 [31JY]
Remarks
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11734 [17DE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4364 [10JN], H4430 [10JN],
H4434 [10JN], H4436 [10JN]
------ treatment of child support and alimony payments, H4430
[10JN], H4436 [10JN]
------ treatment of credit card debt, H4436 [10JN]
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: invalidate entire legislation if
any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4809
[18JN], H4811 [18JN], H4821 [18JN]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10024 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11790 [18DE], H11864 [18DE],
H11866 [18DE], H11884 [18DE], H11891 [18DE], H11897 [18DE],
H11901 [18DE], H11975 [19DE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5526 [15JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7231 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7231 [5AU], H7246<bullet>
[5AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7231 [5AU],
H7246<bullet> [5AU], H7254 [5AU]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), H4444 [10JN], H4447 [10JN], H4449 [10JN], H4450
[10JN]
----- constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures (H.J.
Res. 119), consideration (H. Res. 442), H3727 [21MY], H4724
[18JN]
------ require that a majority of congressional campaign
contributions come from State residents, H5947 [20JY]
------ requirements for candidates receiving Federal campaign
financing relative to participation in multicandidate forums,
H6797 [30JY]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7254
[5AU]
FEC: expedite availability of reports (H.R. 3582), H1758 [30MR]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, H7254
[5AU]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H5460 [14JY], H6798
[30JY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, H4860
[19JN]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11734 [17DE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H5469 [14JY]
Political campaigns: allow permanent resident aliens serving in the
Armed Forces to make campaign contributions, H6841 [30JY], H6842
[30JY], H6843 [30JY]
------ application of term ``express advocacy'' relative to
communications providing voting records or positions taken by
candidates for public office, H4868 [19JN], H4871 [19JN], H5455
[14JY], H5456 [14JY], H5460 [14JY], H5467 [14JY], H5950 [20JY]
------ enforcement of spending limits on Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates receiving public financing, H6843
[30JY], H6844 [30JY]
------ establish minimum ballot petition signature limits and
restrict the imposition of signature requirements by States,
H6796 [30JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits, H1686 [27MR], H4696
[17JN]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3779
[22MY], H4687 [17JN], H4785 [18JN], H4786 [18JN], H4789 [18JN],
H4809 [18JN], H4811 [18JN], H4813 [18JN], H4814 [18JN], H4821
[18JN], H4860 [19JN], H4862 [19JN], H4868 [19JN], H4871 [19JN],
H5455 [14JY], H5456 [14JY], H5458 [14JY], H5460 [14JY], H5467
[14JY], H5468 [14JY], H5469 [14JY], H5470 [14JY], H5477 [14JY],
H5478 [14JY], H5484 [14JY], H5485 [14JY], H5827 [17JY], H5828
[17JY], H5918 [20JY], H5924 [20JY], H5927 [20JY], H5928 [20JY],
H5942 [20JY], H5944 [20JY], H5947 [20JY], H5950 [20JY], H6791
[30JY], H6792 [30JY], H6796 [30JY], H6797 [30JY], H6808 [30JY],
H6809 [30JY], H6841 [30JY], H6842 [30JY], H6843 [30JY], H6844
[30JY], H6850 [30JY], H6944 [3AU], H7300 [6AU], H7304 [6AU],
H7317 [6AU] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183),
consideration (H. Res. 442), H3727 [21MY], H4724 [18JN] ethics
reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), consideration (H.
Res. 458), H4776 [18JN] ethics reform and contribution limits
(H.R. 3526), H1702 [30MR], H1736 [30MR], H4338 [10JN], H4694
[17JN] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3581), H1736
[30MR]
------ itemization of amounts spent by labor organizations, H5924
[20JY]
------ make available on the Internet the names of non-governmental
persons traveling on Air Force One or Air Force Two, H6791
[30JY]
------ partial removal of limitations on contributions to candidates
whose opponents use large amounts of personal funds, H6792
[30JY]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens, H5470 [14JY]
------ prohibit use of currency for purposes of encouraging election
day turnout, H5927 [20JY], H5928 [20JY]
------ prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H4868 [19JN]
------ prohibit use of White House meals or accommodations for
fundraising, H5477 [14JY], H5478 [14JY]
------ prohibit use of willful blindness as a defense against
violations of foreign contribution ban, H5484 [14JY], H5485
[14JY], H5918 [20JY]
------ require radio and television broadcasters to provide reduced
rate air time for political advertising, H7304 [6AU]
------ restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, H4789
[18JN]
------ restrictions on issue advocacy by presidential candidates
receiving public financing, H5944 [20JY]
------ transfer of suspected illegal campaign contributions to the
FEC for investigation, H6850 [30JY]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H4724
[18JN]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote, H6808 [30JY], H6809 [30JY]
------ permit States to require photographic identification to vote
in a Federal election, H5942 [20JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3739 [21MY], H4710 [17JN], H6877 [31JY]
Tributes
Flynn, Gerry, E1636<bullet> [7AU]
Rogers, Irving E., Jr., H3737<bullet> [21MY]