[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Courts: enlarge jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to class
action lawsuits (H.R. 3789), H9276 [1OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7000 [3AU], H7165
[4AU], H7213 [5AU]
Articles and editorials
Marjorie Hirschberg, 54, Advocate--Fought for Rights of Women, Kids,
Malcolm X Abram, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution,
E1264<bullet> [26JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H10353 [9OC]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H447 [11FE]
Aviation: liability requirements for air carrier baggage, (see H.R.
3337), H902 [5MR]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H5493 [14JY]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4165 [4JN]
------ religious accommodations in the workplace, (see H.R. 2948),
H9722 [6OC]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H7428 [7AU]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H1159 [12MR]
Congressional Research Service: make certain information available
to the public on the Internet, (see H.R. 3131), H1021 [10MR]
Conservation of energy: development and implementation of a
comprehensive energy conservation plan for the Congress, (see H.
Con. Res. 280), H3743 [21MY]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Crime: prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336
[19MR]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
Cyprus: Turkish occupation, (see H. Con. Res. 252), H1643 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3106 [12MY]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R. 3875), H4550 [11JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H10353 [9OC]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund prostate cancer
research, (see H.R. 2545), H692 [2MR]
Drunken driving: national minimum sentence for a person who
operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol,
(see H.R. 982), H1021 [10MR]
------ national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles
by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H447 [11FE]
Ecology and environment: control water pollution from concentrated
animal feeding operations, (see H.R. 3232), H496 [12FE]
Education: establish a youth mentoring program, (see H.R. 2963),
H1643 [26MR]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Federal employees: equitable overtime pay policies, (see H.R.
3956), H10668 [12OC]
------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
(see H.R. 3251), H3972 [22MY]
Firearms: require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H11023 [15OC]
Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of
foods and dietary supplements, (see H.R. 2868), H447 [11FE]
------ improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 4080), H4834
[18JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H10353 [9OC]
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: establish framework for consideration of unilateral
economic sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H8528 [23SE]
Foreign trade: require that imported jewelry be indelibly marked
with the country of origin, (see H.R. 4688), H9345 [2OC]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a
memorial in the District of Columbia, (see H.R. 4284), H6069
[21JY]
Germany: expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive
medical fund for Holocaust survivors, (see H. Con. Res. 112),
H8932 [25SE]
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]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H850 [4MR]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by
groups of health care professionals with HMO's, (see H.R. 4277),
H9537 [5OC]
------ biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1168 [16MR]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ increase the legal smoking age, (see H.R. 2519), H101 [28JA]
------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
H4550 [11JN]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
(see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
[26MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H579 [24FE]
Housing: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H445 [11FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
------ strengthen naturalization process, (see H.R. 3341), H6697
[29JY]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional
assistance relative to the development and completion of the
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2707
[30AP]
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), H8083 [18SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1379 [23MR]
------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3810), H4880 [19JN]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H6454 [24JY]
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: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H330 [4FE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H578 [24FE]
------ establish a bill of rights, (see H.R. 350), H497 [12FE]
------ extend certain civil service retirement options to IRS
revenue officers, INS inspectors, and Customs Service inspectors
and canine enforcement officers, (see H.R. 1215), H851 [4MR]
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]
Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material, (see H.R.
55), H2119 [21AP]
Machal (organization): tribute to international corps of volunteers
for efforts towards Israeli independence, (see H. Con. Res.
268), H4567 [15JN]
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), H7494 [9SE]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495
[12FE], (see H.R. 3567), H4629 [16JN]
------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
per visit payment limit, (see H.R. 4727), H10353 [9OC]
------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see H.R. 3284), H676
[26FE]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H9275 [1OC]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4627), H9275 [1OC]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
H2119 [21AP]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H4479 [10JN]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H99 [28JA]
------ revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H6698 [29JY]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture, sale, delivery, or
importation of school buses without seatbelts, (see H.R. 1605),
H1236 [17MR]
National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc.: support efforts to construct
a National Railroad Hall of Fame, (see H. Res. 172), H241 [3FE]
Native Americans: improve Indian reservation roads and related
transportation services, (see H.R. 2665), H1159 [12MR]
Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register, (see H.R.
3233), H496 [12FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H8932 [25SE]
Nigeria: impose economic sanctions, (see H.R. 1786), H2055 [1AP]
Nuclear weapons: establish policy of nonproliferation, (see H.R.
3333), H3366 [18MY]
------ stockpile management, (see H. Con. Res. 307), H7495 [9SE]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H7179 [4AU]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H4055 [3JN]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H3625 [20MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H101 [28JA]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H5405 [25JN]
Public welfare programs: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
(see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H2606 [29AP]
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), H7585 [10SE]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and
provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling
programs, (see H.R. 1586), H3744 [21MY]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
Res. 260), H2055 [1AP]
Sequoia National Forest: increase recreational opportunities and
establish National Forest Preserve to protect Giant Sequoia
ecosystem, (see H.R. 2077), H4567 [15JN]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H3105 [12MY]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
------ restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H4055 [3JN]
Sri Lanka: independence anniversary, (see H. Res. 350), H448 [11FE]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
Taxation: allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 2456), H755 [3MR]
------ establish a credit for the purchase of a principal residence
located within an empowerment zone or enterprise community by a
first-time homebuyer, (see H.R. 2826), H447 [11FE]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H241 [3FE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H4479 [10JN]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4325 [9JN]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H4241
[5JN]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [1AP]
------ provide additional incentives for the use of clean-fuel
vehicles by enterprise zone businesses within empowerment zones,
(see H.R. 3466), H4325 [9JN]
------ provide incentives to reduce energy consumption, (see H.R.
4538), H7583 [10SE]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8932 [25SE]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H3625 [20MY]
------ treatment of beer, (see H.R. 158), H5737 [16JY]
Telephones: promote and enhance use of 911 emergency services and
encourage construction and operation of cellular telephone
networks, (see H.R. 3844), H3105 [12MY]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H447 [11FE]
Tobacco products: establish a responsible U.S. international
tobacco policy, prevent tobacco companies from targeting tobacco
products to children, and establish the American Center on
Global Health and Tobacco, (see H.R. 3738), H2423 [28AP]
------ limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H1236 [17MR], (see
H.R. 3474), H1378 [23MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
Treaties and agreements: provide for a judicial and administrative
remedy for disputes arising under certain agreements with
foreign entities, (see H.R. 3578), H1699 [27MR]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H579 [24FE]
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), H2237 [22AP]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H6820
[30JY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5593 [15JY]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient
financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal
and non-Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H10077 [8OC]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
------ require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese war
crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H6070 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Arms Export Control Act: provide President with discretionary
authority to impose sanctions relative to nuclear proliferation
by foreign countries, (see H.R. 4209), H5492 [14JY]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Committees of the House: minority party appointments, (see H. Res.
540), H7914 [16SE]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Fish and fishing: implement fishery management plans to protect
North Atlantic swordfish, (see H. Con. Res. 344), H10076 [8OC]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, (see H.R. 3784), H2706 [30AP]
Insurance: limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
3538), H1444 [24MR]
Medicare: documentation requirements for physicians who submit
claims for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2423 [28AP]
------ improve access to benefits for certain individuals and
provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to
afford premiums, (see H.R. 4799), H10513 [10OC]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3612), H1854 [31MR]
Pharmaceuticals: establish therapeutic equivalence requirements for
generic drugs, (see H.R. 4849), H11042 [16OC]
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), H2813 [5MY]
Letters
Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
President Clinton, H7561 [10SE]
Tribute to James J. Howard: Hayley R. Mullan, H1510 [25MR]
------ Marie H. Fabrizio, H1509 [25MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H2819 [6MY], H4065 [4JN], H6884 [3AU],
H7417 [7AU], H9725 [7OC], H11771 [18DE]
Poems
``My Wonderful Mother Is Eighty Today,'' Marjorie Hirschberg,
E1264<bullet> [26JN]
``Old Dog,'' Marjorie Hirschberg, E1264<bullet> [26JN]
Remarks
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9330
[2OC]
Ahart, Michael: Exchange Club of Long Branch, NJ, Policeman of the
Year award recipient, E286<bullet> [4MR]
American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: legislative
conference, H1326 [19MR]
American Brain Tumor Association: anniversary, H2043 [1AP]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 133), H10320 [9OC]
Armed Forces: prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol,
H3576<bullet> [20MY]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2205 [22AP]
------ blockade by Azerbaijan, H5273 [24JN]
------ blockade by Turkey, H5273 [24JN]
------ democracy efforts, H1325 [19MR]
------ elections, H2043 [1AP]
------ independence anniversary, E1873<bullet> [1OC]
------ U.S. policy, H4540 [11JN]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions (S. 2282), H5448
[14JY]
------ exempt federally guaranteed agricultural commodities from the
application of sanctions, H9330 [2OC]
Asbury Park, NJ: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Carousel Award
recipients, E1020<bullet> [4JN]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7942 [17SE], H7956 [17SE],
H7997 [17SE]
------ U.S. policy, H4540 [11JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4066 [4JN], H4222<bullet> [5JN]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, H7890 [16SE], H8612
[24SE], H8614 [24SE], H8616 [24SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
E1484<bullet> [30JY]
----- tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob J. Chestnut of the Capitol
Police for acts of heroism (H. Con. Res. 311), H6476 [27JY]
China, People's Republic of: export of nuclear materials to
Pakistan, H105 [3FE]
------ nuclear weapons proliferation, H1767 [30MR]
City News Publishing Co.: presentation of 100 Most Influential
awards, E749<bullet> [4MY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11947<bullet>
[18DE]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (H.R. 3445), H7758<bullet>
[15SE]
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): release of
confidential information relative to investigation of Federal
election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, H2820
[6MY], H2934 [7MY]
Committees of the House: minority party appointments (H. Res. 540),
H7888 [16SE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 105th Congress, H10819 [13OC],
H10820 [13OC], H10826 [13OC], H11026 [16OC]
------ permit points of order against provisions that affect
legislation established to protect human health, safety, or the
environment, H3437 [19MY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6989 [3AU]
------ independence anniversary, H9270 [1OC]
------ Turkish occupation, H1325 [19MR], H1537 [25MR], H3027 [12MY],
H4952 [22JN], H9270 [1OC]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H7695 [15SE], H10359 [10OC]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3374 [19MY], H3576<bullet> [20MY]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), H4908
[22JN]
Dept. of Justice: tribute to Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services, H10823 [13OC]
Dept. of the Interior: Urban Park Recreation and Recovery Program
funding, H6026 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6026 [21JY], H6150 [22JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7165 [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5755 [17JY], H6256 [23JY]
Desai, Kirti (Kenny): Minority Construction Firm of the Year award
nominee, E993<bullet> [3JN]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), consideration
(H. Res. 538), H7862 [16SE]
Drugs: exclusivity periods for medications to treat drug addiction,
H7862 [16SE]
Ecology and environment: exempt certain regulations and initiatives
from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
limitations, H6256 [23JY]
------ national objectives, H5755 [17JY]
------ national objectives priority assignments, H10820 [13OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H28 [27JA], H29
[27JA]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth (H.R. 678), H7443<bullet> [9SE]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational
agencies, H10836 [14OC]
------ national policy to improve system, H759 [4MR], H10516 [11OC],
H10538 [11OC], H10539 [11OC], H10540 [11OC], H10547 [11OC],
H10643 [12OC], H10670 [13OC], H10819 [13OC], H10820 [13OC],
H10822 [13OC], H10826 [13OC], H10836 [14OC], H10920 [15OC],
H11000 [15OC], H11002 [15OC], H11003 [15OC], H11004 [15OC],
H11005 [15OC], H11006 [15OC], H11007 [15OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H10920 [15OC], H11000 [15OC], H11002 [15OC], H11003 [15OC],
H11004 [15OC], H11005 [15OC], H11006 [15OC], H11007 [15OC]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4927 [22JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations, H5273 [24JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7956 [17SE], H7997 [17SE]
making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (H. Res. 542),
H7942 [17SE]
Foreign policy: transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to
Pakistan, H3374 [19MY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
consideration (H. Res. 553), H8762 [25SE]
Gandhi, Mohandas K. (Mahatma): authorize India to establish a
memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 4284), H7763 [15SE]
Government: shutdown relative to budget process, H10547 [11OC]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates (H.R.
3534), H3437 [19MY]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1537 [25MR]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage (H.R. 3318), E283<bullet> [4MR]
Health: establish standards relative to managed care plans (H.R.
3009), H1326 [19MR]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), H10770<bullet> [13OC]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, H20 [27JA], H68 [28JA], H78 [28JA], H79 [28JA], H80
[28JA], H81 [28JA], H82 [28JA], H83 [28JA], H84 [28JA], H293
[4FE], H310 [4FE], H311 [4FE], H312 [4FE]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H935
[10MR], H937 [10MR], H938 [10MR], H939 [10MR], H940 [10MR], H941
[10MR], H1857 [1AP], H4827 [18JN], H4828 [18JN], H4829 [18JN],
H4830 [18JN], H4831 [18JN], H4842 [19JN], H4972 [23JN], H5641
[16JY], H5730 [16JY], H5732 [16JY], H5733 [16JY], H5742 [17JY],
H5965 [21JY], H6173 [22JY], H6174 [22JY], H6176 [22JY], H6191
[23JY], H7473-H7476 [9SE], H7560 [10SE], H7562 [10SE],
H7685-H7688 [14SE], H7695 [15SE], H9511 [5OC], H9513 [5OC],
H9514 [5OC], H10547 [11OC], H10548 [11OC], H10549 [11OC], H10550
[11OC], H10551 [11OC], H10552 [11OC], H10553 [11OC], H10643
[12OC], H10901 [14OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
337), H581 [25FE] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
and HMO's (H.R. 3605), H4301 [9JN], H4306 [9JN], H4307 [9JN],
H4308 [9JN], H4309 [9JN], H4310 [9JN], H4705 [17JN], H4707
[17JN], H4708 [17JN], H4709 [17JN], H5053 [23JN], H5055 [23JN],
H5059 [23JN], H5060 [23JN], H5061 [23JN], H5300 [25JN], H5585
[15JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6374 [24JY], H6884 [3AU], H6983 [3AU], H6987 [3AU]
protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6301 [24JY]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers (H.R. 1415), H243 [4FE], H310 [4FE], H311 [4FE], H312
[4FE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), H10359 [10OC]
India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir, H4615 [16JN], H9185
[29SE], E57<bullet> [28JA]
------ independence anniversary, H7420 [7AU]
------ nuclear weapons testing, H3081 [12MY], H3374 [19MY]
------ remove most-favored-nation status on textile and apparel
products, H3374 [19MY]
------ U.N. Security Council membership, H1148 [12MR], H2393 [28AP]
------ U.S. policy, H743 [3MR], H2313 [23AP], H2393 [28AP]
------ U.S. sanctions relative to nuclear weapons tests, H4615
[16JN], H9185 [29SE]
Israel: independence anniversary (H.J. Res. 102), H2370<bullet>
[28AP]
Larry Doby Post Office, Paterson, NJ: designate (S. 985),
H530<bullet> [24FE]
Medicare: improve access to health insurance and benefits for
certain individuals (H.R. 3470), H1295 [18MR]
------ reform, H81 [28JA], H83 [28JA], H84 [28JA]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10250 [9OC]
Monmouth County, NJ: tribute to Urban League award recipients,
E754<bullet> [5MY]
Nagorno-Karabagh: allocation of economic assistance, H2392 [28AP],
H5273 [24JN]
------ independence anniversary, H541 [24FE]
------ U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan, H541 [24FE], H1147 [12MR], H2313 [23AP],
H3596 [20MY], H4540 [11JN], H4826 [18JN], H4952 [22JN]
------ U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7997 [17SE]
------ U.S. role in territorial dispute negotiations between Armenia
and Azerbaijan, H219-H221 [3FE]
National parks and recreation areas: Recreational Fee Demonstration
Programs extension, H6150 [22JY]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (S. 927),
H406<bullet> [11FE]
National Wildlife Refuge System: prohibit expenditure of certain
funds for new refuges without specific authorization from
Congress (H.R. 512), H3421 [19MY]
Neptune, NJ: tribute to Neptune High School Hall of Fame inductees,
E756<bullet> [5MY]
New Jersey: harbor dredging funding, H5755 [17JY]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1604 [26MR]
NOAA: nonpoint pollution control plans funding under the Coastal
Zone Management Program, H7165 [4AU]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (H.R.
2556), H3420 [19MY]
Pakistan: nuclear weapons proliferation, H2924 [6MY], E780<bullet>
[6MY]
------ U.S. policy, H2313 [23AP]
------ U.S. sanctions relative to nuclear weapons tests, H4615
[16JN]
Parliamentary inquiry, H7560 [10SE]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 2556), H3420
[19MY]
Point of order, H9726 [7OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1452
[25MR], H2240 [23AP]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H1523
[25MR], H1524 [25MR], H1525 [25MR], H1526 [25MR], H1527 [25MR],
H1528 [25MR], H5472 [14JY] ethics reform and contribution limits
(H.R. 3485), H1523 [25MR], H1524 [25MR], H1525 [25MR], H1526
[25MR], H1527 [25MR], H1528 [25MR], H1649 [27MR]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens, H5472 [14JY]
President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform: prohibit
Federal funding of attorneys' fees, costs, and imposed sanctions
(H.J. Res. 107), H293 [4FE]
Republican Party: national agenda, H9726 [7OC], H10540 [11OC]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish (H.R. 3207),
H7891 [16SE]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7695 [15SE],
H7793 [15SE], H7795 [15SE], H7796 [15SE], H10547 [11OC], H10551
[11OC], H10552 [11OC], H10819 [13OC]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), H7813 [16SE], H7890 [16SE], H7892 [16SE], H7894
[16SE], H7895 [16SE], H8536 [24SE], H8612 [24SE], H8614 [24SE],
H8616 [24SE], H8617 [24SE], H8722 [25SE] establish Protect
Social Security Account into which budget surpluses will be
deposited until long-term reform is enacted (H.R. 4578),
consideration (H. Res. 552), H8726 [25SE]
Sri Lanka: independence anniversary (H. Res. 350), H2353<bullet>
[28AP]
------ U.S. policy, H2353<bullet> [28AP]
Superfund Program: funding, H4222<bullet> [5JN]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H7813 [16SE], H7890 [16SE], H7892 [16SE], H7894 [16SE],
H7895 [16SE], H8536 [24SE], H8612 [24SE], H8614 [24SE], H8616
[24SE], H8617 [24SE], H8722 [25SE], H10819 [13OC]
----- provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
consideration (H. Res. 552), H8726 [25SE]
------ rates, H2041 [1AP], H2042 [1AP]
------ repeal income tax and institute a national sales tax, H1628
[26MR], H1629 [26MR], H1631 [26MR], H2108 [21AP], H2109 [21AP],
H2110 [21AP]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction (H.R. 3320), H759 [4MR]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, H1626 [26MR], H1628 [26MR],
H1629 [26MR], H1630 [26MR], H1631 [26MR], H2106 [21AP], H2108
[21AP], H2110 [21AP], H2111 [21AP]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, H1025 [11MR], H2390-H2392
[28AP]
------ limit access to minors (H.R. 3474), H2090 [21AP]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H2390-H2392
[28AP], H4842 [19JN], H4972 [23JN] tobacco industry liability
settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), H2088 [21AP], H2089 [21AP],
H2090 [21AP], H2091 [21AP], H2092 [21AP], H2093 [21AP], H2094
[21AP]
Townsend, Howard: Exchange Club of Long Branch, NJ, Policeman of
the Year award recipient, E286<bullet> [4MR]
Turkey: establishment of Turkish studies programs in U.S. colleges
and universities, H1145 [12MR], H1146 [12MR], H1147 [12MR]
------ U.S. policy, H2313 [23AP]
Vajpayee, Atal Behari: election of new prime minister of India,
H1418 [24MR]
Votes: position on missed, H5351 [25JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Congressional Caucus of India and Indian Americans: tribute for
efforts, E2036 [10OC]
Special order: granted, H437 [11FE], H558 [24FE], H674 [26FE], H689
[2MR], H753 [3MR], H1234 [17MR], H1443 [24MR], H1546 [25MR],
H1774 [30MR], H1850 [31MR], H2049 [1AP], H2235 [22AP], H2806
[5MY], H2930 [6MY], H3102 [12MY], H3482 [19MY], H3622 [20MY],
H4048 [3JN], H4237 [5JN], H4477 [10JN], H4546 [11JN], H4626
[16JN], H4832 [18JN], H4960 [22JN], H5294 [24JN], H5591 [15JY],
H7582 [10SE], H9186 [29SE], H10559 [11OC], H10665 [12OC]
Testimonies
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Cheryl
Bolinger, H941 [10MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 540, minority party appointments to committees of the House,
H7888 [16SE]
Tributes
Hirschberg, Marjorie, E1264<bullet> [26JN]
Hornik, Steve, E1562<bullet> [5AU]
Howard, James J., H1509 [25MR], H1510 [25MR]
Karaban, Thomas V., E1543<bullet> [4AU]
Manton, Representative, H10901 [14OC]
Patriarch Karekin II, H1326 [19MR]
Rosoff, Jack M., E616<bullet> [22AP]
Ward, A. Leroy, E177<bullet> [12FE]
Warner, Donald D., E991<bullet> [3JN]