[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
Amendments
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7917 [16SE], H7978 [17SE]
Appointments
Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
------ H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, H7529 [10SE]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Diverse Group of Pioneers Built a Dream, E1037 [5JN]
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), H1445
[24MR]
Armed Forces: provide that consensual sexual activity between
adults shall not be a violation of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice, (see H.R. 1915), H1159 [12MR]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
Aviation: require air carriers to establish procedures for
responding to in-flight medical emergencies, (see H.R. 1670),
H1112 [11MR]
Beaches: improve quality of coastal recreation waters, (see H.R.
2094), H64 [27JA]
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness: enhance conservation and
protection, (see H.R. 2149), H100 [28JA]
Carrizo Plain National Conservation Area: establish, (see H.R.
3604), H2931 [6MY]
Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H1236 [17MR]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
China, People's Republic of: ensure that U.S. persons do not
conduct certain business with the People's Liberation Army or
the People's Armed Police, (see H.R. 4433), H7411 [6AU]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H578 [24FE]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents
relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
H3105 [12MY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H241
[3FE]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H4055
[3JN]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
------ confidentiality of parent-child communications in judicial
proceedings, (see H.R. 3577), H2931 [6MY]
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: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H3744 [21MY]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN], (see H.R.
3551), H5405 [25JN]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H4479
[10JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H11705 [21OC]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties from oil companies
for drilling on public lands, (see H.R. 3820), H3013 [7MY]
------ moratorium on oil and gas development on certain portions of
the Outer Continental Shelf, (see H.R. 3875), H3972 [22MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H9346 [2OC]
Diseases: implementation of national HIV surveillance system, (see
H. Res. 539), H7803 [15SE]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1021
[10MR]
Ecology and environment: promote environmental justice, public
health, and pollution reduction efforts, (see H.R. 4584), H7914
[16SE]
Education: reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
Electronic commerce: require agencies to use digital signatures to
enable persons to submit Federal forms electronically, (see H.R.
2991), H10011 [7OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 1870), H904 [5MR]
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. 4030), H4478 [10JN] increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care during periods outside
school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H3105 [12MY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
------ modify the conditions that must be met before certain
alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the President,
(see H.R. 3251), H578 [24FE]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of bone mass
measurements, (see H.R. 2699), H1021 [10MR]
Firearms: protect children from violence, (see H.R. 4073), H4711
[17JN]
------ provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H7415
[6AU]
------ require reporting of buyer's residence to law enforcement
officials and a waiting period before purchase of a handgun,
(see H.R. 4233), H6880 [31JY]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2814 [5MY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5405 [25JN]
Foreign aid: prohibit military assistance and arms transfers to
certain countries, (see H.R. 4545), H7584 [10SE]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H8627 [24SE]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H65
[27JA]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6697 [29JY]
Golden Gate National Recreation Area: modify boundaries, (see H.R.
4143), H5402 [25JN]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1445
[24MR]
------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
H2423 [28AP]
------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
3342), H902 [5MR]
------ 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. 1289), H7414 [6AU]
------ revise and extend programs relative to the health of
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, (see H.R. 1895),
H1159 [12MR]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers, (see H.R. 1415), H64 [27JA]
Health care professionals: training of hospital staff relative to
identification and referral of victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 4477), H10513 [10OC]
------ training of students relative to identification and referral
of victims of domestic violence, (see H.R. 884), H100 [28JA]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3972
[22MY]
------ transition for new Members, (see H.R. 3053), H3247 [13MY]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
IMF: quota increase and revised borrowing guidelines, (see H.R.
3287), H676 [26FE]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Indonesia: prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H6999 [3AU]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H2932 [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), H3024 [11MY]
------ establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an
aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain
health benefit plans, (see H.R. 1807), H678 [26FE]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
(see H.R. 4093), H4879 [19JN]
------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
3538), H2744 [4MY]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage ofl substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H6487 [27JY]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H3971
[22MY]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
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), H9275
[1OC]
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), H5737 [16JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1550 [25MR]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H3014 [7MY]
------ permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children, (see
H.R. 3640), H3106 [12MY]
Medicare: coverage of dental services, (see H.R. 1288), H8084
[18SE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H11696 [20OC]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H8528 [23SE]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4646),
H9083 [26SE]
------ reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals
participating in approved clinical trials, (see H.R. 3283),
H4550 [11JN]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H904 [5MR]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H3247 [13MY]
------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 3128), H1112 [11MR]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
Milosevic, Slobodan: culpability for war crimes, crimes against
humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, (see H. Con.
Res. 304), H7495 [9SE]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
NIH: improve and expand clinical research programs, (see H.R.
3001), H1445 [24MR]
Oceans: develop and implement national ocean and coastal activities
policy, (see H.R. 2547), H65 [27JA]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance
partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend
authorizations of appropriations, (see H.R. 1671), H2931 [6MY]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6820 [30JY]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations, (see H. Res. 404), H4165 [4JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H3972 [22MY]
Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R.
3925), H8627 [24SE]
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), H3970 [22MY]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 3379),
H3247 [13MY]
Recycling: require refund values for beverage containers and
provide resources for State pollution prevention and recycling
programs, (see H.R. 1586), H2236 [22AP]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H677 [26FE]
Save Social Security First Reserve Fund: establish, (see H.R.
3207), H909 [9MR]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly
consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H5957 [20JY]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H7690 [14SE]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H5494 [14JY]
------ 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), H7585
[10SE]
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]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H7494 [9SE]
------ allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of
accounting for income tax purposes, (see H.R. 4132), H8035
[17SE]
------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H7584 [10SE]
------ credits for health insurance premiums of employees without
employer-provided health coverage, (see H.R. 539), H2423 [28AP]
------ 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),
H5957 [20JY]
------ full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed
individuals, (see H.R. 18), H7915 [16SE]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H2053 [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), H8528 [23SE]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of charitable donation of food by businesses and
farmers, (see H.R. 2450), H3014 [7MY]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H7584 [10SE]
Thomas M. Foglietta Support Site, Gricignano d'Aversa, Italy:
designate, (see H.R. 2931), H4325 [9JN]
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), H1854 [31MR]
------ reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related research, and
develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868), H3311 [14MY]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
H497 [12FE]
Veterans: extend benefits to merchant mariners who served during a
period of war, (see H.R. 2946), H3488 [19MY]
Water pollution: estuary conservation and management programs
funding, (see H.R. 2374), H100 [28JA], (see H.R. 2670), H1445
[24MR]
Women: comprehensive pension protection, (see H.R. 766), H4325
[9JN]
------ ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3247 [13MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Kwong, Suchada: relief, (see H.R. 4694), H9345 [2OC]
Rafikov, Oleg R.: relief, (see H.R. 4695), H9345 [2OC]
Rafikova, Alfia F.: relief, (see H.R. 4695), H9345 [2OC]
Rafikova, Evgenia O., (see H.R. 4695), H9345 [2OC]
Yagudin, Ruslan K.: relief, (see H.R. 4695), H9345 [2OC]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
Motions
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2475 [29AP]
Poems
``To the Massachusetts 54th in Memorial,'' Noah Griffin,
E1600<bullet> [7AU]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto,
H6212<bullet> [23JY]
African-American Civil War Memorial: dedication, E1600<bullet>
[7AU]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5099 [24JN]
Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 135), H10866 [14OC]
------ making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
(H.R. 3579), conference report, H2689<bullet> [30AP] making
emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R.
3579), motion to instruct conferees, H2290 [23AP]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, H11642 [20OC]
Armed Forces: funding of abortions for military personnel and
dependents at overseas military medical facilities,
H3574<bullet> [20MY]
------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11734 [17DE]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, H2206<bullet> [22AP]
Azerbaijan: prohibit allocation of foreign aid relative to blockade
of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh, H7993 [17SE], H7998 [17SE]
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: invalidate entire legislation if
any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4821
[18JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4218<bullet> [5JN]
----- setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
284), consideration (H. Res. 455), H4142 [4JN]
California: tribute to John Bonham Memorial Fund for contributions
to children and youth, E2231<bullet> [16OC]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism,
H6508<bullet> [28JY]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H6962 [3AU]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H5822 [17JY], H6082 [22JY], H6090 [22JY], H6095 [22JY],
H6096 [22JY], H6099 [22JY], H6103 [22JY], H6104 [22JY], H6109
[22JY], H6110 [22JY], H6111 [22JY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H4744
[18JN], H4745 [18JN]
Chinatown Community Development Center of San Francisco, CA: Fannie
Mae Foundation Sustained Excellence Award recipient,
E892<bullet> [19MY]
CIA: increase whistleblower protections for employees, H9737 [7OC]
Clinton, President: censure, H12039<bullet> [19DE]
------ Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into whether
grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10030 [8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11832 [18DE], H12039<bullet>
[19DE]
------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con.
Res. 285), H4119 [4JN]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2912<bullet> [6MY]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and release
of independent counsel report on investigation of President
Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7598 [11SE]
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
With the People's Republic of China (House, Select): establish
(H. Res. 463), consideration (H. Res. 476), H4744 [18JN], H4745
[18JN]
----- transfer funds previously allocated for investigations, H4744
[18JN]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
H10931 [15OC]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
E1381<bullet> [22JY]
Cyprus: anniversary of Turkish occupation, H6994<bullet> [3AU]
------ Turkish occupation, H1544<bullet> [25MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3574<bullet> [20MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H352
[5FE]
Dept. of HUD: funding, H2689<bullet> [30AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees,
including any appointed independent counsel, and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7239 [5AU]
------ establish standards of conduct for employees and establish a
review board to monitor compliance, H7239 [5AU]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 385), H1586 [26MR], H1587 [26MR]
Dept. of the Interior: reallocation of Forest Service timber
management to watershed improvement and recreational management,
E1384<bullet> [22JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6147 [22JY], E1380<bullet> [22JY], E1384<bullet>
[22JY], E1388<bullet> [22JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11642 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans extended care facilities
construction funding through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing
Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program, H6566 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6962 [3AU], H7239
[5AU], H7260<bullet> [5AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 564), H9286
[2OC]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res.
584), H10131 [8OC]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6566 [29JY], H6578 [29JY],
H6583 [29JY], H6585 [29JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 574), H9607 [6OC]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
H3391 [19MY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7376
[6AU], H7379 [6AU], H7380 [6AU], H7385<bullet> [6AU]
------ prohibit funding for joint adoptions by individuals not
related by blood or marriage, H7385<bullet> [6AU]
------ prohibit needle exchange programs funding, H7376 [6AU], H7379
[6AU], H7380 [6AU]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502),
H2669<bullet> [30AP]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2454 [29AP], H2456 [29AP], H2457 [29AP],
H2459 [29AP], H2460 [29AP], H2461 [29AP], H2471 [29AP], H2475
[29AP]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7726<bullet> [15SE]
Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests
through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical
forests (H.R. 2870), H1309 [19MR]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English (H.R. 3892), H7546<bullet> [10SE]
------ Federal funding to local school districts relative to
compliance with State laws on bilingual education, H7546<bullet>
[10SE]
------ national policy to improve system, H8049<bullet> [18SE],
H10677 [13OC], H10866 [14OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8049<bullet> [18SE]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation,
H7260<bullet> [5AU]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents (H. Con. Res. 202), E171<bullet>
[12FE]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5099 [24JN]
Foreign aid: international family planning programs restrictions
relative to abortion, H1586 [26MR], H1587 [26MR]
------ international family planning programs restrictions relative
to abortion, H8002 [17SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7950 [17SE], H7956 [17SE], H7957
[17SE], H7978 [17SE], H7985 [17SE], H7993 [17SE], H7998 [17SE],
H8002 [17SE], H8004 [17SE], H8005 [17SE]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (H. Res.
542), H7942 [17SE], H7943 [17SE], H7944 [17SE]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621), H8790 [25SE]
------ substitute the term ``normal trade relations'' in lieu of
``most-favored-nation treatment'', H5305 [25JN]
Forests: establish a program of recovery and protection and to
inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and
their resources (H.R. 2515), H1658<bullet> [27MR]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4081 [4JN]
Grader, William F., Jr. (Zeke): NOAA Environmental Hero Award
recipient, E1602<bullet> [7AU]
Greek Independence Day--A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy: observance, H1544<bullet> [25MR]
Guatemala: investigation of murder of Juan Gerardi and
implementation of peace accords (H. Res. 421), E1686<bullet>
[10SE]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer (H. Res. 565), E2086<bullet> [11OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H10866 [14OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), H6402 [24JY]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2912<bullet> [6MY]
Hormel, James C.: nomination to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, H5062
[23JN]
IMF: funding, H2290 [23AP], H2689<bullet> [30AP], H7943 [17SE],
H7956 [17SE], H7978 [17SE], H7985 [17SE], H11642 [20OC]
Intelligence services: application of sanctions laws to
intelligence activities, H2949 [7MY]
------ authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), H2949 [7MY]
------ authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), conference report,
H9737 [7OC]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11734 [17DE]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 490), H5305 [25JN]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict aid to Korean
Peninsula Energy Development Organization, H8004 [17SE], H8005
[17SE]
Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R.
4112), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 550), H8545
[24SE]
Levi Strauss Co.: anniversary, E907<bullet> [20MY]
Lott, Senator: comments relative to homosexuality, H5062 [23JN]
Nagorno-Karabagh: U.S. role in negotiation of territorial conflict
between Armenia and Azerbaijan, H7993 [17SE], H7998 [17SE]
National Commission on Terrorism: establish, H7978 [17SE]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, E1380<bullet> [22JY],
E1388<bullet> [22JY]
National parks and recreation areas: Recreational Fee Demonstration
Programs extension, H6147 [22JY]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), E504<bullet> [27MR]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
H3276 [14MY]
------ establish (H.R. 2431), H10445 [10OC]
Pandola, Oreste (Rusty): Little Italy Lodge Thomas D'Alesandro,
Jr., Award recipient, E463<bullet> [25MR]
Parliamentary inquiry, H7983 [17SE]
Philippines: commemorate independence anniversary and U.S.
relations (H. Res. 404), E1137<bullet> [16JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4821 [18JN], H6942 [3AU], E1523<bullet> [3AU]
------ prohibit bundling of campaign contributions, E1523<bullet>
[3AU]
------ require worker approval for use of labor organization dues
and fees for political activities, H3633 [21MY] require worker
approval for use of labor organization dues and fees for
political activities (H.R. 2608), H1751 [30MR]
Puerto Rico: declare English as official language upon accession to
statehood, H805 [4MR]
------ self-determination (H.R. 856), H805 [4MR]
Real property: courts of appeals and district court jurisdiction
relative to private property owner rights, H1139<bullet> [12MR]
------ private property owner rights (H.R. 992), H1139<bullet>
[12MR]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate (H.R.
3295), H7449 [9SE]
San Francisco, CA: anniversary of San Francisco Conservation Corps,
E1772<bullet> [22SE]
------ prevent use of Federal funds to require city contractors to
provide domestic partner benefits, H6578 [29JY], H6583 [29JY],
H6585 [29JY]
Schiff, Steven: tribute (H. Res. 395), H1505 [25MR]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes (H. Res. 597), H10931 [15OC]
Social Security: establish Protect Social Security Account into
which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
is enacted (H.R. 4578), E1856<bullet> [1OC]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2162<bullet> [22AP]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R. 4579),
E1856<bullet> [1OC]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction (H.R. 3320), H854 [5MR]
U.N.: authorize payment of U.S. arrearages, H1586 [26MR],
H2689<bullet> [30AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 364), H1188
[17MR], H1190 [17MR]
Vietnam: make trade relations with the U.S. contingent upon free
emigration (H.J. Res. 120), E1511<bullet> [31JY]
Votes: position on missed, H355 [5FE]
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 (H.R. 1428), H474<bullet>
[12FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H1443 [24MR], H5062 [23JN], H10559 [11OC],
H10665 [12OC]
Testimonies
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: by,
E1809<bullet>-E1810<bullet> [25SE]
Tributes
Acevedo, Ingrid, E1794<bullet> [24SE]
Bingham, Nat, E958<bullet> [22MY]
Campion, Carney J., E2008<bullet> [9OC]
Dellums, Representative, H208<bullet> [3FE]
Fazio, Representative, H8545 [24SE]
Harman, Representative, E2322<bullet> [12NO]
Herman, Jimmy, H1415 [24MR]
Sanford, Terry, H3607 [20MY]
Snyder, Elizabeth, E1828<bullet> [26SE]
Solomon, Representative, H2454 [29AP], H9607 [6OC]
Stokes, Representative, H6239 [23JY]
Williams, Larry, E1700<bullet> [11SE]
Wong, Frank, E466<bullet> [25MR]