[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PETERSON, JOHN E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H7495 [9SE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H3744 [21MY], H3746 [21MY], H3747 [21MY], H3748 [21MY],
H3749 [21MY], H3750 [21MY], H3751 [21MY], H3753 [21MY], H3754
[21MY], H5837 [17JY], H6803 [30JY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, H6121
[22JY]
------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, H5850 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H3312 [14MY]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces, (see H.
Con. Res. 227), H1159 [12MR]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H3105 [12MY]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, (see H. Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize, (see H.R.
4271), H5859 [17JY]
Computers: require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful
to minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see
H.R. 3783), H4629 [16JN]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H2055 [1AP]
Courts: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
4196), H5594 [15JY]
------ reform habeas corpus procedures relative to retrial of an
accused, (see H.R. 2392), H100 [28JA]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see H.J. Res. 71), H1445 [24MR]
------ implement constitutional amendment on protection of victims'
rights, (see H.R. 1322), H1445 [24MR]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
David P. Richardson, Jr., Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3999), H5594 [15JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5405 [25JN]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H3247 [13MY]
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 Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H10353 [9OC]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
------ promote drug-free workplace programs, (see H.R. 3853), H4629
[16JN]
Edgar C. Campbell, Sr., U.S. Post Office, Philadelphia, PA:
designate, (see H.R. 3939), H5594 [15JY]
Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
------ establish a program to help children and youth learn English,
(see H.R. 3680), H3312 [14MY]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H2814 [5MY]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain
work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
Family and Medical Leave Act: amend and clarify, (see H.R. 3751),
H2605 [29AP]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H579 [24FE]
Firearms: possession by persons convicted of a crime involving
domestic violence, (see H.R. 1009), H5593 [15JY]
------ prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background checks
before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention of
resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H4325 [9JN]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H4055
[3JN]
------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H3247 [13MY]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H6880 [31JY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H1335 [19MR]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R.
4357), H7915 [16SE]
Freeman Hankins Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4002), H5594 [15JY]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government regulations: require congressional approval of certain
proposed rules, (see H.R. 4085), H4834 [18JN]
------ require peer review of scientific data used in support of
Federal regulations, (see H.R. 3234), H4055 [3JN]
H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Aspinwall, PA: designate, (see H.R. 2775), H755 [3MR]
Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to
protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from
excavation damage, (see H.R. 3318), H2707 [30AP]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1168
[16MR]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9537 [5OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2707
[30AP]
House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff,
(see H. Res. 456), H4550 [11JN]
Housing: expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H3744 [21MY]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H4711 [17JN]
Iraq: material and unacceptable breach of international obligations
relative to weapons inspections, (see H. Con. Res. 340), H10076
[8OC]
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]
IRS: improve access and increase equity for taxpayers, (see H.R.
2598), H3105 [12MY]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2056 [1AP]
------ eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
H2424 [28AP]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H241 [3FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial, (see H. Res. 144), H3247
[13MY]
------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560),
H3247 [13MY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1550 [25MR]
Max Weiner Post Office Building, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4003), H5594 [15JY]
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco
industry liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H10011 [7OC]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H3744
[21MY]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H3247 [13MY]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H7915 [16SE]
National Guard: allow members to perform honor guard functions at
veterans' funerals, (see H.R. 1601), H64 [27JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7429 [7AU]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
Nonprofit organizations: exempt from certain liability requirements
relative to rights-of-way on public lands, (see H.R. 3187),
H3105 [12MY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish, (see H.R.
2431), H1699 [27MR]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H6820 [30JY]
Patents: protect owners against sale of illegally reproduced plant
parts, (see H.R. 1197), H9275 [1OC]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2319 [23AP]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H2318 [23AP]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H3744 [21MY]
Public lands: use of alternative arrangements for windstorm-damaged
national forests and grasslands in Texas, (see H.R. 4345), H6697
[29JY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Roosevelt, Theodore: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor, (see
H.R. 2263), H241 [3FE]
Roxanne H. Jones Post Office, Philadelphia, PA: designate, (see
H.R. 4001), H5594 [15JY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H7428 [7AU]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H1021 [10MR]
Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H2931 [6MY]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H3744 [21MY]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H7585
[10SE]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
(see H.R. 1134), H4711 [17JN]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H9722
[6OC]
------ exclude gain or loss from the sale of livestock from the
computation of capital gains relative to the earned income
credit, (see H.R. 1800), H2055 [1AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2056 [1AP]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4550
[11JN]
------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H11042 [16OC]
------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H1445
[24MR]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H8528 [23SE]
------ treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and prepaid
tuition plans of private colleges, (see H.R. 3103), H63 [27JA]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H579 [24FE]
------ treatment of self-employment tax relative to certain farm
rental income, (see H.R. 1261), H1299 [18MR]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3749), H3024 [11MY], (see H.R. 3888), H3625 [20MY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H7690 [14SE]
Thomas M. Foglietta Post Office Building, Chester, PA: designate,
(see H.R. 4000), H5594 [15JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the
Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
Program, (see H.R. 4466), H7412 [6AU]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3106 [12MY]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H3488 [19MY]
Valley Forge National Historical Park: designate lands as the
Valley Forge National Cemetery, (see H.R. 4365), H6879 [31JY]
Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain
Medicare-eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3625 [20MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H6187 [22JY]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H4962 [22JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Education: require local agencies to develop and implement random
drug testing for secondary school students, (see H.R. 4378),
H6879 [31JY]
Medicare: preserve access to home health services for the sickest
and most frail, continue participation by cost-effective
providers, and reduce fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 4495), H7413
[6AU]
------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H385 [5FE]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy
pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H7181 [5AU]
Essays: Voice of Democracy
Kennedy, Matthew, E962<bullet> [22MY]
Remarks
Bellefonte, PA: tribute to Bellefonte Area High School for
participation in Central District History Day Project
Competition, E729<bullet> [30AP]
Budget: treatment of any future budget surpluses, H844 [4MR]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H9191 [1OC]
Clinton, President: evaluation of administration, H846 [4MR], H2821
[6MY]
Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions
in Economic Development Administration, H7125 [4AU]
Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding,
H6018 [21JY], H6019 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6018 [21JY], H6019 [21JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7125 [4AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6245 [23JY], H6246 [23JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
conference report (H. Res. 574), H9608 [6OC]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
use of illegal drugs by young people (H. Res. 267), H2762 [5MY]
Ecology and environment: exempt certain regulations and initiatives
from EPA and Council on Environmental Quality funding
limitations, H6245 [23JY], H6246 [23JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H846 [4MR], H8043
[18SE], H10674 [13OC], H10810 [13OC]
------ school construction and infrastructure improvements funding,
H10649 [12OC], H10674 [13OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8043 [18SE]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), H4455 [10JN]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees (H.R. 2888), H4472 [10JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain
work with wood (H.R. 4257), H9123 [28SE]
Gnoffo, Joyce A.: Blind Worker of the Year award recipient,
E228<bullet> [25FE]
Gore, Vice President: assessment of environmental proposals, H7499
[10SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report,
H9155 [28SE], H9159 [28SE]
Iraq: U.S. policy, H9728 [7OC]
National security: national missile defense system, H9596 [6OC]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), H1613 [26MR]
----- treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), consideration (H. Res. 393), H1606 [26MR]
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week: observance, E965<bullet> [22MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, H1786
[31MR]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5473
[14JY], H6804 [30JY], H6806 [30JY], H6809 [30JY]
------ investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and
expenditure practices, H1786 [31MR]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens, H5473 [14JY]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs (S. 2364), H10745 [13OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H844 [4MR], H848
[4MR]
Starr, Kenneth W.: allegations of partisanship relative to
independent counsel investigations, H584 [25FE]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2147 [22AP]
------ rates, H635 [26FE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, H844 [4MR], H2147 [22AP]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H844
[4MR], H4973 [23JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, H1151 [12MR], H1242 [18MR]
----- conditions for the U.S. becoming a signatory to any
international agreement relative to Kyoto Protocol (H.R. 3807),
H3031 [12MY]
Votes: position on missed, H10408<bullet> [10OC], H10966<bullet>
[15OC]
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, H6804 [30JY], H6806 [30JY],
H6809 [30JY]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H674 [26FE], H1156 [12MR], H1640 [26MR],
H7485 [9SE], H10511 [10OC], H10665 [12OC]
Tributes
McDade, Representative, H9251 [1OC]
Riggs, Representative, H11010 [15OC]
Solomon, Representative, H9608 [6OC]