[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PICKERING, CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' (a Representative from Mississippi)
Amendments
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H4634 [16JN], H5482 [14JY], H5828 [17JY]
Appointments
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
Board of Trustees, H683 [2MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agricultural Market Transition Act: provide supplemental payments
to farm owners and producers who have entered into production
flexibility contracts, (see H.R. 4580), H7914 [16SE]
Agriculture: production flexibility contract payment options, (see
H.R. 4265), H5858 [17JY]
American Heritage Rivers Initiative: terminate further development
and implementation, (see H.R. 1842), H4055 [3JN]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Aviation: provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing
service between high-density and underserved airports, (see H.R.
2748), H5405 [25JN]
Bankruptcy: provide private trustees the right to seek judicial
review of U.S. trustee actions related to trustee expenses and
trustee removal, (see H.R. 2592), H2119 [21AP]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H3014 [7MY]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H7428 [7AU]
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: improve agricultural
credit provisions for farmers and ranchers, (see H.R. 4246),
H5736 [16JY]
Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H4056 [3JN]
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: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
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),
H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H4712 [17JN]
Dept. of the Interior: study effects of double-crested cormorants
on commercial and recreational fish species and prepare
population management strategy, (see H.R. 4754), H10076 [8OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H10833
[13OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
------ make modifications to the temporary housing assistance
program, (see H.R. 2257), H4479 [10JN]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing
supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H497 [12FE]
EPA: prohibit establishment of new standards for ozone or
particulate matter before existing standards have been attained,
(see H.R. 1863), H4325 [9JN]
Executive departments: promote financial management, (see H. Res.
447), H4056 [3JN]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain
work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H7585 [10SE]
Firearms: 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), H4550 [11JN]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H4712 [17JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
H5403 [25JN]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langely, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H3013 [7MY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
(see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H904 [5MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2319
[23AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H4056 [3JN]
------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H7617 [11SE]
Immigration: allow admittance of temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers relative to reductions in certain workers' visas, (see
H.R. 3410), H2931 [6MY]
Iraq: adjudication and payment of certain claims against Iraq and
priority for veterans filing such claims, (see H.R. 3484), H4550
[11JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
350), H5404 [25JN]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H755
[3MR]
------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
handguns, (see H.R. 218), H904 [5MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: bicentennial, (see H. Res. 144), H3247
[13MY]
------ mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560),
H3247 [13MY]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8932 [25SE]
Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and
clinical nurse specialists, (see H.R. 1354), H4325 [9JN]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65
[27JA], (see H.R. 3137), H447 [11FE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7618 [11SE]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
[16SE]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish, (see H.R.
1524), H2423 [28AP]
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]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see H.R.
1715), H2606 [29AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend, (see H.R. 2579), H2423
[28AP]
OSHA: exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used
to identify safety and health violations by employers, (see H.R.
2869), H3625 [20MY]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H2120 [21AP]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed in
the line of duty, (see H.R. 2088), H755 [3MR]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Ray J. Favre Post Office Building, Kiln, MS: designate, (see H.R.
2623), H5297 [24JN]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H2318 [23AP]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
[31JY]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), H9345 [2OC]
------ provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H4325 [9JN]
Small Business Investment Act: amend, (see H.R. 1985), H4479 [10JN]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
H.R. 2669), H3972 [22MY]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H6698 [29JY]
------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
H.R. 4255), H6880 [31JY]
Taxation: allow capital gains treatment and exception from the
uniform capitalization rules for certain timber, (see H.R.
4330), H7690 [14SE]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H4165 [4JN]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H904 [5MR]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H6453
[24JY]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3311
[14MY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H5493 [14JY]
------ partial exclusion from gross income for dividends and
interest received by individuals, (see H.R. 3215), H5064 [23JN]
------ permanently extend income averaging for farmers, (see H.R.
3594), H7428 [7AU]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3311
[14MY]
------ reduce amortization period for reforestation expenditures and
increase the maximum amount of such expenditures, (see H.R.
4509), H7803 [15SE]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H4961 [22JN]
------ repeal excise tax on telephone use and other communications
services, (see H.R. 3648), H4165 [4JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H101 [28JA]
------ treatment of certain election officials and workers, (see
H.R. 2113), H1699 [27MR]
------ 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 small business meal and entertainment expenses,
(see H.R. 3667), H8932 [25SE]
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.
3888), H4056 [3JN]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
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), H631 [25FE]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H2119 [21AP]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H4165 [4JN]
------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
Selected Reserve, (see H.R. 3668), H4567 [15JN]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H5297 [24JN]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H2119
[21AP]
------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H4055 [3JN]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 2281), H4961 [22JN]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 2281), H4961 [22JN]
Remarks
BIA: allocation of Indian Health Service contract support costs,
H6130 [22JY], H6131 [22JY]
Blaine H. Eaton Post Office Building, Taylorsville, MS: designate
(S. 916), H525<bullet> [24FE]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6107 [22JY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11919 [18DE]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H6130 [22JY], H6131 [22JY]
Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of fathers in
the raising and development of children (H. Res. 417), H4253
[9JN]
NSF: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1273), H5421 [14JY]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
H3279 [14MY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5482 [14JY], H5484 [14JY], H5485 [14JY], H5917 [20JY]
------ prohibit use of willful blindness as a defense against
violations of foreign contribution ban, H5482 [14JY], H5484
[14JY], H5485 [14JY], H5917 [20JY]
Telecommunications: promote competition and privatization in
satellite communications (H.R. 1872), H2831 [6MY]
University of Mississippi: tribute to Ole Miss Concert Singers on
receipt of World Choral Competition award, H6421 [24JY]
Votes: position on missed, H5668 [16JY], H5930<bullet> [20JY],
H10408<bullet> [10OC], E120<bullet> [5FE], E1558<bullet> [5AU],
E1723<bullet> [15SE]
Tributes
Martin, Phillip, E1720<bullet> [15SE]
Rothrock, Harry, Jr., and Nancy E., E1909<bullet> [5OC]
Rothrock, John G., E1812<bullet> [25SE]