[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
Addresses
Introduction of Senator Byrd at the College of West Virginia Library
Dedication: by, E94 [4FE]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act, H2034 [1AP]
Articles and editorials
Quality Control, Steven Brill, Brill's Content (publication),
E1194<bullet> [22JN]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appalachian Development Highway System: provide for local
participation in State decisions to dedesignate segments, (see
H.R. 3408), H909 [9MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7584 [10SE]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H2318 [23AP]
------ revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, (see
H.R. 2537), H1299 [18MR]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
(see H.R. 4577), H8528 [23SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for
``National Race for the Cure'' breast cancer survivors event,
(see H. Con. Res. 238), H909 [9MR]
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), H4479 [10JN]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H101 [28JA]
------ improve and extend child nutrition programs, (see H.R. 3666),
H3014 [7MY]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H2606 [29AP]
Clean Air Act: proposed rulemaking relative to the transport, in
the eastern U.S., of ozone pollution and oxides of nitrogen,
(see H.R. 3690), H2055 [1AP], (see H.R. 4136), H5297 [24JN]
------ provide 2-year period prior to statutory reclassification of
areas that fail to attain clean air standards, (see H.R. 4136),
H5297 [24JN]
Clinton, President: address issues of neighborhood crime
prevention, community policing and reduction of school crime,
(see H. Res. 512), H6880 [31JY]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H579 [24FE]
Courts: establish legal standards and procedures for the fair,
prompt, inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos
exposure personal injury claims, (see H.R. 3905), H5405 [25JN]
----- establish legal standards and procedures for the fair, prompt,
inexpensive, and efficient resolution of asbestos exposure
personal injury claims, cosponsorship withdrawn, (see H.R.
3905), H6282 [23JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H904 [5MR]
Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights,
(see H.J. Res. 71), H1445 [24MR]
------ enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H5493 [14JY]
------ 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]
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical
supplies, instruments, or equipment, (see H.R. 1951), H4165
[4JN]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H4629 [16JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H386 [5FE]
------ 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), H5297 [24JN]
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),
H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1854 [31MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H4056 [3JN]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H7584 [10SE]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4070),
H5405 [25JN]
Education: improve teacher quality, (see H.R. 2228), H755 [3MR]
Families and domestic relations: 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), H903
[5MR]
FDA: proposal to designate the use of chlorofluorocarbons in
metered-dose inhalers as nonessential, (see H.R. 2968), H631
[25FE]
Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board: establish, (see
H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H1337 [19MR]
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), H5405 [25JN]
Food: purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2051 [1AP]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H4550 [11JN]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Government: require that recipients of payments have the option to
receive such payments by electronic funds transfer or by check,
(see H.R. 3099), H1168 [16MR]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H7494 [9SE]
------ 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]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H2120
[21AP]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3625
[20MY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1445 [24MR]
Insurance: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic
violence, (see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
------ prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage
or premiums, (see H.R. 306), H851 [4MR]
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], (see H. Res.
598), H10917 [14OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H8528 [23SE]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1643 [26MR]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
3137), H240 [3FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H631 [25FE]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H6070 [21JY]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7289 [5AU]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H3104 [12MY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H579 [24FE]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H5738 [16JY]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pensions: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5402 [25JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1699 [27MR]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H578 [24FE]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
------ prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res. 452), H4835
[18JN]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H5957 [20JY]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
(see H.R. 3134), H755 [3MR]
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), H755 [3MR]
------ computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in
or after 1982, (see H.R. 146), H851 [4MR]
------ eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions
from noncovered employment, (see H.R. 3077), H6820 [30JY]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H1021 [10MR]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
------ provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback statute for
hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and supplies,
(see H.R. 3247), H1777 [30MR]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
(see H.R. 4167), H9275 [1OC]
------ allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H4550 [11JN]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H3744
[21MY]
------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
3503), H1335 [19MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1237 [17MR]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H3488 [19MY]
------ repeal information reporting requirement imposed on
educational institutions and certain other trades and businesses
relative to the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits,
(see H.R. 3127), H755 [3MR]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H5405
[25JN]
------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
(see H.R. 3308), H2056 [1AP]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H241 [3FE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), technical
corrections, (see H.R. 3978), H4054 [3JN]
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]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H2120 [21AP]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H1299 [18MR]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5593 [15JY]
------ repeal computation system that reduces annuity for surviving
spouses at age 62 relative to Social Security offset, (see H.R.
165), H64 [27JA]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H3625 [20MY]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H5064
[23JN]
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]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H6487
[27JY]
Poems
``Part of America Died Today'', H6493 [28JY]
Remarks
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6492
[28JY]
Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions
in Economic Development Administration, H7126<bullet> [4AU]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H5992<bullet> [21JY]
Dept. of Transportation: access-to-jobs and reverse commute
programs funding, H1999 [1AP]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7126<bullet>
[4AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 564), H9284
[2OC]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services (H.R. 2912),
H410<bullet> [11FE], E1446<bullet> [27JY], E1552<bullet> [5AU]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services (H.R. 4339), E1552<bullet>
[5AU]
------ reform payment system for home health services (H.R. 4404),
E1552<bullet> [5AU]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10254 [9OC]
Mining and mineral resources: Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program
funding, H5992<bullet> [21JY]
------ protection of contracts and leases entered into by surface
patent holders relative to coalbed methane gas (S. 2500),
H10939<bullet> [15OC]
News media: use of the term ``pork barrel politics'', E1194<bullet>
[22JN]
Petroleum: reduce gasoline tax, H2024 [1AP]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs (S. 2364), H10747<bullet> [13OC]
Puerto Rico: self-determination (H.R. 856), H788 [4MR]
Surface Transportation Board: ability to adjudicate without quorum
of statutorily designated membership, E1919<bullet> [6OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1889 [1AP], H1999
[1AP], H2014 [1AP], H2017 [1AP], H2024 [1AP]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), conference report, H3948 [22MY]
----- funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs (H.R. 2400), consideration (H. Res. 405), H1862
[1AP]
Tunisia: independence anniversary, E389<bullet> [17MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H437 [11FE]
Tributes
Brady, John F., E1683<bullet> [10SE]
Byrd, Senator, E781<bullet> [6MY]
Dellums, Representative, E93<bullet> [4FE]
Hamilton, Representative, H9173<bullet> [28SE]
Howard, James J., H1512<bullet> [25MR]
Randolph, Jennings, H3368 [19MY]
Romine, Montana Perry, E89<bullet> [4FE]
Salvatore, Ernie, E1748<bullet> [17SE]
Skidmore, Charles E., E1330<bullet> [17JY]