[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
RILEY, BOB (a Representative from Alabama)
Amendments
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4503 [11JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3673 [21MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H100 [28JA]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H329 [4FE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to
honor victims of the Holocaust, (see H. Con. Res. 206), H1021
[10MR]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H3105 [12MY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H7494 [9SE]
Controlled Substances Act: civil liability for illegal
manufacturers and distributors of controlled substances, (see
H.R. 4204), H6070 [21JY]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H679 [26FE]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H5405 [25JN]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H6487 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H3366 [18MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H5859
[17JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, (see H.R. 4220), H6698 [29JY]
Education: increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H448
[11FE]
Financial institutions: study of derivatives regulation, (see H.R.
4062), H7000 [3AU]
Firearms: applicability of domestic violence-related possession
prohibitions to convictions that predate enactment of such
prohibitions, (see H.R. 26), H10011 [7OC]
------ 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), H8528 [23SE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program, (see
H.R. 3352), H902 [5MR]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
H5403 [25JN]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2931 [6MY]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
[26MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H1159
[12MR]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
workers, (see H.R. 2377), H631 [25FE]
------ assessment of civil penalties against illegal aliens and for
persons smuggling aliens within the U.S., (see H.R. 4251), H5736
[16JY]
John McKinley Federal Building, Florence, AL: designate, (see H.R.
1804), H2055 [1AP]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H64 [27JA]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4550 [11JN]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
Medicare: delay implementation of changes in coverage of
venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
2912), H65 [27JA], (see H.R. 3137), H240 [3FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H5493
[14JY], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7495 [9SE]
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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H9346 [2OC]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H329 [4FE]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H329 [4FE]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6454
[24JY]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H904 [5MR]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H4479 [10JN]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2423
[28AP]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
[14JY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3972
[22MY]
------ restore the deduction for two-earner married couples, (see
H.R. 2593), H447 [11FE]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of distributions from State prepaid tuition
programs used to pay higher education expenses for the
designated beneficiary, (see H.R. 4298), H6185 [22JY]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7290
[5AU]
------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
home, (see H.R. 3882), H3744 [21MY]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
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), H6282 [23JY]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H5957 [20JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Crime: prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
SBA: review and adjust size standards used to determine whether
certain enterprises are small businesses relative to competing
for Federal contracts, (see H.R. 3681), H2054 [1AP]
Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in
Presidentially declared disaster areas, (see H.R. 3709), H2236
[22AP]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H63 [27JA]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H5492 [14JY]
Remarks
Alexandria, AL: tribute to Alexandria High School football team,
E385<bullet> [17MR]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), H1785 [31MR]
Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize (H.R. 3910),
H10415<bullet> [10OC]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10101<bullet>
[8OC]
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4503 [11JN], H4504 [11JN]
------ penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H10574<bullet> [12OC]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, H4503
[11JN], H4504 [11JN], H10574<bullet> [12OC]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography (H.R.
3185), H1242 [18MR]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3677 [21MY]
------ use of funds to offset supplemental appropriations
legislation, H1785 [31MR]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7258 [5AU]
Easterling, Jimmy W.: Alabama Small Business Person of the Year
award recipient, E1010<bullet> [3JN]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7258
[5AU]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4083 [4JN]
Health: revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), H7750<bullet> [15SE]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5878<bullet>
[20JY]
IRS: restructure and reform (H.R. 2676), conference report,
H5362<bullet> [25JN]
Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices
relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
People's Republic of China, H3494 [20MY]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9759 [7OC]
Taxation: abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in
Presidentially declared disaster areas, H5362<bullet> [25JN]
----- abatement of interest on underpayments by taxpayers in
Presidentially declared disaster areas (H.R. 3709), E616<bullet>
[22AP]
------ constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority on
the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2159 [22AP]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code (H.R. 3097), H4664 [17JN]
------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts
relative to elementary and secondary school expenses (H.R.
2646), conference report, H4737<bullet> [18JN]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, H10415<bullet>
[10OC]
------ establish (H.R. 4211), E1292<bullet> [14JY]
Votes: position on missed, H2373<bullet> [28AP], H3505<bullet>
[20MY], H7780<bullet> [15SE], H8571<bullet> [24SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H437 [11FE]
Tributes
Cooper, J. Danny, E564<bullet> [2AP]
Edwards, Joe F., Jr., E1<bullet> [27JA]
Ginn, Samuel L., E1098<bullet> [10JN]
Large, Donald L., E2094<bullet> [12OC]
LeCroy, W.A. (Bing), E333<bullet> [10MR]