[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
RIVERS, LYNN N. (a Representative from Michigan)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory
cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, (see H.R. 453),
H385 [5FE]
Alcoholic beverages: prohibit the direct shipment of alcohol to
minors, (see H.R. 3537), H1444 [24MR]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1299 [18MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H5957 [20JY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Arms sales: establish international code of conduct with all
Wassenaar Arrangement countries, (see H.R. 4095), H4879 [19JN]
Automobile National Heritage Area: authorize, (see H.R. 3910),
H3624 [20MY]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and reduce airfares,
(see H.R. 4577), H8035 [17SE]
Carl D. Pursell Post Office, Plymouth, MI: designate, (see H.R.
3808), H3013 [7MY]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
China, Republic of: participation in the World Health Organization,
(see H. Con. Res. 219), H3015 [7MY]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Computers: minimize the disruption of Government and private sector
operations caused by the year 2000 computer problem, (see H.R.
4682), H9344 [2OC]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1159 [12MR]
------ qualifications for membership in a Federal credit union, (see
H.R. 3454), H1550 [25MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H65 [27JA]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H6070 [21JY]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H6070
[21JY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H5493 [14JY]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R.
2898), H1112 [11MR]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H4325 [9JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: conduct Stand Down events and establish
a pilot program that will provide for an annual Stand Down event
in each State, (see H.R. 4362), H9179 [28SE]
------ determination of service connection for certain illnesses
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3279), H3014 [7MY]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H5957 [20JY]
------ 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), H5594 [15JY]
------ furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves of
certain individuals, (see H.R. 2504), H4835 [18JN]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 4220),
H5593 [15JY]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H6282 [23JY]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H100 [28JA]
------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H3105
[12MY]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H11705 [21OC]
------ cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites, (see H.R.
1049), H9722 [6OC]
------ State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low and
medium priority sites, (see H.R. 1206), H9722 [6OC]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H851 [4MR]
ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions, (see H.R. 2290), H851
[4MR]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H447 [11FE]
FEC: require electronically filed reports and to make such reports
available to the public within 24 hours of receipt, (see H.R.
2109), H497 [12FE]
Federal Election Law Reform Commission: establish, (see H.R. 419),
H64 [27JA]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H2424 [28AP]
Firearms: treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H5493 [14JY]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H678
[26FE]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3744 [21MY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H4241 [5JN]
------ 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), H2707
[30AP], (see H.R. 4283), H7000 [3AU]
------ support economic and political independence for the South
Caucasus and Central Asia regions, (see H.R. 3010), H101 [28JA]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807), H678
[26FE]
Forests: eliminate commercial logging on public lands and
facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of
communities dependent on the Federal logging program, (see H.R.
2789), H1699 [27MR]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4019),
H5494 [14JY]
Government: require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
national debt, and Social Security system solvency, (see H. Con.
Res. 228), H1445 [24MR]
Great Lakes: prohibit oil and gas drilling, (see H.R. 3887), H3312
[14MY]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 418),
H2706 [30AP]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Great Lakes Basin Compact: repeal a condition imposed in
congressional consent, (see H.R. 3458), H7915 [16SE]
Health: expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H64 [27JA]
------ 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]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H1337
[19MR]
Human rights: expedite the declassification of certain documents
relating to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see
H.R. 2635), H241 [3FE]
------ trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for
forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H101 [28JA]
Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps, (see H.R.
1176), H3972 [22MY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1299 [18MR]
Indonesia: support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con.
Res. 258), H10012 [7OC]
Insurance: coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
210), H2120 [21AP]
------ provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse,
and chemical dependency treatment services under group and
individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H3972 [22MY]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5859
[17JY]
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), H8528 [23SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2120 [21AP]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H7415 [6AU]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: condemn launching of
ballistic missile in Japanese air space, (see H. Res. 554),
H10668 [12OC]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H1550 [25MR]
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: add to the list of days on which the
flag should especially be displayed, (see H.R. 3216), H678
[26FE]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H3247
[13MY]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H495
[12FE], (see H.R. 3567), H3312 [14MY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7618 [11SE]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H8627 [24SE]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H10011 [7OC]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H99 [28JA]
National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government:
reestablish, (see H.R. 132), H64 [27JA]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H5738 [16JY]
National Museum of Women's History Advisory Committee: establish,
(see H.R. 4722), H10011 [7OC]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: exclude Lake Champlain from
the definition of the Great Lakes, (see H.R. 3260), H1445 [24MR]
Nigeria: efforts to combat advance fee fraud schemes, (see H.R.
3916), H3624 [20MY]
Northern Mariana Islands: labeling, minimum wage, and immigration
requirements relative to textile industry, (see H.R. 1450),
H3624 [20MY]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H7915 [16SE]
Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
from the Federal budget, (see H.R. 107), H447 [11FE]
Political campaigns: constitutional amendment to limit expenditure
of money to elect public officials, (see H.J. Res. 14), H101
[28JA], (see H.J. Res. 17), H679 [26FE]
------ prohibit contributions by multicandidate political committees
controlled by foreign corporations, (see H.R. 610), H678 [26FE]
------ require disclosure of certain phone bank communications, (see
H.R. 498), H64 [27JA]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
information, (see H.R. 1813), H3972 [22MY]
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: food stamp eligibility for certain aliens,
(see H.R. 2154), H678 [26FE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7415 [6AU]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H7415 [6AU]
Research: increase the amount authorized for basic scientific,
medical, and pre-competitive engineering research, (see H.R.
3660), H2053 [1AP]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Social Security: eliminate earnings test for retirement age
individuals, (see H.R. 3912), H5494 [14JY]
------ investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into
program, (see H. Res. 340), H498 [12FE]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H9346 [2OC]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H240 [3FE]
Taxation: extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H755 [3MR]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1237 [17MR]
------ increase maximum contribution to education savings accounts,
(see H.R. 4147), H5957 [20JY]
------ provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and small
businesses, establish incentives for education, and protect the
solvency of Social Security, (see H.R. 4597), H8627 [24SE]
------ treatment of certain bonds issued by local governments in
connection with delinquent real property taxes, (see H.R. 4069),
H4711 [17JN]
------ treatment of printed wiring boards and printed wiring
assembly equipment, (see H.R. 2817), H2237 [22AP]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H447 [11FE]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H678 [26FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H579 [24FE]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H6698 [29JY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H2318
[23AP]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H2056 [1AP]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4835 [18JN]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
------ extend priority health care to individuals who served during
the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2053 [1AP], (see
H.R. 3571), H2707 [30AP]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H6071 [21JY]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H6070 [21JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
NAFTA: impact on employment and the economy, (see H.R. 3540), H1444
[24MR]
Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the
borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage
transactions, (see H.R. 4395), H7178 [4AU]
Taxation: waive interest and penalties for failure to file schedule
D with a timely filed return, (see H.R. 3885), H3312 [14MY],
(see H.R. 3974), H3971 [22MY]
Telephones: require carriers to completely and accurately itemize
charges and taxes collected with telephone bills, (see H.R.
4305), H6186 [22JY]
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]
Obituaries
Lansing, Marjorie T., E859<bullet> [14MY]
Remarks
Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act: invalidate entire legislation if
any provision is declared unconstitutional by courts, H4803
[18JN], H4812 [18JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4149 [4JN], H4154 [4JN], H4160 [4JN]
----- setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con. Res.
284), consideration (H. Res. 455), H4141 [4JN]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12029<bullet>
[19DE]
Crime: penalties for certain sex offenses against children (H.R.
3494), H4503 [11JN]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, H4503
[11JN]
Dept. of Justice: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs funding through rescissions in Advanced Technology
Program, H7129 [4AU], H7132 [4AU], H7133 [4AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7129 [4AU], H7132
[4AU], H7133 [4AU]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), H4449 [10JN], H4454 [10JN], H4455 [10JN]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7958<bullet> [17SE]
Political campaigns: application of term ``express advocacy''
relative to communications providing voting records or positions
taken by candidates for public office, H4868 [19JN], H5464
[14JY], H5467 [14JY]
------ clarify that certain communications from citizen groups are
exempt from express advocacy requirements, H6801 [30JY]
------ enforcement of spending limits on Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates receiving public financing, H6844 [30JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H3788
[22MY], H4788 [18JN], H4803 [18JN], H4812 [18JN], H4868 [19JN],
H5464 [14JY], H5467 [14JY], H5478 [14JY], H6792 [30JY], H6801
[30JY], H6844 [30JY], H6848 [30JY], H6941 [3AU]
------ partial removal of limitations on contributions to candidates
whose opponents use large amounts of personal funds, H6792
[30JY]
------ prohibit bundling of campaign contributions, H6848 [30JY]
------ prohibit use of soft money in Federal elections, H4868 [19JN]
------ prohibit use of White House meals or accommodations for
fundraising, H5478 [14JY]
University of Michigan: tribute to Marching Band, E1744<bullet>
[17SE]
Tributes
Lansing, Marjorie T., E859<bullet> [14MY]