[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H11696 [20OC]
------ anniversary of integration, (see H. Con. Res. 294), H4961
[22JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H2236 [22AP]
Arts and humanities: encourage the identification and return of
stolen artwork, (see H.R. 4138), H5594 [15JY]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Census: collection of demographic, social, and economic data for
2000 decennial census, (see H. Con. Res. 246), H2707 [30AP]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H2318 [23AP]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE], (see H.R. 3595),
H1776 [30MR]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Chicago Board of Trade: anniversary, (see H. Res. 451), H4242 [5JN]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H3014 [7MY]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H9275 [1OC]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H9275 [1OC]
Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to
the judicial branch of the Federal government, (see H.R. 4718),
H10010 [7OC]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H3744 [21MY]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H9537 [5OC]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H756 [3MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H101 [28JA]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in specific
industries, (see H.R. 3270), H630 [25FE]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 76), H100 [28JA], (see H.R. 3613), H2814
[5MY]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the
insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H6698 [29JY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H2120 [21AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H1854 [31MR]
------ 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), H1021 [10MR]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H11696 [20OC]
------ payment of benefits for smoking-related illnesses caused by
nicotine dependence developed during service, (see H.R. 3948),
H3970 [22MY]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H6187 [22JY]
Diseases: treatments relative to the transmission of HIV, (see H.R.
3072), H498 [12FE]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1337
[19MR]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity,
strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain
assurances to local governments and individuals relative to
economic development efforts, (see H.R. 2351), H447 [11FE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H3971 [22MY]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
3813), H3013 [7MY]
Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic
information, (see H.R. 2275), H2931 [6MY]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H1854 [31MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 4450), H9275 [1OC]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
Federal employees: modify the conditions that must be met before
certain alternative pay authorities may be exercised by the
President, (see H.R. 3251), H3744 [21MY]
Firearms: provide grants to improve safety and study effects of
developing technology on firearms safety, (see H.R. 3895), H9275
[1OC]
Food: improve safety of imported foods, (see H.R. 3052), H2120
[21AP], (see H.R. 4080), H4834 [18JN]
------ purchase of additional commodities for distribution to needy
persons, (see H.R. 3615), H2120 [21AP]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H11696 [20OC]
Foreign policy: promote stability in the Caucasus, deter renewed
aggression, and facilitate the resolution of the Nagorno-
Karabagh conflict, (see H.R. 2983), H1237 [17MR]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636), H6487 [27JY]
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), H4241 [5JN]
FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of
certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5494 [14JY]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H2813
[5MY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H1853 [31MR]
Health care facilities: assure availability of a non-emergency
department physician in certain hospitals, (see H.R. 3111),
H2423 [28AP]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
Homeless: protection of voting rights, (see H.R. 74), H1854 [31MR]
Human rights: trafficking of women and girls for forced
prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 239), H5594 [15JY]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H386 [5FE]
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), H4242 [5JN]
Insurance: coverage of screening mammography, (see H.R. 617), H329
[4FE]
------ establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an
aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain
health benefit plans, (see H.R. 1807), H678 [26FE]
------ prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence,
(see H.R. 1117), H100 [28JA]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H2931 [6MY]
------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H678 [26FE]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H100 [28JA]
------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
facilities, (see H.R. 4046), H4549 [11JN]
Medicare: coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments, (see H.R.
1329), H241 [3FE]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65 [27JA]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see H.R. 3855), H5494 [14JY]
------ reform, (see H.R. 1165), H64 [27JA]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
H100 [28JA]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H851 [4MR]
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]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 2798), H1337 [19MR]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see H.R.
1715), H1021 [10MR]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H5493 [14JY]
NIH: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H2120 [21AP]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H8627 [24SE]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3366 [18MY]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
information, (see H.R. 1813), H3972 [22MY]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic
rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon,
Washington, and Wyoming, (see H.R. 1425), H5493 [14JY]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H4241 [5JN]
------ food stamp eligibility for certain aliens, (see H.R. 3379),
H2319 [23AP]
Real estate: prohibit lenders from requiring access to the
borrower's tax return information in residential mortgage
transactions, (see H.R. 4395), H10012 [7OC]
Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office Building, Chicago, IL:
designate, (see H.R. 2799), H1337 [19MR]
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064
[23JN]
Sosa, Sammy: tribute, (see H. Res. 536), H7803 [15SE]
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp.: establish, (see H.R. 3147), H447 [11FE]
States: provide medical assistance to certain legal immigrant
children and increase allotments to territories under the State
Children's Health Insurance Program, (see H.R. 4323), H6281
[23JY]
Supreme Patriarch Karekin I: tribute to U.S. visit commemorating
centennial of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in America,
(see H. Con. Res. 271), H2932 [6MY]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H579 [24FE]
------ clarify the income and gift tax consequences of catching and
returning record home run baseballs, (see H.R. 4522), H10012
[7OC]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1021 [10MR]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1112 [11MR]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
H10077 [8OC]
------ treatment of golf caddies, (see H.R. 2321), H7290 [5AU]
------ treatment of gross income for amounts received under
qualified group legal services plans, (see H.R. 4031), H6453
[24JY]
------ treatment of primary health providers in health professional
shortage areas, (see H.R. 2804), H2931 [6MY]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H4550 [11JN]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3050), H1112 [11MR]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H3311 [14MY]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H6698 [29JY]
Veterans: extend priority health care to individuals who served
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, (see H.R. 3661), H2814 [5MY]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Women: comprehensive pension protection, (see H.R. 766), H4055
[3JN]
------ improve access to higher education opportunities, (see H.R.
3293), H2237 [22AP]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H1444
[24MR]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H1699 [27MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites, (see
H.R. 3627), H2052 [1AP]
Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act: repeal preemption
provision, (see H.R. 4498), H7413 [6AU]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses, (see H.R. 3897), H3488 [19MY]
Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases
near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H3743 [21MY]
John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate,
(see H.R. 4787), H10513 [10OC]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
Res. 260), H2055 [1AP]
Small business: provide grants to microenterprise organizations to
assist disadvantaged entrepreneurs, (see H.R. 4179), H5403
[25JN]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children, (see H.R. 3459), H1158 [12MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H633 [26FE]
Remarks
Baltic States: support people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,
and condemn the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression (H. Con. Res.
320), H10274<bullet> [9OC]
Chicago, IL: anniversary of Southwestern Missionary Baptist Church,
E363<bullet> [12MR]
Chicago State University: observance of National Annual TRIO Day,
E224<bullet> [25FE]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11908 [18DE]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 3081),
H10836 [14OC]
Ecology and environment: assist local governments and citizens'
associations in assessing and remediating brownfield sites (H.R.
3627), H2033 [1AP]
FCC: E-Rate Program implementation, H5503 [15JY]
Health: develop and implement integrated cockroach management
programs in urban communities to reduce health risks to
residents, especially children, suffering from asthma and
asthma-related illnesses (H.R. 3897), E898<bullet> [19MY]
Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant
nurses willing to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759),
H6933 [3AU]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program (H.R. 1635), H4266<bullet> [9JN]
National Women's History Month: observance, H928<bullet> [10MR]
Navy: investigation of misconduct charges against Sheryl Washington
and sexual assault charges at Miramar Naval Base, CA, H3102
[12MY]
Paul Robeson Day: observance, E534<bullet> [31MR]
Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res.
260), E537<bullet> [1AP]
Shepard, Matthew: condemn murder in Laramie, WY, and address issue
of hate crimes, H10836 [14OC]
SSA: reopening of Chicago East Field Office, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
SSI: reinstate the medical improvement test protection for certain
low-income disabled children (H.R. 3459), E361<bullet> [12MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H36 [27JA], H558 [24FE], H1234 [17MR],
H2111 [21AP], H4322 [9JN], H7688 [14SE]
Special order: granted, H327 [4FE], H2049 [1AP], H2930 [6MY], H5294
[24JN]
Tributes
Barrett, T.L., Jr., E365<bullet> [12MR]
Smith, John L. (Jack), E240<bullet> [26FE]
Stokes, Representative, H6237 [23JY]
Yates, Representative, E1897<bullet> [2OC]
Zalkin, Marc, H634 [26FE]