[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4962 [22JN], H5065 [23JN],
H5197 [24JN]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H4962 [22JN],
H4963 [22JN], H5065 [23JN], H5250 [24JN]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H5595 [15JY], H6015 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H4963 [22JN], H5065 [23JN], H5496 [14JY], H5672
[16JY], H5698 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6295 [23JY],
H6455 [24JY], H6511 [28JY], H6823 [30JY], H7000 [3AU], H7164
[4AU]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9276 [1OC], H9537 [5OC]
Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial
services sector (H.R. 10), H3218 [13MY]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7921 [16SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2439 [28AP], H2541
[29AP]
IMF: making supplemental appropriations, H1159 [12MR]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
H2817 [5MY], H2957 [7MY]
Appointments
Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, H3357
[18MY]
Articles and editorials
Asian Bailout Is Unfair, Counterproductive and Illegal, by, Hill
(publication), H955 [10MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1550 [25MR]
------ strengthen limitation on participation in foreign air shows
or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, (see H.R.
3084), H2237 [22AP]
Aviation: enhance competition between airlines and improve
consumers' access to airline industry information, (see H.R.
4742), H10075 [8OC]
Business and industry: promote youth entrepreneurship education and
training, (see H.R. 4175), H5403 [25JN]
CERCLA: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3262), H630 [25FE]
Chiapas, Mexico: adopt measures to support a peaceful resolution of
the conflict and to protect human rights, (see H. Con. Res.
347), H10352 [9OC]
Children and youth: improve and extend child nutrition programs,
(see H.R. 3666), H4712 [17JN]
Civil rights: provide improved remedies for discrimination in the
payment of wages based on sex, (see H.R. 2023), H4550 [11JN]
Colleges and universities: adopt licensing codes of conduct against
merchandise produced under sweatshop and child labor conditions,
(see H.R. 3755), H2605 [29AP]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend, (see
H.R. 3880), H4712 [17JN]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans, (see H.R. 2174), H2606
[29AP]
Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and
Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implement and establish
support program for victims of torture, (see H.R. 3161), H329
[4FE]
------ implementation, (see H.R. 4308), H7495 [9SE]
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),
H9275 [1OC]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 4151), H5402 [25JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Cuban Democracy Act: repeal, (see H.R. 284), H851 [4MR]
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: repeal, (see H.R.
284), H851 [4MR]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H4054 [3JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H498 [12FE]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities, (see H.R. 4071), H4711 [17JN]
------ make grants to establish additional rural enterprise
communities and empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4666), H10833
[13OC]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H2814 [5MY]
------ B-2 stealth bomber production limits, (see H.R. 2898), H2318
[23AP]
Dept. of Education: make grants for postsecondary information
technology education and employment assistance projects, (see
H.R. 3896), H3488 [19MY]
Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration
projects, (see H.R. 1191), H100 [28JA]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H10353 [9OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allocation of substantial tobacco
industry settlement funds for veterans programs, (see H. Con.
Res. 249), H2237 [22AP]
------ 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), H1550 [25MR]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H4548 [11JN]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund diabetes research,
(see H. Con. Res. 291), H4879 [19JN]
------ Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H3312 [14MY]
------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H2119
[21AP]
------ prostate cancer research programs, (see H.R. 297), H7803
[15SE]
Drug abuse: national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and
use of illegal drugs by young people, (see H. Res. 267), H386
[5FE]
Education: give gifted and talented students the opportunity to
develop their capabilities, (see H.R. 4127), H10353 [9OC]
------ increase Pell Grant awards to certain students, (see H.R.
3269), H755 [3MR]
Elections: allow States to use a proportional voting system for
multiseat congressional districts, (see H.R. 3068), H1550 [25MR]
EPA: implement national program to reduce health threat from
exposure to indoor air contaminants, (see H.R. 2952), H101
[28JA]
------ require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
4242), H9346 [2OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: reform provisions relative to child
labor, (see H.R. 4450), H7495 [9SE]
Families and domestic relations: develop, promote, and implement
policies to stabilize U.S. population growth, (see H. Con. Res.
154), H5738 [16JY]
------ increase availability, affordability, and quality of child
care during periods outside school hours, (see H.R. 3400), H1445
[24MR]
FDA: establish a comprehensive program to ensure food safety, (see
H.R. 3676), H2054 [1AP]
FEC: require electronically filed congressional candidate reports
and make them available through the Internet, (see H.R. 2433),
H2056 [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), H1643 [26MR]
Food: improve public health and food safety through enhanced
enforcement, (see H.R. 3070), H1299 [18MR], (see H.R. 4266),
H5858 [17JY]
Foreign aid: prohibit certain defense services to countries
ineligible for international military education and training
assistance, (see H.R. 3802), H2931 [6MY]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
------ support developmental alternatives for child labor, (see H.R.
4506), H7414 [6AU]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger, (see H.R. 2807),
H1112 [11MR]
FRS: include money laundering activities in the consideration of
certain applications, (see H.R. 3760), H2605 [29AP]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H3743
[21MY]
Hazardous substances: require powerplants, industrial plants, and
incinerators to reduce mercury emissions, (see H.R. 3791), H2813
[5MY]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H4712
[17JN]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H1445
[24MR]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ 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]
------ provide information and protect patients' rights relative to
medical care, (see H.R. 1191), H100 [28JA]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H579 [24FE]
Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand
for forced prostitution, (see H. Con. Res. 114), H65 [27JA]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H2423 [28AP]
------ eliminate restrictions which render alien battered spouses
and their children ineligible to apply for adjustments,
suspensions, or cancellation of deportation, (see H.R. 4291),
H7415 [6AU]
Indonesia: democracy efforts, (see H. Con. Res. 281), H3971 [22MY]
------ prohibit transfer of military equipment and supplies,
helicopters, and ammunition relative to free elections and human
rights conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H3624 [20MY]
------ support for peace process in East Timor, (see H. Con. Res.
258), H3489 [19MY]
Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for
enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
(see H.R. 3547), H4479 [10JN]
------ provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H8528 [23SE]
------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
------ require health plans to provide adequate access to services
provided by obstetrician-gynecologists, (see H.R. 1737), H100
[28JA]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
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), H10077 [8OC]
Kate Mullany National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4206),
H5492 [14JY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H2056
[1AP]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4325 [9JN]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H5737 [16JY]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H755
[3MR]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880), H4712 [17JN]
``Little Rock Nine'': award Congressional Gold Medals, (see H.R.
2560), H2423 [28AP]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H2056 [1AP]
Medicaid: coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services
for certain women screened under federally funded programs, (see
H.R. 3779), H5957 [20JY]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H4165 [4JN]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H10012
[7OC]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H447
[11FE], (see H.R. 3137), H678 [26FE]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H1777
[30MR], (see H.R. 4339), H6698 [29JY]
------ eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive
drugs, (see H.R. 1061), H7290 [5AU]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see H.R. 4219), H5593
[15JY]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H4712 [17JN]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H4879 [19JN]
------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
(see H.R. 4214), H5594 [15JY]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H10513 [10OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4404), H7289 [5AU]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H7584 [10SE]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see H.R. 2754), H1237 [17MR]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H4165 [4JN]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in
breast cancer research, (see H.R. 1352), H3972 [22MY]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish, (see H.R.
1524), H2931 [6MY]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging: establish, (see H.R.
1715), H497 [12FE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide
certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of
status, (see H.R. 3553), H3014 [7MY]
NRC: authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
Nuclear weapons: recognize the security interests of the U.S. in
furthering complete nuclear disarmament, (see H. Res. 479),
H4835 [18JN]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish, (see H.R.
2431), H2056 [1AP]
Older Americans Act: amend to provide for Federal-State performance
partnerships, consolidate nutrition programs, and extend
authorizations of appropriations, (see H.R. 1671), H4550 [11JN]
------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Political campaigns: prohibit use of soft money in Federal
elections, (see H.R. 1025), H4165 [4JN]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil production, (see H.R. 3932), H3743 [21MY]
Prescription Drug Price Monitoring Commission: establish, (see H.R.
3925), H5738 [16JY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
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), H4479 [10JN]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H11696 [20OC]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H5405 [25JN]
Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
torture, (see H.R. 4309), H7495 [9SE]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H1021 [10MR]
SBA: women's business centers funding, (see H.R. 4086), H5594
[15JY]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H3014 [7MY]
------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
States: require equal education funding throughout the State, (see
H.R. 1234), H904 [5MR]
Taxation: allow tax credit for public transportation expenses, (see
H.R. 3178), H2056 [1AP]
------ extension of the credit for producing electricity from wind,
(see H.R. 1401), H6453 [24JY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H101 [28JA]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H850 [4MR]
------ treatment of child care credit, (see H.R. 2778), H101 [28JA]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H241 [3FE]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H2318 [23AP]
------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4675), H9274 [1OC], (see H.R.
4449), H9346 [2OC]
Tijuana, Mexico: improve working conditions at the Han Young truck
factory, (see H. Res. 595), H10832 [13OC]
Tobacco products: limit access to minors, (see H.R. 3474), H2237
[22AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
H631 [25FE]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H330 [4FE]
Ukraine: remember treatment by the former Soviet Union on
anniversary of Ukrainian Famine, (see H. Con. Res. 295), H7415
[6AU]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H2706 [30AP]
------ 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), H2056 [1AP]
------ funding levels for federally assisted education programs,
(see H.R. 759), H7584 [10SE]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Volunteer workers: extend appropriations for programs under the
National and Community Service Act and the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act, (see H.R. 3561), H1642 [26MR]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H2331 [27AP]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7584
[10SE]
------ protection of reproductive rights, (see H.R. 2525), H101
[28JA]
------ support breastfeeding of newborns and encourage employers to
establish workplace lactation programs, (see H.R. 3531), H2931
[6MY]
World War II: encourage identification of Holocaust-era assets and
restitution of individual and communal property, (see H. Res.
557), H9178 [28SE]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements,
(see H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
Dept. of the Treasury: restrict use of Exchange Stabilization Fund,
(see H.R. 3106), H63 [27JA]
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park: designate, (see
H.R. 4671), H9274 [1OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly
consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social
Security and Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
Veterans: increase burial and funeral allowance for certain
veterans, (see H.R. 4708), H9722 [6OC]
Newsletters
Recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, E1993<bullet> [9OC],
E2151<bullet>-E2153<bullet> [13OC], E2187<bullet>-E2189<bullet>
[15OC], E2244<bullet> [20OC]
Proclamations
World Population Awareness Week: Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont,
E2130<bullet> [13OC]
Remarks
Agriculture: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, H9331 [2OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4999 [23JN], H5000 [23JN],
H5002 [23JN], H5005 [23JN], H5009 [23JN], H5010 [23JN], H5011
[23JN], H5197 [24JN], H5198 [24JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9331
[2OC]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), consideration (H. Res. 402), H1793
[31MR]
----- making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions
(H.R. 3579), motion to instruct conferees, H2287 [23AP], H2289
[23AP]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, H11587 [20OC]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11726 [17DE]
Asia: role of the U.S. and the IMF in financial crisis relief, H389
[11FE]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2500 [29AP]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism (H. Con.
Res. 311), H6474 [27JY]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6099 [22JY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, H3563
[20MY]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11850 [18DE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions (H.R. 1151), H1876 [1AP], H7046 [4AU]
Crime: identity fraud (H.R. 4151), H9997<bullet> [7OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend time period for rulemaking on milk
marketing orders system, H5002 [23JN], H5005 [23JN], H5009
[23JN], H5010 [23JN], H5011 [23JN]
------ reform basic formula price for milk marketing orders, H9331
[2OC]
------ Rural Community Advancement Program funding to promote
agritourism, H4999 [23JN], H5000 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3563 [20MY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4103), H5249 [24JN], H5250 [24JN]
------ prohibit funding of contracts with Chinese companies, H5250
[24JN]
Dept. of Education: make available competitive grants to
institutions seeking to reduce operating costs through joint
purchases of goods and services, H2541 [29AP]
Dept. of Energy: Nuclear Energy Research Initiative funding, H4939
[22JN]
Dept. of HHS: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded
research and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements
(H.R. 3758), E2065<bullet> [11OC]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), H10793 [13OC]
Dept. of the Interior: Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program funding,
H6015 [21JY], H6016 [21JY], H6017 [21JY], H6019 [21JY]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4193), H5998 [21JY], H6015 [21JY], H6016 [21JY], H6017
[21JY], H6019 [21JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: require congressional approval for certain
uses of Exchange Stabilization Fund, H5698 [16JY], H5704 [16JY],
H5706 [16JY], H5707 [16JY], H5708 [16JY], H5709 [16JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5672 [16JY], H5673 [16JY], H5698 [16JY], H5704
[16JY], H5706 [16JY], H5707 [16JY], H5708 [16JY], H5709 [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 605),
H11587 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for
compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
4110), Senate amendment (H. Res. 592), H10396 [10OC]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, H10396 [10OC]
------ Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H6556
[29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7164 [4AU], H7279
[5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6556 [29JY]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4939 [22JN]
Financial institutions: GAO study on limiting fees or costs
incurred by customers acquiring financial products, H3218 [13MY]
------ increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R.
10), H3218 [13MY]
Foreign trade: establish negotiating objectives and fast-track
procedures for future trade agreements (H.R. 2621),
consideration (H. Res. 553), H8760 [25SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2541 [29AP]
Ice storms: disaster assistance to Northeast States, H659 [26FE]
IMF: funding, H2287 [23AP], H2289 [23AP], H10884 [14OC]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, H4859
[19JN]
Indonesia: human rights violations in East Timor, H3233 [13MY]
------ U.S. policy, H3233 [13MY], H3261 [14MY], H3493 [20MY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
H2953 [7MY], H2957 [7MY], H2958 [7MY], H2960 [7MY], H2961 [7MY]
----- authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694), consideration (H. Res.
420), H2945 [7MY]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11726 [17DE]
Medicare: reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4627),
E2065<bullet> [11OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services, H6871 [31JY]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10252 [9OC]
National Archives and Records Administration: National Personnel
Records Center funding for modernization of veterans records
management system, H5672 [16JY], H5673 [16JY]
National Endowment for the Arts: funding, H5998 [21JY]
National Guard: Starbase Program funding, H5249 [24JN], H5250
[24JN]
Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact: extend, H9331 [2OC]
------ repeal, H5002 [23JN], H5005 [23JN], H5009 [23JN], H5010
[23JN], H5011 [23JN]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H3788 [22MY], H3791<bullet> [22MY], H4859 [19JN]
------ prohibit contributions from individuals that are not U.S.
citizens (H.R. 34), H1741 [30MR]
Postal Service: application of OSHA standards in the same manner as
any other employer (S. 2112), E1739<bullet> [16SE]
SBA: Women's Business Development Program funding, H7164 [4AU]
Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN], H5198
[24JN]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H8965 [26SE]
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R.
629), motion to appoint conferees, H3071 [12MY]
------ grant congressional consent (H.R. 629), conference report,
H6527 [29JY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1904 [1AP]
Treaties and agreements: preemption of State and local laws
relative to GATT and NAFTA, H7279 [5AU]
Vermont: transportation projects funding, H1904 [1AP]
Veterans: recognition of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity disorders
caused by exposure to chemical and biological warfare agents
during the Persian Gulf Conflict, E1992<bullet> [9OC],
E2151<bullet> [13OC], E2187<bullet> [15OC], E2244<bullet>
[20OC]
Votes: position on missed, H3294 [14MY]
World Population Awareness Week: observance, E2130<bullet> [13OC]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H3244 [13MY], H4477 [10JN], H6486 [27JY],
H6877 [31JY], H6997 [3AU], H10916 [14OC]
Statements
Act 60--Federal Education Funding: Rhys Marsh, E1401<bullet> [23JY]
Burlington, VT, Old North End: Several Vermont High School
Students, E1465<bullet> [30JY], E1626<bullet> [7AU]
Campaign Finance Reform: Abe Klein, E1574<bullet> [7AU]
Capital Punishment: Jesse Field, Renay Thompson, and Elaine
Griffen, E1529<bullet> [4AU]
Charter Schools: Alia Stavrand Woolf, E1530<bullet> [4AU]
Child Labor: Brian Hodgson and Jessica Riley, E1559<bullet> [5AU]
------ Christie Nold, E1427<bullet> [24JY]
Costs of Higher Education: Several Vermont High School Students,
E1626<bullet> [7AU]
E.U. and Free Trade: Scott Radimer, E1375<bullet> [21JY]
Education and Wages: Neale Gay and Liz Rocheleau, E1560<bullet>
[5AU]
Effect of Alcohol Ads on Underage Drinking: Several Vermont High
School Students, E1508<bullet> [31JY]
Foreign Aid: Angela Deblasio and Lynne Clough, E1449<bullet> [27JY]
Gay-Straight Alliance: Isaac Evans-Frantz and Alina Lyon,
E1375<bullet> [21JY]
------ Nicholas Webb, Ginger Irish, and Palmer Legare, E1527<bullet>
[3AU]
------ Several Vermont High School Students, E1426<bullet> [24JY]
Green Moutain Prevention Project: Rachel Salyer, E1625<bullet>
[7AU]
Gun Control: Abigail Nessen, E1657<bullet> [9SE]
------ Abigail Nesson, E1574<bullet> [7AU]
Healthy Alternatives for Teens: Karl Cloney, Jessica Martin, and
Jonah Monfette, E1559<bullet> [5AU]
Medicinal Marijuana: Nat White-Joyal, E1387<bullet> [22JY]
National Endowment of the Arts Funding and Censorship: Daniel
Luzer, E1400<bullet> [23JY]
Pollution Standards: Kayla Gildersleeve and Tess Gross,
E1526<bullet> [3AU]
School Overcrowding: Several Vermont High School Students,
E1487<bullet> [31JY]
School Violence: Several Vermont High School Students,
E1574<bullet> [7AU]
Skateboard Community Building: Several Vermont High School
Students, E1465<bullet> [30JY], E1626<bullet> [7AU]
Student Activism: Abby Krasner, E1388<bullet> [22JY]
Substance Abuse: Rachel Salyer, E1465<bullet> [30JY]
Teen Pregnancy and Welfare Reform: Several Vermont High School
Students, E1427<bullet> [24JY]
Teenage Smoking: Several Vermont High School Students,
E1487<bullet> [31JY]
Troubled Teens: Daniel Nelson, E1375<bullet> [21JY]
U.S. Role in U.N. Management and Budget Reform: Several Vermont
High School Students, E1450<bullet> [27JY]
Underage Drinking and Driving: Erica Lewis and Dan Johnson,
E1508<bullet> [31JY], E1529<bullet> [4AU]
------ Natalie Ross, E1449<bullet> [27JY]
------ Several Vermont High School Students, E1508<bullet> [31JY]
Vermont Education Standards: Dan Welch, E1400<bullet> [23JY]
Veterans Health Care: David Hay, E1526<bullet> [3AU]
Youth Build Burlington Program: Shawn Brackett and Sid Messick,
E1487<bullet> [31JY]
Youth Group Centers: Ewing Fox and Damien Wyzga, E1387<bullet>
[22JY]