[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SANDLIN, MAX (a Representative from Texas)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
H. Res. 358), H1237 [17MR]
Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
(see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
------ provide monetary disaster assistance to agricultural
producers, (see H.R. 4508), H7414 [6AU]
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
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), H9345 [2OC]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H65 [27JA]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H447 [11FE]
------ facilitate fingerprint checks authorized by National Child
Protection Act, (see H.R. 2488), H1550 [25MR]
------ international cooperation in cases involving the illegal
abduction of a child by a noncustodial parent, (see H. Con. Res.
224), H631 [25FE]
------ provide that children's sleepwear be manufactured in
accordance with stricter flammability standards, (see H.R.
3831), H4165 [4JN]
Clinton, President: address issue of school violence, (see H. Con.
Res. 287), H4241 [5JN]
------ address issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community
policing and reduction of school crime, (see H. Res. 512), H6880
[31JY]
Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents
relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, or disability, (see H.R. 3043),
H330 [4FE]
Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint): establish, (see H.J.
Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
Computers: regulate use of personal information obtained by
interactive computer services, (see H.R. 98), H7617 [11SE]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H7584 [10SE]
Copyright Act: revise to conform to the digital era and advance
educational opportunities, (see H.R. 3048), H1021 [10MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H5493 [14JY]
------ expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H6697 [29JY]
------ identity fraud, (see H.R. 3551), H4712 [17JN], (see H.R.
4151), H5402 [25JN]
------ increase penalties for taking children hostage to evade
arrest, (see H.R. 3438), H2120 [21AP]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H2120 [21AP]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H445 [11FE]
------ require reporting by Internet service providers of suspected
child abuse, (see H.R. 2173), H329 [4FE]
------ require States to pass laws requiring witnesses of child
sexual abuse to report such crimes to the police, (see H.R.
4531), H7494 [9SE]
Customs Service: authorizing appropriations for the International
Child Pornography Investigation and Coordination Center, (see
H.R. 3985), H5957 [20JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: make grants to establish additional rural
enterprise communities, (see H.R. 4071), H7690 [14SE]
Dept. of HHS: carry out a national public awareness campaign on
colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
------ delay effective date of the final rule relative to the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network, (see H.R. 3584), H4550
[11JN]
------ disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements for
home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H6880 [31JY]
------ ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements, (see
H.R. 3758), H3625 [20MY]
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),
H4056 [3JN]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations
relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H1112 [11MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for
compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs, (see
H.R. 4110), H5594 [15JY]
------ establish certain presumptions of service connection for
Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R. 4036), H9346 [2OC]
------ 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), H4962 [22JN]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H6282 [23JY]
Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline
the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of
disaster assistance, (see H.R. 3869), H5405 [25JN]
Diseases: osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and related bone disorders
information clearinghouse funding, (see H.R. 2704), H101 [28JA]
------ ovarian cancer research programs, (see H.R. 953), H2813 [5MY]
Drugs: increase penalties for certain offenses and enhance law
enforcement efforts, (see H.R. 4617), H8626 [24SE]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers, (see H.R.
4009), H5405 [25JN]
------ establish the Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland memorial
fellowship programs, (see H.R. 3031), H7415 [6AU]
Employment: make parental leave for birth parents equitable to
adoptive and foster parents, (see H.R. 1573), H100 [28JA]
------ minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain employees,
(see H.R. 2888), H3014 [7MY]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing
supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H578 [24FE]
ERISA: improve enforcement of provisions, (see H.R. 2290), H3488
[19MY]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H1237 [17MR]
Families and domestic relations: establish felony violations for
failure to pay legal child support obligations, (see H.R. 2925),
H447 [11FE]
------ 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]
Federal aid programs: State eligibility for bonuses under the
temporary assistance to needy families block grants relative to
child poverty rates, (see H.R. 4692), H10077 [8OC]
Federal Prison Industries: eliminate Federal agency requirement to
purchase products and require commercial competition for Federal
contracts, (see H.R. 2758), H1337 [19MR]
Firearms: treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H1854 [31MR]
Food: inspection requirements relative to interstate distribution
of State-inspected meat and poultry, (see H.R. 2103), H1643
[26MR]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H5064 [23JN]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Germany: jurisdiction of cases in U.S. courts involving genocide
during World War II, (see H.R. 1531), H4835 [18JN]
Government regulations: accounting of costs and benefits, (see H.R.
2840), H3366 [18MY]
------ reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to small businesses,
(see H.R. 3310), H1299 [18MR]
GSA: Federal Protective Service reform, (see H.R. 4034), H5859
[17JY]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
H.R. 3862), H4325 [9JN]
------ require one-call notification system to protect natural gas
and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage, (see H.R.
3318), H2056 [1AP]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 1679),
H631 [25FE]
------ establish penalties for prohibited uses and disclosures of
individually identifiable health information and allow
individuals to inspect and copy their own health information,
(see H.R. 3900), H10011 [7OC]
------ expand research activities relative to lupus, (see H.R.
1111), H386 [5FE]
------ 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]
Health care facilities: allow medical treatment of emergency cases
near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H4550 [11JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H4479 [10JN]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435), H4479 [10JN]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H10077 [8OC]
------ coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res. 210),
H5494 [14JY]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
(see H.R. 4093), H4879 [19JN]
------ require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain
mothers and newborns, (see H.R. 2854), H330 [4FE]
Interstate commerce: allow any State, territory, or possession to
bring Federal court action relative to transportation of
alcoholic beverages, (see H.R. 1063), H578 [24FE]
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), H8627 [24SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1112 [11MR]
Japan: access of U.S. business to photographic film and paper
markets, (see H. Con. Res. 233), H2814 [5MY]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: tribute, (see H. Con. Res. 247), H1854
[31MR]
Law enforcement: require better reporting of unidentified persons,
(see H.R. 2850), H330 [4FE]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: establish,
(see H.R. 4182), H7617 [11SE]
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), H851 [4MR]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H2318 [23AP]
------ treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry
liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H2120 [21AP]
Medicare: clarify that any restrictions on private contracts for
beneficiaries do not apply to non-covered services, (see H.R.
3259), H630 [25FE]
------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 4653), H10012 [7OC]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 2912), H65 [27JA]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3205), H2120
[21AP], (see H.R. 3567), H3488 [19MY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7585 [10SE]
------ demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients
enrolled in certain clinical trials, (see H.R. 1628), H5859
[17JY]
------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
for office visits and for other evaluation and management
services, (see H. Con. Res. 264), H2423 [28AP]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H10353 [9OC]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H4241 [5JN]
------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see H.R.
4092), H4879 [19JN]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H3625 [20MY]
------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE]
------ reform payment system for home health services, (see H.R.
4370), H6879 [31JY]
------ reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals
participating in approved clinical trials, (see H.R. 3283),
H3312 [14MY]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
------ restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the
provision of benefits, (see H.R. 3126), H498 [12FE]
------ restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice
plans, (see H.R. 3128), H330 [4FE]
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), H7803
[15SE]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
[11JN]
Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans'
memorials, (see H.R. 2346), H10513 [10OC]
Music and dance: tribute to African-American music, (see H. Con.
Res. 27), H5405 [25JN]
National Child Protection Act: allow for interstate background
checks on elementary and secondary school employees, (see H.R.
4659), H9273 [1OC]
National Days of Dialogue: support in association with the national
celebration of the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr., (see H.
Con. Res. 195), H679 [26FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H5298 [24JN]
National Institute for the Environment: establish, (see H.R. 2914),
H5064 [23JN]
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System: prevent lapses in
permits, (see H.R. 3238), H496 [12FE]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing
deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778), H4629 [16JN]
Nazi Party--World War II: require disclosure of information
relative to the investigation and prosecution of war criminals,
(see H.R. 4007), H5494 [14JY]
NIH: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H3489 [19MY]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC]
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]
------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see H.R.
1320), H241 [3FE]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3972 [22MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H1643 [26MR]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H241 [3FE]
Power resources: management of royalties from Federal and Outer
Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, (see H.R. 3334), H4835
[18JN]
Privacy: protection of Social Security numbers and other personal
information, (see H.R. 1813), H329 [4FE]
Public safety officers: provide educational assistance to the
surviving spouse and dependent children of officers killed or
totally disabled in the line of duty, (see H.R. 2755), H447
[11FE]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H6454 [24JY]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H7415 [6AU]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H6820 [30JY]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
Schools: ensure safety by increasing police presence, (see H.R.
4224), H7290 [5AU]
Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and
provide with information that will help them protect themselves,
(see H.R. 3134), H330 [4FE]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H2119 [21AP]
States: permit use of funds under the State Children's Health
Insurance Program for coverage of uninsured pregnant women, (see
H.R. 3837), H3972 [22MY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2606 [29AP]
------ allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax
overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee, (see H.R. 1016), H631
[25FE]
------ allowable credits and deductions in determining alternative
minimum tax liability, (see H.R. 2524), H7584 [10SE]
------ collection and payment of State taxes imposed on motor fuel
sold on Indian lands, (see H.R. 3966), H3971 [22MY]
------ creation of a new class of bonds for new school construction,
(see H.R. 2695), H65 [27JA]
------ credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly
rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence,
(see H.R. 1134), H2119 [21AP]
------ designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research
conducted through the National Institutes of Health, (see H.R.
3563), H2056 [1AP]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
[14JY]
------ exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance, (see
H.R. 1382), H7584 [10SE]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H1237 [17MR]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H1299 [18MR]
------ provide a source of interest-free capital for school
construction and renovation in States experiencing increased
enrollment, (see H.R. 3652), H3625 [20MY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H3972
[22MY]
------ provide exemptions relative to public safety officers killed
in the line of duty, (see H.R. 4346), H8528 [23SE]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
acquisition of computer hardware and software, (see H.R. 4184),
H7617 [11SE]
------ provide incentives to elementary and secondary teachers for
technology-related training, (see H.R. 4185), H7617 [11SE]
------ 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]
------ reduce the per dose tax on vaccines, (see H.R. 3217), H678
[26FE]
------ tax credit for investment in the revitalization of
communities, (see H.R. 465), H5737 [16JY]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H3625 [20MY]
------ treatment of contributions of computer technology and
equipment to elementary or secondary schools, (see H.R. 4476),
H7585 [10SE]
------ treatment of expenses paid for attending conferences relative
to a dependent child's chronic medical condition, (see H.R.
4484), H7413 [6AU]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H7803
[15SE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H755 [3MR]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H851 [4MR]
------ treatment of year 2000 computer conversion costs for small
businesses, (see H.R. 4134), H7585 [10SE]
Telecommunications: require accurate billing by carriers relative
to costs and fees resulting from the Telecommunications Act,
(see H.R. 4018), H4712 [17JN]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H678 [26FE]
------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H7495 [9SE]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H6453 [24JY]
------ exclude certain income from consideration for determining
rent paid for federally assisted housing, (see H.R. 2820), H5405
[25JN]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H5594 [15JY]
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 a woman's right to breastfeed her child on Federal
property under certain conditions, (see H.R. 4628), H9346 [2OC]
------ ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
3624), H2319 [23AP]
------ promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7584
[10SE]
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty:
implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1021 [10MR]
World Intellectual Property Organization Performances and Phonograms
Treaty: implementation, (see H.R. 3048), H1021 [10MR]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H10516 [11OC]
Remarks
Absolutely Incredible Kids Day: observance, H1303 [19MR]
Agriculture: ensure that federally funded research and education
programs address high-priority concerns with national multistate
significance (S. 1150), conference report, H4133<bullet> [4JN]
------ Federal Crop Insurance Program funding, H4133<bullet> [4JN]
------ provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7706<bullet> [15SE],
H9333<bullet> [2OC]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report,
H9333<bullet> [2OC]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4101), motion to instruct
conferees, H7706<bullet> [15SE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), E1180<bullet> [19JN]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), H10102<bullet>
[8OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11923 [18DE], H11980 [19DE],
H12005<bullet> [19DE], H12007<bullet> [19DE]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8049<bullet> [18SE],
H10524 [11OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8049<bullet> [18SE]
Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4060),
H4927 [22JN]
Families and domestic relations: recognize importance of fathers in
the raising and development of children (H. Res. 417), H4252
[9JN]
Farmer, James: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient,
E281<bullet> [4MR]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6409<bullet> [24JY]
Houston Comets (women's basketball team): tribute, E1672<bullet>
[9SE]
Petroleum: use of gasoline tax revenues transferred to
transportation trust funds, H1900 [1AP]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish (H.R. 3662), E1157<bullet> [18JN]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate (H.R. 2625),
H261 [4FE]
States: minimum allocation formula for Federal-aid highway program
projects, H1900 [1AP]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1900 [1AP]
World War II: provide redress for inadequate restitution of assets
seized by the U.S. Government which belonged to victims of the
Holocaust (S. 1564), E96<bullet> [4FE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H2421 [28AP]
Special order: granted, H10559 [11OC]
Testimonies
Committee on the Judiciary (House) Inquiry Into Whether Grounds
Exist to Impeach President Clinton: several witnesses,
H11980-H11997 [19DE]
Tributes
Scott, Julius, Jr., E819<bullet> [12MY]