[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5594 [15JY], H5710 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7267 [5AU]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
Articles and editorials
Criticism--EU Bankers Hit at IMF on Bailouts, Wolfgang Mu�4chau and
Lionel Barber, Financial Times (publication), H1409 [24MR]
Time Will Tell if IMF Helped Save or Wreck Indonesia, Bob Davis and
David Wessel, Wall Street Journal, H3367 [19MY]
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]
------ revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, (see
H.R. 2537), H101 [28JA]
Armenia: anniversary of genocide, (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4962
[22JN]
Capitol Police Board: establish a pay scale and benefits package
equal to that of the Secret Service Uniformed Division, (see
H.R. 2828), H6697 [29JY]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H755 [3MR]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile
equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H3312 [14MY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
Civil rights: religious accommodations in the workplace, (see H.R.
2948), H3024 [11MY]
Cuba: extradition to U.S. of Joanne Chesimard and certain other
individuals, (see H. Con. Res. 254), H2606 [29AP]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1159 [12MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H3014
[7MY]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H2813 [5MY]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
Ecology and environment: provide for innovative strategies for
achieving superior environmental performance, (see H.R. 3180),
H445 [11FE]
Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain
employees, (see H.R. 2888), H4055 [3JN]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H330 [4FE]
FCC: repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4065), H4712 [17JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
Guam: commitment to increase self-government consistent with self-
determination, (see H. Res. 494), H5297 [24JN]
Health: importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ liability protection for suppliers of raw material and
component parts to medical device manufacturers, (see H.R. 872),
H3247 [13MY]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H2319
[23AP]
International Atomic Energy Agency: withhold voluntary proportional
assistance relative to the development and completion of the
Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, (see H.R. 3743), H2707
[30AP]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H904 [5MR]
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), H8083 [18SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1700 [27MR]
------ resolve cases of missing in action soldiers, (see H. Con.
Res. 122), H4550 [11JN]
Italian Americans: prepare report detailing injustices suffered
during World War II and acknowledgment of such injustices by the
President, (see H.R. 2090), H241 [3FE]
James T. Leonard, Sr., Post Office, Garwood, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3810), H3106 [12MY]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H7178 [4AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5957 [20JY]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
program, (see H.R. 2970), H631 [25FE]
Long Island Sound: prohibit dumping of dredged material, (see H.R.
55), H2119 [21AP]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3972 [22MY]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H1642
[26MR]
National Commission on Terrorism: establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7494
[9SE]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4402), H7289 [5AU]
Navy: repeal law preventing donation of remaining Iowa-class
battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register, (see H.R.
3233), H496 [12FE]
NIH: expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
research activities, (see H.R. 4203), H10833 [13OC]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish, (see H.R.
2431), H1699 [27MR]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Pat King Post Office Building, Long Branch, NJ: designate, (see
H.R. 3612), H6880 [31JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H2606 [29AP]
Postal Service: prevent increase in postage rates, (see H. Res.
452), H4165 [4JN]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H10833 [13OC]
Refugees: provide a comprehensive program of support for victims of
torture, (see H.R. 4309), H6698 [29JY]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H5493 [14JY]
Social Security: payment for certain hospital discharges to post-
acute care, (see H.R. 2908), H579 [24FE]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2606
[29AP]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H7803
[15SE]
------ qualification and eligibility requirements for S corporations
and shareholders, (see H.R. 2884), H2237 [22AP]
------ require CBO and the Committee on Taxation (Joint) to use
dynamic in addition to static economic modeling in the
preparation of budgetary estimates of proposed changes in
Federal revenue law, (see H.R. 4452), H7412 [6AU]
------ treatment of meals furnished to employees at a place of
business if they are furnished for the convenience of the
employer, (see H.R. 3834), H8932 [25SE]
Telephones: strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3888), H3625 [20MY]
Terrorism: relief for American victims of terrorism, (see H. Con.
Res. 220), H2707 [30AP]
Turkey: claim of sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean Sea called
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey, (see H. Con. Res. 188),
H5494 [14JY]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H5957 [20JY]
Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness, (see H.R. 1500), H6186
[22JY]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H9345 [2OC]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H64 [27JA]
Water pollution: restore estuary habitats through more efficient
financing of projects and the enhanced coordination of Federal
and non-Federal programs, (see H.R. 4634), H8931 [25SE]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the
Holocaust, (see H.R. 3121), H99 [28JA]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
345), H10076 [8OC]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish, (see H.R. 3445), H1158
[12MR]
Committees of the House: majority party appointments, (see H. Res.
354), H446 [11FE]
Fish and fisheries: reduce fishing capacity in U.S. fisheries, (see
H.R. 4180), H5404 [25JN]
Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with
Estonia, (see H.R. 4749), H10076 [8OC]
------ approve international fishery agreement with Latvia, (see
H.R. 3460), H1158 [12MR]
------ approve international fishery agreement with Lithuania, (see
H.R. 4750), H10076 [8OC]
------ approve international fishery agreement with Poland, (see
H.R. 3461), H1158 [12MR]
------ limit fishing in the Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline
fishery, (see H.R. 4500), H7413 [6AU]
Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign
states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
IMF: encourage fundraising through private financial markets, (see
H. Con. Res. 207), H240 [3FE]
------ ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H850
[4MR]
------ prohibit funding until Iraq is expelled, (see H.R. 3599),
H1776 [30MR]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3108), H63
[27JA]
Middle East: U.S. policy relative to Israeli concessions in peace
process against their own self-interest, (see H. Con. Res. 276),
H3246 [13MY]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4327), H6453 [24JY]
NOAA: describe the hydrographic services functions of the
Administrator, (see H.R. 3164), H385 [5FE]
Taxation: permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 3600),
H1776 [30MR]
Toms River, NJ: tribute to the Toms River East American Little
League team, (see H. Res. 524), H7494 [9SE]
Veterans: termination of certain contributions to the Survivor
Benefit Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H63 [27JA]
Letters
Fishery management jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico: Bobbi M. Walker, Orange Beach
Fishing Association, H7222 [5AU]
----- Ed Schroeder, Galveston Party Boats, Inc., H7223 [5AU]
----- Mike Eller, Destin Charter Boat Association, H7222 [5AU]
----- Phil Horn, Clark Seafood Co., Inc., H7222 [5AU]
----- R.F. Zales II, Panama City Boatman Association, H7223 [5AU]
Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act: Alfred S. Donau III and Ron
Marlenee, Safari Club International, H7503 [10SE]
------ Bill Gaines, California Waterfowl Association, H7501 [10SE]
------ Brent Manning, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, H7502
[10SE]
------ Greg Franke, Migratory Waterfowl Hunters, Inc., H7502 [10SE]
------ Larry D. Closson, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, H7502
[10SE]
------ R. Max Peterson, International Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies, H7502 [10SE]
------ Robert Gormley, Grand National Waterfowl Association, H7501
[10SE]
------ Susan R. Lamson, NRA, H7502 [10SE]
------ William P. Horn, Wildlife Legislative Fund of America, H7503
[10SE]
Lists
Legislation to be considered under suspension of House Rules, H10337
[9OC]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H759 [4MR]
Remarks
Africa: bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, H7418
[7AU]
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), motion to instruct conferees, H2289
[23AP]
------ making omnibus consolidated and emergency supplemental
appropriations, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
Buy American Act: compliance, H2130 [22AP]
China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy, H3559 [20MY]
Christian Caring Center-Pemberton, Inc.: tribute, E389<bullet>
[17MR]
Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center: convey to
Alabama (S. 1883), H7437 [9SE]
Commission on Ocean Policy: establish (H.R. 3445), H7754 [15SE]
Committees of the House: majority party appointments (H. Res. 354),
H408 [11FE]
Courts: allow lawsuits against foreign countries that commit acts
of terrorism or human rights abuses against U.S. citizens, H1095
[11MR]
------ permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries which
are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no extradition
treaty or other remedies exist, H5710 [16JY], H5712 [16JY]
------ permit claims in U.S. courts against foreign countries which
are sponsors of international terrorism, or where no extradition
treaty or other remedies exist, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
Crime: consumer fraud (H.R. 1847), H4593 [16JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3559 [20MY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
H8569 [24SE]
Dept. of the Interior: conduct a volunteer pilot project at one
national wildlife refuge in each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
region (H.R. 1856), H8076 [18SE], H8077<bullet> [18SE]
------ convey title for Tunnison Lab Hagerman Field Station to the
University of Idaho (S. 2505), H10337 [9OC], H10338 [9OC]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5710 [16JY], H5712 [16JY]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, E2305<bullet> [21OC]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7222 [5AU], H7223
[5AU], H7267 [5AU]
Fish and fishing: approve international fishery agreement with
Latvia (H.R. 3460), H6916 [3AU]
------ fishery management jurisdiction of Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Alabama in the Gulf of Mexico, H7222 [5AU], H7223 [5AU]
------ limit fishing in the Atlantic swordfish pelagic longline
fishery (H.R. 4500), E1590<bullet> [7AU]
Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign
states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, H7267
[5AU], H7418 [7AU]
Foreign trade: prohibit sale, importation, and exportation of
products derived from rhinoceros or tiger (H.R. 2807), H2348
[28AP], H2349 [28AP], H2350 [28AP]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 575), H10337 [9OC]
Hunting and trapping: clarify prohibitions and provide for wildlife
habitat under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (H.R. 2863), H7500
[10SE], H7503 [10SE], H7504 [10SE], H7506 [10SE]
------ use receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and
conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases (H.R.
4248), H9094 [28SE], H9095 [28SE]
IMF: ensure transparency of operations (H.R. 3331), H1172 [17MR],
H1835 [31MR], H10988 [15OC], E2307<bullet> [12NO]
------ funding, H2289 [23AP], H4874-H4876 [19JN]
------ impact of policies relative to social and political
instability in Indonesia, H3367 [19MY]
------ lending practices, H1409 [24MR]
Marion National Fish Hatchery: convey to Alabama (S. 1883), H7437
[9SE]
Marlton, NJ: anniversary of Marlton Fire Co. No. 1, E1767<bullet>
[18SE]
Maryland: provide for a pilot program to eradicate or control
nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria (H.R. 4337),
H9092 [28SE], H9093 [28SE], H9094 [28SE]
Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10252<bullet> [9OC]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act:
reauthorize and amend (S. 2095), H10475 [10OC], H10477 [10OC]
National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (S. 927), H403
[11FE], H404 [11FE], H406 [11FE]
National security: increase funding for intelligence and
counterterrorism efforts, H7419 [7AU], H7420 [7AU]
------ military readiness of U.S. forces, H1101 [11MR], H1102 [11MR]
Native Americans: distribution of judgment funds to Mississippi
Sioux Indian tribes (S. 391), H10477 [10OC], H10479 [10OC]
New Jersey Exercise Tiger Association: anniversary, E610<bullet>
[21AP]
NOAA: describe the hydrographic services functions of the
Administrator (H.R. 3164), H2129 [22AP], H2130 [22AP]
----- describe the hydrographic services functions of the
Administrator (H.R. 3164), unanimous-consent agreement, H2128
[22AP]
North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorizing (H.R.
2556), H3420<bullet> [19MY]
Partnerships for Wildlife Act: reauthorizing (H.R. 2556),
H3420<bullet> [19MY]
Pedricktown, NJ: tribute to 424th Medical Logistics Battalion,
E1777<bullet> [23SE]
Point of order, H5710 [16JY]
Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices
relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
People's Republic of China, H3559 [20MY]
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 3113),
H1710<bullet> [30MR]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project (H.R.
3267), consideration (H. Res. 500), H5543 [15JY]
Saudi Arabia: resolution of commercial disputes with Hill
International, Inc., H7811 [16SE]
Seaside Park, NJ: anniversary, E173<bullet> [12FE]
Subaru of America (business): anniversary, E1863<bullet> [1OC]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2147 [22AP]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 891), H759
[4MR]
Toms River, NJ: tribute to the Toms River East American Little
League team, E1662<bullet> [9SE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: utilization of proceeds from sales
of certain items (S. 2094), H10339 [9OC]
Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain
Medicare-eligible veterans, H10252<bullet> [9OC]
Votes: position on missed, E1834<bullet> [28SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H1546 [25MR], H8929 [25SE]
Special order: granted, H1103 [11MR], H1698 [27MR], H1850 [31MR],
H2602 [29AP], H7428 [7AU], H11022 [15OC]
Reports
How Congress Should Reform the IMF: Brett D. Schaefer, Heritage
Foundation, H1836 [31MR]
Reports filed
1998 Economic Report of the President: Committee on Economics
(Joint) (H. Rept. 105-807), H10512 [10OC]
Tributes
DeMarco, J. Garfield, E1461<bullet> [29JY]
Hoffman, Steven S., E2159<bullet> [14OC]
Hovnanian, Jirair S., E1366<bullet> [21JY]
Mancini, James J., E1667<bullet> [9SE]