[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SCARBOROUGH, JOE (a Representative from Florida)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6702 [29JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5860 [17JY], H6571 [29JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide
under the Montreal Protocol, (see H.R. 2609), H2056 [1AP]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3145), H631 [25FE], (see
H.R. 3211), H1021 [10MR]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: prohibit use of appropriated Federal funds
for the deployment of Armed Forces after a certain date, (see
H.R. 4056), H4549 [11JN]
Capitol Police: increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415),
H10353 [9OC]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H4711 [17JN]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
------ participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126), H6186 [22JY]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish, (see
H. Res. 16), H10833 [13OC]
Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court
proceedings, (see H.R. 1280), H2055 [1AP]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H4165 [4JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H3014 [7MY]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H3247 [13MY]
Dept. of the Interior: convey certain mineral interests to Florida
and release reversionary interests in four deeds that conveyed
certain lands so as to permit the State to sell, exchange, or
otherwise dispose of the lands, (see H.R. 4842), H11023 [15OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: include certain parts of the Constitution in
the redesign of the one dollar bill, (see H.R. 3792), H5859
[17JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H10353 [9OC]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1021 [10MR]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: eliminate certain plumbing
supply regulations, (see H.R. 859), H4711 [17JN]
Executive Office of the President: President Clinton's use of legal
staff for personal legal issues, (see H. Res. 397), H1549 [25MR]
Firearms: prohibit imposition of a fee for criminal background
checks before the transfer of a handgun and regulate retention
of resulting information, (see H.R. 3949), H6186 [22JY]
------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H1854 [31MR]
Fish and fishing: disapprove rule requiring the use of bycatch
reduction devices in the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of Mexico,
(see H.R. 3735), H2423 [28AP]
Florida: clarification of certain rights of the Miccosukee Tribe,
(see H.R. 3055), H2706 [30AP]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H9346 [2OC]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H5494 [14JY]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7414 [6AU]
Government: enhance the payments protections for subcontractors and
suppliers on Federal construction projects, (see H.R. 3032),
H5859 [17JY]
------ status of Executive orders that infringe on the powers and
duties of Congress or are not specifically funded, (see H. Con.
Res. 236), H5594 [15JY]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H754 [3MR]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
House of Representatives: authorize participation in State and
local government transit programs, (see H. Res. 37), H3972
[22MY]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H5405
[25JN]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate, (see H.R. 3336), H1445 [24MR]
Mauritania: human rights violations, (see H. Con. Res. 234), H2056
[1AP]
Medicare: payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814), H5297 [24JN]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see H.R.
3629), H4241 [5JN]
Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H4962 [22JN]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
OSHA: exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used
to identify safety and health violations by employers, (see H.R.
2869), H5957 [20JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H3744 [21MY]
Postal Service: designate buildings in Coconut Grove, Opa Locka,
Carol City, and Miami, FL, (see H.R. 4052), H4549 [11JN]
------ issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW anniversary,
(see H. Con. Res. 203), H3972 [22MY]
SEC: limit collection of certain fees, (see H.R. 4213), H6880
[31JY]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance, (see H.R. 96), H1445
[24MR]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
H.R. 2669), H3972 [22MY]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H5737 [16JY]
Sudan: human rights violations, (see H. Con. Res. 234), H2056 [1AP]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H241 [3FE]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H3625
[20MY]
------ repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute a national
retail sales tax, (see H.R. 2001), H10077 [8OC]
------ repeal motor fuel excise taxes which remain in general fund
of the Treasury on railroads and inland waterway transportation,
(see H.R. 4332), H9275 [1OC]
------ require congressional review of Federal agency rules that
establish or raise taxes, (see H.R. 4096), H4879 [19JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs, (see H.R. 2400), H1236 [17MR]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H9723 [6OC]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H4550 [11JN]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5593 [15JY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H4550
[11JN]
------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H1854 [31MR]
Water: authorize EPA grants to States to maximize the available
water supply and develop alternative water sources, (see H.R.
3243), H2423 [28AP]
Wildfires: express condolences and support to victims and commend
efforts of firefighters in Florida, (see H. Con. Res. 298),
H5737 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
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), H4628 [16JN]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY]
House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from Members'
official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance programs, (see H.R. 3804), H2931 [6MY]
McVay, Charles B., III: exonerate from responsibility in the
sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, (see H.R. 3710), H2236
[22AP]
Scott, Hunter: tribute, (see H. Res. 590), H10353 [9OC]
Taxation: eliminate capital gains tax, (see H.R. 3860), H3246
[13MY]
------ repeal estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3859), H3246 [13MY]
Remarks
Appropriations: making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions (H.R. 3579), consideration of conference report (H.
Res. 416), H2689 [30AP]
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11745<bullet> [17DE]
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4407 [10JN]
------ treatment of recording artists' contracts with recording
studios, H4407 [10JN]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces (H. Con.
Res. 227), H1265 [18MR]
Budget: balance, E314<bullet> [5MR]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, H4965 [23JN],
E1811<bullet> [25SE]
------ most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 121), H6100 [22JY]
------ occupation of Tibet, H4697 [17JN]
------ U.S. policy, H4965 [23JN]
China, Republic of: financial and economic stability, E942<bullet>
[22MY]
Clinton, President: congressional response to charges of perjury,
obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, H9089
[28SE], H10558 [11OC], H10559 [11OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11941 [18DE]
------ visit to the People's Republic of China, H5394-H5397 [25JN]
Committee on the Judiciary (House): deliberative review and release
of independent counsel report on investigation of President
Clinton relative to perjury, obstruction of justice, and
improper sexual conduct (H. Res. 525), H7605<bullet> [11SE]
Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1460 [25MR], H1461
[25MR], H1473 [25MR], H1475 [25MR], H1477 [25MR], H1479 [25MR],
H1480 [25MR]
------ duration of protection (H.R. 2589), consideration (H. Res.
390), H1457 [25MR], H1458 [25MR]
------ duration of protection (S. 505), E2088<bullet> [11OC]
------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1460 [25MR],
H1461 [25MR], H1473 [25MR], H1475 [25MR], H1477 [25MR], H1479
[25MR], H1480 [25MR]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H10362 [10OC]
Dept. of the Interior: status of certain U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service maps, H2689 [30AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Health Administration medical
care funding through offsets in FHA funding, H6547 [29JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7250 [5AU]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6547 [29JY], H6571 [29JY]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8044 [18SE], H10362
[10OC], H10555 [11OC]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8044 [18SE]
Executive Office of the President: repeal Executive Order on equal
employment opportunity relative to sexual orientation, H7250
[5AU]
FCC: E-Rate Program implementation, H4575 [16JN]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, H6571
[29JY], H7250 [5AU]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H10557 [11OC]
House of Representatives: legislative program, H10473 [10OC]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 589), H10362 [10OC]
Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, H8975 [26SE]
IRS: restructure and reform, E314<bullet> [5MR]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
H10445 [10OC]
Republican Party: national agenda, H10553 [11OC], H10555 [11OC],
H10556 [11OC], H10557 [11OC], H10558 [11OC], H10559 [11OC]
Scott, Hunter: tribute (H. Res. 590), H10469 [10OC], H10472 [10OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10557 [11OC],
H10559 [11OC]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H9089 [28SE]
Votes: correction, H4027<bullet> [3JN]
------ position on missed, H1260<bullet> [18MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Leave of absence: granted, H7582 [10SE], H10831 [13OC], H11022
[15OC]
Special order: granted, H2112 [21AP], H4322 [9JN], H4626 [16JN],
H4710 [17JN], H4832 [18JN], H5062 [23JN], H9083 [26SE], H9186
[29SE], H9270 [1OC], H9343 [2OC]
Resignations
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H2938 [7MY]
Tributes
Chapman, Norman N., Jr., E2067<bullet> [11OC]
Jacobson, Gary A., E1847<bullet> [29SE]