[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)
Amendments
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4406 [10JN]
Crime: notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H607 [25FE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7135 [4AU]
Education: establish a program to help children and youth learn
English (H.R. 3892), H7293 [5AU]
Appointments
Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), H4901
[22JN]
Conferee: S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency
Prevention Act, H9204 [1OC]
Articles and editorials
Obstacle to Learning, Don Soifer, Washington (DC) Times,
H7551<bullet> [10SE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Anderson, Marian: mint commemorative coins, (see H.R. 864), H2318
[23AP]
Armed Forces: 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), H100 [28JA]
Byrd, James, Jr.: condemn murder in Jasper, TX, and address issue
of hate crimes, (see H. Res. 466), H4549 [11JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H8528 [23SE]
Clothing industry: legal accountability for sweatshop conditions,
(see H.R. 23), H1777 [30MR]
Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize, (see H.R. 3117), H99
[28JA]
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),
H5064 [23JN]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H1336 [19MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H1112 [11MR]
------ reform agricultural credit programs, (see H.R. 3513), H1336
[19MR]
Dept. of HHS: Healthy Start Program funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317
[23AP]
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: improve programs providing counseling
and treatment for sexual trauma experienced by veterans, (see
H.R. 2253), H447 [11FE]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H1159
[12MR]
Education: assist urban and rural local education agencies in
raising the academic achievement of all students, (see H.R.
3813), H3013 [7MY]
------ reductions in school class size, (see H.R. 3876), H3311
[14MY]
EPA: require discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers
conform to the combined sewer overflow control policy, (see H.R.
4242), H5736 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase availability,
affordability, and quality of child care, (see H.R. 4030), H4478
[10JN]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2424 [28AP]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H6487 [27JY]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H6697 [29JY]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 3605), H2424 [28AP]
Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for
preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and
universities, (see H.R. 3266), H630 [25FE]
Immigration: adjust status of certain Haitian refugees, (see H.R.
3033), H65 [27JA]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public
safety officers employed by States or local governments, (see
H.R. 1173), H2931 [6MY]
------ establish a matching grant program to assist local
governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R. 2829), H1699
[27MR]
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), H3014
[7MY]
Minimum wage: level, (see H.R. 3100), H241 [3FE], (see H.R. 3510),
H1336 [19MR]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Petroleum: authorize oilheat industry research and consumer
education programs, (see H.R. 3610), H6186 [22JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H1379 [23MR]
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), H10667 [12OC]
Social Security: prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5859
[17JY]
Tariff: DPX-E6758, (see H.R. 3427), H9345 [2OC]
Taxation: extension of the credit for producing electricity from
wind, (see H.R. 1401), H2055 [1AP]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation, (see H.R. 2990),
H2423 [28AP]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H2707
[30AP]
------ treatment of amounts received under State programs providing
compensation for birth-related injuries, (see H.R. 4139), H5402
[25JN]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H631 [25FE]
Turkey: end restrictions on freedoms and human rights of enclaved
people of Cyprus, (see H. Con. Res. 181), H3015 [7MY]
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R. 4211),
H7290 [5AU]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H5493 [14JY]
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]
Washington, George: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Con.
Res. 251), H1643 [26MR]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Taxation: designate top performing enterprise communities as
empowerment zones, (see H.R. 4212), H5492 [14JY]
Court documents
U.S. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters: U.S. District
Court, Southern District of New York, H6758-H6761 [30JY]
Letters
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) special authority
relative to investigation of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters: Mary Jo White, Dept. of Justice, H6764 [30JY]
Equal consideration for religious organizations with other private
groups to provide assistance under certain government programs:
L. Anthony Sutin, Dept. of Justice, H10204 [8OC]
Motions
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5538 [15JY]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4110 [4JN]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
of veto, H6193 [23JY], H6195 [23JY], H6200 [23JY]
------ prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), veto, H6204
[23JY], H6206 [23JY], H6207 [23JY]
Bankruptcy: reform laws (H.R. 3150), H4406 [10JN], H4407 [10JN]
------ treatment of recording artists' contracts with recording
studios, H4406 [10JN], H4407 [10JN]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6498
[28JY]
Charities: ensure that religious organizations are considered
equally with other private groups to provide assistance under
certain government programs, H10204 [8OC]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11782 [18DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
H2895 [6MY]
Commission on Civil Rights: reauthorize (H.R. 3117), H1255 [18MR]
Committee on Education and the Workforce (House): provide special
authority relative to investigation of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (H. Res. 507), H6758 [30JY], H6761
[30JY], H6764 [30JY]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), conference report, H10204 [8OC], H10205 [8OC]
Copyrights: protection of certain original designs of vessel hulls
(H.R. 2696), H1247 [18MR]
Courts: improve operation and administration of Federal courts
(H.R. 2294), H1252 [18MR]
------ limit jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to prison
release orders (H.R. 3718), H3405 [19MY], H3406 [19MY], H3407
[19MY]
------ mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns
(H.R. 424), H531 [24FE], H533 [24FE], H534 [24FE]
------ mandatory minimum sentencing relative to criminal use of guns
(S. 191), H10330 [9OC]
------ modify death penalty sentencing guidelines relative to
convictions for witness intimidation or retaliation, H607 [25FE]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
3), H7741 [15SE], H7742 [15SE], H7744 [15SE]
------ notification of interstate relocation of witnesses by State
engaging in that relocation (H.R. 2181), H607 [25FE]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682), H5522
[15JY], H5526 [15JY], H5536 [15JY] prohibit taking minors across
State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification
of abortions (H.R. 3682), consideration (H. Res. 499), H5514
[15JY] prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
motion to commit, H5539 [15JY]
Dept. of Justice: transfer Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grant
funding to crime prevention, drug treatment, and family resource
programs, H7135 [4AU], H7136 [4AU], H7138 [4AU], H7140 [4AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H6980 [3AU], H7135
[4AU], H7136 [4AU], H7138 [4AU], H7140 [4AU]
Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who
contracted HIV due to contaminated blood products (H.R. 1023),
H3379 [19MY], H3391 [19MY]
District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 4380), H7394
[6AU]
------ scholarship vouchers to provide school choice, H7394 [6AU]
scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 1502), H2657
[30AP]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7885 [16SE]
Education: encourage use of school resource officers (S. 2235),
H10331 [9OC]
------ establish a program to help children and youth learn English
(H.R. 3892), H7550 [10SE]
------ student loan default rates relative to loan rehabilitation,
H2532 [29AP]
Elections: constitutional amendment to limit campaign expenditures
(H.J. Res. 119), H4447 [10JN]
Federal highway program: replace affirmative action policies with
emerging business enterprise programs, H2006 [1AP]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H4080 [4JN], H4081 [4JN], H4083 [4JN], H4084 [4JN],
H4085 [4JN], H4102 [4JN], H4110 [4JN], H4111 [4JN]
----- constitutional amendment on protection (H.J. Res. 78),
consideration (H. Res. 453), H4072 [4JN]
------ prohibit discrimination against certain beliefs and
traditions, H4102 [4JN]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference
report, H10204 [8OC], H10205 [8OC]
Higher Education Act: prohibit exclusion from any program based on
race or religion, H2916 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2532 [29AP], H2895 [6MY], H2916 [6MY]
------ reauthorize (H.R. 6), conference report, H9158 [28SE]
House Rules: allow consideration of motions to suspend rules and
consider certain legislation (H. Res. 352), H392 [11FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (H. Res. 399),
H4600 [16JN]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing
appropriations (H.R. 1818), H7741 [15SE], H7742 [15SE], H7744
[15SE]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, H10204
[8OC], H10205 [8OC]
Lobbying Disclosure Act: technical corrections (S. 758), H1258
[18MR]
LSC: funding, H6980 [3AU]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing
appropriations (S. 2073), H7741 [15SE], H7742 [15SE], H7744
[15SE]
Parliamentary inquiry, H4102 [4JN]
Point of order, H5539 [15JY]
Taxation: constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds majority
on the passage of legislation increasing taxes (H.J. Res. 111),
H2137 [22AP], H2140 [22AP]
Trademark Law Treaty: implementation (S. 2193), H10337 [9OC]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2006 [1AP]
Voting: establish a system to respond to inquiries about the
citizenship of registration applicants and require use of Social
Security number to register to vote (H.R. 1428), H392 [11FE]
Tributes
Downing, Horace C., E1390<bullet> [22JY]
Farmer, James L., E564<bullet> [2AP]
Harvey, William R., E2285<bullet> [21OC]
Stokes, Representative, E1473<bullet> [30JY]
Tucker, William A., E1673<bullet> [9SE]