[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Agriculture: Federal disaster assistance to livestock producers,
(see H.R. 4417), H7410 [6AU]
------ production flexibility contract payment options, (see H.R.
4265), H5858 [17JY]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H3105 [12MY]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 2800),
H4479 [10JN]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H2120 [21AP]
Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights
claims, (see H.R. 3478), H1236 [17MR]
Computers: prohibit interference with interstate commerce on the
Internet or interactive computer services, (see H.R. 1054),
H3014 [7MY]
Correctional institutions: test incarcerated persons for serious
transmissible diseases if their bodily fluids come into contact
with corrections personnel, (see H.R. 2070), H6070 [21JY]
Courts: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State and
local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see H.R.
4196), H5594 [15JY]
------ moratorium on certain class action lawsuits, (see H.R. 1283),
H1550 [25MR]
Declaration of Taking Act: require coverage of all condemnations of
property by the Government, (see H.R. 4303), H6186 [22JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H4880 [19JN]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1445 [24MR]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H7803 [15SE]
Edison, Thomas A.: mint coins in commemoration of sesquicentennial
of birth, (see H.R. 678), H2606 [29AP]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1021 [10MR]
European Union: unfair restriction on the importation of U.S. beef,
(see H. Con. Res. 212), H1112 [11MR]
Evans, Dale: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
[3FE]
FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel
actions, (see H.R. 3614), H1854 [31MR]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
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), H5494 [14JY]
------ restore right to keep and bear arms, (see H.R. 2721), H3014
[7MY]
------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H1445 [24MR]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H3014 [7MY]
Foreign trade: eliminate disincentives to fair trade conditions,
(see H.R. 2509), H5737 [16JY]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H.R. 4232), H5593 [15JY], (see H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2424 [28AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
(see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1643
[26MR]
Health care professionals: require military physicians to possess
unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical
education requirements, (see H.R. 3775), H2705 [30AP]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H2606
[29AP]
Indian Self-Determination Act: repeal a provision which exempts
certain former officers and employees of the U.S. from
restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes, (see
H.R. 3218), H678 [26FE]
Insurance: provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance
abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group
and individual health coverage, (see H.R. 3568), H2319 [23AP]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, (see H. Res. 598), H11023 [15OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H4479 [10JN]
Lake Powell: water level, (see H. Res. 380), H904 [5MR]
Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting
carrying of concealed handguns, (see H.R. 218), H3105 [12MY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6820 [30JY]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, (see H.R. 2497), H386 [5FE]
Mexico: assistance to combat wildfires, (see H. Res. 469), H4549
[11JN]
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement: establish, (see H.R.
1524), H329 [4FE]
National forests: suspend development of a roadless area policy
pending determinations that such a policy will not adversely
affect forest health, (see H.R. 3297), H677 [26FE]
Native American Veterans' Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 4064),
H4628 [16JN]
New Mexico: designate Onate Cuartocentenario to commemorate the
anniversary of the first permanent Spanish settlement, (see H.
Res. 389), H1299 [18MR]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H6698 [29JY]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H7415 [6AU]
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: compensation for certain
individuals exposed to radiation in uranium mines and mills,
(see H.R. 3539), H1444 [24MR]
Roads and highways: designate U.S. Route 66 as ``America's Main
Street'', (see H.R. 4513), H10012 [7OC]
Rogers, Roy: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R. 2752), H241
[3FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see H.R.
2625), H65 [27JA]
Securities: limit the conduct of securities class actions under
State law, (see H.R. 1689), H241 [3FE]
Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, Washington, DC: designate, (see
H.R. 4595), H8035 [17SE]
Social Security: choice of benefit payment method relative to
computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or
after 1982, (see H.R. 3008), H7415 [6AU]
Steven Schiff Post Office, Albuquerque, NM: designate, (see H.R.
3630), H2052 [1AP]
Taxation: capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H7178 [4AU]
------ extend incentives for alcohol used as a fuel as part of any
extension of fuel tax rates, (see H.R. 2489), H1159 [12MR]
------ impose excise tax on persons who acquire structured
settlement payments in factoring transactions, (see H.R. 4314),
H6281 [23JY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H4325 [9JN]
------ permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by certain
organizations providing rescue and emergency medical services,
(see H.R. 2613), H4325 [9JN]
------ provide a tax credit for marginal oil and natural gas well
production, (see H.R. 3688), H3488 [19MY]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H6999
[3AU]
------ reduce the marriage penalty, encourage health coverage, allow
certain credits against the alternative minimum tax, increase
the Social Security earnings limitation, and extend certain
expiring provisions, (see H.R. 4542), H7583 [10SE]
------ treatment of estate taxes on family-owned farm businesses,
(see H.R. 4587), H7914 [16SE]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H7585 [10SE]
------ strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the
slamming of interstate telephone service subscribers, (see H.R.
3749), H3014 [7MY], (see H.R. 3888), H3312 [14MY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H65 [27JA]
------ reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H7690 [14SE]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3106 [12MY]
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]
Unemployment: improve the collection of Federal unemployment taxes
and the provision of such revenues for employment security
administration, (see H.R. 3684), H6186 [22JY]
Veterans: accessibility to outdoor recreation programs on military
installations for certain disabled individuals, (see H.R. 2760),
H631 [25FE]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H9345
[2OC]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H5957 [20JY]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
Water: Federal payment of fees and costs in proceedings relative to
State water rights adjudications, (see H.R. 3557), H1549 [25MR]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
Women: promote research and disseminate information on the health
effects of silicone breast implants, (see H.R. 4028), H7415
[6AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations, (see H.R. 4101), H4879 [19JN]
Dept. of the Interior: dissolve the Minerals Management Service,
(see H.R. 4091), H4879 [19JN]
Forest Service: replace regional offices with State offices, (see
H.R. 3922), H3624 [20MY]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center, (see H.R. 3731), H2318 [23AP]
Schiff, Steven: tribute, (see H. Res. 395), H1549 [25MR]
Conference reports
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
appropriations (H.R. 4101), H9288-H9314 [2OC]
Remarks
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act:
transfer of special grants to implement research provisions,
H5018 [23JN]
Agriculture: provide crop insurance, marketing loan, and emergency
operating loan relief for farmers in certain counties that have
been designated as Federal disaster areas, H7700 [15SE], H9333
[2OC]
------ research programs funding, H4987 [23JN]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4984 [23JN], H4987 [23JN],
H4988 [23JN], H4997 [23JN], H4998 [23JN], H5000 [23JN], H5017
[23JN], H5018 [23JN], H5027 [23JN], H5085 [24JN], H5087 [24JN],
H5198 [24JN], H5201 [24JN]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4101), conference report, H9317
[2OC], H9327 [2OC], H9333 [2OC] making appropriations (H.R.
4101), motion to instruct conferees, H7700 [15SE]
Capitol Building and Grounds: tribute to John M. Gibson and Jacob
J. Chestnut of the Capitol Police for acts of heroism, H6499
[28JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Program
funding, H4987 [23JN]
------ emergency food assistance program funding for food banks,
H4997 [23JN]
------ limit funding for livestock protection from predatory
wildlife, H5201 [24JN]
------ Market Access Program funding, H5085 [24JN], H5087 [24JN]
------ organic food standards, H4988 [23JN]
------ Rural Community Advancement Program funding to promote
agritourism, H5000 [23JN]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military
construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto,
H360<bullet> [5FE]
Dept. of the Interior: dissolve the Minerals Management Service
(H.R. 4091), E1177<bullet> [19JN]
Forest Service: replace regional offices with State offices (H.R.
3922), E905<bullet> [20MY]
Real property: private property owner rights (H.R. 992), H1088
[11MR]
Rural areas: use of tax-exempt bonds to provide loans for rural
housing, H5017 [23JN]
Sandia National Laboratories: designate the Steve Schiff Auditorium
in the Technology Transfer Center (H.R. 3731), H5582 [15JY]
Schiff, Steven: tribute (H. Res. 395), H1503 [25MR], H1504 [25MR]
Senior citizens: nutrition programs funding, H5198 [24JN]
Reports filed
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs
Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4101)
(H. Rept. 105-588), H4879 [19JN]
------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 4101) (H. Rept. 105-763), H9344
[2OC]
Tables
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs
appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5202-H5207 [24JN]
------, H9318-H9325 [2OC]
Tributes
McDade, Representative, E1941<bullet> [8OC]
Schaefer, Representative, E2251<bullet> [20OC], E2331<bullet> [12NO]
Solomon, Representative, E1943<bullet> [8OC]
Steel, Samuel, E870<bullet> [14MY]
Thompson, Ernest, E262<bullet> [3MR]
Wilson, Representative, H5352 [25JN]