[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SMITH, ADAM (a Representative from Washington)
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Abortion: prohibit certain late-term abortions, (see H.R. 1032),
H7494 [9SE]
------ protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see H.
Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Animals: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear
viscera, (see H.R. 619), H3743 [21MY]
------ prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals, (see
H.R. 1202), H6511 [28JY]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H7428 [7AU]
------ provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon
enlistment, (see H.R. 51), H100 [28JA]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H1699 [27MR]
Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies, (see
H.R. 457), H8627 [24SE]
------ reform process relative to use of joint resolutions,
emergency spending, spending accountability, Federal insurance
programs, pay-go requirements, decision enforcement, and
mitigation of bias, (see H.R. 4837), H11023 [15OC]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
Children and youth: establish programs for early detection,
diagnosis and intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see
H.R. 2923), H5493 [14JY]
Colleges and universities: improve and strengthen recruitment and
training of math and science teachers, (see H.R. 3338), H902
[5MR]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H1699 [27MR]
Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, (see H.R. 3081),
H5064 [23JN]
------ increase research of link between violence against animals
and violence against humans, (see H. Con. Res. 286), H7415 [6AU]
------ prevent violence against women, (see H.R. 3514), H4479 [10JN]
------ prohibit convicted felons from collecting damages for
injuries suffered during the commission of a crime, (see H.R.
4446), H7585 [10SE]
Death and dying: recognize suicide as a national problem, (see H.
Res. 212), H2932 [6MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: expand School Breakfast Program and provide
greater access to snacks in school-based childcare programs,
(see H.R. 3086), H678 [26FE]
Dept. of Commerce: provide grants to improve job skills in specific
industries, (see H.R. 3270), H630 [25FE]
Dept. of Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H4479 [10JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H7428 [7AU]
------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
sexual trauma experienced by veterans, (see H.R. 2253), H1550
[25MR]
Drunken driving: national standard to prohibit the operation of
motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals, (see H.R. 981), H851
[4MR]
Ecuador: human rights and due process violations, (see H. Res.
353), H1700 [27MR]
Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act: allow State
participation in activities, (see H.R. 4590), H9346 [2OC]
Elections: establish uniform poll closing time for Presidential
elections, (see H.R. 3153), H1237 [17MR]
Families and domestic relations: recognize the importance of
children and families, (see H. Con. Res. 302), H5956 [20JY]
Federal employees: computation system for Social Security benefits
relative to spouses' and surviving spouses' Government pensions,
(see H.R. 2273), H755 [3MR]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H3744 [21MY]
Food Quality Protection Act: congressional oversight of
implementation, (see H. Con. Res. 290), H10077 [8OC]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2237 [22AP]
Gardner, Ava: issue commemorative postage stamp, (see H. Res. 218),
H4325 [9JN]
Germany: discrimination against members of minority religious
groups, (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7618 [11SE]
------ expand reparations criteria and set up a comprehensive
medical fund for Holocaust survivors, (see H. Con. Res. 112),
H65 [27JA]
Global March Against Child Labor: support, (see H. Res. 444), H3972
[22MY]
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),
H3744 [21MY]
------ 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), H3744 [21MY]
House of Representatives: prohibit smoking in rooms and corridors
leading to the floor and in the Rayburn room, (see H. Res. 247),
H1644 [26MR]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H631 [25FE]
Human rights: anniversary of the signing of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, (see H. Con. Res. 185), H7415 [6AU]
------ expedite the declassification of certain documents relating
to human rights abuses in Guatemala and Honduras, (see H.R.
2635), H10077 [8OC]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H2120 [21AP]
Income: ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
retirement benefits, (see H.R. 4152), H5594 [15JY]
Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform: establish, (see
H.R. 3502), H1445 [24MR]
International Commission of Jurists: report on the People's
Republic of China and Tibet, (see H. Con. Res. 283), H7415 [6AU]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H447 [11FE]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H904 [5MR]
------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
handguns, (see H.R. 218), H678 [26FE]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H5493 [14JY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H904 [5MR]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
------ coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H1643 [26MR]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H2707
[30AP]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H9537 [5OC]
------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
3651), H2707 [30AP]
------ revise certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
4567), H8035 [17SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H7618 [11SE]
NOAA: authorizing appropriations relative to the eradication and
control of harmful algal blooms and other aquatic toxins, (see
H.R. 4235), H6187 [22JY]
NRC: authorizing appropriations, (see H.R. 3532), H2056 [1AP]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
Point Reyes National Seashore: protect farmland, (see H.R. 1995),
H241 [3FE]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3526), H3105 [12MY]
Postal Service: guidelines for renovation, relocation, closing, or
consolidation of post offices, (see H.R. 1231), H386 [5FE]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
Product safety: promote new and revised toxicological tests that
protect human, animal, and environmental health while reducing
need for animal testing, (see H.R. 3946), H7415 [6AU]
Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies,
(see H.R. 2849), H6820 [30JY]
Social Security: restrict application of windfall elimination
provisions to certain individuals, (see H.R. 2549), H497 [12FE]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H6070 [21JY]
Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2499), H2814 [5MY]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see H.R. 3815),
H3625 [20MY]
------ extend the research credit and modify the alternative
incremental credit, (see H.R. 2819), H498 [12FE]
------ increase standard deduction for married couples, (see H.R.
3524), H6186 [22JY]
------ 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]
------ tax credits relative to elementary and secondary school
construction, (see H.R. 3320), H6453 [24JY]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H9179
[28SE]
------ treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security
benefits, (see H.R. 372), H578 [24FE]
------ treatment of scholarships received under the National Health
Corps Scholarship Program, (see H.R. 2951), H631 [25FE]
Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-
exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association
College Retirement Equities Fund, (see H.R. 2527), H678 [26FE]
Television: reform laws relative to satellite retransmissions of
broadcast signals, (see H.R. 4449), H8627 [24SE]
Thomas S. Foley U.S. Court House, Spokane, WA: designate, (see H.R.
4625), H8627 [24SE]
Tobacco products: reduce youth smoking, increase tobacco-related
research, and develop safer tobacco products, (see H.R. 3868),
H5405 [25JN]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H10011
[7OC]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H579 [24FE]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H1445 [24MR]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H7584 [10SE]
------ extend commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans
with service-connected disabilities and certain dependents, (see
H.R. 2224), H5493 [14JY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 65), H7584
[10SE], (see H.R. 303), H9275 [1OC]
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]
World War II: require apology and reparation of victims of Japanese
war crimes, (see H. Con. Res. 126), H5297 [24JN]
Remarks
Budget: balance, H856 [5MR]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), E1783<bullet> [23SE]
FAA: reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7036<bullet> [4AU]
Friends of Dialysis Day: designate, E1577<bullet> [7AU]
Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10256<bullet> [9OC]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H3789 [22MY], H4686 [17JN]
----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526), H4337
[10JN]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H7694 [15SE],
H7794 [15SE], H7795 [15SE], H7796 [15SE]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), H7927 [17SE], H8739 [25SE]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H7927 [17SE], H8739 [25SE]
Votes: correction, E1355<bullet> [20JY]
------ position on missed, E1179<bullet> [19JN], E1689<bullet>
[10SE]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H6997 [3AU], H10559 [11OC]
Tributes
Gillenwater, Kelso, E58<bullet> [28JA]