[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SMITH, LINDA (a Representative from Washington)
Amendments
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H4962 [22JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1064 [11MR]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H5841 [17JY], H5859 [17JY], H5860 [17JY], H5949 [20JY],
H6813 [30JY]
Articles and editorials
Patient ``Didn't Have To Die,'' Heather Ratcliffe, Susie Steckner
and Jodie Snyder, Phoenix (AZ) Arizona Republic, H6198 [23JY]
Trafficking in Humans--Fed by a 14-Year-Old Civil War, Slave Trade
Thrives in Sudan, Karin Davies, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H1064
[11MR]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Airlines: provide protection for airline employees who provide
certain air safety information, (see H.R. 915), H5404 [25JN]
American GI Forum of the U.S. (nonprofit corporation): grant
Federal charter, (see H.R. 3843), H5738 [16JY]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1112 [11MR]
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H6487 [27JY]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H1112 [11MR]
------ permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal
Employees Health Program and improve health benefits under
CHAMPUS and TRICARE standard, (see H.R. 1356), H851 [4MR]
Arms Export Control Act: exempt federally guaranteed agricultural
commodities from the application of sanctions, (see H.R. 4022),
H4324 [9JN]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H5493 [14JY]
Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal
reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
services from federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H6070
[21JY]
China, Republic of: participation in WHO, (see H.J. Res. 126),
H6186 [22JY]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H7290 [5AU]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H7428 [7AU]
Contraceptives: establish restrictions on provision to minors
through certain family planning projects, (see H.R. 4721),
H10011 [7OC]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 3265), H1021 [10MR]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R.
3682), H2054 [1AP]
Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries
the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 3613), H1854 [31MR]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation, (see H.R. 2846), H65
[27JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H6487 [27JY]
Education: increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
Fair Housing Act: amend, (see H.R. 3206), H678 [26FE]
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), H5405 [25JN]
FEC: expedite availability of reports, (see H.R. 3582), H1776
[30MR]
------ require electronic preservation and filing of reports by
certain persons and require such reports to be made available
through the Internet, (see H.R. 3174), H498 [12FE]
Federal agencies and departments: assess impact of policies and
regulations on families, (see H.R. 2124), H329 [4FE]
Fish and fishing: extend and expand interim authority for States to
manage dungeness crab fisheries, (see H.R. 3498), H1298 [18MR]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H5737 [16JY], (see H.R. 4196), H5957 [20JY]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see H.R. 4121),
H5064 [23JN]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H4479
[10JN]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2120 [21AP]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6880 [31JY]
Medicaid: allow States to use State Children's Health Insurance
Program allotment to cover additional low-income children, (see
H.R. 4583), H7914 [16SE]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
services, (see H.R. 2497), H497 [12FE]
------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
organizations, (see H.R. 4492), H11023 [15OC]
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: protect endangered
species and other wildlife using the refuge and safeguard refuge
land around Minneapolis, MN, from physical or auditory
impairment, (see H.R. 4729), H10668 [12OC]
Philippines: authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells
taken from the town of Balangiga to the people of the
Philippines, (see H. Res. 312), H4629 [16JN]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H4241 [5JN]
Privacy: repeal law creating a national identification card by
establishing Federal standards for birth certificates and
drivers' licenses, (see H.R. 4197), H6820 [30JY]
------ repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
citizens in order to create national medical history database,
(see H.R. 4281), H9537 [5OC]
Radio: ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio
operators, (see H.R. 3572), H6999 [3AU]
Railroads: modify the guaranteed minimum benefit for widows and
widowers relative to conversion from spouse to widow or widower
annuity, (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2319 [23AP]
Science: prohibit cloning of humans, (see H.R. 923), H100 [28JA]
------ prohibit Federal funding for human cloning research, (see
H.R. 922), H100 [28JA]
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), H4835 [18JN]
------ provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in
the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals,
(see H.R. 4369), H8932 [25SE]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H7495 [9SE]
Taxation: allow deduction for long-term care services for
individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
coverage, (see H.R. 4472), H9346 [2OC]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H447 [11FE]
------ 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), H2932
[6MY]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H62 [27JA]
------ treatment of forestry activities, (see H.R. 4126), H10353
[9OC]
------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
home, (see H.R. 3882), H3744 [21MY]
Television: promote competition in the multichannel video
marketplace, (see H.R. 2921), H447 [11FE]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H11023 [15OC]
------ determination of active military service for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 1126), H6820
[30JY]
------ eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H8932 [25SE]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 303), H64
[27JA]
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.: anniversary, (see H. Res. 460),
H7429 [7AU]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area: exclude certain lands
owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal, (see H.R. 4548), H7584
[10SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, (see H.R. 4220), H5593 [15JY]
Health: limit disclosure in connection with health care coverage
and prohibit discrimination in employment based on genetic
information, (see H.R. 3299), H677 [26FE]
Political campaigns: prohibit political committees from reimbursing
certain funds to candidates for elections to Federal office,
(see H.R. 3543), H1444 [24MR]
Taxation: treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a
member of the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent
away from home, (see H.R. 3861), H3246 [13MY]
Washington: protect and conserve deer and elk and provide for
consistent and equitable hunting laws, (see H.R. 3987), H4055
[3JN]
Letters
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: P. John Seward, AMA, H6198 [23JY]
Tribute to Donald W. Slover: Daniel Ashley, E1349<bullet> [20JY]
Lists
Supporters of H.R. 4519, authorize Presidential consent to the third
party transfer of the Bowman County (U.S.S.) to the USS LST Ship
Memorial, Inc., E2155 [14OC]
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1122), motion to
discharge Committee on the Judiciary (House) from consideration
of veto, H6197 [23JY]
Africa: determinations relative to countries cooperating with
efforts to eliminate slavery, H1064 [11MR]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs:
making appropriations (H.R. 4101), H5089 [24JN], H5092 [24JN]
Appropriations: making omnibus consolidated and emergency
supplemental appropriations, H11646 [20OC]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3692 [21MY]
Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
establish (H.R. 3546), H2495 [29AP]
Budget: allocation of funds, H10563 [12OC]
------ comparison between congressional and Clinton administration
proposals, H10563 [12OC]
------ treatment of any future budget surpluses, H9191 [1OC]
Cape Cod National Seashore: provide for a land exchange and extend
the authority of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory
Commission (H.R. 2411), H4900 [22JN], H4901 [22JN]
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res.
121), H6086 [22JY]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), E1356<bullet> [20JY]
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State
laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
H5535 [15JY]
----- prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 3682),
consideration (H. Res. 499), H5517 [15JY]
Dept. of Agriculture: Risk Management Agency funding, H5089 [24JN]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3676 [21MY], H3692 [21MY]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H351
[5FE]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4328), conference report, H11646 [20OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: payment of benefits for smoking-related
illnesses caused by nicotine dependence developed during
service, H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
501), H5648 [16JY]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H9595 [6OC]
Education: national policy to improve system, H8045 [18SE]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms (H.R. 3248), H8045 [18SE], H9595 [6OC],
H9728 [7OC], H10563 [12OC]
FDA: prohibit funding for research, development, and approval of
any drug for chemical inducement of abortion, H5092 [24JN]
Foreign policy: authorize trade and investment policy relative to
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 1432), H1064 [11MR]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses (H.R. 3310), H1387 [24MR]
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: approve location of proposed memorial in
the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 113), H4898 [22JN], H4899
[22JN]
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: expeditious completion
of acquisition of private mineral interests (H.R. 1659), H8474
[23SE]
Office of Religious Persecution Monitoring: establish (H.R. 2431),
H3275 [14MY]
Political campaigns: application of term ``express advocacy''
relative to communications providing voting records or positions
taken by candidates for public office, H5466 [14JY], H5950
[20JY], H5951 [20JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5466
[14JY], H5950 [20JY], H5951 [20JY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1785 [31MR],
H11646 [20OC]
------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
(H.R. 4578), H9191 [1OC]
Taxation: provide relief for individuals, families, farmers, and
small businesses, and establish incentives for education (H.R.
4579), H9191 [1OC]
------ treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of
the Armed Forces relative to active duty time spent away from
home, H3676 [21MY] treatment of the sale of a principal
residence by a member of the Armed Forces relative to active
duty time spent away from home (H.R. 3861), E839<bullet> [13MY]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H1856 [1AP]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China (H. Res. 364), H1175
[17MR]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H381 [5FE], H437 [11FE], H906 [9MR], H3968
[22MY], H4164 [4JN], H4237 [5JN], H4322 [9JN], H4626 [16JN]
Statements
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Payment of Benefits for Smoking-Related
Illnesses Caused by Nicotine Dependence Developed During
Service: Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H5765 [17JY]
Tributes
Slover, Donald W., E1349<bullet> [20JY]