[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SNOWBARGER, VINCE (a Representative from Kansas)
Amendments
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5594 [15JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
2183), H3345 [14MY], H4838 [18JN], H5831 [17JY], H5943 [20JY]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
------ establish demonstration project relative to enrollment of
certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, (see H.R. 1766), H578 [24FE]
Bankruptcy: reform system to become a needs-based system, (see H.R.
2500), H329 [4FE]
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]
Budget: provide for expedited consideration of certain proposed
rescissions of budget authority, (see H.R. 4174), H6880 [31JY]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H1112 [11MR]
China, People's Republic of: prohibit U.S. export of missile
equipment and technology, (see H.R. 3886), H3312 [14MY]
------ transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology, (see H.
Res. 438), H3312 [14MY]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy, (see H. Con. Res. 301), H5859 [17JY]
Civil rights: religious accommodations in the workplace, (see H.R.
2948), H3024 [11MY]
Clifford R. Hope Post Office, Garden City, KS: designate, (see H.R.
4774), H10352 [9OC]
Clinton, President: reassert traditional U.S. opposition to
unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State, (see H. Con. Res.
345), H10353 [9OC]
------ reimburse Federal Government for costs incurred by the Office
of Independent Counsel, (see H. Res. 532), H7617 [11SE]
Commission for the Future of Public Broadcasting: establish, (see
H.R. 4067), H6698 [29JY]
Computers: encourage disclosure and exchange of information
relative to the year 2000 problem, (see H.R. 4455), H8084 [18SE]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H8461 [22SE]
Corp. for Public Broadcasting: authorizing appropriations, (see
H.R. 4067), H6698 [29JY]
Credit: repeal pending changes in the interest rates applicable to
Federal family education loans, (see H.R. 3291), H755 [3MR]
Crime: expand prohibition on stalking, (see H.R. 3747), H4550
[11JN]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Davis-Bacon Act: create additional category of construction workers
called ``helpers'', (see H.R. 4546), H10353 [9OC]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H5957 [20JY]
Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
H.J. Res. 123), H5494 [14JY]
Dept. of HUD: modernize requirements and establish consensus
process for development, revision, and interpretation of safety
standards for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634),
H6186 [22JY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit from imposing regulations
relative to the unloading of cargo tank vehicles in liquefied
compressed gas service, (see H.R. 2936), H4055 [3JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H4548 [11JN]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease, (see H.R. 3795), H8528 [23SE]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3014
[7MY]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H5494 [14JY]
------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
Education: spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars
on children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
EPA: limit authority to ban metered-dose inhalers, (see H.R. 2627),
H447 [11FE]
Fair Housing Act: amend, (see H.R. 3206), H678 [26FE]
Families and domestic relations: provide equitable child care
relief for stay at-home parents, (see H. Con. Res. 202), H63
[27JA]
Financial institutions: study of derivatives regulation, (see H.R.
4062), H6187 [22JY]
Food: consumer access to information on the health benefits of
foods and dietary supplements, (see H.R. 2868), H10917 [14OC]
Foreign countries: funding for the construction of U.S. chancery
facilities in Berlin and Jerusalem so that comparable rates of
construction and occupation of the facilities are ensured, (see
H.R. 4181), H5404 [25JN]
Foreign policy: allow attachment of certain property of foreign
states in execution of judgements for acts of terrorism, (see
H.R. 4292), H6070 [21JY]
------ establish framework for consideration of unilateral economic
sanctions, (see H.R. 2708), H7494 [9SE]
Government regulations: analyze impact and improve congressional
deliberation of proposed Federal private sector mandates, (see
H.R. 3534), H2606 [29AP]
------ 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), H5297
[24JN]
Housing: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5859
[17JY]
Immigration: admittance of temporary and seasonal agricultural
workers, (see H.R. 2377), H631 [25FE]
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), H496 [12FE]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding, (see H. Res.
399), H1643 [26MR]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H65 [27JA]
Law enforcement: support efforts of Federal agents investigating
money laundering associated with Mexican financial institutions,
(see H. Con. Res. 288), H4550 [11JN]
Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights, (see H.R.
350), H5404 [25JN]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see H. Res. 422), H3106 [12MY]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H3247 [13MY]
Medicaid: treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco
industry liability settlement, (see H.R. 2938), H4325 [9JN]
Medicare: delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 3567), H4712
[17JN]
Members of Congress: follow the examples of self-sacrifice and
devotion to character displayed by Jacob J. Chestnut and John M.
Gibson of the Capitol Police, (see H. Con. Res. 317), H7915
[16SE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H9346 [2OC]
NLRB: determine appropriateness of certain bargaining units in the
absence of a stipulation or consent, (see H.R. 1595), H578
[24FE]
------ treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H904 [5MR]
NSF: make grants for applied engineering and technology education
equipment and capital improvements, (see H.R. 3733), H3247
[13MY]
Older Americans Act: reauthorize, (see H.R. 4344), H8528 [23SE]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: nullify certain
operational regulations, (see H.R. 3767), H4056 [3JN]
OSHA: recognize use of electronic forms for material safety data
sheets, (see H.R. 4037), H6698 [29JY]
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the U.S.:
establish, (see H.R. 3662), H4325 [9JN]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions, (see H.R.
2604), H2423 [28AP]
Rivers: Corps of Engineers project to protect fish and wildlife
habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River,
(see H.R. 2949), H6070 [21JY]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see H.R.
2625), H65 [27JA]
Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry
cleaning solvents, (see H.R. 1711), 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), H5593 [15JY]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H4835 [18JN]
------ prevent distribution of benefits to prisoners, (see H.R.
530), H1643 [26MR]
States: penalties for releasing individuals convicted of violent
crimes involving children, (see H.R. 4258), H8932 [25SE]
Taxation: allow credits to small businesses for certain expenses of
long-term training of employees in highly skilled metalworking
trades, (see H.R. 3110), H2120 [21AP]
------ allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H8932 [25SE]
------ allow married couples to file combined return under which
each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to single filers,
(see H.R. 3104), H631 [25FE]
------ capital gains rates, (see H.R. 4125), H5296 [24JN]
------ constitutional amendment relative to certain tax limitations,
(see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ elimination of estate and gift taxes, (see H.R. 3879), H5494
[14JY]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds, (see H.R. 979),
H3972 [22MY]
------ prevent increase on variable annuities and other variable
contracts, (see H. Con. Res. 211), H756 [3MR]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H4880
[19JN]
------ 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]
------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
1891), H631 [25FE]
------ treatment of married couples, interest, dividends, health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals, and prepaid
tuition plans of private colleges, (see H.R. 3103), H63 [27JA]
Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that
penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: determine validity of certain land
claims involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican
citizens, (see H.R. 2538), H2318 [23AP]
U.N.: promote full equality for Israel, (see H.R. 3236), H496
[12FE]
U.N. Commission on Human Rights: resolution relative to human
rights in the People's Republic of China, (see H. Res. 364),
H1112 [11MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H7179 [4AU]
Veterans: eligibility for hospital care and services relative to
awarding of Purple Heart, (see H.R. 2397), H6697 [29JY]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H5405 [25JN]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Financial institutions: permit affiliation between a depository
institution and the holding company successor to the Student
Loan Marketing Association, (see H.R. 4808), H10667 [12OC]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and
procedures, (see H.R. 4259), H5737 [16JY]
Medicare: allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement
programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, (see H.
Con. Res. 321), H7290 [5AU]
Members of Congress: limit number of years of participation in
certain Federal retirement systems and deny retirement benefits
to Members convicted of felonies, (see H.R. 4260), H5737 [16JY]
Political campaigns: ethics reform and contribution limits, (see
H.R. 3315), H755 [3MR]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and
procedures, (see H.R. 4259), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: establish medical security accounts, (see H.R. 4649),
H9084 [26SE]
Veterans: computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H7802
[15SE]
Designated Speaker pro tempore
House of Representatives, H693 [3MR], H1779 [31MR]
Letters
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Alvino
Lucero, Pueblo of Isleta Indians, H9632 [6OC]
----- Bob Martin, Haskell Indian Nations University, H9630 [6OC]
----- Brad Lerschen, Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, H9636
[6OC]
----- Jean Wagner, Haskell Indian Nations University Board of
Regents, H9634 [6OC]
----- Joyce C. Dugan, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, H9631 [6OC]
----- Lana Redeye, Seneca Nation of Indians, H9634 [6OC]
----- Leon Campbell, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, H9632 [6OC]
----- Lorene Willis, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute,
H9630 [6OC]
----- Lorinda Sam, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, H9631 [6OC]
----- Mamie Rupnicki, Prarie Band Potawatomi Nation, H9633 [6OC]
----- Mark Nichols, Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, H9635 [6OC]
----- Roy W. Bernal, All Indian Pueblo Council, H9633 [6OC]
----- Russell Welsh, Colorado River Indian Tribes, H9631 [6OC]
----- Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education
Consortium, H9630 [6OC]
Tribute to Garner E. Shriver: several Members of Congress, H697
[3MR]
Remarks
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H7191 [5AU]
China, Republic of: affirm U.S. commitment to security and
democracy (H. Con. Res. 301), H5889 [20JY]
Clinton, President: Committee on the Judiciary (House) inquiry into
whether grounds exist to impeach (H. Res. 581), E2077<bullet>
[11OC]
------ impeachment (H. Res. 611), H12014<bullet> [19DE]
Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination and preferential
treatment in admissions based on sex, race, or national origin,
E916<bullet> [20MY]
Dept. of State and related agencies: authorizing appropriations and
consolidating certain agencies (H.R. 1757), conference report,
E538<bullet> [1AP]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the
President, and independent agencies: making appropriations
(H.R. 4104), H5664 [16JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7191 [5AU]
FEC: funding, H5664 [16JY]
Haskell Indian Nations University: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9629 [6OC], H9637 [6OC], H9639 [6OC], H9641 [6OC],
H9642 [6OC]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), E916<bullet> [20MY]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding (H. Res. 399),
H4601 [16JN]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations (H.R. 59),
H3759 [22MY]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees
(H.R. 3246), E544<bullet> [1AP]
Political campaigns: establish sentencing guidelines for certain
criminal conduct, H5943 [20JY], H5944 [20JY]
------ ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 2183), H5943
[20JY], H5944 [20JY] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
3315), H2747 [5MY] ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
3485), E548<bullet> [1AP]
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute: test the feasibility and
desirability of new personnel management policies and procedures
(H.R. 4259), H9629 [6OC], H9637 [6OC], H9639 [6OC], H9641 [6OC],
H9642 [6OC]
U.N.: management and budget reform, E538<bullet> [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, H11748<bullet> [17DE], E1909<bullet>
[5OC]
Resolutions by organizations
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act: Agua Caliente
Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Akutan Traditional Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, Indio, CA, H9635 [6OC]
----- Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma, Anadarko, OK, H9631 [6OC]
----- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Duckwater, NV, H9631 [6OC]
----- Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC, H9631 [6OC]
----- Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Fort Independence Reservation, Independence, CA, H9632 [6OC]
----- Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council, Grand Portage, MN,
H9632 [6OC]
----- Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents, H9633
[6OC]
----- Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, White Cloud, KS, H9632
[6OC]
----- Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board, Hayward, WI, H9631
[6OC]
----- Los Coyotes Reservation, Warner Springs, CA, H9630 [6OC]
----- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami, OK, H9632 [6OC]
----- National Congress of American Indians, H9633 [6OC]
----- Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, H9636 [6OC]
----- Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Miami, OK, H9632 [6OC]
----- Pinoleville Indian Reservation Tribal Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Pueblo of Isleta Indians, Isleta, NM, H9633 [6OC]
----- Puyallup Indians Tribal Council, H9637 [6OC]
----- Quileute Indians Tribal Council, H9636 [6OC]
----- Soboba Band of Mission Indians Tribal Council, H9635 [6OC]
----- Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians Tribal Council,
H9636 [6OC]
----- Table Bluff Wiyot Tribe Council, H9634 [6OC]
----- Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council, H9636
[6OC]
----- Upper Sioux Community Board of Trustees, H9636 [6OC]
Tributes
Quisenberry, Dan, H9201 [1OC]