[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SOUDER, MARK E. (a Representative from Indiana)
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7119 [4AU]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7876 [16SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), H7809 [15SE]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2439 [28AP], H2579
[29AP]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, H6121
[22JY]
------ S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention
Act, H9204 [1OC]
------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act, H8602 [24SE]
Articles and editorials
New Lincoln Memorial, Al Sandner, Civil War Times (publication),
H485<bullet>-H487<bullet> [12FE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Armed Forces: administration of certain drugs without informed
consent, (see H.R. 4035), H4548 [11JN]
Battle of Midway National Memorial: establish, (see H.R. 2800),
H5593 [15JY]
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]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H445 [11FE]
------ prevent teenage driving while under the influence of drugs,
(see H.R. 3799), H2931 [6MY]
Citizenship: waiving of residency and English language requirements
for Hmong refugees, (see H.R. 371), H10353 [9OC]
Colombia: provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize, (see H.R.
4271), H7415 [6AU]
Computers: installation of filtering or blocking programs in
schools and libraries with Internet access, (see H.R. 3177),
H3972 [22MY]
------ require persons who sell or transfer materials harmful to
minors on the Internet to restrict access by minors, (see H.R.
3783), H6880 [31JY]
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis: establish, (see H.R.
1704), H1379 [23MR]
Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office, East Chicago, IN: designate,
(see H.R. 4616), H8528 [23SE]
Correctional institutions: funding for substance abuse prevention
and treatment programs in prisons, (see H.R. 4039), H7585 [10SE]
Credit unions: clarify laws relative to field of membership of
Federal credit unions, (see H.R. 1151), H631 [25FE]
Crime: identity fraud, (see H.R. 3601), H2814 [5MY], (see H.R.
4151), H5402 [25JN]
------ prohibit all private possession of child pornography, (see
H.R. 3185), H2056 [1AP]
------ prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws
requiring parental notification of abortions, (see H.R. 3682),
H2054 [1AP]
Death and dying: clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
H.R. 4006), H7428 [7AU]
Dept. of Defense: establish a unified command for joint forces
responsible for providing ready joint forces to regional
combatant commands, (see H.R. 3845), H5297 [24JN]
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),
H4962 [22JN]
Dept. of Justice: provide State and local authorities access to
information relative to criminal background checks on port
employees and prospective employees, (see H.R. 3975), H4962
[22JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish certain presumptions of
service connection for Persian Gulf Conflict veterans, (see H.R.
4036), H4548 [11JN]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, (see H. Res. 423), H3106
[12MY], (see H.R. 4550), H7617 [11SE]
Drugs: conform penalties for methamphetamine to penalties involving
similar amounts of cocaine base, (see H.R. 3898), H3488 [19MY]
------ enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6186 [22JY]
------ promote drug-free workplace programs, (see H.R. 3853), H3246
[13MY]
------ sentencing of persons convicted of drug offenses while in the
presence of a minor, (see H.R. 3919), H3624 [20MY]
Education: ensure that the Government adheres to its commitment to
State and local governments to share the expense of educating
disabled children, (see H.R. 3930), H3743 [21MY]
------ increase number of teachers, (see H.R. 3157), H329 [4FE]
------ provide flexibility to local agencies that develop voluntary
public and private parental choice programs, (see H.R. 3742),
H2423 [28AP]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H1337 [19MR]
Employment: minimum wage and maximum hour exemptions for
houseparents, (see H.R. 4778), H10352 [9OC]
------ provide an exemption of overtime compensation for certain
firefighters and rescue squad members, (see H.R. 94), H4055
[3JN]
Energy Policy Act: take into account newly developed renewable
energy-based fuels and equalize alternative fuel vehicle
acquisition incentives, (see H.R. 2568), H1236 [17MR]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain
work with wood, (see H.R. 4257), H5737 [16JY]
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), H4628 [16JN]
Federal employees: allow use of medical savings accounts under
health benefits program, (see H.R. 3166), H385 [5FE]
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), H7415 [6AU]
Foreign policy: support developmental alternatives for child labor,
(see H.R. 4506), H7414 [6AU]
Fort Presque Isle National Historic Site: establish, (see H.R.
4357), H7915 [16SE]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
H5403 [25JN]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4241 [5JN]
George Washington Birthplace National Monument: revise boundaries,
(see H.R. 3981), H5738 [16JY]
Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Saratoga, NY:
designate, (see H.R. 4385), H6999 [3AU]
Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden relative to
small businesses, (see H.R. 3310), H1643 [26MR]
Great Lakes: prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign
countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H.
Res. 418), H4165 [4JN]
------ prohibit the sale or diversion of water to foreign countries,
businesses, corporations, and individuals, (see H. Res. 566),
H9275 [1OC]
Head Start Act: amend, (see H.R. 4241), H5736 [16JY]
Health: 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), H2120
[21AP]
House Rules: require drug testing of Members, officers, and staff,
(see H. Res. 456), H4550 [11JN]
IMF: ensure transparency of operations, (see H.R. 3331), H2056
[1AP]
Immigration: reform naturalization process and clarify procedures
for investigating criminal background of applicants relative to
certain benefits, (see H.R. 2837), H5064 [23JN]
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), H2056 [1AP]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, (see H.R. 2409), H6453 [24JY]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions, (see H. Con. Res. 328), H8083 [18SE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H2120 [21AP]
Japan: eliminate barriers to foreign trade and investment relative
to resolution of the Asian financial crisis, (see H. Res. 392),
H2424 [28AP]
John T. Myers Federal Building, Terre Haute, IN: designate, (see
H.R. 4668), H9274 [1OC]
Labor unions: protect the free choice of individual employees
relative to participation in labor organizations, (see H.R. 59),
H2423 [28AP]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1337 [19MR]
Lewis and Clark expedition: mint coins in commemoration of
bicentennial, (see H.R. 1560), H6999 [3AU]
Library of Congress: mint coins in commemoration of bicentennial,
(see H.R. 3790), H6880 [31JY]
Medicare: repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation
services, (see H.R. 3835), H8627 [24SE]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see H.R.
3629), H6453 [24JY]
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 Commission on Terrorism: establish, (see H.R. 4536), H7803
[15SE]
National Park Service: establish the National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, (see H.R. 1635), H755 [3MR]
NLRB: treatment of businesses, labor organizations, and employees,
(see H.R. 3246), H1299 [18MR]
Postal Service: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring VFW
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 203), H5494 [14JY]
Religion: eliminate the effect on the expression of religion by
State and local officials that results from the threat that
potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees, (see
H.R. 3288), H676 [26FE]
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: designate, (see H.R.
2625), H65 [27JA]
SSA: provide information on Social Security trust funds, personal
earnings, and benefit estimates to eligible individuals, (see
H.R. 2669), H3972 [22MY]
States: provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, (see
H.R. 4255), H5737 [16JY]
Taxation: allow Farm and Ranch Risk Management Accounts, (see H.R.
3659), H2053 [1AP]
------ applications for an exclusion of gain on certain sales of a
principal residence by a surviving spouse, (see H.R. 3541),
H2424 [28AP]
------ 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), H3311 [14MY]
------ eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate
brackets and standard deduction amounts, (see H.R. 3734), H2932
[6MY]
------ encourage competition and tax fairness and protect the tax
base of State and local governments, (see H.R. 1168), H7290
[5AU]
------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870), H6999
[3AU]
------ repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes,
(see H.R. 902), H10833 [13OC]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H330 [4FE]
------ treatment of golf caddies, (see H.R. 2321), H329 [4FE]
------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
charitable contributions, (see H.R. 2821), H1237 [17MR]
Tobacco products: waive certain sanctions against States that
penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
Treaties and agreements: conditions for the U.S. becoming a
signatory to any international agreement relative to Kyoto
Protocol, (see H.R. 3807), H3744 [21MY]
Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
forces of the Philippines, (see H.R. 836), H9537 [5OC]
Bills and resolutions introduced
IMF: make Federal funding contingent upon certification that
eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign
fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities benefiting
from such funds, (see H.R. 3242), H497 [12FE]
States: use of community development block grants for
nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits, (see H.R.
3241), H497 [12FE]
Remarks
Appropriations: status of legislation for unfunded agencies, H10526
[11OC]
Budget: allocation of funds, H10996 [15OC]
------ comparison between congressional and Clinton administration
proposals, H10518 [11OC]
Census: use of sampling to improve the accuracy of the decennial
census, H10647 [12OC]
Clinton, President: congressional response to charges of perjury,
obstruction of justice, and improper sexual conduct, H10558
[11OC], H10559 [11OC]
------ evaluation of administration, H10544 [11OC], H10545 [11OC],
H10546 [11OC]
------ fundraising activities, H10566 [12OC], H10647 [12OC], H10673
[13OC]
------ reconsider decision to be formally received in Tiananmen
Square during visit to the People's Republic of China (H. Con.
Res. 285), H4120 [4JN]
Community Services Block Grant Program: reauthorize and amend (S.
2206), H7639 [14SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, H10202
[8OC]
Copyrights: duration of protection (H.R. 2589), H1476 [25MR], H1477
[25MR]
------ reform music licensing practices and fees, H1476 [25MR],
H1477 [25MR]
Crime: national policy to control juvenile crime and violence (H.R.
3), H7742 [15SE]
Dept. of Education: prohibit funding of national testing proposals
without explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), H352
[5FE]
----- prohibit funding of national testing proposals without
explicit and specific legislation (H.R. 2846), consideration (H.
Res. 348), H341 [5FE]
Dept. of Justice: Drug Courts Program funding through rescissions
in Economic Development Administration, H7119 [4AU], H7121
[4AU], H7122 [4AU], H7123 [4AU], H7124 [4AU], H7126 [4AU]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related
agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4276), H7119 [4AU], H7121
[4AU], H7122 [4AU], H7123 [4AU], H7124 [4AU], H7126 [4AU]
District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice
(S. 1502), H2658 [30AP]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, H2415 [28AP], H2418
[28AP], H2419 [28AP]
------ national drug control policy (H.R. 4550), H7866 [16SE], H7876
[16SE], H7877 [16SE], H7879 [16SE], H7882<bullet> [16SE]
------ national policy to combat the distribution, sale, and use of
illegal drugs by young people (H. Res. 267), H2759 [5MY], H2763
[5MY], H2764 [5MY]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), H2415 [28AP], H2458 [29AP]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries (H.R. 4300), H7822 [16SE], H7851 [16SE], H7852 [16SE]
------ prohibit military aid to certain Colombian and Mexican law
enforcement agencies and bar diplomatic status for certain U.S.
and Mexican law enforcement officers, H7851 [16SE], H7852 [16SE]
------ promote drug-free workplace programs (H.R. 3853), H4975
[23JN], H4980 [23JN]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7724 [15SE]
Education: direct funding and control to local educational
agencies, H10647 [12OC]
------ national policy to improve system, H10544 [11OC], H10545
[11OC], H10546 [11OC], H10555 [11OC], H10673 [13OC]
------ restrict student loan eligibilty of students suspended for
drug-related offenses, H2579 [29AP]
Energy Conservation and Production Act: extend certain programs
(H.R. 4017), E1918<bullet> [6OC]
Energy Policy and Conservation Act: extend certain programs (H.R.
4017), E1918<bullet> [6OC]
Fair Labor Standards Act: permit certain youth to perform certain
work with wood (H.R. 4257), H9123 [28SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making
appropriations (H.R. 4569), consideration (H. Res. 542), H7940
[17SE]
Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (H.J.
Res. 78), H2402 [28AP], H2403 [28AP], H2404 [28AP]
Gore, Vice President: fundraising activities, H10673 [13OC]
Government: require random drug testing of newly appointed
employees, H7879 [16SE]
------ shutdown relative to budget process, H10566 [12OC]
Head Start Program: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7639 [14SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, H10202
[8OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H10555 [11OC]
Higher Education Act: reauthorize (H.R. 6), H2579 [29AP]
IMF: funding, H7940 [17SE]
------ make Federal funding contingent upon certification that
eligible countries are cooperating with Presidential campaign
fundraising investigations and disclosure of entities benefiting
from such funds, H7940 [17SE]
Insurance: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse
treatment services under private group and individual health
coverage, H7882<bullet> [16SE]
Iron and steel industry: respond to the surge of steel imports
resulting from the financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other
regions (H. Con. Res. 350), H10637 [12OC]
----- respond to the surge of steel imports resulting from the
financial crises in Asia, Russia, and other regions (H. Res.
598), H10963<bullet> [15OC]
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: authorizing
appropriations (H.R. 1818), H7742 [15SE]
Lighthouses: establish a national historic lighthouse preservation
program (H.R. 2970), E120<bullet> [5FE]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7639 [14SE]
------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report, H10202
[8OC]
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: authorizing
appropriations (S. 2073), H7742 [15SE]
Political campaigns: appointment of independent counsel to
investigate fundraising practices in Presidential election
campaign, H7792 [15SE], H7796-H7800 [15SE]
------ investigation of fundraising practices in Presidential
election campaign, H7678 [14SE], H7680 [14SE], H7681 [14SE],
H7683 [14SE], H7684 [14SE]
Public lands: protect and improve certain heritage areas, historic
areas, national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and national
trails (H.R. 4570), H9758 [7OC]
Public welfare programs: establish individual development accounts
for low-income families, H7639 [14SE]
Religion: protect certain charitable contributions (H.R. 2604),
H4004 [3JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, H10544 [11OC], H10546 [11OC],
H10555 [11OC], H10558 [11OC], H10559 [11OC]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H10557 [11OC]
States: determine standard of quality of drug prevention programs,
H7876 [16SE], H7877 [16SE]
------ provide tax credits for contributions to charitable
organizations relative to delivery of welfare services, H7639
[14SE]
Transportation: funding for Federal-aid highways, highway safety
programs, and transit programs (H.R. 2400), H2015 [1AP]
Votes: position on missed, E1214<bullet> [24JN]
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H437 [11FE], H6067 [21JY], H7912 [16SE],
H10009 [7OC], H11022 [15OC]
Reports
Drug Availability and Use Among Young People, H2759 [5MY]
Statements
Surge of Steel Imports Resulting From the Financial Crises in Asia,
Russia, and Other Regions: Keith Busse, Steel Dynamics, Inc.,
H10964 [15OC]
Tributes
Lincoln, Abraham, H485<bullet> [12FE]