[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Addresses
    Israeli Independence Anniversary:  by, E995-E997 [3JN], E1019 [4JN]
    State of the Union:  President Clinton, H30-H36 [27JA]
  Appointments
    Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, H11721 [17DE]
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, H387 [11FE]
    Amtrak Reform Council, H510 [24FE], H839 [4MR]
    Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2321 [27AP], H3074 [12MY]
    Census Monitoring Board, H387 [11FE]
    Commission on Maintaining U.S. Nuclear Weapons Expertise, H387
        [11FE]
    Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement, H3357
        [18MY]
    Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns
        With the People's Republic of China (House, Select), H4901
        [22JN]
    Committee To Escort President of Romania Emil Constantinescu Into
        the House Chamber, H5499 [15JY]
    Committee To Escort Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-Jung Into
        the House Chamber, H4333 [10JN]
    Committee To Escort the President, H30 [27JA]
    Conferees:  H.R. 6, Higher Education Act reauthorization, H6121
        [22JY]
    ------ H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact
        Consent Act, H3074 [12MY]
    ------ H.R. 1385, Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement
        Act, H3966 [22MY]
    ------ H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act, H926
        [10MR]
    ------ H.R. 1853, vocational education funding, H5850 [17JY]
    ------ H.R. 2281, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, H8507 [23SE]
    ------ H.R. 2400, Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
        Equity Act, H2034 [1AP], H2205 [22AP], H2296 [23AP], H2820
        [6MY], H2821 [6MY], H2921 [6MY]
    ------ H.R. 2676, IRS Restructuring and Reform Act, H3938 [22MY]
    ------ H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive Act, H2296
        [23AP]
    ------ H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act, H9150 [28SE]
    ------ H.R. 3579, emergency supplemental appropriations and
        rescissions, H2296 [23AP]
    ------ H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
        activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
    ------ H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, H7529 [10SE]
    ------ H.R. 3874, WIC special supplemental nutrition programs
        improvement, H9202 [1OC]
    ------ H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
        construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
        H6213 [23JY]
    ------ H.R. 4060, energy and water development appropriations, H6600
        [29JY]
    ------ H.R. 4101, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related
        agencies program appropriations, H7708 [15SE]
    ------ H.R. 4104, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive
        Office of the President, and independent agencies
        appropriations, H7814 [16SE]
    ------ H.R. 4276, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
        Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations, H9626 [6OC]
    ------ S. 1150, Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
        Reform Act, H535 [24FE]
    ------ S. 1260, Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, H7888
        [16SE]
    ------ S. 2073, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention
        Act, H9204 [1OC]
    ------ S. 2073, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
        appropriations, H9507 [5OC]
    ------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
        Training and Educational Services Act, H8602 [24SE]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
        H7469 [9SE]
    George Washington's Birthday Ceremonies, H510 [24FE]
    John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
        Board of Trustees, H683 [2MR]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group, H2321 [27AP], H4824 [18JN]
    National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, H6418
        [24JY]
    National Council on the Arts, H387 [11FE]
    National Education Goals Panel, H510 [24FE]
    National Health Museum Commission, H2063 [21AP]
    National Skill Standards Board, H7469 [9SE]
    National Summit on Retirement Income Savings, H736 [3MR]
    Sonny Bono funeral attendees, H18 [27JA]
    Steven Schiff funeral attendees, H1721 [30MR]
    Twenty-First Century Work-Force Commission, H11722 [17DE]
    U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, H1409 [24MR], H2062 [21AP],
        H2063 [21AP]
  Certificates of election
    House of Representatives:  Barbara Lee, H2073 [21AP]
    ------ Gregory W. Meeks, H364 [5FE]
    ------ Heather Wilson, H5352 [25JN]
    ------ Lois Capps, H1207 [17MR]
    ------ Mary Bono, H2073 [21AP]
  Court documents
    Referral of independent counsel report on investigation of President
        Clinton:  U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia,
        H7468 [9SE]
  Designated Speaker pro tempore
    Ballenger, Representative, H4243 [9JN]
    Barrett, Representative Bill, H499 [24FE], H1161 [16MR], H4551
        [15JN]
    Bass, Representative, H9593 [6OC], H10355 [10OC]
    Blunt, Representative, H2441 [29AP], H5067 [24JN], H10835 [14OC]
    Bonilla, Representative, H3627 [21MY]
    Brady, Representative, H1115 [12MR]
    Brady, Representative Kevin, H10515 [11OC]
    Burr, Representative, H6489 [28JY], H9181 [29SE]
    Calvert, Representative, H853 [5MR]
    Coble, Representative, H683 [2MR], H6457 [27JY]
    Davis, Representative Thomas M., H2032 [1AP]
    Deal, Representative, H5959 [21JY]
    Emerson, Representative, H337 [5FE], H581 [25FE], H911 [10MR], H1649
        [27MR], H2747 [5MY], H6189 [23JY], H6753 [30JY], H8037 [18SE],
        H10221 [9OC]
    Ewing, Representative, H2239 [23AP], H9189 [1OC]
    Fossella, Representative, H1301 [19MR]
    Gillmor, Representative, H2123 [22AP], H7433 [9SE]
    Goodlatte, Representative, H7295 [6AU]
    Gutknecht, Representative, H6853 [31JY]
    Hefley, Representative, H1855 [1AP], H4167 [5JN], H11551 [20OC]
    Hobson, Representative, H1169 [17MR]
    Johnson, Representative Nancy L., H5409 [14JY]
    Jones, Representative, H7619 [14SE]
    LaHood, Representative, H11771 [18DE], H11967 [19DE]
    LaTourette, Representative, H2933 [7MY], H4841 [19JN]
    McInnis, Representative, H1239 [18MR]
    Miller, Representative Dan, H103 [3FE], H3017 [11MY], H3357 [18MY],
        H5637 [16JY], H7693 [15SE], H8657 [25SE]
    Morella, Representative, H2032 [1AP], H5388 [25JN], H11682 [20OC]
    Nethercutt, Representative, H1375 [23MR], H2059 [21AP], H2321
        [27AP], H5459 [14JY], H9347 [5OC]
    Ney, Representative, H3259 [14MY]
    Nussle, Representative, H67 [28JA]
    Oxley, Representative, H4637 [17JN]
    Pease, Representative, H759 [4MR], H2739 [4MY], H3977 [3JN], H10561
        [12OC], H11043 [19OC], H11697 [21OC]
    Peterson, Representative John E., H7181 [5AU]
    Petri, Representative, H1701 [30MR], H3025 [12MY], H4881 [22JN],
        H6881 [3AU], H8085 [22SE], H9085 [28SE], H10669 [13OC]
    Quinn, Representative, H6073 [22JY]
    Radanovich, Representative, H4569 [16JN]
    Riggs, Representative, H10919 [15OC]
    Sessions, Representative, H9725 [7OC]
    Shaw, Representative, H3491 [20MY], H5741 [17JY]
    Shimkus, Representative, H1451 [25MR]
    Snowbarger, Representative, H693 [3MR], H1779 [31MR]
    Solomon, Representative, H4333 [10JN]
    Stearns, Representative, H5861 [20JY]
    Tiahrt, Representative, H905 [9MR]
    Upton, Representative, H387 [11FE], H7811 [16SE]
  Discharge petitions signed 
    Appropriations:  making supplemental appropriations and rescissions
        (H.R. 3580), consideration (H. Res. 473), H5406 [25JN], H6454
        [24JY], H7000 [3AU], H7415 [6AU]
    ------ making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R.
        3580), consideration (H. Res. 473), H7803 [15SE], H9084 [26SE]
    Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
        (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res. 486), H6454 [24JY], H7000
        [3AU]
    House Rules:  amend relative to introduction of a bill about
        inclusion of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in President's Day
        observances (H. Res. 141), H756 [3MR], H3972 [22MY], H4242
        [5JN], H4550 [11JN], H4880 [19JN], H5406 [25JN], H5859 [17JY],
        H6454 [24JY]
    Insurance:  prohibit use of genetic information in determining
        coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), H4550 [11JN], H4880 [19JN],
        H5406 [25JN], H5859 [17JY]
    Political campaigns:  ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R.
        1366), consideration (H. Res. 259), H1700 [27MR], H2057 [1AP],
        H2319 [23AP], H2707 [30AP]
    ----- ethics reform and contribution limits (H.R. 3526),
        consideration (H. Res. 467), H5406 [25JN], H5859 [17JY]
    Social Security:  establish pilot program for personalized
        retirement security through personal retirement savings accounts
        (H.R. 3560), H9346 [2OC]
    Veterans:  benefit eligibility for certain service in the military
        forces of the Philippines (H.R. 836), H8084 [18SE]
  Letters
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) jurisdiction relative to
        formation of a special committee to review reports on
        independent counsel investigations:  Representative Conyers,
        H2614 [30AP]
    Prohibit Dept. of Education funding of national testing proposals
        without explicit and specific legislation:  by, S6933 [24JN],
        H4728 [18JN]
    Referral of independent counsel report on investigation of President
        Clinton:  Kenneth W. Starr, H7468 [9SE]
  Messages
    Abatement of Interest on Underpayments by Taxpayers in
        Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas:  President Clinton,
        H6160 [22JY]
    Aeronautics and Space Achievements:  President Clinton, H7675 [14SE]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Kazakhstan Concerning
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy:  President Clinton, H92 [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Swiss Federal Council
        Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy:  President Clinton,
        H92 [28JA]
    Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and Ukraine Concerning
        Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy:  President Clinton, H2860 [6MY]
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies
        Appropriations Line-Item Veto:  President Clinton, H19 [27JA]
    Alaska's Mineral Resources:  President Clinton, H1014 [10MR]
    Armed Forces Selective Reserve Active Duty Status:  President
        Clinton, H509 [24FE]
    B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement:  President Clinton, H1831 [31MR]
    Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 1999:  President
        Clinton, H111-H114 [3FE]
    Budget Rescissions:  President Clinton, H6485 [27JY]
    CCC Report:  President Clinton, H377 [5FE], H7888 [16SE]
    Certification in Connection With Effectiveness of Australian Group
        Relative to Export of Chemical and Biological Weapons Related
        Material and Technology:  President Clinton, H2693 [30AP]
    Comprehensive National Energy Strategy:  President Clinton, H5451
        [14JY]
    Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production,
        Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their
        Destruction Cost-Sharing Arrangements:  President Clinton, H4577
        [16JN]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report:  President Clinton, H624
        [25FE], H6602 [29JY]
    Council of Economic Advisers Report:  President Clinton, H390 [11FE]
    Cuban Democracy Act:  President Clinton, H10343 [9OC]
    Dayton Accords Implementation Policy Report:  President Clinton,
        H6705 [29JY]
    Deferrals of Budgetary Resources:  President Clinton, H195 [3FE]
    Dept. of HUD Report:  President Clinton, H731 [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Line-Item Veto:
        President Clinton, H19 [27JA]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
        Agencies Line-Item Veto:  President Clinton, H19 [27JA]
    District of Columbia Budget Request:  President Clinton, H6705
        [29JY]
    District of Columbia Courts Budget Request:  President Clinton,
        H1165 [16MR]
    Emigration Laws and Policies of Albania:  President Clinton, H5843
        [17JY]
    Federal Advisory Committees Report:  President Clinton, H5451 [14JY]
    Federal Climate Change Programs and Activities:  President Clinton,
        H1014 [10MR]
    Fisheries Agreement Between the U.S. and Estonia:  President
        Clinton, H10870 [14OC]
    Fisheries Agreement Between the U.S. and Lithuania:  President
        Clinton, H10870 [14OC]
    Imposition of Economic Sanctions on Serbia and Montenegro:
        President Clinton, H5843-H5845 [17JY]
    Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee Report:  President
        Clinton, H731 [3MR]
    International Crime Control Act:  President Clinton, H4296 [9JN]
    Investigation of the Whereabouts of U.S. Citizens Who Have Been
        Missing From Cyprus:  President Clinton, H3966 [22MY]
    Loan Guarantees to Israel Program:  President Clinton, H612 [25FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Belarus:  President Clinton, H4024
        [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China:
        President Clinton, H4024 [3JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Vietnam:  President Clinton, H4024
        [3JN]
    National and Community Service Act Amendments:  President Clinton,
        H1321 [19MR]
    National Drug Control Strategy:  President Clinton, H731 [3MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola:  President Clinton, H1375
        [23MR], H8508 [23SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Burma:  President Clinton, H3376
        [19MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Cuba:  President Clinton, H612 [25FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran:  President Clinton, H838 [4MR],
        H1164 [16MR], H3222 [13MY], H8017-H8019 [17SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq:  President Clinton, H299-H301
        [4FE], H6602 [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Narcotics Traffickers in Colombia:
        President Clinton, H11545 [19OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
        Weapons:  President Clinton, H4296 [9JN], H6602 [29JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Significant Narcotics Traffickers in
        Colombia:  President Clinton, H2322 [27AP]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorism Committed To Disrupt Middle
        East Peace Process:  President Clinton, H91 [28JA]
    National Emergency Relative to Terrorist Disruption of the Middle
        East Peace Process:  President Clinton, H6064 [21JY]
    National Endowment for Democracy Report:  President Clinton, H1376
        [23MR]
    National Endowment for the Humanities Report:  President Clinton,
        H377 [5FE], H3733 [21MY]
    National Institute of Building Sciences Report:  President Clinton,
        H3032 [12MY]
    National Science Board Report:  President Clinton, H5388 [25JN]
    National Security Interests Relative to Bosnia and Herzegovina:
        President Clinton, H838 [4MR]
    Nuclear Weapons Testing in India:  President Clinton, H3119 [13MY]
    Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on Accession of Poland,
        Hungary, and the Czech Republic Relative to Accounting of
        Missing U.S. Personnel:  President Clinton, H3666 [21MY]
    Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report:  President Clinton, H222
        [3FE], H9163 [28SE]
    Steps Taken To End Arab League Boycott of Israel:  President
        Clinton, H6937 [3AU]
    Telecommunications Payments to Cuba:  President Clinton, H837 [4MR]
    Trade Act Waiver Relative to Vietnam:  President Clinton, H1095
        [11MR]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program:  President
        Clinton, H689 [2MR]
    U.S. Government Activities in the U.N.:  President Clinton, H7675
        [14SE]
    U.S.-Latvia Fisheries Agreement:  President Clinton, H222 [3FE]
    U.S.-Poland Fisheries Agreement:  President Clinton, H377 [5FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act:
        President Clinton, H11698 [21OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military
        Construction Appropriations Legislation:  President Clinton,
        S958 [25FE]
    Veto of H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act:
        President Clinton, H6052 [21JY]
    Veto of H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act:
        President Clinton, H5071 [24JN]
    Veto of H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related
        Agencies Programs Appropriations:  President Clinton, H10148
        [8OC]
  Notices
    Congressional Office of Compliance:  proposed rulemaking relative to
        amending procedural rules to cover GAO and Library of Congress
        employees, H382-H384 [5FE], H568-H570 [24FE], H753 [3MR], H3740
        [21MY]
  Oaths of office
    Armey, Representative:  Speaker pro tempore, H1173 [17MR]
    Bono, Mary:  House of Representatives, H2073 [21AP], H2112 [21AP]
    Brady, Robert A.:  House of Representatives, H3628 [21MY], H3740
        [21MY]
    Capps, Lois:  House of Representatives, H1207 [17MR], H1234 [17MR]
    Fossella, Vito:  House of Representatives, H99 [28JA]
    Lee, Barbara:  House of Representatives, H2073 [21AP], H2112 [21AP]
    Meeks, Gregory W.:  House of Representatives, H364 [5FE], H382 [5FE]
    Wilson, Heather:  House of Representatives, H5352 [25JN], H5397
        [25JN]
  Remarks
    Congress:  reception honoring former Members of Congress, H3109
        [13MY]
    House of Representatives:  rules of decorum on the floor, H7497
        [10SE]
    Journal:  question of approval, H449 [12FE], H1121 [12MR], H1207
        [17MR], H1306 [19MR], H1406 [24MR], H1782 [31MR], H2692 [30AP],
        H3627 [21MY], H4025 [3JN], H8933 [26SE], H10013 [8OC]
    Morella, Representative:  designation as Speaker pro tempore during
        adjournment, H7401 [6AU]
    Wolf, Representative:  designation as Speaker pro tempore during
        adjournment, H3966 [22MY], H7401 [6AU]
  Remarks in House relative to
    CBO:  use of estimates in congressional budget proposals, H4571
        [16JN]
    Clinton, President:  propriety of remarks on investigations, H2612
        [30AP], H2613 [30AP], H2693 [30AP], H2694 [30AP]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House):  jurisdiction relative to
        formation of a special committee to review reports on
        independent counsel investigations, H2614 [30AP]
    Middle East:  propriety of remarks about Sec. of State Albright
        relative to peace process, H3376 [19MY], H4613-H4615 [16JN]
  Resignations
    Committee on Commerce (House):  Representative Klug, H6948 [3AU]
    Committee on Education and the Workforce (House):  Representative
        Scarborough, H2938 [7MY]
    Committee on Science (House):  Representative McHale, H2753 [5MY]
    ------ Representative Tauscher, H5252 [24JN]
    Committee on Small Business (House):  Representative Baldacci, H1682
        [27MR]
    ------ Representative Berry, H1767 [30MR]
    ------ Representative Goode, H5252 [24JN]
    House of Representatives:  Ronald V. Dellums, H109 [3FE]
  Resolutions by organizations
    Corps of Engineers projects review:  Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure (House), H2128 [22AP]
    U.S. courthouse projects reviews:  Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure (House), H6854 [31JY]
  Statements
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act:  by, S5564 [2JN]
  Subpoena Notices
    Centre County Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, H7554 [10SE]
    Chancery Court for Forrest County, MS, H20 [27JA]
    Circuit Court of Marion County, MO, H510 [24FE]
    FEC administrative subpoena, H6851 [30JY]
    McLean County, IL, Circuit Court, H20 [27JA]
    Michigan Circuit Court, H4027 [3JN]
    Pasadena, CA, Superior Court, H2321 [27AP]
    Plymoth Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, H10007 [7OC]
    Superior Court, County of Los Angeles, CA, H19 [27JA]
    Superior Court for the District of New London, CT, H3074 [12MY]
    Superior Court of the District of Columbia, H3591 [20MY], H11034
        [16OC]
    U.S. District Court for Maine, H3978 [3JN]
    U.S. District Court for Massachusetts, H1210 [17MR]
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H19 [27JA], H20
        [27JA]
    U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, H10806 [13OC]
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, H6278
        [23JY], H6417 [24JY]
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, H1409
        [24MR]
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, H7554
        [10SE]
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, H536
        [24FE]
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, H7554 [10SE]
    U.S. District Court for Val Verde County, TX, H109 [3FE]