[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H3560 [20MY], H3669 [21MY], H3673 [21MY]
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3616, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths, H6160 [22JY]
------ H.R. 3694, intelligence services appropriations, H7529 [10SE]
Articles and editorials
Church and/or State--In the Name of Freedom, Court Takes Away
Religion, Austin Cunningham, Orangeburg (SC) Times and Democrat,
E2180<bullet> [15OC]
Cohen Takes Aim at Readiness--Leaders Fear Return to Hollow Force
Days, Jon R. Anderson, European Stars and Stripes (publication),
H2783 [5MY]
Please, Impeach My Commander and Chief, Daniel J. Rabil, Washington
(DC) Times, H11952<bullet> [18DE]
Please, Impeach My Commander in Chief, Daniel J. Rabil, Washington
(DC) Times, H11939 [18DE], H12006<bullet> [19DE]
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Appalachian Regional Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7617 [11SE]
Arlington National Cemetery: enact into law eligibility
requirements for interment, (see H.R. 3211), H1112 [11MR]
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of certain beneficiaries in the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program, (see H.R. 1766), H904 [5MR]
------ revise rules on retirement payments to former spouses, (see
H.R. 2537), H11042 [16OC]
Bankruptcy: reform laws, (see H.R. 3150), H2423 [28AP]
Budget: allow reductions in the discretionary spending limits to be
used to offset tax cuts, (see H.R. 3707), H3625 [20MY]
CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions, (see
H.R. 2733), H1236 [17MR]
Children and youth: ensure parental access to educational
information and curriculum, (see H.R. 3189), H4165 [4JN]
------ establish programs for early detection, diagnosis and
intervention of hearing loss in newborns, (see H.R. 2923), H3105
[12MY]
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 Justice: establish standards of conduct for employees and
establish a review board to monitor compliance, (see H.R. 3396),
H1854 [31MR]
Developing countries: recognize the importance of providing access
to microcredit, (see H. Res. 475), H5494 [14JY]
Diseases: Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, (see H.R. 2009), H6999 [3AU]
Drugs: enhance interdiction efforts in major transit countries and
support eradication and crop substitution programs in source
countries, (see H.R. 4300), H6698 [29JY]
Education: dedicate day of learning to study and understanding of
the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
Federalist Papers, (see H. Con. Res. 316), H7178 [4AU]
------ spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on
children's classrooms, (see H.R. 3248), H577 [24FE]
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), H4712 [17JN]
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), H6282 [23JY]
------ protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for
security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes, (see H.R.
27), H7584 [10SE]
------ treatment of muzzle loading firearms as antique firearms,
(see H.R. 3140), H3247 [13MY]
Ford, Gerald R. and Betty: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see
H.R. 3506), H2056 [1AP]
Freedom of religion: protect religious liberty, (see H.R. 4154),
H9346 [2OC]
George H.W. Bush Center for Central Intelligence, Langley, VA:
designate, (see H.R. 3821), H4835 [18JN]
Government: limit Federal authority to impose regulations on State
and local governments not provided under the Constitution, (see
H. Con. Res. 299), H6282 [23JY]
Health: biomedical research funding, (see H. Res. 363), H2056 [1AP]
------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Immigration: arrival and departure requirements for Canadian
citizens relative to automated entry and exit control systems,
(see H.R. 2955), H7178 [4AU]
Iraq: congressional authorization of offensive military action,
(see H. Con. Res. 226), H677 [26FE]
Israel: independence anniversary, (see H.J. Res. 102), H1112 [11MR]
Kosovo: presence of U.S. Armed Forces for peacekeeping purposes,
(see H. Con. Res. 343), H10076 [8OC]
Law enforcement officers: establish a matching grant program to
assist local governments in purchasing armor vests, (see H.R.
2829), H1112 [11MR]
------ exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed
handguns, (see H.R. 218), H7617 [11SE]
------ tribute to individuals who lost their lives during service,
(see H. Res. 422), H3013 [7MY]
Mandela, Nelson R.: award Congressional Gold Medal, (see H.R.
3156), H3972 [22MY]
Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services, (see H.R.
2020), H6487 [27JY]
Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services, (see H.R.
1375), H3366 [18MY]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, (see H.R. 4339), H7290 [5AU]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see H.R. 1362),
H2813 [5MY]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835), H6487 [27JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274), H3013 [7MY]
National security: national missile defense system, (see H.R.
4327), H6453 [24JY], (see H.R. 4402), H7289 [5AU]
Panama Canal: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the
presence of U.S. Armed Forces, (see H.R. 4858), H11694 [20OC]
Public Works and Economic Development Act: reauthorize and reform
programs, (see H.R. 4275), H7617 [11SE]
Richard C. White Federal Building, El Paso, TX: designate, (see
H.R. 3598), H4325 [9JN]
Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building, Oakland, CA: designate, (see
H.R. 3295), H1445 [24MR]
Salton Sea: feasibility study relative to reclamation project, (see
H.R. 3267), H5405 [25JN]
Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining
age 65 in or after 1982, (see H.R. 146), H1159 [12MR]
------ payment for certain hospital discharges to post-acute care,
(see H.R. 2908), H1643 [26MR]
Taxation: constitutional amendment relative to certain tax
limitations, (see H.J. Res. 111), H677 [26FE]
------ designate renewal communities, (see H.R. 3865), H4712 [17JN]
------ terminate Internal Revenue Code, (see H.R. 3097), H1021
[10MR]
------ treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms, (see H.R.
1891), H9275 [1OC]
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]
U.S. Navy Asiatic Fleet: appreciation to veterans for service, (see
H.J. Res. 100), H1021 [10MR]
U.S. Submarine Force: issue postage stamp in commemoration of
anniversary, (see H. Con. Res. 229), H678 [26FE]
Veterans: determination of active military service for certain
merchant mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R.
1126), H3624 [20MY]
------ furnishing of burial flags to certain deceased members of the
Selected Reserve, (see H.R. 3668), H2319 [23AP]
------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
------ permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with
service-connected disability benefits, (see H.R. 44), H1699
[27MR]
------ termination of certain contributions to the Survivor Benefit
Plan, (see H.R. 3107), H1777 [30MR]
Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to POW and MIA's, (see H. Res. 356),
H446 [11FE], (see H. Res. 360), H497 [12FE]
Weapons: ensure that any national missile defense program protects
Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories and commonwealths, (see H.
Con. Res. 278), H3488 [19MY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Armed Forces: support while carrying out missions in and around the
Persian Gulf region, (see H. Res. 612), H11768 [17DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations
and prescribing personnel strengths, (see H.R. 3616), H2051
[1AP]
Tariff: audio system electrical transformers, (see H.R. 3402), H903
[5MR], (see H.R. 3507), H1336 [19MR]
------ loudspeakers not mounted in their enclosures, (see H.R.
3403), H903 [5MR], (see H.R. 3508), H1336 [19MR]
------ loudspeakers parts, (see H.R. 3401), H903 [5MR], (see H.R.
3509), H1336 [19MR]
Conference reports
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and
Prescribing Personnel Strengths (H.R. 3616), H8097-H8460 [22SE]
Letters
Dept. of Defense funding: Committee on National Security (House),
H3469 [19MY]
Posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor to Theodore Roosevelt: by,
S12917 [21OC]
Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act: by, H7846 [16SE]
Memorandums
Unfunded Requirements of the Military Services: by, Committee on
National Security (House), H3468 [19MY]
Motions
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military
activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616),
H6202 [23JY]
Pledge of Allegiance
House of Representatives, H11721 [17DE]
Remarks
Armed Forces: establish demonstration project relative to
enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program, H3692 [21MY]
------ prohibit any procurement, training, or operations and
maintenance restrictions relative to Kyoto Protocol, H3575
[20MY]
------ prohibit funding for assignment of duty at the U.N. Rapidly
Deployable Missions Headquarters, H3578 [20MY]
------ support while carrying out missions in and around the Persian
Gulf region (H. Res. 612), H11722 [17DE], H11723 [17DE], H11741
[17DE]
Beaufort County, SC: tribute to Learning With Laptops Program,
E1258<bullet> [26JN]
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1999-2003 (H. Con.
Res. 284), H4197 [5JN]
China, People's Republic of: transfer of strategic nuclear missile
technology, H3560 [20MY]
------ U.S. policy, H3556 [20MY]
China, Republic of: cooperation with U.S. relative to the
development and acquisition of defensive military articles,
H8569 [24SE]
Clinton, President: impeachment (H. Res. 611), H11939 [18DE],
H11951<bullet> [18DE], H12006<bullet> [19DE]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for ballistic missile
defense systems (H.R. 2786), H1721 [30MR]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H2782 [5MY], H3467
[19MY], H3556 [20MY], H3560 [20MY], H3575 [20MY], H3578 [20MY],
H3666 [21MY], H3675 [21MY], H3677 [21MY], H3679 [21MY], H3681
[21MY], H3692 [21MY], E1105<bullet> [11JN] authorizing
appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel
strengths (H.R. 3616), consideration (H. Res. 441), H3497 [20MY]
authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), motion to instruct
conferees, H6122 [22JY]
------ authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), H8075 [18SE]
authorizing appropriations for military activities and
prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3616), conference report,
H8563 [24SE], H8565 [24SE], H8569 [24SE]
------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, H360<bullet> [5FE]
------ fiber optic sensor technology funding, E1105<bullet> [11JN]
------ funding, H4197 [5JN]
------ theater missile defense programs funding, H6122 [22JY]
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3694),
H2958 [7MY]
Iraq: military response to material and unacceptable breach of
international obligations relative to weapons inspections,
H11722 [17DE], H11723 [17DE]
National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, H2783 [5MY]
Nuclear weapons: proliferation, H2782 [5MY]
Political campaigns: investigate campaign fundraising practices
relative to transfer of strategic nuclear missile technology to
People's Republic of China, H3556 [20MY]
Reports filed
Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Appropriations: Committee on
National Security (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 105-468), H1642
[26MR]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Activities and
Prescribing Personnel Strengths: Committee on National Security
(House) (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 105-532), H3104 [12MY]
------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 3616) (H. Rept. 105-736), H8461
[22SE]
Tables
Military service unfunded priorities, H3469 [19MY]
Tributes
Cunningham, Austin, E2179<bullet> [15OC]
Dellums, Representative, H208<bullet> [3FE]
Kelly, John, E1458<bullet> [29JY]
Moore, William F. (Frank), E1654<bullet> [9SE]
Solomon, Representative, E2078<bullet> [11OC]
Waters, Ronald, E1146<bullet> [17JN]